After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 421 - 412 Kneel until your sister arrives

Chapter 421: Chapter 412 Kneel until your sister arrives

Jiang Lingxi looked at the pool of blood on the ground and raised her eyebrows, impressed by his endurance.

She was just about to increase the pressure with her foot, curious to see how long he could endure before making a sound.

A stern shout came from behind her, "Who’s there?"

The only ones still awake at this hour would be members of the security team brought by Xu Zhao.

She casually retracted her foot and turned to look at the two figures jogging towards her. One seemed to be Xu Zhao.

"It’s me, Jiang Lingxi."

Xu Zhao walked over, and under the cover of night, he didn’t immediately notice Luan Feng lying motionless on the ground. Instead, he glanced at Jiang Lingxi, who was only wearing a long cloak over her pajamas, "Still awake this late?"

"I just heard some noise outside," Jiang Lingxi said, nudging the person at her feet. "Chong Yin’s assistant, seems like he was sleepwalking and accidentally tripped on a stone. Since you’re here, why don’t you take him to get checked out?"

It was then that Xu Zhao noticed the person on the ground.

He also saw the dark stain on the ground and smelled blood. Without thinking too much, he hurriedly helped the person up, "We’ll take him to the medical tent right away. You should get some rest in the car, it’s almost three, and you need to be up early for filming tomorrow."

"Alright, thank you."

Someone to help handle the follow-up matters.

Truly a good person!

Watching Xu Zhao and the others walk away, Jiang Lingxi returned to her car without a care.

No matter if today’s incident was instigated by Chong Yin, Luan Feng had been caught by her red-handed.

When they meet tomorrow, she’d like to see if Chong Yin could still maintain his indifferent facade.

*

The medical tent was manned 24 hours a day.

But by this time, hardly anyone came by, and the on-duty doctor was resting on a folding bed.

Hearing footsteps, he was jolted awake.

"Who’s there?"

Xu Zhao and his team brought in Luan Feng, who still had bloodstains at the corner of his mouth, startling the doctor.

They had filmed many action scenes today, and several actors had suffered minor bruises and scratches, none too serious.

Now, with almost everyone else resting, someone came in with clearly non-trivial injuries.

It was puzzling how he managed to get himself into such a miserable state.

Xu Zhao was curious too.

He’d seen people who sleepwalked and even one who had broken their nose while sleepwalking, but this was his first time seeing someone like Luan Feng, who fell and coughed up blood.

He didn’t doubt Jiang Lingxi at all.

Even though he wondered how Luan Feng ended up sleepwalking near Jiang Lingxi’s trailer, and how Jiang Lingxi noticed someone sleepwalking outside her trailer.

"He was sleepwalking and tripped, falling to the ground. There are quite a few rocks on the ground, could you check for injuries? Oh, and there might be a wound inside his mouth too."

Even though the person was coughing up blood, Xu Zhao only thought it was because Luan Feng had injured his mouth or accidentally bit his tongue, never suspecting internal injuries.

"Alright, lay him down while I grab the medical kit."

As Xu Zhao helped Luan Feng lie down, the moment his back touched the bed, he couldn’t help but let out a soft hiss and sat up abruptly like a flipping carp.

"What’s going on, is there an injury on his back too?"

A teammate looked towards Luan Feng’s back and widened his eyes, "Brother Zhao, there’s really a footprint."

Xu Zhao looked as well and, upon seeing the footprint on Luan Feng’s clothing, paused in silence.

The size reminded him of Jiang Lingxi, who had been the first to notice Luan Feng sleepwalking.

He lifted the hem of the shirt to reveal a fair back with a distinct bruise forming in the shape of a footprint.

No wonder he jumped up as soon as he lay down.

"Brother Zhao, do you think Teacher Jiang didn’t see clearly at night and accidentally stepped over his back?"

Xu Zhao thought to himself: even with Jiang Lingxi’s weight, stepping wouldn’t leave such a severe mark.

He nodded lightly, "Probably. Don’t have him lie down; let’s keep him sitting up."

Listening to the conversation around him, Luan Feng forcibly swallowed a mouthful of blood.

When the doctor returned with the medical kit, Xu Zhao assisted in treating Luan Feng’s wounds and turned to instruct an assistant passing out supplies, "This person is Chong Yin’s assistant. It’s not good to hide his condition; go and call him over."

The assistant nodded and left without giving Luan Feng a chance to call him back. Watching him leave the tent, Luan Feng’s already pale face turned even whiter.

It’s over!

*

When Luan Feng snuck out of the tent late at night, Chong Yin was not unaware.

But he couldn’t care less.

On the surface, Luan Feng was his assistant, but in his mind, he was merely a convenient tool compatible with his temperament.

He wouldn’t bother to ponder over what thoughts a tool might have, nor did he want to.

Yet he never imagined that this tool would dare ignore his warning and sneak off to cause trouble for Jiang Lingxi.

And then end up in the medical tent, while the one he tried to trouble emerged unscathed.

Chong Yin thought his temper was stable enough, but being awakened in the middle of the night to learn that his carefully selected subordinate turned out to be a fool made him genuinely laugh from anger.

Footsteps sounded outside the tent.

The doctor was using tweezers to remove tiny gravel embedded in flesh, while Xu Zhao held a flashlight to assist.

He guessed that the gravel originally wouldn’t have been ingrained so deeply, likely due to the footprint on Luan Feng’s back.

"Hey, don’t flinch, you’re making the tweezers almost stab your flesh."

Luan Feng didn’t want to flinch, but he couldn’t help it.

He immediately recognized the footsteps outside; it was the boss!

Getting woken up so late because of him, especially after he acted independently to find trouble with Jiang Lingxi and ended up being countered—he didn’t dare imagine the consequences awaiting him.

Chong Yin entered, glanced at Luan Feng’s pitiful state, and then nonchalantly withdrew his gaze.

"Sorry for troubling you."

Xu Zhao hid his curiosity, "Mr. Chong, you’re too polite. As a member of the film crew’s security, ensuring the safety of everyone within the crew is our duty."

"All done." The doctor finally removed the last small stone and, after confirming nothing remained, sighed in relief.

This had been the most uncooperative patient yet, trembling towards the end like he was shivering, unsure if due to pain or what, requiring much more effort than expected.

"Now, try not to..."

Luan Feng didn’t wait for the doctor to finish his medical advice and stood up with difficulty, "Understood, thank you, doctor."

Doctor: I haven’t said anything yet, what do you understand?

Chong Yin: "If everything’s settled, then let’s go back."

Xu Zhao watched Luan Feng follow Chong Yin in cautious steps, unable to help but frown.

He’d never seen someone react so calmly to a subordinate being injured.

Moreover, Luan Feng’s uncontrollable trembling seemed to start when Chong Yin’s footsteps were heard outside the door.

As an assistant, is it reasonable to be so scared of your own star artist that you tremble from head to toe?

The more he thought about it, the stranger it seemed.

"Brother Zhao, should we continue the patrol?"

"No, let’s go check the trailer area again."

He now had a new suspicion: did Luan Feng really sleepwalk near Jiang Lingxi’s trailer?

*

"Bang!"

As he entered the tent, Luan Feng immediately dropped to his knees without hesitation.

"Sir, I realize my mistake."

Chong Yin completely ignored his gesture, his steps not halting until he reached behind the curtain.

Seeing this, Luan Feng’s already elevated anxiety plummeted further.

"Sir..."

The voice finally came from behind the curtain, coldly declaring, "You can get up when Luan Hua arrives from the Imperial City. Also, don’t take up space, kneel in the corner!"