Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 590: Chain of Schemes? Quite Interesting

"Hey, don't panic. After what happened last night, the production team definitely won't be able to start shooting today anyway. Since I'm free, I just went over to help out."Xiao He shook the snow off the shovel in his hand, then placed it back outside the villager's house. "And let me tell you, when we got there, the sun was just peeking out. Watching the snow on the mountain was absolutely amazing."

That drone was a modified version from a tech company collaborating with the military, exclusive to the military's propaganda department, used specifically for internal documentation and promotion. The footage it captured was phenomenal, with the drone's performance maxed out.

Xiao He's heart itched with desire. He wanted to buy a set of equipment and modify it himself, just to see if he could achieve the same effect as the military's drones.

Xiao Chen had no idea Xiao He had been lured away by a drone. He sighed helplessly, "Brother Xiao, that's not what I meant. I'm just worried something might happen to you on the road."

Even though it had stopped raining at the base of the mountain, it might still be coming down on the peaks. And rain mixed with sleet was even more dangerous. Xiao He and the others were taking a real risk clearing snow up there.

"It's fine, it's fine. I'm starving. Let's eat first."

Xiao He sat straight down at the table. "Oh, right. What about Director Yang and the others? The road's cleared now. You can let the production team know transportation's good to go."

"Got it, Brother Xiao. You eat first. I'll go tell Director Yang."

Xiao Chen was especially eager about this task. After dropping off Xiao He's lunch, he zipped off to find Director Yang.

At noon, the road officially reopened. Ding Cheng and Jiang Junjie both took vehicles to leave the village.

Before they left, the production team asked Xiao He and Yun Ziqi what they thought.

Since Xiao He and Yun Ziqi had also been on the scene, sharing a room with Jiang Junjie, the crew was worried they might have some concerns too.

Xiao He shook his head directly. "It's fine. I've barely had any contact with him."

The transmission conditions for this kind of illness weren't that easy to trigger anyway. Xiao He wasn't nearly as worried about someone like Jiang Junjie.

Yun Ziqi also declined the suggestion. "I still have scenes to shoot this afternoon. I don't want to trouble everyone with rearranging things."

Director Yang and the producer looked at the two men before them and let out a deep sigh. "Thank you for understanding. Thank you for your support."

...

That afternoon, news came back from the medical check.

"Jiang Junjie got arrested!"

When Xiao Chen told Xiao He this, Xiao He was both surprised and unsurprised, but still asked with shock, "Why? Because he tested positive?"

Jiang Junjie was definitely not a good person. There was no doubt about that. But Xiao He hadn't personally investigated him, so he couldn't say for sure if he was actually sick.

"Ha! This is where it gets complicated—"

Xiao Chen lowered his voice. "The main thing is, someone leaked the news that he went for testing. And guess what, Brother Xiao? Several internet celebrities suddenly filed police reports, exposing all the scummy things Jiang Junjie had done. They accused him of transmitting STDs to them."

Xiao He was dumbfounded. "Huh?"

"But here's the funny part! Jiang Junjie really isn't sick! His test results were real! That acne was just nodular acne—not contagious, and definitely not an STD! Back then, he was just being a complete moron, trying to avoid misunderstandings by cutting the bedsheet away..."

"Wait, wait—"

Xiao He sorted through the situation. "So the reason he got arrested is because his medical checkup was exposed, which scared the internet celebrities connected to him? They didn't even wait for the final results and immediately went after him, even sending him to jail?"

"Bingo! You got it, Brother Xiao!"

Xiao Chen gave Xiao He a thumbs-up, but Xiao He's brow furrowed tightly. He felt like this whole series of events was way too coincidental and bizarre.

Jiang Junjie's situation was only known to the production team. How did it spread to the internet so fast?

And when a boyfriend they were intimate with might have an illness, why did those female internet celebrities go straight to reporting him instead of getting themselves checked first?

Twist after twist—somehow it felt like Jiang Junjie had been set up...

"But thank goodness for that. Jiang Junjie was never a good guy anyway, messing around with women and still not getting sick. That was already Heaven turning a blind eye and letting him off easy. Now, karmic cycle. Getting sent to jail by several girlfriends is his karma striking back."

Xiao Chen praised him. "Good thing you saw what happened last night when you got up, Brother Xiao. Otherwise, no one would've known, and he would've gotten away with it."

But Xiao He suddenly fell into deep thought.

The most chilling part, when he looked back, was that in this whole "Jiang Junjie goes to jail" incident, he had been an indirect catalyst.

His involvement had helped someone else out, making Jiang Junjie's reputation collapse go even more smoothly.

But what was the other party after by targeting Jiang Junjie?

Was it... the role?

Xiao He mulled this over as he walked, when he suddenly overheard two staff members chatting.

"Hey, do you know where Xiao He went this morning?"

"No clue. What happened?"

"He went with the military unit to clear snow."

"Wow, how pretentious is that? What was he thinking? What's the point of being so proactive?"

"Tch, building his image. Just wait—pretty soon some news report will pop up saying 'Award-Winning Actor does good deeds, clears snow, a model celebrity.' Seriously, I'm telling you, Xiao He is the fakest person in that room. His family is master level at marketing."

"Right, right. Didn't he get popular off good deeds before? I can't even laugh anymore, it's such a stale marketing tactic. His face doesn't look kind at all. His fans are out here playing up that contrast cuteness, and now he's pulling this again—how is that not 'staying true to his roots'?"

"Ha ha ha—"

Xiao He stood frozen in place, his expression blank as he listened to those two staff members finish their conversation.

Their laughter was especially grating. Xiao Chen never expected those staff members to talk about his Brother Xiao like that behind his back. He was fuming on the spot, rolling up his sleeves, ready to charge over and confront them.

But Xiao He grabbed him.

Xiao He shot Xiao Chen a cold glare, signaling him to keep quiet. Then he silently walked through the corridor, stepping right in front of the two gossiping staff members.

When the two staff members saw Xiao He come out, they immediately shut up, straightened their postures, and lowered their heads. They stood rooted to the spot, trembling, terrified Xiao He might explode.

But Xiao He just calmly stared at them.

An inexplicable chill burst forth, instantly making them shiver uncontrollably, too scared to speak.

The reaction they had expected never came. Instead, their own bladders couldn't handle the pressure, nearly giving way from that fleeting murderous intent.

It seemed that at this moment, they finally understood. The man standing before them was Xiao He—a genuine Award-Winning Actor of Villains who had risen through his work alone.

That killing intent, so palpable it felt real, was something ordinary people like them could never withstand.

No wonder there were rumors that encountering one of Xiao He's vicious criminal roles was the scariest thing—that it could literally scare the actor opposite him unconscious on set.

Looking at it now, maybe those rumors were true.

"S-sorry."

When one person apologized, the other quickly followed suit.

Xiao He said nothing. He just kept walking forward, not even sparing them another glance.

Only when they were far away did Xiao Chen finally lose his patience, standing up for Xiao He. "Brother Xiao, what's wrong with you? Those two said such nasty things! Why didn't you confront them right there?"

He should have kicked them straight off the production team! It was outrageous! Pure slander!

But Xiao He just shook his head, letting out a light chuckle. Surprisingly, his mood had already improved. "Forget it. They're boring. Those two were too open about it. I couldn't even be bothered."

When insiders gossip, they at least have some sense of place. But these two? Standing right by the roadside, chatting away like they'd forgotten the world existed... How did they dare? Couldn't they set up a private group chat instead of saying it in person!?

And they deliberately let him overhear.

"Director Ning was right after all,"

Xiao He murmured.

"These people have more schemes than a honeycomb has holes."

They had just finished scheming against Jiang Junjie, and now they were already rushing to target him.

This was actually quite interesting.