Bai Ziyu Arrested Live on Stream—Are You Jiang Fang?

No one noticed the two people gradually approaching from behind. The moment Jiang Fang spoke, everyone jumped in fright.

"J-Jiang Fang!" Caught badmouthing someone behind his back, Lin Sen stammered guiltily.

In contrast, Long Aozhi looked utterly superior, not taking Jiang Fang seriously in the slightest.

To him, with a cheat system in hand, a mere ordinary person was nothing worth worrying about. At most, Qin Yan was someone he had to be a little wary of.

"Jiang Fang! Brother Qin! Are you two okay?"

Seeing that they had both returned safely, Fang Yi finally relaxed.

Bai Ziyu's face had gone deathly pale. Seeing Qin Yan's expression, he knew Qin Yan intended to support Jiang Fang to the very end.

He instinctively shrank behind Long Aozhi.

Bai Ziyu grabbed his arm and hid behind him, thoroughly satisfying Long Aozhi's male ego.

Considering Bai Ziyu was fairly good-looking and came from a decent background, he decided to help him out.

"Jiang Fang, I advise you to turn yourself in at the police station immediately. Otherwise, don't blame us for showing no mercy." He stepped forward, chin raised as his nostrils tilted slightly skyward.

Tsk.

Jiang Fang sighed inwardly.

It really was a novel world. It had certainly broadened his horizons.

He didn't understand the tricks of a white lotus, and green tea types... were also pretty stupid. What was this guy named Long again? Jiang Fang suddenly remembered his best friend from his previous life nagging in his ear every day: How do these stallion men who walk around with their noses in the air, surrounded by men and women alike, end up becoming protagonists?

Jiang Fang glanced at Long Aozhi again.

Nose in the air, surrounded by men and women?

His gaze landed on Long Aozhi's hand gripping Bai Ziyu's arm. It did seem a little like that.

What bad luck.

Long Aozhi noticed the disgust in Jiang Fang's eyes and immediately flew into a rage.

"What the fuck is with that look? Who the hell are you looking down on?" What kind of thing dared bully Long Aozhi? Once he reached the pinnacle of the entertainment industry, he would make this brat repay it a hundredfold to soothe the hatred in his heart.

"Whoever feels guilty, that's who."

Jiang Fang wasn't the least bit afraid of the person before him. At most, Long Aozhi relied on external things. There was nothing worth paying attention to.

The system on him, on the other hand, was interesting. It could be fun to play with.

The moment he said that—

The three people opposite him reacted differently.

Long Aozhi burned with rage, Lin Sen widened his eyes and glared resentfully at Jiang Fang, while Bai Ziyu's already pale face turned even whiter from guilt.

One sentence had hit all three of them.

Meanwhile, Jiang Fang stood there with an unchanged expression, as if he hadn't said anything at all. Like a proud cat that had smacked three dogs with one paw, then calmly sat down to groom its fur.

Seeing the three of them being shut down so thoroughly by Jiang Fang that they couldn't say a word, Qin Yan couldn't help smiling.

The livestream audience had been thoroughly disgusted by Bai Ziyu just moments ago, but then Jiang Fang and the others' reactions made them laugh.

[HAHAHAHA, are Long Aozhi and Lin Sen idiots? They believe everything Bai Ziyu says? This isn't a Wilderness Survival variety show. It's a variety-show battlefield classic.]

[I'm dying. Jiang Fang angered three people with one sentence, and even Qin Yan laughed because of him.]

[Why is Jiang Fang so much like my cat?! A beautiful, arrogant kitty smacking three idiot dogs with one paw, while two more watch the show.]

[Ahhh, I really want to see Bai Ziyu's reaction when he finds out he's been exposed. That has to be hilarious.]

[Long Aozhi and Lin Sen are just two fools being used as weapons.]

"Oh, right. You said I pushed him. Things like this require evidence. We can go to the police station and confront each other." Jiang Fang paused and looked at Bai Ziyu. "Don't you agree, big star?"

Bai Ziyu knew he had no way out, but as Jiang Fang said, everything required evidence.

"You're right, but Ah Fang, you're still young. Once something like this reaches the police station, the rest of your life and your future will be ruined. Let's leave it at that. I won't hold it against you either. As long as you apologize to me publicly, I won't pursue this matter."

Jiang Fang: ...

Qin Yan: ...

Everyone in the livestream: ...

Jiang Fang was momentarily speechless.

For the first time, he was at a loss for words for quite a while before smiling helplessly.

Even Jiang Fang, the person involved, began to doubt his own memories. Had Bai Ziyu really been pushed down by him?

"It's fine if you won't pursue it. I'll pursue it instead, all right?"

As soon as he said that, the sound of a helicopter suddenly rumbled over the island. The wind brought by its approach howled loudly, sweeping dust and dead leaves into the air.

Everyone looked up in unison.

Jiang Fang and Qin Yan exchanged a glance, understanding that the Public Security Bureau had most likely sent someone. After all, this was no minor matter. One of those involved was a well-known celebrity, and countless fans and passersby were watching. If it wasn't handled properly, the consequences would be severe.

Sure enough, the helicopter landed, and two people in police uniforms stepped out.

Jiang Fang and Qin Yan had expected this, so their expressions remained fairly calm. Bai Ziyu, however, went weak in the knees when he saw them. If Long Aozhi hadn't been holding him up, he might have collapsed.

The police? Why were the police here?!

He screamed inwardly, biting his lip resentfully and doing his utmost not to reveal even the slightest flaw.

Calm down! Calm down!

Bai Ziyu, calm down. You didn't do anything!

That was what he told himself, but when the police actually walked toward him, Bai Ziyu couldn't stop trembling.

"Bai Ziyu, come with us."

The moment those words were spoken, Bai Ziyu's heart sank.

"You two will have to come with us as well." Compared to their cold attitude toward Bai Ziyu, their tone was much gentler when addressing Jiang Fang and Qin Yan.

"What? Brother Qin, what happened?" Fang Yi stared wide-eyed, looking from side to side, unable to understand why the police had come.

Lin Sen was equally confused.

This hadn't happened at all in his previous life. Sure enough, with Jiang Fang alive, the entire course of events had changed.

Did that mean future events would no longer follow the trajectory of his previous life either?

Lin Sen looked at Jiang Fang anxiously, his gaze gradually becoming complicated.

When Long Aozhi saw the police approaching him, he reflexively took a step back. He had been a street thug in his previous life and had done plenty of petty theft. If not for the system's prompt, his first instinct would have been to run.

Hearing the police tell Bai Ziyu to come with them, Long Aozhi immediately flung his hand away and moved away from Bai Ziyu, as though getting close to him would infect him with some kind of virus.

The speed of his change in attitude was astonishing.

[Uh... one second he was Bai Ziyu's devoted protector, and the next it was don't come near me?]

[The police really moved fast! They're taking him away already. Bai Ziyu probably won't be getting out of prison for years. The evidence must be conclusive.]

[HAHAHAHA, Bai Ziyu was still stubbornly denying it just now, saying he'd let Jiang Fang off and wouldn't pursue it? I'm dying. Jiang Fang: You won't pursue it, right? I will!]

[Bai Ziyu's legs went weak at the sight of the police. As the saying goes, if you do no evil, you won't fear ghosts knocking at midnight. How many bad things has he done to be this afraid of the police?]

The livestream comments were buzzing with excitement as everyone eagerly waited to see what would happen next.

Then—

Terrible news arrived.

"Why is this still streaming? Shut it down immediately!" One of the officers noticed the livestream equipment and immediately called for it to be stopped.

As the officer drew closer—

The livestream comments filled the screen—

[Ahhh, no! Officer, please don't interfere! This is called fair and transparent case handling. Please, let us enjoy the drama... no, let us supervise the investigation!]

[No! Don't shut it down! Officer, you're the best! If you dare turn it off, I'll—I'll kneel and beg you!]

[There's no livestream now, Officer. You saw wrong!]

However, the comments' attempts to stop him had no effect.

The officer moved his hand in front of the camera. With a snap, the livestream instantly went black.

At the same time—

#Bai Ziyu Arrested# shot to the top of Weibo's trending searches.

[At the livestream scene, Bai Ziyu was taken away. Folks, this entertainment-industry scandal was satisfying as hell. After tax evasion, group sex, and rape, now there's a murderer. Domestic entertainment, do you want to look at what you're doing?]

[This is probably the biggest scandal in domestic entertainment, right? Bai Ziyu actually dared to murder someone openly on a show. He truly has no regard for the law. He must be severely punished. I'm just afraid some deranged fans will blindly follow him.]

[Thinking back to what happened before the show began, it really was terrifying. Jiang Fang's high-altitude survival situation was a brush with death. If he had really fallen, he would have died without anyone knowing why.]

[It's really scary when you think about it. Dying in front of everyone while the murderer escapes punishment and continues enjoying public adoration... Jiang Fang really had it rough. A perfectly good top scorer and academic genius, caught up in something that could have cost him his life.]

[Thankfully, heaven has eyes. Jiang Fang has B University backing him, so Bai Ziyu couldn't bully him too badly. Now that Bai Ziyu has been arrested, all that remains is for the Public Security Bureau to make an announcement.]

"Bai Ziyu, is there anything you want to say?"

Inside the Public Security Bureau interrogation room, Bai Ziyu sat in the interrogation chair with his hands cuffed, his head lowered so that his expression couldn't be seen.

Silence.

"Don't want to talk? Then let me ask something else. Why did you want to kill Jiang Fang?"

"I didn't... I didn't try to kill him." Bai Ziyu abruptly looked up, panic flashing through his eyes. The first half came out almost as a roar, while the latter half lacked conviction and dropped in volume.

He didn't understand how things had reached this point.

Why had the police come?

Why was he being interrogated?

Bai Ziyu couldn't understand it.

But the police didn't need him to.

"Do you think we would have invited you to the police station without evidence?" The interrogating officer remained completely unhurried.

The helicopter footage had already been analyzed. Although Bai Ziyu hadn't appeared directly on camera, there had only been the pilot, Jiang Fang, and Bai Ziyu in the helicopter at the time. Furthermore, the livestream had completely captured the entire process of his attempt to harm someone. At the very least, there was no way he could escape now.

Bai Ziyu didn't know what evidence they had, but he had never done anything like this before. The moment he panicked, his fear showed.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"I want to see Jiang Fang!"

After finishing his statement, Jiang Fang walked out of the interview room. The moment he stepped outside, he heard the clack-clack-clack of high heels.

Jiang Fang looked up and saw a middle-aged woman dressed in an extremely elegant and expensive manner hurrying toward him.

"Are you Jiang Fang?"