Chapter 49

  The side door of the event venue is adjacent to the media rest area. When Li Jin returned with two large bags of takeout, it was not suitable for him to pass through there, so he had no choice but to detour to the back door. The backstage structure is complex, and since it was his first time coming, he turned left and right, got lost in no time, walked further and further away, until finally, he found himself facing a dead end with nowhere to go, completely lost.

  He helplessly sighed and decided to head back the way he came, taking the opportunity to see if he could run into some staff members and ask for directions.

  He spent more than half an hour coming and going, even if the organizer arranged for a walk show performance interspersed with singing, the students should have sung two songs.

  Going on stage with an empty stomach must feel terrible...

  He turned around and suddenly heard an extremely loud muffled sound coming from the tightly closed door, deafening in the quiet and empty corridor.

  It was as if someone had pounded heavily on the door with their fist.

  Li Jing was startled and subconsciously looked around.

  "Shu Tianwang, you'd better drink the wine I'm offering or you'll be punished with a fine. The person inside seemed to not care that their words were being overheard, their tone was sinister and menacing, full of threats. 'I'm still willing to let you settle this matter with money now because Grandfather is in a good mood, but if I change my mind in a few days, even if you kneel at my feet and beg me, it'll be useless!'"

  Shu Tian Wang?

  Li Jin subconsciously clenched his fists.

  Nowadays, there are not many people in the entertainment industry with the surname Shu, and only one can be called a king...

  Is Shu Mu here? Has he arrived already?

  Now that he's here, why doesn't he go and meet with the organizers instead of hiding out here?

  Moreover, judging from the tone of that person's voice, it seemed that the two had talked for quite a while, and the other party was blackmailing Shu Mu with something, but Shu Mu didn't care at all.

  Really fresh, Li Jin quietly stuck his body to the door, Shu Mu was a person who didn't leak a drop of water, had no weaknesses, and yet there was actually someone who could threaten him?

  As expected, Shu Tian Wang let out a cold laugh.

  "Suit yourself." Inside, he sneered, "Now the rumor has already spread in the circle that I killed my agent. If you want to spread it, go ahead and contact the reporters. See if any media dare to publish it?"

  It was this matter! Li Jin's breathing became slightly stifled, and just as she was about to lean in closer to listen carefully, a rustling sound came from inside the door, followed by the metallic sound of the lock turning.

  Come out, Shu Mu!

  Li Jinxin's head shook violently and quickly turned around to glance at the corridor she had come from.

  If Shu Mu finds out that I was eavesdropping, especially since it's related to Ke Yuan's death, with his personality, he will definitely not let me off.

  The corridor was too long and he didn't have a grasp on it before Shu Mu opened the door and disappeared from his line of sight.

  What's going on!

  In an instant, cold sweat crawled all over his back.

  "What if the person wasn't killed by you?" Suddenly, the lazy voice of the man inside the door sounded again, "What if our great star Shu Mu was actually being framed?"

  The sentence was not loud, but it had a great impact. The three words "frame someone" were like three heavy hammers that pounded against Li Jin's heart: thud, thud, thud.

  The sound of opening the door came to an abrupt halt.

  Li Jin felt as if her own heartbeat had also stopped with this sound.

  It wasn't until half a minute had passed that Sumu's voice rose up without any inflection: "What do you mean?"

  The other person smiled ambiguously and said, "Before my brother died, he gave me a recording. He said it was recorded when the mastermind came to him to orchestrate the car accident. Originally, he wanted to use this as leverage to get some money from you guys later. But unexpectedly, you guys moved so quickly that before he could even finish helping you, you had already gotten rid of him. However... I'm sure you didn't expect that although he's dead, the recording is still in my hands." The person paused for a moment and then asked in a voice like a snake slithering, "I've listened to the recording, and the person speaking isn't you at all. Shu Tianwang, what do you think? Should I make 180 copies of this recording and send them to all the major TV stations to help clear your name?"

  Shu Mu did not respond.

  The other party was very patient, waiting for a long time, seeing that he still didn't show any intention of speaking up, and only then slowly cleared his throat twice, saying: "Ah, Shu Mu, you say, since he's so careless with things, why do you still want to take the fall for him? Or else, I can help you directly send the recording to the He family. I heard that Young Master He is deeply in love with you and definitely won't let his loved one be framed and harmed, just sitting back and doing nothing."

  "Where is that recording?" Shu Mu asked coldly.

  That man burst out laughing: "As for that recording, I've made 180 copies and placed them with people I trust. I contact each of them every three days, so don't even think about getting rid of me, because if I die, those recordings will be sent to all the major TV stations within three days. By then, whether you're an accomplice or the mastermind, everything will be out in the open."

  "What do you want?" Shu Mu's voice was cold to the freezing point, almost condensing the air.

  "I think..."

  "Brother Lei!" Suddenly, a loud call stopped all conversation, "You're here!"

  Li Jin was startled and the bag in her hand slipped out of her grasp, falling heavily to the ground.

  He hastily turned around, pretending to be calm, and tidied up the bag before grabbing it back into his hand: "What's wrong?"

  Xiao Pu took a bag from his hand and smiled: "Luo Fei said you've been gone for so long and didn't come back, he's worried and wants to find you. I saw him about to go on stage, so I said I'd go. Lei Ge, how did you end up here? You're hard to find."

  "I... got lost." Li Jin's entire body was stiff, even the muscles on his face twitched abnormally, and he couldn't squeeze out a comforting smile. "Let's hurry back."

  He calmly concealed his panic and quickly walked down this long corridor.

  The slender figure disappeared at the end of the corridor in an instant, and the wooden door behind her opened quietly.

  A pair of eyes like an eagle's gaze lingered for a long time in the direction he left.