8: Chapter 8 Beating up the scumbag Zhu Dongning

[Today's Intel (★★★): Scumbag Zhu Dongning has recently been using auditions as an excuse to drug female art school students and female acting enthusiasts, then committing indecency and rape (since he is an impotent man, he was unable to proceed further), and filming videos.

There are already multiple victims, including minors. Today at 2:15 AM, in Room 32 of the Batian Hotel on Donghu Road, another female student will be deceived. Phone numbers for the minor victims: 138, 159, 177.]

Damn it, Zhu Dongning, you beast! I'll definitely make sure you end up behind bars.

Chen Shaoping was extremely furious and stopped paying attention to things online.

"Hey, Four Jun, meet at Batian Hotel on Donghu Road. Make sure to bring Tan Zhuo; it's urgent."

Tian Jun agreed immediately. Although he didn't know what Chen Shaoping was up to, he knew he wouldn't lead him astray.

...

Room 32, Batian Hotel, Donghu Road.

An extremely wretched and ugly man was speaking.

Standing before him was a beautiful girl dressed in ancient attire. Her long hair was tied in a ponytail, and her face was lightly made up, giving off a fresh and refined vibe.

"Little Yang, you're suitable to play a talented woman in this drama. She's proficient in the four arts—zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting—and is knowledgeable in embroidery, dancing, and flower arrangement."

"Now, show me your foundation in classical dance."

Yang Mengmeng was a bit puzzled when she received the call for the audition because it was so late.

However, Director Zhu's explanation dispelled her doubts, so she came.

He said that the cast list was basically finalized, but he felt the actor for one role wasn't perfect, so he wanted her to try out.

Yang Mengmeng looked at the man before her; he was scruffy with small, wretched eyes.

She was already having second thoughts, but following the principle of 'since I'm already here,' she still wanted to give it a try.

Accompanied by the music, she began to dance slowly.

Yang Mengmeng studied acting in university, so she had naturally taken dance and movement classes.

After the dance, it wasn't stunning, but her basic skills were evident.

"Good, good, good!" Zhu Dongning wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and handed a bottle of water to Yang Mengmeng.

"Little Yang, overall it's quite good. Much better than the actor we currently have scheduled. Have some water and take a break."

"Do one more lines reading. If there's no problem with that either, the role is yours."

Yang Mengmeng was delighted; lines were what she was most confident in.

She was about to graduate and desperately needed this role.

She took the water, unscrewed it, and began to drink.

...

Outside the hotel, Chen Shaoping was pacing back and forth with a cigarette in his hand.

As the time drew closer, he grew increasingly anxious.

If the time came and Tian Jun and the others hadn't arrived, he would have to go in alone.

At 2:00 AM, there was still no sign of Tian Jun.

Chen Shaoping threw away his cigarette butt and turned to walk toward the hotel.

Suddenly.

"Da Ping, wait!"

Tian Jun and Tan Zhuo came sprinting over, out of breath.

"Sor... sorry, Da Ping, we're late."

"Don't explain, let's get down to business. Follow me."

The three of them entered the hotel; there was no one at the front desk.

"I'll call."

"No time, go straight up."

"Break it down! Quick!"

By the time they reached the door, it was already 2:16 AM. Chen Shaoping was frantic.

With a few loud bangs, the moment the door was forced open, the three of them rushed into the room due to momentum.

A girl was lying unconscious on the bed.

A man wearing only underwear was straddling her legs, his hands unbuttoning her clothes.

Her top was already undone, revealing her skin.

"What are you doing? Barging into someone else's room! Get out of here right now!" Zhu Dongning shrieked.

Chen Shaoping's temper flared instantly.

He jumped and kicked, knocking Zhu Dongning off the bed and onto the floor.

Then, his fists rained down like a storm.

"This is for bullying my sister! This is for deceiving girls! This is for making movies! This is for making TV shows!"

"You f*cking retard, is that black guy your father? You're a total trash, full of servility."

...

"Da Ping, that's enough, that's enough. If you keep hitting him, there'll be trouble."

Tan Zhuo pulled Chen Shaoping away, a look of worry on his face.

Zhu Dongning was beaten until both his eyes were bruised, one cheek was swollen, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He clutched his stomach, curled up like a bow.

He kept begging for mercy.

After a round of beating, Chen Shaoping's anger was finally released, and he felt much better.

Tian Jun covered Yang Mengmeng with a quilt, but no matter how he called, she wouldn't wake up.

"Da Ping, she's been drugged. We need to call 120."

Chen Shaoping knew he should leave. It wasn't that he didn't want to help.

But if he stayed, it might make things harder to handle.

"Four Jun, Tan Zhuo, from here on, follow the procedures. Do what needs to be done."

"She is not the only one victim, there are many others."

"He likely filmed videos of everything. Once you find his memory card or computer, the truth should come to light."

"Sorry to trouble you guys, I'm heading out first."

Tan Zhuo and Tian Jun didn't feel tired at all; instead, they were very excited. This achievement would make their future work much smoother.

Merits and awards were even possible.

Walking out of the hotel, Chen Shaoping sent the phone numbers of the minor victims to Tian Jun.

He had a selfish motive: he hoped Tian Jun would get the primary credit.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing a piece of intel. You have gained 5 paparazzi points.]

5 points? That's more than the last intel.

"System, how are these paparazzi points calculated? Isn't it just one point per star of intel?"

[No!]

"Then how is it calculated?"

"???"

When he got home, the system still hadn't answered; it had even learned to be tsundere.

Chen Shaoping was truly exhausted today. He took a shower and fell asleep immediately.

The next day.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

A series of knocks woke Chen Shaoping up.

He had already paid his rent, so it definitely wasn't Grandpa Huang.

Who could it be?

Chen Shaoping reluctantly climbed out of bed, grabbed a pair of shorts to put on, and went to open the door.

"Da Ping, are you a pig? It's almost noon, and you're still not up."

The visitors were Wang Bo and Li Qian. Wang Bo spoke with a look of dissatisfaction.

Feeling embarrassed, Chen Shaoping went back to the bedroom to put on a jacket before coming back out.

"Second Bo, Sister Qian, why are you here? Have some water."

Chen Shaoping got a bottle of water for each of them.

Sister Qian smiled, "You caused such a stir last night, I hope there won't be any lingering consequences. Many people online have come out to criticize you, saying you're unethical."

"Exactly, exactly, Da Ping!" Wang Bo chimed in from the side.

Chen Shaoping knew they were talking about the Li Lu matter. He wasn't afraid of retaliation, and he certainly wasn't afraid of being insulted.

"It's fine, it's fine. Don't worry."

"The two of you didn't come looking for me just for this, did you?"

Sister Qian took two documents out of her bag and handed them to Chen Shaoping. "Of course there are other things. Your phone has been turned off, so we had to come over."

"These are the licensing and royalty-sharing contracts for the song. Take a look. If there are any issues, we can discuss them. If not, just sign them. He can record and release it immediately."