54: Chapter 54 Embezzling Hard-Earned Money?

At this moment, waves of cheers from the audience rose higher and higher, as if the venue had become Qin Mo's personal concert.

Everyone was shocked by Qin Mo's singing ability, especially this song 'Moonlight', which completely caught everyone by surprise.

Liu Tingting's face was pale on the side. She had originally only wanted to make Qin Mo look foolish, but what was happening now completely exceeded her imagination.

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

Qin Mo said with a smile on his face.

As soon as Qin Mo finished speaking, the cheers that were like a tsunami instantly vanished without a trace. Everyone looked at Qin Mo with anticipation and excitement, hoping he would continue to bring better songs to the audience.

Seeing that no one else was speaking, Qin Mo tucked away his smile and said somewhat seriously.

"Let's stop the singing for a moment. I'll tell everyone a story!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was dumbfounded.

Wait, what? This is a concert! We all paid money, and you're going to tell us a story? Is this reasonable?

Everyone subconsciously looked at Liu Tingting on the side, their faces filled with question marks.

Liu Tingting was also stunned. What did he mean? Telling a story at her concert?

Ignoring the reaction of the crowd below the stage, Qin Mo smiled slightly and spoke: "I believe everyone is very curious why I would tell a story on this occasion. It's because the protagonist of the story I'm telling today is Liu Tingting—your big star."

As soon as he said this, the eyes of the entire audience were fixed on Qin Mo. As fans of Liu Tingting, what they loved most was hearing some major gossip about their idol.

Some people even opened their popcorn and cola, looking completely like a crowd ready for some drama.

Qin Mo paused and then spoke.

"Everyone might not know, but besides being a singer, I am also a hacker. Today, I found some rather interesting things."

"As everyone knows, Liu Tingting came from a relatively difficult family background, but she showed superior grades from a young age and even got into a top university abroad. You all know this, right?"

Everyone looked at Qin Mo as if he were a fool. As a star and a public figure, everyone certainly knew these things.

The crowd was somewhat confused. Was he going to tell Liu Tingting's inspirational story?

Qin Mo smiled and continued: "Then do you know where the money for her to study abroad came from?"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Tingting's expression changed drastically, and the woman beside her turned even paler.

Could it be...

"Yeah? I really haven't thought about that. Their family was struggling, so where did the money to study abroad come from? I heard that at the time, Liu Tingting was covered in luxury goods. Where did she get the money?"

"Exactly!"

At this point, there was a lot of discussion in the audience.

Qin Mo then dropped a bombshell.

"That's because the money for her to study abroad was all obtained through her mother's embezzlement!"

"What?"

As soon as he said this, the scene erupted in an uproar, and everyone stared at Qin Mo in shock.

"Embezzlement... Is that for real?"

"This... this is impossible, right? No one in her family is an official, so how could they embezzle?"

"Yeah! Isn't her mother a sanitation worker? Liu Tingting said so herself!"

"But then where did the money for her to study abroad come from? How do you explain that?"

The scene was filled with discussion, ranging from surprise and doubt to shock.

"Slander! This was all earned through my own hard work!"

At this point, Liu Tingting could no longer hold back and shouted loudly.

Qin Mo smiled faintly, seemingly having expected Liu Tingting to say this.

"I said just now, since I dare to say this, I certainly have evidence."

As he spoke, Qin Mo took out his phone, opened a long transaction record, and then projected it directly onto the large screen behind him.

Inside, the source and use of every single fund could be seen.

"This... this..."

At this moment, Liu Tingting was completely stunned. Her face was deathly pale as she stared at the giant screen in front of her. Every transaction record on it felt like a suffocating death warrant.

The middle-aged woman beside her slumped to the ground, staring blankly at the large screen.

The audience in the seats also exploded.

On the screen, it not only detailed how Liu Tingting's mother became a Section Chief and how she embezzled, but what was even more infuriating was that the money her mother embezzled was actually the hard-earned money of thousands of migrant workers.

At this moment, everyone was enraged. How could someone actually commit such an appalling act?

Especially when they saw the moment the migrant workers knelt and kowtowed outside a villa in the freezing snow to ask for their wages, everyone was shaking with anger at the scene.

"Why don't you just go die!"

At this point, a middle-aged man closest to the woman could no longer hold back. He rushed up and kicked the woman hard, sending her flying.

Seeing this, the rest of the audience could no longer restrain themselves and rushed forward. Liu Tingting and the woman were scared witless by this scene, sitting paralyzed on the ground, even forgetting to dodge.

The nearby security personnel were quick-witted and rushed forward to stop these people, allowing the two of them to escape the worst of it.

Liu Tingting could never have imagined, even if she racked her brains, that a simple concert would turn into this.

"It's... it's all your fault! You're the one who ruined me!"

Liu Tingting pointed at the middle-aged woman on the ground and cursed, her face full of collapse.

She had completely lost her previous solemnity and elegance.

The woman stared blankly at Liu Tingting, unable to believe that her own biological daughter was blaming her.

"Hands behind your heads and squat down!"

At this moment, Li Ming quickly arrived with a group of Hat uncles, and the two women were instantly brought under control.

Seeing this, the anger in the surrounding audience subsided slightly, but the looks they gave the two were still filled with rage.

Most of the people present had come from migrant worker backgrounds themselves. Seeing such a scene now, they felt the pain personally, which was why they couldn't suppress their anger.

"You really do cause trouble wherever you go..."

At this point, Li Ming looked at Qin Mo beside him and said irritably...

"Ahem... you can't blame me for this!"

Qin Mo gave an embarrassed smile. Actually, from the first moment he saw Liu Tingting, he had already anticipated this outcome. The reason he dragged it out until now was entirely because he wanted to earn more popularity points. Hadn't he seen the admiration in everyone's eyes?

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"Sigh, I really didn't expect such a popular star to have climbed up by stepping on the blood and tears of so many people..."

"Well... another one's gone in... No! It's two!"

"Yeah! First there was my favorite Jun Jun, then there was my Brother Kun, and now Liu Tingting has been sent in by you too. Every time I like someone, you send them in, don't you? I'm freaking afraid to like anyone now, I don't want to hurt anyone else..."

"Is the Streamer an undercover agent sent by the Hat uncles? Like the ancient West Depot, specifically traveling among the people to gather criminals?"

"Confirmed! It must be!"

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The dust settled, and the two women were taken away by Li Ming and his group.

At this point, the crowd was somewhat speechless. Halfway through the concert, the protagonist was arrested. Who could they even complain to...

Immediately, everyone started to leave the venue.

Seeing this, Qin Mo got anxious. If you all run away, where will my popularity points come from?

He immediately called out to stop those who were about to leave.

"For the rest of the concert, I'll take over!"

"I'll give you all a rendition of 'The Wind Rises'!"

As soon as he said this, the scene became lively again.

Watching the popularity points continuously rising, the corners of Qin Mo's mouth curled up uncontrollably, harder to suppress than a blue-flaming AK.

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