On the live broadcast platform, the netizens were all excited watching.
“Honestly, I’m hooked. Holy cow, I really want to know what happens next in the story.”
“It’s getting better and better. Everyone’s performance is impressive, truly.”
“From the actors who have appeared so far, my personal ranking of their acting skills is as follows: 1. Chen Feng, 2. Chu Ning, 3. Erma, 4. Han Tao, 5. A Yi, 6. Li Jiayi.”
“Agree with the above.”
“I’m seriously impressed, watching a live broadcast can feel so immersive. The key is that this plot makes me incredibly nervous.”
“It’s so good, looking forward to the outcome.”
“Hoo hoo, Chen Feng and Chu Ning are definitely Emperor and Empress level actors.”
“How many catties did the person above drink? So drunk?”
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Scene eight.
Chu Ning left the tea house.
She took Li Jiayi, just the two of them walking.
Soon after they left, the tea house exploded.
No one inside survived.
At the scene, the assassin A Yi had a cold expression, showing disappointment.
Because the target had already left early.
The tea house owner and the servant, the only ones who knew clues, self-detonated and committed suicide, leaving no clues behind.
A Yi’s expression remained unperturbed.
After a moment of contemplation, she turned and left.
There was not a single line of dialogue throughout, but she used body language to convey the dialogue throughout.
This assassin allowed A Yi to get into her stride.
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Scene nine.
The camera switched to the inner courtyard of another luxurious mansion.
This was the Yu Family, a prominent merchant family in Jiangnan City.
Yu Zhiwen was a well-known major merchant in Jiangnan City.
Although she was a woman, she navigated both the underworld and the legitimate business world with extraordinary means, supporting a vast family enterprise.
Chu Ning, entrusted by the tea house owner, brought Li Jiayi to Yu Zhiwen.
And she also indirectly learned that Chen Feng, the ‘sister’ with whom she had the most intimate contact and complex emotions, also had an affair with Yu Zhiwen.
Otherwise, Yu Zhiwen would not have bothered with Chu Ning, a mere actress.
It was infuriating.
At the same time, the conversation she accidentally overheard completely shocked her.
It turned out that Li Jiayi, who came with her, was a famous general from the War of Resistance, and Chen Feng was an intelligence agent planted in Jiangnan City by the revolutionaries.
At that moment, Chu Ning’s face turned pale.
She knew she was in trouble.
So, the tea house being bombed must have been done by the Japanese puppets.
The tea house owner, being recognizable, certainly couldn’t take Li Jiayi away, and since Chen Feng trusted Chu Ning enough to let her deliver the message, he naturally let Chu Ning take Li Jiayi away.
They, in turn, calmly faced their deaths.
But Chu Ning was stunned.
Once it was discovered that she was involved in such matters, she would surely not escape death.
Chu Ning was scared.
She didn’t want to die.
She still had her youthful years ahead.
She still had a bright future.
What’s more, Chen Feng’s entanglement with her all these years might have all been false pretense.
Chen Feng was a revolutionary.
He was an intelligence agent.
He was a professional deceiver.
No wonder all these years, no matter how many times she persuaded him to leave the opera troupe and wander the world with her, far from the most troublesome Jiangnan City, he always refused.
So, he was just using her identity as a cover, wasn’t he?
Chu Ning was overthinking.
She resented Chen Feng for his promiscuity, even having an affair with Yu Zhiwen, and she also resented him for not telling her anything, clearly just using her.
The deeper the love, the deeper the hatred.
Thus, Chu Ning turned dark.
She quietly turned and left the Yu Family, betraying everyone.
Before the camera, Chu Ning displayed this complex psychological description with subtle expressions, which indeed earned her a round of applause.
Strictly speaking, her acting skills were indeed slightly superior.
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Scene ten.
While Chu Ning was eavesdropping, Yu Zhiwen in the room was discussing the plan to leave Jiangnan City with Li Jiayi.
In this segment, Yu Zhiwen had the upper hand.
Li Jiayi suffered from his way of speaking.
Too saccharine!
It was hard to change.
It was just as Liu Tianchi once said, an actor’s enunciation is actually very important.
Once it forms, it’s basically impossible to change.
This is a label.
Some people have excellent enunciation, speaking clearly and distinctly; such people generally don’t need dubbing.
But some people have poor enunciation.
They speak indistinctly, have an accent, or have problems with their tone or speed, or like Li Jiayi, are too soft or saccharine; they basically need dubbing.
If Li Jiayi used dubbing, the effect would be better.
After all, his makeup was indeed good.
Unfortunately, this was a live broadcast.
Where would there be dubbing?
Only the original sound could be presented.
So, as soon as Li Jiayi spoke, it immediately made the audience feel disconnected.
On the other hand, Yu Zhiwen.
Although she was a bit young, the makeup artist deliberately gave her a mature look, and she was wearing a cheongsam.
She wore a wig and had heavy makeup on her face.
Furthermore, she was only playing a businesswoman, not as conspicuous and eye-catching as Li Jiayi’s label as a general from the War of Resistance, so she was able to act more freely.
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Scene eleven.
Many Japanese puppets appeared on the long street.
They headed straight for the Yu Family mansion.
Upon receiving a report from a family servant and discovering that Chu Ning was missing, Yu Zhiwen immediately understood everything.
The outside was quickly surrounded.
The Yu Family’s servants and escorts showed no weakness, holding their guns ready.
In Jiangnan City, Yu Zhiwen was a prominent figure.
So, Dajun did not break in immediately.
Just as Li Jiayi thought he was at a dead end, the camera finally switched to Yu Zhiwen’s autistic younger brother.
Tao Yilun appeared.
As soon as he appeared, he displayed composure and wisdom beyond ordinary people.
He was autistic, but he wasn’t foolish.
He had noticed Li Jiayi’s arrival long ago.
He also heard the conversation between his sister and Li Jiayi, which made Tao Yilun realize that Li Jiayi was the hope for the revolution’s victory.
So, he slowly appeared before his sister and Li Jiayi.
He only said one sentence: “When I was little, I dug a tunnel in the house that leads to the outside drain. This tunnel is still usable. I can take him away.”
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Scene twelve.
The escape continued.
The camera focused on Tao Yilun and Li Jiayi.
The two successfully got away from the Yu Family mansion through the drain.
At this moment, the streets of Jiangnan City were chaotic.
As soon as Li Jiayi came out, he wanted to speed up and escape, but Tao Yilun stopped him.
Tao Yilun’s words left Li Jiayi dumbfounded.
Tao Yilun walked forward expressionlessly, softly saying, “Mr. Li doesn’t need to run; just walk normally like an ordinary person.”
“Firstly, you and I climbed out of the drain, and your body is already reeking.”
“We look more like refugees.”
“Secondly, there are Japanese puppet informants all over the street. The more you run, the more likely you are to be targeted.”
“Also, don’t take the small paths. Just walk on the main road. Mr. Li, the more unexpected you are, the greater your chance of escaping.”
As he spoke, gunshots rang out in the distance behind them.
They were very intense.
Tao Yilun did not look back, but his body trembled slightly.
He handled this detail very well.
The champions of the top ten divisions still had some real skill.
Li Jiayi resisted the urge to look back, and in a hoarse whisper, he said, “Your sister…”
“She should be fine.”
Tao Yilun remained expressionless, his voice devoid of any emotion: “She is the president of the Jiangnan City Chamber of Commerce; she has social standing. Without concrete evidence, she should be fine.”
Facing such a calm and intelligent Tao Yilun, Li Jiayi couldn’t help but ask, “Your sister said you are an autistic patient?”
“Yes.”
“That’s truly surprising. Your analysis and demeanor just now show that you are very intelligent.”
Tao Yilun said calmly, “Autism doesn’t mean I’m foolish. Mr. Li, walk to the end of this road, turn right onto the small path, and keep walking, and you’ll be out of the city. Perhaps the rest of the journey, you’ll need to walk alone.”
“Why?”
Li Jiayi was startled.
“We are being followed.”
Tao Yilun took advantage of a turn to glance back.
Not far behind them, a petite figure wearing a black trench coat and a hat was following closely.
