In this world, almost no one is careless about their reputation.
No one wants to be publicly condemned and cursed.
Dou Zhen joined Little Broken Station as a signed streamer, so in the public’s eye, he was someone connected to Little Broken Station and Bao An.
If one day, Bao An’s crimes came to light...
The things he’s done would be exposed, and he’d become a black-hearted devil in the public’s eye.
A person like that would be cursed even in death.
And since Dou Zhen had joined Little Broken Station...
...in their eyes, he couldn’t possibly be innocent. He’d surely be seen as a calculating, bad person.
How could Dou Zhen agree to something like that?
Lin Feng rubbed the bridge of his nose. How could he not know what Huizi was talking about?
It’s just that...
"He never actually planned on making a career out of being a signed streamer. He only started streaming to make money in the first place."
He picked up the teacup from the table and said unhurriedly,
"As for the ’stain’ on his record you know about, he was framed by someone with malicious intent. He believes that the innocent need no defense, so he never explained himself."
It was precisely because no one explained that Huizi was unaware and assumed the incident was Dou Zhen’s fault.
Huizi was left speechless.
She opened her mouth but found she didn’t know what to say.
In the end, she could only sigh. What’s done is done; there was no point in saying anything more.
Because every time she retrieved a message from Dou Zhen for Lin Feng, it was at a pre-arranged location where one person would drop it off before the other would pick it up.
The handoffs were staggered, so Huizi never knew who she was in contact with.
Lin Feng knew what she was thinking and shook his head.
"If you feel sorry, then wait until his mission is complete and apologize to him in person. Once we’ve dealt with Bao An for good, he’ll come back to Douhu to be my assistant."
When Dou Zhen first agreed to help Lin Feng, his condition was that he’d become his assistant.
Before all this, Dou Zhen had actually already decided to quit streaming.
Lin Feng had chosen him by chance after stumbling upon one of Dou Zhen’s streaming videos online.
Lin Feng immediately determined that there was more to this person than met the eye, but he definitely wasn’t a bad guy.
Deciding to take a chance, Lin Feng had Su Ruoxi discreetly find Dou Zhen.
Without much hesitation, upon hearing that Lin Feng would offer a large sum of money, Dou Zhen added the request to be Lin Feng’s assistant and agreed.
「The next day, on campus.」
Lin Feng took Su Ruoxi’s hand as they went to eat. Afterward, the two took a leisurely stroll, stopping here and there until they found a shady spot to rest by the school’s artificial lake.
They had just finished lunch. The weather was hot, and the scorching sun was strong enough to make one dizzy, so there was practically no one on campus.
No one noticed the two of them sitting there.
Even if someone did see them, they would just assume they were a couple being romantic and would never guess they had another purpose for being there.
A few minutes later, on one side of the artificial lake.
A stylishly dressed young man wearing a face mask and sunglasses suddenly appeared.
With his hands in his pockets, he had a swaggering, devil-may-care walk, looking like he was there to stir up trouble.
He walked up to the bench where Lin Feng and Su Ruoxi were, stopped, and sat down beside them.
"You’re here early?"
The young man’s voice held a hint of a smile as he stretched his long legs straight out in front of him.
’Man, it’s hot today!’
He had deliberately chosen thin clothing, but he was still about to break a sweat, his face flushed from the heat.
"You’re the one who’s late."
Lin Feng had an arm around Su Ruoxi, seemingly unaffected by the heat.
"Dou Zhen, why do I feel like the longer you stay at Little Broken Station, the more your aura resembles Bao An’s?"
He spoke with a smile, but his tone was always sarcastic, and his overall disposition was growing more somber.
Dou Zhen stretched, pulled a piece of gum from his pocket, unwrapped it, lowered his mask to pop it in his mouth, and then put his mask back on, all while chewing.
In reality, this was his true personality.
He had just learned to put on a mask. After being framed, he had unconsciously changed the way he dealt with people.
It was a form of camouflage, a disguise to protect himself.
And it worked. Bao An had bought his act.
He didn’t answer Lin Feng. Instead, he pulled a USB drive and a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket. Then, his hand "slipped," and he dropped both items on the ground.
But when he bent down to pick them up, he only grabbed the pack of cigarettes, acting as if the USB drive wasn’t there at all.
Seeing Su Ruoxi silently extend her foot to cover the USB drive, Dou Zhen yawned.
"Let’s go back to contacting each other the old way. Otherwise, if we meet privately, Bao An will definitely find out. This is a critical moment; we can’t be discovered."
Lin Feng naturally knew this. The reason they chose to meet like this was because, for some reason, Bao An had recently started having people tail Huizi at Little Broken Station. If they had used their previous method of contact, they would have certainly been discovered.
Lin Feng glanced at him and nodded.
For the next little while, Lin Feng and Dou Zhen acted as if they were complete strangers.
The former had his arm around his girlfriend, the two of them acting all lovey-dovey and whispering to each other.
Meanwhile, Dou Zhen, on the other half of the bench, was like a massive, glowing third wheel.
With a sigh, Dou Zhen shot to his feet, turned, and quickly left the scene, as if a wild beast that could devour him in the next second was right on his heels.
Half an hour later, Su Ruoxi bent down to pick up the USB drive from under her foot. Ignoring the dirt on it, she was about to pocket it when Lin Feng took it from her.
"Let me get that."
"You’re dressed so nicely. How can I let you get your clothes dirty with this?"
He ruffled Su Ruoxi’s hair and said dotingly, "Let’s head back."
Su Ruoxi looked up at him, smiled, and nodded.
On the USB drive from Dou Zhen was the list Lin Feng wanted: the list of personnel currently working undercover in Douhu Entertainment.
Back home, Lin Feng plugged the drive into his computer and opened the photo on it. As expected, there was only one person.
It was someone who had been signed with Douhu Entertainment for quite some time, considered a veteran at the company.
"It’s him?"
Su Ruoxi was a little surprised.
She had met this person. He seemed quite amicable and was always friendly, whether he was streaming or interacting with others. His eyes didn’t look like those of a bad person. How could it be him?
Seeing her surprise, Lin Feng patted her on the head and said lightly,
"Who did you think it was?"
"Chen Jiang, of course... ahem!"
Su Ruoxi was startled. She knew it was wrong to suspect people without reason.
But you couldn’t blame her. After all, Chen Jiang had only recently joined Douhu and had already built up a following. It would be perfectly normal for Bao An to target him.
Besides, Chen Jiang was just too polite. He was gentle and refined with everyone. A person like that doesn’t just make others feel comfortable.
At the same time, if it was all an act, then that was truly impressive. The most frightening people are those who are always polite and courteous but hide their true selves deep down.
Isn’t there a saying for that? A refined scoundrel?

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