Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 231 - 204: Will She Become the Killer’s Next Target

Chapter 231: Chapter 204: Will She Become the Killer’s Next Target

When Zhou Zhicheng realized that the ’mole’ was within his own team, he had an indescribably complex feeling. He was both angry and furious, and blamed himself for not properly managing his people.

Due to the negative implications, they had tightly sealed off any information about drugs in the case where Zhang Zhen was the culprit. He knew that if such things got out, some ill-intentioned netizens would seize upon them and make a big fuss, possibly leading to negative remarks about the deceased.

The deceased were already gone, and besides helping to find the true culprit of the case, the police needed to ensure that the deceased wouldn’t suffer secondary harm.

So when Wen Xu mentioned that the same prohibited substances were found in the body this time, he briefly contemplated the matter.

He even suspected whether the murderer was connected to the police.

However, before the meeting ended, this suspicion was resolved by Mu Yunchu.

He never expected that it would be thanks to He Jiarong.

Zhou Zhicheng took a deep breath, feeling like he wanted to give her a slap, but his rational mind told him it wasn’t right to act on it.

"I, I..." Mu Yunchu had explained the whole matter so clearly that He Jiarong had no chance to explain or evade. She knew that at this moment, all she could do was apologize.

"I’m sorry, Captain Zhou, I really didn’t mean to..."

"I didn’t expect it would cause such a big consequence..."

Zhou Zhicheng looked at her, having made up his mind to transfer her from the criminal police team. But clearly, this couldn’t just end like this.

His face changed from black to white, and finally turned red with anger as he severely scolded her.

Lastly, seeing her still dissatisfied expression, Zhou Zhicheng took a deep breath, intending to call an old friend.

Everyone else was ready to leave the meeting room, except for Mu Yunchu, who paused.

He Jiarong thought she was going to continue humiliating her. She wiped her tears from her face, indignantly saying, "Are you satisfied now, exposing my shortcomings in front of so many people and embarrassing me in front of Wen Xu?"

She had barely got a few days to be in close contact with Wen Xu.

And Mu Yunchu just ruined it.

Even now, she still felt that most of the problem was with others, and she had only made a small mistake that was humanly understandable.

But Mu Yunchu only said one sentence before leaving.

"Have you ever thought that perhaps when you mentioned the secret that day, the murderer was just next to you?"

He Jiarong suddenly looked at her, forgetting the tears on her face.

In that instant, every hair on her body stood up, her scalp tingling, and it felt like her blood started flowing backward.

This suspicion was like the last straw on the camel’s back. She didn’t even dare to think it through.

Could it be that the murderer had targeted her at that time?

Or perhaps the murderer nearly chose her.

Either possibility meant she had narrowly escaped death.

She went limp and sank into the chair.

...

After leaving the room, Mu Yunchu found that Wen Xu was still standing by the door, seemingly waiting for her.

"Were you serious about what you just said?"

Wen Xu spoke first, and Mu Yunchu turned to glance inside the room, then looked back at him with an inscrutable expression and asked, "Worried?"

"Of course not." Wen Xu’s expression didn’t change, but his speech inexplicably quickened a bit. It was as if he was afraid the other person might misunderstand something.

Mu Yunchu didn’t say anything, just looked at him.

After flatly denying it, he added, "I was thinking, could she become the next target for that murderer."

If that’s the case, then they wouldn’t need any bait.

...

After careful consideration, Jiang Ci knew that at this stage, when his wings hadn’t fully grown, he had no choice in job selection.

So after his agent Wang Qi brainwashed him, he accepted the invitation to the escape room reality show.

As the first guest to join as a flying guest, he too had to gather with other artists at the starting point before heading to the small town for the show recording.

The town was called Xiguang Town, a glorious town from the Republican era.

However, for various reasons later, no one lives there now.

In fact, apart from the somewhat bad reputation of the place, which made Jiang Ci a bit scared, there was nothing else to complain about.

Whether in terms of production, theme, or participating celebrities, it was all excellent.

The town was very large, and it was said that the director of the show did a lot of preparation before filming, spending a lot of money to refurbish the places in the town that would be used for shooting. This place, once a private domain, was rarely lent out for filming.

Additionally, the lineup of stars was considered above average, with even two of the hottest young idols among the eight guests.

Such stars, with popularity but not much scandal, were the best suited for such programs.

They had both topic and popularity, yet wouldn’t put off the audience by infighting for screen time. Moreover, during the recording, they were more likely to ’let loose’.

As someone who had been online for so many years, Jiang Ci didn’t consider himself an ’i’ person. He also knew that as a newcomer in the entertainment industry, he must have the right awareness.

So when a few guests met, he very politely went to greet everyone.

Wang Qi was relatively satisfied with his performance.

Back in the lounge, Wang Qi patted him on the shoulder as he came in, "Good, as a newcomer, you should have this level of awareness."

"Actually, I chose this variety show for another important reason."

Jiang Ci asked, "What reason?"

Wang Qi replied, "The guests on this show are pretty decent, none of those really difficult types, and they’re relatively friendly to newcomers. I think you probably felt it just now."

Jiang Ci quickly nodded. "They are really nice people."

They didn’t even view him through colored lenses due to the recent online rumors.

Currently, he didn’t yet understand that news in the entertainment circle is like everyone’s circle of friends, and everyone’s character is quite clear to them.

Besides, even if it’s true, practices like mingling with big shots are so common; they’ve long been used to it.

So no one took it seriously.

Wang Qi gave him a few more words of advice, then checked his watch, "But I have something to do later; there are a few ads to discuss in the coming days."

As his agent, it wasn’t possible for him to take care of only the newcomer Jiang Ci.

"So I won’t be able to accompany you for the recording."

Maybe it’s due to his experiences from childhood to adulthood, but even if he had to travel alone to record the show miles away, Jiang Ci wasn’t too nervous.

When Wang Qi left, he even assigned an assistant to Jiang Ci to take care of his daily needs when they weren’t recording.

Jiang Ci lay on the bed, recalling the day’s events and the people he met, comforting himself not to be too nervous. What was said online might just be rumors.

Yet he didn’t notice that as he closed his eyes, a face slowly appeared on the ceiling.