The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 235: The Great God Transforms Into Sherlock Holmes, Slapping the Show Team Left and Right

Chapter 235: Chapter 235: The Great God Transforms Into Sherlock Holmes, Slapping the Show Team Left and Right

"Jiang Man, is it you?" Wen Rui’s voice trembled from outside, her fear audible even through the door.

"It’s me." Jiang Man unlocked the door, first a padlock, then a twist lock.

When the door swung open, Wen Rui, looking as if she had lost her soul, flung herself into Jiang Man’s arms, trembling with fear.

Jiang Man patted her head, "Don’t be scared, the other supernatural events might be real, but the one we’ve encountered is definitely fake."

"Fake?" Wen Rui looked up, her doe eyes flickering with fear mingled with confusion.

Jiang Man glanced at the gathering photographers outside the door.

At this moment, Bei Ling came over, setting the limp Mi Duo down in Jiang Man’s room and instructing two photographers to watch over her.

"All of this was deliberately arranged by the show’s crew, wasn’t it?" Bei Ling said indifferently, his voice cool, giving off an air of detachment as if a celestial being had descended to the mortal realm.

His words were directed at Jiang Man, his gaze intense.

His icy pupils shone brightly, the depth of emotion in them impossible to hide.

Jiang Man’s heart skipped a beat.

It was the first time she had seen such an enticing gaze, not human, but like a fox spirit who had cultivated for a thousand years.

A male fox spirit.

Her thoughts wandered for a good while until Wen Rui tugged at her, "Sister?"

Only then did Jiang Man snap back to reality.

"Arranged by the show’s crew?" Xu Chengzhou also didn’t believe in ghosts, but the sequence of events just now was too bizarre.

"This room is supposed to be a locked room, so if someone arranged this, how did they leave the room?"

Xu Chengzhou’s question was also something the audience wanted to know.

Bei Ling smiled slightly, fixing his unwavering gaze on Jiang Man, "Jiang Man, you must have seen through all these tricks, right?"

Jiang Man raised an eyebrow but didn’t respond immediately.

"I have been watching you all this time. You must have come to this room with Xu Chengzhou to validate something," he said.

"You’ve been watching me?" Jiang Man put her hands in her pockets, her voice cold and cool.

Bei Ling’s smile became even more charming, "I was observing how Holmes would solve the case."

+ Eh? What’s happening? Why is there tension in his eyes?

+ What’s the situation?

The barrage of comments filled the screen, the audience clearly confused.

Bei Ling grinned but showed no sign of letting up, "So what’s the truth?"

At that moment, Lu Zhan approached with a hotel employee.

The staff member rattled off in Thai.

"Scholar, do you understand Thai? I’ve been trying to communicate with her, but we’re not making any sense to each other," Lu Zhan sent a plea for help to Bei Ling.

Bei Ling’s eyes remained on Jiang Man, "She said there’s no one else staying on this floor; your show has booked it entirely."

"She’s asking which room the lock couldn’t be opened?"

"The lock is already open," Wen Rui hurriedly replied.

"What exactly is going on?" Lu Zhan furrowed his eyebrows, "Is the crew up to something?"

"But even if the crew is up to something, how was this locked room created?" Xu Chengzhou was persistent, as if he’d have to believe in the supernatural if his doubts remained unresolved.

"It’s very simple." Jiang Man couldn’t be bothered to hide it any longer; if this wasn’t resolved, none of them would be able to sleep well that night.

"A silk scarf can do the trick."

"A silk scarf?" Everyone’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Jiang Man looked at Wen Rui, "Ruirui, don’t you have a pink silk scarf? Bring it to me."

"Okay!" Wen Rui quickly went back to her room and found the silk scarf.

Jiang Man took the scarf and said to them, "Go inside the room and watch how I create a locked room."

One by one, the group shuffled into the room.

Outside the room, only Jiang Man and her dedicated photographer were left.

She first hung the silk scarf through the hole of the padlock, then gently pulled the door, causing the padlock to latch onto the hasp as she tugged at the scarf.

This type of padlock couldn’t completely secure the door; when pushed open, a gap remained in the middle.

Jiang Man withdrew the silk scarf, tied a knot in it, and passed the knot through the gap, hooking it onto the deadbolt.

She gently closed the door, and at that point, the padlock was fully fastened. Outside, she kept pulling and suddenly, with a ’snap,’ the deadbolt turned at an angle, and the door was locked.

Witnessing a door locked from the outside with merely a silk scarf, everyone inside was utterly shocked.

"How is this possible?"

"How can you pull the scarf out?"

No sooner had the words left their mouths than the scarf was yanked, the knot untied, and like a slippery little snake, the scarf vanished without a trace through the crack in the door.

+Ah??? What kind of magic trick did I just witness? I don’t understand how she did that?

+Didn’t Jiang Man say her father was a locksmith? Maybe this is a skill that only locksmiths know?

+Eye-opening!

+This reminds me of a scene from "Detective Conan," but they used fishing wire because it’s more durable, less likely to break, and it doesn’t leave friction marks as easily. The knot Jiang Man made must have been an escape knot, which tightens more as you pull on the middle strand and quickly releases if you pull on the left.

The barrage of comments in the live chat was overwhelming.

Meanwhile, the people in the room looked puzzledly at each other.

Jiang Man knocked on the door.

Wen Rui hurriedly unlocked both locks, "Sister Man... it was human intervention?"

"But then, how do we explain the light that suddenly turned on?" Zhou Ying asked.

"That’s even simpler. Just take a look in the power distribution room, and it’d be best to check the surveillance footage—it’s definitely someone’s doing."

"No need to check. The moment Mi Duo and Zhou Ying came to find us, I called the front desk and asked them to check the power distribution room," Bei Ling’s cool voice rang out. "They confirmed it was arranged by the production team."

The moment Bei Ling’s words were uttered, Zhou Ying immediately burst into tears, wailing into the microphone, "Director, how could you do this to us? I was scared to death just now!"

"It was just a scare for nothing, all arranged by the production team."

"I knew this backpacking trip wasn’t going to be all fun and games, there had to be plenty of drama."

"Alright, let’s wrap up the shooting for today. Tonight was just a little joke we played on everyone—rest well, tomorrow you can fully enjoy the beautiful beach trip!"

The director’s voice sounded in the earpieces of several members.

At the same time, the live broadcast was cut off.

The atmosphere in the live streaming room fizzled out.

+Totally speechless, the production team has no scruples, scaring people like that.

+If none of the members realized this was a setup, would they really have changed hotels tonight?

+That Jiang Man is amazing, our brother graduated from Harvard, and even he doesn’t have her observational skills.

+Brother’s Harvard degree is in MBA, not criminal investigation.

+Regardless, I’m converted, I’m a fan—Miss Jiang Man, I love you!

"Jiang Man, next time when you see through the production team’s arrangement, keep it to yourself. You’ve disrupted the whole effect and plan of the show," the director scolded as he came huffing over.

The show could have continued for a while longer, and if the terrifying atmosphere had persisted, it would have kept the audience on tenterhooks.

Jiang Man arched her brows, unfazed, "Then next time please come up with something more intelligent, don’t treat us like we’re three years old."

After saying that, she took Wen Rui’s hand, "Let’s go, time to sleep."

Something more intelligent?

Weren’t these challenges already intelligent enough?

The director was stunned into silence.

Looking at the others, they too were baffled.

Including Xu Chengzhou and Zhou Ying, they looked at each other, wondering what had just happened.

Seeing everyone’s confused expressions, Bei Ling couldn’t help but chuckle.

A genius is indeed a genius, towering above the average intellect.

However, he felt a bit upset—why hadn’t Jiang Man recognized him?

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