I’ve Gone Viral Because of a Money-Saving Variety Show

Inside the black car not far from the bar, the bar manager paused before continuing: “I originally thought the blackout was just a tripped circuit, but now it seems it might also have been that guy’s doing, with the aim of creating chaos and catching us off guard!”
The police station keeps the identity of informants strictly confidential. Xu Yingnian first ruled out Zhou Jinyuan, who still wanted to investigate incidents from over a decade ago. He hasn’t found anything yet, and Zhou Jinyuan is unlikely to cause harm to his family without good reason. Given Zhou Jinyuan’s way of doing things, if he were to act, it would likely devastate the Xu Family.
Moreover, reporting a bar just to cause a minor dent to his family’s business? Zhou Jinyuan wouldn’t bother with such trivial matters.
And the person Zhou Jinyuan just went out chasing… seemed to be named Chen Xixi?
Chen Youqing, Chen Xixi, what a coincidence, both surnamed Chen.
Xu Yingnian’s lips curled into a smirk, sensing that things were becoming clearer.
If Chen Xixi really was related to Chen Youqing, was reporting his bar an act of retaliation?
But it seemed unlikely. More than a decade ago, the Chen Family had already been suppressed by their family’s power to a point where they dared not retaliate. With the past events known, people should be avoiding them like the plague, not foolishly coming to their doorstep seeking death.
As for Jin Cheng, that fool who only knows how to eat, drink, and be merry, he was even less likely. Besides, their two families are old acquaintances; he certainly wouldn’t do such things behind the scenes to harm him.
The hotel manager analyzed: “The guests in the second and third-floor private rooms are all regulars. It’s impossible for them to do this. After all, by reporting us, they’d be putting themselves in the net, too. No one would do such a brainless thing. Although all the guests in the card seats by the dance floor on the first floor are new faces, the security guards said that except for those three, they didn’t let anyone go upstairs.”
Xu Yingnian nodded in agreement. He turned his head to look through the car window at Zheng He doing lumbar stretches at the entrance of the police station, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes. He said, “Check him, teach him a lesson. Also, about today’s incident, tell everyone to keep their mouths shut.”
After Xu Yingnian had made all the arrangements, he let the bar manager out of the car and instructed the driver to drive away.
The bar manager, abandoned at the entrance to the police station in the middle of the night, spat out in frustration as he watched the disappearing car: “To hell with you! Would it kill you to give me a ride at this hour?”
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Outside the police station.
Zheng He, while easing his discomfort by supporting his waist with his hands, reflected on his tumultuous journey of reporting today.
The police had just brought him over, and after his explanation, coupled with the bar’s surveillance footage, his innocence was preserved.
But why do things get so complicated when they come to him? And yet, when it comes to Chen Xixi, everything seems so much easier?
It’s just so unfair!
However, there was one thing he couldn’t figure out.
Who exactly reported the bar for illicit activities?
He did make an emergency call, but he hung up quickly before it went through, so it couldn’t have been him who alerted the police.
Could it be that after he left, Chen Xixi and Jin Cheng disregarded their sugar daddy and called the cops directly?
But if it was the two of them, the police wouldn’t have been able to respond so quickly. From the blackout to the restoration of power, it was less than ten minutes. The police would have had to fly like rockets!
Inside the police station.
This time the police hit the jackpot as the second and third floors of the bar were not that simple. While checking each private room, some people were caught in the act of drug use.
Although the police had left empty-handed twice before, they reaped rewards this time. The station was packed and bustling tonight, with the occupants of a dozen private rooms from the bar now inside the station.
In an office within the police station, in order to protect the informant, the door was closed. Chen Xixi obediently sat in front of the desk and said, “I was the one who sent the emergency text message.”
The police officer spoke excitedly: “You’ve really helped us a lot! The clue you provided was extremely important!”
If the police hadn’t contacted Chen Xixi, she wouldn’t have known that the reason for the rapid response was her report. She had thought someone else had also alerted the police.
Chen Xixi couldn’t help but exclaim, “You respond so quickly in Hai City.”
“It was also unexpected,” the police officer said with a smile while waving his hand. “Before your text, that kid Zheng from your program had reported the bar across the street twice, but we came back empty-handed both times.
When your message came in, we had just left the bar across the street not long ago—just past two traffic stations, and then the station called to say that another text message had come in. So we quickly returned, and that’s why we arrived so promptly.”
Chen Xixi suddenly realized that Zheng He also contributed to this outcome.
This time, Chen Xixi successfully provided the police with two crucial leads on drug dens, and naturally, the reward would not be small.
The police officer said with a smile, “Regarding the reward money, we need to report to the higher-ups first and get their approval before giving it to you. You can go home and wait for my call.”
“Okay,” Chen Xixi replied with a smile.
In fact, she was not in a rush for the money. It could be disbursed after the program ended, so no one would suspect her of being the informant. If the money arrived during the recording of the program, the crew would have to disclose the balance, and President Zhou would certainly know she was the informer…
At that moment, in the next room.
Since the police saw Zhou Jinyuan in the surveillance footage in one of the private rooms, they took him and Chen Xixi away together.
Zhou Jinyuan sat in the car designated for clients, while Chen Xixi was in the one for the women.
The young police officer interrogating them didn’t recognize Chen Xixi or Zhou Jinyuan. He asked sternly, “What’s your relationship with that girl? Were you by the stairwell just now planning to carry out a transaction?”
Zhou Jinyuan’s expression was unfazed: “No, we are… friends.”
“Nonsense, when I came in earlier and asked that girl about you, she said she barely knew you. Come clean, were you planning to take her to a hotel?”
Zhou Jinyuan: “I had no such plans yet.”
The young police officer looked puzzled: “You had no such plans yet?”
Zhou Jinyuan slowly spoke: “Yes, she doesn’t work at the bar. I’m pursuing her, but I haven’t succeeded yet.”
“You dare solicit even though you haven’t got her yet! No wonder she said she barely knows you. If I were a woman, I wouldn’t want anything to do with you either!”
“I didn’t solicit. Except for her, I didn’t even glance at the other girls inside. By the way, is there a camera in the private room? If there is, you might want to show her the footage to prove my innocence.”
The young police officer: “!!!? An interrogation and I have to swallow this dog food? And help you in your pursuit?”
After Zhou Jinyuan finished speaking, he added slowly, “Besides, if you were a woman, I wouldn’t want anything to do with you either.”
“…” What does that mean? Is he calling me ugly?
Assistant Xu arrived quickly with a team of lawyers, and after resolving the issue, he approached Zhou Jinyuan respectfully and inquired, “President Zhou, do you want to find out who’s behind this? It must be a setup to trap you!”