Chapter 84

Chapter 84

Li Yang was expelled from the Sunset Red Elderly Apartment without even having the chance to collect his belongings. Within a single day, he went from being an administrator to a fallen man, and this drastic change left him momentarily unable to accept it.

But whether he accepted it or not, his position as an administrator had been completely revoked.

Realizing this, Li Yang squatted down on the street and fiercely grabbed a handful of his hair.

The loss of this job wasn't the main issue; what mattered most was that he now lacked a direct channel to interact with the elderly. This would significantly impact his other work.

After much hesitation, Li Yang decided to report the matter to his superior.

He straightened up and made a call.

"Hello, Boss, I have something I want to tell you..."

His voice was filled with guilt.

Before Li Yang could finish his carefully crafted lines, the person referred to as "Boss" on the other end spoke up.

"Forget it, don't say anything else. Your resignation has already spread all over the internet!"

Hearing this, Li Yang immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

"How is that possible?! This just happened, how could it have spread online?!"

The boss on the other end spat out coldly.

"Go check Weibo yourself! The organization sent you to exploit the elderly, but you ended up doing your own dirty work! How does it feel to be a gigolo? Disgusting!"

After the scolding, the boss hung up abruptly, leaving Li Yang stunned.

After a long moment, Li Yang finally came to his senses and opened his phone.

Even before entering Weibo, a notification popped up.

#EntertainmentJudgeExpandsBusinessToElderlyApartment#

#ElderlyApartmentScholarGetsFired#

#WhoSaidEldersCan’tPlayLeadRolesInJoyfulDrama#

These topics appeared one by one on Li Yang's phone screen.

With a grim face, Li Yang clicked in and found that these topics indeed occupied the top spots on the trending list!

Millions of netizens were discussing the live stream content right now!!

Clicking into any of the trending topics, Li Yang saw comments like these:

YOU: So disgusting! Li Yang couldn't pretend anymore and showed his true colors! Good job, grandmas, making that scumbag lose his job. Hopefully, he'll be sued as Yi Tiantian suggested!

Xiaomao Mi: Entertainment Judge consistently delivers. Who knew filming a charity short film would lead to such bizarre events? Following Yi Tiantian always leads to juicy gossip!

TrendyWarrior: What's up with Cheng Zixu? Why did he sound so incoherent today, and his values are messed up! I suspect he might be on drugs... Anyway, I've turned against him. Besides Yi Tiantian, who I already liked, Lin's fearless personality also won me over!

Zizizi: Scumbag, get lost! Preying on the elderly? No conscience at all! Looking at your ugly face, you still dare to use your looks. Disgusting!

Reading the netizens' comments, apart from the insults directed at him, Li Yang only remembered one name: Yi Tiantian.

This person was called the "Entertainment Judge" by netizens and seemed to be someone influential.

Li Yang deeply etched this name into his memory.

Before Li Yang could put away his phone, he suddenly sensed someone behind him, very close.

Almost instantly, Li Yang saw a hand reach out from behind him, and then he passed out.

The person Li Yang had called "Boss" was a middle-aged man with a huge beer belly. He looked at the motionless Li Yang in the sack and called his superior.

"Mr. Wang, Li Yang has been retrieved. What should we do next? Should we erase his memory?"

The voice on the other end, "Mr. Wang," was stern and emotionless.

"Yes. Don't bother me with trivial matters. There will be major actions soon, so contact me less."

After saying this, Mr. Wang hung up.

The middle-aged man with the beer belly closed his phone and waved to the people behind him: "Take him away!"

A group of men in black rushed forward and carried Li Yang away in the sack.

On the other side, the day's shooting had concluded.

After bidding farewell to everyone else, Yi Tiantian was now sitting in the car heading home.

Yueyue and Yang Yang immediately started telling Yi Tiantian about the online discussions.

"Yi Ge, I didn't expect to encounter such a scumbag at the elderly apartment! Good thing he got fired!" Yueyue still felt indignant thinking about the live stream.

"Yeah, I agree. That man was so immoral, scamming the elderly. Just as you said, Yi Ge, he was clearly committing fraud..."

Before Yang Yang could finish, the driver accidentally turned on the car radio, and a male voice came through.

"Recently, many fraud groups targeting the elderly have been caught..."

"Sorry, I'll turn it off right away!"

The driver quickly reached to switch it off.

"Fraud?"

Yi Tiantian's interest was piqued. "No need. I'll listen to what new scam it is."

The driver retracted his hand, and everyone listened as the male voice continued.

"This fraud gang targets elderly people with smartphones, using fake family calls, phone threats, and even infiltrating relationships to deceive them into delivering young children to designated locations... Now there have been dozens of child abduction cases in our city..."

"Oh my God, this is exploiting the elderly to traffic children?!"

Yueyue felt goosebumps all over her body.

"How outrageous is this scam? My goodness!"

Yang Yang also pondered, "Elderly people are indeed a vulnerable group for scams. Using them to take away children could actually happen!"

Yi Tiantian nodded. "After receiving AI-forged family calls, the elderly might follow the instructions. The person who came up with this scam is truly deranged!"

Hearing the heated discussion, the driver couldn't help but join in.

"Yes, an elderly relative of mine fell for it. If not for the younger generation intervening, the child would probably be gone by now."

Yueyue and Yang Yang both drew a deep breath.

"The scammers deserve no mercy!"

Yueyue exclaimed angrily.

Yi Tiantian searched the system for related information but found nothing relevant.

"Leaving the investigation of the fraud gang to professionals, I'll focus on tomorrow's drama! Tomorrow we're going to the rehabilitation center for disabled children..."

"Turns out Xia Xiaoling cut off his little finger himself! He's really ruthless!"

"We'll also meet a mother-daughter pair of internet celebrities with plenty of drama to uncover!"

Yueyue and Yang Yang felt a severe emotional blow upon hearing this.

W-What?!

Someone deliberately harmed themselves to become disabled?!

Seeing Yi Tiantian's mysterious expression, the three people in the car felt that tomorrow's drama would definitely be more interesting!

Soon, the next day arrived.

However, there were some subtle changes in the filming team.

After yesterday's public outcry, Cheng Zixu was temporarily replaced by the production team.

Someone with such twisted values doesn't deserve to participate in a public service announcement like this!

Online opinions of Cheng Zixu plummeted, leading to a mass exodus of fans, and WE headquarters imposed internal penalties on him.

Cheng Zixu's online reputation had hit rock bottom, and Hai Bei Company suspended all his scheduled activities.

He was practically in hiding, feeling anxious and dissatisfied.

But he knew it was his own fault and had to endure the consequences.

Meanwhile, Yi Tiantian, Lin Yuxin, and Xia Xiaoling continued today's filming at the rehabilitation center for disabled children, preparing for the day's shoot.

Upon arrival, the staff picked up on the drama from Yi Tiantian's thoughts.

"Unlike Xia Xiaoling's self-inflicted disability, many children here became disabled due to various accidents."

At this point, they had entered the center and seen various disabled children.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Xia Xiaoling, who immediately avoided their gaze.

"The boy with the prosthetic leg lost it in a fire when he was ten. He didn't need amputation, but due to poverty, his family couldn't afford the surgery, so he became disabled..."

"The seemingly normal girl actually has a prosthetic eye hidden under her bangs. She was stabbed in the right eye during a home invasion when she was six, causing her disability!"

As the guests listened to Yi Tiantian's thoughts about the causes of these children's disabilities, their hearts grew heavy.

They observed the same sense of inferiority and avoidance in the eyes of these disabled children, which was heartbreaking.

The staff walked alongside the guests, explaining today's filming tasks.

"Today's task is simple: each guest will be paired with a disabled child and spend a meaningful day with them!"

Lin Yuxin and Xia Xiaoling were genuinely happy.

Though they couldn't change the children's fates, they could at least bring a bit of light into their lives.

Only Yi Tiantian worried about missing out on the drama.

"Please, let me be paired with the professional sob-story mother-daughter duo! I want to experience the drama firsthand!"

"These two exaggerate the daughter's facial burn disability online to gain sympathy, but her condition isn't that severe!"

"Most importantly, the daughter's facial disability was caused by her mother!"