Just as Xiao He was struggling to prepare for his birthday party, two more pieces of good news arrived.
The first piece of good news is that He Junhao successfully made it through the auditions with a recommendation spot and is ready to participate in the official variety show recording.
The second piece of good news is that the trailer for "The Ace Detective" has been released—
"Whoosh—"
The surgical lights overhead suddenly turned on.
The person on the stage opened their eyes wide, their pupils reflecting the round spotlight on the ceiling, their eyes filled with fear.
"Waaah—"
As the man whimpered in terror, a light footstep sounded from the side.
Immediately afterwards, a figure stood quietly beside the dissection table.
The operating lights did not shine on the person; apart from the dissection tools in their hands, most of the person's body was shrouded in shadow.
Only the person on the dissection table looked pleadingly at the person in the shadows, trembling like a frightened bird.
The next moment, the knife in his hand swung, smoothly slicing through his chest.
"Waaah!"
A scream followed!
The scene shifts to a young man in surgical scrubs standing under bright lights, calmly taking notes: "Lu Yi, 45 years old, male, location of death: Forensic autopsy room on the ground floor of the Law Enforcement Bureau—"
He slightly raised his eyes, his masked face showing a cold gaze, as if this were just an ordinary matter and the corpse in front of him didn't exist at all.
After explaining everything, the young man looked down at the person on the dissection table, turned around, picked up the scalpel beside him, and smiled slightly.
"Now, let's begin the formal dissection—"
Two voices rang out simultaneously, and the images of the masked youth and the mysterious figure in the shadows overlapped, with the same background, the same tools, and the same person, but at different points in time.
The sharp blade slashed through the corpse's chest, but the previous flow of blood ceased. The deathly white flesh, like jelly, revealed a ghastly red texture, just like the victim of yesteryear, left to be slaughtered.
He wasn't a butcher in a slaughterhouse, but an executioner willing to avenge his sister!
The scene shifts to a young man bending down, gazing intently at the little girl on the dissection table, his voice trembling with a barely perceptible sob.
"...7-year-old girl, location of death: underground parking lot of the law enforcement bureau..."
He turned around, put on his mask, and concealed all his resentment and grief.
When he turned around again, the background went dark once more. The young forensic doctor had nothing but impartiality towards the corpses and an absolute, rational pursuit of the truth.
"Abrasive lesions are visible on the back of the left forearm."
He expressionlessly lifted the man's hand from the dissection table, then picked up a steel wool pad and viciously scrubbed the man's arm.
"ah--"
The man let out a whimpering scream.
"The autopsy revealed hemoperitoneum in the abdominal cavity, and an irregular rupture on the diaphragmatic surface of the right lobe of the liver—"
The knife fell directly down, the white blade going in and the red blade coming out. The man, who had been treated like a corpse without any anesthesia, was completely overwhelmed by the pain and fainted.
"How can this be enough?"
The young man bent down and quietly studied the people on the stage.
Just then, my phone suddenly vibrated.
A message popped up—
Sheriff: We've invited a detective as an assistant, please cooperate with the investigation!
He lowered his head, staring at the information on the screen, and after a long while, gave a contemptuous smile.
"detective?"
He raised his head, his deep eyes filled with a profound killing intent and an extremely calm rationality.
He shouldn't have come here—
...
With the release of the promotional teaser video for "Ace Detective", the related hashtag "【Xiao He plays a doctor again】" immediately climbed to the top of the Bilibili charts.
Unfortunately, for many fans of the small box, this is a completely different story.
Because anyone who followed Xiao He from the beginning knows what Mu Ze means to Xiao He and to everyone else.
When Xiao He reappeared before everyone in his white coat, his expression stern, the fans could only roar, "He's back! They're all back!"
"That man is back again!"
Although it was somewhat disappointing that Xiao He played a forensic doctor this time, whose personality was completely opposite to Mu Ze's, and it wasn't meant to bring everyone back to the bloody killings of Mu Ze's era, this forensic doctor was also an extremely calm and highly intelligent criminal, even colder and more composed than Mu Ze. His purpose in killing was not to pursue so-called art, but for revenge. In his eyes, there was no warmth or sincerity to speak of.
Such criminals are undoubtedly more troublesome for the police than Mu Ze.
No, the correct character here should be a detective.
Of course, the audience doesn't need to think about so many things.
Seeing Xiao He play the murderer, the comments section of the videos on various platforms was filled with screams from fans and bystanders.
【Finally! I knew it! As long as I live long enough to see Brother Xiao, this high-IQ criminal, I'd be happy to make a reservation!】
【You guys are amazing, Ace Deduction! You even managed to get Brother Xiao here! What more can I say? I'll kowtow to you right now!】
【What? You're saying Xiao He is the murderer? Let me take a look.】
【No, Brother Xiao isn't on the list of regular guests.】
【Ace Deduction, are you even up to par?! You already got Brother Xiao to film the murderer's teaser, why don't {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} you think of inviting him to record a variety show? Even just a guest appearance would be fine! I'd just watch one episode to whet my appetite.】
【Please, please, let Brother Xiao do an episode! I really want to see him play the murderer.】
【Haha, actually I think it's better if Brother Xiao doesn't go. Given his situation, he'll definitely be targeted from beginning to end... Sorry Brother Xiao, I didn't mean you were like the murderer.】
【We already expected this—Brother Xiao: Just breathing. Other guests: This killer is incredibly skilled! Vote for him!】
【Haha, I'm really impressed. If Brother Xiao really goes, he'll have absolutely no gaming experience.】
【Xiao Ge: Why do I feel like I've been scolded?】
【This is hilarious...】
Originally, "Detective Showdown," a competitor to "The Ace of Deduction," also had a good promotional campaign, bringing in veteran actors from Hong Kong to recreate classic villain roles. However, the older generation's popularity ultimately couldn't match that of the new generation, and in this confrontation, "Detective Showdown" seemed a bit lacking.
Seeing the promotional effect, Li Qing, the director of "Ace Reasoning," was overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear. He couldn't wait to do as the netizens suggested and have Xiao He participate in the official variety show recording of "Ace Reasoning."
Unfortunately, everyone knows perfectly well that this is impossible.
Putting aside the fact that the first episode of this variety show was already filmed yesterday, Xiao He's schedule for the first half of the year is so packed that there's no room for them to appear on any variety shows.
The fact that Li Qing had the audacity to go to the performance venue and invite Xiao He to participate in the pilot episode was already the limit of what he could do.
Fortunately, he won this round completely!
The thought that his variety show could stand out among detective and reasoning shows in the same time slot made Li Qing eagerly anticipate the official broadcast of "Ace Reasoning".
What no one expected was that "Detective Showdown," seemingly quiet and without any countermeasures, actually unleashed a powerful attack that left everyone else stunned.
The very next day, "Detective Showdown" released a promotional teaser video featuring the detectives.
In this pilot episode, the actor playing the detective is a very famous and popular actor!
In an instant, the situation reversed, and "Detective Showdown" saw a resurgence in popularity!
Upon seeing the pilot episode, Li Qing was so angry that he cursed incessantly.
"Good heavens! They actually pulled this trick!"
They hid it well! They didn't even know!
