Reported, Official Account Steps In? I'm Innocent, Officer Tan!

Hu Yue watched Ye Yinchuan's live stream avert disaster, and her slightly furrowed brows relaxed.

"Xiao Chuan is doing better now. But how exactly did he do it? If he'd had this ability back when he was in the Guild, maybe he could've stayed..."

Though Hu Yue was puzzled, she did not ask any further questions. She simply followed him quietly and exited the live stream.

She would still come by to support Ye Yinchuan's live stream in the future.

But for now, she had work of her own to do.

Just as Hu Yue exited the live stream, a female streamer behind her leaned close to her shoulder and said, "Sister Hu Yue, isn't that Xiao Chuan? After getting kicked out of the Guild, he started streaming on his own? I think I just saw you send him gifts. So many people are chasing after you—don't tell me you've taken a liking to that poor kid?"

"Xiao Wen, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Hu Yue turned around and grabbed Xiao Wen by the neck with her long, fair, manicured fingers.

Like Hu Yue, Xiao Wen was a female streamer from the Guild. She had signed a contract and streamed through the company, unlike Ye Yinchuan. She was part of the regular ranks.

Unlike Hu Yue's mature style, Xiao Wen had a mischievous and cute type of charm, and she dressed fashionably as well.

"Ugh! Sister Hu Yue, are you trying to strangle me to death and silence me? If you didn't feel anything for him at all, would you have privately made up for the half-month's salary that that awful company never paid him?"

Xiao Wen pretended she was about to be strangled to death, but she kept secretly opening her eyes to observe Hu Yue's reaction.

Hu Yue released her and looked at her irritably.

"Xiao Chuan was recruited by me, just like you. The company shareholders wanted to cut staff, and there was nothing I could do. Xiao Chuan only graduated high school not long ago before coming out to stream. I see him as a younger brother—how could I let him be wronged? And besides, he..."

Hu Yue had wanted to mention Ye Yinchuan's background—that he had come from an orphanage and had no one to rely on.

But she held back in the end. It was, after all, someone else's privacy.

"And besides, what? He's kind of handsome? Or sweet-talking? Though a little brother who just graduated really is tender!"

Xiao Wen's eyes curved into crescents, sly as a fox.

Thump!

Hu Yue raised her hand and flicked Xiao Wen on the forehead, making her cry out and clutch her head.

"You're only two days older than him according to your ID. Do you think I don't know that? And you're calling him little brother..."

"Wuwuwu, I don't care! You're bullying me! Even if it's just one extra minute, I'm still the older sister!"

Xiao Wen put on a pitiful act, but her eyes darted about, making it obvious that she was up to no good.

"It's fine, Sister Hu Yue. Your little brother is my little brother. I've already remembered his streamer name—Snorlax Appraisal, right? I'll go look after him next time too."

"Don't you dare!"

Hu Yue glared at Xiao Wen, who grinned and ran off.

"Bleh bleh bleh! I'm going to put on makeup and get ready for my stream later!"

Over on Ye Yinchuan's side.

Inside the live stream, Skinny Monkey Hou Xiaotian had been thoroughly enraged after getting dogpiled by the Bullet Comments.

"Hey, he's just a high school student. Don't bully him too much."

Seeing that Hou Xiaotian had finally become completely subdued, Ye Yinchuan's earlier frustration from being mocked had vanished without a trace.

As a streamer, he had to keep control of the atmosphere and pace of the live stream.

"Little Fatty, if you have no more questions, we'll end the call."

Little Fatty scratched his head, wondering when the Streamer had started calling him Little Fatty so naturally.

"No more questions, Streamer. I'll come find you again next time."

With that, Little Fatty voluntarily disconnected the call.

Anyone else want to connect?

Me, me, me!

Streamer, pick me! I sent you gifts!

Ye Yinchuan noticed that the popularity of his live stream was steadily climbing.

The reason was simple: viewer retention and gifts. Both sets of data were quite good.

And this was his second stream, so the platform would assess his streaming performance as a whole.

It could be said that he had once again passed the test of big data.

Just as Ye Yinchuan was hesitating over which connection request to accept, a notification popped up and made his heart skip a beat.

User "Pokémon Protection Bureau Tan Police Officer" entered your live stream!

"Huh?"

Ye Yinchuan froze for a moment. Why would someone official enter his tiny live stream?

The Pokémon Protection Bureau held a high status in this Pokémon World. It mainly handled Pokémon-related public security issues, including cracking down on online crime.

"Oh no, I haven't been flagged, have I?"

Ye Yinchuan's heart skipped a beat, and he inexplicably felt a little guilty. But he didn't seem to have done anything illegal, so it shouldn't be that serious!

User "Pokémon Protection Bureau Tan Police Officer" is requesting to connect with you!

Looking at the connection request, Ye Yinchuan broke out in a slight sweat. When he opened the other party's profile, the blue official verification badge was especially conspicuous. It really was an official account!

Though he had no idea what the other party wanted, Ye Yinchuan didn't dare refuse the call.

Connection successful!

Along with the prompt, a kind-faced police officer in uniform appeared on the live camera.

Wow! Is that Tan Police Officer?

Did the Streamer do something unforgivable? Why did the authorities step in?

Tan Police Officer has really made it—he's getting connected with Snorlax Appraisal!

I knew it. You're one criminal Streamer!

Seeing these overly mischievous Bullet Comments, Ye Yinchuan put a hand over his face and wore Nicolas Cage's signature grin. Connecting with an official account was a little awkward, but he couldn't help wanting to laugh.

"Hello, Tan Police Officer!"

Ye Yinchuan quickly pulled himself together and greeted him.

"Oh, oh my, what a handsome young man. You're so young, yet you're already streaming. Are you even an adult?"

Tan Police Officer came across as very down-to-earth, without any airs.

"I am, I am. I just turned eighteen this year."

This guy came prepared.

Could the Streamer be into all kinds of shady stuff off-camera?

Ye Yinchuan answered truthfully.

"An eighteen-year-old lad, full of spirit. I'll get straight to the point. I came today because we received reports from the public saying that your Live Stream Chat shows serious signs of scripting and is suspected of online fraud. Don't be nervous. I'm just here to ask a few questions. Without evidence, we won't do anything to you."

In other words, if they had evidence, they would haul him in directly.

Got it. He was here to gather evidence.

"I've been wronged, Tan Police Officer. I'm an independent streamer, and a new one at that. Where would I get a script? Even if I wanted to stage something, I wouldn't have the money to hire people to play along. I stream to make a living—I can't exactly pay out of pocket, can I?"

Ye Yinchuan deliberately complained tearfully.

The Snorlax beside him heard the commotion and leaned closer, looking into the camera as though trying to figure out what was happening.

"Online fraud is even more out of the question! Fraud has to make money, right? Sure, people send gifts in my Live Stream Chat, but that isn't a transaction. Those are all voluntary shows of support!"

The Streamer actually raises a Snorlax, but his home looks pretty shabby...

Maybe it's jealousy from another streamer, so they reported him. The Streamer is too miserable!

Tan Police Officer, say something!

Lmao, didn't any of you notice that the Streamer can barely keep the corners of his mouth down? An official account showing up has brought in a lot of viewers!

Ye Yinchuan had to admit that ever since Tan Police Officer entered, the viewer count had been climbing steadily, while the Bullet Comments remained intensely active.

Everyone was here to watch the excitement—or rather, to see that uniform!

"Don't misunderstand, please don't misunderstand. I'm only here on behalf of the Pokémon Protection Bureau to learn about the situation. Since your stream involves Pokémon appraisal, do you have any relevant Pokémon appraisal certificates or professional qualifications?"

Tan Police Officer threw out a question Ye Yinchuan really didn't want to answer.

Because he truly didn't have any!