Chapter 62

Chapter 62

After finding out what was going on, he had already expected the authorities might step in to reduce the amount of fan attention on them.

After all, the death toll this time was no joke. But if that happened, they were the ones who would suffer.

He looked at Liu Ye. Clearly, this was another one of his schemes. Xiaoshuai was absolutely certain that Liu Ye was targeting him. If Liu Ye hadn’t interfered, things never would have gotten this bad!

“Hey, hey, everyone, please don’t unfollow me! I’m begging you! I can send you my autograph!”

“Do you want to see me dance? I’ll dance for you all right now!”

“My dear babies, please support me! Please, please!”

The celebrities each used whatever tricks they had, pleading with their fans not to unfollow them.

But the netizens were in a difficult position too.

[I got a text message telling me not to follow anyone in there anymore. Even the police said so. What am I supposed to do?]

[Yeah, at first I thought it was fake too, but then the local police station started warning people with a loudspeaker. I don’t dare ignore that!]

For a moment, every celebrity’s face looked extremely grim. They watched their follower counts drop, their expressions filled with despair.

Strangely, though, once their follower counts fell to a certain point, they suddenly stopped moving.

“What’s going on? Didn’t we tell everyone to unfollow them?”

The person wearing Swan Mask stared at the follower counts and said angrily.

“Team Leader, there’s nothing we can do. For some reason, asking those kids to unfollow them is like asking them to die,” Frog Mask said helplessly.

They had told a few kids not to follow those celebrities anymore, and the kids had nearly jumped off buildings. That instantly left them with no options.

Meanwhile, the internet was flooded with emotional comments.

[Big brother, don’t worry. I’ll support you. I’ll support you forever. No one can stop me from supporting you!]

[Zitong! I love you!]

[Yifan, you can do it!]

Li Yifan and the others had never expected that these rabid stans-the ones they used to avoid like the plague-would be the ones to save them. How ironic.

At that moment, Lei Long was also staring at his phone with an ugly expression. His friend had just told him that his daughter refused to unfollow Lei Long no matter what.

“Brother Long, what’s wrong? Why do you look so awful? Does your stomach hurt? If your stomach hurts, hurry up and go to the bathroom!” Liu Ye said from the side.

“It’s nothing.”

Lei Long suddenly smiled and stood up. Then, under everyone’s astonished gazes, he walked to the center of the living room.

He looked into the camera and said, “To all the family and friends who support me, I want to say sorry. I have let you down.”

[What’s going on all of a sudden?]

[Yeah, why does this feel wrong?]

[He’s not going to kill himself, is he?]

Lei Long ignored the comments online and continued.

“All this time, I’ve been lying to you. The truth is, I’m not a singer-songwriter. Every song of mine was bought.”

[What the hell? Has he lost his mind?]

[How could he do this? I’m unfollowing!]

[But why is he suddenly saying this?]

Although they didn’t understand why he was doing it, some people had zero tolerance for wrongdoing. His follower count began to plummet, until in the end, only a few thousand were left.

“Lastly, I still have to say this. I did some wrong things in the past, and I’m going to turn myself in. My entertainment company once had a very serious accident that left three young kids disabled and one child dead. I covered all of it up, and to this day, we still haven’t compensated them.

“Also, I once recruited girls for girl groups in China and used them for special hospitality. Many of these things have been rumored online before. I can confirm for you now that all of them are true.”

The moment he said that, he stopped speaking, and the internet instantly exploded.

[So Bai Ling’er’s suicide was real?]

[What the hell? I knew my idol couldn’t have died for no reason! So this was what happened!]

[Trash! Scumbag!]

[Then why are you saying it now?]

[Yeah, are you repenting?]

[Exactly. What’s the point of repenting now?]

Lei Long looked at the barrage of comments, and a bitter smile suddenly appeared on his face.

“I didn’t want to say it either, but…”

He suddenly looked toward Liu Ye. Then he sighed…

Liu Ye: “…”

The driver: “…”

The director and everyone else: “…”

Liu Ye’s jaw nearly hit the floor.

“What does this have to do with me again? No, he’s framing me! I really didn’t do anything!”

In his heart, Lei Long silently apologized to Liu Ye, because only this reason could make his act of revealing all these things make sense.
The netizens online were speechless too.

[Did this guy come here to clean up the entertainment industry or what?]

[Confirmed: he’s the Discipline Inspection Commission of showbiz!]

[No, seriously, do you really think he’s just some ordinary person? Would an ordinary person get invited onto this show? He’s a legitimate professor at Labulaxi University! I couldn’t find any information about the school, but with a name like that, it’s obviously incredible!]

[Speaking of which, where do you apply to Labulaxi University?]

[Same question. Is there an admissions website?]

[Reliable sources say Labulaxi University is a key university supported by the World United Nations. Lots of top scientific powerhouses teach there! It’s specifically for researching the world’s future direction and the development of science.]

That was someone online talking complete nonsense. After all, making stuff up didn’t cost anything. What he hadn’t expected was that a lot of people would actually believe it-and gradually flesh out the story for him.

[Then why haven’t any of us heard of it?]

[Isn’t that obvious? A university that specialized would definitely only admit those super geniuses. It has nothing to do with ordinary people like us!]

[Not necessarily. Didn’t this big shot appear on TV? Li Yifan said earlier that they only take one or two thousand people every four years.]

[Right, right, I noticed that too. Liu Ye said ten or twenty thousand at first, and then that Li Yifan immediately changed his tune. I bet the spots get taken by those geniuses first, and the remaining one or two thousand are for us.]

[And it’s very possible that there are only one or two thousand spots for all the countries in the entire world. Those slots won’t be easy to grab!]

[No, after all that talk, the key question is: where do we sign up?]

[Exactly. Give us an address. If we really get selected, we’ll never have to worry about food or clothing for the rest of our lives.]

At that moment, in the Fiend Investigation Bureau conference room, John anxiously asked Swan Mask,

“Director, can you save me one admissions slot at Labulaxi University? I have an important use for it!”

That was right. John was tempted. Under normal circumstances, he would never believe something this absurd. But once Liu Ye was involved, it was a different story.

Swan Mask was baffled too.

“I really don’t know. I’m not in charge of that area.”

When John heard that, disappointment immediately appeared on his face. Then he thought, maybe after this was all over, he could go beg Liu Ye.

After all, if he really got in, he would be Liu Ye’s student. With a connection like that, wouldn’t that be incredible? In the future, he could practically strut sideways through the Fiendish World.

Seeing John’s expression, Swan Mask knew he had already decided it was real. Clearly, it was because of Liu Ye.

Swan Mask was instantly a little tempted as well. After all, she knew John’s strength. If he described Liu Ye as that powerful, then becoming Liu Ye’s disciple would, if nothing else, at least guarantee safety.

She immediately called her superior to ask about it and confirm whether it was true.

“Who told you about that? There’s no such thing. Don’t let your imagination run wild.”

Her superior hung up immediately.

Swan Mask had put the call on speaker, so everyone else heard it too.

“Director, does that mean this is fake?” someone asked.

At that moment, John suddenly realized something and immediately said,

“That’s right. This is fake. Everyone, don’t believe it. Anyway, I still have something to do, so I’ll be leaving first!”

With that, John hurried off.

The others were completely confused, but Swan reacted at once. That was right-her superior’s first sentence just now hadn’t denied it at all!

From a psychological standpoint, if it were fake, he would have denied it right away.

Then why had he said it like that? In only a moment, Swan figured out the reason and couldn’t help cursing herself for being stupid. Of course the fewer people knew about something like this, the better. If everyone believed it, wouldn’t that mean her own child wouldn’t be able to get in?

So she also told the people under her that the matter was fake, then ordered them to stay on duty while she went out to pull some strings.

And she wasn’t the only one who thought she was clever. The others also realized what was going on, so they started calling their families one after another and running around everywhere, determined to secure an admissions slot at Labulaxi University.

Once this matter reached the ears of various rich people, they went even crazier, frantically searching for connections.

But the harder they looked, the less they could find. And the less they could find, the more they believed it was real! After all, the authorities hadn’t issued any denial!

Back at the villa, Lei Long was also speechless as he watched the netizens suddenly veer wildly off topic. But when he saw that his follower count had dropped to zero, a smile instantly appeared on his face.

A few minutes later…

“Woo-woo, woo-woo…”

The police came again and took Lei Long away.

The director and the others watched him leave.

This was already the third one.
“Why on earth did he turn himself in?” the director muttered.

Then he looked at Liu Ye.

Liu Ye pointed at himself in shock.

“You’re blaming me again? You blamed me last time, too! This time it really has nothing to do with me. I didn’t say anything! All I did was ask if he was going to the bathroom!”

The director clapped his hands.

“Found the reason. The man had already gone through something that embarrassing, and you just had to poke him right where it hurt. Tell me, if that happened to you, could you take it? Huh?”

Liu Ye: “…”

When he put it that way, it did kind of make sense. If that was the logic, then this blame really did belong on him.

“Please, my dear ancestor, could you rein in your supernatural powers? In two days, you’ve sent three people away. This is a celebrity experience show, not a prison outpost.”

The director was on the verge of tears. Liu Ye quickly raised his hand.

“Fine, Director, I promise you. Starting now, I won’t say a single word. If anyone else goes to prison after this, then it really has nothing to do with me!” Liu Ye said.

But the second he finished speaking, that familiar sound rang out again.

“Whee-oo, whee-oo…”

The police car was back. Again.

Director: “…”

Liu Ye: “…”

Everyone: “…”

They watched as the police came in, grabbed a fresh-faced young idol, and dragged him outside.

“What are you doing? Why are you arresting me? I didn’t commit any crime! Why are you arresting me?!”

He struggled violently, but it was no use. The police still shoved him into the car.

At that moment, news broke online. It turned out someone had reported the young idol for participating in group… activities, as well as using… substances, which was why he had been reported and arrested.

Director: “…”

At this rate, they had enough people for a full mahjong table.

Everyone instantly turned to Liu Ye in terror.

“No, why are you looking at me again? I didn’t say anything this time! I…” Liu Ye panicked.

“Stop, stop, stop! Sir, I beg you, keep that noble mouth of yours shut! Sir, from now on, please don’t say another word. I’m begging you, all right?”

The director pleaded with him.

He quickly had someone bring over a sofa.

“Sir, just sit here. You don’t have to do a thing. If you’re thirsty, hungry, or bored, just make a sound, and I guarantee I’ll take care of it. I only ask that you don’t talk.”

By the time he finished, the director was already crying.

“Sir, let me tell you, I’ve been running this show for more than twenty years. I’m retiring this year. Please, just let me finish my final shift in peace, okay?” The director almost dropped to his knees to beg him.

Liu Ye: “…”

“Say something!” the director said anxiously.

“Aren’t you the one who told me not to talk?!” Liu Ye said, equally anxious.

Director: “…”

“Right. Then don’t talk. Just sit here and watch!” After placating this living ancestor, the director hurried off to reassure the other celebrities.

He was terrified they would leave. If they left, the show would be finished!

Of course, he was overthinking it. Although the celebrities were scared, they still continued participating because of the Fiendish World mission.

They just all subconsciously kept their distance from Liu Ye.

Half an hour later, a new video appeared on their phones.

On-screen were Lei Long and the young idol. Both of them were famous, so they had been bailed out very quickly.

Right now, the two of them were in the same room.

“Brother Long, what do we do? I don’t want to die!” the young idol cried.

“Accept your fate. Nobody wants to die, but there’s nothing we can do. Sometimes, when you do something wrong, you have to pay the price. I’m like that, and so are you. You can run for a while, but you can’t run forever. Hurt others, and in the end, you hurt yourself,” Lei Long said calmly as he smoked.

“But I didn’t really do anything!” the young idol protested indignantly.

“You didn’t do anything?” Lei Long snorted coldly.

“You tricked your own girlfriend into your boss’s bed, and that’s nothing? You played with girls’ feelings, got one of them pregnant, then washed your hands of it and ended up causing her to… Heh. You dare say none of that rotten crap was your doing?” Lei Long said with disdain.

“I…” The young idol still wanted to argue,

but Lei Long grabbed him.

He had already seen the walls beginning to move, and a smile appeared on his face.

“All right. If you do something wrong, you own up to it. In the end, the two of us dying together counts as fate. I’m trash, and so are you. Trash belongs in the dump.”

By now, the room’s walls had already moved up against their backs. A moment later, a spray of blood splattered across the camera. Then came a burst of screams. The screaming lasted for half an hour before everything finally fell silent.