481: Chapter 481 All that effort and money, and not even a ripple.

She hadn't expected that even with her personal intervention and promise of significant benefits, Qin Chuan would remain unmoved and still refuse.

"Secretary Qin, my father is Vice Minister Meng Zhengguo."

Qin Chuan said with a serious expression, "It doesn't matter who he is; there are no exceptions with me. General Manager Meng, if you're here to get pre-prepared meals into our campus, then don't waste your breath. You may leave."

General Manager Meng Qingqiu's expression shifted.

She had been in Jiangnan Province for some time, and as Vice Minister Meng Zhengguo's daughter, she was usually given some face at any school.

Who would have thought she would repeatedly hit a wall with Qin Chuan?

"Secretary Qin, another friend means another path. There's no need to be so uncompromising about certain things, is there?"

Qin Chuan said sternly, "You're threatening me."

General Manager Meng Qingqiu said, "It's not a threat, just a reminder."

Qin Chuan said, "Please leave now. You are not welcome here."

General Manager Meng Qingqiu stood up and left with a stony face, feeling extremely dissatisfied with Qin Chuan and beginning to think of ways to retaliate against Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan watched her leave coldly but didn't take it to heart. Never mind her; even if it were Vice Minister Meng Zhengguo himself, he wouldn't give him any face if it involved a matter of principle.

A few days later.

Qin Chuan went to work early in the morning. Sitting in his office, he handled a few documents first. When he felt the time was right, he called Police Chief Yan Jiandong and then scrolled through the news on his phone.

Because his news searching was targeted, it didn't take long before he found something related to himself—someone was smearing him online.

It was done in the form of a real-name report.

A young girl named "Lin Manman" faced the camera, holding a student ID card. She claimed to be a sophomore at Jiangnan University and alleged that Qin Chuan had coerced and enticed her into having sexual relations multiple times, resulting in a miscarriage once, among other things.

It seemed to have just been posted online; the traffic wasn't high yet, with few likes or comments.

Why was Qin Chuan able to find this video reporting him so accurately? It was because he had checked the system's messages early this morning, and one of them was related to this.

"General Manager Meng Qingqiu harbors a grudge against you and wants to take you down secretly. She found a girl from the streets and gave her a sum of money. Around 9:30 AM today, this girl will call herself Lin Manman, hold a forged student ID, and smear your name online..."

The information provided by the system was very detailed, so Qin Chuan was able to find the recently posted video on his phone with precision.

Soon, Police Chief Yan Jiandong arrived.

"Secretary, you wanted to see me."

Qin Chuan nodded slightly and opened the reporting video on his phone. "Take a look at this first."

After watching the video, Police Chief Yan Jiandong's expression changed.

Someone was smearing Secretary Qin Chuan online; this was a major matter. Without needing Secretary Qin Chuan's instructions, he immediately said, "Secretary, we will negotiate with the Douyin platform right away and demand they take down this video immediately."

Since the video had just been posted and didn't have many views, taking it down immediately was the first priority.

Qin Chuan reminded him, "The video has been out for a few minutes; there's bound to be someone pushing it behind the scenes. It might not just be on the Douyin platform; you should also pay attention to several other short-video platforms."

"In addition, open an investigation immediately. We must find the mastermind behind this."

Police Chief Yan Jiandong said, "Don't worry, Secretary. We will definitely drag the mastermind out."

He left quickly to start handling the matter.

In the office of the Imperial Feast company, General Manager Meng Qingqiu sat in her executive chair, looking at the video on her phone with a satisfied expression.

After watching it, she said to her subordinates nearby, "What about the Internet water army? Are they ready? Have them repost it frantically and keep stirring the pot. I want that man named Qin to be unable to clear his name even if he had a hundred mouths. Like yellow mud falling into his crotch—even if it's not shit, it'll look like it."

"Don't worry, General Manager Meng. We've hired a large Internet water army, and they've already started reposting it."

General Manager Meng Qingqiu thought to herself that by the time Qin Chuan discovered the report, it would likely be too late. In just a few hours, she was confident she could make this matter trend on the Hot Search list.

Once it hit the Hot Search list, combined with the water army's manipulation, Qin Chuan would suffer immensely even if he didn't 'die.' His position as the Party Committee Secretary of Jiangnan University would likely become unstable.

"What about that girl? Have her flee to another city for a few days to hide from the police. Also, make sure the job is done cleanly so the police don't trace it back to us."

"Rest assured, General Manager Meng. We've handled things very cleanly; the police definitely won't be able to find us."

General Manager Meng Qingqiu nodded with satisfaction; now, it was just a matter of watching the show unfold.

In a good mood, she was about to watch the reporting video again, only to find to her surprise that it had been taken down.

What was going on?

The video had only been up for a few minutes; how could it be taken down? It was a normal reporting video and didn't violate any rules.

She couldn't quite figure it out.

As for the possibility that Qin Chuan had discovered the video, she didn't quite believe it. He wasn't a god; how could he have known so quickly?

What she found even more unbelievable was that whether it was the Douyin platform or other short-video platforms, anything reporting Qin Chuan was being blocked across the board.

Only then did General Manager Meng Qingqiu's expression turn a bit sour. She seemed to sense a powerful force that was nipping everything in the bud.

She had expected to cause a massive wave, but in the end, there wasn't even a ripple.

For this, she had planned and prepared for several days, utilizing many resources. Just hiring the Internet water army and paying the girl had cost several million yuan.

Having thrown millions into it and not even getting a ripple back was somewhat unacceptable.

What was even more unacceptable to her was that just a few hours later, the woman posing as a Jiangnan University student was caught by the police.

Then, within two hours, Police Chief Yan Jiandong personally led a team to the Imperial Feast company and took General Manager Meng Qingqiu away for investigation.

Police Chief Yan Jiandong didn't care if she was Vice Minister Meng's daughter; he took General Manager Meng Qingqiu away and interrogated her for several hours.

In the end, General Manager Meng Qingqiu pushed everything onto a certain subordinate, insisting she was unaware, and that subordinate took the fall for everything. It wasn't until after 11:00 PM that General Manager Meng Qingqiu walked out of the Public Security Bureau's doors.

This time, she was very passive and even humiliated. Her hatred for Qin Chuan and her desire for revenge rose to a new level.

Motherf*cker, you got lucky this time. I don't believe that if you dodged this one, you can dodge a second or third time.

In the morning.

Qin Chuan had just started work when Police Chief Yan Jiandong arrived.

Actually, he had given a brief report over the phone last night, but since it was already past 11:00 PM, the explanation was simple. He had come this time to provide a detailed face-to-face report.

As soon as he sat down in his office and saw Police Chief Yan Jiandong knocking and entering, Qin Chuan understood what was going on.

"Comrade Jiandong is here. Please, have a seat."