Entertainment: I really don’t want to be a thief!

Chapter 617: A Spotted Venomous Snake

As soon as the poisonous snake entered the garden, it quickly disappeared into the grass and disappeared without a trace.

"Let's go." Baru patted Lu Da's shoulder and turned to leave.

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The next morning, after getting up, Lin Ke went for a morning run in the garden as usual.

He had just run a few steps when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his ankle.

Looking down, he saw a spotted venomous snake wrapped around his ankle, opening its bloody mouth, revealing its sharp fangs, as if ready to bite.

Lin Ke reacted quickly, raised his foot and kicked the poisonous snake away.

After being kicked away, the poisonous snake did not leave. Instead, it coiled up and spit out its tongue at Lin Ke, making "hiss" and "hiss" warning sounds.

Only then did Lin Ke notice that there were several poisonous snakes swimming in the grass in the garden, and they all seemed to be extremely venomous.

"What's going on? Why are there so many poisonous snakes?" Lin Ke was shocked and quickly took a few steps back, looking at the poisonous snakes around him vigilantly.

He thought about it carefully. He didn't find any poisonous snakes in the garden last night. How come so many of them suddenly appeared this morning?

Could it be...

Lin Ke suddenly thought of something and his face suddenly turned gloomy.

"It seems that someone deliberately let the snake in to harm me!" A cold light flashed in Lin Ke's eyes, and anger burned in his heart.

He immediately called a professional snake extermination team and conducted a carpet search and cleanup of the entire villa.

Snake extermination experts found traces of venomous snakes in the villa's garden, lawn, and even sewers. A total of more than a dozen venomous snakes were captured, including some highly poisonous species.

"Mr. Lin, these poisonous snakes were released here artificially, and they are all highly poisonous species. If you get bitten, the consequences will be disastrous!" said the snake extermination expert with lingering fear.

Lin Ke's face turned pale. He nodded and asked, "Can you find out who did it?"

"Well...we are only responsible for killing snakes. We can't do anything else." The snake killing expert shook his head, indicating that he could do nothing to help.

Lin Ke knew that if he wanted to find out who was behind the incident, he could only rely on himself.

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he swore in his heart: "No matter who wants to harm me, I will make him pay a heavy price!"

Lin Ke’s cell phone rang. It was Director Long Gang calling.

"Hello, Director Long, is there anything you need from me?" Lin Ke answered the phone with a relaxed tone.

"Haha, can't I just find you to catch up with you if I have nothing to do? Where are you? Come out for a drink?" Long Gang's hearty voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Okay, where are you? I'll come find you." Lin Ke agreed immediately. Long Gang was his mentor. When he was still a nobody, it was Long Gang who went against everyone's opinion and gave him an important role, which led to his subsequent success.

"It's at the old place, 'Zuixianlou'. Hurry up, kid. I've been waiting for you for a long time." Long Gang said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll be there right away." Lin Ke hung up the phone, picked up his coat and went out.

Zuixianlou is a famous private restaurant in Beijing. It has a quiet environment and exquisite dishes. It is the first choice for many celebrities and wealthy people to gather. When Lin Ke arrived at Zuixianlou, Long Gang was already sitting in the box waiting for him. The table was filled with various delicious dishes and a bottle of Maotai of a considerable age.

"Director Long, you're too polite. It's just the two of us, and you're making such a big fuss?" Lin Ke walked into the box with a smile.

"Come on, come on, sit down. We two brothers haven't seen each other for a long time. We must have a good drink today." Long Gang warmly invited Lin Ke to sit down.

"Of course I can. Come, let me offer a toast to Director Long and thank you for your support back then." Lin Ke picked up the glass and drank it all.

"Haha, kid, why are you being polite to me? I saw your talent back then, and now it seems that my vision was right. You are now a top star in the entertainment industry." Long Gang said with a smile.

"Director Long, thank you for your praise. I still have a lot to learn from you," Lin Ke said modestly.

"Don't be so modest, boy. Your acting skills, your professionalism, and your character are all well-known in the circle. But I heard that you almost lost your life while filming." Long Gang said with emotion.

"These are all old stories, not worth mentioning." Lin Ke smiled faintly. In order to shoot a war film, he personally took part in the filming of the explosion scene. As a result, something went wrong with the explosion point and he injured his leg and almost became disabled.

"You kid, you just work too hard, but it is precisely because of your hard work that you have achieved what you have today." Long Gang patted Lin Ke on the shoulder, his eyes full of admiration.

"Director Long, let's not talk about this anymore. Come, let's drink." Lin Ke raised his glass and clinked glasses with Long Gang.

The two of them ate and talked, from movies to life, from the past to the future, and before they knew it, several hours had passed.

"By the way, Lin Ke, I heard that you are preparing a new movie recently. How about it? Are you interested in working with me?" Long Gang suddenly asked.

"Oh? Director Long is interested? That's great, my movie is tailor-made for you." Lin Ke said with a smile. In fact, he had already written the script for his new movie, but he had never found a suitable director. Now that Long Gang took the initiative to propose it, he naturally wanted it more than ever.

"Haha, I knew you wouldn't forget an old boy like me. Where's the script? Let me see it." Long Gang said excitedly.

Lin Ke took out the script from his bag and handed it to Long Gang.

Long Gang took the script and read it carefully, nodding as he read, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Good, good, this script is very profound and has great commercial value. I believe that as long as it is filmed, it will be a masterpiece that will be both critically and commercially successful." Long Gang was full of praise after reading the script.

"Then it's settled, Director Long. Let's join forces and create greater glory." Lin Ke raised his glass and clinked glasses with Long Gang.

"Cheers!" Long Gang was also full of heroic spirit and drank it all in one gulp.

The two had a great conversation and continued chatting until late at night, when Lin Ke's cell phone suddenly rang.

It’s Wang Xinxin calling.

"Hello, Xinxin, what's the matter?" Lin Ke answered the phone.

"Lin Ke, where are you? Why haven't you come back yet?" Wang Xinxin's voice sounded a little coquettish.

"I'm having dinner outside with friends. What's wrong? Did you miss me?" Lin Ke asked with a smile.

"Who missed you? I just... I just wanted to ask when you will come back. I... I'm scared to be alone at home." Wang Xinxin's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally almost inaudible.

"Haha, okay, stop messing around, I'll be there right away." Lin Ke hung up the phone with a smile.

(End of this chapter)