The instant the computer screen went dark, a system notification suddenly popped up.
Lin Fan's eyebrows twitched. He collected his Heavenly Secrets Points, his spirits soaring!
What a haul today! Livestreaming really was a whole new industry! I love it!
Meanwhile, all the viewers sighed when they saw that Lin Fan had ended his stream.
[That was so sudden! I just got here, and I already missed the master???]
[Hey, commenter above! The master starts streaming at ten tomorrow. Make sure you're there!]
[Farewell, master!]
[As expected, masters really are extraordinary. They come and go without a trace, mysterious and unpredictable. He just ended the stream without warning.]
[It's fine. The master said he'd start streaming at ten sharp tomorrow.]
[Bye, legend! See you tomorrow!]
Colorful comments filled the screen as the viewers bid Lin Fan farewell.
His display of skill today had earned him plenty of fans.
Within moments, his follower count had climbed from fifty thousand to a million.
What had happened after Qing Xiaohe's screen went black also became a hot topic of casual conversation among the viewers.
They knew Qing Xiaohe would inevitably face legal punishment.
At that moment, in a police precinct in the eastern part of the city, Qing Xiaohe's tax evasion and other violations had been confirmed. She confessed to everything, but kept cursing one person.
That person was Lin Fan.
This caused a small stir at the station.
They had been quite surprised when Qing Xiaohe's case first came in.
After all, tax evasion was all too common among internet celebrities. Their real problem had been the lack of evidence.
With ample evidence and Qing Xiaohe's voluntary confession, they had smoothly wrapped up their biggest case of the month.
They were rather curious which sharp-eyed, public-spirited Chaoyang resident had reported Qing Xiaohe.
But when they traced the number that had called in the report that day, they discovered it belonged to a public phone. Just as they were at their wits' end, Qing Xiaohe revealed that a fortune-telling master had reported her during a livestream.
Several officers marveled when they heard this.
"Do you think that Lin Fan really figured out every last detail about Qing Xiaohe through fortune-telling? When I took the call, the caller told me Qing Xiaohe was evading taxes and that the evidence would reach the station in ten minutes. At
"the time, I was wondering who Qing Xiaohe was and who she'd offended. Then, sure enough, the photographic evidence arrived ten minutes later. I really never imagined we'd solve a case thanks to a fortune-telling livestream."
Officer Liu sighed in amazement.
"You don't know the half of it. That Lin Fan is already trending. He's a brand-new streamer, but he gained a million followers in a single day! Incredible!" Officer Zhao Zilong exclaimed.
"Enough! Why are you chatting during working hours? Fortune-telling livestreams? I think it's just a show. Online content creators are experts at publicity stunts these days. For all we know, they scripted and staged the whole thing just to get famous!
"And look, didn't it work? If that Lin Fan really could peer into heaven's secrets and predict all those things, why would he bother livestreaming? Why not just open a fortune-telling shop? If he's that accurate, people would line up at his door every day. Would he still need to go online and plaster on a smile for everyone?"
Director Wu came out and interrupted their conversation. His expression was stern, and his voice dripped with disdain whenever he mentioned Lin Fan.
He hated the livestreaming industry most of all, whether the streamers were men or women.
He had always believed livestreaming encouraged all sorts of bad behavior. Already contemptuous of the industry, he found it even more ridiculous that both the viewers and Officer Liu believed a charlatan had helped solve Qing Xiaohe's case!
He dismissed the notion entirely, believing Qing Xiaohe's arrest had simply been heaven's will.
He did not believe in mystical practices, either.
He had not even opened the news to watch a replay of the livestream.
"As police officers, we must believe in science, not that so-called mysticism. It's all fakery meant to fool people. Keep a close eye on this man from now on. If he dares to scam anyone, arrest him!"
With that, he leisurely carried his files off to the municipal office to report on their work.
Closing Qing Xiaohe's case would earn them a substantial performance bonus.
Chapter 7: Shocking! I Trended for Sending Someone to Jail Through Fortune-Telling
Lin Fan turned off his computer and checked the time. It was only noon.
He had eaten a big breakfast and was not hungry yet.
[System, check my Heavenly Secrets Points and open the shop.]
[Understood. Opening the shop for the host now.] [Host, you currently have 1,300 Heavenly Secrets Points. You may redeem them and make purchases in the system shop.]
As soon as the system finished speaking, Lin Fan eagerly turned his attention to the system shop.
An astonishing array of heaven-defying items was arranged by category.
Pills: Marrow-Cleansing Pill: 1,000 Heavenly Secrets Points Bone-Shrinking Pill: 1,500 Heavenly Secrets Points Yang-Restoring Pill: 20,000 Heavenly Secrets Points ... Magical artifacts: Demon-Revealing Mirror: 2,000 Heavenly Secrets Points Star-Profound Sword: 5,000 Heavenly Secrets Points Heaven-and-Earth Aspect: 10,000 Heavenly Secrets Points ... Cultivation arts: Nine Yin Profound Origin Art: 5,000 Heaven-Peering Art: 8,888 Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees: 10,000 Heavenly Secrets Points ...
After a quick browse through the shop, Lin Fan was stunned by its magical treasures.
Each item listed with a Heavenly Secrets Points price came with a picture and a description of its effects.
But amid his excitement, he felt a little disappointed.
With his current Heavenly Secrets Points, he simply could not afford many of them.
In the end, he could only turn his attention to the cheapest option, the Marrow-Cleansing Pill.
[Marrow-Cleansing Pill: A potent pill that cleanses the marrow and enhances bodily functions. It strengthens the body, transforms the tendons, cleanses the marrow, and increases cultivation power.]
This pill was pretty good. After all, he peered into heaven's secrets every day. If he exhausted his life force, or uncovered some powerful figure's dirty secrets and got beaten up, he could take this pill and save his own skin.
Otherwise, if someone really beat him to death one day, he would have nowhere to seek justice.
He gritted his teeth and spent 1,000 Heavenly Secrets Points on the Marrow-Cleansing Pill.
He had very few Heavenly Secrets Points left now, not enough to choose any other items.
But he could try the Lucky Spin, spending a small number of Heavenly Secrets Points for a single draw.
After all, if he was lucky, he might win something good.
Lin Fan clicked on the Lucky Spin, silently praying that the goddess of luck would smile upon him.
[Congratulations, host. You have obtained minor mastery of the Qi-Observing Technique.] [This skill may be used without limit and has no side effects. No Heavenly Secrets Points are required to activate it. This is an exclusive skill for the host.]
Not bad, not bad. Minor mastery of the Qi-Observing Technique is better than a "thanks for playing." Lin Fan was already quite satisfied.
He was tired after the day's work, too. He hopped onto his bed, pulled the blanket over himself, and prepared for a good, long sleep.
Inside, Lin Fan slept soundly.
Outside, Taihe Street remained desolate, with every shop doing sluggish business. Only Lin Fan had grasped the business opportunity that livestreaming offered.
Even in his sleep, he had begun indulging in grand fantasies.
Meanwhile, after interrogating Qing Xiaohe and presenting the strongest evidence, the police handed her over to the relevant authorities for punishment under the law.
From then on, the streamer Qing Xiaohe vanished from public view.
The platform removed all videos, information, and livestream replays associated with her.
Of course, only those who had watched that livestream knew why Qing Xiaohe had been banned.
So even though the platform quietly removed Qing Xiaohe's videos and posts, it failed to stop those viewers from stirring up online discussion about her and her arrest.
For a while, news about a famous beautiful streamer being taken away by the police for tax evasion and other suspected violations was everywhere.
The story not only spread across a microblogging platform, but also topped the trending lists on forums.
As the driving force behind the incident, Lin Fan gained a little fame himself.
After all, he was the "good Samaritan" and extraordinary figure who had exposed Qing Xiaohe's illegal activities.
Stories of his seemingly miraculous fortune-telling spread like wildfire. The top three trending headlines were all about him!
He made front-page headlines across the major news outlets and became a sensation!
[Livestream fortune-telling-who knew you could do this?]
[Shocking! A master's online fortune-telling sends a streamer to jail?]
[Did you watch today's livestream? A master fortune-teller has burst onto the scene!]
The clickbait writers were itching to act, the spectators were thrilled, and the comment sections practically exploded.
But Lin Fan knew none of this. He was still dreaming of becoming a master livestreamer with a million followers, unaware that his dream was about to become reality.
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