Chapter 296 - Stranded in the Forest (1/2)

Every day since her return to the movie set, Tang Yue had been moving around the set on her wheelchair. She didn’t have much to do. Other than a few close-up shots which required her face, the rest of her scenes were handled by a double. Whatever Tang Yue did, she made sure to steer clear of Ah Sha at all times. Perhaps she feared that Ah Sha might pay her back for what she did during the accident.

Today’s scene involved a helicopter. To be exact, Ah Sha and Depp had to film a fight scene inside a helicopter.

“Ah Sha!” For the past few days, Depp had been bitching non-stop about how he’d been treated last time after he sent Ah Sha to the hospital. As it turned out, Depp had been chased away from the hospital by Wan Qingsi. Then, when Ah Sha had gone home to recuperate, Wan Qingsi had even refused to let Depp visit her at the house.

Seeing the look of resentment on Depp’s face, Ah Sha thought he was about to start bitching again. She was wrong. “I hate flying,” Depp said instead.

“Then how did you even come back from the United States?”

“I slept through the entire flight. I feel like I’m going to go nuts if I keep my eyes open during a flight,” Depp grumbled. “F*cking Ken. You know what he told me? He told me that there wouldn’t be any flying involved in this scene. He said that the helicopter would be added in with special effects!”

Ah Sha patted Depp’s shoulder comfortingly. “Aren’t you his friend?” she asked. “I thought you knew him well.”

“Damn right!” Depp growled. “Nothing that comes out of Ken’s mouth could be trusted.”

The scene would begin with Ah Sha and Depp engaging in combat on the ground. Then, Ah Sha’s character would climb into a helicopter and use it to escape. But Depp’s character was relentless and he followed her into the helicopter. After that, the crew only had to film the helicopter’s take-off and then, finally, a brief fight scene inside the helicopter’s cabin.

What ended up happening was beyond any of their expectations. The director yelled “cut” immediately after the chopper left the ground; because there was no scene to be filmed, not when the helicopter carrying the actors was flying further and further away from the movie set.

A brief silence ensued. Zhou Na was the first person who reacted. “The hell? Who’s piloting that thing? Contact the pilot now!” Zhou Na yelled. Then, she pulled out her phone and dialed Wan Qingsi’s number.

Moments later, two crew members returned, supporting a half-conscious man on each side. “Director, we found this man unconscious outside the bathroom.”

“Hey, that’s the pilot!” someone yelled.

“Then who’s the one piloting the helicopter now?”

Wan Qingsi rushed to the set after receiving Zhou Na’s call. He drove off again after getting a sitrep from the crew members. He was now sure that Ah Sha had been kidnapped.

Lin Musheng had finished a shower and was walking out of his bathroom when he heard the commotion outside his door.

“Hey! What’s going on!” Lin Musheng asked. Before he could receive an answer, Wan Qingsi charged in. “Lin Musheng! Was it you? Did you do it?”

Lin Musheng kept drying his hair with his towel. “I’ve done a lot of things,” he said coldly. “Which one are you referring to?”

A murderous aura radiated from Wan Qingsi’s body in spades. He balled his fist and gave Lin Musheng a death stare. “Did you arrange for someone to hijack the helicopter that Mei Jing was in?”

“That has nothing to do with me,” Lin Musheng said, pausing in thought. “Who else did your woman manage to piss off?”

“You better not be lying to me,” Wan Qingsi said. “Or else, I won’t be showing the Lin family any mercy.”

“The Lin family doesn’t need your mercy.” Lin Musheng frowned. “I’ve already given you my word that I wouldn’t pursue the matter any further. I’m not the type of guy who goes back on his words. I have nothing to do with her kidnapping.”

Wan Qingsi turned around to leave. At the door, something struck Wan Qingsi as odd. The henchman at the door, the one who was holding the door open for him, had a strange look on his face. Wan Qingsi glanced at the henchman briefly. Then, he hurried away with a frown.

Wan Qingsi pulled out his phone once he exited the hotel.

“Ah Sha might have been kidnapped.”

“What?!” Ying Qingcang’s roar blared out from the speaker.

Wan Qingsi gave Ying Qingcang a brief rundown of the situation.

“I’ll send a few choppers to search the area around the movie set,” Ying Qingcang said. Before ending the call, Ying Qingcang gave Wan Qingsi a final reminder. “Come up with a list of suspects. Narrow it down.”

All of a sudden, the car that Wan Qingsi was driving did an about-turn. There was only one person he could think of as the most likely suspect.

Lin Musheng had spent a long time pondering over Wan Qingsi’s visit. He was just about to order his henchmen to find out more about the situation when Wan Qingsi barged in through the door. This time, Wan Qingsi didn’t come alone; he was dragging An Ru into the room by her hair.

Wan Qingsi flung An Ru to the floor and then pressed the muzzle of a gun against her head. “Brother!” An Ru yelled.

“Wan Qingsi! What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Lin Musheng was riled up. It had been a while since another person had tried to threaten him.

Wan Qingsi kicked An Ru. “Regardless of whether you were in on it, I am certain that An Ru is behind the kidnapping,” Wan Qingsi said. “So. Here’s how this is going to work. Either I kill her right now, or you force her to give me the location of the helicopter.”

“An Ru, did you do it?” Lin Musheng asked.

“I didn’t!” An Ru cried. “I don’t know anything!” Then, she looked at Wan Qingsi. “Qingsi! How could you? How could you do this to me?”

“Shut up,” Wan Qingsi said, stepping on An Ru’s head. “Don’t disgust me. Now. If you don’t start telling me the truth, I swear to God I’ll blow a f*cking hole on your face.”

A murderous glint flashed across Lin Musheng’s eyes. With a wave of his hand, several members of the Triad drew their guns and pointed them at Wan Qingsi.

“I’m warning you, Wan Qingsi,” Lin Musheng said. “Don’t take things too far. Let her go, now!”

Wan Qingsi jabbed An Ru’s temple with the muzzle of his gun. “Tell me the location of the helicopter,” Wan Qingsi growled. “I’ll count to three. If you still don’t tell me by the end of the count, I’ll blow your f*cking brains out.”

“One.”

Lin Musheng’s eyes turned cold as he took two steps forward. “Wan Qingsi, you really don’t fear death?”

“Two.”

“Boss!” Ding Quan shouted anxiously. “Just say the word! I’ll shoot him!”

“Three.”

Three things happened at the same time: Wan Qingsi pulled the trigger; An Ru screamed; Ding Nu tackled Wan Qingsi to the side.

“Bang!” The bullet grazed the tip of An Ru’s nose and blasted into the floor. In just a matter of seconds, An Ru’s nose turned into a bloody mess.

Before anyone could react to the gunshot, Wan Qingsi performed a kip-up and was immediately back on his feet. He moved swiftly across the room and was right beside An Ru in an instant. Once again, he shoved the muzzle of his gun against her skull.

An Ru burst into tears. “I’ll talk! I’ll talk…”