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Hu Mingyuan called the police, had his injuries examined, and went through the entire process with ease and ease. Zhao Jinghuan and Lu Kai were taken to the police station for investigation, and Fanqie had to conduct the original interview with the main creators that afternoon. Inside the police station, both parties rested on benches in the hallway, waiting. Zhao Jinghuan regretted her impulsiveness and apologized to Lu Kai, saying she shouldn't have rushed over and slapped Hu Mingyuan. Lu Kai said, "I wanted to fight, too. It's not your fault." Zhao Jinghuan shook her head. "It's my fault. I was the one who started it, and I brought this guy here." She turned to look at Hu Mingyuan, who was applying an ice pack to his face nearby. Then, lowering her voice, she said to Lu Kai, "But it's okay. He pushed me, too. It was just a physical fight, and you only threw one punch. We've had a lot of similar incidents at our takeout stand. I think it's called a crime stoppage. When the time comes, just follow my lead. Don't say anything while I cry for a while. It's definitely going to work." Lu Kai was amused. "What did you learn from your delivery life?" Zhao Jinghuan waved her hand, dismissing it as unimportant. "Social University, just the basics." The police, after checking the surveillance footage, came out and gathered the three of them together, asking if they would accept mediation. Zhao Jinghuan was ready to burst into tears, and so she began to recount the painful experiences in her life, from the stolen battery to the stolen takeout, to the cake that deformed in the takeout box and had to be sold and eaten by herself. Her emotions were almost fully simmering, and she took a deep breath, preparing to speak. But she was surprised when Hu Mingyuan suddenly said, "I accept mediation." He looked at Lu Kai and Zhao Jinghuan. "We were both excited at the moment. There's really no conflict." His sudden generosity left Zhao Jinghuan and Lu Kai a little bewildered. The police took them to sign the mediation agreement, and Hu Mingyuan left without saying anything else. Zhao Jinghuan and Lu Kai emerged from the police station, both feeling that something was amiss, but neither could pinpoint what. Lu Kai asked Zhao Jinghuan, "Could it be that because Hu Mingyuan still has Wanfeng's mother's contract, he doesn't think it's necessary to pursue this matter?" Zhao Jinghuan shook her head, saying that didn't make sense. "If he wanted to cause trouble, he certainly wouldn't miss any opportunity." As they were talking, Sister Zou called. Zhao Jinghuan answered, and Sister Zou asked her where she was. She replied somewhat awkwardly, "Lu Kai and I just came out of the police station." Sister Zou's tone was full of blame: "Why did you hit him? That person is an idiot. Why are you fighting with an idiot? You are still trying to form an alliance with Wanda...

Hu Mingyuan called the police and had his injuries examined. He was familiar with the entire process and completed it in one go.

Zhao Jinghuan and Lu Kai were taken to the police station for investigation, and the interview with the main creators originally scheduled for the afternoon had to be conducted by Fanqie.

Inside the police station, both parties rested and waited on benches in the corridor. Zhao Jinghuan regretted her impulsiveness. She apologized to Lu Kai, saying that she should not have rushed up and slapped Hu Mingyuan.

Lu Kai said, "I wanted to do it too. It's not your fault."

Zhao Jinghuan shook her head. "It's my fault. I was the one who started it, and I'm the one who brought this guy here." She turned to look at Hu Mingyuan, who was applying an ice pack to his face not far away. Then, she lowered her voice and said to Lu Kai, "But it's okay. He pushed me, too. It was just a physical fight, and you only threw one punch. We've had a lot of similar incidents at our takeaway station. I think it's called crime cessation. When the time comes, just follow my lead. Don't say anything while I cry for a while. It'll definitely help."

Lu Kai was amused by her: "What did you learn while delivering food?"

Zhao Jinghuan waved his hand, looking nonchalant: "Social University, basic operations."

By then, the police, having finished checking the surveillance footage, had called the three together and asked if they would accept mediation. Zhao Jinghuan was ready to burst into tears, and she began to reel off a painful memory: from the stolen battery to the stolen takeout, to the cake that had deformed in the takeout box and had to be sold and eaten.

Her emotions were almost brewing, so she took a deep breath and prepared to speak. However, she didn't expect Hu Mingyuan to suddenly speak:

"I accept mediation." He looked at Lu Kai and Zhao Jinghuan. "We were both impulsive at the moment. There's actually no conflict."

His sudden generosity left Zhao Jinghuan and Lu Kai somewhat bewildered. The police took them to sign the mediation agreement, and Hu Mingyuan left without saying anything else.

Zhao Jinghuan and Lu Kai came out of the police station. Both of them felt that something was wrong, but neither of them could tell what was wrong.

Lu Kai asked Zhao Jinghuan, "Could it be that because Hu Mingyuan still holds Wanfeng's mother's contract, he feels there's no need to dwell on this matter?"

Zhao Jinghuan shook his head, saying that didn't make sense. "If he wanted to cause trouble, he certainly wouldn't miss any opportunity."

While they were talking, Sister Zou called. Zhao Jinghuan picked up the phone and Sister Zou asked her where she was.

She replied somewhat awkwardly: "Lu Kai and I just came out of the police station."

Sister Zou's tone was full of blame: "Why did you hit him? That person is an idiot. Why are you arguing with an idiot? You are still working on the collaboration with Wanda. There are still two days left, right? If you hit someone now, what will happen to the subsequent activities?"

Judging from Sister Zou's tone, she obviously knew that they had beaten Hu Mingyuan. Zhao Jinghuan asked her what Tomato had said.

Sister Zou said no. She sighed, "This is trouble. The footage of Lu Kai beating someone was recorded and uploaded to the Internet. I think you must have been plotted against by Hu Mingyuan."

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The video sent by Sister Zou accurately recorded the moment when Lu Kai punched, and the camera did not shake at all, as if he had been prepared and waiting there.

Lu Kai and Zhao Jinghuan didn't notice anyone filming them at the time. Now that they think about it, the person must have been standing far away in the crowd, which is why they didn't notice him.

At this point, neither Lu Kai, Zou Jie, nor Zhao Jinghuan had yet fully grasped the seriousness of the situation. They simply considered it a minor nuisance, but hadn't anticipated the extent of the damage it would cause. After all, ordinary people often get into conflicts on the street, and a video of a beating wouldn't necessarily cause much of a stir.

They thought about it later and thought that maybe people were just like that. When they encountered troubles and were powerless to do anything about it, they would subconsciously have a sense of luck. Several people in the studio had actually ignored the fact that since Lu Kai went viral for his backflip, he could no longer be considered an ordinary person.

After a few people discussed it, the final conclusion was that if everyone saw related videos at night, they should try to report them. Apart from that, they really didn't have any other way.

Unexpectedly, later that day, several marketing accounts fanned the flames and the video of Lu Kai beating people became a hot topic.

The hot search title is deliberately confusing:

The designer with freckles beat someone in the street.

It is obvious that the studio owner feels that compared with the trendy toy designers, there is still a layer of separation between him and the popular product Little Freckles, and it lacks publicity.

As soon as the trending search came up, Waikiki Studio’s social media account was flooded with a large number of abusive private messages, and the same was true for Lu Kai’s personal account.

The more polite ones would ask Lu Kai, "You've only been famous for a few months and you're already getting carried away?"

Some people would say, "It's all because of you low-quality art students that the trendy toy industry is ruined."

Most of them directly greeted Lu Kai's relatives and body organs.

Moreover, it would have been fine if only Waikiki's account was affected. Even the Blue Star Iron Mouth, who played a role in fueling Lu Kai's first rise to fame, had a large number of accounts venting their anger flood into their live broadcast room that night.

For this reason, Tiezui Ge sent Lu Kaifa a message during the live broadcast:

"Brother, everyone who's scolding you has rushed into my live broadcast room. Why don't you start a live broadcast and take the scolding, so as to help me share the fire, hahaha."

Lu Kai quickly sent a message to Tiezui Ge to apologize. Tiezui Ge did not show any intention of blaming Lu Kai too much. He said that he had seen a lot of ups and downs, and this matter had nothing to do with him after all. Netizens came to join in the fun and cursed a few times, and it would not really have any impact.

"But you're different. This is not an easy hurdle to overcome. You have to think carefully about how to deal with it."

Lu Kai asked him if he had any suggestions, and Tiezui replied, "I don't know how to do it specifically."

In fact, think about it, Brother Tiezui is a very righteous person, but he also has a strong sense of propriety. When such a big thing happened, he would come to remind Lu Kai to pay attention out of kindness, but giving advice also means taking responsibility, and Brother Tiezui would never do such a thing under any circumstances.

Seeing things spiraling out of control, Zhao Jinghuan called everyone back to the studio at 10 p.m. that evening. Waikiki seemed to be working overtime for the first time in its history. Even Sister Zou brought Dorasi over to discuss countermeasures.

After arriving at the company, Zhao Jinghuan explained the matter of Hu Mingyuan contacting Wanfeng's mother. Sister Zou could no longer blame the two for being impulsive. Instead, she gritted her teeth and sighed:

"Alas, the blow was still too light."

However, the beating was deserved, but the aftermath was indeed troublesome. Now, they seem to have only two choices: either release a video apology and explain the whole story, or play dead and wait for the heat to die down.

After not seeing each other for a while, Fanqie and Sister Zou quickly got into an argument over their opposing opinions. Sister Zou argued that to prevent the situation from escalating, a video apology should be released immediately. Fanqie, on the other hand, argued that playing dead was the right approach: "Look at all those people who get into trouble and make headlines every day. Those who apologize end up getting criticized again, accused of evading the main issue or being stubborn and their apologies insincere. On the other hand, those who play dead can avoid the spotlight by simply evading it."

Sister Zou said he was talking nonsense: "Those who pretended to be dead just came out less and got scolded once. How many of them actually landed safely in the end?"

Tomato mentioned an athlete's name, and Zou waved her hand and said, "He's lost all his endorsements. His documentary on CCTV was canceled before it even aired a few days ago."

Tomato mentioned another actor, and Zou Jie also said: "It's the same thing. Look, does he have any new dramas now? He's not even on any variety shows anymore."

The two of them talked non-stop, and finally turned to Zhao Jinghuan and asked her to make a decision.

Lu Kai was stunned when he heard this: "Shouldn't I be the one making the decision?"

Tomato blushed and quickly changed his words: "No, I mean to let Jinghuan judge for herself."

Zhao Jinghuan turned to Lu Kai and said, "Lu Kai, if we apologize, we must do it as soon as possible." He obviously felt that he couldn't play dead.

Lu Kai frowned and thought for a while, his expression darkened: "If I want to apologize, where should I start?"

Several people understood what he meant. If they came out to apologize, they could not lie or avoid the important issues. They had to talk about Wanfeng's death, and even the design left by Wanfeng and the contact between Wanfeng's mother and Hu Mingyuan had to be mentioned.

But this would cause great harm to the deceased Wanfeng, Wanfeng's mother, and even Lu Kai.

The room fell silent for a while. After a long time, Zhao Jinghuan's cell phone suddenly rang. She picked up the phone to check it. When she looked up again, the eyes of several people in the room were all on her.

Zhao Jinghuan shrugged. It was hard to say that this was unexpected.

"He's the person in charge from Wanda."