Three days of rest.
After three days, the final battle.
During these three days, Chu Ning's acting skills exploded, and she completely hid any hint of what had happened between her and Chen Feng.
Only when she was alone with Chen Feng would Chu Ning be shy and timid.
She had completely shed her usual image of a petty bourgeois woman.
…
Noon on the third day.
Ten people went out for a meal together.
It was the last meal before they went their separate ways.
After the final battle, everyone would go their own way.
Since the New Year's Day special program until now, these people had often eaten, lived, and chatted together, so some individuals had already formed friendships.
For example, Tao Yilun, Han Tao, and Chen Feng.
And also Tang Xin, Yu Zhiwen, and Erma.
So this last meal was also exceptionally lively.
Except for Xu Nuo and Li Jiayi, the others were no longer very concerned about who would win or lose the final battle.
The lunch lasted until past two o'clock.
After the meal, they returned to the Actor Cabin.
When Chen Feng opened the door to his room, he suddenly froze.
"Huh?"
"What's wrong?"
Han Tao, who was following behind, poked his head in to look and was stunned, "Holy crap, did a thief break into your room?"
Tao Yilun, who had followed them, quickly squeezed in to take a look, "Oh my god, how did it get turned over like this? Who did it?"
As soon as these two yelled, the women who were originally going upstairs also gathered around.
"Oh my, a thief broke in?"
"Should we call the police?"
"Feng Ge, this was clearly rummaged through. Call the police, Feng Ge?"
"Let's tell the production team."
…
Everyone was talking at once, but no one went inside.
Chen Feng's room was a complete mess.
Everything was thrown on the floor, the suitcase was open, and all the drawers and cabinets were open.
This situation wasn't right.
It definitely couldn't be a prank by the production team.
Chen Feng immediately adopted the role of a police officer and then cautiously walked inside.
He first went to check the camera in the room.
Sure enough, it was damaged.
Then he went to the suitcase and looked through it.
Important documents were all there.
Even his wallet was there, and not a single cent of the cash inside was missing.
This indicated that the perpetrator was not there to steal valuables.
If they were truly there to steal valuables, then other people's rooms might be more worth visiting, especially Xu Nuo's room.
Chen Feng slowly stood up and looked around.
He hadn't found any clues yet.
But at least he could confirm that the perpetrator must have entered through the main door, not by climbing through a window.
Chen Feng turned and went back outside the door.
At this point, some of the others had run back to their own rooms to check.
They returned very quickly.
The other rooms were fine; only Chen Feng's room had been ransacked.
So, they called the police.
At the same time, they notified the production team.
…
Twenty minutes later.
The police and the production team all arrived.
Ning Jia came in person.
Two police officers arrived.
The main person in charge was Zhuang Wei, an old police officer in his fifties, and also the most senior police officer at the local police station.
His assistant was Xiao Gao.
Since the ransacked room belonged not to an ordinary person, but to a villa rented by the currently popular variety show, “What is an Actor,” this matter could not be handled lightly.
So Zhuang Wei and his assistant formally put on gloves, entered the room, observed everywhere, and looked for clues.
Ten minutes later.
The two came out empty-handed.
Then they asked Chen Feng and the others about the specific situation and took notes.
The whole process took about forty-five minutes, after which they told the production team to wait for notification, and the two left in a hurry.
After the police left, Ning Jia comforted everyone.
Especially the five women.
They were somewhat scared.
Who would be so bold?
This was still the base of a popular variety show, and yet a thief dared to sneak in.
Moreover, it was such a coincidence that they knew the ten of them were out for dinner today, and that there was no one guarding the cabin at all, which was simply terrifying.
A Yi and the others discussed it with the production team and decided to leave tonight.
To stay in a hotel.
Anyway, tomorrow was the final battle.
The final competition would last two days in total, and staying in a hotel for two days would be fine; it was no big deal.
So, Ning Jia agreed.
The production team paid to book luxury five-star hotels for all ten people.
This place was temporarily sealed off, awaiting news from the police.
…
Around five in the afternoon.
Zhuang Wei and Xiao Gao arrived at the hotel and went directly to Chen Feng.
After entering the room.
Zhuang Wei asked the production team to leave, including the chief director Ning Jia, and then had his assistant Xiao Gao guard the door, not allowing anyone to enter.
This display frightened everyone else.
What was going on?
It looked quite serious, didn't it?
Inside the room.
Zhuang Wei pulled up a chair and sat in front of Chen Feng, saying sternly, "Chen Feng, I have a few questions for you. Please consider carefully before answering me."
Chen Feng looked at him puzzled, "What do you want to ask me?"
"Do you know Luo Deyong?"
Chen Feng frowned, "I know of him; I saw the news. He was one of the guests at the charity gala. I don't know anything else."
"Are you sure you don't know him?"
"I'm sure."
Zhuang Wei's eyes were sharp as he slowly said, "This afternoon, after you moved out, we brought in colleagues from the Municipal Bureau's technical department, and we collected a footprint in your room."
"It couldn't be Luo Deyong's, could it?"
Chen Feng looked suspicious.
"Of course not."
Zhuang Wei observed Chen Feng carefully and continued, "But that footprint was also found at Luo Deyong's death scene."
"Hmm?"
Chen Feng was startled.
A signal instantly flashed in his mind.
But he didn't show it.
Zhuang Wei asked in a deep voice, "Chen Feng, isn't this a bit strange? All of Luo Deyong's personal belongings in his car were stolen, including an antique he bought at the gala that day. This footprint also appeared in your room, and they were looking for something. Can you… think of anything?"
Chen Feng: "…"
The perpetrator was looking for the blood cloth.
Chen Feng already had a conclusion in his mind.
Because if there had to be a common point between Chen Feng and Luo Deyong, it was the tokens of the Outer Eight Sects.
Luo Deyong had purchased the ink jade orchid, an ancient token of the Orchid Gate.
And Chen Feng had once used the blood cloth, a token of the Red Handkerchief Sect, to perform magic tricks during a live broadcast.
Other than this, there were no other common points.
So, the assailant was looking for the blood cloth.
This person understood the secrets of the Outer Eight Sects, and even knew about their ancient tokens.
This was terrifying.
Chen Feng was silent for a moment, then slowly looked up at Zhuang Wei, "I might have guessed what this perpetrator was looking for in my room?"
Zhuang Wei immediately brightened, "What were they looking for?"
"They were looking for that bottle of Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon dry red wine, the bottle of wine I bought at the gala that day."
Chen Feng replied expressionlessly.
"Got it."
Zhuang Wei immediately clapped his hands and sat up straight, "We came to the same conclusion. The assailant must have watched the live broadcast of the charity gala that day, saw a few of the auctioned items, and thus had ill intentions."
Chen Feng: "…"
Zhuang Wei continued excitedly, "From the condition of your ransacked room, it's clear the perpetrator didn't find that bottle of wine, right?"
Chen Feng nodded.
Zhuang Wei exhaled deeply and laughed, "Where's that bottle of wine? Where did you hide it? Perhaps we can think of a way to lure the snake out of its hole."
Chen Feng blinked, "Sorry, that bottle of wine has already been drunk."
"Ah?"
Zhuang Wei was stunned.
"It's already been drunk. I couldn't sleep the night of the gala, so I drank most of the bottle by myself. Early the next morning, the other contestants shared the rest. The bottle was eventually thrown in the trash."
Zhuang Wei: "…"
Oh my goodness.
You drank a two-million-dollar red wine the very night you bought it?
You're truly not just an ordinary spendthrift!