Huang Lei was taken aback for a moment.

"You even noticed she played it wrong?"

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"It's not that she can't play, it's that her mind isn't on the music."

She raised her small hand and pointed to the female extra holding a pipa next to the teahouse.

"Every time someone approaches the tea shop, her fingers slow down a little."

"When we were checking the box just now, she looked at the door twice, as if she was waiting for someone to take the things away."

The female extra's hand, which was holding the pipa, froze instantly.

With this stalemate, there was no need to ask further; the answer was already obvious.

Zhao Lei's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"No, Teacher Ling'er, you even listened to the music?"

Shen Ling'er said seriously, "She sits there playing continuously; even if you don't listen, it will still get into your ears."

Zhao Lei: "..."

Bai Sisi couldn't stop laughing.

"Your reasoning makes me feel ashamed that I didn't hear it."

Shen Ling'er glanced at her.

"You're watching Zhao Lei's leaky nose."

Bai Sisi: "..."

Zhao Lei immediately objected.

"What do you mean you're watching me for being drafty? I was clearly observing you carefully just now!"

Shen Ling'er said calmly, "You've noticed that you're getting anxious."

Zhao Lei: "..."

Huang Bo couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"Those ears are amazing too."

Huang Lei's gaze towards Shen Ling'er became even more complicated.

He originally thought that the young girl was able to win in the morning because she was observant, quick-witted, and able to take advantage of the habits of the older members.

But by the afternoon, he realized that Shen Ling'er's skill wasn't just limited to "seeing".

She was checking for anomalies throughout the entire scene.

The temperature of the box.

The tea shop owner's hands.

The height to which tea is poured.

The bodyguard stared at the lid of the box.

Now, even a pipa piece that seems to be just background music is detected as something is off by her.

This is no longer just simple cleverness.

This is a habit.

I habitually take in everything around me and then judge which part shouldn't be like this.

Huang Lei couldn't help but ask, "You were looking at the box, the teahouse owner, and listening to the pipa all at the same time?"

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"It's not difficult."

Everyone: "..."

Sun Honglei clutched his chest.

"These words are very hurtful."

Wang Xun smiled wryly beside him.

"I didn't even understand what was going on with those two boxes."

Zhang Yixing couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"I'm still thinking about which box is heavier."

Huang Bo smiled and looked at Shen Ling'er.

"Ling'er, did you look at me just now?"

Shen Ling'er looked up.

"I've seen it."

Huang Bo became interested.

"What's wrong with me?"

Shen Ling'er said calmly, "Have you noticed that you've been looking at others?"

Huang Bo: "..."

Huang Lei burst out laughing.

"Huang Bo, you've been dismantled too."

Huang Bo touched his nose and smiled helplessly.

"Fine, I give up. That kid's eyes really don't leave any room for criticism."

The barrage of comments scrolled by densely.

"It's not difficult at all??? I'm dumbfounded."

"She can see people, see boxes, and listen to music all at the same time? What kind of multi-threaded little devil is this?"

"The cunning old fox team from 'Extreme Challenge' has really been completely fooled."

"Ling'er didn't just discover a clue; she was looking for anomalies throughout the entire scene."

"The more this child displays his abilities, the more frightening they become."

"Now I finally understand why college students are so captivated by her lectures."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, the female extra finally sighed helplessly.

She lowered her head and gently pressed her fingers on the base of the pipa.

Click.

The base pops open to reveal a tiny hidden compartment.

There was a rolled-up piece of paper hidden inside.

Zhao Lei immediately rushed over excitedly.

"Found it! Found it!"

The female extra handed over the note, her expression still somewhat incredulous.

"I thought I had hidden it quite well."

Shen Ling'er looked at her.

"You played it too perfectly."

The female extra was taken aback.

"Too neat isn't good either?"

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"When you actually play it for someone else, the tempo will vary."

"You're waiting for things to pass, not playing a tune."

Female extra: "..."

Huang Bo laughed heartily upon hearing this.

"Oh no, she even detected my acting skills."

Huang Lei smiled and shook his head.

"That's a very keen observation."

At this point, the production team could only announce: "The parent-child team has found a transit person."

The parent-child team immediately cheered.

Zhao Mengmeng clapped her little hands.

"Ling'er is amazing!"

Zhou Xiaoyu whispered, "I didn't even notice she played the wrong note."

Chen Doudou said seriously, "Because you didn't listen."

Zhou Xiaoyu blinked.

"Did you listen?"

Chen Doudou replied matter-of-factly, "I was wondering if the tea shop had any snacks."

Lin Jia: "..."

Chen Hao almost burst out laughing.

"You're quite stable too."

Zhao Lei couldn't wait to unfold the note.

"Where's the token? Is it here?"

The female extra shook her head.

"The token is no longer with me."

Zhao Lei's excitement froze instantly.

"Another transfer?"

Sun Honglei, sitting on the steps next to him with mud on his shoes, broke down upon hearing this.

"Your production team is making sending out tokens more troublesome than sending a convoy!"

Huang Bo laughed and said, "Honglei, don't worry. Your main task now is to get your shoes out of the shadow of the last round."

Sun Honglei glared at him.

"Don't make sarcastic remarks; you didn't even manage to grab the token yourself."

Huang Bo shrugs.

"But I didn't go into the mud pit."

Sun Honglei: "..."

Zhao Lei unfolded the note completely.

It says:

"The token has been handed over to a moving shadow."

After everyone finished reading, they fell silent instantly.

Sun Honglei was stunned for two seconds, then completely broke down.

"What do you mean by a moving shadow? Is that even human language?"

Zhao Lei nodded as well.

"Directors, did you suddenly become all artsy this afternoon?"

Bai Sisi looked at the note and analyzed it softly.

"A moving shadow...does it refer to someone who follows others? Like a lackey?"

Wang Xun thought for a moment.

"Or is it someone wearing black? The shadow is black."

Zhang Yixing looked towards the street.

"They could also be someone hiding in the shadows."

Huang Lei didn't rush to speak.

He instinctively looked at Shen Ling'er first.

Having experienced the morning and the first half of the afternoon, he was well aware that if he only guessed the riddle literally, he would easily fall into the program team's trap.

Shen Ling'er looked at the note without frowning.

Instead, he looked up at the street.

The sunlight slanted down onto the ancient street of the film and television city.

Several figures moved past under the eaves.

A peddler carrying a load on a shoulder pole slowly walked by.

A cleaner pushed his cart past the tea shop.

There was also a photography assistant dressed in black, carrying a silver reflector, walking from the alley entrance to the other side.

The reflector swayed slightly in the sunlight.

A bright white light swept across the wall.

Another strange shadow was cast on the ground.

Shen Ling'er suddenly asked, "Who was following us just now? Did no one find it strange?"

Zhao Lei subconsciously looked at the cameraman next to him.

"The cameraman?"

The cameraman tightened his grip on the equipment.

Shen Ling'er shook her head.

"It's not surprising that the cameraman was following us the whole time."

Zhao Lei looked at the production team again.

"Is that a staff member?"

Shen Ling'er said calmly, "A moving shadow is not necessarily a person."

Bai Sisi suddenly realized.

She looked in the direction Shen Ling'er had been looking.

"Reflector?"

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"right."

"Wherever the reflector goes, the shadow and the light follow."

Everyone turned to look at the black-clad staff member carrying the reflector.

The staff member was slowly walking towards the alley entrance.

Under so many stares, he visibly paused for a moment.

next second.

He turned and ran.

Zhao Lei jumped up immediately.

"He got away! It really is him!"

Sun Honglei instantly perked up.

"I got it this time!"

He took off chasing after it.

Huang Bo shouted, "Honglei, watch where you're going!"

Sun Honglei shouted as he ran, "There are no pits this time!"

The voice just fell.

He stepped on a wet cloth.

That damp cloth must have fallen on the floor when the tea shop was wiping the tables; its color is very similar to that of the bluestone slabs.

Sun Honglei stepped on it and suddenly slipped.

"Why!"

He almost lunged forward.

Fortunately, Wang Xun reacted quickly and grabbed his arm.

Sun Honglei stood still, his face frozen in shock.

Shen Ling'er calmly said from behind, "A pit doesn't necessarily have to be a hole; it can also be a piece of cloth."

Sun Honglei: "..."

The whole audience was laughing uncontrollably.

Huang Bo laughed so hard he bent over.

"Honglei, you're really going against the ground today."

Huang Lei couldn't help but laugh.

"You're not chasing people, you're testing ground safety for the production team."

As Zhao Lei ran, he shouted, "Brother Honglei is proving with his life today that we must listen to every single word Teacher Ling'er says!"

Sun Honglei protested, "I heard her! She didn't mention there was cloth beforehand!"

Shen Ling'er said calmly, "I didn't expect you could step on me."

Sun Honglei: "..."

The comments section was filled with laughter.

"Hahaha, a pit doesn't necessarily have to be a hole; it can also be a piece of cloth!"

"Sun Honglei's 'trap mentality' has been confirmed."

"He said when there were no pits this time, I knew something was going to go wrong."

"Ling'er: I knew you would fall into traps, but I didn't expect you to fall into such a variety of traps."

"Brother Honglei really provided all the laughs in physics today."

The staff member in black, carrying the reflector, didn't run very fast.

But because he was familiar with the route around the film studio, he turned around and went into the narrow alley.

Huang Bo reacted quickly, not chasing after them head-on, but immediately looking at the side path.

"Yixing, move to the side!"

Zhang Yixing nodded and followed Huang Bo to flank them from another alley.

Huang Lei stood still and quickly assessed the route.

"He can't run too far; there's a dead end ahead."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei immediately asked, "Should we go and block them too?"

Shen Ling'er glanced at Huang Lei.

"He's waiting for you all to go and block him."

Huang Lei was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.

"You figured it out again?"

Zhao Lei looked bewildered.

"What do you mean?"

Shen Ling'er said, "Uncle Huang Lei didn't chase after us just now because he wanted to see which way we went."

"If we all chase after him, he can go to the finish line and wait for the token."

Huang Lei clapped softly.

"Ling'er, you're going a bit too far."

Huang Bo heard this from the other end of the alley and ran while laughing.

"Teacher Huang, your thoughts have been intercepted too!"

Bai Sisi couldn't stop laughing.

"Now it's not just the tokens that are running, Ling'er is also investigating the paths in everyone's minds."

Zhao Lei looked at Shen Ling'er with a serious expression.

"So what do we do?"

Shen Ling'er pointed ahead.

"Let Uncle Huang Bo catch him."

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