After a while, Tang Chen was left utterly bewildered, staring at Zhang Taining.
“Ah? You said that before? I don’t remember it at all.”
What an idiot!
Zhang Taining’s forehead veins bulged as he tried to contain his frustration… but failed.
He lunged forward and grabbed Tang Chen by the neck.
“What nonsense are you talking about! I clearly told you twice already!”
Couldn’t this idiot grow a brain?
“Cough, cough.”
Tang Chen struggled.
“I just don’t remember! I have no memory of it at all!”
Blame me for that?
After three full minutes of tussling, Zhang Taining finally delivered a firm kick to Tang Chen’s rear, rolled his eyes, and sat down.
“This time, I’ll tell you for the third time—don’t forget it now!”
Rubbing his neck and rear, Tang Chen groaned.
Damn, this guy really hits hard!
Besides, he rolled his eyes again.
“I know now! No need to repeat it!”
Besides, couldn’t he just search online? Surely the information is out there.
Of course, it could be found online.
Yin Chen, glancing at the trending topic pushed to him, felt quite satisfied.
Lawyer Gao stood before him, pushing up his glasses, his voice flat and emotionless as he reported.
“Ms. Yuan Miaomiao is indeed very capable. After cooperating with her, we were able to uncover quite a lot of information.”
“Oh?”
Yin Chen lifted his head slightly, flipping through Weibo on his tablet, slowing his motion to signal Lawyer Gao to continue.
Recently, the Oriental Group had been in turmoil.
First, there was the public family recognition debacle with Dongfang Wanda, then Dongfang Feng and Dongfang Wan clashed head-on in business battles.
Dongfang Lie seemed to favor neither side, offering equal support to both.
Many collaborators with the Oriental Group chose to sit back and watch the drama. After all, with Dongfang Lie still in power, who would become the group’s future heir wasn’t crucial to them—watching the spectacle was enough.
Both sides had similar means, but not long ago, ZWG, clearly with the upper hand under Dongfang Feng, ran into trouble.
ZWG’s captain, King, was one of the most famous figures.
Whether in terms of skill, personality, or appearance, he had brought numerous young fans to ZWG.
But this highly regarded consecutive champion fell into a scandal akin to the “X-photo incident.”
His private life was exposed as extremely chaotic, particularly due to multiple inappropriate interactions with fans, even involving group activities.
Overnight, King’s reputation plummeted.
Fans who didn’t want to believe the facts, upon seeing overwhelming evidence—photos and videos taken by King himself—were devastated.
“Ugh… I’ve been a devoted fan for so long, and he turns out to be such a scumbag?”
“In my lifetime, I never imagined that being a fan of an esports player could lead to something like this. What the hell? Taking photos and videos? I’m sick, this can’t just end here!”
“I… I have a bad feeling. Winning the championship, and this… I remember a female classmate of mine liked him and even talked to him. Thinking back now… scary!”
“Is that real? If so, please delete your comment. Don’t let people search Weibo and find your classmate! You know it yourself, just don’t post it online!”
“Can this trash even compete? Can I complain to the league? So disgusting, I can’t accept that this scumbag can play! He doesn’t even deserve to be human!”
“Yes! I want to complain too!”
Comments like these flooded online.
Since the scandal broke, ZWG collectively fell into unease.
King was called away by his manager that same day and never returned.
Other team members lacked the focus to play, many staying in their dorms for days.
Zhu Wang, one of them, stayed holed up for two days, eyes bloodshot, before finally knocking on the vice-captain’s door.
It took the vice-captain a full five minutes to drag himself to the door.
Standing coldly, he asked,
“What do you want?”
Zhu Wang, seeing his expression, understood everything.
His reddened eyes suddenly burned.
“We’re doomed too, aren’t we?”
“You’re talking nonsense.”
The vice-captain’s breathing quickened. He suddenly pulled Zhu Wang inside and slammed the door.
Wiping his tears, Zhu Wang murmured,
“It’s useless. We know what we did. For now, it’s only the captain, but eventually, we two can’t escape either.”
He blamed himself.
At the time, seeing the captain and vice-captain’s behavior, he couldn’t contain his curiosity…
Now, karma had arrived. He deserved it.
“You’re talking nonsense!”
The vice-captain’s face twisted in warning and threat.
“You better not go around saying anything. We didn’t do anything; online it’s said only King has a problem, do you understand?”
Zhu Wang opened his mouth.
“It’s only a matter of time—”
“Even if it’s a matter of time, it can only be late, not early!”
The vice-captain grabbed his collar, voice cold.
“Don’t forget, besides gaming, you have no skills. If you get exposed and have no games left, how will you survive? You have at least tens of thousands in your account to repay, right? Do you think serving tables for a few thousand a month will cover it?”
Zhu Wang went silent, disbelief on his face.
The vice-captain sneered and released him.
“Behave. King left the club with issues; I have none. As for you, stay obedient, don’t do anything. Train, focus, or else—”
Before he finished, a knock sounded at the door.
Both jumped, looking toward the entrance.
The ZWG manager opened the door with a key, two police officers behind him, staring at the vice-captain.
“We suspect your involvement in a murder case. You’ll come with us.”
Caught?
The vice-captain sank, heart dead.
Zhu Wang, stunned, watched his retreating back.
Once the vice-captain was taken, Zhu Wang stumbled toward the manager.
“Am I…?”
“Wait for the league’s notice,” the manager said coldly, without looking at him.
ZWG had its own problems, but it was obvious that the owner had been targeted.
Even he couldn’t protect himself, let alone ZWG’s players.
“Ms. Yuan Miaomiao is indeed impressive. She is well-regarded among girls and proactively came forward first, allowing us to uncover more victims. They were all willing to stand up for themselves. The league has banned all ZWG personnel, and the authorities have arrested some.”
Lawyer Gao sighed.
Yuan Miaomiao, though only twenty, was one of the most free-spirited girls he had ever seen.
Confident, courageous, and capable of inspiring others—many girls wouldn’t have had the courage to speak out otherwise.
Still…
Gao frowned slightly.
Yuan Miaomiao was perhaps… a bit too—
“Too what?”
Interesting.
Even the usually composed Gao showed this expression?
Her name was Yuan Miaomiao? Born in March, perhaps?
Yin Chen massaged his lower back, recalling. He remembered her as confident and brave.
Gao paused briefly, then continued calmly.
“She’s just too charming. Several girls, upon discovering she’s bisexual, pursued her aggressively. Ms. Yuan Miaomiao now hides to avoid their pursuit.”
Her influence even made previously hurt girls courageous and strong, forgetting their pain, ready to enter new relationships.
Whoa. Truly remarkable.
Yin Chen was stunned. He deemed Yuan Miaomiao the strongest.
Gao cleared his throat.
Yin Chen’s attention returned.
“According to our intelligence, Dongfang Lie secretly used Dongfang Feng’s hair and three domestic hospitals to reperform parentage tests.”
“Oh?”
The old man is suspicious, huh?
Looks like Dongfang Wan’s move wasn’t so foolish.
Yin Chen pondered.
“Interestingly…”
Gao smiled slightly.
“The results from the three hospitals weren’t consistent.”
Hmm?
Yin Chen looked up.
Gao shook his head.
“Not our people. Dongfang Wan did it himself.”
“He has the ability to tamper with Dongfang Lie’s things?”
Gao smiled faintly.
“Of course, with a master’s help.”
Yin Chen nodded, giving a thumbs-up.
Gao calmly accepted his employer’s praise.
“Additionally, we’ve found several minor financial issues with the Oriental Group.”
Pushing up his glasses, Gao said,
“The Oriental Group’s building is about to collapse.”
However…
He glanced at the young Yin Chen, far too young for his position.
Although he handled many matters, the personnel Yin Chen assigned were astonishing.
One Yuan Miaomiao is impressive, and even Brian, whose Chinese is elementary-level, is remarkable.
Yin Chen was clearly no ordinary person. Truly impressive.
Gao thought, “Hard work indeed.”
Suddenly, the door opened. Zhong Cheng entered with a bouquet of roses, causing Gao to pause.
“You’re here.”
Yin Chen stood to greet him; Zhong Cheng hurried over.
Carefully, he wrapped his hands around Yin Chen’s waist, voice gentle yet slightly guilty.
“Take it slow.”
I shouldn’t be here. I should be in the car.
Gao thought briefly, then calmly turned to leave.
Still…
Yin Chen’s eye for a partner was impressive. Truly worthy.