Chapter 1513: Chapter 913: Old Guai_4
Yang Xiao didn’t care what kind of person this screenwriter was. After a round of questioning, Wu Guowei admitted that he was bluffing, but he insisted that everything he confessed was true, which was enough for Yang Xiao.
Additionally, Wu Guowei revealed that, as far as he knew, the design of the ghost in Chen’s Strange Film Industry’s scripts, especially the methods of killing, was inspired by Yinren from Japan.
This was quite normal, since the films were meant for export to Japan, so they made some local adaptations to suit the audience’s tastes there.
"Do you live here alone?" Yang Xiao pressed.
"Yes, yes, yes, just me. Let me go, I’ll pay any amount, I... I won’t call the police, don’t worry," Wu Guowei quickly said.
Yang Xiao and Chen Nang weren’t fooled by these words. After a scuffle, Yang Xiao turned on the television and cranked up the volume, and the two began searching the apartment.
The first to find something was Yang Xiao, who discovered two sets of toiletries in the bathroom—one blue toothbrush and one pink toothbrush.
Then, Chen Nang’s voice came from the bedroom direction. When Yang Xiao went over, Chen Nang had just emerged from the bedroom, holding a revealing women’s nightgown in his left hand, very seductive.
"And this, found on the bed." In Chen Nang’s hand was a four-leaf clover pendant, inlaid with small diamonds, with a very unique design.
Yang Xiao’s thoughts returned, and he instantly thought of the woman he had brushed past in the escape passage earlier.
"It’s her!" Yang Xiao immediately targeted her. It seemed the woman lived here.
"Yes, it’s her, and the timing matches. Wu Guowei told us to wait ten minutes to let this woman leave, so they probably aren’t married," Chen Nang said.
"No, we can’t let this woman go. She knows we were here, and if she reports to the police, we’ll have big trouble," Yang Xiao frowned.
"I’ll go and bring her up," Chen Nang said, preparing to leave.
"Wait, I’ll go. I’m more handsome," Yang Xiao stopped Chen Nang and said earnestly.
Chen Nang was a bit stunned. He stared at Yang Xiao’s face for a few seconds and finally nodded, "Okay, then you go."
In no time, Yang Xiao used his words to trick the woman upstairs, then covered her mouth and tied her to a chair just like Wu Guowei.
But they were tied in separate rooms and interrogated separately to prevent collusion.
Through interrogation, Yang Xiao and Chen Nang got some bad news. At one o’clock and three o’clock this afternoon, there were two separate groups of visitors.
Even if it was just one person each time, it was still a hassle. If not handled properly and the police got involved, none of them would get away.
In the Nightmare World, ghosts were indeed the biggest threat, but these "dutiful" NPCs could also cause all sorts of trouble.
Under Yang Xiao’s coercion, Wu Guowei had no choice but to contact the two groups of visitors, informing them that he was busy today and would reschedule.
Afraid that Wu Guowei would secretly tamper with things, Yang Xiao adjusted some words and sentences in Wu Guowei’s messages; he couldn’t be too careful.
"Chu Xi, go to the East Mountain Machinery Factory’s old site, and check with the nearby junkyard. The owner there might know something." Chen Nang decided to stay and watch over Wu Guowei and the woman.
According to Wu Guowei, the person temporarily brought into the crew to play the ghost wasn’t a professional actor but a scavenger they found locally, and a disabled one at that. The area was rather desolate with a small resident population, so the junkyard owner might remember this person.
After giving some instructions to Chen Nang, Yang Xiao left, walked out of the apartment building, and went to a less crowded part of the road to hail a cab.
Soon, a taxi pulled over, and Yang Xiao got in, heading straight for the East Mountain Machinery Factory.
Both he and Chen Nang had mobile phones, making it easy to stay in contact if any situation arose.
...
Rongjin Building, 17th floor.
In a cubicle in the office corridor, Liu Jian had his brows tightly furrowed, his face pale, forehead beaded with cold sweat, and his legs trembling slightly.
"Master Liu, how are you feeling? Would you like some hot coffee? It’s freshly ground." Jiang Qingluan offered a cup of coffee, bending over with concern.
"No, no, can’t you see I’m feeling nauseous?" Although he had diarrhea to the point of near exhaustion, Liu Jian’s superior attitude hadn’t changed, and he showed a poor demeanor to both Jiang Qingluan and Zhou Hai.
"In that case, have a rest, and call me if you need anything." Jiang Qingluan’s smile was impeccable as she turned to leave. But once outside, she couldn’t hold back the smile on the corner of her mouth.
Indeed, she had added something to Liu Jian’s coffee, not poison, she wasn’t that malicious—it was just a bit of laxative.
Most of the business issues had been sorted out, so Liu Jian and Sun Xin should logically have left by now. But now Liu Jian’s diarrhea had exhausted him to the point where walking was difficult.
Sun Xin was fine, even though he drank the coffee as well. To avoid suspicion, Jiang Qingluan only drugged Liu Jian, and the dosage was well controlled, so Liu Jian just assumed he had an upset stomach.
Today’s task for Jiang Qingluan and Zhou Hai was to stall these two people, giving Yang Xiao time.
Through their interactions, Jiang Qingluan realized something—Sun Xin wasn’t simply reticent but was mute and couldn’t speak.
As time ticked by, there was still no word from Yang Xiao. Jiang Qingluan dared not disturb him, so she could only message Chen Nang, who replied that Yang Xiao had already left and had gone to the East Mountain Machinery Factory alone.
After another half an hour, Liu Jian found that his stomach trouble was not improving and thus asked Jiang Qingluan to call a doctor for him and demanded they bear the medical and lost-time costs, claiming their Feng Shui was bad there.
