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

Chapter 692 Falling into the Bottomless Abyss
"I'm sorry, I lost my composure." Wang Ze's voice was hoarse and tired, "I was just... too worried about Xinxin."

"We understand how you feel, Mr. Wang." The search and rescue team leader patted Wang Ze on the shoulder and consoled him, "Don't worry, we will do our best to find their whereabouts. We want to find them alive or dead!"

"Thank you, I'll leave it to you!" Wang Ze waved his hands weakly, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

The search and rescue team continued to expand the search area and searched downstream along the river, but they still did not find any valuable clues.

As time passed, Wang Ze's heart became heavier and heavier, as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss.

He mobilized almost all of the company's human and material resources, and even used his personal connections to request the military to send helicopters for an aerial search, but the result was still disappointing.

Lin Ke and Wang Xinxin seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth, disappearing without a trace.

"Are Lin Ke and Wang Xinxin really missing?"

"No way? Aren't they filming in the film and television city? How could they disappear?"

"I heard that he fell into the river during filming, and he hasn't been found yet!"

"Oh my God, is something really wrong? They are so young..."

All kinds of rumors spread rapidly on the Internet as if they had wings.

On Weibo's hot search list, the term "Lin Ke and Wang Xinxin are missing" was ranked first, followed by a bright red word "explosion".

Major news websites and entertainment platforms also reprinted and reported the incident. For a time, the news of Lin Ke and Wang Xinxin's disappearance became a hot topic and everyone knew about it.

Countless reporters heard the news and surrounded Lin Ke's agency, trying to dig out more inside information.

Lin Ke's agent, Sister Li, was overwhelmed and overwhelmed by the barrage of reporters.

"Dear media friends, please calm down. The company is now actively cooperating with the police investigation. Please refer to official information for everything. Please do not spread false information."

However, the reporters were not willing to let go of this big news easily and continued to pursue it with various questions.

"Sister Li, there are rumors online that Lin Ke and Wang Xinxin have died. Is this true?"

"Sister Li, I heard that Lin Ke and Wang Xinxin were paid tens of millions for this film. If something really happens to them, what will happen to this film?"

"Sister Li, ..."

Sister Li was speechless after being asked this question and could only keep repeating the official statement in an attempt to calm the storm of public opinion.

However, at this moment, an even more shocking news suddenly spread on the Internet.

"Shocked! Lin Ke and Wang Xinxin are confirmed dead, and their bodies have been found!"

As soon as this news came out, it caused an even bigger sensation.

Countless netizens forwarded comments and expressed their shock and regret.

"No way? Is this true? Are they really dead?"

"What a pity! They are still so young and have a bright future..."

"How could this happen? How could this happen? I don't believe it..."

However, just as the news was spreading, several marketing accounts that first released the news were suddenly banned.

Soon after, a lawyer's letter appeared on the homepages of these marketing accounts on Weibo. "Regarding the account that spread false information such as 'Lin Ke and Wang Xinxin are confirmed dead' on the Internet, our company has collected evidence against it and will pursue its legal responsibility. We hereby declare!"

As soon as this lawyer's letter came out, those netizens who were still spreading rumors immediately shut up.

However, although the rumors were stopped, the fact that Lin Ke and Wang Xinxin were missing still weighed on everyone's mind like a huge rock, making it hard to breathe.

"Found it! Found it!"

A villager ran into the yard panting, with a panicked expression on his face.

"What did you find? Speak slowly." Uncle Lin put down the pipe in his hand and frowned.

"Meng, Meng Ming, we found him... downstream of the river..." The villager's voice trembled and his face turned pale.

"What?!" Lin Ke and Wang Xinxin exclaimed almost at the same time. They looked at each other and saw unbelievable shock in each other's eyes.

"What's wrong with him? Is he injured?" Wang Xinxin asked anxiously, with a hint of trembling in her tone.

The villager took a deep breath and said in a heavy tone: "He... is dead, drowned..."

"Dead?!" Wang Xinxin's face turned pale in an instant, her body swayed, and she almost fell.

Lin Ke quickly supported her, his brows furrowed, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

"How could this happen..." Wang Xinxin murmured to herself, and Meng Ming's face, which looked somewhat vulgar and fierce, appeared in her mind.

He was still standing in front of me last night, how come in the blink of an eye...

Lin Ke patted her shoulder gently and whispered to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, it's okay now."

Although he was also shocked, he was a man who had experienced many ups and downs after all, so he quickly calmed down.

"Let's go and take a look." Lin Ke said to Uncle Lin.

The three followed the villagers to the river, only to see Meng Ming's body being salvaged and placed on the grass on the shore.

His face was purple, his eyes were closed, and his clothes were torn. It was obvious that he had struggled in the water.

When Wang Xinxin saw this scene, her stomach churned and she couldn't help but turn her head away, not daring to look anymore.

Lin Ke frowned and looked at Meng Ming's body carefully, with doubts in his mind.

Although it rained heavily last night, the river water did not rise that fast. How could Meng Ming be drowned?

Besides, why did he go to the river in the middle of the night?
"Serves you right!" Uncle Lin exhaled a puff of thick smoke, staring at Meng Ming's body with his cloudy eyes, without a trace of pity. "This kid has been a bad boy since he was young. He has done a lot of sneaky things. He has become even worse as he grows up. Which family in the village has not been harmed by him? This time, it's really retribution!"

Uncle Lin's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand waves. The surrounding villagers were originally a little taboo, after all, someone had died, but when they heard Uncle Lin's words, they immediately opened up.

"That's right. A few years ago, the old ox in my family died inexplicably. Later I found out that this guy poisoned it just to secretly sell some beef!" A burly man shouted indignantly.

"And my family also had fruit trees that we planted last year. They were about to produce a good harvest, but he chopped them all down in the middle of the night, saying that they were blocking his path to wealth!" A gray-haired old lady, trembling on a cane, said with great sorrow.

"This kid should just die! So that he won't harm others anymore!" A middle-aged woman said in a cold tone, crossing her arms.

(End of this chapter)