Movie Script

"Smooth sailing? Something terrible is bound to happen? Aren't you wearing long johns?" Yu Xing raised an eyebrow and glanced at Zhu Yan, showing no intention of helping her up.

Zhu Yan Yu Xing didn't pull her up. So she had to get up on her own, ignoring Yu Xing's last question with a wronged expression, "... I was bored waiting for you, so I just teased the liar for fun."

The stall owner wearing sunglasses was displeased. He raised his voice, looking insulted. "If your heart is not sincere, you will be punished by Heavenly Dao! Young lady, I know you young people don't believe in this, but you can't say such offensive things to my face. I may not be angry, but Heavenly Dao will!"

"My God, I'm not going to get struck by lightning!" Zhu Yan's eyes widened dramatically, her shock almost overflowing. But she was clearly mocking the stall owner, who realized it himself. Coupled with the laughter of two or three passersby, he became even more embarrassed and annoyed.

Just as the stall owner was about to chase him away, Yu Xing easily connected the jade hand he was holding to his own, the movement so natural that the stall owner didn't even have time to react.

He weighed the bracelet in his hand a couple of times, not even bothering to look at it, then gestured to Zhu Yan: "But this is a good piece, it's of the glassy variety."

"Glassy type glass?" Zhu Yan knew Yu Xing too well and played along.

"That's right, it's really pure. Nothing was added to the stained glass. Hiss... So stained glass can ward off evil? Then I'll have to give you a glass processing factory later." Yu Xing had one hand in her pocket and the other holding a bracelet. She seemed to be talking to Zhu Yan, but her gaze was actually on the stall owner's face. The slight upturn at the corner of her eyes made all the stall owner's rebuttals stuck in his throat.

The stall owner stared at him blankly, feeling a little scared for some reason, and dared not provoke this young man who looked to be only in his early twenties.

Several male and female students who had stopped to watch started laughing. A few girls glanced at the box on Yu Xing's back, then stared at Yu Xing face for a long time before finally asking, "Are you filming a movie?"

Although there were no cameras, the small patch of roadside space wasn't fenced off, and passersby weren't prevented from approaching, it's perfectly normal for Yu Xing and Zhu Yan to be mistaken for celebrities filming a movie, given their good looks.

Upon hearing this, several people immediately pulled out their phones to record a video.

The stall owner cried out in a panic, "This isn't a movie shoot, don't film me!"

He quickly packed up his stall and ran away in a flash.

His guilty look attracted the curiosity of passersby, but by the time they had turned their attention away from the sunglasses vendor, Yu Xing and Zhu Yan had already disappeared.

The passerby looked through the photos and videos he had taken and found that the young man who was going to deliver the glass to the girl was very clear, but the girl was just a blurry blur, and could not be seen clearly from any angle.

The two went straight into the residential area.

Zhu Yan was in a great mood. She skipped along beside Yu Xing and said with a grin, "Finally decided to come back? What have you been doing these past few days? I was recovering in the hospital, and you didn't come to see me even once."

"Something urgent has come up. How is the person who stabbed you?" Yu Xing could tell from her appearance that her arm had fully healed, so she wasn't too worried.

"That's it, intentional assault. He was supposed to be in jail for a while, but unfortunately..." Zhu Yan touched her abdomen; the actual spot where she was stabbed was there, but even Han Jiang, the Criminal Investigation Detachment who was closest at the time, didn't notice anything unusual. "Because of his mental problems, he was sent to a mental hospital, thus avoiding imprisonment."

"Mental health issues?" Yu Xing seemed to realize something, looking at Zhu Yan with suspicion. "Did you scare him?"

"..." Zhu Yan paused, her lips pursed. "Is that how you see me? Someone who can easily scare people crazy?"

"No, you're just an ordinary person in my eyes. You wouldn't want to scare someone to death." Yu Xing smiled, and just as Zhu Yan cheered up again, he changed the subject, "You only want to kill those who threaten you, don't you? Why are you pretending with me?"

"How annoying!" Zhu Yan's face fell. "I'm the good child you raised, and what you said... isn't entirely wrong."

She paused, then shrugged. "If Han Jiang hadn't kicked that person away so quickly, that person would definitely be dead."

Yu Xing didn't comment on the matter, but simply patted Zhu Yan's head and led her towards her residence.

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"He was about to kill me, couldn't I fight back? I'm usually pretty good at controlling myself." Zhu Yan was still muttering to herself, as if she was still a little resentful about bringing this up.

Soon, Yu Xing opened the door and entered the apartment. Zhu Yan followed her in with practiced ease, then nestled on the sofa, hugging a fish-shaped cushion tightly.

Yu Xing put the wooden box she was carrying into the bedroom, poured her a glass of water, and sat down opposite her, saying helplessly, "Fine, fine, that guy deserved it. Anyway, I only have one thing to say: no matter what, never reveal anything unusual about yourself. You're an informant in the Criminal Investigation Detachment, with a very respectable identity. Even without that kind of ability... you can still bring him to justice."

"Okay." Zhu Yan took a sip, found it too hot, and used it to warm her hands. "Speaking of which, Han Jiang trusts me a lot. Didn't I tell him some clues about Wang Cheng and Xiang Xiaoqun last time? He investigated and indeed connected those two people to the serial dismemberment case from five years ago."

What's the progress?

"Progress seems to be quite slow. After all, it's a case from several years ago, and there's no rush to reopen it. Moreover, both of them are very cautious, and there are almost no flaws to be found. It will probably be very difficult for Han Jiang to find conclusive evidence."

Zhu Yan shook her head regretfully as she spoke, "According to what I've found, it's almost certain that Xiang Xiaoqun used his position as a director to kill those unknown young people from Beijing drifter who had little social connections. But I can't interfere with the investigation any further; too many clues could easily backfire."

Yu Xing hummed in agreement, offering no comment, but pointed to the now-cooled water glass in Zhu Yan's hand. "Drink it while it's hot, and tell me all the important information we've gathered recently."

Every time Yu Xing went on a long trip, he would inevitably meet with Zhu Yan upon his return. Zhu Yan was his eyes and ears in Mijin City.

So, Zhu Yan recounted all the recent investigation results and the information she had gathered about the criminals from the police. She then focused on Xiang Xiaoqun and the others. "I've observed Wang Cheng's nephew for a long time, and I can basically rule out his involvement in the crimes. Although Wang Cheng and Wang Jue are both from the Wang Group, Wang Jue participate much in the family business's decision-making; he's more like a detached second-generation rich kid."

"When people in the business world mention him, they only remember him as the nominal sole heir of the Wang Group, and that's about it."

"The data I found shows that after Wang Jue's parents died, all the shares were transferred to Wang Jue's name. Wang Jue is still the largest shareholder, and Wang Cheng the second largest. However, Wang Jue only participates in profit sharing and never participates in company management. Wang Cheng handles all the company affairs, as if Wang Jue has been sidelined."

Zhu Yan sent Yu Xing Group One information via her phone, explaining, "But Wang Jue isn't as foolish and rich as he seems on the surface. He secretly hired a private investigator to investigate Wang Cheng for two years. While investigating Wang Cheng, he maintained a 'good uncle-nephew relationship' with Wang Cheng. I reckon Wang Cheng never suspected his foolish nephew of having ulterior motives. Clearly, Wang Jue is not an easy character to deal with."

"I know he's not a simple character." Yu Xing was quite qualified to say this, after all... how stupid could a living strategist be?

Not to mention that Wang Jue's Persona Mask is called "King Jue," which, although only one character has been changed, sounds like a person with strong leadership skills who is unlikely to be mediocre and content to be a cheerful member of a university bartending club.

"What I said before, using Wang Jue to get close to Wang Cheng, might not work anymore. Although the probability of Wang Cheng becoming suspicious is not high, Wang Jue notice something is wrong." Zhu Yan only calms down when talking about these cases, becoming more rational than a college student in her early twenties. Only then does the "Impermanence" shadow that makes criminals uneasy appear in her.

"It's alright, I have other ways to bypass him." Yu Xing's eyes narrowed slightly, a dangerous smile playing on her lips. "It just means I'll have to sacrifice myself a little and perform for money."

"...?" Zhu Yan immediately became alert, as if she had noticed something. "What are you up to now? Although you enjoy investigating cases, are you finally going to sell your body?!"

Yu Xing smiled and said, "You seem very excited?"

Zhu Yan gave a maternal smile, "Of course, even gods go to sea, just thinking about it makes me nervous..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yu Xing slapped her on the forehead, making her cry out in pain and her eyes fill with tears.

"I feel like you're gradually growing in an uncontrollable direction..." Yu Xing scrutinized Zhu Yan, clicked her tongue twice, and asked, "Has someone shared any pornographic material with you? Your mind is full of lewd garbage. If you keep going like this, I'll throw you in the dump sooner or later."

"Um... what are you trying to do?" Zhu Yan realized she was getting too outrageous, and muttered softly, covering her forehead.

"As a qualified investigator, you wouldn't be unaware of Xiang Xiaoqun's recent activities, would you?" Yu Xing crossed his legs and casually flipped through the information Zhu Yan had sent him on his phone. "Yes, you listed it out too. He's recently started preparing for another movie shoot, and like his previous ones, it's a horror-suspense film."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yan immediately understood and stared at Yu Xing in surprise. "You're going to audition to get close to Xiang Xiaoqun?"

"That's right, and..." Yu Xing covered his lips with his hands, a wicked glint in his eyes, "He's been preparing for this movie since he received the script four months ago. In those four months, he assembled the entire crew, only lacking actors, so he posted the audition announcement for the new movie on social media."

"This past month will likely be the time to finalize the casting, so this is the best opportunity to legitimately approach this person."

"You want to audition for the lead role?" Zhu Yan asked, a strange sense of anticipation creeping in.

"Of course not, I have to be an audition killer," Yu Xing said matter-of-factly.

"..." Zhu Yan paused for a moment. She felt that Yu Xing played an assassin, the protagonist would have no chance of survival. She guessed that the audience would find it incomprehensible that the protagonist would survive.

This has nothing to do with looks; it's purely because Yu Xing, when playing an assassin, can absolutely portray an aura that suggests she can kill anyone.

Wait a minute... something's not right.

Zhu Yan realized what was happening. "How do you know it was four months ago? These kinds of things are hard to investigate, and besides, it feels like you've read the script before?"

Yu Xing smiled even more innocently, "Because... I wrote this script."

Zhu Yan: "..."

The smile on Yu Xing's lips slowly transformed into a death knell in Zhu Yan's eyes. She instinctively shuddered, feeling a sense of fear with great empathy.

Four months ago, Yu Xing wrote a script and sold it to Xiang Xiaoqun. Doesn't that mean Yu Xing had already foreseen today's situation, and that every major move Xiang Xiaoqun was actually under Yu Xing's control?

At that time, Yu Xing had already laid the first piece in the game before even having her investigate Wang Cheng and Xiang Xiaoqun.

Hmm, doesn't this mean that whoever Yu Xing wants to trap can't escape his grasp? What if Yu Xing doesn't want her anymore and just sets up a couple of schemes to sell her off to a junkyard like trash...?

Zhu Yan started having wild thoughts and startled herself.

Then she asked with difficulty, "How can you be sure that Xiang Xiaoqun will like your script and even direct it himself?"

"It's simple. His previous films, despite their good reputation, concealed a subtle sense of gore. This is a manifestation of his inner desires in the films he directed. All I need to do is capture this feeling and write a script that he simply can't refuse." Yu Xing's fingers brushed against a feather that had flown out from the hem of his clothes. His black bangs fell over his eyebrows, and his hair, which hadn't been cut for a while, always inadvertently gave him a somewhat dark aura.

The story of this script dates back to before he became a deducer. He often investigated various cases, partly because these unsolved cases might involve deducers or generate new mini-deduction worlds from the resentment of the deceased, making it easier for him to obtain deduction qualifications.

The second reason was that he wanted to pave the way for Zhu Yan, so that Zhu Yan could gradually become an ally of the police, which would be a good thing for the police, Zhu Yan, and him.

The reason he noticed Xiang Xiaoqun was actually quite coincidental. One day, he was bored and watched a movie on his computer by himself. It happened to be Xiang Xiaoqun's second suspense film.

From that suspense film, Yu Xing keenly sensed something amiss. After watching all of the director's other works, she was basically certain that this director was definitely someone who had killed people.

He became interested and, without informing Zhu Yan, spent some time researching and gradually analyzing Xiang Xiaoqun's personality. He eventually completed a script that perfectly captured the darker side of Xiang Xiaoqun's personality and sent it to him via email.

As expected, after Xiang Xiaoqun saw the script, it was quickly bought, and Yu Xing completed the first step of his plan.

Now, it's time for this move to come in handy.