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"She's caught already?"
How long had it been? Half an hour?
Gu Jinnian looked at the Gu woman who had been taken in by the Special Operations Group, his mind still a little dizzy.
His younger sister's efficiency in catching people was truly becoming more outrageous each time. But no matter what, this was a good thing.
"Regarding the perfume you asked to investigate, Tianwang has news as well. The overall situation is not difficult to grasp."
The report from above stated that all the problematic perfumes were currently located within the Imperial Capital. There had been two deaths so far, but the rest were unharmed.
The Imperial Capital police had already been dispatched. It was estimated that they could clean everything up within half a day and quell this Gu-insect disaster.
"Mhm, mhm, thank you for your hard work, Third Brother!" Yaoyao, learning that the situation hadn't spiraled out of control and that she had caught the main culprit, immediately showed a sweet smile on her little face.
"No need to be so polite with your second brother." Gu Jinnian smiled and shook his head.
If his sister hadn't discovered this matter in advance, the Gu family would have been in big trouble. Not to mention it concerned his own mother, just the existence of a Gu master, which threatened public order, was something he couldn't ignore.
"These Gu masters are truly bizarre and terrifying!"
Gu Jinnian couldn't help but sigh. Although he was an ordinary person, his status had recently changed, and the Special Operations Group had granted him many Xuanmen privileges.
Therefore, he had specifically looked up knowledge related to Gu-insects this time and was filled with disgust for these small and difficult-to-detect creatures.
One had to know, if Gu-insects parasitized a human body, they would quickly take control of the body and continue to live by replacing the deceased's identity.
Moreover, the parasitism was irreversible. Once successfully parasitized, the person was considered dead, even if there was no visible change on the outside.
For the family of the deceased, if they discovered their loved one had been replaced by an insect, their emotions would definitely collapse.
Furthermore, before the body decayed, they would change bodies again, continuously stealing identities like thieves.
Each change meant taking another life. Ordinary people couldn't detect anything unusual about the possessed deceased. Only when something suddenly went wrong one day would the truth be known.
But at that time, the image of Gu-insects emerging from the body was enough to make one's hair stand on end just thinking about it.
Yaoyao, seeing her third brother's look of lingering fear, said in a clear, crisp voice, "Third Brother, don't be too scared. If you wear the magical artifact Yaoyao gave you, those Gu-insects can't harm you."
"Remember, you can't take it off, whether you're sleeping or bathing."
She said this with particular seriousness. Her mother had narrowly escaped misfortune this time precisely because of carelessness, having removed the magical artifact.
"Okay, Third Brother will remember." Gu Jinnian nodded slowly, committing this instruction to memory.
Because she had been catching Gu-insects late at night, Yaoyao was also a little sleepy. There was still some time before dawn, so she could catch up on some sleep.
She trotted upstairs on her short little legs, not to her own room. She was going to sleep with her mother; her mother must have been frightened tonight.
In fact, Chen Hui was indeed a bit scared in retrospect, but with her daughter around, she didn't feel uneasy.
Mother and daughter chatted for a while and then slept soundly until dawn. This time, no major problems occurred.
Perhaps Chen Hui was in high spirits; for the next few days, she often took her daughter shopping and to see friends.
Yaoyao was very cooperative at first, but she couldn't keep up with the frequency; she was also a bit overwhelmed.
However, she didn't want to spoil her mother's mood, so she tried her best to keep a smile on her face.
Just when she felt she could hardly hold on, Gu Yu arrived with news about the recording of the variety show.
Yaoyao immediately perked up. She finally had something to do! She urged her seventh brother to persuade their mother.
"Don't worry, leave this to your seventh brother!" Gu Yu patted his chest, making a guarantee.
Actually, even if his sister hadn't asked, he was the only suitable person to talk about this. After all, his sister was going this time to help him.
Because he knew very well how to negotiate with his mother, Gu Yu had made preparations early, and the whole process went very smoothly.
Yaoyao received the good news from her seventh brother that very day.
Seeing that the recording was about to start, neither of them delayed. They packed their luggage and set off directly.
...
The location for this recording was not in the Imperial Capital, but in Cang City, which bordered the Imperial Capital.
The entire production crew could be said to be extremely wealthy. For the convenience of recording and confidentiality, they directly booked out an entire five-star hotel.
Yaoyao and her seventh brother arrived the day before the recording. Even so, they were the last ones from the crew to arrive.
The other few guests had all arrived two days prior.
However, everyone stayed in their own rooms and only truly met on the day of the recording.
"This is normal. They're not from the entertainment circle, so they don't have as many public announcements. Thus, they have more free time than us!"
Gu Yu explained to his younger sister with a smile. The reason he was talking so much was also because this was his younger sister's first time on a show.
He was afraid his sister would be nervous and subconsciously explained many details.
However, Gu Yu soon realized that his worry was completely unnecessary. His younger sister was very outgoing and made friends easily.
With her jade-like, lovely face, and her sweet way of calling the crew members "big brother" and "big sister."
Thus, in just half a day, she successfully captured everyone's hearts.
By the time the actual recording began, the staff helping with the recording were practically die-hard fans of his younger sister.
For other live stream rooms, adjusting the opening camera shots was more or less done quickly. But when it came to his younger sister, the staff spent over an hour arranging things, striving to ensure the best possible angles for a good look.
Seeing that there were only a few minutes left before the broadcast, the staff member finally finished. He let out a sigh of relief and said:
"Alright, the camera is adjusted. We can go live now!"
"Thank you for your hard work!" Gu Yu nodded at him after hearing this.
He suddenly found it a bit absurd. If they had been any slower, he would have been late for the broadcast because of fussing over the camera angles.
If those anti-fans found out, they would surely curse him for acting like a big shot again!
Thinking about it carefully, he felt he was overthinking. Apart from himself, all the other participants in this variety show were ordinary people.
Wasn't he the one with the highest status? How could it be considered acting like a big shot? The anti-fans had nothing to criticize!
Thinking of this, Gu Yu's expression relaxed.
He turned to his sister sitting beside him and said, "Yaoyao, don't be nervous. Just do it like our usual live streams."
This show was very special; it could be considered the entertainment industry's first metaphysics-themed program.
The recording format was divided into two halves for each episode.
The second half was similar to a mystery-solving reenactment.
The program team would investigate an offline location in advance. Guests needed to use their metaphysical abilities to deduce the metaphysical events that had occurred in the house. The more complete their deduction, the more points they would earn.
The first half was similar to his usual live streams, with the content being online fortune-telling.
The only difference was the guests for fortune-telling; these people were pre-selected by the program team through a nationwide open call.
Each contestant in the variety show needed to randomly draw three people and provide them with guidance.
Finally, if they could correctly divine and successfully guide someone, they would receive one point for each corresponding person. This was the rule for the first half.
To prevent collusion between guests and contestants, the program had signed agreements with all guests. If any cheating was discovered, the huge compensation would be enough to deter guests from any reckless actions.
Furthermore, guest information was kept confidential, and selections were random, making the possibility of cheating almost zero.
Then, the points from both halves would be combined, and a system of eliminating the contestant with the lowest score would be adopted to ultimately select the champion.
Yaoyao nodded softly, "Seventh Brother, don't worry, Yaoyao isn't nervous!"
She suddenly felt a bit impatient. Because this was still essentially live fortune-telling, she wasn't sure if she could gain merit after resolving issues this way.
If she could, it would be like killing multiple birds with one stone: helping her seventh brother and gaining merit.
If not, participating in the show was still helping her seventh brother; either way, it wasn't a loss.
Yaoyao wasn't anxious, because she would soon find out whether she could succeed or not.
Following this response, it was evidently time. The figures of the two appeared in the live stream room before them.
The live stream had truly begun!
Yaoyao expertly waved her small hand at the screen and introduced herself.
"Hello everyone, I'm Yaoyao, and next to me is my seventh brother, Gu Yu. We are guest number seven. We hope everyone will support us a lot!"
This live broadcast was open to the entire internet. The platform they logged into was also a top-tier platform in the live streaming industry.
The platform's overall traffic could be said to be immense. Coupled with Gu Yu's previous fame, as soon as the broadcast started, the live stream room was flooded with viewers.
In less than two minutes, the number of viewers broke the 300,000 mark.
This traffic, compared to all the other guests combined, was still significantly more.
"Good, as expected of the recent top-tier talent, the effect is indeed good!" The director team behind the scenes saw this and their faces were full of smiles.
One had to know, Gu Yu could be said to be the ratings trump card they had painstakingly invited.
After all, his program was unique in the industry. The director was very confident in himself, but the success of a program wasn't solely dependent on this; many factors had to be considered.
Among them, the most common method was to invite top-tier talent of the same type.
The latter had a certain number of fans in their respective circles, which could at least ensure that the entire program wouldn't lack topics of discussion.
Looking at the current momentum, it was clear he had made the right bet.
[Ahhh, I saw Young Master's official announcement a few days ago and have been waiting for it to air. I finally got to see it!]
[Familiar faces, familiar style. I wonder what kind of fated unlucky person it will be this time.]
[Hope the show doesn't disappoint us. Fast forward, quick!]
"Then let's directly start by drawing the first fated person!"
Yaoyao didn't know what the director was thinking at this moment. She glanced at the frantically scrolling comment section and said softly.
Since Seventh Brother said it was just like her own live streams, she would follow her previous procedure.
This time, neither she nor her seventh brother moved, because the drawing of the fated person would be handled by the staff; they just needed to sit there.
Thus, after a flurry of operations by the staff, the first guest selected from the open call was successfully drawn.
Yaoyao didn't ask the latter if they wanted to connect; it was unnecessary.
The staff had told her that all participating guests had signed agreements beforehand; they had all agreed to show their faces.
There was no need to ask this extra question.
The other party was a man in his forties. He was quite good-looking, and his attire was rather sophisticated, which was enough to show that the fated person's living conditions were very good.
Yaoyao was just about to ask the person what he wanted to have divined, but when her gaze swept over the five aspects of the latter's facial palace, her voice suddenly stopped.
It wasn't that she was nervous or losing her composure, but because she had never seen a facial reading as chaotic as the latter's.
In her seventh brother's words, it was like a scorpion taking a dump – one of a kind!