Chapter 13

The two male streamers were equally indignant, their thoughts even bordering on extremism.

"Feng Yang, if you really want to expose those scumbags, take us with you. We can livestream it online and expose those human traffickers, as well as the bastards who pay to buy wives and children. We absolutely won't blur the faces of criminals."

Everyone had dreams of being a hero. Most simply never got the chance to make them come true. This time, Feng Yang had saved a beauty, and the three streamers had happened to broadcast the whole event. Since Feng Yang had repeatedly refused news interviews and formal appearances, Tao Xiaotao and the other two's livestream rooms had become gathering places for most netizens discussing the case. The three streamers had also received plenty of praise from viewers.

The comments made all three of them feel honored. So after hearing Feng Yang's proposal, their first instinct was to join him. Following Feng Yang in covering these news hotspots felt far more meaningful than their usual travel and food streams.

More importantly, Tao Xiaotao and the other two streamers thought very highly of Feng Yang's potential. Setting aside the news about Feng Yang rescuing people from a fire, this incident alone—where he had saved Yin Corporation's chairman's daughter from human traffickers—had drawn enormous online attention. It involved a hero saving a beauty, infighting among the wealthy, human rights, women's rights, and how vulnerable groups could protect themselves. Anyone in the industry with an eye for it could tell that this story had every chance of becoming a social hot topic with lasting momentum.

Sure enough, Feng Yang had only been in Peach Blossom Village for one day before helping the police locate the traffickers' hideout and rescue so many people.

Now, at such a critical juncture, Feng Yang had proposed setting up a public account for special reports. If handled well, it would not only make netizens deeply aware of the traffickers' crimes, but also bring both fame and profit. The three streamers did not want to miss such a good opportunity. Their attitude was exceptionally enthusiastic. They had even volunteered themselves.

Feng Yang wanted to run a public account so he could give some of his actions a reasonable explanation. He had too many secrets and had not considered forming a team so far. Besides, exposing the traffickers' methods and taking a film crew into the mountains to reveal the villagers who supported trafficking crimes would be extremely risky. Feng Yang did not want to drag innocent people into danger. To be safe, he only wanted professional media outlets to handle it.

But Tao Xiaotao and the others did not care. Becoming famous required taking risks; everything required taking risks. A chance to achieve success and fame was right in front of them. If they gave it up because they feared potential dangers, they would never forgive themselves.

"You said you'd find professionals. We can go into the mountains with a professional film crew. They can make a documentary special, while we do online livestreams and promote the public account along the way. It won't interfere with either side. Besides, didn't Chairman Yin promise to support you in setting up a public account to expose the traffickers' crimes? He'll definitely find people to protect us. Feng Yang, don't worry. Nothing will happen to us."

Tao Xiaotao and the other two streamers had simple reasoning. "You want to set up a public account, so you'll have to build a team eventually. We can help with filming, operations, and field reporting. You can't possibly chase down every story by yourself, can you?"

The reason Tao Xiaotao and the two streamers thought so highly of Feng Yang was mainly that he not only had good character and popularity, but also came from a wealthy family and was the Yin family's benefactor. With just the few of them, they could never attach themselves to Yin Corporation. But they could cling to Feng Yang. Online streaming looked glamorous, but the costs behind it were especially high, and the industry was risky as well. Who knew when they might be unable to continue?

Now that they had a chance to latch onto a rich second-generation heir, naturally they had to seize it and get on board. As long as Feng Yang's public account became popular, they would be the founding members of the team. Even if it never took off, or could not continue in the future, maintaining a good relationship with Feng Yang would make it easy enough to find work at a film and television company under Yin Corporation someday.

They were all adults, after all. Naturally, they had to carefully plan for their futures.

Of course, Tao Xiaotao had another reason for wanting to join Feng Yang's team: Feng Yang was just too handsome. She wanted to take advantage of being close to him. Even if Feng Yang was not interested in her, having such an incredibly handsome man as her boss and colleague would still be motivation enough to work!

Feng Yang thought it over and felt that Tao Xiaotao and the others made sense. He had no plans to form a team now, but that did not mean he never would. Besides, the three of them had helped him once. If he could use this chance to boost the popularity of their livestream rooms, that would count as a form of repayment.

With that in mind, Feng Yang accepted the three streamers' offer.

Meanwhile, Chairman Yin helped contact a highly professional documentary production team. That very afternoon, the director arrived in Peach Blossom Village with the crew.

Also arriving with them were Yin Li, Chairman Yin's son, who had just flown back from abroad, and the three members of the Feng family, who had seen the news online and, unable to sit still from worry over their son, had come looking for him as well.

Chapter 13

"You're the one who saved my sister?"

A travel-worn Yin Li stood before the peach blossom grove east of Peach Blossom Village—before the film crew arrived, Tao Xiaotao and the other two still wanted to do another livestream in Peach Blossom Village. First, they wanted to interview the villagers of Peach Blossom Village about their views on human trafficking, laying the groundwork for the upcoming special report. Second, they wanted to pad their streaming hours so they would not fail to meet their monthly quota.

The local villagers of Peach Blossom Village were all somewhat uneasy. Earlier, in order to catch the traffickers, the police had directly sealed off the mountain. Not long after, they had brought a group of traffickers down the mountain, while the victims had been rescued. Peach Blossom Village, which bordered the barren mountain, and several nearby villages had all received word that the police had destroyed the traffickers' den. Based on the traffickers' confessions, the women and children previously sold into various villages would also be rescued. In serious cases, the buyers might even face criminal liability.

Although Peach Blossom Village was poor and isolated, its location meant it was not too far from A City. Young people were open to new things, and most had gone to the city for work, leaving only the elderly and children behind. With the rise of online livestreaming, things like buying wives and children were basically nonexistent.