Chapter 22: Melon‑Eating Crowd

Zhao Shunfa ultimately still did not give up Zhang Jun. Corrupt deeds can still be glossed over with excuses. Once he betrays Zhang Jun, given his vengeful nature, what awaits him will be endless retaliation.

Regarding this, Chen Yang also did not pursue relentlessly. After all, this is just an ordinary civil case; as long as the real victim, Zhang Jun, does not step forward to sue Zhao Shunfa, at most it will be administrative detention plus a fine.

As for Zhao Shunfa's embezzlement of the hit‑man money, Chen Yang decided not to tell Zhang Jun.

In his previous life, Zhao Shunfa, using his position, misappropriated over a hundred million yuan from Zhang Jun's company, directly causing the company's capital chain to break. Such a pig‑like teammate must be kept around!

Leaving the interrogation room, Chen Yang originally wanted to treat Hu Tie Jun to a meal to thank him, but was politely declined. At parting, the other party reminded Chen Yang in a tone half‑command, half‑threat to treat Lin Wei better. If Lin Wei suffers any bullying, his days in Xingcheng will not be easy.

Chen Yang thought, "If she doesn't bully me, that's already good!"

On the way home, Chen Yang deliberately drove to the Telecom Bureau to apply for a 2M ADSL broadband line. This is currently the best home broadband available domestically, costing as much as 170 yuan per month.

After completing the broadband formalities, he went to Computer City and spent ten thousand yuan on an HP notebook computer. In his previous life he was accustomed to using a notebook for work, and using a desktop felt a bit awkward.

When he got home, Lin Wei and Liu Qingqing had already prepared the meal: braised eggplant, steamed spare ribs with flour, spicy chicken, and triple‑fresh soup—perfect in color, aroma and taste. This surprised Chen Yang, making him feel as if the sun were rising in the west.

He took a bite, and indeed they were all take‑away from a restaurant.

However, for Chen Yang, having something to eat is enough; whether it's restaurant take‑away doesn't matter.

Meanwhile, Lin Wei and Liu Qingqing both focused their attention on the computer Chen Yang had brought back.

"Chen Yang, is this computer for me?"

"Don't you already have a computer?"

"That one is too bulky; it's not convenient to bring back to Qing Shui."

"Then you take it; I'll buy another one!"

"Senior, I want one too!"

"Don't you already have one?"

"I also like something lightweight that I can bring to the dormitory."

One is his newlywed wife, the other is a pretty junior schoolmate who just helped him save several million in property investment; emotionally and rationally, this computer must be given away.

Chen Yang took out the business card given by the Computer City boss, called to ask if delivery to door was possible. Upon hearing he needed two more, the boss agreed without hesitation. To deny Chen Yang a chance to change his mind, he even delivered the computers to the doorstep in just twenty minutes.

What's more surprising, he also brought a POS machine, saving Chen Yang the time of going to the bank to withdraw money.

Indeed, the services available to the wealthy are just different.

After finishing the meal, the three started tinkering with the new computer. Since there was no internet at home, Chen Yang took the computer to Liu Qingqing's house, connected a router, plugged in the network cable, and then accessed the Xingcheng University campus network.

First he created an account named "Melon‑Eating Crowd", then began posting.

"Extra! Extra! The case of the graduate beaten at the school's south gate yesterday has been solved, and the truth is……"

Then Chen Yang added in the content post: "The answer will be revealed at the 200th floor."

This move of his immediately aroused Lin Wei's curiosity.

"Chen Yang, what are you up to?"

"The Melon‑Eating Crowd is eating its own melon!"

Chen Yang gave a hehe smile and quickly clicked to post.

Five minutes later, the replies had already exceeded 300.

"Sofa!"

"Floor!"

"100th floor passed, those below keep cheering!"

"200th floor passed, waiting silently for the original poster to reveal the truth."

"Is the OP dead? Over 300 floors and still no truth. Cheating, you damn…"

Chen Yang then typed another line.

"According to an insider at the police station, this assault incident arose from an emotional dispute. The female lead is our former campus belle, Lin Wei, the male lead……, the answer will be revealed at the 1000th floor!"

Lin Wei fiercely pinched Chen Yang's ear and threatened: "If you dare ruin my reputation, don't even think about getting into my bed!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingqing happily said: "Senior, my bed is big enough; I can lend you half."

Chen Yang quickly pretended to be dead, while Lin Wei and Liu Qingqing started grappling with each other.

The forum's heat quickly rose to hot under Chen Yang's handling of the "Melon‑Eating Crowd" account.

"Do we still need to guess the male lead? Isn't it just the beaten Zhang Jun?"

"That guy Zhang Jun is usually arrogant; it's no surprise he got beaten."

"But wait, didn't Senior Lin Wei issue a statement clarifying her relationship with Zhang Jun? How could he possibly be the male lead?"

"Could it be…… that Senior Lin Wei was moved by Zhang Jun's money? Then the true male lead, furious, brought people to beat Zhang Jun……"

"Is that yellow‑haired guy the male lead? I heard he's just average‑looking; how could Senior Lin Wei take a liking to him? He must be a thug hired by the male lead."

"If it's not Zhang Jun nor the yellow‑haired guy, then only two people are suspects……"

"701st floor, I guess you mean Chen Yang and Luo Zhikai, right?"

"702nd floor, Luo Zhikai was at the crime scene, so he can be ruled out. I think Chen Yang's suspicion is greater!"

"703rd floor, who says the mastermind can't be at the scene? Besides, Chen Yang is a poor student; where would he get money to hire hitmen?"

"720th floor, your information is outdated. On the graduation day I saw Chen Yang driving here. Although it's a Jetta, it still costs over ten thousand, right? How can you call him a poor student?"

"800th floor, could Senior Chen Yang be working part‑time as a taxi driver?"

"820th floor, Xingcheng University is after all one of the nation's top schools; to go straight into taxi driving after graduation is too much of a downgrade."

"900th floor, nowadays university graduates aren't assigned jobs; wanting a good job without money is hard. No occupation is noble or base; earning money through one's own labor, I think, is nothing to be ashamed of."

Seeing the thread heading off‑topic, Chen Yang quickly added another piece of information.

"According to an insider, the male lead pursued the female lead unsuccessfully, became angry out of embarrassment, and offered a six‑figure bounty to beat the male lead. Because the person contacting the hit‑man had limited expressive ability, failed to describe the male lead's features, resulting in the tail‑ing Zhang, who was behind Lin, being mistakenly attacked."

As soon as Chen Yang finished posting, the floor was immediately refreshed.

"The word 'tailing' is used quite aptly! It vividly describes Zhang's usual behavior. The OP is likely the contact person; I estimate Zhang could escape disaster."

Can get out? If it's not Zhang Jun, then it can only be Luo Zhikai. Those who work at the bank aren't short of money!

Shut up, you on the 1001st floor! It's also aboveboard for me to pursue Lin Wei! I would never stoop to such despicable means as hiring thugs to beat someone. Besides, I was right there at the scene, okay! Luo Zhikai, who had been just watching the drama, saw the fire spreading to himself, and jumped up excitedly. But his explanation did not dispel the suspicions of the other onlookers.

Luo senior, don't get agitated, being at the scene doesn't mean you're not a suspect! Detective novels have also described that some masterminds have a habit of personally going to the scene to observe the act of killing……

Exactly, the less suspicion someone has, the more likely they are the real culprit!

1103rd floor, according to your logic, isn't Zhang Jun's suspicion as the victim even greater? Luo Zhikai spat blood. He couldn't figure it out; they're all students from the same school, how can these people be so unreasonable!

Old Luo, you're not being righteous! I've already been beaten into the hospital, and you're still splashing dirty water on me? Zhang Jun is also lying in the hospital playing computer games at this moment; he's even more worried than Luo Zhikai about being dragged into this. After all, the mastermind really is him!