"Dad, this is so cool! You really opened a detective agency?" Little Qi clung to Ling Yi's arm, looking around with curiosity.
"Why did you come here?" Ling Yi sat on the sofa, affectionately ruffling Little Qi's hair and smiling.
Ling Yi truly dotes on this daughter.
Ling Yi will do everything in his power to help Little Qi accomplish whatever she wants or desires.
Fortunately, Little Qi didn't turn out badly; she's not only beautiful but also has very positive values.
"Dad, you don't care about me at all! I came back to Baihai City to participate in a variety show."
"Is it that show with all the Run Run Run?"
"It's ' Go Run Run Run,' not ' Run Run Run '!"
The variety shows in this world are terrible, so Ling Yi rarely watches them.
Ling Yi opened his phone and searched for the variety show "Go Run Run Run ".
Surprisingly, this "Go Run Run Run " program has become quite popular.
Ling Yi glanced at two episodes and couldn't help but frown.
To sum it up in four words: Absolutely no bottom line!
This program claims to promote positive energy and inspire people's spirit of striving for progress.
In reality, the show mainly focuses on pranking celebrities, and the editing and camera angles are extremely uncomfortable to watch.
Especially for some female celebrities, it's simply an eyesore.
Ling Yi looked at Little Qi, his face dark, and asked, "Are you short of popularity? Or do you not have enough money? Why are you participating in this trashy program?"
Ling Yi paused the video on his phone, pointed at the screen, and asked, "Look at this crap! What kind of garbage is this? You call this a variety show? How did the people upstairs review it? How could this kind of footage pass the review?"
"How could this happen?" Little Qi was also finding it hard to accept.
" Sister Liu told me that this is the hottest variety show right now, and since this episode is being held at Yuefeng Mountain in Baihai City, I agreed."
"Haven't you seen this before?"
"Oh dear, I'm so busy. I rarely watch the movies I make myself."
"Reject it immediately. Don't participate in these kinds of brain-draining variety shows anymore. Wait until your older brother enters the entertainment industry before considering it again."
"Also, let's fire Liu Yue later. What's the point of keeping someone like her who can't even tell the difference between a good and a bad show?"
Sister Liu is a very nice person!
Ling Yi shook his head, tapped Little Qi's forehead, and said, "You're being sold out and you're still helping them count the money. What kind of people watch these kinds of variety shows? Liu Yue has been in the entertainment industry for so many years, how could she not know?"
"A person who only cares about profit has a very low moral standard; such a person cannot be kept around."
"No wonder you were a judge on that singing competition show last time, it must have been arranged by Liu Yue, right?"
"Ahem, Dad, I quit halfway through."
Speaking of this, Little Qi was also very upset.
Little did she know that a talent show would be rife with behind-the-scenes manipulation. Who would advance and who would be eliminated were predetermined, and even the judges' lines were scripted.
This caused Little Qi, who was participating in this type of program for the first time, to lose her temper on the spot. During the live broadcast, she spoke out for a contestant, angrily denounced the program's behind-the-scenes manipulation, and single-handedly ruined the show.
After all, Little Qi's status in the entertainment industry is no joke.
Of course, Ling Yi also had some underhanded methods behind the scenes.
Otherwise, how could those entertainment companies behind the show let Little Qi off so easily? Goodness, you're popular, you're amazing, but you're cutting off their source of income.
If it were any other celebrity, they would probably have been blacklisted by now.
Seeing Little Qi's dejected expression, Ling Yi felt helpless. Had he been protecting this girl too much? How could she lack even this basic judgment?
"But if we withdraw now, the penalty for breach of contract will be a lot of Little Qian," Ling Qiqi said with a sigh.
"Does our family lack money? From now on, we won't sing songs that aren't our own, we won't make movies or TV series that aren't our own, and we won't participate in variety shows that aren't our own, understand?"
"Hmm, Dad, is my older brother really going to enter the entertainment industry?"
"Okay, you'll find out later. Have you eaten yet?"
"No!"
"Dad's going to cook for you!"
"Thanks, Dad!"
After finishing her meal, Little Qi left after two hours. She was currently incredibly popular, with numerous commercial performance Yaoyue and a very busy schedule.
Although Ling Yi had told her long ago not to work so hard, as the family was well-off, Ling Qiqi really enjoyed the feeling of being busy.
After Ling Qiqi left, Ling Weiwei happened to come down from the second floor.
"Boss, all the core data for the T800 has been compiled. Based on the analysis, it's ready for mass production."
Ling Yi shook his head. "Let's see how it goes first!"
The T800's appearance will inevitably cause a sensation and bring considerable trouble to himself and his family.
This thing has too much influence; Ling Yi doesn't want to bother with it.
Ling Yi has lived two 60-year-old lives and has long lost those ambitions. Now, he just wants to enjoy life.
As for the Solve Cases and Become Stronger System, Ling Weiwei can help him farm points and attributes online, which is enough.
He himself wasn't really that interested in detective work or anything like that.
Even Ling Yi felt that he had been a bit too reckless in opening his detective agency!
Just use it to kill time!
However, Ling Yi was clearly overthinking things. He probably didn't know that in addition to the system's cheat ability, he also had an infinite passive "Detective Conan" aura, and already possessed the physique of a certain elementary school student Death God.
"Investigate Liu Yue, the agent working for Little Qi!"
"Yes, boss!"
Soon, Liu Yue's information was placed in front of Ling Yi.
This woman is indeed someone who has no bottom line when it comes to money. In the two years she's been with Little Qi, she's taken kickbacks and pocketed more than 40 million yuan in commissions.
"Send the information anonymously to the investigators!" Ling Yi said to Ling Weiwei.
It's best to leave this kind of thing to the authorities.
The next day, just as Ling Yi was considering what to do that day, he received a call from his fishing buddy, Old Wu.
Old Wu, whose full name Wu Zhichen, is only forty years old this year, but because his hometown was demolished, he received a large sum of compensation and started to live a retired life ahead of schedule.
His biggest hobby is fishing. In Old Wu's own words, he feels uncomfortable if he doesn't fish for a day.
His wife ran off with someone else two years ago. They have a son, and coincidentally, his son works at the Ling Group.
Ling Yi had met Old Wu's son. Although he was only 19 years old, he was very mature and steady in his work, and had a stubborn streak. He was now a junior manager in the Ling Group.
"Are you coming or not?" Old Wu asked after the call connected.
"Come!"
" Sihai, New Pit!"
"Receive!"
After hanging up the phone, Ling Yi couldn't help but smile, then turned and went downstairs.
Fishing is not Ling Yi's hobby, or rather, Ling Yi doesn't have any hobbies that he's particularly addicted to.
He is a very rational person.
Fishing can calm the mind, and whenever Ling Yi is feeling agitated or making a major decision, he will find a place to fish for a whole day.
Wait until you've completely calmed down before making a decision.
After a while, Ling Yi grew to like this feeling.
Old Wu was a friend Ling Yi met while fishing.
"You look energetic! Last time I saw you, I thought you were about to have a banquet."
As soon as Ling Yi got out of the car at the entrance of Sihai Fishery, he heard Old Wu's teasing.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure you get to eat at my table first."
After a pause, Ling Yi continued, "That little brat Sihai has tricked us more than once, why are we still here?"
He opened a new pond, just came to join the fun. Besides, what we're fishing for isn't fish, it's loneliness!
After saying that, he laughed first.
Old Wu seemed impatient, carrying his bucket and fishing gear as he walked ahead.
Ling Yi, however, stared intently at the top of Old Wu's head.
There was an orange exclamation mark above Old Wu's head.
Whenever Ling Yi looks at the orange exclamation mark, a line of text appears in the lower left corner of his vision.
"Warning: Wu Zhichen, a Level 7 accomplice, has been discovered; he possesses crucial evidence of his crimes!"
After a long period of understanding the system, I've discovered that exclamation mark colors are divided into three types: white, orange, and red, and each color has different levels.
Red cesium is the principal offender, orange cesium is the accessory, and white cesium is the coerced accessory!
The levels range from 1 to 9, with level 9 being the lightest and level 1 the heaviest.
Old Wu's level 7 sentence, according to sentencing standards, would warrant at least fifteen years imprisonment.
But what exactly did Old Wu do? How did he suddenly become an accomplice?
The last time I saw him was two weeks ago.
That means the incident occurred within two weeks.
Since Old Wu was an accomplice, there must have been a principal offender, and the crime he committed was probably quite serious.
Regardless of what Old Wu did or what he helped others with, as long as it was a crime, it inevitably caused harm to others.
Looking at Old Wu, who was still talking eloquently, Ling Yi couldn't help but feel a little impressed. This Old Wu's acting skills are actually quite good!
Ling Yi didn't ask anything. He was a detective, not an inspector, and didn't have the authority to investigate others at will.
But since Old Wu had put an exclamation mark on his forehead, Ling Yi couldn't help but want to know the truth.
Ling Yi carefully examined the items Old Wu was carrying.
A bucket containing a bait box, a tackle bag slung over his shoulder, and a fishing rod in his hand.
He wore a blue short-sleeved shirt on his upper body, baggy shorts on his lower body, and slippers on his feet.
If there was anywhere on Old Wu's body that could hide evidence of a crime, Ling Yi believed it would definitely be his fishing tackle bag.
Because it wasn't a holiday, there weren't many people fishing.
Besides Ling Yi and Old Wu, there was also an elderly man and two middle-aged men.
"I'll make the pit!" Old Wu said, eagerly taking the box of bait out of the bucket.
The moment the bait box was opened, Ling Yi smelled a fishy, foul odor.
The smell wasn't strong, but it was extremely unpleasant.
" Old Wu, is your bait spoiled?" Ling Yi touched his nose and quickly moved to the upwind side of Old Wu's side.
"How could that be? This is a secret recipe that I had someone specially make!" Old Wu said, head down, while fiddling with the bait.
Ling Yi noticed that when Old Wu opened the bait box, his hands visibly trembled, and his face turned somewhat pale.
Wu Yong a spoon and threw it into the water.
Just moments later, a large number of fish began to gather at the spot where the bait had been placed.
"That's impressive, your bait is something else. This is the fastest I've ever seen for digging holes." Ling Yi wanted to get closer to take a look at the bait box that Old Wu had mentioned.
"Go away, go dig your own hole."
As he spoke, Old Wu put on plastic gloves and began baiting the fish hooks.