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Chapter 32

Calling the Cops! Hidden Cameras Reveal Their True Colors

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After the Director finished his announcement and left, Zhao Tiantian pretended to go to the bathroom, then took a detour to follow him.

By the time the Fake Director arrived, Zhao Tiantian was already waiting outside his tent.

He understood immediately and motioned for his lackeys to move farther away.

They took the hint and scattered.

"Sweetheart, be careful. We might get caught on camera again."

The Fake Director pulled Zhao Tiantian into his arms, his hands roaming freely over her body.

Zhao Tiantian pressed against him and led him into the tent.

Naturally, the two became tangled up again.

Tang Shiba silently clicked her tongue.

[Zhao Tiantian's at it with the Fake Director again. Oh, she wants to steal his phone and call the cops this time. Tang Xueqing really knows how to use people.]

Si Wuyu's lips curved as he quietly listened to Tang Shiba enjoy the gossip.

[Oh my, the Fake Director stayed up late last night, and now he's spent after just one round? Huh, Zhao Tiantian got the phone.]

Tang Shiba suddenly grew so excited that her whole body shook.

Fang Cheng glanced at her, then leaned toward his brother and whispered, "Bro, I think there's something wrong with her. She keeps twitching."

Si Wuyu pushed his face away and frowned. "You're too close."

He was listening to the gossip. Had she managed to call the cops?

[Wow, she did it! Uncle Cop answered! She actually said she was Tang Xueqing? Wow, that really is true love. She gave the female lead all the credit.]

Zhao Tiantian nervously finished the call and deleted the call record.

Inwardly, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Her reputation was already ruined beyond repair. She might as well give Tang Xueqing the credit.

Uncle Cop, who answered the call, was baffled too, and told his colleagues about it.

"Someone called to report a crime. They said they're celebrities, and there's a gang of Scammers on the island. They want us to hurry over and arrest them?"

"Haha, who was it? Must be a prank. Call back and ask."

"They said the phone belongs to a scammer, so we can't call back."

A colleague leaned over and asked him, "Who made the report?"

"Tang something. Her voice was too quiet. I couldn't hear."

"Tang Shiba?" Another colleague suddenly leaned over excitedly.

The officer didn't think that was the name. He pulled up the recording and listened again, but still couldn't make it out. "It might be her."

"Oh my God, they're filming a variety show livestream on an island! I'm one of her anti-fans. If she called the cops, it must be real."

"How could it be real? How could something like that happen? The caller said there was a gang of Scammers, then said the phone belonged to a Scammer. Isn't that contradictory?"

His colleague pulled up Weibo's trending searches and showed him. "Don't dismiss it. Everything she's exposed has been true. She exposed all the dirt on those Zhao Family siblings."

The officer looked through the trending searches. Suddenly, he spotted a photo. Although the lower half of the body was pixelated, the face was still visible.

"Who is he?"

Noticing his agitation, his colleague glanced at it and said, "Oh, that's the Director of the Livestream Variety Show. Why?"

"What damned Director? Didn't you memorize the latest batch of Scammers' photos? He's one of them!"

"This man really is one of the Scammers!"

"What!"

Did that mean the entire Production Team consisted of Scammers?

His colleague hurriedly pulled out the photos to compare them. It really was a match!

The officers realized they had a serious situation on their hands. There were six celebrities on that island.

"What do we do? None of them brought their phones!"

"Send tracking devices first to assess the situation on the island. Deploy a rescue operation immediately."

"Also, monitor the livestream and keep track of the celebrities' movements. If even the Director is one of the Scammers, the camera crew has probably been replaced or taken hostage too. Things don't look good for them."

The Uncle Cops immediately convened an emergency meeting. Their first move was to assign a team to monitor several entertainment companies.

Anyone capable of taking control of an entire show on such a scale without anyone noticing likely had someone orchestrating everything behind the scenes.

But instead of lying low, these Scammers had gone on a variety show and started livestreaming? What were they playing at?

After the meal.

Fang Cheng stood with his back to the Woods and only turned around once everyone had hidden.

Zhao Tiantian and the other two discussed it, then decided to hide together.

Si Wuyu wanted to hide with Tang Shiba, but she ran so fast that she soon shook him off.

His heart sank, and his expression darkened.

Was Tang Shiba refusing to let him follow because she was afraid he would ruin her plans?

The thought left him irritated.

It felt like he had been abandoned.

Seeing Tang Shiba run off alone, Tang Xueqing and the other two took a detour and quietly followed her.

In the end, Si Wuyu stepped into the Woods.

After they left, palm-sized Tracking Cameras flew overhead, silent except for their blinking red lights.

Fang Cheng began searching, an excited smile in his eyes.

"Hide well, my little cuties. Uncle's coming to find you. If I catch you, you're getting a spanking."

In the livestream chat.

[His expression suddenly looks so wicked, hahaha! He's really letting loose.]

[Ah!!! I want to see my darling! My darling, my darling!]

[Where's Tang Shiba? I want to watch her fight.]

[Want to see Tang Shiba +999999]

Once Fang Cheng left, the Director had a lackey turn the camera toward him. He kept his face hidden, showing only his mouth.

"My dear fans, don't get impatient. The Tracking Cameras have already followed them, so you'll be able to see the other celebrities too. This is a surprise we prepared for them. I wonder if they'll like it."

The Director motioned for his lackey to add the Tracking Cameras' live feeds to the broadcast.

Soon, the livestream showed the celebrities hiding.

The fans were stunned!

[Oh my God! They can do that? Isn't this a straight-up invasion of privacy? I love it!]

[Hahaha, the Director really knows how to stir things up. I wonder what fun stuff we'll see. Can't wait.]

[Tang Shiba put wildflowers on her head?]

[Zhao Shen's wearing a green leaf, hahaha! Does that count as a cuckold's green hat?]

[Zhao Tiantian's even funnier. She wrapped green Vines all around herself.]

[Where's my darling? What's he doing?]

[Looks like he's searching for something?]

The Woods weren't actually very large. Even if someone went near the Cave, the Director wasn't worried.

His goal was to make them disappear, one by one, over the remaining two days.

That would meet the requirements for the scam, wouldn't it?

Tang Xueqing's group suddenly split up halfway there. The Zhao Family siblings stayed together, while Tang Xueqing went alone.

The Zhao Family siblings headed in Tang Shiba's direction.

[One look at these siblings and you know they're up to no good.]

[They're stirring up trouble again. What are they planning this time?]

[Ah, why is my precious baby going alone? It's so dangerous!]

Tang Xueqing wanted to find Si Wuyu.

With no cameras around, she wanted to offer herself to Si Wuyu.

Men generally wouldn't refuse a woman who threw herself at them. Besides, she had plenty going for her in every respect, so Si Wuyu probably wouldn't refuse either.

Tang Shiba deliberately slowed down so Zhao Tiantian and Zhao Shen could catch up.

She was heading straight for the Cave.

Afraid the two would lose their way, she kept stopping as she walked. She was practically worrying herself sick over them.

Zhao Tiantian was puzzled. Why was Tang Shiba heading in the same direction Tang Xueqing had pointed out?

Wasn't that too much of a coincidence?

But neither sibling had any brains. Otherwise, Tang Xueqing wouldn't have been able to play them like fools.

And so, they followed her to the vicinity of the Cave.

Tang Shiba stopped walking and deliberately crouched on the ground, doing something they couldn't make out.

Their chance had come.

Zhao Tiantian took the drug out of her bag and gave Zhao Shen a look, signaling for him to rush in and pin Tang Shiba down before she could react.

Zhao Shen nodded, circled around to the side, and quietly approached with light footsteps.

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