Chapter 410

Chapter 410: Chapter 410

In his years in the entertainment industry, Lin Jiji’s actual skills hadn’t improved much, but he had mastered the art of building a public persona.

In just a few words, he transformed himself from the one in the wrong into a pitiful victim. He even managed to project the righteous image of someone unafraid of power, demanding justice for the other victims.

At that moment, the surrounding fans and onlookers all turned to Lin Jiji with looks of admiration and praise.

These people didn’t know the inside story of what happened yesterday. They had no idea whether Lin Jiji had just slandered Chenyang or if Chenyang had been deliberately giving Lin Jiji a hard time.

All they knew was that right now, Lin Jiji was fighting for justice on behalf of a group of victims.

"Daring to stand up to all those officials and even that reporter from Yangcheng TV Station for our sake... Lin Jiji is a true role model!"

"Now that’s a celebrity worth following!"

"That’s right! Give us victims justice, now!"

"Hey, Miss Reporter! Don’t think you can just protect your local doctors because you’re pretty! We’re the victims here! The media should be fighting for us!"

"Give us justice!"

"Give us victims justice!"

After a few voices piped up in praise of Lin Jiji, someone in the crowd started a chant. In an instant, all the fans and onlookers began shouting in protest.

Seeing this, the officials’ expressions turned even grimmer.

They weren’t afraid of trouble, nor of difficult problems. What they feared was a public disturbance.

After a brief pause, they hurried over to the crowd.

"Please, everyone, stop shouting! We’re here today to solve this problem for all of you."

"That’s right. The man standing among you is Yang City’s own Vice Mayor Zhang Hongtu. He is here on behalf of the Municipal Party Committee and the City Government to ensure the victims get justice and to publicly punish those who have wronged the people. Please, quiet down. Shouting won’t solve anything. Just give us some time and a little bit of your trust."

"We can give you time and trust, but you have to be fair and impartial! You can’t just side with your Yang City locals! If you do, we’ll take this to a higher level of government!"

"Exactly! And you need to arrest Chenyang right now! He’s the main villain here. As long as he’s free, our idol is in danger!"

"And that reporter! She’s just bullying Lin Jiji because he’s not from here! She’s helping that fake doctor cause trouble. She can’t be involved in this."

The barrage of retorts was overwhelming, giving Zhang Hongtu and the others a massive headache.

They could certainly be fair and impartial.

They could also have someone temporarily detain Chenyang.

However, the station’s star reporter was the official representative from Yangcheng TV Station. She hadn’t done anything wrong, nor had she truly shown any favoritism toward Chenyang. Excluding her just like that put the officials in a difficult position.

As they hesitated, wondering how to explain this to the crowd, Lin Jiji suddenly spoke up. "While the reporter’s words were a bit biased just now, I believe she only acted that way because she was deceived by that fake doctor, Chenyang."

"Everyone should just focus on the real culprit. We’re here to solve the problem, not to drag innocent people into this."

As he spoke, he shot a deliberate glance at the station’s star reporter. The meaning in his eyes was clear: ’Look how magnanimous I am. I’m handsome, famous, and I’m even thinking of you and helping you out of a tough spot. You shouldn’t be helping Chenyang. You should be on my side.’

Had it been any other beautiful woman, seeing this would have surely made her develop a favorable impression of Lin Jiji.

But the station’s star reporter wasn’t some love-struck fangirl, nor was she the type to be swayed simply because a man was famous and handsome.

The star reporter’s name was Yao Yadi.

To outsiders, she was just a top-tier beauty on some "goddess ranking" list. Her looks were considered her greatest asset.

But those who truly knew her were well aware that she was far more than just a pretty face.

She came from a wealthy family, had always been a good student, and was extremely competent at her job.

In addition to being the TV station’s top reporter, she was also the Deputy Director of the Omni-Media Center.

In terms of authority, her position was no lower than that of Vice Dean Kang.

In terms of ability and influence, she arguably surpassed even the dean of the City Hospital.

While her family’s help undeniably played a part in her reaching this position, it was mostly due to her own hard work.

Over the years, she had met all sorts of people.

She had already witnessed Lin Jiji’s ugly, lecherous side before, but even if she hadn’t, she could see right through him just by the look in his eyes now.

Men like him were the type she despised most.

So even if Lin Jiji was genuinely trying to help her out of this predicament, she wouldn’t feel the slightest bit of gratitude.