The program group meeting was a mess!

As this anti-vice operation concluded, the netizens in the live stream completely erupted.

“Popularity” +1+1+1+1

“Popularity” +1+1+1+1

— — “Oh my goodness, in the past, I always disliked anti-vice operations, as it was a rare place for ordinary people to release stress. But today, I suddenly feel this anti-vice operation was absolutely right. This isn't just an anti-vice operation; it's clearly a rescue mission for them.”

— — “There’s no need to guess that those two miserable-looking deaf-mutes were definitely locked inside because they didn't want to work. Just thinking about it sends shivers down my spine. People on the fringes of society like them, even if they disappear, no one would know, and no one would stand up for them.”

— — “This is the most shocking anti-vice operation I’ve ever witnessed. To make money, people will do anything immoral. Speaking of which, how can deaf-mutes avoid such predicaments?”

— — “It’s unavoidable. Learning is more than ten times harder for deaf-mutes than for ordinary people, and most of them are illiterate, so they can’t find work. If someone is willing to take them in, they should be extremely grateful; how can they care about anything else?”

In the past, most people didn't understand anti-vice operations and even often joked about them.

But after today’s incident, many people gradually understood why anti-vice operations are carried out so relentlessly.

Many things are not as simple as they appear on the surface.

For example, prohibiting car modifications isn't to prevent Xiao Hu from street racing, but to prevent 20-ton trucks from being modified into 100-ton “mini-trains.”

For example, the prohibition on buying and selling residential land isn't to prevent retired elderly people, but to prevent capitalists who are ready to enclose land and won't even spare farmers' ancestral graves.

In everyone's traditional impression, anti-vice operations are just about catching prostitutes.

However, the reality is not so.

Anti-vice operations primarily target the trafficking of women, human trafficking, and further organ trading that derive from prostitution.

If the country did not conduct anti-vice operations, did not regulate, and allowed prostitution to be open.

Then a large number of women would be trafficked, from 50-year-old grandmas down to little girls of a few years old could be targets for trafficking.

Even deaf-mutes like those today would not escape the clutches.

By then, countless people would go missing nationwide every day, and covert criminal organizations like the Dark Web would quietly emerge.

The consequences would be terrifying.

At the same time, the program team also learned about the situation here, and the headquarters was already in chaos.

“Manager, Contestant No. 66 found human trafficking!”

“Manager, Contestant No. 66 took the police to conduct an anti-vice operation and is still live streaming!”

“Manager, Contestant No. 66’s popularity is skyrocketing, from over 10,000 to 50,000!”

“Manager, what should we do? The police have already entered the bathhouse. I’m afraid there might be inappropriate scenes. This matter is getting a bit big. Should we continue broadcasting?”

“Manager, Contestant No. 66 discovered trafficked deaf-mutes!”

“Manager…”

The entire program team building, from top to bottom, was like a battlefield.

In the conference room, the manager, along with a group of supervisors, was holding an emergency meeting, and the various departments on site were arguing fiercely.

The commotion caused by Lin Yuan was simply too great.

You must know, it’s currently a live broadcast, and the content’s scale is unprecedented.

It completely exceeded their control, and many people were clamoring to quickly cut the live broadcast.

The manager watched Lin Yuan’s live stream popularity continuously grow, feeling relieved yet also a surge of lingering fear.

I sent you to be a real estate agent, and you ran off to conduct an anti-vice operation with the police?

An anti-vice operation is one thing, but you even uncovered such a major case.

Trafficking deaf-mutes for prostitution! Unheard of!

It is foreseeable that once this case is announced, it will surely cause a sensation nationwide.

At that time, people across the country will pay attention to this side.

Originally, this would be a good thing for the program team, bringing a lot of traffic.

But the problem is, they are not official media.

Is this something we can broadcast?

If they accidentally captured some special scenes, it's highly likely they would be questioned by relevant departments.

At that time, the program might be directly cut off and prohibited from broadcasting.

Then all the initial investment costs would be lost.

Not to mention him, a manager, even the board of directors would likely suffer.

But the dilemma was that Lin Yuan's live stream popularity had genuinely soared to over 50,000 people.

Who wouldn't want to watch such a broadcast?

Moreover, this matter wasn't just a simple live broadcast of a pornographic establishment.

It was an anti-vice operation!

It was a very meaningful thing.

At the same time, because of the shocking story behind it, it could also make netizens better understand the importance of anti-vice operations.

It also allowed more people to see how humble the plight of deaf-mutes is.

Those heartless people would do anything to make money.

If they suddenly didn't dare to broadcast now.

Netizens would probably crawl through the internet cables and beat them all up.

With this up and down, how big would the difference be by comparison?

Thinking of this, the manager suddenly stood up and shouted, “Everyone stop! Stop arguing!”

“Don’t cut it, continue broadcasting. Anyway, the live broadcast was approved by the police, and we’re not doing anything illegal, so what’s there to be afraid of?”

“A righteous person fears no slander. Just contact the major platforms later and have them pixelate the deaf-mutes in the video to prevent them from suffering secondary harm.”

After Lin Yuan returned to the police station, the interrogation began overnight.

As the sign language interpreter and the person who reported the case, he naturally had to stay to file a report and help. During this process, the Photographer could only wait outside.

After a round of interrogation, all the police officers present fell silent.

It was their first time encountering people who were not forced into prostitution yet were innocent.

All these girls uniformly didn't know what they were doing and had no legal awareness.

On average, each person had to receive at least a dozen clients every day.

But the wages they received each day were only 200 to 300 yuan.

The ridiculous thing was that they were quite satisfied with this income, after all, they couldn't even earn 1,000 yuan a month back home.

Now, earning 5,000 to 6,000 yuan a month, it could be said that it was much, much better than before.

They had no idea that the value they created in just one day might be more than 5,000 to 6,000 yuan!

For the bathhouse, this was simply the cheapest human commodity.

Therefore, they themselves were also victims and naturally could not be considered to have committed crimes.

But ideological education was essential to prevent them from returning to their old ways in the future.

As for the manager who lured them over, he would probably be jailed and work the sewing machine until it smoked.

The interrogation lasted until past 11 PM.

Zhang Team specially arranged for several rooms in a nearby guesthouse for them to stay overnight, and of course, he also arranged a room for Lin Yuan.

Before leaving, Zhang Team looked at Lin Yuan and said with a smile, “Thank you so much for today.”

“You’ve been delayed for quite some time, you’ve worked hard!”

Lin Yuan smiled and waved his hand, “It’s no trouble.”

Zhang Team replied a little embarrassed, “It’s too late today, everyone is tired, but rest assured, tomorrow I will definitely apply for a ‘Courageous Act’ reward from the director for you. We absolutely cannot let a good person work for nothing.”

“Ah, this… Is there money for a Courageous Act?”

Hearing this, Zhang Team’s face twitched involuntarily.

Couldn't you be more subtle?

After performing a courageous act, others would say some grand words.

But when it came to you, you directly asked for money.

Do you have to be so realistic?

But then he thought that by solving this case, their entire police station would benefit.

He immediately smiled and nodded, “Yes, if the application is successful, there’s a 3,000 yuan reward and a certificate of courageous act.”

Hearing that there was money to be had, Lin Yuan immediately felt that today’s trip was worth it.

“That’s great, thank you!”

“By the way, it costs money for you to make that certificate too, so why not just give me the cash directly.”