Chapter 2648 — Someone Familiar
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"A detective film... that works too..." Zhong Yongliang glanced at the description of the detective film and found it rather interesting. He had seen it before as well, and when the time came he could explain the plot to Gu Mengyao. Since a horror film was out of the question, a detective film was an acceptable second choice.
The six of them bought their tickets and walked into the cinema together. Not many students had come to this theater to see the detective film; students, perhaps, preferred horror and romance, and had little enthusiasm for a genre as dependent on deductive logic as the detective film.
After all, most of the people here were students on dates, and it went without saying that they could not concentrate on the film. With horror and romance it hardly mattered, but a detective film was different—miss a single plot point and you might lose the thread entirely. So students generally avoided them.
Wei Zhao and the others had arrived at just the right time; the film had not yet started. The cinema staff were hawking popcorn, drinks, and other snacks. The four of them found seats together in one row and sat down. Gu Mengyao did not want to sit next to Zhong Yongliang, but what choice did she have? Who had told her to let herself be recognized?
Gu Mengyao was unwilling to go back on her word over such a trifle, and besides, with Wei Zhao present, there was no way Zhong Yongliang would dare do anything out of line.
Soon the film began, and Gu Mengyao fixed her eyes on the screen and watched with full concentration.
"Yao Yao, want something to eat?" Zhong Yongliang had had Gao Xiaofu buy a great pile of snacks, which he then presented to Gu Mengyao.
"Oh, give them to Xiaoshu." Gu Mengyao handed them straight to Shen Yushu without keeping a single bag for herself.
"Little Liangzi, you're so good to me. Back in high school you were always buying me treats, and you still are." Shen Yushu took the big bag of goodies, shared some with Wei Zhao and Wang Xinyan, and began happily munching away.
"..." Zhong Yongliang was somewhat speechless, but he managed to force out: "Heh, yeah. Once I become Gu Mengyao's personal bodyguard, I'll be able to buy you treats anytime, anywhere!"
"Ooh, then you'd better work hard. Are you going to issue another challenge, by any chance?" Shen Yushu asked.
"Heh heh, hard to say. Let me think it over first." If Zhong Yongliang was going to challenge him, it would have to be in public. Otherwise, in private, he feared Wei Zhao might lose and then refuse to honor the bet, coming out with some line like "I never keep faith with villains"—and then Zhong Yongliang's victory would have been for nothing.
"Xiaoshu, can't food keep your mouth shut? Say a little less." Gu Mengyao frowned. Shen Yushu had steered the conversation back in the direction she did not want it to go, so she scolded: "Watch the movie. Aren't you Detective Shu 007? This film is quite interesting—you can do some proper deducing in a bit!"
"Oh... fine." Shen Yushu shut her mouth. "This movie isn't that interesting anyway... I can't even tell what's going on!"
Zhong Yongliang wanted to say a few more words, but Gu Mengyao would not let him, so he had to change the subject. "The beginning of a film like this is bound to be a bit dull, but the plot is about to kick in. Look—in a moment this servant is going to die!"
"Die? How do you know?" Gu Mengyao frowned.
"I deduced it, of course!" Zhong Yongliang grinned. "Don't believe me? Just keep watching!"
Sure enough, before long the murder took place—and that servant really did die.
Zhong Yongliang's words, however, annoyed a young man sitting in front of him and to his right, who turned around and glared at him, meaning to tell him to keep his mouth shut.