Imposter Young Master
Chapter 296 - 299 Every Sentence Deeply Captures My Heart_1

Chapter 296: Chapter 299 Every Sentence Deeply Captures My Heart_1

By the time Yang Gang rushed to the small villa arranged by the Dream Elf Brokerage Company for Murong Liuli, Zuo Lan was already waiting there.

Zuo Lan’s expression remained unperturbed.

"What’s wrong?" Yang Gang asked directly.

"Someone is killed," Zuo Lan said lightly.

Yang Gang was taken aback. He had anticipated that the situation wouldn’t be simple, but he didn’t expect it to be a murder case!

"What’s the situation?" Yang Gang asked carefully.

"Mr. Yang, come take a look."

Then, Yang Gang followed Zuo Lan and Xue Lei to the backyard of the small villa. Xue Lei held a metal rod in her hands, her face filled with tension.

Under a tree, a chubby individual who bore a striking resemblance to a comic actor had his hands and legs tied, mouth taped shut.

Meanwhile, in the nearby bushes, a man lay motionless on the ground, clearly dead.

Seeing Yang Gang, Xue Lei quickly explained, "Mr. Yang, that man killed this one. Last night, our company’s composer created a new song for Murong Liuli. We’ve been studying and practicing it all night at the company. When we got back today, we found a body in the backyard, and this fat man was trying to climb over the wall. Miss Zuo immediately caught him."

The fat man couldn’t speak, he just kept shaking his head.

"Where’s Liuli?" Instead of making any comments, Yang Gang asked about Murong Liuli.

"I told her to stay in the house. She hasn’t seen any of this," said Xue Lei.

Yang Gang nodded appreciatively, "Well done, Sister Lei."

After a slight pause, he looked at the fat man and said, "Untie his mouth. I’ve got questions for him."

As soon as the tape was removed, the fat man gasped for breath. It was terribly uncomfortable to breathe only through his nose.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" Yang Gang asked coldly.

Feeling the oppressive aura of Yang Gang, the fat man scratched his head and said, "I, I just wandered in. When I came in, this guy was already dead."

"You want to die too?" Yang Gang cut to the chase.

The fat man began to sweat, realizing that playing dumb won’t help him in front of this man.

Embarrassed, he confessed, "Alright, I admit. I’m actually a reporter for Hangcheng Entertainment Weekly..."

"Ah, so you’re a paparazzo!" Xue Lei exclaimed.

Celebrities dread the omnipresent, intrusive, and shameless paparazzi. But usually, they target stars who have made a name for themselves, not someone like Liuli who’s yet to debut.

This fat man must be lying!

Seeing Xue Lei’s suspicion, the fat man quickly justified, "Really, you can verify my identity. I have my press card in my pocket."

With mixed feelings, Xue Lei searched him and found indeed a press card and a miniature camera.

The camera was filled with images and photos of Murong Liuli, from the day she participated in the shampoo advertisement selection directed by Zhao Honggang to today.

"Ah! We’ve been feeling like we are being followed these days, so it was you?" Xue Lei angrily exclaimed.

The fat man gave an awkward smile, "Yes."

Xue Lei condemned, "You seem simple and harmless, but you’re so ruthless. It’s one thing to sneak pictures of Liuli, but to commit murder!"

On other hand, Yang Gang calmly stated, "The murder wasn’t his doing."

"Uh?" Xue Lei was taken aback.

Yang Gang walked over to the corpse, speaking dispassionately, "The blotches on this man’s body have formed extensively and appeared as a diffused purplish-red. The purplish-red blotches won’t fade easily. Rigor mortis is noticeable in the lower limbs, corneas are slightly cloudy, but pupils are still recognizable. Based on these findings, we can initially estimate that he died approximately six hours ago, around 2 a.m."

Yang Gang paused for a moment, then continued, "And according to the micro-camera footage, he was seen loitering around the company at 2 a.m. This serves as his alibi."

"Wow, handsome guy, your insight is brilliant!" The fat man would have given a thumbs up to Yang Gang if his hands weren’t tied.

Yang Gang turned to Zuo Lan and said, "Zuo Lan, please handle things here."

Zuo Lan nodded in agreement.

Yang Gang took the fat man to a small partition with one hand and asked, "Why are you so hell-bent on snooping on Liuli? Your level of ’dedication’ to paparazzi work could have given you great material if you were targeting other big stars."

The fat man shook his head, "Murong Liuli, she’s a genius actress. The moment she steps onto the stage, all the attention is on her. Under the spotlight, Murong Liuli is like a goddess that one cannot disrespect, strikingly attractive. At the casting for the female lead in Director Zhao Honggang’s shampoo commercial, the moment I saw her, I was dazzled. I felt as though I was seeing the rise of a future superstar."

Taking another pause, he continued, "I know Murong Liuli hasn’t officially debuted yet and not many people know about her. This is my chance. If I can get my hands on her pre-debut materials, I’ll no doubt become a top entertainment reporter."

His eyes lit up as he spoke.

Yang Gang delivered a hit, bringing him back to reality from his dream world.

"Just a mere entertainment reporter, don’t make it sound so grand." Yang Gang said, slightly annoyed.

The fat man protested, "Even a small-time reporter can have dreams too!"

"Dream my ass! Besides snooping, do you know anything else?" Even though Yang Gang enjoyed reading gossip news, he would not tolerate paparazzi targeting their artists.

The fat man retorted, "I’m observant and I can write a good article."

The corner of Yang Gang’s mouth twitched involuntarily, he had to admit, the fat man was quite amusing.

An idea came to him, he smiled and said, "Hey, let me show you a photo. Give me a news title for it, let’s see how good you really are."

Once he finished speaking, he showed a photo on his phone.

It was a photo of Zhang Yu lying in the hospital after getting injured two years ago, with Gu Xiaorou visiting him.

The fat man glanced at the photo, then at Yang Gang. After a brief moment of thought, he came up with three headlines: "Angel Girl Visits Mentally Retarded Young Man, Instilling in Him the Determination to Recover", "Hangcheng Wonders: A Mentally Retarded Youth Is Awakened by a Fairy Elder Sister" and "Goddess Shows Compassion: Conquering Medicine’s Helplessness with the Intellectually Disabled".

Yang Gang was flabbergasted.

Damn, those headlines hit me hard!

cough, where’s your decency?

At that moment, a lightbulb went off in Yang Gang’s head, and he smiled at the fat man.

The fat man looked terrified. His chubby body was shaking, "Bro... What are... what are you gonna do? I’m... I’m still a virgin."

Pfft!

Yang Gang nearly choked on his own spit.

Please, you’re just a fat guy, stop being so ridiculous!

After a brief thought, he said calmly, "I want you to work for me."

The fat man looked even more horrified, "Bro, I perform but not sell my body."

Yang Gang felt like slamming a hammer into the fat man’s head.

"I mean, I want you to work for me. In police terms, you’d be an undercover informant! Otherwise, no matter what I have to do, I’ll pin this murder case on you." Yang Gang spoke solemnly.

The fat man was evidently feeling the pressure.

His forehead beaded sweat again and he nodded, "Understood, Young Master Yang. What do I need to do?"