Three months ago, due to a planning mistake on her part, one of their brothers was captured. Since then, that beta had been pressuring her to get the person out.
But the captors weren’t local officials. Although she had significant influence locally, who would listen to her outside?
The matter had dragged on until recently, and their brother was sentenced to death. She was completely helpless and didn’t even want to answer the beta’s calls anymore. Madam Lu was originally not afraid of those two. After all, they were just small-time crooks living in the shadows. They needed her protection to conduct their business smoothly, and how could they dare to fall out with her over such a minor issue?
She had planned everything well.
Her brothers had been captured. They would be angry, of course, but after cooling off for a month, they should come to their senses.
If they wanted to continue their dirty business, they had to follow her orders and stop being confrontational. That way, their cooperation could continue.
She was confident that everything would go according to her plan, so she remained calm.
A few days ago, due to the situation with the Qi family, she had taken an unusual step and answered the beta’s call just to warn them to be more discreet.
She never expected that the two would completely ignore her warning. When she continued to stay aloof, they even went so far as to kidnap Qin Yuheng!
Madam Lu was so furious that she almost charged into the back to strangle those traffickers, but she had to hold back and said, “Ye Xing, are you so frightened that you’re confused?”
Ye Xing, feeling disgusted, was about to speak when Xu Yin suddenly said, “After saving those two, while waiting for the officer to arrive, I questioned the traffickers.”
Madam Lu’s expression turned cold as she looked at Xu Yin.
Xu Yin continued calmly, “They said they had been working with you for two years and had conducted over a hundred transactions.”
“That’s getting more ridiculous,” Madam Lu shook her head and sighed. “I’m very grateful that you saved Yuheng, but can we trust the words of the kidnappers?”
The affairs bureau head also cheerfully said, “Yes, what do you think, Mr. Qi?”
He smiled obsequiously at Qi Yuanchu.
He had intended to let these people go once the questioning process was complete, but they refused to leave, and with Qi Yuanchu standing there, he couldn’t just kick them out, which was quite troublesome.
Madam Lu seemed calm but was actually quite nervous.
The Qi family wouldn’t want to get involved in this mess, would they?
Someone as intelligent as Qi Yuanchu would have figured out the situation, but he should also understand that if he got involved, he would have to face not only the local Rights Association but also the regional affairs bureau.
Qi Yuanchu was a businessman. Even though his influence was vast, his primary base was in Central City.
There was no need for him to get involved in the troubles of this remote town. The Qi family probably didn’t enjoy meddling in others’ affairs either.
Reassuring herself with these thoughts, Mrs. Lu gained a bit of confidence and smiled at Qi Yuanchu.
…And then Qi Yuanchu took out a phone from his pocket.
Ye Xing was confused. “Ah, that’s my phone.”
Xu Yin took the phone from Qi Yuanchu’s hand and said, “Yes, I just grabbed it from that beta. Fortunately, it seems the regional affairs bureau here doesn’t have the habit of searching people thoroughly.”
The affairs bureau head stiffened, suddenly realizing something.
Before he could speak, Ye Xing, still confused, said, “By the way, when I was talking to Qin Yuheng, I started a recording to keep evidence.”
Qin Yuheng: “???”
“Yes,” Xu Yin tilted his head, “When we got the phone, we found that the recording was still on.”
Ye Xing continued to look at Xu Yin with a dazed expression.
Xu Yin handed the phone to him with a smile. “Unlock it and rewind the recording to… well, about forty minutes ago?”
Forty minutes ago?
Qin Yuheng suddenly realized something, his face changing dramatically as he lunged for the phone. “Give me the phone!”
Ye Xing also realized what was happening, quickly bending down to unlock the phone.
Madam Lu and the affairs bureau head understood now and rushed toward Ye Xing with Qin Yuheng. But Ye Xing was agile like an eel, dodging around and squeezed between Xu Yin and Qi Yuanchu, shouting, “Master, Mister, protect me!”
Qi Yuanchu: “?”
“Ye Xing, I advise you not to do this. Hand over the phone. Do you even know where you are now?!” Madam Lu said sharply. “Don’t think I’m afraid to do something to your parents. Yuheng has complained about you several times. The only reason I haven’t moved against you is to spare your parents, not because I’m afraid of them. Get that straight!”
Ye Xing’s face turned ashen with the threat. “You think you’re the queen in this small place?!”
Madam Lu reached out to grab him. “Little brat, hand over the phone!”
Xu Yin grabbed her hand and, seeing Qin Yuheng trying to charge at him angrily, kicked him away!
Qin Yuheng crashed to the ground once again with a pained cry, “Argh!”
Madam Lu screamed in distress, “Yuheng!”
Ye Xing, with a cold expression, quickly worked on something on his device.
The affairs bureau head, unable to act due to Qi Yuanchu’s presence, warned, “You’re still a student, kid.”
He turned to Qi Yuanchu and said, “Mr. Qi, this matter is quite complicated. I hope you don’t meddle. We have our own ways of handling it, and we guarantee it won’t affect you.”
Qi Yuanchu replied coldly, “Even if I did get involved, how could it affect me?”
The affairs bureau head was at a loss for words, realizing that he really couldn’t influence Qi Yuanchu, whose reach extended far beyond this small town.
At that moment, Ye Xing suddenly sneered, “I’m done.”
“?” Xu Yin turned around, “What do you mean it’s done?”
“Oh, I’ve uploaded it online. It cost me quite a bit of data, but the upload speed was fast,” Ye Xing said with a smirk. After seeing Madam Lu and the affairs bureau head stunned, his face turned vicious. “Now, anyone who wants to listen to the recording can do so online.”
Madam Lu was almost livid. She staggered, nearly fainting.
After managing to stand with great effort, she clenched her fists and sneered, “Ye Xing, are you too naive? Do you think just uploading an audio file will make it popular?”
At that moment, someone in the crowd gasped.
“Ah, wait, I— I’ve been following this account…”
“Damn, five million followers?”
“Is this really the audio? Let’s see!”
Madam Lu and the affairs bureau head suddenly had a bad premonition.
The affairs bureau head demanded, “What are you looking at?!”
Before he finished speaking, the official hesitantly played the audio on his phone. Familiar voices emerged.
“Do you know about Xiao Lu’s college application being blocked?”
“What are you talking about? I don’t know.”
These were clearly the voices of Ye Xing and Qin Yuheng!
Madam Lu rushed over and snatched the phone from the official, gasping as she saw the screen. The account was a social media account with five million followers!
“Sorry, although it might not be obvious, I’m quite popular online,” Ye Xing taunted. “I’ve gained these followers through singing. I usually get thousands of comments and likes on my posts. This time, going viral might not be a problem!”
Madam Lu’s hands trembled as she refreshed the page. Within a minute, the number of comments, likes, and shares on the audio was skyrocketing at an alarming rate!
Some people immediately searched for Ye Xing’s username and found the audio from forty minutes ago.
The first voice heard was a lazy, pleasant one.
That was Xu Yin’s voice.
“So, this is what you and your mother brought upon yourselves?”
“Bullshit!” The voice was muffled and filled with crying and shouting. “They lost a brother during the transaction, how is that my mother’s fault!”
Another coarse voice began to curse, “Damn, the transaction locations were always set by your mother! Why else would we collaborate with her? She’s the Rights Association president, with extensive connections and information. That’s why we approached her!”
“You parasites only know how to suck my mother’s blood! My mother helped you out of goodwill, and you repay her with such ingratitude!”
“Damn it, do you know how much your mother makes from selling an Omega? Do you think the properties and cars she bought secretly were paid for with what money? Acting all pure and innocent!”
“Cry all you want, I’ll make my mother deal with you!”
Ye Xing’s mocking voice came again, “Oh, so your mother should block two traffickers’ college applications?”
“You and Xiao Lu deserve it! Deserve it! Deserve it!” The person seemed to completely explode, shouting and crying, “You all bullied me!”
“Oh, you don’t like it, so you call it bullying? A few harsh words and you call it bullying? So you want everyone to cater to you and treat you like a little emperor?”
“And don’t think you’ll get into college! I’ll make my mother block your physical fitness test! Don’t think that just because you got the college application approved, you’ll get to go to the university you want. If your physical fitness test fails, you won’t get in. You’re finished, Ye Xing!”
“Qin Yuheng!”
After that furious roar, the audio was filled with the sounds of punching and kicking.
The person paused the recording and swallowed hard.
In that brief moment, the audio had already garnered five thousand comments and seven thousand shares.
The comments section exploded.
“?????”
The comments exploded online:
“I had to comment after listening for a bit. What is this??? What did I just hear???”
“Human traffickers??? Omega trade??? Omega Rights Association president?”
“Skipped ahead, who is that sobbing and shouting idiot? The son of the Omega Rights Association president? He’s trying to block your physical fitness test??”
“?? Is this audio scripted or real?”
“It can’t be scripted, otherwise this joke is too big.”
“Can someone explain what’s going on? Is the Omega Rights Association president really involved in human trafficking?”
Madam Lu, trembling, demanded urgently, “Delete it, quickly find someone to delete this audio, now!! Delete all the shares!!”
The affairs bureau head, sweating profusely, was about to bark orders when suddenly Qi Lian and a group of people entered.
The affairs bureau head’s eyes widened in shock and his legs felt weak. Qi Lian was the top boss of the National Affairs Department—the highest authority.
The affairs bureau head was dumbstruck.
“Well, this is quite a commotion,” Qi Lian surveyed the entire hall and then looked at the affairs bureau head with cold eyes, “I didn’t expect such chaos in such a small place.”
“So, you’re still not managing things properly,” Qi Lian lifted his chin, “Get these people out of here first.”
Four national affairs officers escorted the disheveled traffickers through the hall to the back office.
Seeing the two men, Madam Lu’s face turned ashen, and she almost collapsed. “Qi… Qi Lian, what are you doing?”
“Oh, nothing much. Aren’t these people from your Association’s charity department? I just wanted to understand the flow of your charitable funds,” Qi Lian smiled, “No need to panic.”
“You… you on what authority…” Madam Lu could hardly breathe.
“Didn’t you check my background beforehand?” Qi Lian raised an eyebrow, “Ah, yes, you were too focused on Yuanchu. But you forgot, not everyone in the Qi family is in business.”
He took a document from a colleague and held it up.
“Appointment letter, just issued today,” Qi Lian grinned, revealing eight perfect teeth, “I’m the new president of the National Omega Rights Association, Qi Lian. Please take care of yourself… oh, never mind.”
“It seems there’s no future for us,” Qi Lian concluded, folding the document and walking away.
