Livestream Conflict-solver: The Whole Internet Begs Me for Justice!

8: Official thanks for dismantling the pyramid scheme.Just as the ”righteous beatdown” was unfolding in the living room, outside, a police siren, drawing near from afar, pierced the stillness of the night sky.

”Woo—woo—”

The siren grew louder and louder, finally stopping downstairs.

”Knock knock knock!” A heavy and forceful knocking sounded on the door, accompanied by a stern, low shout: ”Open up! Police! Routine inspection!”

The room instantly fell silent. The victims, who had just been filled with righteous indignation, stopped what they were doing and looked nervously at Zhang Ze.

The suit-wearing leader, who had been beaten until his face resembled a pig’s head, had a flicker of light flash in his eyes.

The bullet screen comments in the live stream instantly became tense.

”Police Officers are here! Perfect timing!”

”Oh no, Brother Ze locked the door and hit people. He won’t be arrested as an accomplice, will he?”

”Don’t talk nonsense! Brother Ze is acting courageously for a just cause!”

”Waiting to see how Brother Ze resolves this crisis!”

Zhang Ze, however, looked completely calm, as if everything was under his control.

He walked to the door and shouted outside: ”Coming, coming, stop knocking, you’re going to break the door!”

He slowly unlocked the deadbolt and pulled open the door.

Outside the door stood four or five fully armed Police Officers, led by a middle-aged officer with a square face and sharp eyes.

Seeing the door open, they were about to rush in and control the scene, but they were stunned by what they saw.

They saw a handsome young man looking at them with an innocent expression.

Behind him was a chaotic living room, with over twenty people standing or sitting, and several groaning strong men lying on the floor, along with a ”leader” whose face was swollen like a pig’s head.

This... what is going on? A gang fight?

”Officers, you’ve finally arrived,” Zhang Ze greeted them proactively, wearing an expression that said, ”I’ve finally found my family,” and continued, ”If you had come any later, I would have been exhausted to death.”

The leading officer frowned, pointing inside and asking, ”What is happening here? We received a report saying there was a large-scale pyramid scheme organization involved in illegal confinement!”

”That’s right!” Zhang Ze slapped his thigh. ”This is the place! I, a concerned citizen, received a cry for help from a friend and came alone to investigate. I didn’t expect the other party to be numerous and vicious. I had no choice but to engage in some small, legitimate self-defense while ensuring my own safety, and successfully kept them contained while waiting for your arrival.”

The audience in the live stream burst out laughing.

”Good heavens! I’m calling good heavens! ’Some small, legitimate self-defense’?”

”Translation: I took them all down by myself.”

”Brother Ze’s linguistic artistry should be nominated for world heritage!”

At this moment, the ”lost lamb” scrambled over, grabbing the officer’s arm and crying: ”Police Officers, it was him! He saved me! I was tricked into coming here. They took my phone and ID, wouldn’t let me leave, and tried to force me to trick my family out of money! If it wasn’t for this big brother, I... I would have been ruined!”

The other victims also reacted, starting their accusations all at once.

”Officers, we were all tricked into coming here!”

”The one on the floor is the boss; he stole money from all of us!”

The square-faced officer listened to the crowd’s accusations, looked at the miserable state of the ”thugs” and the leader on the floor, and then looked at Zhang Ze, who wore an expression of ”I am a model citizen.” His gaze became somewhat complicated.

He waved his hand and told his colleagues behind him: ”First, restrain everyone and take them back to the bureau!”

... Municipal Public Security Bureau, interrogation room.

Of course, Zhang Ze was not sitting in the suspect’s chair, but was giving a statement in a nearby reception room.

The one taking his statement was a young police officer, who kept secretly glancing at Zhang Ze while recording, his eyes full of admiration.

”Um... are you really ’Brother Pingshi’?” the young officer finally couldn’t help but ask.

Zhang Ze was surprised: ”You watch my live streams too?”

The young officer blushed and scratched his head: ”Yes, I did, I did. Before we responded to the call just now, our captain was watching the replay of your live stream, ’Brother Pingshi Helps the Steamed Bun Vendor.’ We found the location based on the address you provided in the stream. Seriously, Brother, you’re incredible! I wasn’t that brave even when I entered the police academy!”

”Ahem, keep it low-key. It’s all for justice,” Zhang Ze waved his hand, but he was secretly delighted.

After the statement was finished, the square-faced officer walked in, offered Zhang Ze a cigarette, and smiled approvingly: ”Young man, we owe you a great deal this time. Not only did you save people, but you also helped us obtain the most direct evidence, allowing us to wipe out this pyramid scheme gang that has been entrenched in West City for months. On behalf of the Municipal Bureau, I thank you!”

”Serving the people!” Zhang Ze immediately stood up straight.

”However,” the officer changed the subject, patting his shoulder, ”your method... was too dangerous. The next time you encounter something like this, call the police immediately. Never act impulsively by yourself, understood?”

”Understood, understood. This time the situation was urgent, but next time I will!” Zhang Ze nodded vigorously.

It was already deep night when he walked out of the Public Security Bureau entrance.

The young man called the ”lost lamb,” whose real name was Wang Hao, was waiting at the entrance with his parents.

As soon as Wang Hao saw Zhang Ze emerge, he immediately tried to kneel with a ”thud.”

Zhang Ze was quick, grabbing and supporting him: ”Hey! Brother, what are you doing!”

”Brother Ze!” Wang Hao’s eyes were red. ”Thank you! Seriously, if it weren’t for you, my life would have been ruined!”

Wang Hao’s parents also offered Zhang Ze endless thanks, insisting on giving him a thick red envelope, which Zhang Ze smilingly pushed back.

”It’s fine, as long as you’re safe. Hurry home and rest well. In the future, keep your eyes peeled and don’t be fooled again.” After comforting the family, Zhang Ze finally had time to glance at his live stream backend.

The live stream had been turned off when he entered the bureau, but the private messages and tipping records in the backend had exploded.

He didn’t rush to check his earnings, but instead spoke softly to the air using his mind: ”Brothers, thank you all for helping call the police. This matter is settled. Good night, everyone.”

He knew that even though the stream was off, the fans who were worried about him must still be waiting for a result.

As soon as he finished speaking, that cold mechanical voice, carrying a hint of human-like excitement, rang out in his mind.

[Ding! Emergency Mission: Redemption of the Lamb, perfectly completed!]

[Mission evaluation: Perfect! The Host, with the momentum of thunder, single-handedly destroyed the criminal den. His heroic actions resonated deeply with the public through the live stream, resulting in excellent social feedback!]

[Mission Reward issued: 20,000 fan favor value! Skill [Eagle Eye Vision (Beginner)] has been issued!]

[Current fan favor value: 20,000]

Zhang Ze felt a cool sensation rush into his mind, and the world before his eyes instantly looked different.

The trajectory of every flap of the moth’s wings under the distant streetlamp was perfectly clear.

In the dark alley, the texture of every single brick was vivid before his eyes.

The corner of his mouth curved slightly. Tonight was truly a night of great harvest.

He was a little sleepy. Time to go back and sleep.