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Chapter 141 is truly a scoundrel!
Anlu shook her head at the two people rushing over to indicate that she was alright. The three of them looked at Anling, who was still in a daze.
"Xiao Ling! Xiao Ling, are you hurt anywhere?" An Jun grabbed An Ling's shoulders with both hands, but dared not shake her too much, and could only keep calling her name.
Qiu Nian was instructing the staff who arrived later to call the police and an ambulance, and to send more people to escort An Ling and the others away and to protect the scene.
She adjusted her position to block An Ling, because media personnel from both sides of the red carpet were constantly crowding in, and flashes were going off like crazy, everyone wanting to get the first scoop.
At the red carpet event of the Starlight Gala, a falling object nearly killed someone. And it happened to be An Ling and An Luo, two people who have been in the spotlight recently. What a huge news this is!
How could anyone in the media possibly let such a huge hot topic slip by!
Actually, it's too late for them to try and grab the spotlight now, because the entire star-studded gala is being broadcast live!
Although the director realized something was wrong and shut down the live broadcast, all the problematic parts had already been broadcast.
The tens of millions of viewers who were waiting in the live stream to catch a glimpse of their idol all clearly saw that after An Ling tackled An Luo, a heavy object crashed down on the spot where they were standing and shattered into pieces. Many pieces of wood also exploded in all directions from the impact. If An Ling and An Luo had not fallen to the ground but had been standing nearby, they might have been injured by these fragments.
The audience was so shocked by the scene that even the live stream chat was silent for a few seconds.
After they realized what was happening, the barrage of comments exploded again, densely covering the entire screen.
[Oh my god!! What happened?! Something fell down!]
[Holy crap! I was so scared! Are Anling and Anluo alright?!]
[Oh my god, I was scared out of my wits! Thank God they avoided it.]
[What were the organizers of this star-studded gala doing?! How could such a dangerous thing happen?! If something really happened to the guests, could you take responsibility?]
[Thank goodness, Xiaoling can sit up now, she should be alright! Thank you so much, I'll go to the temple tomorrow to get a lucky charm to protect our Xiaoling.]
[The fans here want to thank Sister Xiaoling! Thank you so much! From today onwards, you're our one and only sister. If anyone ever says anything bad about you, the fans will stand up for you!]
However, less than half a minute after the accident, the live stream was shut down. Viewers could only grumble and turn to Weibo, where they found that the topic of objects falling from a height at the Starlight Gala had already gone viral and was only a matter of time before it became a trending topic.
After all, the live broadcast of the Starlight Gala will not only be watched by fans, but also by all marketing accounts.
They were all going all out to ride the wave of the event's popularity, basically recording the entire process, or even taking screenshots or making GIFs while watching and immediately posting them on Weibo. Their main goal was to participate, broadcast, and ride the wave in real time, as if being a step behind meant losing in life. Sometimes, a single marketing account might post dozens of Weibo posts after just one banquet.
This is what would happen if the banquet proceeded according to the usual procedure without any unexpected incidents. Now that such a big thing has happened, marketing accounts have already reposted the video to Weibo.
Videos alone weren't enough; they also created GIFs, performed slow-motion analyses, and, where they had connections, obtained multi-angle photos from the people who filmed on site.
Soon, all the trending topics were overshadowed by the unexpected incident that An Ling and An Yun encountered on the red carpet. More and more people learned about the incident, and everyone began to notice the strangeness of the matter.
[Was this really an accident? Something doesn't feel right to me.]
[That thing that fell looked like a wooden cabinet or something, right? Can objects thrown from a typical height really be this big?]
[I simply can't understand what could possibly cause something that big to accidentally fall from a building. And surely no one would be working at such a height under those circumstances?]
[So you mean... someone did this on purpose?]
[Holy crap, isn't that murder?]
[Who did that person want to kill? An Ling or An Luo? Or was he trying to create a big scandal by indiscriminately targeting celebrities as a form of revenge against society?]
[Wait a minute, did you guys see that slow-motion GIF? It doesn't seem like a coincidence that they were able to avoid it. It looks like An Ling sensed something beforehand, pushed An Luo, and then pounced on him.]
[I saw it! She seemed to suddenly stop and look up. Could it be that she saw something?]
[Impossible! If you saw it first and then tried to dodge, it would be too late.]
[Could it be some kind of sixth sense? I think I saw a similar example online before, where someone was about to take a shortcut but suddenly had a creepy feeling, so they changed routes, only to hear the next day that a murder had occurred on that route the day before.]
[Yes, yes, there's also the story of a family going on a trip, but the child cried and refused to get on the bus, and then the bus had an accident.]
[This is ridiculous... I'd rather believe I'm Qin Shi Huang.]
Anyway, all sorts of conspiracy theories and even metaphysical analyses have started to emerge. Until a convincing explanation is found, this matter will probably remain a trending topic for a long time.
……
After An Yun called out several times, An Ling finally came to her senses. Looking at the familiar face in front of her, the look of fear on her face gradually faded, but was immediately replaced by disappointment and shock.
"Second Brother..." An Ling felt a little dry-mouthed. She paused for a moment before speaking, "Have you called the police? This shouldn't be an accident. Let's send someone up to check it out right away."
[Anrui...]
They actually wanted to kill me and Anluo...
An Ling's heart was still pounding. The relief of surviving the ordeal brought her not only joy but also lingering fear.
If she hadn't suddenly had the idea to check what An Rui was doing, she and An Luo would probably be meeting their maker by now.
Even though she found out that An Rui was in a room directly above where she and An Luo were standing, preparing to push a wooden cabinet downstairs and smash it at her and An Luo, An Ling's first reaction was still disbelief.
But the situation was too urgent, and there was no time for her to think it through.
She had to choose to believe!
fortunately……
Fortunately, she made the right decision...
The three people who heard her thoughts were now furious.
They finally understood why An Ling had shown that look of disappointment. Premeditated murder, An Rui really is a scoundrel!
Anluo finally realized what the dark figure he had seen while lying on the ground was—it must have been Anrui, who was leaning out to see if he had succeeded!
"I'll go take a look!" Anluo got up and rushed into the Starlight Building without looking back.
"Xiao Luo!" The remaining three tried to call out to him, but An Luo seemed determined to go and check on the situation, ignoring them completely.
An Yun and Qiu Nian had no choice but to help An Ling up and find a quiet place to stay.
"Ouch!" An Ling cried out in pain.
"What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"
I think I twisted my ankle.
An Ling only realized after standing up that her left ankle was so painful that she couldn't stand up, probably because she twisted it when she fell.
I was so focused on my adrenaline that I didn't even notice the pain in my foot.
An Jun quickly squatted down and carried An Ling on his back. Under the escort of Qiu Nian and the staff, they first found a rest room to wait for the police and ambulance to arrive.