Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 525: The Bai Ming Awards Announced! Xiao He Unable to Accept the Prize?

Police Officer Zheng looked at the young woman before him, his expression incredibly complex. He finally let out a long sigh and spoke earnestly, ”Miss Li, I am truly sorry. We arrived too late.”

Li Hanyue remained silent, offering no response to Police Officer Zhengʼs words.

Finally, the group left the examination room in silence, and Li Hanyue was wheeled to the inpatient ward.

Outside the hospital room, separated by the door, Xiao He watched Li Hanyue receiving an IV drip. After a moment of thought, he turned and asked Police Officer Zheng, ”Officer Zheng, you didnʼt come to Qin City this time specifically just to see Li Hanyue, did you?”

Police Officer Zheng nodded helplessly. ”Yes, we noticed she was pursuing rights protection online and had exposed part of Rongding Mediaʼs shady dealings. We wanted to speak with her as soon as possible.”

It was both for the evidence in Li Hanyueʼs possession and to protect her personal safety.

Unfortunately, they had arrived too late.

If not for Xiao He, the situation would likely have been even more complicated.

Thinking of the current circumstances, Police Officer Zheng sighed deeply.

In truth, a special investigation team had already been established to look into Rongding Media. Police Officer Zheng had only recently joined this team, and his entry was precisely due to the case linked to that car thief from before.
After intense investigation during this period, they discovered that Rongding Media indeed had numerous problems.

Among them, acting as a pimp was practically a foundational issue for such companies. Others included a black-market medical aesthetics line and an online color live streaming line. Both of these lines involved a vast number of matters requiring careful investigation.

The medical aesthetics line had victims like Li Hanyue. Over the years, Rongding Media had harmed an untold number of people. They discovered that a large portion of these victims were initially deceived into undergoing procedures. The medical aesthetics institutions Rongding Media introduced them to were mostly ”black-heart workshops” with little to no professionalism. Almost anyone who knew how to give an injection could become a basic aesthetician and step onto the operating table—no certifications, completely unsterile. If something went wrong, they would immediately flee. It was utterly absurd.

Furthermore, many of Rongding Mediaʼs artists were essentially ”salespeople,” responsible for making introductions and connections, even subtly encouraging their own fans to follow them into getting plastic surgery. The reason they did this was, naturally, to take a cut from the profits, which they would then use for their own surgeries and repairs to make themselves more ”perfect.”

Frankly, this entire process was almost indistinguishable from pyramid schemes.

The other line, involving live streaming apps, was even more outrageous and even formed an industrial chain with the medical aesthetics line.

They would first persuade people to get cosmetic surgery, squeezing out a wave of money, even resorting to despicable loan models like ”beauty loans.” Then, they would force these people to take on jobs. Finally, when these individuals had no value left and their faces were completely ruined, the company would cut them loose. They would then introduce them to live streaming apps, letting these desperate people voluntarily continue to flaunt their bodies online, living in a daze to repay debts until their final breath.

These were just the tip of the iceberg. More matters required investigation, especially concerning this medical aesthetics clinic that always managed to flee in time and easily ”reincarnate,” and the constantly emerging foreign live streaming apps that were always difficult to shut down. These alone were enough to make one ponder the forces behind them.

Rongding Media was truly a cancer in the industry!

How many victims like Li Hanyue were there?

And what were their final outcomes?

Police Officer Zheng clenched his fist, murmuring a self-critique in a low voice. ”Itʼs my fault. We should have been faster. I should have reminded Miss Li to be careful about her safety back then.”

Or contacted colleagues in Qin City to reach out to Li Hanyue first, to calm her emotions.

”Brother Zheng, you…” Officer Little Jin couldnʼt bear it, but Police Officer Zheng stopped him. ”Protecting victims from further harm is our fundamental duty.”