"My friend who was helping with introductions and recruiting people has also been taken away for investigation, and we still don't know the situation yet."
Guo Xinya sighed.
"Even I got a call from the police yesterday asking about the situation, telling me to hand over the remaining medicine I had to them for unified recovery."
Xiao He tactfully reminded her: "That indicates this matter isn't so simple, Sister Xinya. You should distance yourself from that friend of yours to avoid getting implicated."
"I... I understand." Guo Xinya wasn't foolish either. From the police's attitude, she had vaguely sensed something, though she still felt somewhat melancholic. "She's also in the industry and finally managed to secure a role not long ago. Who would have thought... sigh."
Xiao He didn't have many feelings about it, but Guo Xinya's words reminded him of something—
After finishing work and returning to the hotel, Xiao He asked Liu Rulan about the situation with "Silent Search."
"Silent Search" was the production that Xiao He had painstakingly prepared for and auditioned for under renowned director Feng Zhengyang.
That production's complete cast of villains and hellish scenario remained vividly fresh in Xiao He's memory.
He absolutely couldn't imagine what kind of super-villain production could gather so many "red-name monsters"—it was practically a promotion paradise for criminal police officers, the kind where just taking a bite could level you up, completely absurd.
Having discovered back then that the production was already under surveillance, Xiao He hadn't paid further attention to it. But now that so much time had passed, Xiao He felt somewhat curious about the current situation of this production and whether these people had regretfully been caught.
When Liu Rulan heard Xiao He mention this production's name, she thought for a moment before saying: "Oh, I think it wrapped last month too and is currently in the post-production stage."
"I heard Kemingen's big boss Chen Cong also invested in this film. With the current issues emerging, hasn't their production been affected?" Xiao He probed.
"It does seem they've been somewhat affected, but since they've reached the post-production stage, even if Chen Cong withdraws, other capital will take over." Liu Rulan shrugged. "After all, Feng Zhengyang's reputation still stands. With one less Chen Cong, other investors will still rush forward to invest. Not long ago, it seemed several investors came over from Hong Kong too, and the production's operations remain in good condition."
Moreover, the matter itself primarily affected the investors rather than directly targeting the "Silent Search" production team, so from an uninformed external perspective, this still appeared to be a valuable opportunity.
Xiao He's mouth twitched.
This felt... like fishing?
Using the "Silent Search" production as "valuable bait" to continue catching big fish... *cough*... He shouldn't casually speculate about higher-ups' intentions.
But Xiao He hadn't forgotten to continue investigating this Feng Zhengyang either.
The matter between Feng Zhengyang and his wife... still hadn't reached any conclusion yet!
Fortunately, after acquiring more advanced hacking skills, Xiao He could freely investigate many things—although he still hadn't found clues related to Feng Zhengyang, Xiao He did discover something else—
He obtained a three-minute long audio recording.
"His side says they want three more bottles. Isn't that too much? His agent has already started getting suspicious."
"This matter isn't our responsibility. We only handle sales."
"Are you sure this can't be traced?"
"We're a legitimate pharmaceutical company. The medications we sell can all undergo drug administration testing. Under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be any issues."
"But he's losing weight too quickly!"
"Excessive medication use can indeed cause these symptoms, but that's his own problem and has nothing to do with us. Perhaps you could appropriately advise him."
"How dare I advise him? His withdrawal reactions are severe even with brief interruptions—I'm afraid he might die!"
"That's not our concern."
"We're a legitimate pharmaceutical company. The medications we sell can all undergo drug administration testing. Under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be any issues."
"Suit yourself. You can turn yourself in. For selling this type of medication, you can first go check the criminal code yourself."
"I didn't sell it! I wasn't helping you—"
"But we didn't take the money. Everything before was considered your compensation. Don't you understand that?"
"You—"
"Alright, this matter should pretty much end now. Here are the final three bottles for you. From now on, let him find his own sales channels. If possible, we'd like to pull his agent into this too. We're quite fond of the resources and connections she has..."
"...Okay, I understand."
When Xiao He first heard this recording, he thought it was simply a straightforward medication transaction.
But one of the voices sounded somewhat familiar to Xiao He, and coupled with the term "agent," Xiao He immediately keenly sensed that the person buying the medication must also be in the industry.
The reason it sounded familiar was probably because he had encountered this person on the phone somewhere before, or even heard his voice... Where was it?
"Alright, this matter should pretty much end now. Here are the final three bottles for you. From now on, let him find his own sales channels. If possible, we'd like to pull his agent into this too. We're quite fond of the resources and connections she has..."
The source of this recording was also quite interesting—it was a recording secretly saved and uploaded to the cloud by "Silent Search" producer Dong Zeng's assistant.
Beyond this, his assistant hadn't saved any other content.
Clearly, for this assistant, this recording must have been special.
But one of the voices sounded somewhat familiar to Xiao He, and coupled with the term "agent," Xiao He immediately keenly sensed that the person buying the medication must also be in the industry.
As for the reason...
The reason...
Xiao He suddenly reopened his eyes.
Tong Junhui!
This voice sounded like Tian Heng!
That is, Liu Rulan's rival agent!
Back then, Tong Junhui lost weight drastically, never recovered afterward, and withdrew from the entertainment industry, leading Liu Rulan to take on Su Shengxi and become his agent instead.
Thinking about it now, Tong Junhui's drastic weight loss was indeed highly abnormal!
Without some medication assistance, how could his weight loss have been so rapid? To the point where it later spiraled out of control, making it impossible to return to a normal physique...
Xiao He could almost guess the situation back then: Tong Junhui was in the process of losing weight when someone recommended him a supposedly highly effective weight loss medication. Half-convinced, he tried it a few times, and the results were immediate and dramatic, significantly reducing the pressure and suffering of normal weight loss. So he began taking the medication heavily, allowing him to successfully lose weight before filming.
But due to his dependence on this weight loss medication, Tong Junhui gradually became addicted, developing severe medication dependency... He might not even have realized he was being manipulated before any crises erupted.
—Actually, whether in earlier years or recent times, many people haven't had much concept of medication addiction, being even less vigilant about it than towards drugs. But in reality, it exploits this low vigilance mentality, quietly arriving among everyone, and has shown serious trends toward younger age groups.
Many teenagers nowadays even treat it as a trend, labeling this behavior as "OD," meaning "overdose (medication abuse)." They've formed their own small circles, exchanging and sharing "experiences" among themselves, actively promoting and deriving other dangerous behaviors.
Little do they know this behavior has already become almost equivalent to drug use—all being extremely dangerous, unacceptable, and severely impacting physical and mental health! Many addicts, when unable to obtain relevant resources, will seek ways to substitute with medications, and many people gradually descend from medication addiction to drug use. In other words, it's almost no different from that stuff.
Both must absolutely never be ventured into!