Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 551: Filial Piety

The second live broadcast of "Great Adventure Team" ended early.

Even though the broadcast time was reduced by a day, its popularity did not decrease but increased instead.

Countless people discussed the truth of Qiu Yu’s kidnapping online, but Qiu Yu’s agency did not provide a definite answer. This time, netizens didn’t satisfy their curiosity under the guise of concern like before; they expressed understanding and wished Qiu Yu a good rest and a speedy recovery from the shadow of being kidnapped.

Later, when Qiu Yu’s agency announced that Qiu Yu and his cousins would be leaving the program, everyone expressed understanding, signifying that Qiu Yu had yet to recover from the trauma.

Because Qiu Yu had private discussions and exchanges with Director Ming and Boss Xu, Qiu Yu did not reveal anything to the public, so no one knew of the connection between the kidnappers and the corpse outside the abandoned factory.

And the reason Qiu Yu kept quiet was that he gained some benefits. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Tuanzi learned about this from the Xu Huan brothers.

Now the third episode is about to end.

The Xu Huan brothers still couldn’t persuade Tuanzi or Zuo Qiu to visit their home.

The tall Xu Huan sighed, "Ah, it’s all because Dad doesn’t work hard."

The slightly chubby Xu Shuo stuffed pastries into his mouth and nodded continuously, "Right, right, he only knows how to complain to Mom about Mr. Qiu, why doesn’t he think of ways to help us?"

With just a few words, Tuanzi understood the story.

Boss Xu, considering the show, gave Qiu Yu some resources to keep him from saying anything detrimental to the program. Although they all believed cooperating with the police investigation was a duty, not everyone thinks that way. As an entertainer, Qiu Yu didn’t need to say anything himself; just a slight hint from his big fans to his followers could create a storm.

Using resources to silence someone without any future worries is very cost-effective in the eyes of Boss Xu. However, cost-effective or not, when compared to other guests, Boss Xu might still feel uncomfortable and thus complained to his wife, which was overheard by their two sons.

The two sons did not spread the word but came to share it with Tuanzi.

Tuanzi sighed, stretched out a chubby hand, stood on tiptoe, and tried to pat both their heads.

"You two are so filial."

The two brothers nodded unceremoniously, "Of course, we are super filial!"

Tuanzi: "... Mr. Xu is really lucky!"

The brothers continued to nod, "Yes, having sons like us is his good fortune!"

Tuanzi fell silent.

[Ancient Martial System: You’re starting to talk more and more like Wen Li.]

You’ve mastered the art of sarcastic undertones.

Tuanzi immediately straightened up with pride.

[Miaomiao: I love studying; every time he speaks, I jot down the key points in my little notebook.]

The system sighed.

It noticed the host had little reaction to Qiu Yu gaining benefits, which essentially meant she didn’t care. But it cared a lot.

However, on its side, it also reaped some benefits.

Nowadays, whenever Qiu Yu’s kidnapping is mentioned online, Tuanzi and Tantai Yi’s rescue of people is inevitably brought up. Especially Tantai Yi’s display of skills after the rescue has been clipped into videos and widely circulated.

Reputation value is skyrocketing at an unbelievable speed.

By the end of the third episode, the police investigation had completely concluded.

With the investigation concluded, punishments were dealt with, and praises were given where due.

Soon, the police released the first bulletin objectively detailing how "Great Adventure Team" discovered the corpse, followed by a simplified description of the police investigation process and the final result, officially announcing the closure of the jewelry robbery and murder cases.

Following the official notification came a public thank-you letter to the program team for their cooperation with the police work.

The netizens exploded.

[Whoa, so that’s the real story!]

[So the abandoned factory in the first episode really had no script. Because a corpse was discovered, and they didn’t want to alert the killer, they wrote the script overnight?]

[Who’s so talented? If it weren’t for the timeline exposed by the watch later on, I really couldn’t tell it was a hastily written script; it was so realistic, especially the design of those treasure-hunting details.]

[The program team bore the blame for so long and can finally shed it.]

[I have to rewatch the edited version again!]

[I’m so curious, who really found the corpse? Everyone was under the lens at that time, and no one had any particular reaction, right?]

[It was either Miaomiao or the third disciple.]

[I vote for the third disciple]

[The director cried so miserably back then; there was a reason for it.]

[Can the person above stop it? I don’t want to recall the director’s crying]

[Director Ming crying.jpg]

Because of this thank-you letter, even if the fourth and fifth episodes were set in ordinary locations, the program’s popularity remained high.

The buzz didn’t fade until the conclusion of the fifth episode.

Staff from contemporary variety shows breathed a sigh of relief; it was finally their moment to shine. Many in the industry even found it somewhat amusing that after five hits, the finale’s ratings were dismal, with Director Ming likely hiding under the covers crying every day.

Just before the sixth episode of "Great Adventure Team" went live, the police issued another bulletin, announcing that the case of the body hidden in the walls of the abandoned factory had officially been solved.

[???]

[Why does this corpse discovery address seem so familiar?]

[It’s the live broadcast location for the first episode of "Great Adventure Team"!]

[Oh my, just how many bodies are in that factory; won’t the guests who participated have nightmares?]

[I don’t understand this bulletin; who was the killer after all?]

[It’s written so clearly, and you still don’t get it? The deceased was the former driver of the culprit, Qian Duocai. After being dismissed, he was unwilling to let go and threatened Qian Duocai with things he had bribed people with, following him to the abandoned factory while Qian Duocai was inspecting the site.]

[After a conflict, Qian Duocai accidentally killed him, deciding to bury him in the walls with cement. Coincidentally, an accident happened to a worker, and Qian Duocai compensated the worker’s family, using bad luck as an excuse to halt work, claiming he’d sell the site rights, while he actually scared away buyers by demanding high prices, aiming to keep the body hidden.]

[Then I don’t get it; Qian Duocai hid the body in the factory, why would he rent it out for the show?]

[No, the one who rented the factory to the show was Qian Duocai’s son. Qian Duocai had been sick and hospitalized, only recently slightly recovering and waking up, after which he was taken away.]

[...]

[This plot is too dramatic; Qian Duocai probably hates his son to death.]

[The son must have been baffled too, wanting to make a quick buck, only to implicate his father.]

[Director Ming’s constitution is something else; he helped the police solve two cases in one go.]

[Director Ming: Pained but joyful!]

Because of this incident, the program’s sixth episode received many viewers again, with everyone joking in the live chat about whether Director Ming plans to launch a second season.

[If there really is a second season, perhaps no one would be willing to rent a venue to Director Ming.]

[Shocking! The director, who rose to fame, faces a career slump due to this incident!]