Pan Yuming, upon entering the private room and seeing Wang Wei and Gu Bai, immediately realized that today might be the day that decides his fate.

If Chen Yiyang chooses to sign him and supports him in playing the lead role in "White Night Chasing Killer,"

then he is confident that he can overcome his slump and make a return to the public eye.

But if even Chen Yiyang dismisses him, then there wouldn't be many in the film industry willing to help him.

He would be forced to retire from the circle.

Chen Yiyang was also in a dilemma.

Although Dong Bai's accusations against Pan Yuming were one-sided, like a small essay,

the public wouldn't care about these.

They would instinctively believe Dong Bai's claims, assuming Pan Yuming is indeed a scumbag.

Therefore, the breakthrough lies with Dong Bai.

Chen Yiyang recalled his earlier call to Rao Zhi, who told him that Dong Bai seemed to be involved with Wang Dazhi.

If he remembered correctly, Wang Dazhi wasn't yet divorced at that time.

If Dong Bai also had an affair with Wang Dazhi before her divorce from Pan Yuming,

then Dong Bai's reputation might fall even lower than Pan Yuming's.

At that time, if Pan Yuming comes forward to defend himself, the public might just believe him.

According to gossip heard by Rao Zhi, Dong Bai and Wang Dazhi had supposedly interacted intimately before and were photographed by paparazzi.

If so, buying those photos to see if they were taken when neither was divorced seems necessary.

As a result, Chen Yiyang asked Wang Wei, Gu Bai, and Pan Yuming to stay in Shudu for a few more days to discuss the drama.

Meanwhile, he leveraged his connections in the film industry to reach out to the largest paparazzi team in the circle: Zhuo Wei.

Zhuo Wei's team is the biggest paparazzi team in the entertainment circle, having released several explosive scoops.

Among the most famous was the scandal involving a married actress and a hip-hop singer's affair.

Due to this incident, Zhuo Wei was cracked down upon by the authorities, forcing the entire team underground.

Nevertheless, Chen Yiyang managed to contact the current head of Zhuo Wei's paparazzi team, Zhuo Wei himself.

"Mr. Chen, I didn't expect you to contact me." Zhuo Wei, after learning it was Chen Yiyang seeking him out, proactively called him.

He had heard numerous stories of Chen Yiyang's reputation and deeds.

Even for someone like him, known for digging up gossip, he thought Chen Yiyang's background was extraordinary.

As for investigating or tailing Chen Yiyang,

Zhuo Wei expressed that he merely enjoyed gossip and danced on the edge of the criminal law, but was not an idiot.

Considering Chen Yiyang's current official roles and his investment shares in several renowned enterprises,

Zhuo Wei firmly believed that if he dared to investigate Chen Yiyang, his outcome might not simply be having his social media account banned like before when investigating the actress's affair, but rather facing jail time for several years.

He had no desire to go down that path.

"I heard from someone that you once took some intimate photos of Dong Bai and Wang Dazhi; is there any truth to this?" Chen Yiyang straightforwardly inquired of Zhuo Wei.

"I can't disclose that; I signed a contract with them at the time."

"So you do have them." Chen Yiyang understood the implication behind Zhuo Wei's words.

Indeed, in the past, he had taken photos and videos of Dong Bai and Wang Dazhi together.

But since he had taken their money and signed a confidentiality agreement, he couldn't directly tell Chen Yiyang.

"I want those photos and videos, preferably ones that can prove Dong Bai and Wang Dazhi were involved before their divorces."

After finishing, Chen Yiyang added, "Name your price straightforwardly."

"It's not about money," Zhuo Wei feigned difficulty, "we paparazzi need professional ethics too, right? We accepted money and promised to destroy the photos and videos. So they were indeed destroyed."

Hearing Zhuo Wei say this, Chen Yiyang was about to hang up the phone.

But unexpectedly, Zhuo Wei continued, "However, during that period, I dispatched two batches of paparazzi to shoot. Both captured some material.

I only told them about one batch, and the photos and videos that were destroyed were taken by those paparazzi. I still have the materials from the other batch."

"What do you want? Just say it directly."

"I want a news piece, something more positive."

Zhuo Wei voiced his demand.

"Because of the incident involving the married actress's affair, the authorities struck me down, so I need some credit to make my team seem like they provide some positive societal influence."

Zhuo Wei's request left Chen Yiyang in a dilemma.

Where was he supposed to find a positive news piece for Zhuo Wei?

Thus, Chen Yiyang could only tell Zhuo Wei he would consider it.

The next day, upon waking up, Chen Yiyang glanced at his phone.

Today's intelligence, an unrecorded historical figure: someone in Shudu City is selling a tombstone from the Wei and Jin era. Buying it for under seventy thousand yuan would be considered a steal.

Contact information for the sellers is provided on the second page.

A tombstone from the Wei and Jin era?

Reading the steal intelligence, Chen Yiyang deduced that this tombstone seller must be a grave robber.

Otherwise, who would sell a tombstone at such a cheap price if they were a legitimate collector?

This is because tombstones, unless from one's ancestors, can only be obtained through grave robbing.

And selling it so cheaply.

It must have been stolen from an archaeological site yet to be discovered.

So Chen Yiyang immediately called the seller, who was cautious and only showed Chen Yiyang pictures.

He indicated that if Chen Yiyang wanted to purchase it, they should find a location to exchange cash for goods on the spot.

Chen Yiyang thought as long as it was confirmed the seller's items were indeed obtained through grave robbing,

unless they fled the country immediately after the sale, it wouldn't be hard to catch them.

So he immediately agreed to the seller's terms.

However, regarding the tombstone's price, they haggled back and forth, finally settling on twenty thousand yuan.

That afternoon, Chen Yiyang, with freshly withdrawn cash totaling twenty thousand, headed to the market location mentioned by the seller.

Upon arrival, Chen Yiyang discovered the seller wasn't very professional.

They didn't seem like a professional grave robber, just someone moonlighting occasionally.

After confirming the item wasn't problematic, he paid for it and bought the tombstone.

This tombstone was very complete, with the inscription "Jin Gu Cao Fu Ren Bei" at the top.

The tombstone was well-preserved, and the characters were clear.

Chen Yiyang immediately took photos and sent them to Xu Xiaosheng, asking him to see if there was any research value in the tombstone's inscriptions.

Unexpectedly, within half an hour of sending the pictures, Xu Xiaosheng was calling nonstop.

Apart from the calls, Xu Xiaosheng also sent Chen Yiyang a message.

The gist was, if the tombstone was authentic, it would represent a significant breakthrough in Wei and Jin historical research.

Because the tombstone recorded a mystery previously undeciphered by historians!

Image of the Jin Gu Cao Fu Ren Bei.

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