Chapter 249 Lucky Star (Ten)
Because of the other party's serious attitude, Sister Jiang even searched Sheng Group to make sure it had not gone bankrupt, so it was not his.
Sister Jiang was indeed a little worried about the assistant's collapse. In addition, the company had just had such an incident yesterday. It was unrealistic to rely on the company to send another assistant. Recruiting people from outside required character inspection and retraining. Character needed to be observed, and she only needed to recruit for a short period of time, so she waited until the training was completed and the assistant's illness was cured.
It's just that although Sheng Guiye seems to understand the assistant's job very well and won't do anything harmful to Qiao Yuan, theory and time are two different things. Can the other party, who needs an assistant, really do it well...
Sister Jiang thought hesitantly.
However, Qiao Yuan agreed without much hesitation. After all, considering all factors, Sheng Yegui was indeed very suitable to be an assistant.
Sheng Yegui took up his post very quickly.
Because he promised to keep a low profile in his resume, he still disguised himself and wore a mask and a cap almost every day. The people in the crew were busy with their own things, so no one paid attention to this extra person. In addition, Sheng Yegui usually didn't talk to people, so no one discovered his true identity for a while.
Sheng Yegui had already known Qiao Yuan's daily routine from Sister Jiang and the assistant before, so he was quite familiar with it.
After two days, Sister Jiang was still a little worried about whether Sheng Yegui could do these things well, but now this worry has disappeared. After all, Sheng Yegui's performance is really impeccable, and he can even be called the most perfect assistant she has ever seen in her career.
In addition to the food cooked by Sheng Yegui, Qiao Yuan was also very satisfied with the fact that his presence helped her avoid many risks. Qiao Yuan's luck was still declining, which forced her to pay attention to the surroundings at all times.
Sheng Yegui's attention was always on her, so he was able to sense the danger and react first on behalf of Qiao Yuan.
And sometimes the other party doesn’t need her to say anything, just a glance from her can make them react quickly.
Qiao Yuan has also become accustomed to his presence.
These days, Qiao Yuan also heard from Sister Jiang about what happened in the hotel afterwards.
At this banquet, there were seven or eight company artists and hotel staff who died. Besides ghosts, the most common names mentioned by the survivors were Xiong Yingshan.
After hearing everyone's story, the police quickly started looking for Xiong Yingshan in the hotel. However, even though they turned the hotel upside down, they still couldn't find him.
After cracking the hotel's surveillance and checking, the police only found the video before the banquet hall began, which did show Xiong Yingshan's presence, but there was no video after that, so it was impossible to know what happened after that, or whether Xiong Yingshan escaped. However, according to the police's investigation, Xiong Yingshan and Zhou Ning did have some contact before, and Xiong Yingshan was the one who took the initiative to contact.
Qiao Yuan was not surprised by this. After all, such things had happened too many times in the copy.
Seeing Sister Jiang worried, she was worried that Xiong Yingshan had secretly escaped, or had changed his identity and made a comeback. However, Qiao Yuan was not too worried. After all, Xiong Yingshan was being chased by a ghost, so he naturally couldn't leave the hotel. And according to the other party's condition, he was almost certain to die.
After hearing what Qiao Yuan said, Sister Jiang felt relieved: "That's right."
But her expression didn't last long, and was replaced by another worry: "But I don't know if it's my illusion, it feels like there are more and more ghosts..."
"My boss said that when he said there was a ghost, the police didn't seem surprised. Instead, they looked used to it."
Qiao Yuan's heart sank, after all, she knew why there were so many ghosts.
However, Qiao Yuan was concerned about another question: "Did the police investigate how Xiong Yingshan knew the transfer method?"
Sister Jiang nodded.
After the boss and others mentioned the strange pattern, the police immediately launched an investigation. In the chat records between the other party and Zhou Ning, they found that Xiong Yingshan had sent this pattern to the other party, but Xiong Yingshan claimed that he saw it somewhere else.
Could it be that Xiong Yingshan was seen in the dungeon?
Qiao Yuan thought to himself, after all, Xiong Yingshan didn't look like a novice.
This matter has come to an end for now.
Although the company and the police tried to suppress the news, the death of Luding and others still spread. The company could only announce the news and then said that it was because they encountered a murderer.
In addition to people lamenting the untimely death of artists such as Lu Ding, and fans spontaneously mourning, some people also noticed another problem:
——Something happened at the company party... I remember Qiao Yuan and Lu Ding were from the same company.
——Yes, but judging from her Weibo post about her safety, she is fine.
——Am I overthinking it? Why do I feel that Qiao Yuan is unlucky? The last program she participated in was not broadcast as planned. I heard that someone died.
——Now that you put it that way, does that mean she is unknown?
——There is also such a saying in our hometown. If you get close to such people, you will be killed.
——I think her face does look like
——She doesn’t have any family, could she have killed them?
——Now that you put it that way, it is indeed possible.
——Help me, I remember someone said she was lucky before, and many people in my circle of friends have changed their profile pictures to hers, but I guess they have all changed them now.
…
This kind of voice caused quite a stir for a while, especially among some radical fans of the deceased artists, or fans of the artists who encountered such things, they all felt that their idols were implicated by Qiao Yuan, so they went to Qiao Yuan's Weibo to ask for an explanation.
However, this voice did not last long. Soon the company came out to refute the rumor, and the artists under the company also spoke out. Ming Jingjing was the first to bear the brunt, saying fiercely that if it weren't for Qiao Yuan, she might not have survived. And if Qiao Yuan hadn't stopped it, there would have been even greater casualties.
Last time, a staff member from the program team also spoke up, saying that it was Qiao who was willing to help the guests return to the island smoothly.
Even though some people initially thought that the company was trying to make everyone speak in the same tone for the sake of profit, this idea soon disappeared:
——I usually see Ji Kang’s acting skills are quite poor in TV dramas, but in this thank-you video, his expression was very sincere. I don’t think he can act this well, really.
——Looking at it this way, Qiao Yuan is a bit miserable. He saved everyone but was still scolded by people with ulterior motives.
——Wow, judging from what everyone is saying, it seems that Joe is willing to help everyone escape.
——If it was before, I definitely wouldn’t believe it, but since I saw the video of Qiao Yuan almost falling down and climbing back upstairs, I now only doubt whether the murderer is still alive after meeting Qiao Yuan.
——Upstairs, it turns out that I am not the only one who has thought about this question
——Some people actually say that Qiao Yuan’s face is unlucky. I think some people say that I look like her, but I didn’t bring bad luck to my boss.
——Okay, okay, I already know you are jealous
——But speaking of it, what happened in the hotel was indeed strange. I have a relative who happened to be working in the hotel at that time. He said the specific situation was even more complicated. Well, anyway, it seems that there really was a ghost.
——I have a cousin who also died. I heard that he was killed by a ghost.
…
The comments online did not affect Qiao Yuan. After all, she was still focusing on Yougui.
After returning to the hotel after work that night, Qiao Yuan received a text message.
The number was unfamiliar, there was no signature, and the content was just a simple sentence "I found a ghost" and a conference link thrown by the other party. The incoherent words made Qiao Yuan realize that it was Gu Yan.
Qiao Yuan clicked on the meeting link, and sure enough, there were two more people in the list besides her.
Gu Yan was also watching the video.
It seems that the other party has not been doing well these days. If you look closely, you can see that there are several wounds on his face.
After seeing Qiao Yuan, he snorted coldly: "I didn't expect you were still alive."
Before Qiao Yuan could answer, You Gui had already opened the microphone and said faintly: " Didn't know this a long time ago?"
"She was on the trending search twice recently, and you were watching on your phone the whole time."
Gu Yan's cold expression cracked: "What are you talking about?"
You Gui: "I'm not talking nonsense. You know I've always been by your side, so I can see everything clearly..."
Before it could finish its words, Gu Yan had already tried to turn off its microphone.
However, he was not the host now, so he could not shut Yougui up. He could only look at Qiao Yuan as the next best option: "That's because if you die, everything I have done will be in vain."
Yougui hypocritically comforted him: "It doesn't matter. Even if she dies, I can still let her participate in this game. Everything you have done will not be in vain."
Gu Yan: "I didn't do all this for her."
Wandering ghost:?
Gu Yan: "The reason I don't want you to kill her is because I want to kill her myself."
Yougui: ???
Although Yougui did not turn on the video and could not see the expression on the other party's face, Qiao Yuan could still hear the confusion and doubt in the other party's words about Gu Yan from the puzzled sounds.
However, Qiao Yuan still spoke up to end this topic which sounded rather unlucky.
Qiao Yuan: "It's okay. It's normal for ghosts to not understand human language. Let's get to the point."
After hearing Qiao Yuan's words, Gu Yan finally got out of the embarrassment, and You Gui also felt comforted.
The atmosphere of the meeting suddenly became serious.
Yougui asked Gu Yan, as the winner, whether he would choose truth or dare.
It also suggested to Gu Yan in a rather provocative way that he should take the big risk, so that he could kill Qiao Yuan with his own hands.
Gu Yan fell silent. His gaze penetrated the screen and fell on Qiao Yuan, as if he was thinking about the possibilities in You Gui's words.
Qiao Yuan was relatively calm, after all, she had already guessed Gu Yan's choice.
Sure enough, after seeing that Qiao Yuan's expression did not change at all because of You Gui's words, Gu Yan was a little disappointed that he did not see the other party's frightened face. However, he did not continue to insist on this point, but just said aloud: "To be honest."
You Gui said without giving up: "You can still think about it again..."
Gu Yan glanced at it and then repeated it.
Yougui smacked his lips in regret, but then he thought about it and felt that this was more interesting, so the last bit of regret in his heart completely disappeared, and he turned to look at Gu Yan: "So what do you want to ask?"
Gu Yan looked at Qiao Yuan: "Did you kill Lu Zhi?"
You Gui reminded: "There are many people named Lu Zhi."
Gu Yan also realized that You Gui had pointed out the loophole in her words. What the other party said was indeed correct. Lu Zhi's name was not unique. Who knew which one Qiao Yuan was referring to when he said he did not kill anyone.
Qiao Yuan also realized this and took the initiative to say, "You can report his ID number."
Gu Yan also remembered Lu Zhi’s ID number.
After resolving this matter, Gu Yan was finally able to ask again.
Qiao Yuan: “No.”
"As far as I can remember, Lu Zhi did die of illness."
Although he had heard it once, Gu Yan still frowned the moment the other party finished speaking, and then turned to look at You Gui.
Yougui: "She didn't lie."
Sensing the remaining distrust in Gu Yan's expression, You Gui could no longer bear it and repeated: "I said, no one can lie to me."
"Look, you just lied, didn't I correct you?"
Gu Yan: “…”
Although Gu Yan fell silent, judging from his expression, he seemed to have finally believed what the other person said.
But this did not make Gu Yan's expression feel any more relaxed. His pupils trembled slightly, and it was obvious that he was experiencing a huge storm in his heart.
After all, for Gu Yan, this matter had always been like a poisonous snake coiling around his heart. Whenever he saw Qiao Yuan from various channels, the fangs of the poisonous snake would pierce his heart fiercely, reminding him of what had happened.
But now...
Gu Yan was feeling the storm in his heart, and Qiao Yuan took this opportunity to chat with You Gui.
Qiao Yuan: "Was your clone also by my side before?"
Yougui: "Of course, I also saw you trapped in the hotel. At that time, I was worried that you could only participate in the game as a spirit, but fortunately you escaped in the end."
Although he expressed his concern, there was a hint of regret and sarcasm in Yougui's tone, which was in sharp contrast to the content of his words.
But Qiao Yuan didn't care: "How long did it take the previous people to find you?"
Yougui: "The shortest one is the person in your video, but the longest is no more than two weeks."
"After all, you have already felt the consequences of your declining luck. Many people basically died because of bad luck, so I said that luck is also very important..."
Before it could finish its words, Qiao Yuan interrupted it: "I'm actually curious about the big adventure. Can one party designate the other party to do anything?"
You Gui: "Of course. If you catch me first in the next round, you can order him to do anything, such as jumping from the 20th floor, or you can just stab him with a knife and see how many times he can hold out..."
"Anything."
The more it spoke, the more excited it became.
Qiao Yuan: “…”
This can no longer be considered an adventure, it can be directly said to be a suicide. No wonder Yougui kept instigating Gu Yan just now.
If Yougui had mentioned it earlier she would still be interested, but now she is more concerned about something else.
Qiao Yuan looked at You Gui and said, "Come to think of it, have you ever thought about joining this game?"
Yougui: "...What do you mean?"
