35: You look like a thief. Come with me to the police station.

The director was completely dumbfounded this time.

To increase the realism of the script, he had put in a lot of effort.

He had begged everywhere before finally getting the chance to film in the museum.

But now, the famous painting "water lily" was actually stolen in broad daylight?!

"Call the police! What are you standing there for? Call the police now!" The director frantically looked for his phone.

The livestream chat was also in a total mess.

"What happened? Did the Streamer go to cultivate immortality? Why is it all smoke?"

"Doesn't look like it. It looks more like a smoke bomb."

"Didn't you guys hear just now? The famous painting "water lily" was stolen."

"Holy crap, for real? With our Dragon Country's security measures, how does anyone dare to do this in broad daylight?"

The Streamer was also a bit confused, but the scene was too chaotic, and she didn't dare get too close to the display case.

Fearing she might get caught up in the trouble... Before long...

Five police officers arrived at the scene and quickly secured the relevant evidence.

"Tell us, what's the situation?"

The director briefly and concisely explained what had happened to the police.

"Mhm." The leading officer nodded.

"Based on the evidence at the scene, the theft of "water lily" is related to international thieves."

"I will record the relevant details and forward them to the Criminal Investigation Team in a timely manner."

"You're the director, right? Come with us!"

The director was completely speechless.

Setting aside whether the show could still be filmed, it was hard to say if he'd face a lawsuit.

This was a famous painting that was lost, after all.

Just as the police were about to leave, a sharp voice rang out.

"Officer, I'm reporting him. This Lin Pei is an accomplice of the thieves!"

"Oh? What do you mean?"

One of the officers turned around and looked at Yan Song.

Yan Song straightened his collar.

"Officer, you don't know this, but before I became an actor, I was a Magician."

"I'm very familiar with these kinds of techniques."

"Just before the theft occurred, Lin Pei was the only person on-site who touched the display case."

"Furthermore, he redesigned the display case's security on the grounds that it was unprofessional."

"Therefore, I have every reason to suspect that he is an accomplice of the thieves!"

Following the direction of Yan Song's finger, the officer walked up to Lin Pei.

Upon seeing Lin Pei, the suspicion couldn't help but deepen.

This aura... this kid really looks too much like a thief!

With decades of experience in handling cases, the officer could conclude without even an interrogation that Lin Pei was a thief!

"Officer, you must believe me."

"Everyone at the scene saw it just now; Lin Pei was the only one hanging around the display case for an hour."

"Not long after that, the international thieves arrived!"

The officer looked at Lin Pei. "Is what he said true?"

Lin Pei was about to start cursing; this Magician Yan Song was truly annoying.

"Officer, I did set up the display case just now."

"But I'm definitely not part of some gang of thieves."

"I'm just an ordinary actor; I don't know any gang of thieves at all!"

The officer waved his hand.

"Don't explain yet. Come with me and explain slowly at the Police Station."

"Let's go!"

Before Lin Pei could react, a pair of cold silver bracelets appeared on his wrists.

His heart also turned cold.

Holy crap!

I'm just playing a guest role as a Prop Master; how did I end up being treated like a thief?

I haven't even played the role of a thief yet, and I'm already being arrested?

Ridiculous!

Fucking ridiculous!

...After the police car drove away.

The eyes of the crowd were filled with disdain as they looked at Yan Song.

"What are you looking at? I did it to save the director."

"If there's no suspect, the director's responsibility would be huge. With all those issues, how would we continue filming our show?"

"Besides, don't you think this Lin Pei is suspicious?"

"He was a criminal before and even trended on hot search. Eight times out of ten, he's the thief this time."

"Just wait, the police will release an announcement in a few days."

After saying that, Yan Song ran over to the director with a flattering smile.

"Director, now that Lin Pei has been taken away, our show must go on."

"How about I play his role for now?"

"After that lesson just now, we won't have to use a real painting, right?"

The director nodded slightly.

Yan Song had indeed helped him this time.

Although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Lin Pei's suspicion in the theft was indeed significant.

Maybe he really was a thief.

And maybe he was the one who stole that painting!

The director smiled.

"Alright, then you'll play it."

Yan Song's smile deepened.

"Great, thank you, Director, for giving me this opportunity."

"But about that first scene, let's change it a bit. I probably... can't quite pull it off..."

A look of regret flashed in the director's eyes.

That scene really could only be played by Lin Pei.

"Fine, let's leave it at that for now."

Watching the director and Yan Song "colluding" like that, everyone felt extremely disgusted.

This Film Crew and the director are way too irresponsible.

Even if Lin Pei is a suspect, you can't just throw him to the Police Station and call it a day.

The Film Crew should at least have an attitude of solving the problem together, right?

And just like that, the actor is replaced?

It was clear that regardless of whether Lin Pei did it or not, he was being made to take the heat for them for a while.

Although they were indignant, they were too afraid to speak out.

They had all signed contracts before joining the Film Crew.

If they quit halfway through, the liquidated damages would be more than ten times their salary.

Breaking the contract before even performing would definitely result in a net loss.

The actors didn't dare speak, but the livestream chat was exploding as usual.

"Holy shit, I'm gonna start cursing. This guy named Yan is too disgusting."

"Not just him, the director is the same kind of person, turning his back on people instantly."

"Exactly. If it weren't for our Jun Kai and Teacher Zhang Ze being in this Film Crew, who would pay any attention to him?"

"Teacher Lin Pei is so pitiful. He made the props so well, yet he's being backstabbed by these two. It's infuriating!"

"I'm gonna explode. I hope Teacher Lin Pei can clear things up and come back soon."

"Am I the only one who thinks that, given Teacher Lin Pei's hand speed and familiarity with theft techniques, it's actually very likely he stole the painting?"

"I think so too. Teacher Lin Pei's aura has changed again; he really has that vibe of a master thief."

"It's really hard to say. This guy knows too much, and he goes to the Police Station way too often. I'm totally numb to it now."

"..."

...In a villa somewhere in Hengcheng, a black business van quietly parked in the backyard.

Three men got out of the car one after another; their suspicious behavior didn't make it look like they were entering their own yard at all.

The leader, Bu Shan, held a scroll in his hand and walked quickly to the door, entering the password to go inside.

The remaining two followed him in and sat on the sofa.

Little Fatty Not Beautiful's brows were tightly furrowed.

"Damn, I've been in this business for so many years, and today was the first time I've encountered such a difficult display case to open."

"Big Brother, luckily your skills are good, otherwise we would've been caught today."

"The person who designed the mechanism is a fucking genius; we almost got screwed by him."

"Fortunately, we got the painting in the end, so our reputation as the world's number one thieves is preserved."

The second brother, Not True, nodded beside him.

"It clearly wasn't like that an hour ago. How could it be set up like that in just one hour?"

"Who was the person setting up the props? Although I don't want to admit it, I feel like that guy's skill level is pretty high."