FS-novel Chapter 504: He and This Case Are Strangely Fated
Chapter 504: He and This Case Are Strangely Fated
"So there have already been many similar cases?"Zhou Junhao keenly spotted something worth digging into from this.
It seemed this live-streaming software... could be investigated further.
Issues like the underlying profit relationships, transaction industry chains, operational models, and loopholes in internet regulation could all become useful news stories.
It's just that the internet really isn't Zhou Junhao's strong suit.
After all, even the cyber police can't do much about it for now; what use would his online investigations be?
Offline, he can physically go to the scene to investigate and film, but with internet matters, he can't exactly send his soul online to investigate and then bring back screenshots, right?
So Zhou Junhao looked expectantly at Xiao He beside him.
Xiao He, however, averted his gaze, pretending not to see Zhou Junhao's hopeful look.
"Is this person on the ID card you?"
Police Officer Zheng looked at the ID card, then at the person before him, frowning tightly with some hesitation.
Although the person was indeed wearing makeup, the appearance differed way too much from the photo on the ID card.
The officer on the other side pressed the ID card onto the law enforcement device in his hand, which refreshed a larger, higher-definition photo. He then looked up again and again, finally barely judging from the bone structure that it was the same person.
Ke Zhuo immediately nodded somewhat awkwardly, "It's me. I had plastic surgery a while ago."
"Why plastic surgery?"
Police Officer Zheng could tell there had been quite a few procedures, all major ones that almost destroyed the original appearance.
"Just... I joined an MCN company before, but development wasn't going too well, so I thought about getting some work done, in case I could become popular..."
Ke Zhuo sighed helplessly, "But unexpectedly, the plastic surgery failed, and I ended up getting terminated by the company. Now I can only broadcast this kind of content here."
Plus, his face now absolutely requires makeup; without it, it would look terrifying.
"Plastic surgery failure? What did the hospital say?"
"Uh... Actually, it was a small workshop. When I went to protect my rights, they had already shut down. Couldn't find anyone at all..."
Police Officer Zheng didn't say anything more, just took a few photos and sent them back to the police station.
"Where did you learn about this live-streaming software?"
Little Jin, the police officer, inquired from the side.
"This... I think I heard about it when I was casually browsing group chats before." Ke Zhuo also couldn't quite remember, "Feels like many people in our circle know about it..."
This was the truth. Those who enjoy live-streaming more or less know about these streaming software. Some with ill intentions even specialize in cross-platform activities, diverting content that can't be broadcast on one platform to stream here, making money from both platforms.
Ke Zhuo only resorted to this because he had no other choice.
Xiao He stood at the doorway, thoughtfully pondering Ke Zhuo's words.
MCN agency, plastic surgery, contract termination, doing adult live-streams...
He couldn't help but feel these things might have some connection to what he encountered some time ago—
Xiao He's gaze quickly swept across the room, finally landing and freezing on something.
Pinching his nose through the mask, holding his breath, he crouched down to stare at the pile of garbage bags in front of him.
Honestly, the smell wasn't just assaulting the nose; it stung the eyes too.
Who knows how long this guy hadn't taken out the trash; that fermented slop smell could practically blow the top of one's head off.
And upon clearly seeing what had caught his eye earlier, Xiao He narrowed his eyes.
Inside that takeout box, besides leftover food scraps, there was also a card mostly soaked with grease.
The card's quality was good; even after being soaked in oil for a long time, the text hadn't smeared and remained clearly visible.
And that card looked very familiar to Xiao He.
Because once, someone had taken the opportunity during a photo session to slip a similar card into his trouser pocket—
He originally thought he wouldn't cross paths with those people again for a long time, until today, until now.
He had actually encountered the same card again.
The only difference was probably the text on the card surface.
This time, the card didn't have those unprofessional heart-shaped hints, but simply a string of contact information. Moreover, the number was completely different from the one Guoguo had given him before, looking more like a normal company business card contact.
—So, strange live-streaming software, Rongding Media focused on creating internet celebrities, adult-streaming scamming plastic surgery streamers... were these people actually connected by some unspeakable relationship?
Xiao He suddenly felt this matter was very worth investigating.
Originally, he didn't want to get involved for now, since "Public Enemy Number One" was still airing, and that was also one of his company's money-making projects.
But as the saying goes.
Meeting by chance means fate.
Who told him to have sharp eyes today and just happen to see it?
Xiao He called Zhou Junhao over.
"Search through this garbage bag; there'll be a surprise."
Xiao He patted Zhou Junhao meaningfully and pointed at the foul-smelling garbage pile in front of them.
Zhou Junhao: ?
He looked down at the garbage bag on the floor, then up at Xiao He, seemingly wanting to confirm again.
However, what greeted him was Xiao He's affirmative gaze.
Xiao He even raised his hand, patted his shoulder, and said with pity, "Good luck!"
Forgive him for not being able to help search through the garbage together.
This place gave a deep sense of suffocation even with a mask on.
Xiao He could only silently cheer for Zhou Junhao in his heart.
Oh~ brave explorer, please try a little harder!
After giving Zhou Junhao a brief hint, Xiao He left one last sentence, "Be careful, call the police if anything happens, don't charge in recklessly," then turned and left the place.
He believed in Zhou Junhao's ability. As long as he was given contact information for certain people or forces offline, Zhou Junhao would definitely dig to the bottom and uncover more secrets.
And he was merely helping Zhou Junhao connect this clue with this incident.
However, Xiao He still silently prayed in his heart, hoping Rongding Media's reputation collapse wouldn't outpace their "Public Enemy Number One," otherwise Rongding Media would truly become their "public enemy."
Sigh, the only variety show project always ready to be taken down... So next time, definitely don't mess with the internet celebrity economy anymore; it's really a headache.
...
By the time Xiao He returned to his villa, it was already past midnight.
The living room had already been tidied up. The Gundam model Xiao He was building only had its lower half remaining, while the shattered upper half had been sorted and organized by his assistant, Xiao Chen.
The slightly larger fragments were piled to one side. For the completely scattered parts that no longer resembled their original components, Xiao Chen used storage boxes to sort them by color and part shape, labeling them accordingly.
So when Xiao He looked now, it was clear and obvious at a glance.
Xiao He carefully inspected the parts in the boxes, then looked up at the Gundam in front of him, feeling much better.
Although Xiao Chen had already left, it didn't affect his subsequent assembly work.
This is what an ace assistant is! Handles things thoroughly, very reassuring.
In comparison, this System seemed very unreliable.
Xiao He couldn't help but want to flip off the System when he thought about how it had tricked him into going to a remote, old, small, dilapidated place, nearly getting pinned down by police, and getting dragged into other people's cases.
This was really bad.
Was he not proactive enough with tasks? Huh?
Which host can provide you with crime points every day? Huh?
His current crime influence has spread globally; isn't that terrifying enough? Huh?
The more Xiao He thought about it, the angrier he got, and he started bending his fingers again.
With a clear snap, the slender finger was bent backward onto the back of his wrist.
Xiao He quickly bent it back.
—This was the true way to utilize 【Skeletal Reinforcement】!
Bone-shrinking skill, bone dislocation and misalignment!
Being able to freely control one's own body, or rather—bones!
The basic effect of this skill was to increase bone density and hardness, improve impact and fracture resistance, and even enhance the load-bearing capacity and strength potential of the bones.
The deeper development was freely controlling the range of motion of bone joints and the gaps between bones, even the bones themselves, achieving movements ordinary people couldn't accomplish—
Like hyperextended twisting of joints, or joint dislocation and contraction, or... directly curling oneself into a ball?
Uh, those were too bizarre; Xiao He chose to give up trying.