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A stack of old and yellowed newspapers was placed on the table. The handwriting on the newspapers was somewhat unclear, and the heavy strokes carried the style of printing 30 years ago.

"Tang Xingguo's wife was stabbed to death by a passer-by with a knife at the opening ribbon-cutting scene." Bai Zhi pointed to a social news article that took up a lot of space, "Look."

Lu Yuxing frowned, trying to make out the traditional Chinese characters that were crowded together.

More than 30 years ago, Tang's Jewelry opened a store in the most prosperous street at that time. Tang Xingguo came to the scene and participated in the ribbon-cutting for the opening.

Halfway through the ribbon-cutting, a middle-aged man suddenly rushed out from the crowd and slashed at Tang Xingguo who was on the stage with a knife.The crowd was noisy, Mrs. Tang who came late in the chaos blocked the knife for Tang Xingguo, and died after being sent to the hospital.The perpetrator was controlled by security personnel, and after investigation, it was found that he was an employee of Tang's jewelry company who was in debt.

The man admitted that because he couldn't repay the huge gambling debt, he stabbed his boss to death before killing himself to take revenge on the society.

The picture on the news page was shocking, Lu Yuxing stared at the black and white photo for a while, and then slowly came to his senses.

The first thought that came to his mind was: Tang Tang might not have been accompanied by his grandma since he was a child.

So is he close to grandpa?Will he also hear about his grandma's misfortune from the mouth of the old man?

Seeing that he didn't speak, Bai Zhi didn't dare to make a sound, just raised his eyelids to see his expression.

After a while, Lu Yuxing asked, "What do you think is the problem?"

"Look here, hey, don't crush it."

Bo Zhi pulled out another newspaper that was stacked below, and he pressed his fingers on the text for a while, then stopped somewhere. "Here, here are the eyewitness interviews."

The newspaper just now explained what happened in a very general way, but this conversation is more direct:

【Were you there at the time? 】

[Yes, I'm standing under the stage, next to the employee with the knife. 】

[How did it happen? 】

【I have no idea.I only heard Mrs. Tang's voice from far away beside me, she shouted 'stop', I've never heard her speak so loudly. 】

【and then? 】

【Then she jumped at the person next to me, I was bumped, frightened, and quickly hid aside.Madam Tang held down his right hand and pulled it out of his pocket.But she was too weak to pull the man at all. 】

[The man didn't take out the knife? 】

[Before this, no, I never noticed that he took out any dangerous goods.It wasn't until he overturned Mrs. Tang that he drew the knife out of his pocket.He stabbed Mrs. Tang's abdomen directly, and stabbed him two or three times in succession. 】

[Did the security personnel not stop it? 】

【They didn't react, they waited until the man stabbed the knife before running to save him.Because everyone was shocked by Mrs. Tang, why did she suddenly rush into the crowd and attack a passerby? 】

[And that passer-by happened to be carrying a knife, is that what you mean? 】

【Yes. 】

Lu Yuxing looked up at the name of the newspaper, and found that it was an entertainment tabloid, and the content on it was somewhat inflammatory.This report was placed in a prominent position, presumably to increase talk for those conspiracy theorists.

"I looked through several reports," Bai Zhi took out all the other newspapers, "I found something very strange."

Lu Yuxing took the newspapers and quickly browsed through them, his expression became sour.

"Ms. Tang attacked the murderer first, and the murderer drew out a knife to stab someone later, which is very strange." Lu Yuxing concluded.

Bai Zhi sighed, "Mr. Lu, how about working in our office?"

"Why does she know so clearly that this person has a knife in his hand?" Lu Yuxing ignored him, "And the target is Tang Xingguo? No one knew this until the murderer was caught."

"And there are many people watching the ribbon-cutting. The murderer is surrounded by people. Mrs. Tang came in a hurry. How could she see his actions?" Bai Zhi also said.

Tang Xingguo's wife did not participate in the ribbon-cutting with him, but rushed over in a car during the ribbon-cutting, got out of the car and rushed into the crowd to wrestle with a man who was about to commit murder with a knife. All this was too weird.

"Did she know in advance?" Bo Zhi said half-jokingly, "Maybe this Mrs. Tang has the ability to predict and guess that her husband is going to be in danger."

Lu Yuxing raised his eyelids and looked at him with a cold expression.

Bai Zhi shrank his neck and looked down at the newspaper, paying no attention to his expression.

"In this way, Mr. Lu, you know the social trends very well, and you are somewhat similar to this Mrs. Tang." He also got a little familiar with Lu Yuxing, and tentatively joked: "Is there 'Mrs. Tang'? This kind of special function?"

Lu Yuxing met his sharp eyes.

"I'm sorry," Bai Zhi said, "I'm just joking, don't mind."

He thought that Lu Yuxing was angry, but he didn't know that his words had pointed out some clues.

"Let's go." With a cold face, Lu Yuxing picked up his bag and stood up. "Let me know if there is any substantial progress. Don't come to me for such frivolous old news."

Bai Zhi looked innocent: "Mr. Lu, didn't you say there was a problem just now! Why did it become gossip again?"

Lu Yuxing didn't stop on his feet. He walked downstairs quickly in one breath, passed through the jewelry store, stepped on the leather shoes in a puddle of sewage, and returned to the dimly lit street.

A few women dressed in enchanting clothes were wearing heavy makeup and leaning against the wall to smoke.

Lu Yuxing ignored their teasing, leaned against the wall, and took a deep breath.

Bai Zhi was right, he was very similar to Tang Xingguo's wife.If the newspaper reports were true, it would be hard for Lu Yuxing not to think about his own affairs.

He is living in this world now, isn't he the same as Mrs. Tang?Foresee the danger when the opponent draws a knife, know who the protagonist is in the film preparation stage, and even know when and who will make what kind of scandal...

Because he has already experienced it.

The women on the corner of the street lit up low-quality cigarettes, took a puff slowly and then exhaled.The dizzying smell of smoke swirls under the lamp and gradually dissipates.

Lu Yuxing quickly sorted out his thoughts. He looked at the corridor entrance of the residential building opposite, as if he felt that the beast that was gradually recovering in the darkness was slowly walking towards him.

The heavy fear fell to the ground, but it didn't make a sound, like an invisible hand that made people breathless.

He gasped violently for several times, but finally couldn't hold back, he took out the medicine box from his bag tremblingly, grabbed several medicines and stuffed them into his mouth.

He leaned against the wall and swallowed the medicine, panting like a dying shark.The women around him walked away at some point, leaving him alone, leaning on him half dead in the darkness.

After recovering from the sudden panic, Lu Yuxing exhaled a foul breath and leaned against the wall exhausted.

"Tang Tang..."

On Monday, the opening banquet.

The gate of the film studio was surrounded by media reporters, and the security personnel made a way through the crazy crowd, blocking fans and reporters on both sides.

The cars of the main creative team drove in one by one, and the windows were all covered with dark film, so they couldn't see clearly inside.But the fans at the door still screamed frantically: "Jin Wu! Jin Wu!"

Tang Tang sat alone in the back seat, staring at the crowd outside in a trance.

He has no assistant or manager, and the driver drives behind Yao Ting's car. He seems to be a bystander of a grand event.

Lu Yuxing also huddled among the reporters, while steadying his feet, he walked through the crowd looking for Tang Tang.

Tang Tang saw him, smiled and waved at him, but unfortunately Lu Yuxing couldn't see him.

The start-up banquet was grandly prepared. A row of machinery and equipment covered with red cloth was placed at the factory gate. The wooden table in the middle was filled with tributes, and a roast suckling pig was placed on the plate.

The leading actor, director, producer, etc. went to worship God in turn. Finally, Director Chen and the producer lifted up the red velvet cloth and announced the start of the film.

After the ceremony, the reporters swarmed over and surrounded several actors and Chen Guzhou.

Tang Tang had been distracted looking for Lu Yuxing just now, and finally found him in the crowd, but now he was suddenly blocked.

"Excuse me..." He whispered a few words to the reporter in front of him, but the other party didn't show any intention of moving away.

The reporters all came for Yao Ting and Jin Wu, but they were also a little curious when they saw a beautiful young boy standing beside Yao Ting.

Chen Guzhou laughed twice, and pulled Tang Tang over from the corner.

"His name is Tang Tang, and he is an actor I have chosen out of thousands of miles."

The crowd was in an uproar.

Without showing any timidity, Tang Tang looked at the camera with a smile and introduced himself.He was wearing a light-colored suit today, with two slender and straight legs wrapped in trousers. Standing forward, he seemed to be more eye-catching than the hero and heroine.

The reporters came here as if they smelled gold, and they also divided half of the attention originally given to the hero and heroine.

Their questions took too long, and Tang Tang was sweating a little on his forehead.

"Okay, it's time." Yao Ting hugged his shoulders intimately, and joked with a smile, "He's new here, so don't scare him."

Everyone clicked the shutter on them again.

A trace of displeasure appeared on Jin Wu's originally friendly face, he gave Yao Ting a wink, and the other party immediately let go of her hand.

After the opening ceremony, the crew returned to the hotel next to the film studio and had dinner together.

Unable to speak to Lu Yuxing, Tang Tang lost interest, followed behind Yao Ting, and sat down at a random seat.

"Tired?" Yao Ting seemed to like this junior very much, "There will be more occasions like this in the future, you have to get used to it."

"Well, thank you Sister Tingting." Tang Tang nodded, playing with the tableware on the table.

Holding a wine glass, Chen Guzhou explained the itinerary together with the producer, but Tang Tang didn't listen much, completely immersed in disappointment.

After a while, he felt a scorching gaze not far away.He was slightly taken aback, and looked up.

Lu Yuxing was sitting at another table, smiling faintly at him.