"Did you call the police?"
"Yes, it's me..."
The Xia country's police station is still very reliable. Not long after the call was made, someone came to check the situation. After confirming the situation was true, they called for support and brought a police car. Yao Dawu and others were forced into the car with their heads down.
As for Xia Xu, the reporter, after he explained the situation and told them he was worried about retaliation and that he was a student, the police were very understanding. They quietly made a record and left his bank account number and he could go home. After the gambling money was counted and the report was filed, the reward would be directly transferred to his card.
"I don't know how much money I can get, but at least 20,000 or 30,000, right?"
After returning home, Xia Xu, with his heart pounding, lay on the bed and reviewed his operations today, expressing his extreme satisfaction.
He successfully hid behind the scenes, and except for being a diner at Xue Mingjie's place, he didn't even show his face. It can be said that he made a huge sum of money without taking any risk at all. As a first attempt, he performed very well.
With this bonus, at least he doesn't have to be so frugal in his life. He can even use it as start-up capital to do some small business and investment to earn more money.
In addition, he also gained another thing from the protagonist Zhang Jianmin - a new part of the plot of "The Dying Man".
《The Dying Man》: … Zhang Jianmin, who won hundreds of thousands of dollars by coincidence, could not be happy at all considering the short time he had left. He indulged himself in spending money mindlessly, living a life of debauchery all day long, and made many jokes during this time.
At the same time, Yao Dawu, unwilling to give up, came to harass Zhang Jianmin again. Zhang Jianmin was forced to gamble with Yao Dawu, but this time his luck was not there. He lost all the money he won and even his own savings of more than 100,000 yuan.
Fortunately, Zhang Jianmin was able to get rid of the entanglement of Yao Dawu and others. As he had not much time left, he did not care too much about the gains and losses of money. He had never even left the province, so he decided to take a trip before he died. He used his remaining savings to sign up for a tour group at Xieyou Travel Agency.
After signing up and coming out of the travel agency, Zhang Jianmin wandered aimlessly. He always felt that he was out of tune with the hustle and bustle around him. Unknowingly, he walked further and further away, and finally came to a construction site.
An old man dressed as a construction worker stopped Zhang Jianmin and tried to sell him the antiques he had just dug up...
This is a new introduction I got from [The Protagonist: "The Dying Man"] after meeting the protagonist Zhang Jianmin.
From this, it can be basically confirmed that this special fate of the plot character can indeed unlock the plot as one comes into contact with more and more complete related characters, and this kind of plot is described in relatively detailed terms.
The only thing that made Xia Xu helpless was the ellipsis that appeared at every critical moment.
Although he roughly understood that this might be because he had not come into contact with the supporting characters related to that part of the plot, the "breakdown" at this key point still made him a little angry.
"Builder, antique seller..."
There was no way. No matter how angry he was, he couldn't come up with more plot descriptions. Xia Xu could only try to use his brain.
The plot of Zhang Jianmin's life of debauchery and his entanglement with Yao Dawu is of little value to him. According to the logic of comedy, this part should be used to create laughs and to pave the way for the plot.
If these were really seen in a movie, they could still make people laugh, but putting them here would only make him feel a little fortunate and sigh at his wisdom in not participating in the gambling game, and would not provide any real help or value, and would not bring any benefit.
What's more, now that Zhang Jianmin has been reported by him personally and sent to the police station, even if he can get out with his gambling money, it will definitely be confiscated. This part of the plot is likely to be dead.
The only thing that made him feel that there might be something to gain was the last sentence.
Builder and antique seller, these two key words can actually reveal a lot.
If we think from the perspective of a movie script writer, the plot itself should be able to arouse the audience's emotions. The best choice for this type of comedy is naturally pleasant emotions. To achieve this, the plot must have ups and downs.
What could be better than getting a windfall right after you’ve lost all your money
Therefore, the plot of this scene is most likely the kind of plot where one finds a bargain when buying antiques.
He had heard of the old men at construction sites. This was actually a scam. Usually, old men dressed as migrant workers would sell antiques near the construction site, saying that they had just accidentally dug them out from the construction site. In fact, they were all imitations purchased in bulk for a few dozen dollars.
Because this scam has a low threshold and is extremely common, many people have been deceived. In the end, it gradually became a stalk-like term. People who know the inside story will understand what is going on when they hear someone buy antiques from an old man at a construction site.
As for this part of the plot in "The Dying Man", Xia Xu guessed that it might be an anti-routine, similar to the previous gambling, using the old man on the construction site to create a scene of almost 100% loss, and then using incredible luck to turn it around.
For example, the old man at the construction site is actually selling antiques, and he accidentally sells the real stuff as fakes, thus constructing a climax.
If things develop in this way, then he will be profitable again, and he can easily intercept the opportunity in advance and make another profit.
"The question now is, Zhang Jianmin has been sent to the police station by me, and he hasn't won any money. Will the plot still develop along the original trajectory?"
After being slightly excited for a moment, Xia Xu quickly regained his composure.
If he had not interfered with the plot, he could have followed Zhang Jianmin to pick up bargains, but this is a paradox. If they did not report Zhang Jianmin, they would not get the bonus from the police station. Without money in his pocket, he would not be able to pick up bargains even if he knew he could.
The reason why you find a bargain is that the seller is not aware of the actual value, it is not giving it away for free.
One is tens of thousands of dollars in profit that is within easy reach, and the other is a pie in the sky with a very low probability of obtaining. It is obvious how to make a choice. Therefore, even if he had seen this part of the plot summary in advance, he still reported Zhang Jianmin and others without hesitation.
Now that the bonus is basically in hand, he has the leisure, or rather the greed, to consider whether he can get more benefits.
Zhang Jianmin is in jail, and even if he is released, it is highly unlikely that he will spend his money on wine and women and cause trouble for Yao Dawu.
This is a far cry from the original plot, and it is still a question whether we will encounter the old man on the construction site mentioned in the plot.
And there is another problem. Tomorrow is Monday and classes have to start again. It is absolutely difficult to take leave in high school. Unless he gives up his studies or finds a way to take a leave of absence for a while, it is basically impossible for him to follow Zhang Jianmin and find out how the plot develops.
"It's a pity that detective agencies are not allowed in China. Even if there are some, I have no way to contact them..."
Xia Xu expressed helplessness.
Naturally, he was unwilling to give up Zhang Jianmin, the protagonist of the plot who could pick up benefits by taking advantage of the situation, but he was also reluctant to give up his studies for a little bit of money.
When he was unable to create a clone, his first reaction was naturally to seek help, but he couldn't just pick up anyone on the street to do something like tracking, and his original body didn't have any close or trusted friends or relatives.
It is just like this that one cannot do anything alone.
Of course, there are ways around it. If you really want to find a detective or paparazzi, you should be able to tell from the attributes of your fate. If that doesn't work, you should be able to use the attributes to find some people you can trust and use with confidence.