Tang Shiba covered herself completely with leaves and scanned her surroundings warily. "The scammers found the director and the others. Come with me now. Oh, where's Fang Cheng?"
"He should be nearby."
Startled, Tang Shiba hurriedly pushed Si Wuyu's head down to hide him.
Si Wuyu's entire head was buried against her chest, the scent of fresh grass filling his nose and mouth.
Tang Shiba realized how intimate the position was and quickly let him go.
"Let's find Fang Cheng first, then meet up with the director and the others. Unless something's gone wrong, the police should be on their way."
"I'll find him."
Tang Shiba disagreed. "The moment you show yourself, the scammers will know where you are."
"I can lure Fang Cheng over and pretend I don't know anything. You find a way to knock down the Tracking Camera."
Tang Shiba considered whether that would work, then nodded.
"All right. No one will spot me hiding in this getup. Be careful."
"Okay." Emperor Si's voice was so sexy it practically got Tang Shiba's ears pregnant.
[Damn it, is this man trying to seduce me? His voice sounds so good.]
Si Wuyu paused, then curled his lips.
So she liked his voice?
Si Wuyu walked out. He had heard Fang Cheng wailing earlier, so he headed in that direction.
Sure enough, Fang Cheng was sitting beneath a tree, sighing miserably.
"Fang Cheng."
Hearing his brother's voice, Fang Cheng jumped up in delight. The person walking toward him was none other than Si Wuyu.
"Bro, why did you give yourself away?"
Si Wuyu casually glanced at the Tracking Camera and smiled. "I got lost. I don't feel like hiding anymore."
Fang Cheng was so touched that he tried to hug his brother, but Si Wuyu dodged him in disdain.
"Let's sit down and chat."
If they sat and chatted, the Tracking Camera would stay still, making it easier for Tang Shiba to strike.
Fang Cheng grinned from ear to ear. "Sure, bro! While no one else is around, I've got loads of questions for you."
In the livestream chat.
[I'm so relieved. Our darling's okay.]
[Looks like his Tracking Camera really did get knocked away by a bird.]
[The brothers are sitting together and chatting. I'm so jealous and so touched. My brother fights with me every day.]
[Same here. My brother always picks on me and makes me take the blame.]
The livestream chat was buzzing when the screen flickered. Now only footage of Zhao Tiantian and her brother remained.
[What happened? Did a bird knock it away again?]
[Oh my god, what bird is this? Drop dead already!]
[I never thought we'd lose to a bird in the end. This hurts so much. Another few minutes without seeing our darling.]
After successfully knocking down the Tracking Camera, Tang Shiba clapped her hands clean and emerged from hiding.
Fang Cheng's eyes widened. "Who are you?"
"Tang Shiba. What, don't recognize me?"
Fang Cheng leaned closer and looked her up and down. "How did you end up looking like this?"
"It's a long story. Come with me, quick."
Fang Cheng had plenty of questions. And his brother seemed to have known about this all along.
"Bro? What's going on? Where are we going?"
"We're making a run for it. No more filming." Short and straightforward. Even Emperor Si had learned to bluff.
Fang Cheng didn't believe it. They had already filmed for five days, and only now were they running away?
Could this be a special setup by the production team?
Fang Cheng found it incredibly exciting. He stopped asking questions and obediently ran along with them.
By the time they returned to the beach, it was already too late.
Tang Xueqing had brought the scammers straight to Director Wang and the others.
Tang Shiba hurriedly pulled the two men into hiding.
It wasn't dark yet, so they could clearly see everything happening nearby.
"Huh? Why are there so many people?" Fang Cheng was puzzled.
Hadn't they said there was no one else on this island?
The two groups were facing off.
"Tang Xueqing, what's the meaning of this? Why did you bring the scammers here?"
The group had expected Tang Shiba to arrive, but instead, they got Tang Xueqing and the scammers.
What on earth was going on?
Tang Xueqing looked a little awkward. She could only approach them and whisper, "Cooperate for now, or none of us will get away."
Director Wang asked quietly, "What's going on? Why are the scammers following you? Where's Tang Shiba? Why hasn't she come? Didn't she tell us to wait here?"
What? Tang Shiba had rescued them? Tang Shiba had actually rescued scammers?
Ha! She was finished.
"She was the one who reported you to the scammers. She told me where you were, too. I wanted to sneak over and warn you, but they caught me. There was nothing I could do."
She pinned all the blame on Tang Shiba. She never needed an excuse to smear her anyway.
"What? It was Tang Shiba?"
"How could she do that? We trusted her so much."
"I knew she was no good. If I see her, I'll tear her apart!"
Seeing everyone seething with righteous anger, Tang Xueqing was extremely satisfied.
"So, for your own safety, cooperate for now. Don't resist. I've already called the police. I'm sure they'll be here soon."
Director Wang hesitated. If they fought back now, some of them might escape, but if the scammers had weapons, they would be doomed.
He could only ask, "How do you want us to cooperate?"
"I'll tie you up to gain the scammers' trust first. Then I'll find a way to rescue you."
Director Wang glanced at her. Her eyes looked sincere and anxious, as though she genuinely had their best interests at heart.
He had his doubts. If Tang Shiba really had reported them, there was no reason for her to rescue them only to abandon them.
Much less go to the trouble of bringing them to the beach.
Remembering what Tang Shiba had said, Director Wang suddenly asked, "Do you know my name? Or my surname?"
If she answered correctly, he would believe her. If not, she was a traitor.
"Huh? I don't have a good memory. With so many people, how could I remember everyone?"
At her reaction, Director Wang's heart sank.
He hurriedly backed away several steps.
Then he shouted, "Run! Tang Xueqing is a traitor!"
What?
The group immediately scattered in all directions. Seeing that Tang Xueqing had botched things, the scammers shouted angrily.
"Catch them!"
The underlings quickly pulled out clubs and charged. Whenever they caught someone, they jabbed them with a needle, and the person soon lost the strength to resist.
The scene instantly descended into chaos. Tang Xueqing froze for a moment, then quickly recovered and hurried to help tie people up.
Seeing them fighting, Fang Cheng couldn't hold back and charged out as well.
Tang Shiba hadn't anticipated this and failed to notice him in time.
She groaned. "Idiotic teammates. They're all idiotic teammates."
Fang Cheng rushed out and swung at Director Wang. Director Wang was stunned by the blow, and even more stunned when he saw it was Fang Cheng.
"Young Master Fang, why are you hitting me?"
Fang Cheng punched him again. "You're exactly who I'm hitting! How dare you ruin our shoot and attack people?"
The scammers were dumbfounded by the sight, too.
What was going on?
The fake director reacted quickly and called for Fang Cheng's help. "Quick, help me catch them! They're scammers!"
"What? Scammers? How dare you come all the way here to swindle people!"
Fang Cheng threw himself into the fight. Seeing that there were too many people, he shouted toward Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu, "Bro! Tang Shiba! Come help! There are scammers here!"
Tang Shiba slapped her forehead.
"What an idiotic teammate."
Si Wuyu was at a loss, too. With a brother who caused this much trouble, his fists were itching.
Seeing that they couldn't get away anymore, the two of them rushed out as well.
Director Wang pointed at Tang Shiba and cursed, "You really are all in this together! Tang Shiba, to think we trusted you so much!"
Great. Now no one could clear this up.
Tang Shiba stopped worrying about it, raised her fists, and charged in.
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