The Foolish Fish Took the Bait, Confronting the Truth

"What the great celebrity Bai owed me was far more than that. Two lives, for example? How was a great celebrity going to repay that?"

"Or, to put it your way, how much were you planning to pay for them?"

Bai Ziyu abruptly raised his head, panic flashing through his eyes as his fingers unconsciously twisted the corner of his clothes.

What did Jiang Fang mean by that?

Did he know? What exactly did he want?

No, don't panic.

Bai Ziyu, you didn't do anything. He was the one who was careless. You don't know anything.

That's right. You don't know anything.

Bai Ziyu forced himself not to reveal anything unusual and managed a smile. "Jiang Fang, what are you talking about? How can a human life be measured in money?" He spoke righteously, but privately, he wanted nothing more than to chop Jiang Fang to pieces and feed him to dogs.

It was just a worthless life. How much could it possibly be worth?

The moment he finished speaking, he met Jiang Fang's meaningful gaze, and it felt as though his vicious thoughts had nowhere left to hide.

Bai Ziyu's heart skipped a beat.

Jiang Fang could not be allowed to stay.

The thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Whether Jiang Fang knew the truth behind the accident or not, Bai Ziyu knew Jiang Fang could not be kept around based on his identity and change in personality alone.

Bai Ziyu had never been a good person.

In his previous life, he had been willing to sell anything for survival and to climb higher. Even if he had never personally killed anyone, his hands had been indirectly stained with plenty of blood. He did not think he had done anything wrong. He had only wanted to live a better life.

Even though he had eventually paid the price for it, Heaven had seen fit to let him live again.

With only a few tricks, he had obtained everything he wanted. He had thought he could go on living like that forever, but then Jiang Fang appeared.

Whether he had gone missing or died, why did he have to come back?

A trace of ruthlessness flashed through Bai Ziyu's lowered eyes.

Jiang Fang leisurely fiddled with his food, keeping Bai Ziyu in the corner of his eye and taking in every one of his movements. The corners of his lips curved upward slightly.

The foolish fish had taken the bait.

The two were each harboring their own schemes when the production crew arrived. They brought not only food, but news as well.

"What? The variety show is continuing?"

"Is the director insane? What if something happens?" Lin Sen was completely dumbfounded upon hearing the news. Even the self-heating rice in his hands no longer smelled appetizing.

He had truly been frightened by that swarm of snakes. Otherwise, he would not have hogged all the mosquito repellent in front of countless viewers while the livestream was still running.

"Please rest assured, everyone. In response to this emergency, the production crew has specially prepared snake-repelling and self-defense tools for you. Please do not worry too much," the staff member said mechanically.

Just as Lin Sen was about to start cursing, he suddenly remembered something.

Before he was reborn, the original owner, that idiotic rich second-generation heir, had been talked into investing all his money in this trashy variety show.

That was tens of millions, not a few thousand!

Just thinking about it made him furious.

In the end, Lin Sen said nothing. He could only squat by himself and sulk.

Bai Ziyu had initially been determined to withdraw from the variety show, but after realizing Jiang Fang might know something, he swallowed his desire to quit as well.

As for the others, Jiang Fang was waiting to watch a good show, while Qin Yan and Fang Yi did not particularly care.

As for Long Aozhi, he was still bargaining with the system.

[Why are you completely useless? Where were you when the snakes came? If you had lent me even a few items, I would've dealt with the snake swarm and gotten all the fame and trending searches!]

At the thought of all the attention being taken by Jiang Fang and that Kitten, Long Aozhi's chest ached faintly.

[Ding! The host's points are in debt: -89. Please actively repay your debt!]

The sight of the words "repay debt" nearly gave Long Aozhi a heart attack.

Forget it, forget it. He still had a song he had not used before. He had originally planned to use it to challenge a music program, but he might as well bring it out now and recover some losses.

No one had expected the second day of Wilderness Survival to be so full of setbacks. Everyone had been worn out by the ordeal. With the compensation food sent by the production crew, they no longer had to worry about going hungry that night, and they all rested peacefully for a while.

Kitten ate its fill that meal. Not only did it have the fish Big Kitty grilled for it, but also the rabbit meat Big Kitty had caught. That soft, sticky thing called potato was delicious too!

Sure enough, running into Big Kitty was the right choice.

No! How could a cat's business be considered running into someone?

Night fell.

The seaside scenery was truly lovely. Stars dotted the night sky, making the view refreshing and pleasant.

Noticing Bai Ziyu's gaze and restless behavior from the other side, Jiang Fang smiled faintly, picked up Kitten, and headed toward the shore.

After all, he had to give the man an opportunity, didn't he?

"Where are you going?" Qin Yan noticed his intentions and asked with some concern.

It was dark, and they had been attacked by a swarm of snakes today.

It would be bad if anything dangerous happened.

Qin Yan... was somewhat worried.

Jiang Fang smiled. It was not the insincere smile he gave Bai Ziyu, but a genuine one.

Under the night sky and firelight, those eyes looked especially beautiful.

"I'm just taking a walk around here. Don't worry."

Qin Yan froze for a moment, then nodded.

He knew Jiang Fang was tactfully telling him that he wanted to walk alone. Since that was the case, he would not disturb him.

"Be careful. Call me if anything happens."

Jiang Fang nodded.

"Meow, meow, meow!" Big Kitty, let's go play already!

Kitten urged him on.

Jiang Fang walked forward along the coastline. The night was fairly clear, and the moonlight shining down made the path visible.

Catching sight of the shadow following behind him from the corner of his eye, Jiang Fang slowly came to a stop.

He had deliberately not brought the livestream camera in order to lure the man out.

That would make things easier, wouldn't it? After all, bad deeds could not be done in front of a livestream camera.

Although the entire process was livestreamed, it was still a variety show, and it was impossible not to give the guests any private space. Therefore, as long as a guest made a request and it did not affect the program, they could avoid the livestream cameras.

Bai Ziyu had followed Jiang Fang precisely because he had not brought a livestream camera.

Footsteps grinding through the sand came from behind him. Jiang Fang turned around and raised a brow at the newcomer.

He did not speak.

Bai Ziyu had originally intended to wait for Jiang Fang to question him, but Jiang Fang remained as steady as a rock, merely watching him in silence.

Damn it!

Bai Ziyu clenched his fists, feeling as though he had been put at a disadvantage.

Finally, he could not hold back and spoke first.

"Do you know everything?"

Only then did Jiang Fang give him a proper look. "Know what? Everything about you, or are you referring to something specific?" He spoke gently, but his eyes held the sharpness of someone who saw through all things.

For an instant, Bai Ziyu felt that all his petty thoughts had nowhere to hide, as though he had fallen into an abyss.

Did he know more than just this one thing? Bai Ziyu began to doubt himself.

Of course Jiang Fang was not referring only to that one matter. That melodramatic novel had not made it explicit, but there was clearly something unusual about Bai Ziyu killing the original owner.

The original novel said that Bai Ziyu had a grudge against Lin Sen, and that Lin Sen was the variety show's biggest investor, so Bai Ziyu killed Jiang Fang to take revenge on Lin Sen.

Jiang Fang had only one question for that: Where was the logic?

Furthermore, even if Bai Ziyu did hold a grudge against Lin Sen, there was no need to kill someone over it, much less gamble away his own future.

There had to be some unknown truth behind it all.

Jiang Fang had only said that to probe Bai Ziyu. There was no real skill involved, but it should have been enough to trick an idiot.

Sure enough, the next second, the man's expression changed drastically. He panicked.