62: Chapter 62 The Actor's Self-Packaging

Chen Sheng used his phone to search for the online wanted person database. Once it redirected to the query page, he entered Wang Xingxing's wanted number and clicked search. The interface quickly displayed an ID photo.

The man in the photo was the lean type, with a thick head of hair. His hair was very elegant and flowing, slightly covering his eyebrows while the tips curled up in a slight arc.

At this moment, Cao Zan's appearance appeared in his mind—the typical cook look: big head, thick neck, and a bit of a potbelly. Most importantly, the real-life Cao Zan was the type of person who was damn bright—that shiny, polished forehead...

He couldn't connect him to that flowing hair in the ID photo no matter how hard he tried.

However, working backward from the answer, Chen Sheng carefully compared the two. And surprisingly, he really could find traces of Wang Xingxing in Cao Zan's features, though only about sixty or seventy percent similar.

No wonder the wanted notice showed it was issued five years ago; it would be truly unscientific if someone could actually find him.

But thinking about the six million-plus from five years ago... tsk tsk!

Chen Sheng shed tears of envy.

But the question arose: should he report Cao Zan or not?

Don't give him any talk about civic duty.

He was just an ordinary citizen, and now his wife was pregnant. If Cao Zan or his family found out that he was the one who reported him, would he suffer retaliation from Cao Zan or his family?

Even if they didn't retaliate, just the harassment alone could turn his originally peaceful, warm, and steadily improving family life upside down.

Moreover, one had to consider that Cao Zan had an excellent reputation in the neighborhood.

For ordinary people, whether a person had committed a crime depended on whether they themselves had suffered any loss.

Cao Zan was a fraudster, but he hadn't defrauded him personally. On the contrary, because Caos Braised Duck was high-quality and affordable, everyone had benefited.

If he reported Cao Zan and the people around him found out it was his doing, would they point fingers behind his back?

This was also something that needed to be considered.

Chen Sheng subconsciously lit a cigarette. After finishing it, he had made his decision.

He wouldn't earn this bounty.

Chen Sheng continued to look at the next piece of intelligence.

【Daily Intelligence 2: In the next three days, the top-tier superstar Hua Kun will be recording a program in Shu City. If you need an autograph, you can go to Yulin Road, Kuanzhai Alley, and Wuhou Shrine sequentially between 9-10 AM over the next three days; there is a high probability of getting an autograph. Currently, Hua Kun's autograph sells for 800 yuan online.】

"Pfft~" Chen Sheng couldn't help but roll his eyes. Was he the kind of person who would sell out his principles for eight hundred yuan?

Alright! He could only say that the system really knew him damn well.

After reading today's intelligence, Chen Sheng closed the system panel, lit another cigarette to map out a rough plan, then went to the study, opened his computer, and began editing the video footage he had received over the past few days.

Soon it was 12 o'clock. Chen Sheng rubbed his eyes, which were swollen and dry from staring at the screen for so long, picked up his phone, and opened the food delivery app. He searched for Caos Braised Duck and placed an order for half a portion of braised duck, along with side dishes and rice. Even without the platform's discount coupons, it was less than fifty yuan.

Moreover, since it was nearby, the delivery was fast. In less than twenty minutes, the delivery driver knocked on his door.

Maocai had to be eaten while hot, so after receiving the food, Chen Sheng immediately took a pair of chopsticks from the kitchen, grabbed a can of cold beer from the fridge, and started eating right away.

A sip of cold beer in the sweltering summer was simply refreshing. Paired with the rustic, authentic taste of the Shu Province maocai, Chen Sheng ate with great satisfaction. A thought even crossed his mind: could he warn Cao Zan to be careful during this period?

But after the thought flashed by, he immediately gave it up.

The fact that the other party was a criminal was true. He didn't report him because he had disguised himself too well; it wasn't just him, nobody had noticed. But if he went to help him, the nature of the situation would change completely.

However, thinking that on the 27th, Cao Zan would accidentally reveal that he was Wang Xingxing and get arrested by the police on the 31st, Chen Sheng, who was eating Caos Braised Duck, couldn't help but sigh.

"Sigh~ Every meal of braised duck now is one less."

In order not to leave any regrets, he decided that from now, the 17th, until the 31st when Cao Zan was caught, he would try to eat more braised duck during these 14 days.

It could be considered his contribution to the country, society, and the people.

After finishing lunch and freshening up, Chen Sheng began his day as a ride-hailing driver.

Unfortunately, he didn't encounter any eccentric passengers today, and in the evening, he could only process the videos sent by other drivers with voice changers to get by.

He wondered if those ride-hailing drivers who wished for a smooth return every day before setting out would grit their teeth in anger and blame the heavens for being blind if they knew Chen Sheng actively hoped to encounter eccentric passengers.

Time arrived at the 18th. In the morning, he dropped An Xiaonuan off at her office building. Watching An Xiaonuan enter the lobby, Chen Sheng opened the system interface.

host: Chen Sheng. Level: 1. Upgrade Experience: 37 / 100. Unread Intelligence: 2.

As always, he rubbed his hands together, and only after they felt warm did he click on the unread intelligence.

【Today's Intelligence 1: Today, due to the operations of Hua Kun's company, they deliberately leaked Hua Kun's itinerary in various fan groups and arranged for fan leaders to organize fan support, causing a large number of "Hua-fans" to gather on Yulin Road. This directly caused traffic paralysis on the entire Yulin Road and indirectly caused significant economic losses to the businesses on both sides of the road.】

After reading the first piece of intelligence, Chen Sheng couldn't help but twitch his lips.

This reminded him of a news story he had seen before: at an awards ceremony, a certain traffic star had just arrived, and the entire venue erupted in cheers, louder than those for veteran, A-list celebrities.

He originally thought it was because they had many fans, but after looking into it, he realized there were fans, but most were paid two hundred yuan per session. Since real money was spent, how could they not shout their lungs out!

He thought that a top-tier superstar like Hua Kun wouldn't do such things, but it turned out to be the same old trick in a new guise.

However, others had few real fans and many actors, while he had few actors; he only needed to organize and take the lead, stir up the fans' emotions, and then hand it over to the fans.

Thinking about the intelligence mentioning that the gathering of fans led to traffic paralysis and indirectly caused economic losses to the businesses on both sides of the road.

No wonder, starting from a few years ago, the country has been consciously cracking down on this phenomenon. Just looking at the tip of the iceberg mentioned in the intelligence, even an ordinary citizen like Chen Sheng felt that it had to be dealt with.

Don't forget the various trash generated by large crowds of people, as well as the damage to the environment in moments of impulse.

There were also safety issues, city image issues, and so on, which could not be ignored.

It was precisely because of this intelligence that Chen Sheng gave up the idea of blocking Hua Kun to get an autograph and then selling it to fans.

He had planned yesterday to buy a few high-quality white T-shirts and find a way to get Hua Kun to sign them.

A T-shirt originally priced at 58 yuan selling for 580 yuan with an autograph wasn't excessive, right? The autograph itself was already being hyped to 800 yuan in fan groups, so selling it for 1588 yuan combined was absolutely reasonable.

But now... even if he starved or died of thirst, he wouldn't collude with this group of "Hua-fans" for a mere 1588 yuan.

Chen Sheng turned his gaze to the second piece of intelligence.