Phenomenal Web Drama

On the night of December 27th, countless mystery fans were abuzz, everyone waiting for the grand finale of the first arc of Young Bao Qingtian.

The vast majority of web drama fans had no doubts about the quality of this series; they were certain that tonight's finale would bring them an extraordinary viewing experience.

Before 5:30 PM, these fans had already prepared snacks, soda, and pillows. They had already visited the restroom, taking care of their "three urgent needs" even if they weren't that urgent, all to be in the best condition to watch this web drama that had captured their hearts.

"That's enough chatting, I'm going to watch Bao Qingtian!"

Social media feeds were filled with such excited voice messages.

However, a portion of the more rational web drama fans felt a flicker of worry about tonight's finale.

This case of the murdered Goryeo envoys was no simple criminal matter; it was a major diplomatic incident concerning the peace and war between Great Song, Great Liao, and Goryeo!

Great Song's military might was waning, Great Liao was aggressive, and Goryeo's allegiance was crucial. When Bao Zheng debunked Minister Cui's alibi and uncovered his motive for murder, almost all the more rational fans felt that the killer being Goryeo's own minister would be the most perfect outcome.

Only if the Goryeo envoys were killed by their own people would Goryeo not blame Great Song. Only then would Goryeo not turn to Great Liao in anger, leaving Great Liao with no worries about southward expansion.

Even Great Song's Eighth Prince had asked Bao Zheng to stop investigating, but Bao Zheng, of all people, refused and insisted on continuing to search for the true killer.

A significant portion of web drama fans actually agreed more with the Eighth Prince's values. Even if Goryeo's Minister Cui was wrongly accused, so what? Was one person's sorrow more important than the sorrow of an entire nation?!

"Bao Zheng, oh Bao Zheng, if the true killer is eventually found to be someone from Great Song, how will you resolve this major diplomatic and criminal case that concerns Great Song, Great Liao, and Goryeo?"

This was the heartfelt sentiment of a considerable number of the more rational fans.

When Bao Zheng deciphered the murder cross, and everyone heard a scream and rushed outside to find Madam Bao, when everyone mistakenly believed the scream came from Madam Bao, and when Ling Chuchu stepped forward to say the scream actually came from her, everyone suddenly understood.

"That's right!"

"Based on just a scream, how can anyone determine who it came from?"

"So, the scream heard by everyone on the night the two princes were murdered was actually the killer trying to confuse everyone!"

"Brilliant! How did I not think of that?!"

"It makes sense now, everything makes sense!"

Then, a new problem immediately presented itself.

"If the person who screamed was the killer, and everyone rushed into the room immediately after the scream, then logically, the killer should still have been in the room. How did they escape the scene?"

A significant portion of people's minds were already racing, each wanting to figure out all the key points before the protagonist revealed the truth.

Unfortunately, almost no one succeeded.

Another murder cross was deciphered. The killer was actually an imperial guard in official attire!

When the group rushed into the crime scene, because the killer was an imperial guard in official attire, in the ensuing panic and confusion, no one noticed that the number of people entering the room didn't match the number already inside. No one had realized that the killer had already, without anyone noticing, become one of the officers investigating the crime!

At this point, most web drama fans were already exclaiming how wonderful it was. However, those who had been worried from the beginning about how the case would be resolved became even more anxious.

"The killer is actually one of Great Song's imperial guards responsible for protecting the Goryeo envoys! This is bad. If the King of Goryeo gets angry and turns to Great Liao, Bao Zheng, oh Bao Zheng, how will you resolve this situation?!"

Then, the true killer was exposed by Bao Zheng.

It was Shen Liang!

At the moment the true killer was revealed, countless people were stunned.

They could hardly believe their eyes.

"When Xiao Ai died, how heartbroken Shen Liang was! How could it be him?"

"Don't tell me Xiao Ai was killed by Shen Liang himself?!"

"I absolutely refuse to accept this ending!"

This was the sentiment of countless viewers!

"Xiao Ai and Shen Liang clearly loved each other deeply. How could Shen Liang be the one who killed Xiao Ai?"

"Was Shen Liang's grief when Xiao Ai died all fake? I cried watching the scene where Shen Liang went mad with grief in the bamboo forest after Xiao Ai's death!"

Then, Bao Zheng, by observing Shen Liang's posture while drinking water by the river, deduced that Shen Liang was actually a Liao spy lurking in Great Song!

And the reason he had gone to such lengths to kill the Goryeo envoys was to provoke conflict between Great Song and Goryeo, thereby clearing a major obstacle for Great Liao's southward advance.

"So Shen Liang's real name is Yelü Liangcai—the eldest son of Great Liao's General Yelü Chuxiong!"

With the plot reaching this point, those who had initially worried about how the case would be resolved finally felt the weight lift from their hearts.

The subsequent plot unfolded logically.

The final two episodes of Young Bao Qingtian: Famous Throughout the World did not disappoint!

The dinner parties, dates, and chats they had canceled tonight were all worth it!

But just when everyone thought there would be no more twists, the plot suddenly showed a flashback of Shen Liang teaching Xiao Ai to write. The warmth of that scene was incredibly painful, and then, seeing Shen Liang take white cloth and strangle Xiao Ai's throat, seeing Xiao Ai's eyes looking at Shen Liang as she was being strangled, countless drama fans burst into tears.

Unexpectedly, at the very last moment, it brought countless drama fans to tears.

"Men are truly all unreliable jerks!"

Countless emotional young women cursed as they wiped away their tears.

Shen Liang died. Ling Chuchu left a letter and also departed.

Thus, Young Bao Qingtian: Famous Throughout the World officially concluded!

To see the rest of the story, you'll have to wait until next month.

At this moment, countless people sat in their computer chairs staring at paused screens, and countless others lay in bed gazing blankly at their finished phone displays. All of them felt a profound sense of loss!

Tonight, the online broadcast data for Young Bao Qingtian continued to break new records.

The record held by The Coroner was easily shattered, and the astonishing single-day viewership of 60 million was also surpassed.

This evening, Young Bao Qingtian's Douyin heat index broke 20 million; its Weibo interaction volume exceeded 1 million, and its Weibo topic discussion volume surpassed 2 million. That same night, the comment count reached over 400,000, with cumulative comments exceeding 2 million. That night, the bullet comment count broke 90,000, with cumulative bullet comments reaching over 400,000.

Industry insiders who had been closely monitoring the performance of Young Bao Qingtian were stunned!

All these figures told everyone, both inside and outside the industry, one thing.

This Young Bao Qingtian was a hit—not just a small hit, but a massive one!

Tonight, a phenomenal, sensationally popular suspense drama was born, and it was Young Bao Qingtian, which hadn't been highly anticipated before!

Tonight, even Wang Qiong, who played Xiao Ai, and He Dongzhi, who played Shen Liang, saw their Weibo follower counts increase by hundreds of thousands.

Xiang Province, Shaohe City, a residential complex.

A middle-aged man handed two train tickets to his wife and asked, "Shouldn't we tell our daughter in advance about such a big thing as us going to Jing City?"

The middle-aged woman shot her husband a look and said, "Our excuse for going to Jing City is that I'm not feeling well and need to go to a major hospital in Jing City for a check-up. Why tell our daughter so early? If she knew, she wouldn't know the specifics of my condition and would worry so much! Let's tell her when we see her. By then, we'll be standing right in front of her, and she'll see that we're not seriously ill, so she won't have all that unnecessary worry?!"

The middle-aged man chuckled, "You always think things through so thoroughly."

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