(3) The crew was frightened

Jiang Chen and I lived together, because his superiors only arranged a house for him, and he went to work every day, and I received an invitation from the crew of "Zombies Out" to participate in playing a detective who was chased to the villa by zombies. In the play, I have to use my smart mind to help the trapped people escape, although the role I played has only appeared for a short time, but the linkage between my real identity and the characters in the play is a hot topic that the crew director attaches great importance to. The director sent a car to take me to the villa where I was filming, the villa was on a barren hill in the suburbs, and there was only one road leading to the villa. Today, the style on the mountain is extraordinarily violent, and there is a whistling sound from time to time in the woods, which is really a terrifying effect. I looked out the window at the weird and terrifying makeup of the group performers, and I couldn't help but tremble.

Just now, a male corpse was found in the villa! In order not to cause panic among the extras and crew, this matter was only known to a few people who were resting together in the villa at that time. Su Hongjie, Liu Jiaojiao and Zhou Jieen sat on the sofa on the first floor of the villa, discussing with different expressions. Actor Su Hongjie said; "Who still has the heart to film, there is a dead man in the room on the second floor now! Haven't you heard that this villa is haunted, and you have heard that you have even cheated corpses! It's so unlucky, I shouldn't have joined the group in the first place! The air instantly quieted down, and he continued: "It is said that this big villa was given to his beloved woman by a general of the Republic of China as a wedding room, but on the wedding night, the enemy attacked secretly, and all the people in the villa who participated in the wedding were killed by the enemy, and the general was no exception, and only the general's beloved woman survived." The woman suffered humiliation from the enemy in the villa, and died of resentment. But it didn't take long for all the enemy soldiers who stayed in the villa to die mysteriously overnight, and everyone had a fanged bite mark on their body. I felt that the more I talked, the more outrageous it became, so I interrupted Su Hongjie's words: "Don't worry too much, I've already called the police." But today, the strong wind hung up the trees on the road, and smashed the road with the street lamp, and the engineering team is rushing to it overnight, and it is expected that the roadblock will be cleared at about 22:00 in the evening. ”

Except for me and the director, the rest of the actors present are very important actors in this drama, but they are not well-known and belong to the 18th line of young actors. The deceased's name is Li Wenyu, who plays the male lead in the play. The first person to find out that Li Wenyu was dead was actor Su Hongjie. Li Wenyu collapsed on the floor of the room on the second floor, his face was painful, and he had lost his breath. He held a cup of orange juice in his hand, and a glass bottle without any labels was placed on the table. When I walked into the corpse, I smelled the smell of bitter almonds, which was found in the cup and glass bottle of orange juice, and the same smell emanated from the mouth of the deceased. There are scissors, pins and other miscellaneous items used to deal with shooting props on the table at the scene, as well as a lot of cosmetics, in addition to Li Wenyu's mobile phone, the mobile phone screen is still on, and the interface of the memo shows that I am guilty of what happened back then, and I want to pay for my sins with my own death!

I put on the crew's gloves to investigate, and found that the corpse's jaw and neck were not stiff, and there were small spots with clear boundaries that had not spread, and it was summer, although it was almost evening, the temperature was still high, and the time of death was about an hour. The time when the body was found was 18:30, so the time of the deceased's death was roughly after 17:30. From five o'clock in the afternoon until the time of the crime, a scene dominated by extras was being filmed outside the villa, and only a few of us were resting in the villa, and everyone said that they did not notice Li Wenyu's disappearance. And Li Wenyu's last words are also very suspicious, especially the "events of the year" mentioned in them.

I asked Director Liu Biao: "Director Liu, what does the "events of the year" on the suicide note mean? ”

Liu Biao replied to me: "Hey, I don't know very well, but I can guess how much." This drama was actually filmed a long time ago, and I took over later. Two years ago, the original director died in an accident and filming was interrupted, but later Li Wenyu and the investor approached me to let me continue filming. I didn't expect someone to ...... when filming started again"

I asked, "What kind of accident was it?" ”

Liu Biao continued: "There were very few reports back then. I only know that when the original director was filming, the iron frame of the set suddenly collapsed, which happened to hit him. At that time, Li Wenyu was on the side, and the reporter photographed it. After the death of the director that year, there were several reports that there were real zombies mixed in the group zombies, and there were still a few blurry photos at that time, which should be some gossip media in order to get hot spots, using the rumors of this villa to create a gimmick. Alas, I went outside to take care of the extras, they don't know about the dead yet, and I have to finish filming the group scene in a while, otherwise it will be difficult for the police to shoot again. ”

Liu Biao stood up as he spoke, walked out of the villa, and disappeared into those group performances with weird makeup. Although the wind outside is much weaker than in the afternoon, the big chimney that passes through the roof of the villa is still whirring, Liu Biao insists on filming this scene, and I can't stop it. "I know a little bit about what happened back then." The heroine Zhou Jieen, who was sitting on the side, suddenly spoke, she was holding a cigarette in her hand, and she was smoking it carelessly: "I was also present at the time, and the iron frame fell without warning, it was an accident." "If it's an accident, what does it have to do with Li Wenyu? I have a lot of doubts in my heart, but Zhou Jieen has already gotten up and gone upstairs, saying that she wants to have a good rest. The first floor was about to be used for filming, so I looked at the clock on the first floor, and it was 18:55 in the evening, so I hurried upstairs. I saw Su Hongjie, Liu Jiaojiao and Zhou Jieen return to their respective rooms, and then I also returned to my room, where the window inside the house just happened to see the shooting scene outside the villa.

Suddenly, a roar like a beast came, and the zombie group outside began to shoot, which happened to be 19:00 in the evening. This scene in the script is the outbreak of the zombie tide, and this plot does not need the protagonist to appear, focusing on the behavior of the zombies. With a loud roar from the zombie horde, they rushed to the villa. Some zombies fell to the ground because of their physical disabilities, and some zombies broke through with their fangs open. After filming back and forth for nearly an hour, the door shattered with the last zombie roar, and the zombie broke into the house... With a "click", the group performance shooting stopped, and the surroundings gradually returned to quiet. But at this moment, a woman's scream suddenly sounded on the second floor. I instantly became vigilant, pushed open the door and ran out, met Liu Biao at the staircase on the second floor, and saw the clock in the corridor showing 20:05, the sound came from Li Wenyu's room, and I saw Liu Jiaojiao standing at the door of Li Wenyu's room on the second floor. Liu Jiaojiao covered her mouth with a frightened expression, the scream just now was from her. Su Hongjie also walked out of the room because of this abrupt scream. I looked into the house, the ground was covered with blood, Zhou Jieen was lying in a pool of blood, the flesh and blood on her neck were blurred, her eyes were wide open as if she saw something that frightened her. And the most bizarre thing is that Li Wenyu, who was already dead, changed his posture and fell on Zhou Jieen, with blood on his mouth and chin, looking as if he was ......

"I received a message from Zhou Jieen, she asked me to go to her, I went to take a shower and didn't see it. When I came out to look for her after taking a bath, I found that she was not in the room, I saw that the door of Li Wenyu's room was open, and I was afraid that someone would see Li Wenyu's death and closed the door tightly, so I was curious to push open Li Wenyu's door and see this. Liu Jiaojiao said.

Liu Biao said: "How is it like... It was Li Wenyu who bit Zhou Jieen to death. ”

I approached the room and observed this seemingly strange room, in addition to the corpse and the pool of blood, Li Wenyu's mobile phone actually appeared on the table again, and the text on it also changed: She is also a sinner, I want to take her away with me! I suddenly found that the recording of Li Wenyu's mobile phone was always on, did it leave any evidence about the murderer? I pressed the pause button and played the recording, and the recording came from Zhou Jieen's voice: "How could you..."I approached the two corpses, the scar on Zhou Jieen's neck did not look like the marks of being bitten with teeth, but like being scratched and destroyed with a sharp weapon, and there was a thin rubber nail stained with blood and a pair of water-stained scissors next to the body. I began to recall what happened before the crime, and after the first case was discussed, the time for us to return to the second floor was 18:55, and the zombie scene began to shoot at 19:00. The murderer should have started the crime after the filming started at 19:00, and the voice of the zombie just covered up the sound of the crime. There were two staff members at the door of the villa, who were in charge of the entry and exit of the staff, and I went downstairs to ask, and they said that no one was in or out during the shooting. At the time of the crime, except for me, only Su Hongjie and Liu Jiaojiao were left in the villa, and I decided to investigate the two of them.

I asked, "Liu Jiaojiao, where were you at the time of the crime?" ”

Liu Jiaojiao said: "After I returned to the house at 18:55, I have been resting in the room on the second floor and have never come out. “

I continued to ask, "Can I take a look at your belongings and luggage?" ”

"It's... It's not good, can you wait for the police to come? Liu Jiaojiao said.

Su Hongjie said: "The police don't know when they will come!" What if you destroy the physical evidence! ”

Liu Jiaojiao retorted: "What do you mean! Do you suspect that I am a murderer! ”

Su Hongjie said again: "Hide it, I'm afraid it's not a thief!" ”

Liu Jiaojiao didn't help Su Hongjie's questioning, and finally allowed me to search. I found a pair of rings with slight scratches in the compartment of her backpack that should have been worn for a while. And Su Hongjie and Liu Jiaojiao quarreled again, Liu Jiaojiao even wanted to pull Su Hongjie's clothes, but suddenly stumbled and almost fell. Liu Biao hurriedly supported Liu Jiaojiao, and I also pulled Su Hongjie away. Liu Jiaojiao seemed to be powerful to her feet, her face was painful, and she bent over to cover her ankles. She wore a pair of golden high heels, the heel length was 10cm, Su Hongjie was so angry that he took out an iron box from his arms, took out a cigarette from it and lit it, biting the butt of the cigarette to vent.

I asked Su Hongjie, "Where were you at the time of the crime?" ”

Su Hongjie: "I went to the kitchen to find some food and went back to the room to rest." ”

I asked again, "Why did you quarrel with him?" ”

At the mention of this, Su Hongjie pinched his cigarette and said: "Li Wenyu said that I robbed him of the scene!" His own acting skills are not enough, he can't suppress me, and he actually said that it was my problem! What's even more annoying is that Zhou Jieen actually helped him speak! They must be tired of being the protagonists! ”

Liu Jiaojiao shouted: "When you quarreled, you clearly did it, and the broken glass in the kitchen is proof of it!" ”

Su Hongjie retorted: "I accidentally broke it, I advise you not to talk nonsense to me." ”

I stopped their argument and took Su Hongjie aside to calm down, while going to his room and rummaging through his luggage. A copy of Li Wenyu's script was found in it. There is also a list of actors on the script. On the old cast list, only Li Wenyu and Zhou Jieen participated in this shooting, and the cast list indicated that they were only supporting roles, I took the script and opened it, and took out the latest script for comparison, and found that the recording just now was the lines of the old script, that is, it had been recorded a long time ago, I suddenly remembered that Zhou Jieen's wound was like a broken glass on the ground, and the rubber nail was more like a drop from a high heel, Liu Jiaojiao's face changed suddenly, without her original appearance, staring at Zhou Jieen and Li Wenyu's corpses full of resentment, She recounted her murder: she bought hydride on the black market and mixed it in her drink. Li Wenyu likes to listen to flattery, she brought a drink to his room, and praised him a few words, Li Wenyu was not vigilant against her, she mixed Li Wenyu with hydride, the drink, Li Wenyu died on the spot after drinking it. And she didn't want to kill Zhou Jieen, but she didn't expect Zhou Jieen to call Liu Jiaojiao out alone, and then take her to Li Wenyu's room. Zhou Jieen said that she saw Liu Jiaojiao enter Li Wenyu's room with a drink, and was sure that she killed Li Wenyu and wanted to threaten her with this matter, she saw scissors on the table, so she pretended to promise to give Zhou Jieen a sum of money, and while Zhou Jieen was not paying attention, she immediately picked up the scissors and stabbed Zhou Jieen. At that time, it was filming, and the screams outside the house and the whistling wind made it pointless for Zhou Jieen to scream, and then... She thought of the rumors of zombie infestation in this villa, and thought of the old movie video, and then, Liu Jiaojiao used the old movie video that Zhang Shuo once sent to her, and played the audio with her mobile phone, which created the illusion that Li Wenyu "came back from the dead" to bite Zhou Jieen to death.

I asked Liu Jiaojiao: "Why did you kill Li Wenyu?" I think, Zhang Shuo should be the other half of your ring, right? ”

Liu Jiaojiao smiled evilly and said, "That's right. He killed Zhang Shuo! I want him to pay for Zhang Shuo's death! What happened back then was not an accident at all! This script is Zhang Shuo's hard work, only he can shoot it well, Li Wenyu is not satisfied with the supporting role, and he has been dissatisfied with Zhang Shuo from the beginning of casting. Li Wenyu and Su Hongjie have investors, but Zhang Shuo is not shaken by money at all, how can they be the protagonists with their clumsy acting skills! ”

I asked, "Why wasn't it an accident?" ”

Liu Jiaojiao made a resentful expression and said: "Li Wenyu knew that the screws of the iron frame were loose, and he also knew that Zhang Shuo would sit next to the iron frame to guide the shooting, not only did he not remind him, but he wanted to create an accident. An iron pipe passed directly through Zhang Shuo's body, so that he didn't even have a chance to rescue! When I arrived at the hospital, I heard Li Wenyu and Zhou Jieen secretly talking in the corner! ”

After Liu Jiaojiao finished speaking, she suddenly quieted down, tears flowed non-stop, she sat on the ground and covered her face and cried in a low voice: "He wanted to make an official announcement to me after filming this drama, and even ...... Even the wedding was scheduled! I didn't expect it.... Unexpected! ”

The selfish desires of others took away a person's life, destroyed the happiness of two people, and what followed was a tragedy. At this time, a burst of sirens sounded outside the house, mixed with the howling wind, getting closer and closer. I said, "Under the law, such retaliation will only bury oneself in hatred." The police have come, and if you can turn yourself in, I don't think it will be so bad. Liu Jiaojiao said: "It's my impulse, I admit the crime I committed, I will turn myself in, and I also want others to know the truth about Zhang Shuo's death!" Qiao Sisi wiped her tears and choked up, stood up barefoot, straightened the hem of her clothes, and walked towards the fate she should face......

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The Case (END)