Captain Fang answered a few questions and was praised by the reporters, but he felt ashamed inside.
He had just heard others discussing on the plane that Luo Mingbai was not actually a police officer from the special investigation unit, but merely a student who volunteered as Xia Xianning’s friend. Despite being a student, he showed high consciousness, risking his safety to rescue hostages. In contrast, Captain Fang, who had been working on cases for many years, could not match the performance of this young man, which made him feel embarrassed.
A reporter asked, “Captain Fang, our TV station would like to invite you as a guest on our next interview program to educate the public about the tactics of scammers and related self-protection knowledge. Do you have time?”
Captain Fang looked at the reporter, took a deep breath, and slowly said, “In this arrest operation, we only provided auxiliary assistance. The key role was played by the comrades from the special investigation unit. For specific details, everyone can invite Director Xia to participate in the interview. I dare not take credit.”
Appearing on such a TV program was something public servants couldn’t do casually. The special investigation unit had fewer restrictions, so it would be more convenient for Xia Xianning to appear.
After speaking, Captain Fang suddenly remembered something else and added, “Besides the police, we also need to thank a student from T University who helped us find the exact address of the criminals. On behalf of the victims and their families, I want to express gratitude to Luo Mingbai.”
It seemed somewhat familiar? Even after Captain Fang quickly explained the current situation and hurried away to handle follow-up matters, the reporter was still trying to recall who this person was.
Turning around, he found that what hit him was the camera behind him. He helplessly said to the cameraman, “Brother Zhang, please hold this thing steady. You almost cracked my head open.”
“Sorry, sorry!” Old Zhang quickly apologized.
With so many descriptive terms, the reporter took a moment to process, then slapped his thigh and exclaimed, “Damn, it really is him! How is it him again?!”
Netizens browsing various websites were shocked when they saw Luo Mingbai’s handsome face.
Initially, he became trending for saving a classmate from being hit by falling objects. Then his identity as a metaphysical master was exposed through an unexpected kidnapping and fire incident. Before the aftermath of those two events had subsided, he had now gone to a remote mountain area to fight human trafficking.
But the interactions between the two exposed to the public were not many, yet each time was extraordinarily affectionate. To avoid causing trouble for them, most people kept their admiration to themselves, and related topics were still discussed.
Apart from some fan fiction, there were even some skilled editors who created CP-oriented videos. Unfortunately, neither of them was truly part of the entertainment industry, so there was too little material to work with, only using the short segment of Luo Yingbai playing Ling Anjun and the interview with Xia Xianning.
“Haha, the uploader is amazing, managing to create a storyline with so little material. Is this about Brother Bai performing on stage while Young Master Xia watches from below?”
“It seems like an officer × performer setup. I quite like it and am quite taken by their looks, but honestly, the material is really scarce.”
Every time Young Master Xia does an interview, he looks world-weary. That cold, indifferent glance doesn’t look like he’s looking at a lover, but more like he’s looking at a corpse.
“You’ve gone too far, though I agree with what you said.”
“The edits are fake. Let’s look at their real interaction GIFs instead. That’s what I call ‘a face full of gentle adoration’, super sweet!”
“I refresh those images ten times a day. This is why our circle is so cold, yet I never tire of it, because the real people are just so lovable… Pity they don’t often show their sweetness.”
“Begging Brother Bai to enter the entertainment industry. Don’t waste such a handsome face, sob.”
Luo Yingbai had no interest in the entertainment industry. He had too many things to do and was initially very uncomfortable with this lifestyle of being exposed to public scrutiny, only gradually getting used to it recently.
Anyway, he was thick-skinned. After coming to terms with it, since people were willing to watch, he might as well let them look their fill. What truly made Luo Yingbai feel the impact of traffic was the growth of his Weibo followers.
Now his follower count had reached 800,000. While not comparable to celebrities, it was still a significant number. Just as Luo Yingbai was secretly surprised by this figure, he discovered that the Weibo Rescue Station had actually responded.
Luo Yingbai’s hand trembled, almost dropping his phone.
His heart raced, and he steadied himself before opening the chat window.
Previously, he had asked the Weibo Rescue Station if he could exchange rescue points for medicine, and they had never responded. Although Luo Yingbai didn’t say it out loud, he was tormented daily thinking about his mother’s comatose state. This time, a line of text appeared under his question.
“After reaching a certain number of points, you can automatically exchange for a resurrection gift package, applicable to any condition.”
This Weibo Rescue Station was incredibly miraculous. Although there weren’t many options, it could guess his heart’s desire, always giving him exactly what he needed most.
Luo Yingbai couldn’t help but pinch himself to believe he wasn’t dreaming. He tremblingly replied: “May I ask if my current points have reached the exchange standard?”
Weibo Rescue Station: “Your current points are insufficient. Please continue to rescue two more people before applying for exchange.”
Luo Yingbai: “Okay, thank you.”
After closing the Weibo interface, he took some time to believe the reality of the situation. Just by rescuing two more people, his mother might truly wake up!
After the initial excitement passed, Luo Yingbai couldn’t help but smile bitterly – being asked to rescue people to exchange for help on Weibo sounded fair, but their family had always been kind, building good relationships.
They would accept payment from the rich and be equally pleased with a thank you from the poor, never doing things with any specific purpose.
If they were to calculate it this way, the people who had plotted against him might still be living freely somewhere, while his innocent mother lay comatose in bed. How could this be considered fair?
The identities of the three criminals had been investigated, but their whereabouts remained unknown. Luo Yingbai knew that Xia Xianning and his father had never stopped searching, and he himself had been continuously monitoring. One day, he would settle this score.
With these matters resolved and the semester coming to an end, Luo Yingbai, who had been away from school for so long, knew Mona Lisa would not care whether he had saved the world or liberated humanity. Her patience was likely reaching its limit.
So he packed his things, said goodbye to his stern father, and returned to school to face his stern teacher.
After not seeing his roommates for a while, he missed them and enthusiastically pushed open the door, calling out: “Little Fang, Little Deng, I’ve arrived!”
No one welcomed him. Instead, a rebel seemed to want to assassinate him. Before Luo Yingbai could fully enter, Fang Weyi leaped up and covered his mouth, dragging him out to the corridor.
Luo Yingbai: “…Mmm!”
He pushed away Fang Weyi’s hand: “What shameful thing have you done in the dormitory that you’re so afraid of me entering?
