“There’s a lifespan value!”

Xiao He’s eyes widened.

“Perfect! I finally got some lifespan back!”

“But what the heck is this De-boning Knife Technique? Who needs this thing?!”

But it was too late. Many strange pieces of knowledge suddenly appeared in Xiao He’s mind, including but not limited to the complete structure of human and animal bodies, bone morphology, joint connection methods, and knife selection and usage methods...

Xiao He could now confidently say that if given a person, whether alive or dead, he could quickly de-bone them into a skeleton. He was terrifyingly strong now!

Ah, the flesh trembling at the knife’s tip!

Ah, the blood-soaked bones!

Ah... cough cough, Xiao He, stop these terrifying thoughts!

Xiao He closed his eyes and silently chanted in his heart: “I’m not a pervert, I’m not a pervert...”

Just then, someone called out to him from behind.

“Xiao Ge, wait a moment! This is from the director for you.”

Xiao He quickly pulled himself out of that strange state of mind and turned to look at the person.

Xiao Song ran up to Xiao He and handed him a red envelope.

Xiao He was a little surprised: “For me?”

To get Xiao Song to choose him, Xiao He had directly said he didn’t need any compensation. He was prepared to work for free for two days, but he didn’t expect the crew to be so conscientious...

“Yes, our director specially gave it to you. He said he’s very grateful for you saving the day, which greatly reduced our working time,” Xiao Song said with a smile. “And giving a bonus red envelope is an industry custom, Xiao Ge, just take it.”

In this play, the serial killer played by Xiao He was finally shot and killed very casually by the male lead, so he also played a dead person. In this situation, the crew would generally arrange a red envelope as comfort, to calm the actor’s nerves and ward off bad luck.

Xiao He no longer refused and simply accepted it.

After bidding farewell to Xiao Song, Xiao He walked out of the crew’s set, thinking about his next points.

Not long after leaving the set, he was called out to again.

This time it was the director from the adjacent crew, Hou Rongxuan. He was the one who had previously thought there was a real serial killer and kindly called the police to arrest Xiao He, only to find out it was a false alarm.

At that time, Hou Rongxuan had apologized awkwardly and fled, but he didn’t expect to appear in front of Xiao He again now.

Xiao He looked at him warily: “Do you still need something?”

This was the first time he had been caught by the police since he had the crime system! Xiao He didn’t have a good impression of this Hou Rongxuan.

Hou Rongxuan looked to be about thirty years old, with a relatively round figure and some early balding, with only a tuft of dandelion-like hair swaying in the wind on his head.

Before Xiao He left, he heard Xiao Song and the others mention that this director was somewhat well-known in the industry, specializing in crime thriller films, and was usually a very serious type on set.

However, looking at the Nickname smiling Hou Rongxuan in front of him, Xiao He couldn’t quite figure out his intentions for a moment.

Hou Rongxuan didn't speak immediately. He just looked Xiao He up and down for a while, then said, “I saw your performance on the hillside over there recently. I think your acting is very good, and your overall image is also very suitable for a role in my current crew. Are you interested in learning more?”

Xiao He: “...”

The hillside next to them? Wasn’t that a steep slope? Does he actually have antelope attributes?

Xiao He looked at Hou Rongxuan’s plump physique and stood in awe: “May I ask what the identity of your character is?”

If it’s a crime thriller... there should be scenes involving knives.

Seeing Xiao He’s interest, Hou Rongxuan immediately pulled out a newspaper: “We are currently filming a movie based on a real case. Have you heard of the case of the three brothers of Rongtou Pig Farm? The character I want you to play is the third brother.”

Xiao He felt the name sounded familiar. He took the newspaper Hou Rongxuan handed him and quickly flipped through it, taking a sharp intake of breath.

He remembered!

This happened in Lushui City, C Province, about twenty years ago. The three brothers of Rongtou Slaughterhouse, in order to monopolize the business, conspired to persecute other slaughterhouses in Lushui City, even threatening and exploiting local butchers, intimidating customers, and finally, even more deranged, they planned a shocking mass murder that directly rocked the entire province.

And the character Hou Rongxuan wanted him to play was the youngest of the three brothers. Although this guy was only in high school, he was already a complete scumbag who committed all sorts of evil deeds: school bullying, molesting female classmates, spreading rumors about teachers... Finally, he even conspired with his two brothers to dismember the three victims and feed them to pigs, which could be said to be a complete loss of humanity and morality.

—Most importantly, in the real case, this guy is still wanted to this day!

Although his two brothers had already been brought to justice, and the grass on their graves was as tall as a person, he had not! Before the police came to his door, this beast had already fled, leaving this case as a knot in many people’s hearts.

Now Xiao He hesitated a little.

Although he was good at playing beasts... cough cough, playing villains now, he also had to consider his future life. This character was really too hateful and still at large. If this were filmed, the crew would be scolded, and he would also be implicated.

Xiao He knew that there was a TV series before that remade a murder case where the killer had not yet been caught, and as a result, it was later lambasted by netizens, who felt that it was disrespectful to the victims and a secondary harm to the victims’ families.

Xiao He felt that he should not get involved in this mess.

Seemingly noticing Xiao He’s hesitation, Hou Rongxuan struck while the iron was hot: “Don’t worry, ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) our script has already received the consent of the victims’ families from back then, and even their support. Their only request to us is that the actor playing the third brother’s role be seventy to eighty percent similar to the prototype, and that the killer’s wanted poster be widely circulated during promotion.”

That family of three all died tragically, leaving only the male homeowner’s parents. Now, twenty years later, those two elderly people are already ninety years old and could pass away at any time. Their only obsession now is to catch the last killer who escaped that year before they die.

So, when the crew found them this time, these two elderly people were more forgiving than expected. They only gave the crew one request, which was to use the influence of the movie to spread the killer’s face throughout China! To nail the killer to the pillar of shame forever!

Of course, if they could finally catch the killer through this, that would be even better.

“But I don’t look like this killer at all!”

Xiao He was a little confused. He picked up the wanted poster in the newspaper and put it next to his face: “He’s clearly much uglier than me!”

Not only was he ugly, but this guy was also in puberty at the time, with a face full of acne, and his entire face looked like a swollen pig’s head. It was really hard for him to put that face next to his handsome face.

He could at least narcissistically call himself a handsome guy, right?

If he looked like that, it would be too insulting.

The director wouldn’t be trying to whitewash the killer, would he?

Xiao He’s gaze towards Hou Rongxuan changed.

He felt he should call the police and arrest this guy now!