"You're an actor, do you think it's appropriate for you to seek help from the police? Won't the paparazzi report on you? "Li Xue rode on the motorcycle while Han Fei sat behind.
"It's fine, I'm more familiar with the paparazzi. My next step is to develop them into informants."
"A celebrity turning paparazzi into informants? That's a bold idea. " Li Xue drove fast. "The entertainment industry is quite complicated, I think you'd better keep a low profile."
"I didn't have a choice before but now I just want to be a real actor. If the people in the industry dare to mess with me, I'll flip the table and join the Xin Lu police force. " Han Fei asked Li Xue seriously, "Will those who have acted bravely get extra points during the police recruitment?"
"I'll think about it."
"Then is there a limit to the extra points?"
"Limit?"
At 11 am, Li Xue drove Han Fei to the police station at the old city.
Initially, Li Xue's teacher was still at the hospital but when he heard Han Fei was coming, he immediately changed the meeting location. He believed Han Fei should not get too close to the hospital.
When they entered the police station's office, the old man was already there. He did not like people waiting for him.
"What do you want to talk to me about?" The old man stood beside the table. He stood tall and straight, he did not look like a mentally ill person at all.
"Grandpa, have the police investigated a person?" Han Fei didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.
"Who?"
"Ma Manjiang." After Han Fei said the name, the office became quiet.
The old man did not answer immediately. He looked at Han Fei strangely and then a rare smile appeared on his face. "Where did you find this name?"
"I found it on the internet." Han Fei shared his speculation. He believed Ma Manjiang had a relationship with Chuxia and then to hide the secret, he killed Chuxia to silence her. He even suspected the child hiding in the gym was Jin Sheng.
If not for the information from the cryptic world, Han Fei wouldn't have been able to form such a complete chain of speculation. However, Li Xue's teacher did not know about the cryptic world.
From the old man's perspective, Han Fei managed to come up with a possibility from the fragmented information on the internet. He was a genius at investigating cases.
The old man's eyes were full of admiration. "It's already impressive that you can deduce all this on your own."
"Have you guys also targeted him?" Han Fei's shock was no less than the police officer's. Based on the old man's reaction, they already knew about Ma Manjiang.
"2 days ago, after we got the information from Meng Changan, we reopened the investigation on Yi Ming Private Academy. Unfortunately, Ma Manjiang has gone missing. We are currently trying to track him down. " The old man sat down on the chair and signaled for Han Fei to sit next to him. "We've pulled up the information from the past. Ma Manjiang appears to have many identities. The last time he appeared as Ma Manjiang was at his father's funeral. By the way, his father was the founder of Yi Ming Private Academy. "
"His father is the principal?"
"Ma Manjiang's father is an entrepreneur and a philanthropist. They built that school in the countryside to make it easier for the nearby children to go to school but things slowly changed …" Li Xue's teacher told Han Fei some of the things she knew.
Based on the police's investigation, all the victims at Yi Ming Private Academy were related in some way. However, the police believed that the link between the victims was not Ma Manjiang but Jing Sheng.
He was the last victim at Yi Ming Private Academy before the school closed down, he was also the turning point of the whole incident.
Han Fei considered the case from Ma Manjiang's perspective but Li Xue's teacher considered the case from the Butterfly's perspective.
The Butterfly liked to toy with human nature, it drove kindness into madness. Among the victims, the one that fit the Butterfly's criteria was Jing Sheng.
Li Xue's teacher even made a bold guess that all the cases at Yi Ming Private Academy were caused by Jing Sheng.
The first victim to be targeted by the Butterfly was Jing Sheng. The Butterfly exposed the world's malice before Jing Sheng, he was slowly enveloped by it.
Han Fei speculated that Jing Sheng was the student who first hid in the gym. Li Xue's teacher went further. He believed the Butterfly purposely lured Jing Sheng into the gym so that he could see for himself what kind of person Ma Manjiang was.
Jing Sheng probably thought about asking for help but unfortunately no one believed his words. Later on, those who believed him were killed one after another. In the end, Jing Sheng was forced to commit suicide.
Perhaps Jing Sheng's death was not the outcome that the Butterfly wanted. It hoped that Jing Sheng would embrace the malice but Jing Sheng chose death without hesitation.
That was the police's speculation but they needed evidence to solve a case. They could not confirm why Jing Sheng was targeted by the Butterfly.
Based on their investigation, they felt that Jing Sheng was just a normal and kind child. The only thing that stood out about him was his love of ghost stories, that was all.
Since Jing Sheng was dead, the police could not find out what Jing Sheng was thinking from other people but Han Fei was different. He suspected that Jing Sheng was currently at Yi Ming Private Academy. He had the chance to get close to Jing Sheng, to communicate with him and perhaps even become Jing Sheng's friend.
Han Fei had an advantage that the police did not. After listening to Li Xue's analysis, he immediately understood what he needed to do.
Actually, Han Fei's cooperation with the police was quite good. Through the lingering memories of the deceased in the cryptic world, Han Fei used these memories to piece together the truth to point the police in the direction of the case.
The follow-up search and arrest required a lot of manpower and resources, these were left to the police. The two sides complemented each other, one to capture the Butterfly and the suspect in real life while the other to bring relief and salvation to the deceased in the cryptic world.
Han Fei's memory was excellent. The old man only said it once and Han Fei memorized all the key points. He planned to try to find Jing Sheng at the school that night.
"Sir, after this conversation, I feel enlightened." Han Fei was obsessed with the details but he could not see the big picture as well as Li Xue's teacher. After all, he was just an actor.
"I do enjoy talking to you." The old man looked at Han Fei with a kind expression. "I'm glad to have met a young man like you but I hope you can promise me one thing."
"What is it?"
"I suggest you choose a profession that makes you happier. I know you're a good actor and you have the talent of a good police officer but neither of these professions will help you find your true smile." Li Xue's teacher seemed to be able to read Han Fei's mind. "An actor can make you mimic other people's smiles but you will never be able to mimic your own smile; a police officer will expose you to more evil and the evil will weigh down on you. When that happens, you will lose more than just a smile."
Li Xue's teacher's sincere words warmed Han Fei's heart but unfortunately he had no other choice. "I understand all that but I do not wish to retreat now. I have to capture the Butterfly."
Han Fei's tone was strangely firm. He really had no other choice. "I understand all that but I do not wish to retreat now. I have to capture the Butterfly."
Han Fei's tone was strangely firm. He really had no other choice. The black box that the Butterfly was looking for was in his mind and they would not stop until one of them was dead.
Li Xue was shocked when she saw how engrossed her teacher was in the conversation with Han Fei. It had been a long time since her teacher chatted with someone like this.
After Han Fei's conversation with the old man, most of his speculations were confirmed by the police.
A rough plan formed in Han Fei's mind. The murderers at Yi Ming Private Academy were Ma Manjiang and his child, the victims were the security guards, the ruffians and Ma Manjiang's wife. Han Fei needed to find the other victims as soon as possible and save them all.
After exiting the police station, Han Fei was about to head home when his phone rang. It was Director Jiang.
"Director, how can I help you?"
"Tomorrow night at 8 pm, Twin Flowers will be released on all platforms. We've rented a venue and we plan to gather everyone to watch the premiere together."
"So soon?"
"We've already given up on the offline premiere. We'll focus on the online premiere instead. Tomorrow night, we'll decide the winner."
With the development of the times, online movies and offline cinemas extended into two different industries. Online movies were convenient and fast, and online movies were no longer a synonym for shoddy production. Offline cinemas, on the other hand, maximized the audio-visual effects, and one could only experience the shock after watching it.
Han Fei's Twin Flowers was a low-budget movie, it did not have that many requirements for special effects. Therefore, online streaming was the best option.
"I'll definitely be there tomorrow night." Han Fei was quite excited. After all, this was his first time being the main character.
"Okay!" Hearing that Han Fei was willing to watch the premiere together, Director Jiang was even more excited than Han Fei. "By the way, I have a friend who wants to meet you. He's a rather famous horror film director, he'll be coming to watch the premiere with us tomorrow."
Director Jiang was kind enough to introduce his connections to Han Fei, he hoped that Han Fei would be able to go further in his career.
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