Chapter Seventy-Two: Even the Donkeys in the Commune Wouldn't Dare Behave Like This

“Ahem, ahem.” Bai Qingming, feeling thoroughly uncomfortable under Captain Liu’s gaze, cleared his throat and said, “First of all, I don’t like men. Second, even if I am good-looking, you don’t have to stare at me like that, do you?”

Upon hearing this, Captain Liu was rendered speechless. Yet, on further reflection, he had to admit that Bai Qingming was telling the truth—this guy was indeed remarkably handsome. Realizing this, the words “shameless” that were about to escape his lips were silently swallowed back.

“There’s something I have to tell you,” Captain Liu said after some hesitation. “Just now, we cracked a major online fraud case and apprehended several suspects.”

“Congratulations, congrats. And then?”

Captain Liu shot Bai Qingming another strange look before continuing, “Actually, we have you to thank for it.”

“Me?” Bai Qingming sounded bewildered.

“That’s right. Thanks to your ten thousand yuan phone credit, our investigators, after verifying identities, discovered that the woman who came to report the crime was actually a member of the fraud ring.”

“Huh?” Bai Qingming was stunned. “Isn’t that basically delivering herself to the police?”

“Well… you could say that.” Captain Liu nodded.

To be honest, even he had been struck dumb when he first heard the news over the phone. It had all started because of the woman’s attitude—Bai Qingming had topped up her phone credit, which only made the so-called victim angrier. She forgot she was a scammer and came to the police in a fit of rage, inadvertently exposing the entire operation. Just like that, the whole fraud ring was uprooted.

Who would believe such a story? If any seasoned police officers were present and heard him say this, they’d probably rush over and slap him for making up such an unbelievable tale.

Truly, in over a decade on the force, Captain Liu had never encountered anything quite so absurd. If nothing went wrong, this case was sure to make headlines—a moment of glory for his department.

“So, do I get a reward?” Bai Qingming immediately responded.

“…,” was all Captain Liu could manage.

He just couldn’t understand it. Bai Qingming lived in a luxury apartment worth hundreds of millions, didn’t look like someone short of money, yet every other word out of his mouth was about money.

Ignoring Bai Qingming’s question, Captain Liu continued, “I forgot to mention: the ten thousand yuan phone credit you recharged for that woman happened to be money a university student had just transferred to the scammer. It was sheer coincidence it ended up with you.”

At these words, Bai Qingming’s expression turned grave.

“Those bastards, swindling money from students too!”

Before he crossed over to this world, Bai Qingming had read a news story about a university student who fell victim to telecom fraud. From a poor family, the student lost all his tuition money. Overcome by grief and despair, he ended his young life by jumping from a building.

With that on his mind, Bai Qingming pulled out his phone and directly transferred ten thousand yuan to Captain Liu via WeChat. “This is out of my own pocket. Please make sure it gets back to that student.”

Having said this, Bai Qingming stood up and headed for the door.

He chose to hide his merit and fame!

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On the way, he explained everything to Daimei, who finally breathed a sigh of relief.

During the journey, Bai Qingming received five phone calls in succession. First was Li Sanjiang, operations manager at Tiger Bud, followed by representatives from Doufish, Doyin, Chopsticks, and B-site.

In fact, while Bai Qingming was still in the interrogation room, these people had already been trying to contact him. After all, Bai Qingming had been taken away by the police during a livestream—over two thousand viewers had witnessed it live. The police had made it clear he was involved in a case, and their attitude was firm.

After that, Bai Qingming ended the stream and left with the police, without offering any explanation, which led to a frenzy of speculation among his viewers.

Some said it was because too many people were posting inappropriate links in the chat, so Bai Qingming was taken away as the main culprit. Others guessed that perhaps some wanted criminals with bounties were on the loose and the police came to ask if Bai Qingming wanted the reward.

But everyone knew these were just jokes. The fans were just having fun, but a few people who had long held a grudge against Bai Qingming seized the opportunity to slander him relentlessly.

Someone tweeted that Bai Qingming had actually been arrested for soliciting prostitutes, boasting that he’d visited over a dozen in one night, and even posted doctored photos as “evidence.”

But… the point seemed to have been missed.

Instead of damaging his reputation, those pictures only fueled his popularity—his comments section exploded.

“Over ten in one night? If that’s true, he’s a legend!”

“Of course it’s true—no doubt about it!”

“I can vouch for that. I was there that night. Oh, and if anyone needs service, add v124****7856, door-to-door nationwide, three hundred a visit.”

“Incredible! I hereby declare our spiritual leader the number one alpha online!”

“I thought Lü Bu was unmatched, but apparently someone even tougher exists!”

“@ToilingInTheFields, look at him, then look at yourself. You pathetic loser, you can’t even last three minutes, including shower and undressing. How can you make me happy? Let’s break up!”

“Damn, that’s savage. Spitting nothing but harsh truths!”

In no time, countless female fans were tagging their significant others under the post.

Male fans wept, female fans were ecstatic, married women wanted to kick their husbands twice, and many unmarried ones directly broke up with their boyfriends.

What was meant to slander Bai Qingming ended up boosting his reputation for stamina.

Soon, the post shot to the top of the trending topics, taking the number one spot.

Now, everyone knew Bai Qingming was a real powerhouse.

When that failed, someone stepped up with a new accusation: that Bai Qingming was the mastermind behind a criminal syndicate, that all his luxury cars and mansions were bought with dirty money.

Unfortunately, this accusation was impossible to substantiate. Before any “evidence” could be produced, the accuser was doxxed—a goddess known as Hera, whose own stream had been permanently banned after a single call from Bai Qingming.

Thus, the rumor collapsed on its own.

As the saying goes, a man may leave the martial world, but his legend remains.

Even now, negative rumors about Bai Qingming continued to flood the internet.

At last, the Jiangcheng Police Department issued an official statement online. Not only did they clarify the entire incident, but they also highlighted Bai Qingming’s crucial role in bringing the scammers to justice.

With this announcement, the slanderers were silenced.

Meanwhile, Bai Qingming had just returned home.

Staring at his name atop the trending topics, he was utterly dumbfounded.

Really now—accusing him of soliciting prostitutes?

Some people just love to accuse others out of thin air.

And over ten in a single night?

What nonsense!

Not even the village mule would dare attempt such a feat!