Shen Yitong transmigrated.
He became the evil cannon-fodder character in an entertainment-industry novel.
By the time he arrived, the original owner had already faded into obscurity. The last role he could get was that of a serial killer.
Shen Yitong: ...That works.
But playing a convincing serial killer wasn't exactly easy.
The night Shen Yitong was trying to figure out how to play the role well, he had a dream.
In the dream, he clamped his big hands around the little boy in front of him. His blood raced with excitement, and his lips curled into a delighted smile.
With a splash, the pale head was tossed into the pool, and water surged in from every direction.
He woke up.
The next day, Shen Yitong saw a news report about a missing boy and went to the police station to report it.
Thanks to Shen Yitong's impressive experience with murder, the police solved the case in no time.
After that, Shen Yitong discovered that he often empathized with murderers, and he started showing up at the police station more and more often.
He made a name for himself there and became a top consultant.
By the lake.
The arrested criminal clutched his head in both hands and wailed in anguish: "I didn't want to kill him. He just kept struggling."
Shen Yitong glanced at him indifferently. "Your heart would start pounding, wouldn't it?"
The criminal froze.
"Watching the person in front of you struggle helplessly, your hands would tremble a little too."
The criminal muttered, "I was just scared."
"When someone's life is slipping away in your hands, do you feel your blood racing, your whole body trembling with excitement, and the corners of your mouth lifting against your will?"
The criminal stood rooted to the spot, rigid all over. Shen Yitong left. He still had another scene to get to.
After Shen Yitong was gone, a rookie officer asked a veteran, "Why do you trust Shen Yitong? Whenever he reports a crime, he seems to get inside the killer's head with perfect accuracy. Don't you find that scary?"
The veteran slowly took a drag on his cigarette. "For the same reason you trust me."
After the rookie officer walked off, still completely baffled, the veteran murmured to himself,
"If Shen Yitong wanted to, he might be able to commit the perfect crime."
With that experience, Shen Yitong played killers so convincingly that audiences said it didn't look like acting.
Theme: Hard work pays off.
