The two hours from eight to ten o'clock is the transition period before the plot officially begins.
The scenes were shot the next night, with few lines, just some poses and that was it. However, from 8 to 10 yesterday, everyone really performed.
For example, Jian Jing, she follows the script—"You know, marrying into a wealthy family is not as easy as you think, so seize every opportunity and plan for your future. After all, there are more men than just your fiancé, right?"
What this means is that you are flirting with men.
So, she would walk around in fancy clothes during the filming, and she couldn't stay in the room like a lazy fish during the real working hours of 8-10 o'clock.
This doesn't fit with her personality.
Of course, without the camera following me, I don’t have to act so seriously, so I can just slack off.
Yesterday she ran into Jiang Baiyan in the restroom, stopped him, and said very conveniently: "Let's chat for five minutes."
Jiang Baiyan looked at his watch and asked curiously: "What is this plot?"
"I'm just trying to hook you up." She said coldly.
Jiang Baiyan: "I do!" He rolled up his sleeves, "Can we make this real?"
"roll."
"You are so heartless." He wiped away his nonexistent tears, "Why would I flirt with you if I don't marry you?"
Jian Jing didn't want to pay attention to him.
After failing to play the victim, Jiang Baiyan wisely changed the subject: "Jingjing, what do you think the murderer is doing right now?"
"It's hard to say." She said, "It won't kill anyone anyway."
Judging from the situation in the European episode, the program team will prepare a time for the murderer to be undisturbed, so that it will be convenient for him to commit the crime, but the specific method of committing the crime will be conceived by the murderer alone and will not be known to outsiders.
Of course, this is the content that will be broadcast, and the audience and other guests will not know what happened behind the scenes.
But even with the secret assistance of the program crew, Jian Jing didn't think the murderer would do it at this time.
These two hours are the most subtle moments in a detective novel.
Maybe the murderer did something, or maybe the deceased did something. In short, everyone must have opened their eyes wide and observed each other's actions.
If the murderer dared to act at this time, he was either overconfident or reckless.
So, is this two-hour action line meaningless
Of course not...right.
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Twelve noon, Criminal Investigation Brigade canteen.
He turned the high-end stainless steel dish basin around and finally caught Ji Feng in the corner. He rarely took five minutes to finish his lunch, but stared at his phone screen, as if he was watching a drama.
"What are you looking at so intently?" Gao put down the plate and peered in, "Hey, isn't this Teacher Jian? Is she filming a movie?"
Ji Feng complained: "Are you talking about that horror movie where the character only appears for less than three minutes?"
"What is that?" Gao wondered.
"Brother Gao, it's a mystery reality show." Xiao Li joined his seniors in the chat with great interest, "My girlfriend and I are following it. Today is the first day of the live broadcast, right?"
The guy at the next table couldn't help but say: "Xiao Li, you really can't stop talking about your girlfriend."
"That's right, are you proud to have a girlfriend?" Ji Feng asked.
Xiao Li said frankly: "Of course, it's because you don't have it, Brother Ji."
Monsoon: “…”
"What is a mystery reality show? A competition to solve a case?" Gao Qiang took Ji Feng's phone and watched it with him. However, after a while, he was extremely confused. "Are we not eating? Hey, the guy sitting next to Master Jian looks familiar. Who is this?"
Xiao Li was eating and answered vaguely: "Jiang Baiyan, my girlfriend likes him."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Gao smacked his lips meaninglessly.
Ji Feng ignored it and read the subtitles with great interest.
The reality show requires English conversation throughout, but the platform has automatic translation software, so even if there are errors, it can still be understood.
At this moment, the guests at the table are discussing the afternoon search.
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The conversation started with Park Min-chul.
This Korean uncle has extensive experience in investigations and has written a series of very offensive articles exposing the dark side of large companies.
Halfway through the meal, he suddenly said, "Before the autopsy report comes out, why not search everyone's room?"
The others looked up.
Linnaier touched her long curly hair and agreed for the first time: "I have no problem."
"The murderer wouldn't put the evidence in his room, right?" Li Kangna asked.
"We can find some clues," said Kojima. "For example, the motive for the murder."
Andre didn't care: "Go ahead and search if you want, but how?"
Raj said: "Of course it's the room that interests me."
"Uh," Jiang Baiyan looked around and asked cautiously, "the ladies haven't spoken yet."
Park Min-chul looked around: "Who has any objections?"
"Yes, a lot." Jian Jing said bluntly, "You can search the rooms. Girls search girls, and men search men."
Ishikawa Keito frowned: "Is it necessary?"
"Anyway, I don't welcome men to search my room." Jian Jing said in a firm tone.
Zhang Xueer said: "It is more convenient to search for people of the same sex."
Kumiko Terauchi said: "Please understand that it is inconvenient for us to let the opposite sex see our things."
"I think it's okay." Liu Xiuzhi said politely, "As a gentleman, you really shouldn't touch women's things."
The game had just begun, and the truth was still far from being revealed, so the men did not intend to go against all the women. However, there was a person who looked at Jian Jing seriously for a long time.
Jian Jing's mouth twitched: "Mr. Kojima, you keep looking at me, do you think I want to hide something?"
"Yes." The otaku cartoonist lived up to his appearance and admitted with a low EQ, "You have successfully reduced your risk by two-thirds."
"Even if you say so, I won't change my mind." She said expressionlessly, "Please feel free to doubt it."
Kojima Wataru nodded and said seriously, "I will."
Jian Jing: “…”
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In the cafeteria, Gao was fascinated by what was happening and asked, "What does this little... little guy mean? Suspecting Master Jian? There's no autopsy report or on-site investigation yet, and you're already suspecting someone?"
"You've got the priorities wrong. This is a crime-solving game. The key is the game, not the case." Ji Feng said, "It's important to look at the plot, and it's also important to look at the people. Have you ever played Werewolf? It's pretty much the same thing."
Xiao Li explained: "This man thinks that Master Jian is a bitch, maybe she is a wolf."
Gao shook his head, not understanding the young people's terminology, and asked Ji Feng: "What do you think?"
"What's there to say? I've lived in this room before, so I don't want a strange man to come in." Ji Feng was not surprised at all. "Look, all the women have the same idea."
Gao Shen agreed: "Women are trouble."
"trouble?"
"Yes, I take so long to go out, I can't squeeze the toothpaste in the middle, I can't take off my socks inside out, and I'm not allowed to put my feet on the tea table when watching TV..." Gao's voice became weaker and weaker, and his voice was almost invisible.
Ji Feng announced the death sentence with mercy: "Hello, sister-in-law."
Gao was in despair.
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Now that the search policy has been determined, there is no need to elaborate on the subsequent procedures.
Men and women are divided into groups, with each person searching two rooms. This can not only fill in the gaps, but also prevent someone from deliberately concealing something.
At two o'clock, everyone gathered in the conference room and took turns to introduce the clues they had found.
This segment is not much different from most reality shows, so I won’t describe it in detail and will simply summarize and organize everyone’s search results.
Suspect No. 1: [Russia] Valeria (role: eldest daughter-in-law)
The search results are as follows:
There are some Buddha statues in the eldest daughter-in-law's room, and there is a lot of incense ash in the incense burner in the Buddha shrine, which shows that the owner burns incense every day, and it is not just for decoration. There is a medicine jar in the corner of the balcony, and there is an unknown liquid left in it, and the smell is very strong.
The drawer contained this year's physical examination report, but the page numbers were wrong and one page was missing in the middle.
The bankbook hidden behind the painting showed that she often transferred money to others, but not to the same account. The account book described these expenses as: medical expenses.
Ishikawa Keito asked, "Excuse me, is there medicine in the medicine jar?"
Valeria smiled and said, "I think so."
"What disease do you have? Why is there a page missing in the physical examination report?" Park Min-chul asked.
She shook her head and raised her chin: "Since it's a reasoning game, why don't you try to reason it out?"
Liu Xiuzhi: "This can save us time."
"What I said may not be said by others." Valeria said seriously, "As the first speaker, I think it's better to be cautious."
Park Min-chul didn't care: "It's up to you, but I have a suggestion. Considering the continuity of the information, it is better to introduce the characters in order of their identities. What do you think?"
The guests looked at each other, no one agreed, and no one refuted.
Jian Jing then said, "I agree. This will make it easier to sort things out."
Li Kangna thought about it for a while and felt that it was not a big problem, so he said, "Okay, then tell me first."
Suspect No. 13: [New] Lee Kangna (Role Identity: Eldest Son)
The search results are as follows:
Some letters were found in the dark layer of the desk, from two different women, with hot and cheesy words, such as "Kiss my baby, my beloved man". And one of the letters came with a photo of a baby about nine to ten months old.
There was a medical examination report in the drawer, with one page missing as well.
Unlike his wife, the report also included a form that was not a physical examination form. Many places on it were blacked out, but words like DNA could be vaguely seen.
There is a tape hidden in the music tape, and when it is played, a red sound is produced.
Dan: “I need to think about the will.”
Stranger: "Do you want to revise your will?"
Dan: "In Asia, bloodline is the most important thing, understand?"
Stranger: "Yes, I understand. So what you mean is..."
Dan: "Maybe... No, I'm not sure right now... Let's see later."
Stranger: “I understand.”
Raj asked: "I want to ask, who are these strangers?"
Li Kangna distinguished his accent before answering: "Obviously, he's a lawyer."
"You secretly recorded their conversation?"
Li Kangna: "This is not my recording."
"Then where did you get it?"
He learned from Valeria and had nothing to say.
Park Min-chul smiled and said, "It seems that our eldest son and his wife have a big secret. Let's talk about our second daughter and her husband first. It's the turn of our second son-in-law."
Suspect No. 2: [Korea] Liu Xiuzhi (role identity: second daughter's husband)
The search results are as follows:
Some threatening letters were found in the secret compartment of the bedside table, all written in large bloody red characters.
[If you don’t pay me back this month, I’ll kill you], [You can’t hide anywhere], [I know where your parents live], [I know your secret], nothing.
There was not much money in his passbook, but instead there were a bunch of IOUs.
In the yearbook hidden in the bottom of the box, a corner of the group photo was cut off.
"It seems you are deeply in debt," Park Min-chul said, "Suzy, explain yourself."
Liu Xiuzhi said openly: "If you owe money from gambling, the letters are all from the creditors. I can have my hands chopped off at any time now."
"Where's the yearbook?" Jian Jing was very curious. "Who is missing?"
Liu Xiuzhi smiled and kept the secret.
The next one is naturally his wife.
Suspect No. 15: [Chinese] Zhang Xueer (Role identity: second daughter)
The search results are as follows:
There were a large number of amulets in the room, some on the pillows, some in the closet, strange strips of cloth hanging on the head of the bed, and a kitchen knife under the cushion.
There was a thick stack of pregnancy test reports in the drawer, as well as a new ultrasound photo, showing that the fetus was male.
When the safe was opened, in addition to the jewelry, there was also a medical examination report hidden in a jewelry box.
Yes, the eldest son and his wife lost two pages of paper.