Chapter 45 A Happy Breakfast
During the live broadcast, everyone ate and drank their fill.
After the meal, according to the program rules, the six guests have to comment on the dishes.
Guest No. 1, an entertainment reporter, wiped her mouth and said with a look of unsatisfied satisfaction, "It's not like I haven't tried Red Mansion dishes before, but these from 77 are truly exceptional. The duck feet are chewy and flavorful, the lotus leaf soup is refreshing and delicious, and the rouge goose breast is also a standout. Of course, my favorite is the crab dumplings. As soon as I bite into the crystal-clear, thin skin, the crab roe filling bursts into my mouth, and the broth is fresh and fragrant. It's truly delicious."
Guest number 2, a Weibo restaurant explorer, also commented: "The chicken fat rolls are delicious too, crispy and flavourful, with a hint of rich chicken fat lingering on the tip of your tongue."
Guests No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 all commented and praised Xue Qi's cooking.
Guest No. 6 Zhang Tao was still eating. He stopped when everyone's eyes turned to him, wiped his greasy mouth, and said, "Oh, not bad, I like it very much."
He looked at Xue Qi: "Xue 77, right? I'll pay you a high price to be our chef. You can set your salary. How about that?"
Sun Shaoqi scoffed, "Hey, what price can you afford? I'm telling you, there's no way our Seventh Mother will be your chef! No matter how much money you offer!"
Xue Qi tsk-tsk-tsked and stared at Sun Shaoqi in surprise: "Who said that? If the price is right, I can consider it. I don't want to go against money."
Sun Shaoqi: "...7 Mom, where's your backbone?"
Xue Qi: "How can one compare to Qian Qian Zixiang in terms of integrity?"
Zhang Tao said, "How about a 500,000 yuan annual salary?"
Xue Qi: "...Integrity is still more important."
Are you kidding me?
She can earn more than fifty dollars a year just by appearing on any show now, okay?
Zhang Tao: "Think carefully, a 500,000 yuan annual salary is a stable job, unlike your current internet celebrity. Once you are no longer popular, you won't have that much annual salary anymore."
Xue Qi: "...Then wouldn't it be better to wait until I'm out of fashion and then come back to earn your money?"
To enhance the show's impact, the director interrupted them off-stage: "No poaching allowed on this show. If you want to poach someone, please do it yourself off the show. If everyone has finished their meal, we can start the Q&A session."
The people at the table finally calmed down, took out their phones, and prepared to ask questions.
After a full meal and soup, everyone's stomachs were filled with warm food and their mood improved a lot.
Fan No. 1, the entertainment reporter, had prepared many sharp and aggressive questions.
But after eating Xue Qi's delicious food, his mentality suddenly calmed down, and the way he asked questions also became much gentler.
She first asked Chu Xing:
"Wake up, kid. Many netizens are concerned about you right now. They want to know if you were truly bullied by Zhang Tao at school, and if you truly bullied and harmed those girls. Of course, although I have great faith in your character, there are some things I need you to clarify again and in detail. Although rumors stop at the wise, it's easier to spread than to refute them, so I need you to take this opportunity to interview you and clarify things."
Before Chu Xing could say anything, Zhang Tao, who was sitting across from her, crossed his legs and drummed his fingers on the table. He said, "Chu Xing, think carefully before you speak. I'm sitting right across from you. Don't you think about how good I and a few classmates were to you back then? Now that you're famous, how can you have a clear conscience and accuse me of school violence?"
Everyone here is very disgusted with Zhang Tao's rude and uncivilized behavior.
The netizens in the live broadcast room also frowned:
"Why is Zhang Tao like this? I originally believed he was innocent, but now I see he really has the air of a bandit. He's clearly threatening Xingxing!"
"That's right, it's obvious that he's threatening Xingxing, it's a bit disgusting."
"Based on his performance, I'd rather believe that Xingxing is innocent."
"You Chu Xing fans, you've really had enough. Some people seem bad, but they're actually good. Some people seem good, but their hearts are rotten. Please don't be too prejudiced against Chu Xing. Okay, Zhang Tao came on this show, and I'm more inclined to think that he has a clear conscience, rather than coming on the show to threaten people out of fear."
"Why do I feel like he's fearless? Hehehe."
"Stop arguing, stop arguing, and focus on watching the live broadcast."
During the live broadcast, Chu Xing looked at Zhang Tao silently for a moment, then turned to Fan No. 1 who asked the question and answered in an orderly manner:
"I was a victim of school violence, and Zhang Tao was indeed the perpetrator. Even if they used innocent girls as shields or smokescreens, it couldn't erase the fact. My father taught me from a young age to be an upright man and never let down any girl. I have never done anything to hurt a girl, and I never will."
Zhang Tao snorted coldly and interrupted, "Who would believe you if you said you didn't do it? Show me the evidence! Proof that you didn't hurt those girls!"
Chu Xing was speechless after being confronted by him. The young man had no experience in dealing with such a scoundrel, so he naturally suffered a loss.
Xue Qi privately patted Chu Xing's clenched fist, then looked at Zhang Tao with a smile. He was about to help Chu Xing argue, but Cao Feng, who always had a low sense of presence, spoke first.
"Student, I think you've misunderstood your logic. You want Chu Xing to prove her innocence only if you provide evidence. So far, those girls have accused Chu Xing of assaulting them, and the WeChat chat logs they've shared, aside from the same profile picture, offer no other evidence. Are the WeChat IDs and usage consistent? You don't even have clear evidence, so how can you even claim to be proving your innocence?"
Zhang Tao was stunned by this rigorous logic.
Cao Feng added: "Without clear evidence, it's slander. Chu Xing, whose reputation has been damaged, has the right to use legal weapons to protect his rights."
Zhang Tao's mind raced: "You guys say I bullied him in school, but does he have any evidence? He's trying to slander me without any evidence, haha."
Cao Feng smiled and said, "We didn't ask you to prove your innocence. Who says there's no evidence? Yun Rong is the best evidence. The police are still investigating this matter. Whether you are innocent or not will be determined in due time."
Zhang Tao felt guilty after hearing what Cao Feng said, and he was immediately at a loss for words to defend himself. After a long while, he managed to utter, "If I say no, then no! You're more eloquent than I am, I won't argue with you! You just know how to bully me!"
Cao Feng said calmly, "Well, you're weak and you're right? So, Zhang Tao, are you really weak? Are you really right?"
Although the man's tone was not intense and his voice was flat and level throughout, his words and the aura he exuded gave people a sense of oppression.
Zhang Tao was so angry that he gritted his teeth and simply stopped talking.
Seeing this, netizens in the live broadcast room exclaimed:
"Fuck, this is so exciting! This is so exciting! I like this big brother so much! He is so handsome! He doesn't have much presence at other times, but now he is so awesome!"
Ah! I feel like my whole body is sparkling! Love it! "
"1. The feeling of being all sparkly! Love it so much!"
"Very gentle, giving off a calm, indignant vibe. But he also exudes a strong sense of justice. It's awesome!"
"Handsome guy, perfect logic√."
"What a ridiculously logical argument! This is just sophistry and double standards! Zhang Tao is truly miserable, being besieged by a bunch of crooked-butt people on the show."
"I feel sorry for Zhang Tao! I won't take sides, I'll wait for the results."
"I feel sorry for Zhang Tao, but you still don't stand with him? Are you kidding me, hahahaha?"
The live broadcast continued, and other guests also answered a few questions one after another, but most of the questions focused on Chu Xing.
After a day of live broadcast, public opinion on the Internet had completely turned to Chu Xing's side.
Netizens posted Cao Feng's self-proclaimed words online, which resonated with netizens:
"That makes sense. There's a lot of groundless slander online right now. When a victim makes a lengthy clarification, they're often targeted with one or two inappropriate comments, maliciously amplifying the meaning of the other person's words and ultimately causing them to suffer irreparable consequences."
"1. In my opinion, the person being slandered doesn't need to prove their innocence. If you think they're guilty, then produce real evidence that will leave them speechless! Those girls who said Chu Xing harmed them, take the chat logs to the police station and report it! The police can check the identity of the person on WeChat."
"Yes, call the police! But don't make accusations online!"
Public opinion on the Internet was overwhelming, and Chu Xing successfully gained the upper hand.
-
Across the street from the Small Drum Tower is the Chongxun Department Store, known as Shayanglou by the locals.
The building is not an office building, but a single room similar to a hotel. It is luxuriously decorated and has all the necessary functions such as entertainment, karaoke, and bathing.
In the small dark room of Room 409, there were six bunk beds, where twelve women lived.
Recently, because of the tense situation outside, they cannot go out to work and can only stay in the dormitory, lying on the bed and browsing Weibo.
A girl sat up in bed and said, "Did you watch the live broadcast of 'Our Delicious Restaurant'? The production team accused us of engaging in immature business at Shayanglou online. Their show is being filmed right across the street from us, in the Little Drum Tower."
Another girl, while cutting her toenails, complained: "So what? What can you do? Do you still want to run? Be careful not to break your legs."
Everyone said one after another:
"Hey, did you know? Sister Hong, who ran away last week, has been recaptured. Sister Hong is really miserable. China is so big, there's nowhere she couldn't run to. She had to go to the police station, but Brother Chong went to the police station in her husband's name to bring her back."
"I know. I heard she's been locked up in a small dark room. Her eggs will be taken in a few days, and then she'll be sent to Country T to be used as a machine."
"What is a machine?"
"You don't even know about machines? They're just surrogacy. Rich people who don't want to have children, or can't, find a woman to help them have babies. The women who are sent to be machines are the most miserable. They're locked up like sows, giving birth over and over again. Some even give birth until they die!"
"I heard that Brother Chong had a wife who was disobedient and was sent to be a machine. She gave birth to ten children. When she was giving birth to her last child, she was almost dying, so she was tied to the operating table and had to hang on to liquid medicine every day. In the end, the eleventh child was born, but the woman also died. It's so tragic."
"So, don't even think about running away. There's no good ending for you. Here, listen to Brother Chong. At least you'll have food, drink, and clothes. Be obedient. If you can become Brother Chong's wife, you can live in a big house and give birth to a son for him."
Cai Xiao felt creepy when he heard what those girls said.
She didn't blame these girls for giving up on themselves. In a place like this, being brainwashed and accepting brainwashing was the only way to survive.
She had been tricked into coming here for three years and had suffered a lot, but she had never given up hope of escaping.
She saw the company's recruitment on the Internet and met the boss after joining.
After the interview, the boss would pick her up in a luxury car every now and then for work, and would ask about her well-being on WeChat.
She thought that she was favored by a rich man and could become a wealthy wife in Shanghai and live a life of luxury, but she didn't expect that it was the beginning of the darkest period of her life.
If she hadn't often seen her best friend from the same hometown, Tian Xincuicui, on TV, she would have given up on herself.
Tian Xincuicui often said in interviews that she wanted to find her.
Cai Xiao has reached a management level. Although he can access the Internet, he cannot have any contact with the outside world. The consequences of being discovered are unimaginable. Having his eggs retrieved is a small matter. The most terrifying thing is to become a reproductive machine.
Cai Xiao got up and went to the balcony to hang clothes. Through the window, he saw the small drum tower on the opposite street.
The lights were on in the small drum tower, and there were many staff members walking back and forth in the yard.
But what could she do? She couldn't escape.
Just when she was about to give up hope, she saw Tian Xincuicui carrying two bags of garbage, walking out of the Small Drum Tower, and even walked to the bottom of the Shayang Building to throw away the garbage.
Tian Xin glanced upstairs briefly, and then turned back to the Small Drum Tower for fear of being discovered.
It was Tian Xincui's look back that gave Cai Xiao hope.
She took the risk and while all the women in the dormitory were still chatting, she opened the window and threw the clothesline out.
The clothesline hit Tian Xincuicui behind her. She looked up and saw a woman half-leaning out of the fourth-floor window, yelling at her:
"Crispy, crispy, I love you! Aaaaaah! Crispy, look at me! I'm your fan! Crispy, I love you!"
Tian Xincui heard a familiar voice and was in disbelief. She looked up for a moment and then the security guard downstairs drove her away.
Cai Xiao upstairs was also pulled back.
Cai Xiao was pulled back by her roommates, who all said:
"Cai Xiao, are you crazy? Do you know how much trouble this will bring us? What did Chong Ge tell us before he left? You have to keep a low profile, don't you know that?"
"That's right, you can't go crazy just because you see a celebrity, right?"
"Cai Xiao, did you really see her Tian Xincuicui just now? Did you see King Chu?"
"I like Tian Xincuicui too! We both came from the countryside, so how come she became a star while we're stuck here..."
The security guard pushed the door open and asked, "What happened just now?"
Cai Xiao looked apologetic, covering her red face and screaming, "Ahhh, Lao Wang, I just saw a star! A star! Oh, I'm sorry, Lao Wang, did I cause you any trouble? Sorry, sorry, I'll control myself for a moment."
Security manager Lao Wang is the gold medal thug here, responsible for guarding these girls.
Cai Xiao had been there for three years and had always been very well behaved, even getting to know them well. Seeing her like this, they scolded her, saying, "You can't yell even when celebrities are here! It's a good thing you didn't cry for help, or else you'd be turned into a reproductive machine!"
Cai Xiao: "Ahhh, I'm sorry, Lao Wang. I was so excited to see the celebrity just now! I didn't expect to yell out loud in excitement. I'm sorry."
Lao Wang warned, "Don't do that again. There are still many people online throwing mud at us. The police just came to investigate today, and you didn't know about it."
"I know, I know."
Cai Xiao only breathed a sigh of relief after Lao Wang left.
Because "Our Delicious Restaurant" exposed what happened in Shayanglou, the police came three times a day in the past few days.
However, they are protected by high-ranking officials, and they serve high-ranking officials. As long as they do not engage in transactions, it is impossible for others to catch them.
Cai Xiao lay back on the bed, feeling uneasy.
Would Cui Cui really come to save her? Did he really recognize her just now?
She doesn't know.
If Cui Cui didn't recognize her, then she would really have no hope in the future.
-
Tian Xin returned to the Little Drum Tower crisply, her heart pounding. Then, pretending to be calm, she walked into the live broadcast area, pulled Xue Qi and said, "Sister 77, my agent bought me two sets of clothes. I think one of them suits you very well. Come with me to the room and try them on."
Chen Weiwei said jealously, "Wow, 77 is really the group's favorite now. Not only are the men fighting for her, but the women are fighting for her too. I, the movie queen Chen Weiwei, am not worthy of being snatched away by you guys? I'm so sad and upset."
Tian Xin crisply took her arm and said, "Let's go, Sister Weiwei, let's go together."
The three girls returned to the bedroom.
There was no live camera in the bedroom, so Tian Xin simply recounted what had just happened.
Chen Weiwei frowned. "The incident has become so serious that the police must have been there. The officials involved are all protecting Shayanglou and will definitely not let anything happen to it at this time."
She thought about the content of the original book.
In the original novel, only management staff in Shayang Building could live in rooms with windows facing the street.
As long as the women in management are obedient enough, they can get the opportunity to come out.
Chen Weiwei suggested, "How about this? Let's set up a breakfast stall downstairs at Shayang Building tomorrow morning. If that girl is smart enough, she'll definitely find a way to go downstairs and buy breakfast."
Xue Qi said, "Well, we can give this method a try. After all, we have no other options."
The three of them did what they said and immediately took out their phones to send WeChat messages to the program director.
-
At the same time, the guest bedroom door opened and Zhang Tao walked out of the room.
He held a knife in his hand and walked to Chu Xing's room under the live surveillance.
Zhang Tao knocked on Chu Xing's door. When the door opened, the boy kicked the door and rushed into Chu Xing's room.
Chu Xing's voice came from inside: "Zhang Tao! Are you crazy?"
Zhang Tao: "Just think I'm crazy. You bastard, I gave you face, right? I'm going to tear your face off today! Why didn't I kill you a few years ago? You actually dared to accuse me on the show, damn it."
Although the bedroom scene could not be seen in the live broadcast room, Zhang Tao's voice could be heard.
Netizens:
“??? What the hell is going on?”
"Is Zhang Tao crazy? Is this the werewolf exposing himself? Did he forget that even though I don't have surveillance cameras, there are some in the corridor?"
"Is he crazy? Even a werewolf wouldn't expose himself so directly? He's so confident!"
Chu Xing was thin and weak, and was no match for the strong and domineering Zhang Tao.
He ran out of the room in his pajamas, but was pinned to the ground by Zhang Tao.
Zhang Tao was fearless, his dagger pressed against the boy's fair face. "Hey, let's see how you can act from now on. If you have the guts, go sue me for intentional injury. I promise, just like a few years ago, you won't have any evidence to accuse me of brutality. Do you believe it?"
Seeing that his knife was about to pierce Chu Xing's skin, Xue Qi took off Chen Weiwei's high heels and threw them at Zhang Tao as if they were a kitchen knife.
The heel hit Zhang Tao's tendon directly.
Zhang Tao felt his arm go numb, his hand loosened, and the dagger slid down Chu Xing's cheek and fell to the ground with a clang.
At this time, other men heard the noise and rushed out.
Cao Feng and Tang Xiong rushed over to control Zhang Tao, and Chu Cheng helped his son up and hugged him.
Chu Xing was so scared that he was shaking all over. If Xue Qi hadn't suddenly appeared, he felt that he would die!
He was so scared that he was shaking all over and held his father for a long time without letting go.
Chu Cheng angrily shouted, "Zhang Tao, you're going too far! Even if I lose everything, I will fight the evil forces behind you to the end! I don't believe there is no law and justice in this world!"
Zhang Tao was pinned to the ground by Cao Feng and Tang Xiong, and he sneered indifferently: "What did I do? I was just joking with Chu Xing, why did you take it so seriously?"
Xue Qi walked over, squatted in front of Zhang Tao, and looked the boy over. "Do you think you can commit a perfect crime? I tell you, you're dreaming."
After saying this, she asked everyone present: "Who has socks?"
Sun Fugui walked over and stretched out his stinky feet: "77, I have it."
Xue Qi: "Take it off."
Sun Fugui immediately took off a pair of smelly socks and threw them to Xue Qi. The girl quickly stuffed the smelly socks into Zhang Tao's mouth and clapped her hands in disgust: "Send him to the police station. The live broadcast should have recorded everything. This is intentional injury."
Zhang Tao's mouth was stuffed with smelly socks and he couldn't speak, but he gave Xue Qi a fierce look.
He has the ability to commit the "perfect crime." Even if the livestream is recorded, the evidence will be erased! Not only that, according to his previous experiments, anyone who has watched the livestream will also have their memory erased.
So there will be no evidence to prove that she intentionally hurt anyone.
Even after the police arrived, he remained fearless.
The police retrieved the live surveillance footage in front of him. Zhang Tao, who had been fearless at first, gradually lost his smile and then showed a look of horror:
“This… How is this possible!?”
The police sneered and said, "Zhang Tao, you are now suspected of destroying other people's property, stealing from a bank, and intentionally injuring someone! Please come with us!"
Zhang Tao was completely stunned: "??? What's going on? Impossible!"
Police: "Whether it's possible or not, the evidence will tell. Now all the evidence clearly points to you committing a crime!"
Netizens in the live broadcast room were stunned:
"What the hell? A food show suddenly has a criminal investigation!"
"Another administrative series!"
"So Zhang Tao's school violence is real? Not only that, he also has a criminal habit! Otherwise, it's hard to explain why he would destroy other people's things and rob a bank. Is he crazy?"
"I don't know if he's sick or not, but I think he's a pervert!"
"How could such a person be sick? He simply thinks his father is the king of the world and has nothing to fear."
"There is a kind of father named Zhang Xun!"
"There's definitely something wrong with Zhang Xun! There's definitely something wrong with the Shayang Building! How come it's been two days and there's still no news about the Shayang Building? Isn't anyone investigating?"
"1. Dad must have many hands to cover the sky to let his son be so fearless?"
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