Farce

As Qing Chen and Yang Yang soared through the night sky, the scenery on the ground appeared exceptionally small, and he felt as if he were infinitely close to the heavens.

Before dawn, he could already see the campfire in the distance.

"Even after a thousand miles of travel, we must part ways," Yang Yang said with a light laugh. "I wish you all the best on your journey to Forbidden Zone 065."

"I also wish you all the best in your student march in City No. 10," Qing Chen said. "I've already spoken to Luo Wanyai, and he'll be cooperating with you on some things."

Qing Chen knew very well what a difficult and arduous task Yang Yang was about to undertake. Although he himself was unwilling to do it, he could offer some support and best wishes.

The two landed in the woods where they had left. Yang Yang smiled and thanked them, then promptly flew back to City No. 10.

The separation between these two people never seemed to be complicated or drawn out.

Yang Yang never asked Qing Chen to stay in City No. 10 to help her.

Qing Chen did not ask the other party to go with him to Forbidden Zone 065.

Everyone is very mindful of the boundaries in their friendship. These are two people who, while they can joke around, are very tactful when it comes to serious matters...

Qing Chen stumbled towards the campsite, but as soon as he returned to his vehicle, he noticed something amiss.

There were faint breathing and heartbeat sounds coming from inside the car.

He looked out the window and was surprised to see Song Niaoniao asleep inside!

What's going on? Why is the other person in the car I'm on night watch for?

Qing Chen knocked on the car window, waking the female celebrity inside.

Song Niaoniao hurriedly got up and got out of the car. Qing Chen asked curiously, "What are you doing in this car?"

Song Niaoniao said in a low voice, "Where did you go? I was passing by this car in the middle of the night and found you weren't there, so I thought I'd watch the car for you for a while, but I fell asleep without realizing it."

Qing Chen clearly did not believe the other party's explanation.

This female celebrity clearly came specifically to check if I was there, and after finding out I wasn't, she waited in the car to see when I would return.

Qing Chen frowned. If this was Kite Falcon other Shadow Candidate had placed by their side, then soon other Shadow Candidate would know that he had left the convoy tonight.

If the misunderstanding between Qing Xing and Qing Wen is suddenly cleared up, then everyone will quickly connect this clue to him.

Fortunately, the Yang Yang flies extremely fast, comparable to an airship.

Based on their current distance from City No. 10, it would take them a whole day to drive there. Without the help of an airship, Qing Chen wouldn't have time to get back to City No. 10.

Qing Chen looked at Song Niaoniao...

To silence them?

Not quite.

Important figures often say, "It's better to kill the innocent than to let the guilty go free."

But Qing Chen is not one to kill indiscriminately. He will not kill until he has evidence to prove who sent the other party to his side as a spy.

Song Niaoniao looked at Qing Chen: "Where did you go?"

Qing Chen calmly said, "I went to the woods to relieve myself, but I got lost and it took me a long time to find my way back to the camp."

Song Niaoniao pouted. "Fine, don't tell me then."

She simply couldn't believe that this boy, known as the "Living Yama," could get lost.

After being rescued last time, Song Niaoniao inquired about the Intelligence Department One from many people. Some even laughed at her, asking if she didn't want to be a star anymore and wanted to become a spy instead.

At that time, Song Niaoniao knew that this Inspector Qing Chen was no ordinary person. He was someone close to the Qing family's shadow and was very likely to become the youngest director in the history of the PCA (CIA).

There must be a reason why someone like that is in the film crew.

Song Niaoniao stretched, feeling that it was too cold in the wilderness.

She was about to say something more when Qing Chen said, "Go back to sleep, it's not even dawn yet."

After saying that, he got into the car and closed the door.

Song Niaoniao was left alone, shivering in the cold wind...

Song Niaoniao was furious. She turned around, went back to her tent, and huddled into her sleeping bag.

She grew angrier the more she thought about it. How could someone be so rude!

They hadn't even finished speaking when they were being chased away.

They invited me to the film set, but when I arrived, they acted like they'd forgotten about me and are now being incredibly cold to me!

The money she invested in the production team was money she had painstakingly saved up, and she didn't even ask her family for it!

Little did Song Niaoniao know that the person who invited her wasn't Qing Chen himself at all...

At 6:30 in the morning, the chef in charge of cooking had already started working. The crew had a food cart, and Liu Liqun, the foreman, was directing the crew members to set up folding tables and small stools for the crew to use when taking turns eating.

However, it seemed that none of the crew members had slept well; they all looked like they hadn't woken up properly and ate very slowly.

Standing in the cold wind, stagehand Liu Hui muttered, "When are they going to finish eating? The other convoys have already set off and we still haven't eaten."

Liu Liqun glared at him. "You're only here because you're my nephew. Otherwise, with your lazy and good-for-nothing attitude, where would you find a job? Rules are rules, and stagehands are the last to eat on a film set."

Sun Chuci and his friends were eating at a folding table when they noticed Qing Chen hadn't eaten yet. They immediately said to Liu Liqun, "Why don't you come and eat?"

Immediately, the stagehands' impression of Sun Chuci and the others improved significantly, but Liu Liqun still insisted. "Rules are rules, you eat first."

Qing Chen found it very interesting. He had heard that many film crews would ask Liu Liqun if he was available before they were assembled.

This is a very puzzling thing, because stagehands are actually the lowest-ranking members of a film crew. Why would a film crew ask a stagehand foreman about his schedule?

The reason is that although Liu Liqun is an old man, he always knows what the rules are and what the limits are.

In the film crews he was on, there were never any incidents of stagehands fighting over food, secretly filming bloopers, flirting with actresses, or harassing celebrities. They also did their jobs very well without making any mistakes.

With someone like that around, you can confidently entrust any odd jobs to him without any problems.

At this moment, Qing Chen was still scanning the crew to see if Song Niaoniao was behaving strangely.

As a result, Liu Liqun walked over quickly and was about to slap Qing Chen on the back of the head.

However, just as the palm was about to touch Qing Chen simply shifted slightly to the right and easily dodged it.

When Sun Chuci and the others saw this scene, they almost spat out the white porridge in their mouths.

Tuanzi's Tuanzi trembled. "The crew isn't going to have people die before the snow even falls, is it...?"

"No, no," Sun Chuci said. "This boss is still very kind. He wouldn't kill someone over such a small matter. Since he's in the crew, he must have been prepared... It's just that if Liu Liqun finds out who this boss is one day, I wonder if he'll be so scared that he can't sleep."

In their view, this might be the peak of Liu Liqun's life.

Even if Liu Liqun became the producer of the film crew, it wouldn't compare to this moment...

But then Liu Liqun started yelling at Qing Chen, "I told you not to keep glancing at the female celebrities! Why didn't you listen? If you become a celebrity someday, you can look at them however you want. Right now, you'd better behave yourself and be a stagehand, understand?"

Qing Chen wasn't angry; he chuckled and said, "I know, I know."

This morning, Qing Chen finally met the male celebrity named Li Yu. He was very handsome, with medium-length hair and a thin face with distinct features.

As soon as he appeared on set, the supporting actors and agents all rushed up to greet him, each one very attentive.

Qing Chen suddenly remembered what an Outer World- renowned actor had said in an interview, "After you become famous, all you see on set are smiling faces, and all you hear are lies."

However, at that moment, Song Niaoniao also got out of her car.

Liu Liqun immediately came to supervise Qing Chen again, Qing Chen turned his gaze away, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

However, something unexpected happened. Song Niaoniao, wearing a thick down jacket, walked towards the crew and stood in front of Qing Chen, smiling as she said, "This guy is quite good-looking. What's his name? Is he a supporting actor in the crew?"

Qing Chen thought to himself, "What kind of trouble are you causing here..."

Liu Liqun said to Qing Chen, "They're asking you a question, answer it."

"Qing Xiao Tu, stagehand," Qing Chen replied.

Song Niaoniao's smile deepened, "You're quite good-looking, it's a shame you're just a stagehand. How about signing with my studio and becoming an artist?"

The crew members were shocked. This really is a world where looks matter. Qing Chen had only just arrived on set, and he had already been noticed by a popular female star.

What they didn't know was that Song Niaoniao was taking advantage of Qing Chen's Qing Chen to reveal his identity and deliberately teasing him.

She recalled how sincere the other person's tone had been when inviting her to the film crew, and then how cold the other person had been to her yesterday. She couldn't help but want to see Qing Chen get his comeuppance...

Qing Chen calmly replied, "No need, thank you."

The stagehands were stunned. They were just refusing?

Are you really going to turn down such a golden opportunity to achieve instant success?!

If Xu Zimo, a student from Luocheng Foreign Language School, were here, she would probably find these five words so familiar. When Qing Chen rejected her from afar, he used the same five words and had the same expression.

Qing Chen had previously heard Nan Gengchen say that Xu Zimo had taken a month off, saying that he wanted to travel to all 26 public test cities to see if he had the potential to become Time Walker.

This includes six cities from Goryeo and the island nation.

At this moment, Liu Liqun was furious when he saw Qing Chen refuse. He quickly explained to Song Niaoniao, "This kid is ignorant. He doesn't know how important the opportunity you gave him is. I'll talk to him later."

"Okay," Song Niaoniao smiled, her eyes rippling with emotion. "Then you should try to persuade him. I invited him because I think he's a perfect fit."

After saying that, she turned and left, leaving Liu Liqun speechless with disappointment as he said to Qing Chen, "You came to the film crew for this opportunity, didn't you? Why didn't you seize it?"

Qing Chen finally couldn't help but roll his eyes. "I'll think about it."

Suddenly, the sound of arguing came from not far away.

All eyes turned to Li Yu's agent, who was arguing with Song Niaoniao's agent.

Li Yu's agent yelled, "What's wrong with me warning you in advance? Everyone knows that Song Niaoniao's sudden joining of the crew isn't for anything good. She wasn't even on set, yet she suddenly showed up. Is she trying to create a scandal with our Li Yu? Let me tell you, don't even think about it! I was just trying to give you a friendly reminder, and you don't appreciate it at all?"

Song Niaoniao's manager was furious. "Going to create a scandal with you? Don't you have enough scandals already? Do you think we'd go to create a scandal with you just to get tainted together? Don't worry, our Song Niaoniao doesn't even look at Li Yu! If it weren't for the conglomerate tycoon inviting us, we wouldn't have come at all!"

Li Yu's agent sneered, "A conglomerate invited you? Director Zhang and Director Wang don't even know about this, and you're just making it up? This production team hasn't received any investment from any conglomerate. Why would they invite you? Tell me, who invited you?"

The agent said, "Yes..."

Song Niaoniao quickly walked over and grabbed her manager. "Sister, don't tell them this. We know what's going on in our hearts."

Song Niaoniao knew what was important; she absolutely could not expose Qing Chen at this moment.

Director Zhang, Director Wang, and the others pretended not to hear it; no one dared to get involved in the argument between the top star's agents...

The crew members were happy to watch the drama unfold, wondering if Song Niaoniao's visit to the crew was really because of Li Yu.