Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 409: Ace Reasoningʼs Teaser Trailer Released!

Just as Xiao He was miserably preparing for his birthday party, two more pieces of good news arrived.

The first good news was that He Junhao successfully used his recommendation slot to get through the preliminary selection and was ready to take part in the official variety show recording.

The second good news was that the teaser trailer for Ace Reasoning had been released—

”Whoosh—”

The surgical lamp above suddenly flared to life.

The person on the table opened their eyes wide, the circular lamp reflected in their pupils, fear flooding their gaze.

”Woo—”

Accompanying that terrified whimper, a measured footstep sounded from the side.

Then a figure stood quietly beside the autopsy table.

The surgical light did not fall on that person; except for the dissection tool in their hand, most of their body was shrouded in shadow.
Only the person on the table looked pleadingly toward the shadowed figure, like a bird startled by an arrow, trembling uncontrollably.

The next moment, the knife in the hand swung down, cleanly slicing through his chest.

”Woo!”

A scream followed!

The camera cut, and a young man in surgical scrubs stood under bright lights, calmly taking notes: ”Lu Yi, 45 years old, male, place of death: Forensic Autopsy Room, lower level of the Enforcement Bureau—”

He raised his eyes slightly; behind the mask his gaze was cold, as if this were an ordinary matter, as if the corpse before him did not exist at all.

After reciting all the particulars, the young man looked down at the person on the table from above, turned, and picked up a nearby scalpel, the corner of his mouth lifting faintly.

”Now, begin the formal autopsy—”

Two voices sounded at once, the masked young man and the mysterious shadowed figure overlapping on screen: the same backdrop, the same tools, the same person, yet from different moments in time.

The blade cut through the corpseʼs chest, but there was none of the earlier gush of blood; the deathly pale flesh split like jelly, exposing a dead-red network of tissue, just like the victims from years past, helpless beneath the knife.

He was not a slaughterhouse butcher, but an executioner willing to avenge his sister!

The shot changed to show the young man bending over, his gaze heavy as he stared at the little girl on the table, his voice trembling with an almost imperceptible choke.

”…Seven years old, female, place of death: Enforcement Bureau, lower-level parking lot…”

He turned, pulled his mask up over his face, folding away those grievances and that sorrow with it.

When he turned back again, the background went dim once more; the young forensic doctor regarded every corpse with impartiality and pursued the truth with absolute, rational focus.

”On the dorsal side of the left forearm, epidermal avulsive injuries are visible—”

With no expression, he lifted the hand of the person on the table, then grabbed a steel scrubber and viciously scrubbed the otherʼs arm.

”Ah—”

The man on the table cried out a pained whimper.

”Autopsy reveals hemoperitoneum; irregular rupture on the diaphragmatic surface of the right hepatic lobe—”

The knife fell again. A white knife went in, a red knife came out. Without anesthesia, the man who was treated like a corpse suffered until he fainted from pain.

”Is this enough?”

The young man bent closer, quietly studying the person on the table.

At that moment, a phone vibrated.

A message popped up—

Chief: Weʼve invited a detective as external support, please cooperate with the investigation!

He lowered his head and looked at the message on the screen, then after a moment, sneered.

”A detective?”

He tilted his head back, his deep eyes carrying a profound murderous intent and razor-sharp calm.

”He shouldnʼt have come here—”

…

With the promotional teaser for Ace Reasoning released, search terms related to Xiao Heʼs reprise as a doctor immediately surged to the top of Bilibili.

There was nothing to do; for many Little Box fans, this was completely different.

Because anyone who had followed Xiao He from the start knew what Mu Ze meant to Xiao He and to everyone else.

When Xiao He reappeared in a white coat, his expression stern, fans just wanted to roar: ”Heʼs back, theyʼre all back!”

”That man has returned to kill again!”

Although a little disappointing for some was the fact that Xiao He this time played a medical examiner, a personality completely opposite to Mu Ze’s; this wasnʼt meant to make people relive the bloodshed of Mu Zeʼs era. But this medical examiner killer was also an ultra-cold, high-IQ criminal—colder and more composed than during the Mu Ze period. His motive for killing was revenge, not art; to him there was no warmth or sincerity.

Such a criminal would undoubtedly be more troublesome for the police than Mu Ze.

No, this role should correspond more to the detective.

Of course, the audience did not need to overthink it.

Seeing Xiao He cast as the killer, comment sections across platforms were filled with screams from fans and casual viewers.

”Finally! I said if you live long enough youʼll get to see Brother Xiao as a high-IQ criminal again. No more talk, pre-ordering now!”

”Ace Reasoning, you guys did it! You even got Xiao He—what else is there to say? Iʼm bowing to you right now!”

”What? You say Xiao He is the killer? Iʼll be the judge of that.”

”Wait, Xiao He’s not on the regular guest list.”

”Ace Reasoning, are you for real? You already had Xiao He film the killer teaser, why not invite him to tape the show? Even a guest appearance would do. Iʼd watch one episode just to satisfy myself.”

”Please, please, get Xiao He for one episode. The kids really want to see him as the killer.”

”Haha, actually I think itʼs better if Xiao He doesnʼt go. Given his situation, heʼd be targeted from start to finish… Sorry Brother Xiao, I donʼt mean you look like the killer.”

”I already saw this coming—Xiao He: just breathing. Other guests: This killerʼs methods are brilliant! Vote for him!”

”Haha, I canʼt even—if Xiao He really went, there would be zero game experience left.”

”Xiao He: Why do I feel like Iʼm being insulted?”

”This cracks me up…”

Originally, as a competing show in the same time slot, Detective Face-Offʼs promotional push was not bad; they invited veteran actors from Hong Kong to do a classic villain revival. But old-guard traffic still couldnʼt match the new generationʼs. After this face-off, Detective Face-Off felt a little lacking.

Seeing the promotional results, Li Qing of Ace Reasoning was grinning ear to ear, desperate—he wanted, per the netizensʼ wishes, to have Xiao He participate in Ace Reasoningʼs official recordings.

—But unfortunately, everyone knew this was impossible.

Not to mention that the first episodeʼs case had already finished filming yesterday; Xiao Heʼs schedule for the first half of the year was full, there simply wasnʼt a slot for their variety show.

Li Qing had already pushed the limits just by shamelessly inviting Xiao He to film the teaser.

Luckily, his bold move was an absolute triumph!

Just thinking about his show standing out among the detective variety programs had Li Qing itching with anticipation for Ace Reasoningʼs official premiere.

But what no one expected was that Detective Face-Off, seemingly quiet with no counterattack, actually had one last move that stunned everyone—

The next day, Detective Face-Off released their detective-side teaser trailer.

And in that trailer, the detective was played by a current mega-popular Award-Winning Actor!

In an instant, the situation reversed, and Detective Face-Offʼs traffic surged again!

Li Qing cursed like a madman when he saw that teaser.

”Damn! They actually pulled that move!”

They hid it well! I canʼt believe none of us knew!