Chapter 617: Blue Outshines the Indigo

"Jie jie jie, another one sent off!"

"What the fuck, you actually did this?" Hearing Bai Liang's noise, Han Dongjun beside him wore a face of "terror," as if he'd accidentally uncovered some huge secret.

"What the hell?"

Bai Liang had just put his phone down—the notification of his solo kill on the enemy mid-lane hadn't even faded—when he heard Han Dongjun screaming over there.

"Who?" Han Dongjun asked, equally confused.

Who the hell is A Kun?

Seeing his expression, Bai Liang realized he'd misunderstood—just then, Chen Kaige hurried past right in front of them, giving him a fresh idea.

As for the butterfly effect, A Kun—whom he barely knew—probably wouldn't change much, but Chen the Director's Young Master had plenty of contact with him, even asked him for advice on how to flirt with older sisters.

This kid's chances of getting exposed are higher!

And Chen's expression didn't look good at all.

"Did A Shi cause trouble? I hope he doesn't drag my name into this."

At this moment, Bai Liang finally understood how the Bodhi Patriarch must have felt.

Han Dongjun was baffled twice over: A Kun? A Shi?

What the hell is going on?!

He wasn't good at keeping secrets; since he didn't get it, he didn't bother overthinking and just spilled the answer outright: "Here, fresh off the hot search—the Deng Lun who recently tried to scam and trash you just got exposed for tax evasion."

Hearing this, Bai Liang suddenly remembered—oh! One of the top idols who'd crashed was this guy too!

Mainly because he'd just finished filming an explosion scene, his ears were still ringing, and he'd forgotten that Sister Yanzi had already sent him the "sacrificial flag" notice earlier.

He and Han Dongjun huddled together to check today's new entertainment, both going "Tsk tsk tsk."

But Han Dongjun wasn't letting it go: "Seriously, you didn't do this?"

Seeing his eager, curious gaze, Bai Liang didn't deny it this time.

Because it might really have been "him" who did it.

After all, Sister Yanzi had said that kind of thing—how many days had passed since then, and now he'd actually died?

Watching Bai Liang's "silent" expression, with a "mysterious smile" on his lips, Han Dongjun got it!

He sucked in a sharp breath!

You damn capybara, you really are this ruthless?!

Bai Liang (tilting his head): Huh?

He felt his good buddy had misunderstood something—and it was starting to get a little unhinged—but he himself wasn't even sure, so he'd have to ask Sister Yanzi.

Sister Yanzi: I don't know either~

She was indeed working on Deng Lun, but only through standard methods; the whole "sacrificing a top idol" thing was mostly because she'd heard rumors from his former agent and figured something might happen—she was just waiting for him to leak dirt, then giving him a strong push.

In short: she was just blowing smoke.

Who knew it would blow up this fast? Gong Yuhan is truly evil!

Though the exact reason for the exposure and who the pusher was remained unclear—unlike Fan Fan Bingbing's case, where Dou Xiao Cui had openly called it out—Deng Lun's case had no clear cause or aftermath, only chaos after the fact.

But Sister Yanzi immediately blamed Gong Yuhan—this isn't a police investigation requiring evidence.

Besides, it's perfectly reasonable that his former agent knew about these kinds of things.

Of course, Sister Yanzi did have a hand in the early withdrawal of "Qing Ya Ji" a couple days ago—not much, but it was real.

But it wasn't done by exploiting Deng Lun's articles; how could outsiders have known about his tax issues before the exposure?

The withdrawal of "Qing Ya Ji" was mainly because Guo Xiaosi's ass wasn't clean.

His plagiarism scandal seemed over, but it wasn't.

Some things can't be fixed with an apology—and he dragged it out for years; of course people would band together to take him down.

Sister Yanzi gave it just a little push behind the scenes—purely to add fuel to the fire.

In short, this 2021 entertainment spectacle kicked off with a bang!

Whether it was the fall of a top idol or the collapse of Guo Xiaosi's film, the commotion was massive enough to let the gossip crowd gorge themselves in this new year.

Meanwhile, no one let Bai Liang off either.

You damn Bai Bai Daxian, why are you involved again?!

"Is Bai Bai Daxian really this fast and brutal? This efficiency is too high!"

"Clearly, the Great Immortal isn't the same as before—I remember Wu Mofan and Li Yifeng held on for a long time, but why so fast this time? Too quick!"

"This probably has nothing to do with Bai Liang—he just happened to cross paths with them before they crashed. No one gets exposed immediately after offending someone like that—it's absurd. Don't you need time to dig up dirt at this level?"

"Need time? The Great Immortal just sticks a voodoo doll and casts a spell, right?"

"Betting is open! Who can guess what reason Bai Liang will use to send off the next top idol? Top three so far: rape, prostitution, tax evasion."

"Can I still swap my mom's Guanyin statue for a Bai Liang figurine? I really want to worship him!"

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The entertainment seekers never missed a chance, analyzing Bai Liang's "crimes" from every angle.

Unsurprisingly, the idea that Bai Liang "killed" other male top idols will likely become a meme, like Wang Feng trending.

Of course, the reason this popularity skyrocketed also had another crucial factor…

Some people watch entertainment; others look in the mirror.

Over the past few years, the top idols who clashed with Bai Liang weren't just the ones who died.

Lu Han and Yang Yang broke out in cold sweats.

Not because they'd secretly done anything illegal—but Bai Liang's weirdness was just too terrifying, and with some sensationalist accounts and netizens hyping it up, it felt like everyone was urging Bai Liang to just "take care" of them too.

So, half-skeptical, half-amused, Lu Han struck first—posting on Weibo tagging Bai Liang, then sending a palms-together emoji.

He said nothing—yet seemed to say everything.

Great Immortal, please spare me~ I've given up, I've given up.

Yang Yang is also a high-speed surfer, not to mention how big the online commotion has been these past two days.

Seeing Lu Han's move, he felt like cursing—damn, are they even competing over this now?

He understood Bai Liang well enough—if Lu Han hadn't acted, it might've been fine, but with someone leading the charge, this guy might show up any moment to "cause him trouble."

He might not remember who "begged for mercy," but he'd remember clearly who didn't.

Garlic Bird, Garlic Bird—though a bit embarrassing, Yang Yang decided he'd still ride the wave too!