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

173: Liu Feifei’s AI cousinThe plane landed at a private, non-public airport in Yanjing.

Zhang Ze stretched lazily and followed Liu Feifei down the gangway.

A different kind of air, dry and carrying an indescribable sense of gravity, rushed toward them, unlike the air in Jianghai.

”This is the heart of the Dragon Country,” Zhang Ze muttered to himself. ”The air itself is thick with the scent of ’I have connections at the top.’”

He looked around. The tarmac was empty; besides their Gulfstream, only a few black official cars waited quietly.

The display of power was spot on.

Just then, a man stepped out of a flashy red ferrari sports car not far away.

The man was dressed in gaudy trendy clothes, his hair dyed Grandma Gray, and his walking posture was swaggering, as if he had just finished watching a Young and Dangerous movie.

He was followed by two muscular men in black tight T-shirts; the bulging muscles on their arms clearly marked them as gym regulars.

Zhang Ze’s internal NPC Codex automatically popped up.

[Character: Cannon Fodder Cousin.]

[Attributes: Rake, Arrogant, Lacking Brain Stem.]

[Mission: Deliver the first wave of mockery and be face-slapped.]

Well, damn. This plot progression speed truly followed the standard industrial process.

”Feifei, my dear cousin, you’re finally back!”

The man named Liu Ming spread his arms, ready for an enthusiastic embrace.

Liu Feifei merely sidestepped him.

”Liu Ming, Grandpa is waiting for me.”

Liu Ming’s embrace missed, but he wasn’t embarrassed. He instead shifted his attention to Zhang Ze, who was standing behind Liu Feifei.

”Oh, so this is the... boyfriend you found in Jianghai?” Liu Ming drew out the word.

”I heard he’s an internet celebrity?”

He pulled out a cigarette and lit it, blowing a smoke ring that nearly hit Zhang Ze’s face.

”What was his name again? ’Brother Pingshi’?”

”What, does our Liu Family now need someone who performs monkey tricks online to maintain appearances?”

Liu Feifei stepped forward, shielding Zhang Ze.

”Liu Ming, watch your words.”

”Oh dear, so defensive already?” Liu Ming chuckled maliciously. ”Cousin, I’m not criticizing you, but your taste is really getting worse. Why did you find... a bodyguard now?”

Zhang Ze patted Liu Feifei’s shoulder from behind, signaling her to move aside.

He took a step forward and met Liu Ming’s gaze.

”Hello, my name is Zhang Ze,” he said, extending his hand and flashing a bright smile. ”Nice to meet you. We’ll be family from now on, please take care of me.”

Liu Ming glanced at the offered hand, clearly having no intention of shaking it.

”Family? Are you worthy?”

”A performer who relies on his looks and sells smiles in a live broadcast room—you think you can enter our Liu Family’s door?”

”I advise you to take the money and scram. Yanjing is a deep place; don’t drown yourself.”

Zhang Ze’s expression didn’t change; he maintained his friendly demeanor.

But internally, he was complaining wildly.

Classic line.

The youthful version of, ”I’ll give you ten million; leave my daughter.”

It’s just that the monetary amount sounds a bit stingy.

”Sister Feifei,” Zhang Ze turned and asked Liu Feifei, ”Didn’t we agree that I was playing the role of the cool, domineering CEO this time?”

Liu Feifei remained silent.

Zhang Ze continued muttering to himself: ”But his lines sound like they’re setting me up for the ’poor boy falls for rich girl’ script.”

”It’s a bit of a mixed performance.”

Listening to Zhang Ze muttering, the impatience on Liu Ming’s face intensified.

”Kid, I’m talking to you. Are you deaf?”

He gave a look to one of the strong men beside him.

The strong man immediately understood, stepped forward, and reached his massive, palm-leaf-fan-sized hand directly toward Zhang Ze’s shoulder.

He cursed under his breath: ”Kid, Brother Ming is talking to you. What the hell are you pretending to be?”

If that grip landed, an ordinary person would at least have their bones aching.

Liu Feifei was about to speak to stop him, but realized it was already too late.

In a flash of lightning.

Zhang Ze’s body made only an extremely slight lateral movement.

The strong man’s determined grab instantly missed its target.

Because he used too much force, the strong man immediately lost his balance and stumbled forward.

”Aiyo!”

A miserable cry.

The strong man, weighing over two hundred catties, slammed heavily onto the hard tarmac in a perfect face-plant position.

It looked like he had knocked out two front teeth.

The entire process was so fast that people couldn’t react.

Liu Ming and his other subordinate were stunned.

What... what happened?

Did he slip?

Zhang Ze even ”kindly” stepped forward, bent down, and asked with concern.

”Big Brother, are you alright?”

”Why are you so careless when walking?”

”I told you Yanjing is deep water, easy to slip. Why didn’t you believe me?”

As he spoke, he even reached out his hand, intending to help the strong man up.

The strong man, dazed from the fall, looked up at Zhang Ze’s ”harmless” face and felt a chill run down his spine.

He wasn’t stupid.

In that instant just now, he distinctly felt the opponent’s shoulder merely shift slightly, and a subtle force caused all his momentum to be exerted into empty air.

This was an expert!

He struggled to his feet, covering his bleeding mouth, not daring to say a word, and sheepishly retreated behind Liu Ming.

Liu Ming gritted his teeth.

He didn’t understand what happened.

But he was certain it was absolutely not an accident.

”You...” Liu Ming pointed at Zhang Ze.

”What about me?” Zhang Ze straightened up and shrugged. ”Your man fell down on his own. You aren’t trying to blame me, are you?”

”Has the practice of faking accidents for compensation spread to the airport now?”

He said to Liu Feifei: ”Sister Feifei, why don’t we call the police? This is too disruptive.”

”You!” Liu Ming was too angry to speak.

”Liu Ming,” Liu Feifei finally spoke. She walked up to Zhang Ze and naturally linked her arm through his. ”If you are here to pick us up, we need to go see Grandpa now. If you are here to cause trouble, then I’m sorry, we don’t have time for you.”

She leaned against Zhang Ze, the gesture intimate.

This single action was more damaging than any words.

Liu Ming watched his usually arrogant cousin actively nestle beside a man.

A surge of nameless anger instantly flared up within him.

”Good, very good!” Liu Ming repeated the word ’good’ twice. ”Liu Feifei, you’ve got guts!”

”I’ll see if this pretty boy you found can still be so cocky at the birthday banquet!”

He glared fiercely at Zhang Ze.

Zhang Ze returned the glare with a brilliant smile.

[Liu Ming’s Negative Emotion Value + 1000.]

[Detected that Host successfully completed the introductory face-slapping plot. Rewarding ’Acting Master (Advanced)’ Skill.]

[Acting Master (Advanced): You can more naturally play any role you wish to portray. Micro-expressions, body language, and speaking cadence will automatically match the persona.]

Oh, ho?

There’s a bonus reward?

Aren’t you the Pacification System? Why is there a mission for this, too?

Liu Feifei must be my fan as well.