While Luke and the other were talking, Jennifer had already gone off to film again.
The two kept silent and focused their attention on the filming scene. They were afraid that something unexpected would happen to this big star, as that would be a funny thing.
Her scene was shot in just three takes, Pierce said, and even then it took nearly an hour.
It's not that Jennifer's acting needs to be shot three times, but that the effects of these three times are slightly different, and Pierce can choose any one of them to use during post-editing.
Jennifer came over, and suddenly she looked back with horror, raised her hand and pointed at the air: "What is that?"
Luke turned his head and saw a white figure hanging swaying on the ceiling in the farthest corner of the studio where she was pointing.
Everyone was horrified at first, but then they felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, and they all realized: Could this be another prank? Just like the "corpse" man before.
"Selina, let them rescue him." Luke frowned, raised his hand and pointed at the figure on the distant ceiling, then quickly ran towards the handcuffed "corpse" gentleman.
Luke walked around the debris that blocked his view and saw the situation over there. His face turned cold, he stood still and pulled out the pistol from his armpit.
Snap! Snap!
A rope broke with a sound, and Mr. Corpse, whose face was red from being tangled by the rope, fell down, gasping for breath with a painful expression.
Luke turned around and made a few gestures to Selina, who had also pulled out a gun. Then he stepped over and uncuffed Mr. Corpse: "Who did it?"
Mr. Corpse shook his head painfully and coughed violently again.
Luke took a rope loop off his neck, his keen sense of smell activated, and his brows frowned.
It’s not that there is no smell on the rope loop, but that there are too many smells, a mixture of the smells of more than ten people, and the strongest smell comes from two or three people.
The smell of these people is consistent with the smell of many props. They belong to the prop master and his two assistants who do odd jobs for him. This doesn't mean anything at all.
They have handled most of the props and sundries here.
The smell of others is very faint.
A weak odor may be due to contact a long time ago, or it may be due to contact time being relatively short, and the difference is more difficult to distinguish.
The smells of more than a dozen people mixed together, making it difficult to distinguish them clearly.
Placing the rope loop on the wooden frame beside him, Luke looked at the weapon that, together with the rope loop, almost turned Mr. Corpse into a real corpse.
The principle of this killing trap is very simple. A rope with a slipknot is tied to a wooden frame similar to a windmill prop. As long as the windmill is turned, the "corpse" with his hands handcuffed to an iron frame in front of him will have no way to resist and will be tightened by the rope loop to the wooden frame support.
In order to facilitate filming, this windmill is of course electric, and the electric switch is on the ground not far away, and is pressed down and turned on by a wooden board with a rope around it.
The reason why Luke didn't notice the movement here was that the surrounding environment was quite noisy, with the sound of various machines and brackets making endless noises.
What Jennifer just filmed was a group chase scene in the forest.
Although the camera is basically on the big star Jennifer, all the other extras have to give their all, and all the screaming, falling, crawling and rolling action and sound effects must be included.
He is not a god, and it is impossible for him to concentrate on monitoring the movements around him 24 hours a day. Most of his attention is on Jennifer.
Luke frowned, carefully distinguishing the only clues.
There was no smell of people coming and going here, at least no one had stayed here in the past period of time.
This is really interesting.
Luke slowly walked around the spot and circled outside.
After a few minutes, he paused and shook his head slightly.
There are too many people here.
The crew members and the staff brought by the actors together numbered more than fifty people.
Moreover, this is a studio. Except for the forest scene, all other places are filled with traces of odor left by people walking around, making it difficult to tell who the perpetrator is.
He returned to the corpse and asked, "Mike, can you speak now?"
Mike nodded with difficulty.
Luke: "Who attacked you?"
Mike shook his head: "I didn't see it. Just now, the windmill behind me suddenly started to turn, and then a rope was put around my neck and strangled me."
Luke frowned. "What about that sound? Footsteps? Unusual movement?"
Mike shook his head: "No, I was suddenly strangled and didn't notice anything."
Luke was not surprised either.
The guy's posture at the time was indeed very awkward. In order to punish him, Luke handcuffed his hands to an iron frame that was neither too high nor too low, forcing him to squat, making it even more difficult for him to turn around and look behind him.
"Come on, follow me, but don't say anything to anyone, understand?" Luke ordered.
Mike nodded and followed him out of the corner, a little unsteadily.
Luke brought the guy who was pretending to be a corpse, who was almost a real corpse, to Selina's side, whispered a few words to her, and then looked at Jennifer: "Jennifer, have you finished filming your scene?"
Jennifer nodded.
Luke: "Then you just leave first, okay?"
Jennifer knew what this meant.
Her agreement with Luke was to protect her during the filming.
Then as long as she leaves the studio, the filming will be over, and Luke's bodyguard work will also be over.
Then, Luke can start investigating the case with all his strength.
Jennifer has a deep understanding of the young detective's ability to solve cases.
She didn't say much, just nodded, said a few words to Pierce and screenwriter Tote Tote, then said goodbye and left.
Luke watched her leave the studio, then turned to look at Pierce, the big boss of the crew: "Now, this is the crime scene, so please cooperate with our work, don't walk around and talk casually, and don't leave."
Pierce said nothing, his eyes looking at the body lying quietly not far away.
Luke looked at Selina, and she nodded slightly: "I have already notified the bureau, and the forensics department is on its way."
Luke was very satisfied.
Selina did a really good job in logistical support. It is very beneficial to follow a veteran like Donald. He can do things almost flawlessly and take care of everything.
Luke then looked down at the figure that had been lowered from the ceiling.
He had already recognized this person. She was the heroine of this film, Sharan Poch.
At this moment, this actress, who is also considered a beauty, closed her eyes, her mouth slightly open, and she was not breathing.
There was a staff member on the scene providing medical advice, and she was performing CPR on Sharan.
But Luke knew that Ms. Sharan was already dead.
When this person was discovered, Luke could no longer see the rise and fall of her chest, and there was a faint smell of excrement coming from her body.
Selena went forward to check her pulse and confirmed that she was dead.