"Start the search," Jing Minghe didn't intend to explain to Ke Wuwen too clearly now, after all, it was just his own guess.
Tong Zheng pulled Ke Wuwen, saying, "There are two aisles here, let's split into two groups, one group on each side."
"Okay."
Jing Minghe finished speaking, took out two small searchlights from his pocket, and threw one to Tong Zheng, "Use this."
Tong Zheng caught it accurately, "Thanks."
After Tong Zheng and Ke Wuwen walked to the other side, Jing Minghe shone his searchlight at Chi Hao and chuckled, "Don't worry, we have them too."
Jing Minghe finished speaking, Chi Hao silently put back what he was about to take out, and said to Jing Minghe, "You shine the light, I'll look."
"No," Jing Minghe turned on the searchlight and said, "Let's look together, I'm not a professional light holder."
How could Jing Minghe let Chi Hao search alone? If there were death traps here, he would rather step on them himself.
The four of them, row after row, meticulously searched all the seats, but found nothing, not even half a suspicious item.
After searching, Ke Wuwen was so tired that he directly sat on the dirty seat, looking dejected and saying, "Why is there nothing? Did they not die in the cinema? Then, they died in the grand theater! Idol, should we go and search the grand theater with them?"
As soon as Ke Wuwen finished speaking, Wan Zuo and the others walked into the cinema.
Qiu Zhi'an said while walking, "We found nothing in the grand theater, and you? Did you find anything?"
"Nothing either," Tong Zheng's tone was also tinged with some disappointment, "We searched all around the seats, and nothing happened."
"That's strange," Qiu Zhi'an looked at Jing Minghe and the other three, then surveyed the cinema, "So many seats, you've searched them all?"
Tong Zheng nodded, "Don't worry, we didn't miss a single seat."
"Then you're really amazing, and it must have been hard work," Qiu Zhi'an said, "The other side of the grand theater was too empty, we almost completely dismantled the stage."
"By the way," Jing Minghe asked, "Are there any places to hide in the grand theater?"
Wan Zuo replied, "There's only one, there's space under the main stage, and there are two partitions at the entrance. I think it's a very good hiding place. Besides that, there are no other places to hide."
Jing Minghe tapped his chin thoughtfully, "Indeed, it's very good."
So, since there was such a good hiding place, who would be hiding there?
Lu Da, who was already dead? Or someone else?
Jing Minghe thought, his gaze swept across everyone's faces. Even if someone was really hiding there, they wouldn't admit it now. And Wan Zuo could say it so carelessly, doesn't that prove that at least Wan Zuo wasn't the one hiding under the stage of the grand theater?
"Since we found nothing," Shen Rong said, "Let's go back as soon as possible, or explore other places."
"There's still one place left to search," Jing Minghe looked at the projection screen, "Behind that screen."
Ke Wuwen stood up and asked doubtfully, "Behind the cinema screen, isn't it usually a solid wall?"
Jing Minghe walked towards the projection screen and said, "You said 'usually', do you think what we encountered would be usual?"
"Ah! Idol is right!" Ke Wuwen jogged to catch up with Jing Minghe, "Then let's hurry and check."
Jing Minghe walked to the projection screen. His peripheral vision caught Chi Hao, whose path was blocked by Shen Rong. He couldn't help but sneer inwardly. Some things, no matter how unwilling to admit, cannot be avoided.
As long as it once existed, it cannot be completely erased, especially emotions, which are hard to explain.
Love and hate, sometimes, are just a matter of a single thought, but this thought can be influenced by many factors.
"Idol!" Ke Wuwen shouted, pulling Jing Minghe back to his senses, "There's really space behind this damn screen! And it's not small! Do you want to go in and see?"
"Wait a moment," Jing Minghe asked, "You said it's not small? How big is it approximately?"
Ke Wuwen looked carefully with the searchlight and replied, "Although it's not small, only one person can go in. If there are two, it will be a bit crowded."
Jing Minghe walked over and said, "I'll go in."
"No!" Ke Wuwen grabbed Jing Minghe's arm, "What if there's danger? Idol, Lu Da and Huang Rongfei both died on the fifth floor."
"It's okay," Jing Minghe smiled, "Someone has to go in. We can't see anything clearly from here."
"But..." Ke Wuwen looked back at the others, muttering in a low voice, "So many people, why should Idol go in?"
Chi Hao walked behind Jing Minghe and them at some point, and said coldly, "Let him go."
Ke Wuwen immediately retracted his hand, took two or three steps back, and quickly put distance between himself and Jing Minghe.
Chi Hao ignored Ke Wuwen's reaction, reached out, pulled Jing Minghe behind him, and said, "I'll go in. No refusal."
Jing Minghe really wanted to say they should go in together, but he also saw that it was spacious for one person behind the screen, and indeed very crowded for two.
Seeing Jing Minghe's conflicted expression, Chi Hao asked in a low voice, his tone seemingly with a hint of teasing, "Or, do you want to squeeze in with me? You can only choose one of the two, no third option. Otherwise, let's fight to decide who goes in."
"..." Jing Minghe felt he was being overly concerned for Chi Hao, and quickly stepped aside, "It's hard work for Brother Hao, please go in."
"Don't worry," before entering, Chi Hao took the searchlight from Jing Minghe's hand, and then gently brushed Jing Minghe's palm, saying softly, "I'll be out soon."
Watching Chi Hao's receding back, Jing Minghe felt a little dizzy.
Just now, was that guy Chi Hao flirting with me?
Jing Minghe recalled that Chi Hao had many inexplicable little actions towards him before, which should have been Chi Hao's unintentional habits.
Jing Minghe felt helpless. He thought that perhaps because he discovered he liked Chi Hao, he would think that Chi Hao's unintentional little actions were flirting with him.
After all, Chi Hao had a girlfriend, and his orientation was normal. How could he be interested in him?
Jing Minghe took a deep breath, secretly warning himself that he must hide certain things well and never let them be discovered. Now he could occasionally enjoy close contact with Chi Hao. If his feelings were exposed, and Chi Hao disliked him, let alone close contact, they might not even be able to be partners. And it might even push Chi Hao towards his ex-girlfriend.
No! Absolutely not. I refuse to watch the person I like put all their attention on someone else.
"Minghe?"
"Ah?" Jing Minghe came back to his senses and saw Chi Hao, who was unharmed. For the first time, he couldn't suppress his inner joy, "You're out, that's great. Were you in any danger?"