I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

Lu Ban was just like an ordinary citizen. He would get up at eight o'clock in the morning, and then either read and study or use the computer. At noon, he would eat takeout or go downstairs to eat a Shaxian chicken leg rice that cost a dozen yuan. After his lunch break, he would read and study again in the afternoon. It felt like he was immersed in the ocean of knowledge all day long, which made Sun Cheng feel a little ashamed.

"No, he doesn't go out and socialize at all. Is he gathering material for his research?"

Sun Cheng knows many people in the entertainment industry who either go out every day for socializing, parties, and business engagements, or are constantly away from home traveling around the world to gather material. But Lu Ban seems to just sit at home every day doing nothing. How exactly did he make his movies?

Chapter 211 Where did these actors come from?

Sun Cheng recalled some rumors circulating in the industry.

Starting from the third video, Lu Ban's videos featured actors other than himself. These actors all possessed superb acting skills, especially in their portrayal of death and fear, which was truly exceptional.

Where did they find such an actor?

At first, people thought he was Lu Ban's friend, classmate, or a new actor found among film school graduates.

But after a few films, people realized that there seemed to be quite a few of these talented actors.

Putting aside other things, the actresses who played Hongye and Xiya were all very beautiful and their presence couldn't be hidden. Reporters frantically searched for these actresses but couldn't find them at all.

It's impossible that Lu Ban was someone you created yourself.

The entertainment reporters thoroughly investigated Lu Ban's life from birth to university graduation, examining every person he had ever met, but they couldn't find any trace of these people.

How exactly did these people get to know Lu Ban?

Could it be that Jiangcheng Industry acted as the matchmaker?

So where did they find these actors?

It's worth noting that these actors alone, based on their performances in the film, are enough to carry half the show. Not only entertainment reporters, but also various film and television companies are looking for them.

But it still disappeared without a trace, leaving no trace.

Therefore, people in the industry say that Lu Ban may have some secret actor resources and recruit actors through special means. Some even think that he is keeping these people as mistresses and letting them live in the desert.

Sun Cheng thought that perhaps those reporters were just too incompetent to uncover the truth.

He had been secretly taking photos across from Lu Ban's house during this period, and he was quite certain that Lu Ban didn't have time to raise a group of actors in the desert. Sun Cheng was more inclined to believe that Lu Ban had connections with Jiangcheng Industry.

A day passed, and Sun Cheng remained behind the camera, continuing to wait.

Lu Ban doesn't like to draw the curtains during the day; he usually leaves them mostly open so that the sunlight can shine in.

That morning, Lu Ban sat in front of the computer working and studying. Sun Cheng's camera captured Lu Ban watching a video, completely focused.

Suddenly, Sun Cheng noticed that a figure seemed to have appeared behind Lu Ban.

"Is she his lover?"

He turned the camera behind Lu Ban and realized that the figure was blurry and didn't look like a normal person at all, but rather like some kind of supernatural ghost.

The creature was shrouded in black mist, appearing hazy and indistinct. It stood behind Lu Ban and raised its hand.

Holy crap!

Sun Cheng's first thought was that some fanatical fan or pervert had broken into Lu Ban's house and wanted to hurt him. Sun Cheng immediately took several pictures. He did not call the police, but chose to wait for further developments.

It would be much bigger news if Lu Ban got into trouble rather than if he reported the incident to the police and exposed himself for secretly filming her.

But then, Sun Cheng noticed that the figure's neck slowly turned towards him.

On that dark, expressionless face, a smile seemed to stretch from the corners of his mouth to his ears.

"!"

Sun Cheng was startled and took two steps back.

He realized something and hurriedly returned to the camera, only to see that Lu Ban's chair was empty, and the figure was preparing to leave the room.

"Was Lu Ban killed?"

Sun Cheng quickly took several photos, and just as he was about to send a message to his colleagues, the doorbell rang.

Ding-dong-

"Who?"

Upon hearing this voice, Sun Cheng trembled slightly. He checked Lu Ban's room again and then hurriedly went to the door.

Looking out through the peephole, Sun Cheng saw that the hallway was empty and there was nothing there.

"Who's playing a prank?"

He muttered something, and just as he turned his head, the doorbell rang again.

"Who?"

While asking questions towards the door, Sun Cheng continued to look out through the peephole.

At that moment, he saw a dark, blurry figure standing in the hallway outside the door.

This figure is the same one that appeared behind Lu Ban just now!

"What the hell!"

Sun Cheng's heart pounded wildly. He quickly pulled his head back, unsure of what to do.

"He must have discovered that I filmed him committing the crime, and now he's coming to destroy the evidence!"

"Call the police! I need to call the police right now!"

Sun Cheng didn't care about those things anymore. If Lu Ban's house could be broken into, then his door certainly wouldn't be able to stop this murderer either.

Click—

Sun Cheng heard the sound of gears turning from his security door; the seemingly unbreakable door looked as if it could be pried open at any moment.

He hurriedly made a phone call.

"...Hello, is this the police? I'm here, someone's trying to kill me, please come and save me..."

"Please explain more clearly where you are now and what problem you are encountering."

The police officer who answered the phone asked questions.

Sun Cheng hurriedly gave his address. He saw the doorknob start to turn and frantically reached out to grab it, trying to stop it from turning.

"So, you were here."

At that moment, Sun Cheng suddenly heard a voice coming from behind him.

He hurriedly turned around and saw a blurry black figure standing right behind him!

As soon as the figure leaned towards Sun Cheng, the reporter's vision went black, and he lost consciousness.

Ten minutes later, He Youwu and Chen Danshen arrived at the location where the report was filed.

Seeing that the door was ajar, the two police officers became more alert and gripped their riot batons tightly.

"Watch out, be careful, there might be an ambush."

One of them pushed open the door, and the other quickly entered the room, only to find Sun Cheng lying on the floor, still holding his phone in his hand.

After checking the room, Chen Danshen only saw a large amount of professional photography equipment and electronic devices, but did not find any murderer.

Sun Cheng is still alive, of course.

After waking the other person up, Chen Danshen took out a voice recorder.

"Did you just call the police?"

Sun Cheng looked around, still somewhat confused, but when he saw Chen Danshen's police uniform, he was suddenly startled.

"Yes, just now, there was a serial killer in my room. He... he killed Lu Ban... and he wanted to kill me too..."

Speaking incoherently, Sun Cheng appeared extremely panicked.

"You killed Lu Ban?"

He Youwu was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, yes, I took pictures, look, the pictures..."

Sun Cheng hurriedly pulled out his camera and showed the two policemen the photos he had secretly taken.

However, the photos only showed Lu Ban's daily life, with no black figures at all.

"Comrade, this photo doesn't seem to have been taken through normal channels."

He Youwu looked at the photos in the camera.

"..."

Sun Cheng was speechless for a moment, and before he could react, He Youwu took the camera away.

"Why don't you come to the office with us and we can talk?"

He looked at Sun Cheng and said earnestly.

……

Looking at the empty room across the street, Lu Ban felt refreshed and relaxed.

"It's almost Chinese New Year, and it's hard to find a place to live."

He sighed and checked the messages on his phone.

I need to go meet with those investors.

Chapter 212 Cooperative Mission

As Lu Ban walked out of the coffee shop, he let out a breath.

He picked up his phone and made a call to Li Zijian.

"Hey, how's the talk going?"

Li Zijian inquired.

"Brother Li, is this really Sister Song's friend?"

Lu Ban countered with a question.

"what happened?"