Chapter 9: Trending Again

Captain Qing Tianfeng followed closely behind the team.

The group quickly caught up to the sandy area and rushed forward to rescue Jiang Xiaoya—no, to stop Jiang Xiaoya’s one-sided violent assault. They rescued the man, pinned him to the ground, and immediately began interrogating him.

"What’s your name? Where are you from? Why did you attack the young lady? I’m talking to you, don’t move, stay still!"

As soon as Qing Tianfeng approached, he heard a loud, clear voice ring out.

"Don't ask those irrelevant questions. You should ask him first why there are bloodstains on this knife."

Qing Tianfeng’s footsteps halted, and he lifted his sharp gaze.

The others at the scene were stunned, clearly having not noticed that detail.

Soon, someone crouched down, took out a flashlight to illuminate the knife on the ground, and saw the dried bloodstains. Their pupils constricted.

"Where did the knife come from? Did you kill someone?"

The officer pressing the man down demanded sternly.

The man on the ground suddenly struggled violently, his fierce gaze fixed on Jiang Xiaoya nearby as he roared in anger.

"You bitch, I’m going to kill you! I’m going to kill you!!"

The officers had originally been interrogating him as a matter of routine, but they hadn't expected such an intense reaction. As the group looked at the two knives on the ground, their expressions changed one after another.

"Is he really a murderer?"

Jiang Xiaoya feigned shock, opening her mouth wide with an expression of utter disbelief.

The man on the ground was pinned down tightly, yet he continued to writhe and struggle, the hatred he radiated incredibly intense.

"Take him back!"

A flicker of something passed through Qing Tianfeng’s eyes as he spoke coldly, his gaze shifting to Jiang Xiaoya, who appeared surprised but was actually abnormally calm.

"Miss Jiang, you should come with us as well."

With an inscrutable look in his eyes, Qing Tianfeng turned and walked away first.

Jiang Xiaoya could sense their complex emotions, but she felt no psychological pressure at all.

She hadn't done anything wrong, so what was there to worry about?

Zhou Yuyu heard the commotion and ran over, only to see Jiang Xiaoya’s back as she got into the police car. She was spinning in circles, anxious.

"Officer, what happened to Xiaoya? Can I go back with you?"

Several officers glanced at her, said nothing, and slammed the car door shut with a bang.

The netizens in the livestream, seeing the police arrive so quickly, lamented that the show was over so soon; they went back to eating instant noodles or picking at their feet.

The next moment, hearing "murder," they sat up straight again.

【Oh my god, is that red stuff on the knife really blood?】

【Is this a murderer?!!!】

【Holy crap, what kind of luck is this? You can run into a murderer while camping at the beach?!!!】

【Could this murderer be the same one who dumped the severed limbs today?】

【How could it be such a coincidence?】

【You idiots, this definitely has something to do with Jiang Xiaoya. It might even be staged by her. Think about it, how could the world have such coincidences? Jiang Xiaoya found severed limbs in different places three times in a short period, took the reward money, and then just happened to go camping at the beach, and just happened to run into a murderer, and took him down without any effort? Wow, calling it "staged" is being polite. A woman taking down a grown man? This isn't even acting anymore.】

【Wait, what does this mean? Does it mean this murderer is the same one the police are offering a reward for regarding the dismemberment case?】

【Good grief, I was just thinking, another murder case? Is it all coming back to the same case?!】

【So, Jiang Xiaoya found the limbs, and Jiang Xiaoya caught the murderer? The police have become mere decorations.】

【Jiang Xiaoya is being too clever for her own good. With such an obvious coincidence, how could the police not notice? If they find anything, she’s definitely going to jail!】

Early the next morning, many netizens who were following the incident—having gone to bed early the night before—woke up from their dreams. Before they could even check the progress on the severed limbs found in the trash can, they received trending topic notifications.

#Suspected dismemberment murderer caught!#

#Explosive! Jiang Xiaoya finds severed limbs and then encounters a murder suspect!#

#What is Jiang Xiaoya’s role in the dismemberment case?#

#Can Jiang Xiaoya get out?#

……

Netizens were bewildered looking at the string of entries. After reading all the posts, they still felt unsatisfied and rushed to the livestream room. Seeing the screen was black, they knew Jiang Xiaoya hadn't come out of the police station yet, so they hurried to watch the replay.

After watching the whole thing, one word: Incredible. Two words: Awesome!

Finding severed limbs multiple times in one day and then running into a murderer—even TV shows wouldn't dare write a script like this.

All morning, Jiang Xiaoya’s exploits were being frantically forwarded and discussed online.

Everyone was guessing one thing: Was Jiang Xiaoya involved in the murder case, and what role did she play? From the way she had led the police station in circles, it was clear that she was definitely not as simple as her sloppy and foolish appearance suggested.

In one morning, the online discussion about Jiang Xiaoya almost rivaled the popularity of a celebrity.

During this time, many netizens stayed in the livestream room, waiting for news about Jiang Xiaoya.

Of course, more left quietly, because they knew very well that Jiang Xiaoya might not be coming out—at least not anytime soon.

Just like that, viewers came and went in Jiang Xiaoya’s livestream window, with the number of viewers staying around five or six thousand. At first glance, this didn't match the super-high level of online discussion.

It wasn't that the online popularity was fake; it was just that while the event was highly discussed, by the time people heard the news and rushed over, her livestream was already black. It was said that when Jiang Xiaoya entered the police station, she was required to turn off her "Sky Eye" equipment.

Even so, on the program’s livestream popularity ranking, Jiang Xiaoya still squeezed into the top three, just barely pushing Zhou Yuyu’s stream out to fourth place.

When she fell out of the top three, Zhou Yuyu received a message from a friend.

Zhou Yuyu had rested for a few hours in a tent on the beach last night, but she couldn't sleep, worried about the uncertainty ahead.

Returning from the beach to her stall to continue drawing for customers, she tried to keep her spirits up. When she saw the news that she had dropped out of the top three, the string in her heart finally snapped.

Knowing that Jiang Xiaoya currently had a massive influx of traffic but wasn't there to capitalize on it, she decisively packed up her stall and took the bus to the police station again.

Many netizens online were curious about the situation at the police station, but since Jiang Xiaoya’s livestream remained black, they suddenly heard that Zhou Yuyu was at the police station in the next stream. They immediately switched over and entered Zhou Yuyu’s livestream room.

Zhou Yuyu’s livestream popularity, which had been around four or five thousand, actually broke ten thousand in half an hour, returning to the top three and closing in on second place.

Zhou Yuyu knew that as long as she could keep the traffic in her livestream, her spot in the top three would be secure.

As for Jiang Xiaoya, who had fallen from third to fifth, there was no possibility of a comeback.

Because she wasn't coming out.

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Jiang Xiaoya followed them back to the police station, gave a simple statement, and then fell asleep on the table.

During this time, officers approached several times, wanting to wake her up, but upon hearing her deep, snoring breaths, they walked around her instead.

(End of chapter)