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Chapter 5 - Chapter 5 – The Calm Before the Test

At 10:10 AM, the government made its decision public.

Every major television channel received the same official notice.

Within seconds, the news banners changed again.

"LIVE BODY SCAN TEST TO BE CONDUCTED AT 12 PM."

The announcement immediately spread across television, social media, and news websites. Reporters rushed to their cameras to explain the sudden decision.

One anchor spoke rapidly into the microphone.

"The government has confirmed that the actors involved in the scandal will undergo a live bio body scan test at noon today."

Another journalist added,

"This is an extremely unusual step. These tests are normally done privately for medical purposes."

The internet exploded again.

Some people were angry.

"This is a violation of privacy," many users wrote.

"If a test is needed, it should be done privately."

Others had the opposite reaction.

"Good."

"Now we will finally know the truth."

Millions of people began waiting for 12 PM.

At 10:11 AM, a phone began ringing inside the quiet bedroom on the top floor of Sunshine Entertainment.

Still half asleep, Long Jinhai reached for his phone.

It was their secretary.

He answered while still lying on the bed.

"Yes?"

"CEO… please turn on the news immediately."

Beside him, Long Jinmei woke up as soon as she heard the phone ringing.

Jinhai picked up the remote and turned on the television.

The screen instantly showed the breaking news.

LIVE BODY SCAN TEST – 12 PM

For a moment the twins stared at the screen in silence.

Jinmei quickly picked up her phone and called Suriya.

The call connected on the first ring.

Suriya answered immediately and placed the phone on speaker.

Jinmei spoke quickly.

"Where are all of you right now?"

Suriya replied calmly.

"We are at home."

The voice of Long Zhenyu came from the background.

"Relax, sis. Talk slowly."

Another voice joined.

Long Haoran said calmly,

"Government officials contacted us earlier.

 We agreed to the test."

Then Long Jingwei spoke.

"They said they will pick us up at 10:30."

Another voice followed.

Long Yichen said,

"Right now we are just waiting for them."

For a few seconds the twins said nothing.

The room became completely quiet.

Finally Jinhai spoke.

"Why didn't you tell us before agreeing?"

A calm reply came from Long Weiting.

"You two were sleeping at that time."

Then Long Zixuan added with a light tone,

"We didn't want to disturb your sleep."

Another voice followed.

Long Chenxi said confidently,

"Believe us. Nothing will go wrong."

Then Long Minghao spoke.

"The result will be one hundred percent in our favor."

Finally Long Yuze laughed softly.

"Dear older siblings, please go back to sleep."

Jinmei frowned slightly.

"Why are you all so confident about the result?"

Jinhai answered before the others could speak.

"Sis… trust our kids."

Yuze immediately protested.

"We are twenty-five years old. Why do you still call us kids?"

At the same moment, both Jinhai and Jinmei replied together.

"No matter how old you are, you are still our little kids."

Laughter came from the other side of the call.

Chenxi spoke again.

"We are your brothers. But the two of you always treat us like parents."

Jinhai replied calmly.

"You are our kids."

Zixuan sighed dramatically.

"Fine, fine. We are your kids. Stop arguing about this."

Then his voice suddenly became serious.

"Government officials just arrived outside the villa."

At 10:15 AM, several government vehicles stopped outside the gates of the large villa.

But the gates did not open.

Inside the house, the phone call continued for a moment.

Then Suriya spoke softly.

"We are okay."

"If something goes wrong… we will teleport back to you two."

Her voice remained calm.

"So relax."

The call ended.

In the quiet bedroom, Jinhai immediately opened the villa's security system on the television screen.

The camera feed appeared instantly.

The twins watched the real-time footage silently.

Inside the large hall of the villa, the eleven young people were gathered together.

They looked completely calm.

Some of them were adjusting their clothes.

Others fixed their hair casually.

A few of them sat on the sofa checking company documents on their phones.

None of them looked worried.

The scene was strangely peaceful.

The outside world was burning with arguments, accusations, and rumors.

But inside the villa, everything looked normal.

Few people in the world knew the truth about that group.

Those eleven young people were not only famous actors.

Each of them also controlled enormous business empires.

Together they secretly owned companies across multiple industries.

Their hidden businesses controlled nearly fifty percent of the world's wealth.

Their parents and siblings controlled another twenty percent.

The artists working under their entertainment companies owned nearly ten percent more.

Officially, the public only knew about the family's visible twenty percent share and the entertainment industry's ten percent.

But the remaining fifty percent belonged quietly to those eleven people through countless companies with unknown owners.

Even the famous luxury brand Starlight Jewellery belonged to them.

The ring that had become one of the main pieces of evidence in the scandal…

Had been created by their own company.

The television screen in the twins' bedroom continued showing the live security feed from the villa.

Through the camera, Long Jinhai and Long Jinmei watched the quiet scene inside the large hall.

The eleven young people were sitting calmly.

Some leaned back on the sofas.

Some were checking messages and documents on their phones.

One or two of them quietly fixed their collars and sleeves.

No one looked nervous.

Outside the villa gates, the government vehicles were still waiting.

Inside the bedroom, Jinmei crossed her arms slightly while watching the screen.

After a moment she spoke with a small frown.

"How exactly does she plan to teleport back to us if something goes wrong?"

Her eyes were still fixed on the screen showing Suriya sitting with the others.

Jinmei shook her head lightly.

"If something actually goes wrong…" she said slowly, "I'll turn this entire world upside down and bring all of them home myself."

Jinhai looked at her for a moment.

Then a faint smile appeared on his face.

"I'll come with you," he said calmly.

"We can turn the world upside down together."

For a second the two twins looked at each other.

Then both of them started laughing quietly.

To outsiders, the words might have sounded dramatic.

But for them, it was almost a casual statement.

The wealth and influence their family possessed was beyond what most people could imagine.

If they truly wanted to shake the world, they probably could.

But neither of them looked worried at all.

Their eyes returned to the screen.

Inside the villa, the eleven young people still looked relaxed and completely unconcerned.

The quiet confidence of their younger brothers and Suriya made the twins calmer as well.

Jinmei stretched slightly and leaned back against the headboard.

"They're too calm," she murmured.

Jinhai nodded.

"Yes."

The camera showed the group adjusting their clothes again, preparing to leave the villa when the officials arrived.

The entire world was waiting for the test at 12 PM.

Millions of people were watching the news.

Governments were discussing the situation.

Social media platforms were overflowing with arguments.

Yet the eleven people at the center of the storm looked as peaceful as if it were an ordinary morning.

And the twins watching them from the top floor understood one thing clearly.

No matter what happened in the next few hours…

Those eleven would never face it alone.

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