The Hunter's Path: Starting as a constable, ascend to the Old Ones.

Chapter 72 Superstar Dragon's Might, Explosion on Set

Asia Television.

News Department.

"Rewind the film reel, and you'll see, the person jumping off the building is clearly not Longwei—"

Lok Wai-ching sat in front of the equipment, fiddling with the footage she had taken with the photographer of Lung Wai jumping off a building on set. The footage showed that the person who jumped that day was a stunt double.

Lung Wai has always claimed that he has never used a stunt double in his acting.

Lok Wai-ching's eyes gleamed with excitement. "If we can expose Long Wei's lie, we'll definitely make the headlines and boost our news department's ratings—"

"Miss Zhen, you are truly observant and exceptionally intelligent. You can uncover a major news story from a short clip. You were born to be a reporter."

News producer Lee Siu-tien, nicknamed "Idiot Lee," immediately lit up when he heard Lok Wai-ching's words and began to fawn over her.

"Don't give me that. In all my years in this industry, I've never actually covered a major news story. I've only ever followed trends and picked up scraps from other people's stories."

When Lok Wai-ching thought about how she had simply followed the clues provided by informants to report on various news stories since she started working, she felt somewhat discouraged.

Especially in the past six months or so, several major cases have occurred on Hong Kong Island, which should have been the best opportunity to cover big news.

But each time, she could only conduct interviews with other colleagues.

They have never gotten a single exclusive story.

It made her feel very frustrated.

However, she is not one to give up easily. She encourages herself every day, striving to get a sensational exclusive news story that will shock the entire Hong Kong Island as soon as possible.

She had been obsessed with Lu Ming, trying to uncover exclusive scoops about him.

Unfortunately, she's been getting the cold shoulder for so long.

It was a complete failure.

She now learns from the Central Police Station that Lu Ming has passed the probationary inspector exam and has been granted a long leave by the commissioner. He will soon be going to the Police Academy for further studies.

This means her interview plans have been completely canceled.

She was so angry that she threw a tantrum at home before regrouping and setting her sights on the big star, Lung Wai.

Hong Kong Island has a very developed film and television industry, producing a large number of stars every year, but only a handful can truly be called superstars.

In the film industry, kung fu superstar Lung Wai is the undisputed leader; in the music industry, music king Alan Tam is the undisputed leader.

Lok Wai-ching is currently keeping an eye on Lung Wai because, as far as she knows, Lung Wai's private life is very chaotic, and it would be easy to uncover shocking romantic scandals.

Unexpectedly, when she arrived at the film set where Lung Wai was shooting, she filmed the scene where Lung Wai jumps off a building, and discovered a major news story that was enough to cause a sensation in the entertainment industry:

Longwei is secretly using a body double!

"Fatty, grab the camera, let's go!"

Lok Wai-ching was full of fighting spirit. She called out to her photographer and hurriedly left Asia Television, got into the news reporting vehicle and went straight to the filming location of Lung Wai.

"Damn, this production company's editing room is so dirty, there are cockroaches everywhere, and they don't even bother to clean it up. I'm never working with them again, they've lowered my standards."

Long Wei emerged from the editing room cursing and swearing, pulling up his pants to go to the restroom. Behind him followed a short-haired, thin, and energetic bodyguard.

"Go ahead, keep an eye on those fanatical fans and paparazzi who are taking pictures without my knowledge. You know I'm a star who's in the spotlight, and I have a lot of fans. They're crazy, and they might even be secretly hiding in the bathroom to spy on my magnificent figure."

Long Wei laughed and patted his bodyguard on the shoulder. "Also, we need to keep a close eye on those reporters and paparazzi. These bastards make up all sorts of things as soon as they get a few shots. The day before yesterday, they even published a paper saying that I was having an affair with Madonna. That's clearly an attempt to tarnish my great image. If Madonna sees that and gets a bad impression of me, how am I supposed to date her next time?"

"You said you'd let me follow you even to the bathroom." Li Jie's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on anyone who gets close to you."

"I trust you the most."

Long Wei nodded in satisfaction. Just as he pulled up his pants to wash his hands at the sink, he noticed a mysterious person wearing a military green camouflage uniform, with long hair and sunglasses.

Because of his unusual attire, he couldn't help but take a second look.

Li Jie's pupils contracted. He sensed something unusual about this mysterious man; his fierce demeanor was not something an ordinary person could possess.

This guy was a soldier and he killed people.

With that in mind, he subtly shielded Longwei behind him to prevent him from being attacked.

The mysterious man slowly turned on the tap to wash his hands. Behind his sunglasses, he glanced at Long Wei and Li Jie through the mirror above the sink. He stared at Long Wei for two seconds, his fighting spirit surging. Then, noticing Li Jie's position, his brows furrowed imperceptibly. "This is a master."

He understood immediately; one glance was enough to confirm that Li Jie was no ordinary person.

The mysterious man suppressed the urge to draw his gun, turned off the tap, wiped the water off, came out of the toilet, and then took out a high-explosive landmine from his pocket and placed it on the ground.

"Hey, you dropped something."

Longwei wiped his hands on his clothes, but stepped on a red-glowing metal object with a click. He looked at the mysterious person hurrying away ahead and quickly called out to stop him.

"Do not move."

Li Jie glanced casually at the metal object under Long Wei's feet, and instantly tensed up, shouting for Long Wei not to move.

"What you're stepping on is a landmine."

"Landmines? Are you kidding me?" Long Wei didn't believe it at all. "How dare you! If you're going to make up a lie, at least make it believable. How could there be landmines here?"

Do I look like I'm joking?

Li Jie's serious expression made Long Wei's heart tighten, and he said in a trembling voice, "Did I really step on a landmine?"

"Genuine product at a fair price."

Li Jie squatted down to examine the familiar-looking landmine. Recalling the past tragedies, a trace of sorrow flashed in his eyes. He said in a deep voice, "As soon as you move your foot, this landmine will jump up and explode, blowing you to pieces."

His voice was somewhat low, "One of my comrades died just like that."

"Do you have to make it sound so scary!?"

Longwei's bladder tightened; he had just gone to the toilet and suddenly felt the urge to urinate again. He was sweating profusely and said, "Dare! Think of a way to save me. If all else fails, call the police or the bomb squad. I haven't even gotten Madonna yet; I can't die."

"Listen to me, I'll count to three, two, one. As soon as I say one, you let go of my leg, and I'll use my baseball bat to knock the landmine away—"

Li Jie found a baseball bat on set and offered his solution.

Are you sure you can do it?

Longwei's face was covered in tears.

Li Jie gripped the baseball bat tightly. "Let's take a gamble!"

"three!"

"Wait, my leg is numb, let me rub it." Long Wei squatted down with a pained expression and rubbed his numb thigh, saying at the same time, "How dare you! If I'm smashed to pieces, remember to tell my dad not to mess with the girls I've been with."

"bring it on!"

bang~

The next moment, a huge explosion rang out on the set.