Chapter 214 The Knife That Should Not Appear
Zhu Chengbiao and others have never revealed the details of the case to the program team. Even at this point, they only let Meng Yunda know some of the inside story. Meng Yunda, who is very knowledgeable about the rules, did not tell Li Wensheng and Xia Liu about this.

Sometimes, the more you know, the more likely it is to get into trouble.

If these people below were unaware of the case while cooperating with the official operation, then if something really went wrong they could still say that they were innocent because of ignorance, and that even if the sky fell, there was still the director Meng Yunda to support them, and it was nothing more than incompetence. But if they knew, then once a problem occurred, everyone would have to be checked to determine if anyone had been infiltrated, and if things went wrong they would end up in jail.

Just like the guy who released snakes on the mountain in Cangyun Mountain before, it didn’t take much effort to find him, but it was a bit troublesome to investigate his interpersonal relationships and motives.

Thousands of words can be summed up in one sentence: the more you know, the faster you die.

Therefore, the program team’s current label for Ren Tuo is only “This person is high-risk, and the superiors require that he must be kept a close eye on, and he must not be allowed to have weapons in his hands to prevent him from attacking other people.” This is equivalent to sticking a yellow triangle symbol on his forehead. No matter what, it is absolutely right to keep a close eye on him.

After discovering unexpected items in Ren Tuo’s suitcase, Li Wensheng became nervous and kept thinking about what excuse he could use to search him. Otherwise, something that could kill someone might suddenly appear on this person’s body, and if something happened and it was broadcast live, the program crew would be really screwed.

And now, Han Fei provides such an opportunity.

“…Okay, you play word games, you’re amazing!”

After a full minute of silence, Li Wensheng finally stopped laughing, pinched his thigh to create a gritting tone, and then said:

“Leave one PD in charge of filming, and the other three go over and search his suitcase, backpack, and body.”

“Except for the things on the ground, if you find any other prohibited items, they will be confiscated!”

In the live broadcast room.

The audience who only opened the individual live broadcast rooms of Han Fei, Qi Qingyi and Nie Wenjin suddenly found that the camera angle had changed. It was originally level with the people, but now they felt like they were thrown to the ground. One of the screens even flipped over, and the picture was inexplicably upside down. If they wanted to continue watching, they either had to switch to other live broadcast rooms or turn their phones or tablets around.

Obviously, the three people who rushed over upon hearing the order were the PDs following the three guests. The only one who was still filming normally was the one following Ren Tuo.

The reason is very simple. Imagine if a project is handed over to you and you mess it up yourself, when the boss sends someone to clean up the mess, will he still trust you and assign you? If he really lets you go, it is either because the boss wants to make things difficult for you, or because the project is not important.

It is very important whether Ren Tuo has any prohibited items on him.

The PD in charge of him screened him for a long time. Originally, the official intention was to send an undercover agent with a regular position in the team, but Meng Tai was worried that he would be discovered if his disguise skills were not good enough. After all, in addition to being anti-social, Ren Tuo also had a strong anti-reconnaissance awareness. He had his own self-media company and must be familiar with photography. He was not a professional photographer, and people in the industry could tell at a glance, let alone him.

We have made such a big plate of dumplings for this dish of vinegar, so please don’t make any mistakes in this regard, otherwise the dumplings will fall directly into the pot.

Therefore, the program crew dug deep in the entire southern Sichuan provincial TV station and finally found a photographer with a national second-level athlete certificate in boxing. He was temporarily assigned to the deserted island special project and was responsible for Tuo’s personal photography.

But I didn’t expect that, although he was a good fighter, his reconnaissance awareness was still lacking.

The PD, who had been repeatedly instructed by his superiors, had a grim look on his face and stood there. While the other three were searching, he scanned the suitcase, travel bag and Ren Tuo with the camera in his hand to make sure he would not miss any details, to show his determination to do a good job.

After searching for a long time, they didn’t find anything, so they felt relieved and decided to call it a day.

However, at this moment, a sentence came from the side:
“Hey, Rentaku, don’t your shoes fit?”

“Speaking of which, why are you wearing a casual suit but a pair of outdoor high-top boots? If you are preparing for survival on this deserted island, shouldn’t you just wear sportswear? This looks weird. How about you change your clothes? I see you have some quick-drying sportswear in your suitcase.”

As expected, the person who spoke was Han Fei.

He touched his chin with one hand, frowned and shook his head with a look of disgust, his face full of disapproval of Ren Tuo’s dressing taste.

After Han Fei spoke, the three PDs could hear Li Wensheng slapping his thighs and shouting:
“Search Rentaku’s boots, make him take them off and search them!”

From the first time he appeared in front of the camera, the program crew and the audience could tell that he had severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, was very clean, and was meticulous about his dressing. Even if Lu Siyuan pulled his tie crooked, he would get furious.

But this Sigma man who always brought several sets of matched shirts, vests and jackets, a drawer full of ties and watches when he went on the show, and even wore sportswear of the same color when he occasionally went out for exercise, today actually wore a navy blue casual suit and a pair of outdoor high-top boots.

Something is wrong, 12 out of 10 things are wrong.

This was totally inconsistent with Ren Tuo’s fixed choice of clothing, and the high-top boots would also wrinkle his suit trouser legs. Even though they would become dirty and wrinkled sooner or later on the island, he was not the kind of person who would give up from the beginning just because things would get rotten in the future.

The most important thing is that when Ren Tuo came out of the hospital, he was still wearing a pair of normal brown leather shoes, which matched his clothes very well. No one knew when he turned into the pair of boots he has now.

“I didn’t think about it when I was discharged from the hospital.”

Ren Tuo sighed and looked at his shoes with disgust:
“I was originally wearing leather shoes, but on the plane I suddenly remembered that we were going to a deserted island to survive. Leather shoes are not only difficult to walk in, but also easy to wear out in this environment. I had spare shoes in my travel bag, so I changed into them temporarily.”

“My sportswear was in the suitcase and it was hard to get it on the plane. I planned to change clothes after I got off the plane, but I didn’t expect to put it off until now.”

Very reasonable explanation.

But it can only fool the audience who don’t know the inside story.

Han Fei and Li Wensheng knew that Ren Tuo, with his wealth, would not care about the loss of a pair of leather shoes. Ordinary people might do such a thing, but he was definitely not one of them.

He is the kind of person who will wait until he can wear a complete outfit before changing into a full set even if he knows that his shoes will be worn out and his feet will be hurt.

How could such a person change into a pair of inappropriate shoes when he couldn’t get his suitcase? Even if he really had to change, he would force the flight attendant to open the cargo hold, take out the suitcase, take out his sportswear and change into it!

The three PDs in charge of searching the luggage looked at each other, feeling a little awkward for a moment.

On one hand, guest Ren Tuo’s explanation for his inappropriate shoes was very reasonable; on the other hand, the director roared like a dragon, forcing them to take off the guests’ shoes and search them under such circumstances.

Although everyone knows that Ren Tuo has problems, the audience has no idea… If this is not handled properly, what will probably be waiting for them is an avalanche of cyber violence, right?

Even if the PDs all wore masks during the filming, netizens always have ways to expose the people in front of the camera. A few words of cyber violence are considered the lightest punishment. If someone is more extreme and gives you a box, you will be really screwed.

They hesitated.

But Li Wensheng continued to roar.

“What are you standing there for? Search! Are you afraid of being scolded? If you find something, the audience will have no reason to scold you. If not, I will put the content of the communication in your headset on the official account and let them come to me. Don’t worry and search boldly. If the sky collapses, I will hold it up. If I collapse, Mengtai will hold it up!”

The situation is better than people.

No matter how worried the PDs were, they couldn’t continue to be in a stalemate at this time. The three of them looked at each other, and finally Han Fei’s PD stepped forward.

“Teacher Ren, I just noticed that your boots haven’t been searched yet. How about you take them off so we can take a look?”

Seeing that the other party remained silent, his eyes swept back and forth between him and Han Fei. He moved closer between Ren Tuo and Han Fei and added in a low voice:
“The higher-ups’ request… I’m just a laborer, please don’t make it hard for us, okay? Don’t worry, I’ll secretly tell you where to find food later.”

Ren Tuo raised his eyebrows, and after a few seconds, he finally nodded.

He took off the boot on his right foot and poured something out of it with a helpless look on his face. The thing didn’t make any sound when it hit the soft sand, but the eyelids of all the PDs behind the camera and Li Wensheng, who was staring at the monitor in the main control desk, twitched violently.

It was a knife that shone with silver light.

Table knife.

The knife was wrapped in a cloth napkin and was originally inserted into the edge of Ren Tuo’s boot with the blade facing downwards. However, when he poured it out with his own hands, the napkin fell in the air, making the knife so eye-catching.

Ren Tuo stepped on the beach wearing only socks, squatted down, took the table knife and played with it, saying while playing with the knife:

“Tsk, I originally wanted to keep it just in case, like tying it to a branch when diving into the sea to use as a harpoon, or to cut meat or something like that, but I didn’t expect the production crew to be so strict and not give me any loopholes.”

“Han Fei, don’t be so quick to speak next time. More tools mean more options. If this thing hadn’t been discovered, our life on the island would have been much easier.”

There wasn’t much blame for Han Fei in his tone, at most there was a bit of regret and pity.

But the dinner knife he was playing with looked as easy as a high school student spinning a pen. He actually used the knife to make a knife flower between his fingers, and finally threw it upwards, with the tip of the knife firmly inserted into the sand on the ground.

Only a section of the knife handle was exposed on the beach.

Han Fei seemed not to notice the murderous intent in the other party’s actions. He shrugged his shoulders, his face full of regret, and he wanted to slap his thigh:
“So that’s how it is… Hey, you stupid guy, why did I talk so fast just now!”

“If I had known you had this in your shoes, I wouldn’t have said anything!”

“I promise, next time I will ask you secretly before I say something like that. Oh, we are going to go sea fishing later, why are you… oh!”

He looked so heartbroken and genuine, he was just about to slap himself in the face.

The acting competition now changed from Ren Tuo VS Nie Wenjin to Ren Tuo VS Han Fei, but no matter how they performed, the people watching it all just felt sweat on their backs and felt uneasy in their hearts.

Especially the PD who followed Ren Tuo.

Even on the plane, his camera was always facing Ren Tuo.

Of course, private jets have high-end meals available and are equipped with chefs on board, which can provide passengers with a better experience than first-class cabins on commercial airliners. Ren Tuo is also a wealthy young man and is naturally adept at enjoying life. So, when he asked to order food an hour after he got on the plane, PD didn’t think there was anything wrong.

Even if the person tells the flight attendant that he wants a medium-rare steak and hopes to be given a relatively sharp knife, or a few more knives for him to try, this request is natural in the context and there is nothing unusual.

But who could have thought that Ren Tuo had quietly hidden one of the knives right under his nose, and had naturally completed a series of actions including hiding the knife, changing boots, and hiding the knife in the boots?

This is fucking live streaming!

The pd had equipment that allowed him to watch the comments, but he never saw any audience member say that Ren Tuo had hidden something or the like, which meant that not only had he been deceived by the other party, but his actions were also secretive enough to deceive the camera.

too frightening.

The most terrifying thing is that all the staff knew what happened during the last rescue at Cangyun Mountain. Even the newly transferred PD had been briefed by other colleagues. After hearing that Ren Tuo stabbed the wanted criminal dozens of times in anger, no one would think that he was a good person. Even a table knife would not be able to exert much power in his hands.

The PD who was following Ren Tuo finally understood at this moment why Director Li had given him so many instructions before setting out to pick up Ren Tuo, asking him to pay attention to all of Ren Tuo’s movements, report any abnormalities, and not let him bring any dangerous items to the island.

At first, he thought Director Li was making a fuss. Although Ren Tuo had stabbed someone, he was a wanted criminal, and the criminal had also pushed Nie Wenjin down the hillside. As a man, it was normal for him to get angry, wasn’t it?

But now he just felt scared.

This is a deserted island, there is no possibility of wanted criminals appearing again. The program crew has also made thorough preparations. On the way, Ren Tuo clearly asked the PD about the various preparations made by the program crew. How could he not know?

What’s more, the PD also said that the guests had already exchanged a lot of supplies from the program team yesterday. In addition to the pots and pans, kitchen knives have also been exchanged. There is no need for him to hide a knife.

But Ren Tuo still hid.

If Han Fei hadn’t reminded him, and if Director Li hadn’t insisted on searching the boots, when would the knife have appeared?
Can it really be used as a harpoon or a cutting tool as Ren Tuo just said?
Haha, you’re kidding!

(End of this chapter)