WAM CH14

The police contacted them for a second time ten days later.

Under the cover of their respective managers, Shao Si and Gu Yanzhou arrived at the police station once again.

“Please wait a moment, Captain Wang still has a few things to finish up.” It was the same female officer as before. She bent down and poured tea for the few of them. “Don’t be nervous… it’s just assisting with an investigation, don’t overthink it.”

They weren’t nervous.

The four of them just found it a bit awkward sitting together.

Especially Li Guangzong, who didn’t know where to put his hands and feet, actually sitting right next to his male god. Being so close, he didn’t dare breathe loudly, his heart full of passion with nowhere to express it. He stealthily texted Shao Si: Ah~ I’m so excited~ I’m sitting next to my male god~

Shao Si sat with his legs crossed on the far right of the sofa. Receiving the text and opening it, he couldn’t be bothered to reply, merely looking up and mouthing silently at him: You are so gross.

Li Guangzong kept his head down and continued texting: Oh my god, I can hardly catch my breath right now.

…Really, I feel like I’m suffocating.

Shao Si screenshotted these two incredibly nauseating lines and sent them to Gu Yanzhou, who was offline, adding the caption: Your fanboy.

However, Comrade Li Guangzong had no intention of stopping his emotional outpouring.

Under his continuous bombardment, Shao Si finally couldn’t take it anymore and stood up.

Shao Si was wearing an extremely loose sweater today. As he stood up, for a fleeting moment, the collar slipped down exceptionally low, revealing a large patch of his collarbones and the skin below.

Then he squeezed between the two of them, separating them, his face showing a hint of impatience. “Sit on the edge, you talk too much nonsense.”

Li Guangzong: “…”

Chen Yang: “…???”

This series of movements caused Gu Yanzhou, who had originally been reading a book, to look up toward the right.

Shao Si noticed his gaze and turned to look back.

Thus, the two stared at each other for two seconds.

Shao Si said a line he didn’t know how many times he had repeated: “Hello, Senior Brother Gu.”

At this moment, Gu Yanzhou’s fingers were resting on the page of the book, about to turn it. His hands had distinct, prominent joints, and looking up from his wrists, his black cufflinks were fine and simple.

Although Shao Si was face-blind and had questionable aesthetics, it didn’t stop him from having a hand fetish.

Before he had time to take a few more looks, he heard Gu Yanzhou speak up to remind him: “Your clothes.”

Li Guangzong reacted faster than Shao Si, grabbing his collar and pulling it up. “Your neckline! Pay attention to your image, what kind of clothes are these…”

Shao Si let him pull the clothes backward without changing his expression. “This piece of trash, go ask the stylist, do you think I like wearing it?”

Li Guangzong: “I’ll have a good talk with Lisa later. Actually, I noticed a long time ago that this girl’s clothing taste is quite erotic…”

Lisa was the dedicated stylist assigned by the company. During the previous scandal, the ring was also paired for Shao Si by her. They hadn’t expected it to cause such an incident.

Speaking of their scandal, the heat had mostly died down recently, but there was still a small group of fans who firmly believed they were truly married.

Li Guangzong had shown Shao Si those brain-damaging comments that forcibly shipped them together.

— Say no more, they’re definitely together. How could they wear their real wedding rings? They could only wear these to satisfy their craving, and it’s easy to explain away. Look at it now, it’s almost washed clean, right? I’ll wait for the day the truth arrives. Even if the rings are fake, the hearts tied together are real.

To this, Shao Si only offered four words: Fucking brain-dead idiots.

The four sat in the breakroom, the tea on the table still steaming.

As managers, Chen Yang and Li Guangzong quickly started chatting. Before long, the two agreed to go out to the corridor for a smoke.

Two spots instantly emptied up on the sofa, and Shao Si shifted over to the side. Only then did he notice the book Gu Yanzhou was holding was Masks. It was considered a peerless masterpiece in contemporary literature, having won many awards, and there were frequent rumors about it being adapted into a movie.

Shao Si put away his phone and stared at the line on Gu Yanzhou’s page, ‘Everyone wears a mask on their face’, for a moment. “I heard Director Ou intends to adapt this book into a movie.”

“Mhm.” Gu Yanzhou turned a page. “Shooting starts next month.”

…That meant the cast had already been finalized.

Shao Si noticed several marks on the book, all placed on the male lead’s lines and inner monologues.

It seemed Grand Master Best Actor Gu would be playing the male lead again this time.

Shao Si pressed his lips together slightly.

Why was he acting in trashy dramas like The Demon Prince’s Runaway Sweetheart, while someone else could prepare for the adaptation of a literary masterpiece?

…

“Sorry to keep you waiting.” Officer Wang pushed the door open and came in, holding some files and gesturing for them to stay seated. “No need to stand up, let’s just talk here, it’s the same. We don’t need to stick to formalities. Let me say first, the mission carries a certain level of danger, but the police can guarantee your safety. The most important thing will still rely on your adaptability; this is the key reason I sought you out.”

Having two highly skilled actors deeply connected to this circle act as police informants was an innovative move, a surprising tactic.

At the same time, it was a move born of helplessness.

“The nature of this case is quite unique,” Officer Wang continued. “On a side note, there was an international experiment conducted to test the anti-reconnaissance capabilities of professionals in various industries. Entertainers, or rather celebrities, ranked in the top three.”

Celebrities had countless eyes and media paparazzi watching them day and night. If they wanted to keep a secret, they had to be extremely cautious.

Especially when this secret involved the interests of too many people—celebrities suspected of drug use, their managers, and the investors who took over the drug trafficking business.

These people were tightly bound together.

If one prospered, all prospered; if one fell, all fell.

This greatly increased the difficulty for the police to solve the case.

“We have already gathered a lot of evidence, but it’s not enough, and we can’t arrest these people right now.” While Shao Si and Gu Yanzhou were reading the files, Officer Wang took a sip of water, paused, and continued, “Because we haven’t yet touched the core of this drug trafficking syndicate, and their evidence is very hard to find. We can only dismantle his right and left arms.”

After roughly glancing over the materials, Gu Yanzhou set them down and said, “So you want to use us to target Lu Jiahui, using Yang Yinyin’s death as an entry point. This also means Lu Jiahui isn’t just an ordinary right-hand man; he’s a line that can directly contact the core of the drug trafficking syndicate.”

Neither of them was stupid; reaching their current positions required brains.

Gu Yanzhou’s words merely hinted at the point, while Shao Si made a straightforward judgment: “Lu Jiahui is that supplier, K.”

Officer Wang was a bit shocked. “I haven’t even said it yet, and you guys already guessed it.”

The two young men sitting in front of him—one sat with a proper posture, while the other slouched lazily, looking completely boneless.

But their eyes were both very serious.

It wasn’t a hard thing to guess. If Lu Jiahui was just a nobody, why would the police spend so much effort on him?

And Officer Wang had specifically mentioned the previously arrested artists and a mysterious supplier.

Officer Wang sighed: “There’s one more thing. We’ve already investigated Yang Yinyin’s situation clearly. Lu Jiahui has been using the artists under him to conduct drug trafficking activities. His usual method is to have them meet with big bosses, first seducing them into sexual relationships, and then luring them into taking drugs. Before Yang Yinyin debuted, her family was in tens of millions of debt. Lu Jiahui probably targeted this point from the very beginning.”

After listening, Gu Yanzhou summarized: “They traffic drugs and like to target people who can afford them. Then, through rallying investors, they squeeze the masses at the bottom of society.”

Shao Si thought of the film that won him Best Actor, Anti-Narcotics.

The screenwriter was someone with personal experience in this area; she had grown up watching her father use drugs, watching her beloved father turn into a monster.

Sometimes, after filming, Shao Si would go chat with her. The screenwriter was already in her forties, but she would still get extremely emotional whenever the word ‘drugs’ was mentioned.

Thus, as Shao Si thought about it, he softly recited a line from Anti-Narcotics: “It is a monster. It amplifies all your bad emotions, triggers all the baseness suppressed deep within you, making you lose your rationality as the poison seeps into your organs… It lets you drown alive in this deep swamp. It brings you momentary pleasure, but the price is your entire soul and endless suffering.”

The voice sounded casual, the tone cold.

Yet both Gu Yanzhou and Officer Wang were momentarily stunned upon hearing it.

“You remember the lines very well.” Gu Yanzhou finally looked him straight in the eye.

Shao Si: “You flatter me.”

An hour later, Gu Yanzhou and Shao Si both walked out of the breakroom.

Gu Yanzhou was fine; he remained as unperturbed as always. Shao Si, however, appeared somewhat silent.

On the way back, Li Guangzong intentionally told a bad joke to lighten the mood, and Shao Si didn’t express his disdain for him as usual.

Li Guangzong: “Dad, are you in a bad mood?”

“Not exactly, just feeling a bit heavy,” Shao Si said, his voice dropping lower and lower until only he could hear it. “Some people are alive but don’t know how to feel grateful…”

[The today you waste is the tomorrow countless dead people desperately hoped for,] the system popped up at the right moment. [Is that what you mean to say? Although I forget which philosopher said it.]

Shao Si closed his eyes: [Couldn’t tell you were quite cultured.]

[I read books normally too, alright?] the system said. [Speaking of which, we’re executing the mission tomorrow, Little Agent. Do you have anything else you want to say?]

[I do.] Shao Si rolled over. [Thinking about Gu Yanzhou coming to make a cameo in ‘The Demon Prince’s Runaway Sweetheart’ tomorrow, I feel very satisfied.]

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Author’s Note:

“Most people are so ungrateful to be alive. But not you, not anymore.” —— SAW