The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 347 - 346. Reversal Card

Chapter 347: 346. Reversal Card

The group was once again deeply perplexed.

...

Most of the subsequent games were common outdoor activities and required teamwork, as they couldn’t proceed without any one member.

By 6 pm that day, the sky had gradually darkened.

The game had reached its final round, and the ten guests appeared once more on Cross Commercial Street, each splitting up to search for clues.

And now, there was an elimination round.

At this point, both teams had each gathered three clues, but in the last segment, the red and blue teams split up and began to act independently.

In the end, the players had no choice but to exchange the six clues they held about the landlord and the informant.

Once the staff led the ten individuals to different locations, the final stage of the game began, with Tang Shu finding herself without any fellow guests within a hundred-meter radius besides a following cameraman.

Since it was an individual competition, future highlights would all depend on individual performance, so anyone wanting to shine had to play up to the cameraman.

"First, let’s sort out the clues in our hands. On our side, we have ’The landlord’s family has no surplus grain’ and the poker cards ace of spades and nine of hearts, while the Red Team has the poker card joker, spades 2, and ’Drought relief from a timely rain’..."

"I think we can pinpoint one of the landlords."

No sooner had Tang Shu finished speaking than the accompanying cameraman perked up, adjusting the camera on his shoulder.

Here it comes, here comes the moment the assistant director wanted!

Whether the analysis was right or wrong, it was still a highlight!

They had all become quite skilled at this during previous shoots.

As Tang Shu walked, she casually expressed her thoughts, "The part about the ’landlord’s family having no surplus grain’ is still uncertain, so let’s set that aside. The three poker cards likely point to Teacher Wang Zhan; putting the joker and the ace together amounts to a royal flush, conveniently matching the initials W and Z, corresponding to Wang Zhan’s name."

"Of course, this is just speculation. But then there’s the nine of hearts, and the Chinese character ’zhan’ happens to take nine strokes to write, and Teacher Wang Zhan’s first work is titled ’Peach Blossom Tribulation,’ so it must be him."

The camera operator immediately gave her a look of great admiration.

Wow! Her reasoning was completely logical.

Further, knowing about ’Peach Blossom Tribulation,’ a work from twenty years ago when Wang Zhan was still a fresh-faced young talent!

Although... he also didn’t know who the landlord and informant were, he felt the deduction seemed very impressive.

Meanwhile, Tang Shu began to mull over the phrase "The landlord’s family has no surplus grain" again.

"No surplus grain, no surplus grain... Hmm?"

She paused, then smiled.

"The landlord’s family has no surplus grain, which means they have no rice left for the pot; take the ’rice’ out of ’grain,’ and you’re left with ’good.’ Yilin’s new album is called ’Good Times,’ and with the clue ’Drought relief from a timely rain,’ there’s also the play on words with ’Drought relief from the sweet rain (Yilin).’ Thus, the other landlord is likely him."

As soon as Tang Shu finished speaking, the camera operator listened in agreement, yet he felt something was amiss.

What was it, exactly, that felt off?

By the time he snapped out of it, Tang Shu had already embarked on her quest for clues.

Meanwhile, the other guests who had separated were also analyzing their clues with their respective cameramen. Within half an hour, several people had formed alliances.

***

The pawnshop.

Tang Shu stepped in, exchanged words with the owner and began casually looking around. Before long, she discovered the signboard for "Let’s Detective Together" in a secluded corner.