“This shot!”
The young Director suddenly stood up, his finger trembling as he pointed at the screen in front of him.
“This shot! This shot is movie-level!”
Then he slumped back into the Director’s chair, staring at the Live Broadcast Room with a screen full of screaming comments.
“Is Wen Ling’s acting really that good?”
“Director, Teacher Wen’s acting is highly recognized in the industry.”
“I thought that was all paid PR articles.”
‘Isn’t that so, too? This really doesn’t look like acting.’
The Deputy Director grumbled inwardly. He didn’t dare say it out loud, afraid of offending people.
“Ah, good morning to you too, Teacher Zhang~”
“So you only just noticed me?”
Zhang Feng played along, putting on a just-met expression and teasing with a smile.
“Of course I had to greet the cute beautiful girl first. Teacher Zhang, you’re already an uncle, so move back a bit, please.”
[Weibao, how can your mouth be this savage…]
[Zhang Feng’s face turned green all of a sudden, hahaha!]
[Isn’t Teacher Zhang already approaching forty? Weibao, you should consider the elderly’s feelings, don’t be so blunt.]
[The person upstairs didn’t let him off either]
Thankfully, they couldn’t see the comments from the netizens.
Otherwise, Zhang Feng would have been infuriated to death by this crowd.
What’s more interesting is, even though this was only Jiang Yin’s second day on camera, many viewers were already calling her “Bao”, and her popularity was on par with Zhang Feng, who often appeared as a special guest on various shows.
You could only say that being good-looking truly lets you do whatever you want.
The daytime broadcast of this variety show was actually very average.
Not bad, just nothing special or unique.
Just a regular travel show, visiting a spot, touring around, playing some mini-games.
More like a livestream vlog than a variety show.
But the audience surprisingly liked it.
Of course, what they enjoyed most were the small interactions between Jiang Yin and Wen Ling.
This girl wasn’t lying.
Simple-minded, yes, but when it came to stirring up CP in front of the camera, she was truly skilled.
Her secret was to interact with the CP partner the same way she did with her best friends.
She would happily bounce around, dragging Jiang Yin to try on earrings or play games, easily creating a lively atmosphere.
—Lively and cheerful extroverted girls most easily create illusions.
Her lips always held a smile, her big eyes sparkled as she looked at you, sharing stories from life and complaining about oddballs nearby.
You’d take photos together, posing in all kinds of strange and fun ways.
You’d show off your skills at the Doll Grabber, earning her admiring gaze.
You’d get the Fruit Tea she bought with extra ice, press it to your face, cool and refreshing, and drink it—sweet and sour.
Almost like falling in love.
In the sunset glow, the star-shaped sticker on the girl’s cheek sparkled.
She cheerfully bargained with the shop owner, took the initiative to go on stage, and sang a sweet little song while looking at you.
The song was average, and so was her singing.
You might not usually enjoy this song, but her sweet smile melted into your heart, sugary sweet.
Later, when you tried to find the song on a music app, it never felt quite the same.
This was the kind of illusion Wen Ling, an extroverted girl, created.
Beautiful, like a dream.
When the time was up, the dream ended, and the next was Jiang Yin’s stage.
“Then, see you all at 8 PM~”
The moment she closed the Live Broadcast Room, Jiang Yin’s business smile vanished.
She exchanged glances with Zhang Feng, both instantly understanding.
Zhang Feng immediately moved to the side to call a colleague and check the investigation progress.
Jiang Yin sat next to Wen Ling, watching her still-bright smile, and spoke softly.
“Don’t leave more than five meters from me later. The night broadcast might get dangerous.”
“Okay.”
Wen Ling lowered her eyes and nodded seriously, then held up a finger.
“Let’s pinky swear.”
“You’ll protect me, right?”
“Don’t worry.”
Jiang Yin didn’t mind her childishness. She just smiled dotingly and hooked her finger with hers.
“We won’t let you be in danger.”
Come to think of it, this should count as the girl’s first time handling an incident independently.
Last time, the entire Bureau’s Magical Girls were mobilized.
Her side was lively, but she was more like support.
All the real tough battles were handled by Ning Rong and the others, with Xiao Zi always as backup for Jiang Yin.
But not this time.
After all, this wasn’t a confirmed high-risk Monster Incident.
The Bureau couldn’t send a Magical Girl for every task, or the Investigator Department would be useless.
But no one would complain.
Zhang Feng wouldn’t.
Neither would his colleagues.
Good steel should be used on the blade.
If Magical Girls were bothered even for these kinds of tasks, draining their energy with heavy workloads, what would happen if another high-risk Monster Incident occurred?
Who would protect the people?
Would they rely on Investigators who weren’t much stronger than ordinary people?
It’s a simple issue.
After all, there were only a few Magical Girls in each city, nowhere near enough to handle all the work.
Often, Investigators risked their lives to determine a Monster’s location and level before calling a Magical Girl to finish things.
It’s frustrating, but that’s reality.
But that’s the Investigator’s job.
“Got it.”
Zhang Feng hung up the phone and waved Jiang Yin over.
The girl gave Wen Ling a reassuring look and immediately followed.
As soon as she reached him, Zhang Feng began.
“First, the reliable sources. Based on your previous logic, we traced the source of the rumor and the previous owners of that house.”
“The origin of the rumor was an account with the ID ‘Gu Shu Breeder’.”
“But it wasn’t posted on Guairen Bar, it was a story told in a certain forum’s comment section.”
“Later, the post was transferred to Guairen Bar, and another person claimed to have visited the ‘Ghost House’ and felt a chilling atmosphere, which gave some credibility to the story.”
“Interestingly, when we checked, these two accounts had different registration info, but their IP addresses were very close—both near two Net Cafés in University Town.”
“But that doesn’t mean much. After all, college students love Monster-related incidents, and the rumor only circulated locally. It’s quite likely the two people don’t even know each other.”
“But it also means these two accounts could be the same person, right?”
Jiang Yin asked curiously.
Zhang Feng nodded in agreement.
“It’s very possible, but it’s not evidence. We can only try to contact them to assist in the investigation.”
“Next, we checked the house’s owner.”
“There were no previous owners—the house was always under this person’s name, but she’s already dead.”
“Dead?”
Jiang Yin saw a photo of a young woman, around twenty, university age.
“Car accident, during her graduation trip after college.”
“What about her family?”
“She’s an orphan.”
“This clue ends cleanly.”
“Who’s to say otherwise?”
Zhang Feng sighed.
There was definitely something fishy here, but until they found more clues, all they could do was move forward step by step.