Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!

Chapter 62: Chapter 62 There is Something Strange

Jiang Li hadn’t fallen asleep.

Sitting on the edge of her bed, she pondered for a while before lifting her hand to gather her scattered hair and getting ready to leave after arranging her attire.

The moment the door opened, she saw her photographer with his hand still raised mid-air.

The photographer was a bit embarrassed, but fortunately, Jiang Li was fully dressed, and her hair was neatly combed, which allowed him to recover from his brief shock.

“Sorry, Miss Jiang, I didn’t mean to disturb you,” the photographer said. “Director Sun has a task for you and asked me to come and see if you were asleep.”

Jiang Li nodded, not suspecting anything. “Great, I was just looking for him. Lead the way.”

The two of them left the room, one after the other.

Seeing the photographer’s empty hands, Jiang Li asked, “Has the live broadcast stopped?”

“Your live broadcast room has been taken down,” the photographer replied. “But there’s still one left over at Director Sun’s side.”

Fortunately, the program team’s temporary residence wasn’t far from theirs; it was just a few minutes’ walk when Jiang Li was led into a black tent.

What met her eyes were various recording and live broadcast equipment, and Director Sun and a few assistants sat in front of the largest screen.

The camera in the live broadcast room also switched over.

[Wow, I thought the live broadcast had already ended. Why is there still one?]

[Why was Jiang Li called over alone? Could it be some secret mission?]

[Ahhhh, Lili is so beautiful! I now believe that she’s truly a natural beauty. She looks no different after bathing than before!]

[Tsk, who knows if she’s purposely wearing natural makeup.]

[Can you stop making baseless accusations? Have you not seen Jiang Li’s luggage? She didn’t even bring skincare products. Is it so hard to admit someone is naturally pretty?]

[Exactly. The God L has even posted Lili’s ID photo, and it looks just like she does now. Would you dare to question the police department?]

Upon seeing Jiang Li, Director Sun’s mouth immediately curved into a smile. @@novelbin@@

He initially thought this novice Miss, who had been abruptly stuffed into their show midway, would be the most difficult guest to handle.

But to his surprise, she had impressed him in just one short day.

She had even garnered an unprecedented level of exposure for their program.

With such a “gem” on board, how could Director Sun not be happy?

“You haven’t slept yet, have you? Come on, we have a task for you.”

Jiang Li walked over silently.

Director Sun took a lottery box from an assistant and started to explain the rules with an air of secrecy.

“In order for you guests to get along better, our director team has prepared a little game.”

“The name of the game is ‘Guardian King.’”

“There are two roles: the Knight and the King. The person chosen to be the Knight must draw the name of one guest from this lottery box to be their King for one day.”

“During this day, you must unconditionally fulfill all of the King’s requests and do at least one thing for him, all without letting him discover your identity as the Knight.”

“If discovered, the Knight will receive a punishment, while if the King guesses wrong about their Knight, they will receive a punishment.”

“Since our program ultimately depends on the good score to determine the rankings, the reward is naturally a good score, and as for the punishment…”

Director Sun chuckled twice but didn’t continue.

“Do you understand the rules? If not, I can explain them again.”

Jiang Li nodded, “I understand. So, I’ve been chosen as the first day’s Knight?”

“Right!” Director Sun said.

This young lady was indeed clever.

He then passed the lottery box, containing the names of the other guests, to Jiang Li.

Jiang Li reached in, pulled out a piece of paper, and slightly raised her eyebrows when she saw the name on it.

“Guardian King? Sounds so interesting.”

“LOL, the production team really knows how to have fun. These people don’t seem to like each other, can they really follow the game rules properly?”

“I’m dying to know who Jiang Lili picked!”

“That’s easy, just see who she pays attention to tomorrow.”

To keep the suspense, Director Sun did not let Jiang Lili show the paper slip in front of the camera.

“Alright, girl, it’s getting late. You should head back to rest. Tomorrow will be exhausting.”

But Jiang Lili didn’t leave; instead, she glanced at the live-stream camera.

Director Sun immediately understood her intention and said a few closing words to the camera before instructing the assistant to shut off the live-stream.

Then he sent a few people away, and after the studio was left with only a few key staff members, he looked at Jiang Lili.

“What’s up? You needed to see me for something?”

Jiang Lili nodded, cutting to the chase, “I think there’s something strange about Xiao Hu’s fall into the water at the village chief’s house tonight. You could have someone investigate.”

Upon hearing this, Director Sun became instantly alert, and his back straightened unconsciously, “What do you mean?”

Jiang Lili shared her discovery, “When I rescued him, I noticed a wound on the back of his neck. It didn’t seem like it came from a fall; it looked more like it had been caused by someone striking him.”

“Because the situation was chaotic at the time, I couldn’t jump to conclusions based only on a wound, so I didn’t make a fuss about it. But this matter needs your follow-up and attention to avoid unnecessary trouble.”

Director Sun furrowed his brows.

If it was as Jiang Lili had described, then the matter was much more serious.

What was a simple accident had now potentially turned into premeditated murder.

Now, he finally understood why Jiang Lili didn’t explain too much in front of the camera earlier.

She must have been afraid that going into too much detail would create public panic. In that case, not only would the show be unable to continue, but everyone there would be subjected to suspicion and attack.

If it caused a societal issue, that would be far too grave.

With these thoughts, Director Sun’s expression grew increasingly serious, “Okay, I understand. I’ll have a private talk with the village chief about this. Don’t spread the word.”

“I know. If there’s nothing else, I’ll head back.”

“Alright.”

Watching Jiang Lili leave, Director Sun let out a long sigh and felt somewhat emotional.

How could a girl not yet twenty years old remain calmer than him in such a situation?

Even her method of handling it was more sophisticated than his, a director who had been in the entertainment industry for years.

This girl had a boundless future ahead of her.

–

At the Jiang Family’s house.

As the live-stream closed, Jiang Shixu, sitting on his bed, fell into a prolonged silence.

He opened Weibo and watched the trending videos about Jiang Lili, over and over, until his phone completely ran out of power and turned off.

By this time, the clock had already struck three.

Looking out at the utterly lifeless darkness of the night sky, Jiang Shixu collapsed onto his bed, the feelings of empty desolation and sinking sweeping over him again.

On the first day that Jiang Lili left, he couldn’t eat, nor could he sleep.

It was as if he had contracted a disease where he felt he couldn’t go on without her.

When his fear and anxiety peaked, he began to sob quietly, uncontrollably, then, with his face streaked with tears, he opened the drawer beside his bed.

Inside was a box of sleeping pills.

Fearing he might overdose, the housekeeper and auntie only placed two pills in it every day.

And it had been seven days since his last dose.