After reading the stone tablet, the group headed of their own accord toward the Council Front Hall. It had been converted into an exhibition hall displaying rubbings and originals of calligraphy and paintings, so it was open to the public and they could enter directly.
Just as everyone entered the Council Front Hall, they suddenly heard the crisp crunch of a plastic bottle being stepped on in the courtyard. A classic sound.
"Who's there?" Qi Gu asked.
Everyone turned in unison toward the tree the sound had come from. It was a sizable tree, large enough to conceal one or two people.
Seeing that they had been discovered, the two men crouching behind the tree with filming equipment came out. The short, fat one said, "I'm Adventure-Loving Fat Cat. I make exploration videos. We're in the same line of work! I came to film the paranormal incidents at the General’s Mansion too. How about we go together?"
He made deliberately lying in wait to ride their popularity sound positively refined.
The other man was quiet and simply kept his head lowered.
[I've watched his show. It's so-so. Mostly, that skinny guy overreacts way too much. He can scream forever over a plastic bag.]
[Same.]
[But the skinny guy's pretty quiet today.]
[Maybe he hasn't seen anything scary yet.]
[Pretty shameless. Not only did he stay in a protected attraction against the rules, now he wants to tag along with the production crew?]
Song An replied without hesitation, "What are you thinking?"
Filming together? He certainly dared to dream.
Fat Cat was deeply annoyed at the rejection, but continued, "Won't you reconsider? I've got plenty of exploration experience and can handle all sorts of unexpected situations. Your crew has so many people. Surely you need a few more capable people to