138: Chapter 137 I'm still here, you fool!

Zhang Jingque looked at Yang Tian in surprise.

"Are you sure? That's a private account specifically set up for you by the County Bureau. Every word and action of yours represents the image of the public security. If you post this, with your current influence of over a million followers, it will definitely cause a massive upheaval across the entire bureau!"

Yang Tian smiled, his resolve already firm. "Yes, that's exactly why it will be effective!"

"You have to think this through. Doing this means standing on the opposite side of power. The consequences will be unimaginable!"

Yang Tian suddenly walked up to Zhang Jingque, cupped her face in his hands, and gently pinched her cheeks twice.

"Anyway, I'm just a salted fish. A man with nothing to lose fears nothing. If I fail, at most I'll have nothing left, but if I succeed, I'll be proud of it!"

Zhang Jingque looked at Yang Tian affectionately. "You... how could you have nothing left?"

"What else is there?"

[You still have me, you fool!] — From Zhang Jingque's inner thoughts.

Zhang Jingque said with a blush, "You still have the millions of people supporting you from behind!"

Yang Tian pulled Zhang Jingque into his arms, feeling her warmth and fragrance. He whispered, "So, you can't get involved in this. I can't drag you down with me."

Zhang Jingque looked up at Yang Tian and said, "I'm not afraid!"

Yang Tian cupped her face and said, "Be good. If I fail, I'll definitely lose this job. I'm counting on you to support me in the future!"

"Oh?!"

Zhang Jingque was instantly bashful. Her face turned bright red and hot as she murmured, "Then you must protect yourself."

"Mhm."

*Smack.*

Yang Tian gave Zhang Jingque a kiss on the forehead and then left her dormitory.

The next second.

A dazed Zhang Jingque saw a notification on WeChat: "You have been removed from the 'Code Name: Luo Yu' group chat by the group owner."

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6:00 PM.

Chen Yongsheng and the others were sent to the Detention Center by the Police Officers from the Cyber Police Brigade.

The five of them gathered together and glanced at each other.

Zheng Huanghua said angrily, "Where's Yang Tian? He told us to stand up and go online to defend our rights and uphold justice. How come now that we're about to be locked up, he's turned into a shrinking turtle?"

Xie Qiaomei immediately said displeasedly, "Yeah! He's playing a disappearing act with us now? I thought he was so righteous, but in the end, he's just a useless coward!"

Zhao Daguang followed with a complaint, "I already said commoners shouldn't fight officials. So much time has passed; it's definitely impossible to defend our rights now. We can only accept our bad luck. Now look, the losses haven't been recovered, and we've sent ourselves to the station. This so-called Fishing Detective isn't reliable at all!"

After hearing their words, Chen Yongsheng's emotions were also swayed. He complained softly, "I didn't expect this outcome either. If I had known, I would have just turned a blind eye. Now, I've even lost my job!"

Ouyang Junfeng, who had remained silent the whole time, frowned at them and responded coldly, "Don't be so pessimistic, okay? Nothing is set in stone. The good show is just beginning!"

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7:00 PM.

On the rooftop of the General Building at Yucheng Hospital.

More than five men in white coats stood in a row, leaning against the railing and smoking.

"Fu Yu from the Public Security Bureau's Cyber Police Brigade called and said those five people have all been sent to the Detention Center."

"That's good. The cost of breaking the law has increased; I think others will know to restrain themselves now!"

"Don't be too optimistic. Five people speaking out at the same time is clearly an organized and premeditated plan. I think more people will jump out later!"

"What's there to fear! If they jump out, let the Public Security Bureau people arrest them again. I don't believe they enjoy being in prison!"

"Exactly! I want to see who's more powerful: them, the commoners, or us, the officials!"

"Grease some palms over at the Public Security side. Once that money is gone, we can just harvest another batch of leeks to get it back. But if this umbrella is gone, the sunlight will start shining in!"

As they were talking.

One of the white coats' phones rang.

"What!! The videos have appeared again??"

The other four white coats instinctively looked at him.

"Weren't those five people already caught?"

"Say that again?"

"You're saying a public security staff member posted the videos online?"

"Impossible, how could someone from public security do something so stupid?"

He hung up the phone.

He immediately received a screenshot and looked at the other four white coats in shock.

"It's true. The person who published the video is a staff member of the Public Security Bureau, that career-track director, the Fishing Detective, Yang Tian."

"And..."

"And what?"

"His Douyin account has over a million followers."

"Heavens!!"

"Over a million!!"

Everyone looked horrified.

"Then what are you standing around for? Quickly contact Director Zeng!"

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7:30 PM.

ByteDance Group, Douyin Headquarters, Video Operations Center.

The staff member responsible for reviewing videos was staring at the computer screen, filtering videos one by one.

These videos requiring manual review were divided into three categories.

The first category consisted of videos filtered out by the AI system that required a second manual review.

The second category was videos that had been blocked by the system and needed re-confirmation.

The third category was videos reported by users that needed verification.

Just as he was reviewing videos one after another at four times the speed, his phone suddenly rang.

He picked it up and saw it was the supervisor on duty.

He immediately answered.

"Come to my office for a moment."

"Yes, sir."

After clicking to pause the review, he quickly went to the supervisor's office.

The supervisor pointed at five videos on the computer screen and asked, "Weren't these five videos all taken down and blocked this morning? Why have they reappeared tonight?"

He glanced at the video content and then clicked on the video user with the mouse, only to find that it was a repost.

So, by tracing the source, he immediately found the original poster of the video—a video blogger with over a million followers and an official verified identity from the local public security.

"Look, Supervisor, it was posted by an official account. This indicates the content is authentic. Moreover, these videos have had a very enthusiastic response online. We can create a new feature topic and gimmick to generate more attention and traffic."

"I see!"

The supervisor nodded thoughtfully. "This morning, the Yu City officials asked us to block them all. Why did they post them themselves now that it's evening?"

"Who knows? Maybe the incident has been confirmed!"

"Whatever. Since it's an official account, there's no problem. Even if there is a problem, it won't be blamed on us!"

"Right."

The supervisor rested his chin on his hand, thought for a moment, and asked, "Do you think if I have Operations give him more traffic exposure and let this social hotspot enter the tiered traffic pool, it would give him an extra boost?"

"Of course!"

The reviewer nodded. "Current video media professionals have always liked to cite such sensitive topics for commentary and hype because it attracts attention, triggers resonance, evokes emotions, and builds a user base—it's like killing several birds with one stone."

"Good, I'll call Operations right now!!"