NABC Chapter 23
Chapter 23
But before Huo Ze could take out his phone to ask someone to check for evidence, there was a commotion outside the crowd.
A man in a suit, accompanied by several security guards, pushed his way in, shouting angrily: “What are you all doing here? Are you trying to cause trouble?”
Wen Wen and Zhao Wei both looked up simultaneously, and upon seeing the man, they seemed to find their backbone.
Ye Leyao was puzzled, then saw Zhao Wei and Wen Wen rush forward at the same time.
“Dad!”
“Honey, you finally came!” Wen Wen said, her eyes turning red as she pointed at Ning Xu, Ning Xing, and the crowd, “It’s them... They not only slandered our son as gay but also said...”
Ye Leyao’s tone was shocked:
[This is Zhao Wei’s dad? So Wen Wen still doesn’t know she’s a beard?]1A woman who accompanies a gay man as an escort to a social occasion, in order to help conceal his homosexuality is called beard.
Papa and Mama Huo were shocked and looked over simultaneously.
What?
Could it be that Zhao Yang is also...
Then they heard Ye Leyao continue:
[Zhao Wei later deliberately exposed this matter near Ning Xu’s competition to mess with Ning Xu’s mindset. I remember Ning Xu mentioned Zhao Yang in his response, saying that he and his son were both perverts.]
[His son was two-timing, and Zhao Yang...]
Ye Leyao carefully recalled the plot, and his expression became wonderfully colorful:
[Zhao Yang liked to play with more exotic things, even went to sea for thrills...]
Huo Ze’s hand shook, and he almost threw his phone away.
Papa and Mama Huo were even more shocked.@@@@
Their worldview took quite a hit.
[Ah, I can’t take it anymore. I’m just a reader, why do these explosive plots keep torturing me!!!]
Papa and Mama Huo: “...”
Who said it wasn’t?
They didn’t even read novels! Aren’t explosive plots happening around them every day?
But, they do love to watch, hehe.
Huo Ze held his phone, his expression even more complicated.
Good news: There’s plenty of evidence of the father and son online.
Bad news: Some of it’s criminal.
Huo Ze looked at Huo Jing.
Maybe we should call the police?
Huo Jing gave a barely perceptible nod.
Calling the police was indeed the best choice now.
With his big brother nodding, Huo Ze had no more hesitation. He quickly took out his phone and sent a message to a tech-savvy friend, asking him to collect and organize the evidence as quickly as possible.
...
Ten o’clock on a weekday morning is prime time for many office workers to slack off.
In this age of short video live streaming, many people’s first choice for slacking off is also short video apps. At this time, some sharp-eyed viewers noticed an unfamiliar arts section streamer suddenly appearing on the entertainment live homepage.
Many netizens clicked in:
—“Wrong section?”
—“Should I contact an admin to report the error?”
—“Hey, streamer, stop shaking the camera. I think I just saw God Xu flash by!”
God Xu was Ning Xu. As the AD of this year’s hot championship team KTW, Ning Xu was not only the soul of KTW but also the eSports player with the most endorsements in the current eSports scene. Even many netizens who didn’t understand eSports had heard of his name.
Seeing this comment, netizens were all stunned.
—“On closer look, the person opposite also looks like Z from the team.”
Z refers to Huo Ze, whose in-game ID was Z.
Mistaking God Xu was understandable, but they couldn’t possibly mistake Z too, right? So the netizens who initially just planned to watch the excitement stopped and waited patiently for the live camera to stabilize.
The streamer’s hand shook for about tens of seconds before the camera finally stopped trembling, and the sound that had been cutting out finally transmitted clearly:
“Xiao Xing,” a calm middle-aged male voice sounded, with suppressed anger, “Explain what’s going on here?”
“Explain what?” Having just learned of the deception, Ning Xu was initially sad, but now seeing this family’s shamelessness, he was only left with anger, “Your son two-timed, deceiving both me and my sister, and you need my sister to explain?”
Ye Leyao also angrily protested: [Victim blaming? Ridiculous, old hag!]
The netizens in the live chat recognized Ning Xu’s voice:
—“It really is God Xu!”
—“Streamer, can you move the camera a bit?!”
—“Two-timing? Never heard that God Xu was dating anyone, what’s this ‘deceiving both me and my sister’s feelings’ about?”
Zhao Wei suddenly became nervous, swallowed hard, and couldn’t help but tug at Zhao Yang’s arm, “Dad, maybe we should just let it go...”
“What are you afraid of?!” Zhao Yang lowered his voice, “Your mom doesn’t know! Besides...”
His voice got even quieter, “Those things happened abroad; how could it be managed here? And your mom wasn’t wrong. Anyway, you’ll definitely break up with Ning Xing later, so you might as well get some compensation while you’re still in touch!”
Zhao Wei thought about it and felt that Zhao Yang made sense. His well-planned art exhibition had been ruined by Ning Xing and Ning Xu. Without some compensation, how could he continue his studies abroad afterward?
His heart, which had been hanging in suspense, settled down for a moment. Zhao Wei then thought of something: “But what about these people...”
Seeing this, Zhao Yang turned to the security guards and said, “What are you standing there for? Get them all out! If anyone dares to take another picture, smash their equipment!”
His words instantly sparked anger among the crowd. The people who came to see the art exhibition were all prominent figures in the art world, and the live stream audience exploded:
—”This guy must be seriously ill!”
—”Just try to smash it!”
—”If I were the streamer, I’d lie down right now and see what they dare do!”
The security guards, hearing this, felt as speechless as the audience on the live stream.
Each of them was just an ordinary worker earning a regular salary, not one of those expensive bodyguards. Don’t expect them to put in more effort than their pay is worth!
So, the audience in the live stream heard the voices of the security guards:
“You all just step back a bit, don’t crowd too much. If someone accidentally steps on your foot, it’s going to hurt yourself, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, yeah, over there in the corner, you get a clearer shot!”
“It’s just taking a picture; it won’t cost you anything. They’re making a big fuss, but since they’re being so unreasonable, you all cooperate a bit.”
“How could you not hear clearly? It’s quiet in the exhibition hall now. If you really can’t hear, go to the surveillance room. My colleague is there. Give them my name, and you can watch the surveillance...”
Ye Leyao was almost dying of laughter:
[Uncle Security, well done!]
[Exactly, it’s just taking a picture; it won’t hurt anyone. Why are they so stingy and refusing to let anyone take pictures?]
As if hearing Ye Leyao’s thoughts, the streamer’s hand shook, and the camera, which had been aimed at the ground, suddenly swung up, capturing Ye Leyao’s laughing face.
In the sea of “hahaha” comments flooding the live stream, one suddenly stood out:
—”Is that Ye Leyao?”
But unfortunately, this comment was quickly drowned out in the flood of messages.
Inside the exhibition hall.
Zhao Yang and Wen Wen were particularly annoyed at the security guards for their “inaction.”
“If you keep this up, I will complain!” Wen Wen shouted angrily.
The security guards didn’t even look at her.
Wen Wen was furious, scanning the surroundings with her gaze, and finally landing on Mama Huo.
Mama Huo raised an eyebrow slightly.
Then Wen Wen said, “Junyi! Quickly call your bodyguards to help us; help us get rid of this bunch...”
“That won’t do!” Mama Huo interrupted without hesitation.
Wen Wen was stunned, and before she could ask why, Mama Huo explained, “After all, you said it yourself; homosexuals are perverts.” Mama Huo said this with a mock regretful tone, “I suppose you wouldn’t want help from people like us, right?”
Wen Wen was dumbfounded.
Zhao Yang stepped forward and pulled her arm, saying angrily, “We don’t need their help! I have my own way. You wait here, I...”
“Who are Zhao Yang and Zhao Wei?” A stern voice suddenly broke the commotion in the hall.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up.
They saw three police officers in uniform standing at the entrance, their expressions serious.
Zhao Wei’s body suddenly trembled, and he instinctively wanted to turn and hide in the crowd.
Zhao Yang’s expression changed drastically, and he followed Zhao Wei, trying to flee.
Ning Xu suddenly spoke up, pointing at the two of them, “They are. I am the one who reported them.”
The police nodded slightly towards Ning Xu, then turned to Zhao Wei and Zhao Yang, speaking in a voice that was not loud but clear enough for everyone to hear, “We received a real-name report from the public that you two are involved in fraud and the production and distribution of obscene and pornographic videos. Please come with us.”
Zhao Wei’s legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Zhao Yang’s face turned pale, devoid of any color.
Wen Wen looked at the police, then at the father and son, her expression stiffening: “...There must be some mistake, right?”
[How could it be? The police wouldn’t come to arrest someone unless they had solid evidence~~~]
[We were waiting for the police, what were you waiting for?]
Watching the father and son’s pale faces, Ye Leyao felt particularly pleased.
[So, at this point, if we told Wen Wen what her husband really did...]
Before Ye Leyao finished musing, Mama Huo suddenly stepped forward, standing beside Wen Wen, and said loud enough for everyone to hear, “Do you know what kind of obscene videos Zhao Yang and Zhao Wei were distributing?”
Wen Wen turned in disbelief and said, “Do you mean you know...”
Mama Huo smiled warmly and said, “It’s the type of homosexual videos you despise the most.”
Wen Wen’s body shook, showing a deeply shocked expression. She screamed, “Impossible—”