After leaving the school gate and crossing two streets, I found the nanny car parked in a remote corner.
Qi Xingchen jumped into the car, took off his mask and breathed, "Did you run into any media paparazzi or anything like that?"
"No, it's quite safe here." An Ran said.
"Okay, wait here for a while."
About half an hour later, Qi Jiaze sneaked over and whispered outside the car door: "Brother."
Qi Xingchen: "...Uncle Qin, help him open the door."
Qi Jiaze continued to sneak into the car. Qi Xingchen was about to ask him why he made it look like the Japanese invaders were entering the village.
Qi Jiaze opened his arms and hugged him: "Oh my god! Brother! This feels so good!"
"...Let me go first."
Qi Jiaze shook him twice again, and Qi Xingchen felt dizzy. He asked, "Did you get the things?"
"Yes! Record it all from beginning to end!"
"As I taught you?"
"Exactly the same." Qi Jiaze handed the necklace to Qi Xingchen.
Inside the necklace is the pinhole camera that Qi Xingchen bought this morning. It goes to the selected player and stores it locally.
He exported the video and watched it from beginning to end, then smiled and said, "Very good, that's enough."
"Yes," Qi Xingchen asked again, "How did you deal with Cui Hao?"
"That grandson is really not like a man."
Qi Jiaze touched the roof of his mouth with the tip of his tongue and sneered, "He was so scared that he paralyzed. You know, brother, he was really paralyzed. He sat on the ground and hugged my legs, begging me not to send the video to the school... I thought he would have to snatch the necklace or fight with me, what a loser."
Qi Xingchen smoothed his fur and asked, "So what are you going to give it to me?"
"...I haven't thought about it yet."
"Okay, I'll give you a copy of the video tonight, and you can use it after you've made up your mind. But remember two things," Qi Xingchen paused, "First, stop at the right time and let him take the punishment he deserves, and don't make any more vicious incidents; second, you absolutely won't condone him like you did last time. Now he's stealing and slandering students, and he may become a habitual thief or fraudster after entering society. You don't stop him out of kindness, but harm him, okay?"
Qi Jiaze thought quietly for a few minutes, then nodded and said, "I'll make a note of it, brother. I didn't believe what Sister Yuji said last time, but this time I find that you have indeed changed a lot."
"...Maybe it was the time when I fell on my head two months ago that made me sober. Isn't it said that people can see many things clearly between death and life?" Qi Xingchen rubbed the tip of his nose.
"No matter what, you will always be my favorite brother," Qi Jiaze hugged him again and sniffed, "Thank you for helping me."
His furry little head was right next to Qi Xingchen's ear, and Qi Xingchen could hear his heavy nasal tone.
In fact, he was the one who felt the most uncomfortable after Tao Xuan’s incident came out.
Framed and misunderstood, no one believed him except his brother. How aggrieved must he have felt when he saw the insults under Shang Liang's Weibo?
How worried must he be to have endured until now?
Qi Xingchen lowered his eyes and rubbed his hair.
I will definitely clear your name.
It is inconvenient for them to send Qi Jiaze off with their current identities, so the two brothers disbanded on the spot. Qi Xingchen went to the Public Security Bureau, and Qi Jiaze returned to school to continue his lunch break.
Qi Xingchen felt a little dizzy after not eating or drinking for the whole morning. Fortunately, An Ran bought some snacks while waiting for him, and after filling her stomach, she went straight to the director's office.
The comprehensive medical examination report came out at around 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Due to a dinner party, Qi Xingchen picked it up this morning and sent it to the Public Security Bureau while buying the camera.
He thanked the director, took the two file bags and set off again back to the set.
We arrived at the aquarium just in time for lunch. Qi Xingchen walked to the director's lounge and knocked on the door: "Director Shang, I'm Xiao Qi, have you finished eating?"
"After you finish eating," Shang Liang said, "come in."
Pushing the door open, Shang Liang was reading the storyboard. Qi Xingchen slapped two file bags and a piece of paper on the table and said, "Director Shang, I want to talk to you."
"It's because of the Weibo incident," the business director said, as if he knew everything. "I didn't say who did it, so netizens' speculation doesn't count. Let's talk about it tonight."
In Shang Liang's opinion, Qi Jiaze must be a villain. He did not mention Qi Jiaze's name directly when he posted on Weibo, which gave Qi Xingchen a lot of face.
Since the name was not mentioned, netizens can only guess but cannot confirm it. At most, you can curse Qi Jiaze online, which won't have any impact on your real life, so just don't go online.
"That's because you don't know how serious cyberbullying is. It's no worse than the school bullying you think it is."
Qi Xingchen understood Shang Liang's idea, it was normal that people in their fifties did not often surf the Internet and knew little about cyberbullying.
He refused decisively: "I can't wait until the evening, I want to talk to you now."
Today we will stop for the whole morning and time is very tight in the afternoon, so Shang Liang wanted to refuse as soon as he opened his mouth.
But when he saw Qi Xingchen's persistent eyes, he said impatiently: "Okay, okay, go ahead and tell me."
Qi Xingchen cleared his throat and pointed at the things on the table.
"These two are Tao Xuan's medical examination report and the injury appraisal report issued by the Municipal Public Security Bureau based on the medical examination report. It confirms that Tao Xuan has no external injuries on his body."
"Hmm?" Shang Liang hesitated for a moment and opened the report.
"This piece of paper is a certificate from other students who were present at the time and witnessed the entire incident."
Shang Liang pulled over a certificate that read: [I voluntarily certify that on x-month-x-year, Qi Jiaze did not intentionally use a basketball to injure Tao Xuan]
Below is a row of signatures and seals. Qi Xingchen added: "The video of their signatures was recorded, so there is no forgery."
These materials couldn't be more real, and Shang Liang was filled with surprise and doubt. After drinking a few sips of water, he said, "The student council member of Tao Xuan's class, the kid named Cui, is very sure that your brother hit Tao Xuan. Could it be..."
He didn't finish the words after "Can it be?", Qi Xingchen could hear that he still had doubts.
After all, the eyewitness's words were very convincing, and Cui Hao was a student committee member that teachers and students particularly trusted. He couldn't tell lies, and it wouldn't do him any good.
"Then please take another look at this video." Qi Xingchen pushed the freshly released video to Shang Liliang.
When Shang Liang opened the screen, Cui Hao secretly hid his wallet in the lapel of his school uniform, and his behavior of insulting Qi Jiaze and turning the tables on him was clearly presented in front of him.
"This is the second time Jiaze has caught him doing something dirty..." Qi Xingchen's face was extremely cold, "Forget to say, the first time Jiaze didn't want to destroy his self-esteem, so he gave him a lesson and didn't tell the teacher. From that day on, Cui Hao has always hated Jiaze. Do you think - is such a study committee member trustworthy?"
With a dull thud, the cup in Shang Liang's hand fell onto the table, with tea spilling all over the table.
Qi Xingchen quickly picked up all the evidence and found tissues to wipe the table.
"......Hey, I'll delete my Weibo post now. I was too impulsive in this matter. I'm sorry, Xiao Qi."
Shang Liang sighed and took out his cell phone. "I don't know what happened. This morning, I saw Taotao pull out the infusion needle by herself and run to Jing'an to see Tao Xuan. She looked very sour, very indignant, and very anxious. She posted a Weibo in a fit of anger. You know I'm not very good at using this thing. I tried it several times before I figured it out."
"Wait," Qi Xingchen stopped him, "You don't need to delete the blog."
Shang 냫 Liang was confused: "If I don't delete it, it will easily cause rumors, right?"
"What you need," Qi Xingchen said word by word, "is to publicly apologize to my brother."
Shang Liang was stunned, as if he didn't hear clearly what he said.
Qi Xingchen continued, "As the actor who plays Lin Xiao and an actor under you, I respect you, love you, and thank you for your guidance and kindness. But as Qi Jiaze's brother, I feel sad for your behavior of concluding that Jiaze is the murderer without solid evidence."
"Jia Ze is indeed not a good student, but he is a good person. Now that the evidence is in front of us, please post a Weibo to publicly apologize to him."
Shang Liang opened his eyes and looked at Qi Xingchen, Qi Xingchen stared at him without blinking, and the two confronted each other in silence.
After a long time, heavy breathing sounds were heard in the room.
Shang Liliang was obviously furious: "Xiao Qi, I said I was wrong, don't go too far!"
"You are the one who went too far. If you don't apologize publicly, I will post all the information online. This information has legal force, and you should be able to judge whether netizens believe me or you."
Shang 냫 Liang: “…”
"And I will take back the White Whale Pavilion and will no longer rent it to you as a filming location. Please consider the time and cost required to relocate the scene."
"You, you..." Shang Liang roared, "I signed a contract with the previous boss, you are breaching the contract!"
"It doesn't matter," Qi Xingchen said generously, "I can afford the penalty."
"......"
Shang Liang had no doubt that if he had heart disease, he would be angry to death on the spot.
He simply couldn't believe that the seemingly most obedient and youngest actor in the crew was actually the toughest nut to crack.
"...Xiao Qi," he was so angry that his head hurt, "You are a part of 'Ocean's End', do you want to see it die? Or do you not want to shoot it?"
This sentence already carries some threatening connotations.
Qi Xingchen shrugged: "I don't care. Who knows how the TV show with the attempted rape will turn out."
Evidence is still being collected in the Xu Sheng case. Whether a verdict is made or not, the impact of the news will be considerable.
If Xu Sheng is blacklisted and Qi Xingchen leaves again, "Ocean" will be recast and re-filmed, and the actors will need to pay liquidated damages and lose their reputation.
The ones who suffer the most are the investors and directors.
Qi Xingchen knew that he was being a little aggressive at the moment. Shang Liang was so old and had such a high status, it was really difficult for him to apologize to a child.
Capital is always seeking profits. Qi Xingchen thought about it and took a step back. "However, if you apologize, I will find someone to change Xu Sheng's charges to other crimes that are suitable for sentencing. This will benefit both Sister Tao Tao and you. How about we win together this time?"
Shang Liang had no reason to reject Qi Xingchen, because Xu Sheng's influence was too bad and the cost of reshooting was too high.
As a female star, although it is natural for her to use legal weapons to protect herself, society has always liked to look at women with tinted glasses. In a short period of time, rumors about Tao Tao will definitely fly everywhere.
By then, Tao Tao's image and the ratings of "Ocean" which she starred in will definitely decline.
The fact that Qi Xingchen was able to issue an injury assessment within just two hours without even having Tao Xuan's ID card was enough to prove that he had the ability to do so.
Finally, Shang Liang sighed and compromised.
Qi Xingchen just didn't want to leave. "Ocean Story" was his first filming and it was of memorable significance.
Moreover, he does not want to give up the exposure on satellite TV. His popularity among the people is very low, and he needs to appear on satellite TV to show his face.
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