Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 526: The Unfortunate Director

Many people didn’t sleep well this night, except for Tuanzi.

The little girl was originally angry, eager to quickly catch the villain, but both her senior brother and the system said that only with adequate rest and energy could she catch the villain promptly upon discovery, so she obediently went back to sleep.

Three in the morning.

After making sure his junior sister was asleep, Tantai Yi left the tent and went to the tent where the director was staying.

Too many things had happened this day. Director Ming was sitting in the tent, mumbling while clutching his few remaining hairs, occasionally taking out his phone to complain in the work group chat.

Most of the staff hadn’t slept either, venting in the group chat and occasionally sharing the buzz about "Great Adventure Team."

The buzz around "Great Adventure Team" had already exceeded expectations, which should have been delightful, but whenever they thought about those tragically dead cats and dogs, no one could be happy, and they all tried to deduce the identity and purpose of the perpetrator.

"Director Ming."

The sudden voice almost made the director throw his phone away.

He composed himself and remembered that only Tantai Yi would speak this way, so he quickly lifted the tent flap and came out.

Under the moonlight, the white hair seemed to glow. The golden eyes should remind people of a warm sun, but when emotionless, they made one think of cold, glinting metal.

For some reason, Director Ming felt a bit fearful of this Tantai Yi.

He already knew that Wen Li was also Tuanzi’s cousin and now hoped this temporary co-director could come and help.

"Uh, Mr. Tantai, do you have something?"

Director Ming unconsciously took a step back and almost fell when he stepped on the tent.

"Are you planning to wait until morning to call the police?"

"You mean those animal corpses?"

Director Ming hurriedly nodded and quickly explained, "The main point is that it has already happened, and it’s too dark to conduct a search now, so it’s unnecessary for them to respond at night."

Though he felt sorry for those animals, Director Ming indeed considered it less important than a human life and really didn’t want to interact with the police twice in one day.

Facing those emotionless golden eyes, Director Ming felt guilty and turned his head away.

"I hid something," Tantai Yi retracted his gaze, looking into the distance, "I discovered it by accident before everyone else returned, didn’t want to scare them."

Hearing this, the director was already quite shocked.

His lips were trembling.

"More serious than discovering a bunch of animal corpses?"

"Yes."

The director nearly fainted, getting emotional, and his tear ducts began to work again, "I really just chose this factory randomly, because of the rumors. Even if nothing is found in the end, there’s still enough to pique interest."

He explained hurriedly, as if doing so could dispel the fear in his heart.

If Wen Li were here, he might offer some comfort. The young writer had a knack for sarcasm but occasionally showed genuine emotion.

Tantai Yi, however, wouldn’t disguise himself. His world was small and could only accommodate a few people.

"I found a corpse."

Tantai Yi didn’t give the director a chance to avoid the truth, "A human corpse."

With a thud, the director fainted on the ground.

Tantai Yi raised his hand with an expressionless face, frost covering the director’s face.

The chill revived the director, who sat up, his mind clearing quickly. He looked up at the white-haired man like a heavenly god, eyes filled with hope, "I’ve been unconscious for a long time, right?"

"A moment."

Director Ming burst into tears like a waterfall.

Despite his tears, for the sake of the show and his conscience, he still had to face the facts.

Discovering animal corpses outside the factory meant this episode could continue filming, but if a human corpse was found, whether inside or outside, filming must stop; they couldn’t impede the police investigation for the sake of the show, right?

"You, you take me to see it."

Tantai Yi turned to leave but didn’t hear any footsteps. Looking back, he saw Director Ming trembling as he took out his phone, "Can I, can I contact a few more people to join us?"

"Only if they’re trustworthy."

Director Ming quickly contacted Wen Li and a few others, finally adding hopefully, "I should be able to contact Miaomiao, right? With Miaomiao here, I’d feel at ease."

Compared to the seemingly cold and unfeeling man before him, he’d rather stay with the small but dependable Tuanzi.

Little Heroine is the most amazing!

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding temperature dropped a few degrees.

Director Ming took a closer look and found the grass beneath the white-haired man’s feet was frozen and immediately shut his mouth.

Sis-con can’t be offended!

He complained internally, noting the braided hair that looked gentle and virtuous but with such a temper... The director dared not think further for fear of being seen through by this man like a heavenly god.

Wen Li and two co-directors were called out.

Compared to the titled Wen Li, the other two were genuinely responsible for planning the show and long-time collaborators with Director Ming.

However, the two treated Wen Li with respect, not only because he volunteered to help but also due to his own fame.

A writer who sold several novel rights within a year wasn’t someone to miss out on. Perhaps one day, they’d meet on set and collaborate.

"Why did the director call us out in such a hurry? For criticism face to face?" said one co-director.

The other immediately shivered, rubbing his arms, "To watch him cry face to face? No way!"

The two talked back and forth, lightheartedly joking about the director’s tendency to cry, but upon learning the truth in person, their legs nearly gave out.

Wen Li grabbed one in each arm, his face losing its smile.

He fixed his gaze on Tantai Yi’s expressionless face, seeing that he wasn’t joking.

"Prepare for this episode to be canceled."

At that moment, Wen Li considered many things.

Besides Tantai Yi and Wen Li, the other three seemed to mourn.

The group returned outside the factory, first arriving where the animal corpses were discovered, then walking another few hundred meters in a specific direction.

"Here," Tantai Yi reminded them.

They looked around, and it was Wen Li who first noticed a patch of bald grass.

It had recently rained here. The dug-up land had sunken in places, and a human hand bone jutted out.

He caught his breath.

Director Ming and the other three were already huddled together in fear.

Wen Li: "Call the police."

Director Ming: "You, you do it!"

Wen Li could only call the police. To ease the atmosphere, he asked Tantai Yi how he discovered it, "It’s quite a distance from the factory."

Tantai Yi didn’t hide anything.

"The smell of decomposing animals and humans is different."

After discovering the pile of bones, he unintentionally stood downwind and caught the faint, familiar scent carried by the evening breeze.

Director Ming looked at him, puzzled, "You could have said so at the time, afraid of scaring the kids?"

Tantai Yi remained silent, but Wen Li offered a guess, "Afraid of alerting the culprit, perhaps."

If the corpse appeared on camera, having the stream shut down was secondary; the real fear was that the perpetrator might inadvertently watch the show and make a timely escape.