Shock

Zhang Yang glanced at the time.

It's been almost half an hour since I started using the Truth Card, and according to its Truth Card, it's about to expire.

Seeing Xiong Cai still spouting nonsense in the live stream, Zhang Yang didn't know what to say.

The live stream was buzzing with excitement, and the number of viewers kept climbing, exceeding 100,000.

"Speaking of which, there's this currently popular male celebrity, that guy... He seems to have a fresh and innocent image, but actually, he's incredibly promiscuous and appeals to both men and women, can you believe it?"

Xiong Cai got really into his story, and everyone in the live stream was thoroughly enjoying the gossip.

Suddenly, everyone in the live stream saw that Xiong Cai seemed to freeze for a moment, his face blank and dazed, then as if waking from a dream, and then turning deathly pale.

He suddenly covered his mouth, fear flashing in his eyes.

"Brother Cai, Brother Cai, why did you stop talking?" The crowd in the live stream, who were waiting to hear the juicy gossip, pressed on with their questions.

Xiong Cai stammered and abruptly ended the live stream.

Zhang Yang smiled and put down his phone.

Even he thoroughly enjoyed this show.

The purpose of the Truth Card is not to make a person lose themselves, but rather to put them in a state of losing self-control in a certain sense. However, from beginning to end, this person still has self-awareness.

Therefore, once the effect of the Truth Card wore off, Xiong Cai naturally regained his rationality, much like waking from a deep drunken stupor.

Looking back on everything he'd done, how could he not be afraid?

Tonight, the entertainment industry is in an uproar. Eight or nine major scandals have instantly gone viral across the internet, and the real impact is only just beginning.

The entire Chinese entertainment industry knows tonight that Xiong Cai gone berserk, turning into a mad dog, indiscriminately killing and biting anyone in sight. He single-handedly disrupted the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

However, none of this concerns Zhang Yang anymore.

He put down his phone and casually retrieved a Lesser Qi-Nourishing Pill from the system—or rather, a counterfeit Lesser Qi-Nourishing Pill.

I casually picked one out and played with it in my hand.

"Why don't we try it out?" Zhang Yang muttered to himself, looking at the small pill the size of a peanut in his hand, lost in thought.

After much deliberation, just to be safe, he didn't dare swallow it whole. Instead, he scraped a little powder off the surface of the pill, about one percent of the amount in a whole pill, and then mixed it into a glass of water.

"It's so little, there shouldn't be any adverse reactions."

Zhang Yang drank the water in his glass in one gulp, then waited silently for a few seconds.

Yeah, as expected, I really didn't feel anything.

Without thinking much about it, he got up and went straight upstairs to the bathroom, intending to take a good bath.

A moment later, the bathroom was filled with steam.

Zhang Yang soaked in the bathtub, closing his eyes to relax, feeling the warmth enveloping him.

"Ah... hiss!"

Suddenly, Zhang Yang opened his eyes wide and looked down in disbelief.

Immediately afterwards, his face slowly flushed red, and a burning sensation spread through his abdomen, making it impossible for him to soak any longer.

Splash!

Zhang Yang hurriedly got up, rushed into the shower room next door, turned on the cold water, and poured it over himself.

The icy water poured onto his burning skin didn't make Zhang Yang feel cold at all; instead, he had an inexplicable sense of unease.

Energy, overflowing with energy.

And the blood in my body felt like it was boiling.

In this state, Zhang Yang even doubted that he could stay awake for three days and three nights without feeling sleepy at all.

Nourishing the vital energy, strengthening the foundation, and eliminating disease and ailments.

Zhang Yang speculated that the Peiyuan Pill might have enhanced his vitality in some way.

"It's tough."

He suddenly gave a bitter laugh and looked down.

Whether it's about strengthening vitality is just speculation, but what's right in front of us... is probably not something that can be solved by doing a hundred or two hundred one-handed push-ups.

A product from the system, truly a masterpiece...

It's the middle of the night, who can I call?

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At this moment, however, someone is facing the darkest moment of their life.

Inside an apartment in Beijing.

Xiong Cai hung up the live stream in a daze, ignoring the frantic calls from several phones in front of him.

"Oh no, oh no, am I possessed tonight? Or did I get too carried away? How could I dare? How could I dare?"

I carefully recalled what he said tonight.

At that moment, he wished he could slap himself hard and knock out all his teeth.

The names mentioned tonight—popular celebrities, industry bigwigs, and various capital groups—are all people he can't afford to offend.

In the past, he was a shrew and a tough guy because he knew that by holding leverage over others, they would hesitate to act against him for fear of him exposing their secrets, and they wouldn't bother to take him seriously, so they would simply pay to settle with him. But now that all that leverage has been exposed, those powerful people have no more scruples.

He will inevitably face a brutal retaliation and backlash.

Immigrating? In this situation, is he even capable of leaving? Even if he could, wouldn't he return to China? He's cutting off his own escape route!

"No, I need to lay low for a while."

Thinking of all this, Xiong Cai no longer sit still. As if waking from a dream, he suddenly stood up.

Then, he rummaged through drawers and cabinets, packing up his personal belongings, preparing to sneak back to his hometown to lay low for a while.

Beep beep!

The faint sound of car horns could be heard from downstairs outside the window.

Like a startled bird, Xiong Cai suddenly craned his neck to look down.

A van had appeared downstairs at some point, and seven or eight young men in black leather jackets were standing there smoking and looking up at them.

"They found us so quickly?"

In Xiong Cai grabbed his backpack and car keys and rushed out the door.

A moment later, downstairs, a car sped away into the night, heading straight for another exit of the apartment building.

"Moving so late at night must be exhausting."

"It's alright, it's alright. After we finish moving, let's go out for a nice meal and relax."

Downstairs, next to a van, a few young people were smoking and chatting, glancing curiously at the wobbly car driving not far away.

This guy's driving skills are absolutely terrible.

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In the darkness of night, Xiong Cai drove his car at breakneck speed, driving with all his might.

His hometown is in Yanjiao, and right now he just wants to sneak back there tonight to avoid the storm. As for what kind of retaliation awaits him, he can't say. Will he be sued for defamation, or for extortion, or will someone use underhanded methods to deal with him severely?

Along the way, the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and the more erratic his driving became.

"Hiss, is that car behind me following me on purpose?" Xiong Cai glanced at the car behind him and immediately panicked.

He himself is a paparazzo, particularly skilled at secretly stalking, so he is especially sensitive to this kind of thing.

He clearly felt that he had seen that car behind him more than once before, and he could even vaguely see the driver's gloomy and indifferent eyes in the rearview mirror.

"No, I have to get rid of him!"

Xiong Cai gritted his teeth, stepped on the gas, and suddenly accelerated, trying to shake off the people behind him.

Inside the car, a phone was frantically ringing, another car was relentlessly chasing behind, and my heart was pounding faster and faster.

Xiong Cai's mind went blank for a moment, then went completely blank.

The next second, the car went out of control.

Boom!

With a loud crash, the vehicle smashed through the guardrail and sped into the unfathomable darkness beside it.

"How did this car... get thrown out of bounds?"

This was the last thought that remained in his mind.

The next second, he lost consciousness from the impact.

"Holy crap." The car behind suddenly stopped, and a man got out.

He stared blankly at the car in front of him that suddenly went out of control, swerved, and rolled into a ditch beside him, completely bewildered.

I was a little tired from driving home at night, but after witnessing a car accident right in front of me, my mind instantly cleared up and all sleepiness vanished.

Seeing the horrific scene before him, he quickly made a phone call and then ran over to help.

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A sleepless night.

Zhang Yang didn't sleep a wink all night; push-ups didn't help, and neither did taking a cold shower.

Most importantly, despite not sleeping all night, he didn't feel sleepy at all.

Go to the mirror and look at your eyes.

Without any redness, her eyes remained clear, bright, and sparkling.

"If even counterfeit Peiyuan Pills are like this, who knows what the genuine ones are like?" Zhang Yang sighed deeply.

Moreover, this time he only scraped off a small amount of the medicinal powder, less than one percent of the pill's effectiveness. If next time he encounters a patient with a terminal illness, would trying this Peiyuan Pill really cure the disease completely?

"Bring the dead back to life, heal flesh and bones? Impossible, impossible." Zhang Yang shook his head repeatedly.

He believes that replenishing the vital energy of someone who is seriously ill or injured can promote recovery, but he doesn't believe that if someone is only on their last breath, this method can bring them back to life. At most, he would only keep them on their last breath and prolong their life.

Even so, the value of this counterfeit Qi-Nourishing Pill far exceeds expectations; if a price were to be set, it would be astronomical.

Early in the morning, Zhang Yang went into the bathroom, touched his still feverish body, and without thinking, turned on the cold water and took a cold shower to refresh himself.

When he came back after showering, he saw his phone ringing incessantly.

"Who is it? Li Xingyu?" Zhang Yang glanced at the incoming call and answered it casually.

As soon as the call connected, Li Xingyu said one thing.

"Young Master Zhang, have you heard?"

"What's all this rambling about? What did you hear?" Zhang Yang asked, somewhat amused.

"Last night, that entertainment reporter you mentioned a couple of days ago who tried to extort money from you, that Xiong Cai, went on a rampage, hahaha." Li Xingyu chuckled.

Zhang Yang naturally knew better than anyone else, so he asked a couple more questions.

"I don't know if this person has lost their mind. Yesterday, they went on a teardown, revealing all the scandals in the entertainment industry. Too many people have been implicated, and I bet a lot of them are going to have their careers ruined," Li Xingyu said with a laugh.

"And then, you know what? This guy, in the middle of the night, probably realized he'd offended too many people, and tried to run away, but ended up driving his car into a ditch."

"Where is he?" Zhang Yang asked. "Dead?"

"He's not dead, but I heard he damaged his brain and is still in a coma. He's probably in a vegetative state at the very least." Li Xingyu said enthusiastically. "By the way, how did you resolve your matter?"

"This person is in a vegetative state, so how I resolved my matter is no longer important," Zhang Yang said with a smile.

After ending the call with Li Xingyu, Zhang Yang felt quite calm.

It's none of his business.

This Xiong Cai made money by extorting money with dirt, and now he's gotten himself into trouble. If he were upright, he wouldn't be afraid of anything, and he wouldn't be afraid of using the Truth Card either!

As for that wave of exposed scandals in the entertainment industry...

Hmm... he didn't comment.

After all, strictly speaking, the fact that he and Tian Chuxi had that night, once exposed, was itself a piece of gossip.

The eldest brother doesn't laugh at the second brother; may they both be well.

Knowing Xiong Cai's fate early in the morning, Zhang Yang felt no remorse whatsoever; instead, he felt refreshed and clear-headed.

After taking a shower, he stood on the terrace and enjoyed the coolness of the autumn morning.

The effects of the Lesser Returning Pill gradually dissipated, disappearing without a trace, leaving him feeling refreshed and full of energy.

Later that evening, right after he finished breakfast, he received a call from Tian Chuxi.

"Xiong Cai went live last night, he was absolutely insane." Tian Chuxi was still a little shaken. "I was really afraid he'd mess up and accidentally blurt out our secret."

"What? Don't you believe in my competence?" Zhang Yang said, feigning anger.

"No way... Of course I believe you. It's just that Xiong Cai was acting so strangely last night, like a madman. You can't judge a madman by common sense," Tian Chuxi said softly, trying to appease him. "But it's all over now. It's karma, I guess. I heard he's in the hospital now."

"I heard about it. Apparently, he got scared and panicked in the middle of the night, which led to his own downfall." Zhang Yang smiled. "By the way, are you coming today?"

Although the effects of the medicine have worn off, its lingering effects remain.

He was also worried that if things continued like this, well, they'd break down...

"You miss me that much?" Tian Chuxi asked softly. "Then I'll go over quietly."

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Zhang Yang smiled and ended the call with Tian Chuxi, then sent her his home address.

Coming to his senses, he glanced at today's news.

My eyes are filled with Xiong Cai's revelations from last night.

They really went berserk...

The earthquake in the Chinese entertainment industry today is simply continuous. Many of the parties involved are busy denying the allegations, but their stories keep collapsing, and the trend seems unstoppable.

After all, Xiong Cai released solid evidence last night.

Several celebrities have seen a visibly sharp decline in their fan base, with many die-hard fans announcing they are leaving the fandom, and several fan clubs have been disbanded.

Some celebrities, realizing the situation is turning sour but still having a chance to salvage it, are busy with public relations efforts and issuing apologies in an attempt to salvage what little image they have left.

The top ten trending topics are all from last night.

"Looking at it this way, I bet quite a few people are actually relieved that Xiong Cai got into trouble," Zhang Yang muttered to himself.

The power of the system is indeed unfathomable.

Just this one Truth Card triggered such a huge event, yet Zhang Yang, who remained uninvolved, reaped the greatest rewards.

Later that evening, Zhang Yang finally saw Tian Chuxi.

She traveled light, wearing a sun hat, sunglasses, and a mask—protecting herself as thoroughly as possible.