[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans":3,"chapter-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-222":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The More Tragic I Act, the Stronger I Get — My Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing Off My Roles",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1297836,1723,"Chapter 222: \"Soz, I’m a Cop\"","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-222",222,"\u003Cp>The bullet comments in the live stream went absolutely wild after Jiang Ci's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is a 'swimming iceberg'! Jiang Ci, what on earth is inside your head!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I get it now! The duck is yellow, the iceberg is white, and both would sink if they collided! This logic is flawless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingying-jie: Thank you so much! Your suggestion is worse than having none at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying looked at Jiang Ci's completely earnest face, confirming he wasn't joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This realization forced the wave of discomfort about to erupt in her heart back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Su Qingying was still wrestling with that rubber duck, Jiang Ci proactively stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to He Jiongjiong and Huang Yulei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Huang, Teacher He, Teacher Su might need a little more time to brainstorm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was nothing short of a savior descending from heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jiongjiong immediately clapped his hands in approval. \"Great! That's a fantastic suggestion! Then we'll trouble Jiang Ci and Luo Yu to give us a demonstration!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying visibly let out a sigh of relief, silently retreating to the side, crossing her arms, wanting to see just how Jiang Ci planned to \"inspire the jade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci and Luo Yu walked side by side to the magic box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, who wants to draw first?\" He Jiongjiong held up the microphone, stoking the atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci, with great courtesy, made a \"please\" gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Luo first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yu nodded, didn't decline, and simply reached his hand into the first draw slot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out a card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jiongjiong took it and read it aloud to the camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Infernal Affairs, rooftop confrontation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A collective gasp of shock echoed on set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't a romantic love story like Titanic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one of the most classic, most challenging, most tension-filled duets in Hong Kong cinema history!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lau Kin Ming and Chan Wing Yan. One a fake cop who wants to be a good man but can't, the other a real cop who's been undercover for ten years but can't prove his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fated confrontation between these two men on the rooftop. Every line, every micro-expression, is pure drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bullet comments in the live stream instantly changed their tune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap! Another royal flush!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a hundred times harder than the last one! That's Tony Leung and Andy Lau we're talking about!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luo Yu's aura kinda fits Lau Kin Ming, just not sure if Jiang Ci can hold his own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving the card, Luo Yu became completely quiet, quickly entering a state of deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious everyone had already assumed Jiang Ci would perform this duet with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Jiang Ci, he reached his hand towards the other slot that would decide their fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rummaged around inside for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he pulled out two extremely flamboyant-looking children's toys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water guns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a bright red, the other a vivid blue, utterly plastic, with cartoon stickers plastered on the bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infernal Affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rooftop confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With water guns?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just imagining this scene was already brimming with absurdity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, completely opposite to Su Qingying's reaction,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the moment Jiang Ci saw those two water guns, his eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the blue one, weighed it in his hand, then gestured with it towards the lighting as if checking the craftsmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head and said to Luo Yu with great enthusiasm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've never played a cop before, I'm a bit excited.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yu: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The production crew gave the two of them five minutes of preparation time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yu immediately walked to a corner, closed his eyes, and completely immersed himself in the inner world of Lau Kin Ming's character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain, unwillingness, and the struggle to grasp at a lifeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His professional training demanded he find the soul of the character in the shortest time possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's preparation method appeared much more down-to-earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding that blue water gun, he walked straight to the kitchen faucet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unscrewed the cap on the back of the water gun, carefully filled it with water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After filling it, he even aimed at the sink and pulled the trigger twice, testing the water stream's range and pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confirming the water pressure was strong, he nodded with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The live stream audience was already dying of laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha while others are contemplating acting, Jiang Ci is testing toy gun performance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So real! Isn't this exactly how I was as a kid! Getting a new water gun and having to test if it works well first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm starting to feel sorry for Luo Yu, what kind of creature is he even facing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five minutes later, the performance officially began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The production crew very thoughtfully moved the dining table to the center of the set, serving as the temporarily constructed \"rooftop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though only ten centimeters high, the atmosphere had to be fully established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yu was the first to step onto the \"rooftop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he stood on the table, his entire aura completely transformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer that quiet, introverted young actor Luo Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was Lau Kin Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The policeman wearing a crisp suit, his heart repeatedly tormented in the hell of endless suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face displayed the perfect amount of pain and struggle, vividly portraying the complex emotions of being pushed to the brink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere on set became heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Jiang Ci also stepped onto the \"rooftop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone thought he would seem out of place because of the water gun in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But contrary to all expectations,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's face actually carried an indescribable weariness and endurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed into the distance, as if truly seeing the night view of Victoria Harbour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That feeling of having been undercover for ten years, physically and mentally exhausted, yet always holding onto his beliefs, was actually conveyed by him with a certain depth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the audience forgot he was still holding a blue, extremely comical plastic water gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The confrontation began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yu roared out that classic question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me a chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci slowly turned his head, looking directly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raised that blue water gun in his hand, aiming the nozzle at Luo Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In standard Cantonese, he clearly enunciated, word by word, that line from Hong Kong cinema history worthy of being enshrined as legendary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deoi6 m4 zyu6, ngo5 hai6 caai1 jan4.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Sorry, I'm a cop.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hearts of the guests on set were all in their throats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yu's performance also reached its peak. Looking at that pitch-black... oh no, that bright blue nozzle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the unwillingness and despair on his face almost overflowed from the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone thought Jiang Ci would follow the original script and continue with that classic tug-of-war and confrontation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he, pulled the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Luo Yu could react at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Psssh—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong, forceful stream of water shot out from the blue nozzle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with pinpoint accuracy, sprayed Luo Yu right in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A direct hit to the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yu froze completely in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even maintained Lau Kin Ming's expression of despair, but tap water was streaming down his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Luo Yu's shocked, speechless gaze,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci, with a serious and utterly matter-of-fact expression, added one more line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Believe me now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Wing Yan, undercover for ten years, his identity unrecognized—what did he need most at this moment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An irrefutable \"proof.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the other party doesn't believe him when he just says \"I'm a cop\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he must prove it with action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a water gun, instead of a real gun, directly using a physical method to declare his stance and identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the most efficient \"physical persuasion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The logic forms a perfect, closed loop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Yulei was the first who couldn't hold back, spraying out a mouthful of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bwahahahahahahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosive laughter instantly resounded throughout the entire Mushroom House.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Jiongjiong laughed so hard he couldn't straighten his back, tightly gripping Huang Yulei's arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying stood there stunned, the corners of her mouth that had been tense because of the rubber duck finally, uncontrollably, lifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the thoroughly drenched, disheveled Luo Yu, and that Jiang Ci with a face that said \"I helped you solve a big problem,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an absurd thought suddenly popped into her mind: So, when art cannot explain the absurd, using even more extreme absurdity to deconstruct it is also a way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed... to have learned a trick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bullet comments in the live stream completely exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yu was still standing on that ten-centimeter-high \"rooftop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a completely wet face, water droplets falling from his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who am I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where am I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What just happened?\u003C\u002Fp>",1460,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.556Z",1,"novelbin.me","44f8fe109d8f39d81db0e5bd8390767ed3e092c2594fd1aaf8545bd936bb96c3","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-223","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-221",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]