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Regarding the rumor that Jiang Chenyi was Zhao Jiamin’s new boyfriend, both Zhang Miaomiao and Luo Qiuming let out a cold laugh upon seeing the trending topic.
They had never been the type to engage with paparazzi, but this time, the subject of the rumor happened to be someone they knew well.
“Was the person who came up with this headline hiding under Jiamin’s bed? If so, Jiamin @ZhaoJiamin, remember to call the police and have them arrested.” Luo Qiuming posted.
“We both know Little Jiang. He’s not only Jiamin’s savior but also our benefactor. Slandering him is slandering the three of us. Expect a court summons.” Zhang Miaomiao posted.
These two, one a Grand Slam-winning actress and the other a triple-crown-winning actor, held far more weight in the industry than Zhao Jiamin.
Upon seeing their clarifications, the gossip accounts immediately deleted all posts and photos related to Jiang Chenyi.
But unfortunately, it was already too late.
Son, every gossip account that had spread the rumors received court summons. Luo and Zhang weren’t bluffing about suing.
Only then did the gossip accounts start wailing and begging for forgiveness, much to the delight of other celebrities who had been similarly slandered.
However, Luo Qiuming and Zhang Miaomiao’s actions also surprised both insiders and fans.
It seemed they weren’t lying—this person truly was their benefactor!
When a fan asked Zhang Miaomiao what kind of trouble she had faced, she replied, “He helped me and Old Luo fulfill a wish we’d had for over a decade.”
A wish that had gone unfulfilled for over a decade…
That was indeed a significant debt of gratitude.
Zhao Jiamin was even more candid: “He saved Xiao Rui, helped me escape a disastrous marriage, and gave my daughter and me a second chance at life. Isn’t that what a savior does?”
Yes, of course, it was!Zhao Jiamin’s fans were all thanking this unknown ordinary guy, even giving him a nickname—Benefactor Bro.
Luckily, Jiang Chenyi was unaware of this, or he’d have laughed so hard he couldn’t stand straight.
Soon, another video went viral online—an attempted knife attack at Ancheng High-Speed Railway Station.
Such news wouldn’t normally make it to the trending list, but after seeing the footage captured by a bystander, netizens quickly realized that the young man who stepped in to save the day was the same person rumored to be Zhao Jiamin’s new boyfriend.
Benefactor Bro—first he helped Zhang Miaomiao and Luo Qiuming fulfill their wish, then he saved Zhao Jiamin and her daughter, and on his way back, he even rescued a security officer from a knife attack!
Since the video started recording from the moment the argument began, netizens clearly saw the handsome young man swiftly step in and subdue the knife-wielding assailant.
If he had been even a second slower, the security officer would have been stabbed.
Now, the passersby who were previously uncertain about Jiang Chenyi's identity instantly sided with Zhao Jiamin—how could a person who fearlessly confronted a knife-wielding suspect have any moral issues?
The key point was that after handing the suspect over to the police, the man in the video simply walked away with his hands in his pockets.
His attitude was particularly nonchalant, and the high-speed rail station's manager couldn't even find him to express gratitude.
While he was being praised by numerous netizens for his beauty and kindness, Jiang Chenyi had just returned to the supermarket.
The first thing he did upon returning was to soak the bell in a dense pool of Merit.
Saving someone was indeed a good deed, but each time he acted, he was consuming his own Spirit. If it weren't for Jiang Chenyi, this Spirit would likely have dissipated completely before long.
Jiang Chenyi had no intention of stopping the bell from saving people. Because for the Spirit inside, saving lives was undoubtedly more important than its own existence; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so persistent about it even after death.
Since that was the case, if the Spirit wanted to save people, then let it be. Jiang Chenyi would take care of replenishing the lost energy.
He rummaged through the ordinary shelves and found a lotus-shaped celadon bowl, placing the bell wrapped in Merit inside.
Just as he finished, his phone rang.
It was an unknown number.
Jiang Chenyi glanced at it but didn't answer, and the call soon ended on its own.
After a while, the same number called again.
Jiang Chenyi put down what he was holding, walked over to the phone, and watched it ring silently.
It hung up.
When it rang for the third time, Jiang Chenyi finally answered.
On the other end came heavy, painful gasps.
"You... what do you want? I'll give you money! How much do you want?" The speaker was President Lu, Lu Qingshan.
Jiang Chenyi chuckled softly, feigning surprise, "Oh no, President Lu, I don't sell myself."
Hearing this, President Lu was instantly filled with rage, but remembering the three masters who had failed consecutively, he suppressed his anger and tried to make his tone more humble.
However, a capitalist who had always looked down on ordinary people, how could he possibly bow to one?
Especially since Jiang Chenyi had beaten him up so thoroughly!
"Name your price... anything! I'll give it to you!"
Jiang Chenyi stretched lazily before letting out a series of mocking laughs on the other end of the line, "You idiot, do you really think I don't know what you're up to? Recording this conversation to report me for extortion, right?"
"Give it up, kid. I don't want your money. I want you to obediently, personally, and voluntarily turn yourself in. Otherwise, you'll just have to endure it~"
Money wasn't really his concern.
He mainly just wanted to see these villains suffer.
Lu Qingshan was so furious he almost passed out as he kept clenching his teeth and swallowing his curses.
He truly couldn't take it anymore. Rather than enduring such pain every day, he'd rather die!
Those masters were utterly useless, so arrogant before meeting him, yet all they did afterward was cover their eyes.
What? Did they find him too ugly to look at?
Lu Qingshan trembled all over but it was unsure whether it was from anger or pain.
After being ruthlessly rejected by Jiang Chenyi, he violently threw his phone away with his bloodshot eyes glaring fiercely at the people in front of him.
"Kill... kill him! Even if I die, I’ll make sure he goes with me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the supermarket in Jiang Chenyi’s mind erupted with frantic alarms: [Alert! Alert! Someone is trying to kill you!]
Jiang Chenyi’s expression didn’t change at all, as if he had already anticipated that the person would attempt to harm him again.
He rolled over on the bed and playfully whined to the supermarket, "Supermarket, supermarket~ Someone wants to kill your shopkeeper, you know~"
The supermarket didn’t respond, but Jiang Chenyi knew it had likely gone to avenge him.
Knowing that someone wanted to kill him and had already taken action, the supermarket wouldn’t just sit back and wait for the assassin to arrive.
[Since he refuses to change his ways, there’s no need to show any mercy.]
By the time Jiang Chenyi heard these words, an hour had already passed since Lu Qingshan had threatened him.
And that hour was more than enough for the supermarket to thoroughly investigate and expose the man’s background.
Just as Lu Qingshan had sent his assassins into action and before they could even leave Ancheng, they were intercepted by a group of police officers: "Hello, sir. Please show us your identification."
At the same time, President Lu’s company was visited by several police teams—economic crime, criminal investigation, and traffic police all arrived simultaneously.
When the other police teams saw their colleagues arriving, they were all stunned with their eyes wide with surprise.
However, when the last police car appeared, everyone's expressions instantly turned grave.
It was the narcotics police arriving.
"Too bad I couldn't be there in person to see it. That person's expression must have been priceless (#^.^#)"
Jiang Chenyi could only listen to the supermarket's live broadcast, which was all text and no pictures that made it feel quite unsatisfying!
[Hehe, I can send you to the police station, so you can get a closer look.]
Jiang Chenyi shut his mouth.
The supermarket was clearly in a bad mood at the moment, and if he kept blabbering, it really might toss him over there.
He wasn't unfamiliar with the supermarket's teleportation function.
It wasn't expensive—just ten Merit Points plus two yuan and faster than any public transportation.
But the teleportation had one fatal flaw: the experience was excruciatingly uncomfortable!
Jiang Chenyi had used it once during an extremely urgent rescue mission.
The sensation was like throwing a person prone to motion sickness into a fighter jet that was rapidly ascending and spinning in mid-air.
And the fact that he didn't pass out was a testament to Jiang Chenyi's resilience.
Afterward, he even spent twenty Merit Points to trade for a clear mind. Otherwise... he might have ended up needing rescue instead of saving someone.
The group Lu Qingshan belonged to was a well-known entertainment company in Ancheng, with numerous idol teams under its banner that naturally attracted a large fanbase.
The news of being visited by the police—and multiple types of police at that—quickly exploded online.
Some speculated that one of the idol teams had committed a crime. A theory that left most fans on edge while fearing that their idols might appear on a legal affairs program.
Fortunately, it wasn't long before they learned that the police were there to arrest a high-ranking executive of the company, and it had nothing to do with their idols.
But it’s not entirely unrelated because it seems the company is about to go bankrupt QAQ
Just a few days after the bottom fishing, Jiang Chenyi was visited by the police.
But he wasn’t surprised by this.
He obediently followed them back to the Ancheng Public Security Bureau, where the entire city’s police force was extremely busy. Different departments had all come together to investigate Lu Qingshan.
Seeing the bustling scene, Jiang Chenyi’s eyebrow twitched slightly and he muttered silently in his heart to the supermarket, “Just how much bottom fishing did you do? You’re going to exhaust the entire police force, aren’t you?”
【Hehe, I told you it was bottom fishing. If I didn’t scrape his foundation clean, what kind of bottom fishing would it be?】
Well, that statement was flawless.
【I handed all the evidence over to the provincial department.】
“...”
No wonder.
With a direct order from the provincial department, the city bureau wouldn’t dare slack off.
After Jiang Chenyi was brought in, the attitude of the officers wasn’t exactly good, but it wasn’t bad either.
They just looked at him with a somewhat strange expression.
“Lu Qingshan keeps saying he’s being burned by fire all day long and no matter how many hospitals he visits, it’s useless. Even when he sought out a Celestial Master, the Celestial Master said it couldn’t be cured. Was this your doing?”
Although it was phrased as a question, the officer’s tone was extremely certain.
Jiang Chenyi nodded and admitted readily, “Yes, it was me. I even told him that if he wanted to escape the pain, he’d better turn himself in.”
The officer sitting across from him had sharp eyes as his gaze was fixed tightly on this handsome young man.
“Then, did you also gather the evidence of Lu Qingshan’s crimes?”
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