Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Who are you waiting for?

Wu Tianhou noticed that Zhao Manrou was looking towards the door and became curious.

Zhao Manrou shook her head: "No, I wasn't waiting for anyone."

After Wu Tianhou smiled and went to help them arrange their accommodations, Zhao Manrou said triumphantly to Qi Chengyun, "See, I won."

"We called from a different phone number, and sure enough, no one came after us. So those two previous calls had nothing to do with Yin Yin."

Qi Chengyun's expression was not good: "Perhaps."

“What do you mean by ‘maybe’?” Zhao Manrou said, dissatisfied. “You clearly lost, why won’t you admit it?”

“Because my intuition tells me that Shen Ruyin is definitely problematic,” Qi Chengyun said, “and the boss is looking for me.”

Before Zhao Manrou could say anything, she heard Qi Chengyun's instructions.

"You can stay here without worry, I'll be back soon."

"Hey!" Before Zhao Manrou could ask any more questions, a gust of wind swept by, and Qi Chengyun's figure had already disappeared from her sight.

When Wu Tianhou returned and learned that Qi Chengyun had left, she was not surprised and warmly led Zhao Manrou to the guest room that she had just arranged.

After looking at the guest room, she said, "Today is the day I'm participating in 'Challenge the Singer,' so I can't stay home with you."

"If you'd like, Xiaoman, why don't you come with me to the TV station?"

Zhao Manrou hesitated and said, "But there are many people outside who want to find me."

"What does it matter?" Wu Tianhou said dismissively. "We'll put on makeup so that people won't recognize us, and add some talismans, and we'll make sure no one will recognize you."

"If you're still worried, you can wear an extra mask."

Wu Tianhou extended a warm invitation, and Zhao Manrou herself was also very interested in the show: "Won't this cause you trouble?"

“Of course not,” Wu Tianhou replied. “With my current status, if I want to bring a friend or add an assistant by my side, no one will say anything.”

"Just don't post what you see in the background online."

"Of course not," Zhao Manrou quickly assured.

Wu Tianhou expressed her belief in her and quickly contacted her makeup artist to come over. When they left the residence, Zhao Manrou had completely changed her appearance, from her makeup to her clothing style.

According to Zhao Manrou herself, even if her parents came and stood face to face with her, they might not recognize her at first glance.

They drove to the TV station, and Ke Xue finally finished what he had to do and was let go by Sister Li, so he could go home.

After leaving the police station, Ke Xue took a taxi home. He had barely collapsed on the sofa when he received several mentions in his fan group.

[It's reaction day again! Old Science, is it your livestream today, or is it Hehe?]

[It's been a long time since we've seen Keke, so I strongly suggest that "little Keke" make a comeback today.]

Ke Xue scrolled through the messages and found that several big shots had expressed their longing for Ke Ke. Without much thought, he sent a message to Shen Ruyin directly.

[Yinyin, are you free tonight so Keke can do a broadcast with me for a while?]

Shen Ruyin was eating when her phone vibrated. She glanced at it and immediately refused.

[Boss, Sister Li specifically called me before, telling me to try to avoid going out at night.]

Ke Xue immediately realized why.

[Did you meet the little girl in the red shoes and her mother before?]

Shen Ruyin sent a cat nodding emoji.

[I saw this last week when I got home after my live stream from your place.]

Ke Xue stroked his chin and called her: "I didn't ask for leave this time either, so you don't need to come here to do a live broadcast."

"Can't the live stream be set up for viewers to connect? I'll invite you to the microphone then, all you have to do is speak."

Can I just go home and speak on the microphone without leaving the house?

Shen Ruyin felt that this was not impossible, but there were some things that needed to be said in the live broadcast.

"Boss, does accompanying you on your live stream count as overtime?"

“Of course it counts,” Ke Xue said. “You’ll keep all the gift revenue you receive on the platform, and I’ll give you an additional few hundred dollars as a bonus according to the contract.”

"The boss is very generous," Shen Ruyin laughed, finishing the rest of her meal in a flash. She then told her parents, "I'm going to have a live stream with the boss later. If you don't have anything urgent to do, Mom and Dad, contact me after this is over."

Mr. and Mrs. Shen naturally agreed and urged Shen Ruyin to finish her meal and go back to her room to prepare.

When the time came, Shen Ruyin logged into the account that Ke Xue had specially registered for Ke Ke and entered the live broadcast room. She was soon invited by Ke Xue to connect online.

Having already greeted the fans and discussed with them whether there would be any new surprises in this week's show, Ke Xue paused, accompanied by a perfectly fitting background music.

I don't know if the show will be a hit tonight, but our broadcast room will probably be lively for a while.

"Let's welcome our returning guest who hasn't been seen for a week—Keke!"

The chat in the live stream paused for a moment, then began to flood the screen with messages.

Apart from a few fans who missed Shen Ruyin's live stream last week and didn't see the clips and were asking who Keke was, the rest of the fans were welcoming her in a manner reminiscent of concert support.

Shen Ruyin spoke up: "Long time no see, brothers and sisters in the live broadcast room, this is Keke."

Ke Xue has seen the replay of last week's episode.

But the sound of "Keke" in the playback is still somewhat different from how it sounds now.

He felt a pang of regret; if it weren't for the incident with the little girl in the red shoes, he could have been there to study how Shen Ruyin spoke.

Ke Xue was slightly lost in thought, but his attention was quickly drawn back by the animated effects of the gift.

It was Ming Shen and Ye Shen who gave "Keke" a gift.

Upon seeing so many "Tomato Century" gifts and other valuable presents, Ke Xue's face was filled with envy on camera.

"Ming-jie, Ye-ge, you're treating me differently! Why is it only Ke-ke who got it, and I didn't?"

Mingjie posted in the live chat.

[Picking up Keke for work.]

"No," Ke Xue was genuinely jealous this time, "Ke Ke goes to work, but does that mean I don't?"

Mingjie couldn't refuse, so she gave him a "diamond tomato" as a token gesture.

Ke Xue then reluctantly said, "Although Mingjie and you guys are being a bit too obviously hypocritical, I'm so magnanimous, of course I choose to forgive you."

Yagami typed a string of ellipses on the public screen and gave Ke Xue a diamond tomato before replying.

[I've spoiled you.]

"Thank you, Brother Ye. You're so generous," Ke Xue smiled with satisfaction. "I'm only good because you brothers and sisters spoil me."

After the banter, Ming Shen took over the microphone and said, "Old Science, say less and let our little Science kids chat more."

Ke Xue clutched his chest, feigning shock and injury. He took a deep breath, waved his hand, and said through gritted teeth, "Then let's leave the rest of the time to Ke Ke."

Ke Xue's acting skills in front of the big brothers and sisters in the live broadcast room are still exaggerated, full of loopholes, and can be seen through at a glance.

But for his fans, that's enough.

Despite their complaints about him, Ming Shen and Ye Shen both sent him a bunch of gifts, and his other capable older brothers and sisters also sent some, which immediately made Ke Xue happy.

Shen Ruyin took over the reins of the live stream and began to introduce the content in a methodical manner.

After saying a couple of sentences, she felt something was off, so she stopped and looked around: "Boss, where did you put my original body?"

"What?" Ke Xue didn't react in time and moved closer to the equipment used for live streaming.

His movement revealed the Coco doll behind him.

“Yes, yes, that’s the one behind you,” Shen Ruyin instructed in a koke-like voice, “Boss, please move my main body a little to the front.”

If Ke Ke was a bit reserved and shy during her first live stream, she seemed much more confident this time with Ke Xue present.

The fans in the live stream smiled when they saw Keke giving Keke instructions in a sweet, childlike voice, and Keke spoiling Keke.

However, Keke wasn't giving orders blindly. When Keke placed the Keke doll in the appropriate position as instructed, the viewers in the broadcast room began to feel more real about Keke's appearance.

[I must say, having a cotton doll in front of you does make a difference.]

[Next time, we can make this doll smaller and just clip it onto the old scientist's clothes.]

The pre-broadcast interviews and set visits arrived as scheduled, and the fans in the broadcast room started discussing "Keke's true form," but none of them paid much attention to it.

Everyone here is a long-time viewer of the show and is very familiar with their routines.

The problems are always the same, there aren't many games to play, and most of them can be completed without even using your brain.

So for the fans in the live stream, watching this program is not as enjoyable as chatting with the other viewers.

Shen Ruyin originally thought so too, but everything changed after Wu Tianhou's team appeared.

When contestants appeared, they naturally had individual shots. Shen Ruyin noticed that when Wu Tianhou got out of the nanny car, a person wearing a mask peeked out from behind her.

Even though she had never met the person before, Shen Ruyin felt a strange sense of familiarity.

really weird.

While talking to the viewers in the live stream, she also kept some of her attention focused on the live broadcast.

Unfortunately, the production team wouldn't devote much energy to the accompanying staff, so Shen Ruyin could only try to find people whenever she had a spare moment.

Recorded programs can cut out all the staff, but live broadcasts are bound to have oversights, especially since these staff members are with their respective employers.

When the reaction segment started, it was Ke Xue's turn to dominate. He chatted enthusiastically with Ming Shen and Ye Shen, and naturally no one insisted that Ke Xue join in. Shen Ruyin was able to openly slack off.

Shen Ruyin turned off the microphone and used another device to play back the video, took a few screenshots, and also took screenshots of the latest part. Finally, she put all these pictures together—they looked even more familiar.

Shen Ruyin seemed to be deep in thought, and reached out to cover the face of a full-body photo, as if she had discovered something.

If you replaced the face with Zhao Manrou's, this familiarity would make perfect sense.

Shen Ruyin made a phone call to Sister Li.

"Sister Li, please pay attention to the new assistant who has appeared next to Wu Tianhou. I think she looks a lot like Zhao Manrou."

Upon hearing this, Sister Li immediately had someone check the surveillance footage and quickly replied to Shen Ruyin: "Yinyin, that person is not Zhao Manrou."

"She showed her whole face on the surveillance camera when she was drinking water; she was a rather mature-looking woman."

Shen Ruyin hung up the phone, dispelling most of her doubts.

Since we've seen their faces, Sister Li and her team must have investigated much more thoroughly, so we can probably rule them out.

Just as Shen Ruyin was thinking this, she turned her head and saw Wu Tianhou making her final preparations before going on stage. Instead of helping Wu Tianhou, her assistant bent down to pick up the water that was placed on the ground.

As she lowered her head, a familiar pendant slipped out.

Although the pendant was quickly stuffed back into her clothes, Shen Ruyin had already taken a screenshot.

She zoomed in on the picture, carefully examined the shape of the pendant, and called Sister Li again.

"Sister Li, that person should be Zhao Manrou."

"The pendant she wore around her neck was exactly the same as Zhao Manrou's."

Sister Li wasn't quite sure what Zhao Manrou's family heirloom looked like, but she trusted Shen Ruyin's judgment and decisively sent people to the scene to investigate.

This time, Sister Li didn't reply to Shen Ruyin's message, and the result was obvious.

Zhao Manrou's identity was confirmed by Sister Li and the others.

Shen Ruyin received the feedback the next day when she accompanied her mother to buy groceries. On their way to buy groceries, they ran into Sister Li, who was out on business.

While Shen's mother was picking out vegetables, Sister Li told Shen Ruyin, "It has been confirmed that Zhao Manrou used talismans to conceal her appearance."

"There are a lot of people at the TV station, so our people didn't make a move there. They followed them to their residence, and we estimate that we can close the net after we finish the investigation today."

Shen Ruyin nodded without saying anything more.

After Sister Li left, Shen's mother felt somewhat emotional.

"I heard that Officer Li and his team haven't been home lately; they've been having meetings late into the night."

"That criminal is really good at hiding. If he comes out soon, Officer Li and his team can catch him and finish their job. Then the residents in this area won't have to be so nervous like they are now."

“Isn’t that right?” Shen Ruyin said cooperatively, then saw Qi Chengyun getting closer and closer to her. Her eyes flickered, and she continued to make a reasonable guess, “I think that maybe the criminal has some acquaintance around here, otherwise how could he hide so well?”

Shen's mother wholeheartedly agreed: "Most likely this acquaintance was unaware of the situation and unknowingly became an accomplice in hiding him."

"It's a pity that Officer Li and his team didn't release more details, otherwise everyone could have seen for themselves."

“I’m afraid that won’t work,” Shen Ruyin said. “Even a cornered dog will jump over a wall, and a cornered rabbit will bite, let alone a vicious and wicked person.”

"What if we directly publish the prisoner's appearance, and in his desperation, he harms the person who took him in as well?"

Shen Ruyin and her daughter walked past Qi Chengyun naturally, their words being reasonable guesses about the notice issued by the police station.

Qi Chengyun did not hesitate and followed Shen Ruyin and her daughter all the way.

Shen Ruyin's eyelids trembled. She didn't understand what she had done to attract his attention. She could only continue to pretend and be careful to prevent him from suddenly hurting her mother.

“Chengyun,” Number 1’s voice rang out, “what are you doing, dawdling like this?”

Shen Ruyin felt alarm bells ringing in her mind, and she felt like her hair was about to stand on end.