RPAGF Chapter 101 The Truth...
Chapter 101 The Truth...
"This is the part that I couldn't understand the most during my investigation, and it's also the part that took the most time."
Lin Baolong took out his phone and showed Chen Chen the clarification video that had been re-uploaded.
"Why did you choose to delete this video? Why did you actively distance yourself from being the rescuer? Why do you remain silent even while enduring this blatant cyberbullying?"
"Is it money? What percentage of her profits did Ming's mother promise to give you in exchange for your silence?"
She shook her head:
"That's impossible. If that were really the case, you wouldn't be so eager to hook up with a rich woman, and you certainly wouldn't have suddenly rushed onto the stage to confess your feelings to Xiuxiu almost two months ago. After all, even if you only gave a small portion of the money that Ming's mother earns from live-streaming sales, it would be enough to completely ruin Zero God."
"Would that be considered lewd? As a sensual aunt who has seen it all, Ming's mother is a complete rip-off for a virgin like you. All she has to do is dress up, put on makeup, act a little seductive, lure you into bed, and then shut you up. It couldn't be easier."
She shook her head again:
"But that's even more impossible. I understand. You like lolis, especially the two-dimensional lolis in 0 God. As for three-dimensional old ladies, you'd stay as far away as possible."
"Don't know so much about my sexual fetishes!"
Lin Jianlu naturally ignored Chen Chen's witty remark that was meant to interrupt.
"Controlling bad guys is simple: bind them with interests, restrain them with leverage, and conquer them with violence."
"Controlling a good person is even simpler; all you need to do is find a gun, find that gun called justice and morality, and then point it at him."
Lin Baolong smiled faintly: "And Ming's mother happens to have just such a gun in her possession."
He looked down, pulled out a photo—a candid shot of Akashi Mio—and held it up for Chen Chen to see.
"I've thought about this countless times: why did this girl suddenly appear when I went to pick Xiuxiu up from school that day, and give you a good scolding? Was she really only looking for you because she couldn't stand your despicable act of trying to steal Xie Linyu's credit?"
"No, this happened two years ago. If she were just a concerned netizen who had been following this issue for a long time, she would have known long ago that you were already beyond redemption in public opinion. There was no need for her to specifically target you, a pariah, and give you a severe scolding."
"Unless, she is a stakeholder in this matter."
Lin Jianlu smiled, her eyes shining. She had already noticed that Chen Chen's expression seemed a little off. He lowered his head and pursed his lips slightly, as if he had already tacitly agreed with her words.
"In fact, she is indeed a stakeholder."
"I've watched Ming Mama's live-streaming sales. Unlike many low-quality live-streamers who constantly use terms like 'old friend' or 'family,' Ming Mama exudes the aura of a highly educated woman. She speaks calmly and gently, with a powerful voice, and occasionally quotes a couple of lines of poetry. She truly deserves the description of 'a person whose inner beauty shines through their knowledge.'"
"So, I thought she wouldn't use the sob stories that low-quality streamers use, like her parents being in a car accident or her sister having cancer, given her persona."
Lin Baolong shook his head slightly:
"But I was wrong. Live-streaming e-commerce is inherently vulgar. No matter how refined a person is, once they enter this vulgar world, they will inevitably get tainted by its stench."
Finally, during a live broadcast, Ming's mother said these words: "Thank you everyone, thank you so much. If it weren't for you all, I would never have been able to raise the money for treatment."
"Treatment fees? Who is she going to treat? She certainly can't afford it herself. Someone who can livestream energetically until 1 a.m. is definitely not an ordinary person."
"Parents? That's unlikely. The news reports that she's a single mother who accompanied her child to school, and she's been separated from her parents for a long time. It seems like she has a very bad relationship with them."
"So why can't it be a daughter?"
Lin Jianlu pointed to Akashi Mio in the photo.
Upon seeing this, Chen Chen's eyes flickered.
"I know a bit about her situation. Akashi Mio is also the child of a single mother. After she returned to Japan, she stayed in the hospital for a long time. It was said that she had some kind of rare disease. The treatment for this disease is more effective in Japan and the price is slightly lower."
At this point, Lin Jianlu was momentarily lost in thought.
Sigh, she kept pestering the policeman who mediated between her and Akashi Mio, asking him hundreds of times and wasting countless hours of his breath, until he finally gave in to her annoyance and replied to Lin Jianlu's message, "Is Akashi Mio suffering from some serious illness?" with, "It's just as you guessed, please don't ask me anymore."
And they withdrew it very quickly.
Lin Jianlu could understand; he was dancing wildly on the edge of exposing citizens' privacy. She was quite grateful to this conscientious police officer.
"At this point, everything became completely clear."
Lin Jianlu was confident and his laughter was full of self-assurance.
"The so-called 'Mama Akashi' is not 'Mama Akashi' at all, but 'Mama Akashi.' Hsieh Lin-yu is actually the mother of that Japanese girl, Akashi Mio. However, considering the negative impressions of Japan among her audience, in order not to affect sales and prevent rumors from spreading such as 'Why should we spend money to treat a Japanese person,' Hsieh Lin-yu removed the 'stone' character from 'Akashi' and used the more friendly name 'Mama Akashi' to make money from everyone."
"And at the same time..." Lin Jianlu sneered.
"She also used the identity of Ming's mother to make you realize that only by accepting her crime and keeping this secret, giving up the truth you have been insisting on, and making him a hero who saves people that everyone praises, can the poor girl trapped in the hospital bed receive exquisite treatment, eventually be successfully cured, and stand up to become a lovely cosplayer who is loved by everyone and exudes the vitality of a youthful girl."
"well……"
What I should feel is the exhilaration of discovering the truth.
But at this point, the blonde girl felt a lump in her throat. She stood blankly on the water, her eyes slightly moist, and couldn't help but sigh.
"I don't know if Xie Linyu was thinking about this from the moment she went into the water, using the fame she gained from saving people to make money and earn medical expenses for her daughter... It's even understandable, and quite correct and clever, that she was thinking these things."
"After all, if I were her, facing her child's declining health, a staggering stack of bills, and the bleak reality of repeatedly hitting roadblocks to a high-paying job after returning to China due to the challenges of being 35..."
As she spoke, she glanced up at the silent Chen Chen, ignoring the system notification in her mind that "[Maternal Love Domain Triggered]", and slowly began to speak:
"I would probably do the same."