Chapter 8

When Li Qing woke up, I’d already tied him up with a rope in the cave.

Everyone had come back. I didn’t explain a word. I just cleaned the fish I’d caught and put them over the fire.

When it was time to divide the food, I dragged Li Qing over.

“The fish were caught by me, the crabs were caught by me, and the cassava was dug up by me. I’ll be the one to distribute the food. Any objections?”

Lu Mingshen smiled and shrugged.

Fang Cheng’an also shook his head.

I held a piece of roasted cassava and squatted down in front of Li Qing. “Want some?”

He and Yu Wei had been hungry for two days. Just smelling the food now had them swallowing their saliva.

Before Li Qing could answer, Yu Wei scrambled over on hands and knees. “I want some.”

I smiled. “You wait. It’s not your turn yet.”

Only when Li Qing finally nodded as well.

I pronounced each word clearly: “Then tell me, since you entered the industry, every female artist, female assistant, or anyone else you’ve harassed or molested-how you did it, when, where, and who the target was. I want all of it, clearly.”

He froze for a moment. He was starving, and with so few people here, he just decided to go all in.

“Beginning of March 2019, in the dressing room, I groped my assistant.”

I nodded. “Not just once, right? She later got depression and resigned.”

“Beginning of January 2019, company elevator.” Li Qing lowered his head. “I groped you.”

“Keep going.”

“End of July 2020, after a concert, I drugged a fan, and then…”

I finished for him. “Then she killed herself. Because there wasn’t enough evidence, they never traced it back to you.”

Li Qing’s voice grew smaller and smaller:

“Just now, by the river, I harassed you…”

I raised a finger and wagged it.

“Legal tip, free of charge: that’s called attempted rape.”

The livestream viewers exploded.

“Holy shit holy shit holy shit…”

“That assistant girl was seriously the sweetest person ever, fuck! Can this animal just die already!”

“I remember Li Qing even posted a video mourning that girl who killed herself at the beginning of this year. I’m actually going to puke…”

“You really dare sleep with your eyes closed at night?!”

“Has anyone called the police? If no one has, I will…”

“Called. Case has been accepted.”

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