Inspector Qing Chen

"Let's pitch our tents right next to Director Zhang's film crew's camp. That way we can be closer and have more opportunities to chat in this remote area," the newly arrived assistant director, Zhou, said with a smile.

He directed the staff as they worked busily.

However, just as the crew was carrying equipment, twelve other people from the crew pretended to be curious and started walking towards Director Zhang's camp.

Soon, these people were well-trained and each had their own specific tasks, and they were distributed throughout the camp.

Deputy Director Zhou looked at them, only to see them shaking their heads slightly, seemingly having gained nothing.

At this moment, Liu Liqun suddenly came over and said to Assistant Director Zhou with a smile, "Director Zhou, it's been a long time! Zhou Cang, come on, help Director Zhou and the others move some equipment. Be careful, don't break it."

As always, Liu Liqun greeted everyone with a smile, hoping that they would remember him if they ever needed help in the future.

This foreman wasn't particularly wise, but he was exceptionally clear about the idea that suffering a loss is a blessing.

However, Assistant Director Zhou suddenly stopped Liu Liqun: "No need, no need, we can move these equipment ourselves..."

Liu Liqun hesitated for a moment and looked behind Assistant Director Zhou. The crew was clearly short-handed. They had to set up tents and carry things. With no one to help in the middle of the night, they might be busy until dawn.

He took it as politeness and simply led the stagehands towards the convoy behind them. "Assistant Director Zhou, don't worry, my stagehands are all meticulous workers, and we don't lift equipment, we just help the artists with their luggage. We've worked together before, don't you trust me?"

But Liu Liqun had only taken two steps when he suddenly saw a stagehand put down the box he was carrying and silently place his right hand on his lower back.

At this moment, Liu Liqun finally realized that something was wrong.

He turned to leave.

But then Assistant Director Zhou put his arm around Liu Liqun's shoulder with a smile and said, "Old Liu, it's been a long time. Stay and catch up."

As he spoke, Deputy Director Zhou had already reached under his armpit, pressed a pistol against Liu Liqun, and whispered, "Keep quiet and don't say a word. I'll give you a way out after this is done."

Liu Liqun swallowed hard. He was just a foreman; he had never seen anything like the world.

Even so, he knew what was happening right now.

This film crew isn't here to shoot locations!

Moreover, the other party didn't actually try to hide anything, as if they had already figured out what was going on here.

But then Assistant Director Zhou took the silent Liu Liqun aside.

Assistant Director Zhou asked with a smile, "I have a question for you. Is everyone in the film crew's camp here?"

As he spoke, Deputy Director Zhou's gaze continued to sweep across the camp.

Liu Liqun followed his gaze and saw that he first looked at Qing Yi, and then... looked past everyone else and continued searching for something.

At first, Liu Liqun thought the other party might be trying to kidnap big-name celebrities like Li Yu and Song Niaoniao.

After all, the monetary value of celebrities is simply immeasurable.

However, Assistant Director Zhou's gaze swept over Song Niaoniao, Li Yu, and the others without lingering.

At this moment, Liu Liqun thought that the other party might be wary of Sun Chuci, but the other party's gaze did not linger on Sun Chuci, and instead swept over him even faster.

Liu Liqun was filled with suspicion and uncertainty. Who was this person looking for?!

He answered in a low voice, "It's all here."

Assistant Director Zhou continued with a laugh, "Think again carefully, there's still one person missing. Where did he go, and which tent is he staying in?"

Liu Liqun was stunned. His gaze swept across the camp again, and he suddenly realized that someone was indeed missing... Qing Xiao Tu!

Qing Xiao Tu, who should have been sitting by the campfire, had disappeared without a trace.

Did you go into the tent?

No, Qing Xiao Tu doesn't have a tent at all; he always lives in his car to keep watch at night.

So, Qing Xiao Tu really did disappear suddenly.

Liu Liqun looked at the dark woods outside the lake. Could it be that the boy had already escaped into the woods?

Wait a minute, is all this fuss just to find Qing Xiao Tu?!

Assistant Director Zhou asked with a smile, "Have you remembered anything?"

However, just when the other side thought they had Liu Liqun under control, the old foreman suddenly turned around and broke free, shouting as he ran towards the camp, "Watch out, these guys are suspicious, they're carrying guns!"

No one expected that this usually timid foreman would actually be so bold.

They dared to break free from control under these circumstances and loudly warn others.

In a split second, all the stagehands around Deputy Director Zhou pulled out their guns, and the 12 men quickly infiltrated the camp in tactical formation.

Meanwhile, the 12 people already stationed in the camp quickly took out their guns and drove all the crew members, along with artists such as Li Yu Song Niaoniao, to the center of the camp.

Sun Chuci and the others wanted to raise their guns to fight back, but they were far from being truly well-trained soldiers. Before they could even raise their guns, they were already being pointed at by five or six gun barrels.

Qing Yi frowned. His protector was about to make a move, but he stopped him. "Don't act rashly. These people came prepared. If you, a C-Class, go there, you'll only be throwing your life away."

C-Class, it lacks the ability to evade bullets.

The protector glanced at his young master but said nothing.

In fact, Qing Yi told his father that he wanted to secretly get himself a B-Class protector, since the other Shadow Candidate should already have one.

However, Qing Yi's father did not think that protecting his son too much was a good thing. He always brought up his own exploits in the Federation Group Army, saying that he had no one to protect him back then, and he managed to break through the ambush in Kashima.

At this moment, everyone in the camp was stunned by the sudden turn of events.

Zhou's men not only trapped Director Zhang in the camp, but also forced the artists from his own crew to sit in the middle of the camp, crowding together.

It seems that these celebrities were also abducted without their knowledge.

Beside them were more than forty guards.

It seems there are some experts hidden among them.

No one knows why Zhou, the deputy director who was once well-known in the entertainment industry, suddenly changed into a vicious criminal.

Li Yu sat shivering in the crowd, unsure whether it was from the cold or from fear.

Director Zhang said, "Director Zhou, do you want money? We can give you money. Don't do this, let's talk it out."

But Director Zhou smiled and shook his head, "I like money, but I'm not here for money."

The crew members looked at each other in bewilderment. They had assumed the other party was going to kidnap the star, but they never expected that the other party wasn't after money at all.

Li Yu said, trembling, "Don't do anything reckless. We have some powerful people here."

"Oh?" Director Zhou's interest was piqued. "How impressive is he?"

Li Yu said, "Sun Chuci is someone that both Li Shu and Qing Yi respect!"

Sun Chuci: "..."

This guy immediately thought to himself, "Damn it! Impersonating a big shot has gotten me into trouble!"

As smooth as silk was before, it's now incredibly awkward.

Director Zhou laughed and asked, "Which one of you is Sun Chuci?"

Sun Chuci hesitated for a moment, then stood up. "What do you want to do?"

Director Zhou said, "Thank you for your hard work, covering for that person for so long."

Sun Chuci was stunned. The person in front of him actually knew the truth!

The crew members were all confused. What was Director Zhou talking about? Sun Chuci had been covering for "that person" for so long?

Who is it?

Director Zhou said, "I only have one question: Where is Qing Chen?"

Director Zhang asked in confusion, "Who is Qing Chen?"

Director Zhou laughed and said, "It's that stagehand Qing Xiao Tu."

After saying that, he turned to Qing Yi and said, "Am I right, Mr. Qing Yi? Where is Qing Chen? Why is he the only one missing from this camp?"

Qing Yi's expression turned serious. The other party had accurately called out Qing Xiao Tu's name, which meant that there was an inside agent in the camp.

There must have been an inside source who leaked information about what happened at this camp via satellite phone.

The fact that they dared to make a move knowing there were Shadow Candidate here means that the soldiers guarding them must be highly skilled.

These people came because of their husbands.

To which faction do these people belong?

However, when Director Zhou said that, it was the crew members who were shocked.

They never expected that these thugs would suddenly surround the film crew's camp, ignoring even the stars, but looking for a stagehand.

Director Zhou shook his head in disappointment. "Looks like you guys don't know yet. Qing Chen, the rising star of the First Intelligence Department One in Federal City No. 10, and the future youngest director of the PCA, has been in your team all along. He's a favorite of Mr. Shadow. Compared to him, your importance isn't worth me revealing my identity. You think this Sun Chuci is a big shot, but he's just a front man covering for Inspector Qing Chen on set... It seems you know nothing about Inspector Qing Chen."

The crew members looked at each other in confusion. Was this referring to that stagehand Qing Xiao Tu?

That cheerful and hardworking Qing Xiao Tu?

That Qing Xiao Tu who always waits until the very end to eat the leftovers?

Therefore, the "sir" that Qing Yi and Li Shu both addressed as "sir" were actually referring to Inspector Qing Chen.

As everyone recalled Qing Chen's appearance, they felt that he was too young.

Liu Liqun muttered to himself, "No wonder the other party was unwilling to go to Song Niaoniao's studio and never tried to curry favor with Director Zhang or Director Wang. It's because the other party simply doesn't care about the path of becoming a star."

At this moment, Li Yu finally understood how he had offended Sun Chuci.

It was only because rumors circulated in the production crew that Song Niaoniao had taken a liking to this "Qing Xiao Tu" that her own agent had deliberately given her the cold shoulder.

Everything Sun Chuci said before was just to vent his anger at Inspector Qing Chen.

The agent sitting next to Song Niaoniao looked shocked. She turned to Song Niaoniao and asked, "Is that the inspector who saved you in Utopia?"

Song Niaoniao nodded. "Yes, it's him."

"So, the person you said invited you to the film crew was him?" the agent asked.

Song Niaoniao nodded again. "Mm."

The agent was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that his daughter had finally come to her senses.

However, what puzzled everyone was why Inspector Qing Chen was mingling with the film crew!

And where is the other party now?

There will be another chapter at 11 PM.