Chapter 248: Why Investigate This?

"Think about it carefully. Aside from her, who else stands to gain from you constantly gifting her?" Fuxi asked.

A Fu was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "My cousin-uncle?"

Wasn't this thinking exactly the same as him?

It was just that this answer was truly a bit unbelievable; had even Fuxi figured it out now?

Fuxi: "..."

After the words "cousin-uncle" were spat out of A Fu's mouth, it was as if the wrinkles in Fuxi's brain had been smoothed out.

He had forgotten that the boss of the Yinfu Platform was a relative of theirs.

Thinking about it this way, this person...

"Why couldn't it be him?"

Fuxi slapped the table, "There are three major reasons why it could be him. First, why doesn't Lin Sui live stream on other platforms? Why did she happen to come to this platform?"

"Second, why did Lin Sui sign with Yinfu only after such a long time? Was she trying to give more money to the platform by not signing?"

"Third, the platform suddenly had such a huge Live Streamer become popular, yet the other party didn't show any reaction at all. Doesn't that prove they weren't surprised at all that Lin Sui would become popular? Because this person was cultivated by them single-handedly!"

Every time he said a sentence, a burst of intense music would play.

A Fu: "... What exactly are you getting so fired up about with this BGM?"

Using BGM to set the mood for his own speech—why did he feel this was so familiar?

Had he already been corrupted by Lin Sui through subtle influence?

"Just woke up, listening to some music to cultivate my character, what's wrong with that?" Fuxi said.

A Fu: "..."

"So you never suspected your cousin-uncle?" Fuxi asked again.

A Fu spoke the truth, "I feel like it's not..."

Fuxi: "Please state the three major reasons why it's not."

A Fu: "First..."

He was actually following Fuxi's words, preparing to list one, two, and three, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he realized he had started listening to him again without even knowing it.

If it's not, then it's not.

Why did he have to give a one, two, three example?

"It just isn't! They don't know each other." He didn't want to give any reasons; it was all based on intuition.

"Oh my, you act up with Lin Sui and she ignores you, so now you've run over to act up with me?"

This willful tone—very good, he had already bravely taken the first step!

A Fu: "..."

Silence is the Cambridge of tonight.

"Isn't it enough to just ask later? What are you in such a rush for?" Fuxi continued, "Our cousin-uncle isn't an outsider."

A Fu: "............"

He finally understood why Lin Sui had repeatedly and earnestly told him not to learn from Fuxi.

If he had learned Fuxi's cheeky attitude, he would have long since shed his social anxiety persona.

"Actually, if you really want to know who the big shot behind her is, this matter isn't hard to handle..."

Fuxi started rambling mysteriously again.

A Fu didn't want to listen anymore.

Every time he felt Fuxi was very reliable, Fuxi would spout some very unreliable answer, shattering his illusions about him.

Just as he was about to hang up, Fuxi's voice came through quickly, "Hey, give some money to Feng Liu and let that kid go check it out."

"With his abilities, there shouldn't be any problem checking into this."

"..." This was treating Feng Liu entirely like a detective.

Feng Liu was indeed very capable in this regard.

But why would Feng Liu help them check this?

The moment this question popped into his mind, A Fu asked in confusion, "And why do we need to check this?"

Isn't it good that someone is helping her?

"As long as it's something that makes Lin Sui better, then they are a good person; it's all for her own good."

"..."

This time, the one left speechless was Fuxi.

There was no reply from the other side for a long time, as if he had been stumped by the question.

"That's it then, it's very late, I'm going to sleep." A Fu said his goodbyes.

The sound of a toilet flushing came from the other side.

A Fu: "?"

"Sigh, you silly brother, your way of thinking will never keep up with Lin Sui's pace."

Fuxi said, sounding frustrated that he wouldn't live up to expectations, "Do you think just being someone who is 'for her own good' is enough? How do you know the other party doesn't have other motives besides money?"

"Is Lin Sui the type of person who willingly listens to others? A person like her only acts this way if she has enough trust in the other party."

"If you're one step later, you'll really be behind the dog."

Watching others' steady happiness.

A Fu: "..."

"Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. Why can't you snatch the identity of the big shot behind her and be it yourself?" Fuxi's highly seductive voice rang out.

A Fu's heart pounded like a drum.

Is there even such a move?

Fuxi continued, "This is the same as doing business; if you don't fight or scramble in the early stages, you won't even get a turn at collaborations with third-rate companies."

"Only after you have fought and scrambled enough to become strong will others take the initiative to find you, understand?"

"I've bought you a plane ticket; take advantage of the holiday to come over and learn from your brother."

A Fu: "..."

In the past, whenever he heard such talk, he would hang up the phone without a word, having no desire to go abroad at all.

This time, he was actually a little tempted.

"Did you hear me!" Fuxi shouted.

"... Yeah." A Fu agreed.

The next second, he said again: "You don't wash your hands after using the toilet?"

He had just heard the sound of the toilet flushing, but didn't hear the sound of handwashing; how disgusting.

Fuxi: "?"

"I really want to give you two hammerings!"

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The next morning, Lin Sui followed the System's instructions and ran to the suburban plot of land to supervise the work.

This was the first time Lin Sui had returned here to check the progress since moving the Company.

Where there was once a place so desolate it only had an abandoned warehouse, now high-rise buildings stood on flat ground, with a main tower accompanied by several small villas.

Not far from the tower was a small amusement park, currently under construction.

The site looked a bit messy, and Lin Sui only understood it after getting the design blueprints.

The entire high-rise area stood within a vast garden.

It was very beautiful and dreamy.

It didn't even look like a Company anymore.

Is this something a wage slave can enjoy?

No wonder the System needed so much money and it still wasn't enough.

With this built up, wouldn't the monthly maintenance cost a lot of money?

Besides this area, several small zones had been specifically partitioned off a bit further away, looking like factories.

The factories were finally arranged after all.

Lin Sui didn't even dare to think about how large the subsequent workload would be.

Wearing a hard hat, she was led by the construction team leader to tour every single place.

Paired with the design blueprints, she could fully imagine the beauty of the future.

But... would a paradise built in this place really be popular?

After all, the surroundings were still uninhabited.

As she thought about it, she suddenly looked toward the amusement park still under construction, and probably understood the System's purpose in building these amusement facilities.

She ran a Live Streaming Company, and the Live Streamers inside all had at least a million fans.

When the time came, all the Live Streamers' offline activities could be held near the Company, without needing to go elsewhere to find a venue.

They could also let fans visit and play for free with their light sticks.

Once more people came here, there would be no need to worry about the place lacking popularity.

Lin Sui suddenly realized.

"I feel like the money should be mostly paid off, right?"

The general prototype had already emerged, and it wouldn't take long to finish construction and hand it over.

"Keep the money from this period for me; I'm going to buy the land nearby too."

Lin Sui said secretly to the System.

The System was very satisfied, "You are teachable. Although this has nothing to do with making money from Live Streaming, you have already become a very sharp boss."

As long as this dreamy Company that people yearned for was built, and fans were truly willing to come here to play.

Then the other plots of land in these suburbs would definitely be used by other businessmen to develop other things.

Then the land prices nearby would rise with the tide, and she could sell them for a lot of money.

Why not take advantage of the fact that it hasn't become popular yet to acquire all the surrounding land, and sell it at a high price later? It would be a huge profit.

Lin Sui and the System thought the same thing.

But to buy other land, the money needed would be no less than what she spent on this plot.

Lin Sui instantly regained her motivation to make money.

"I'll find someone later..."

She had just wanted to say she would find people to PK with more later.

A group of media personnel suddenly appeared in front and blocked Lin Sui's path.

Lin Sui's development of the abandoned suburban land was actually quite closely watched by the local authorities.

They were afraid that if she built halfway and then ran away, there wouldn't be another big sucker willing to take over this area.

So the Jiangcheng local media came over today specifically to scout the situation, not expecting to be so lucky as to run into Lin Sui inspecting the site.

Lin Sui: "..."

Was this also part of the System's plan?

Knowing that the media would come to interview, it specifically let her come over to show her face?

Otherwise, why wouldn't it let her come to check the progress for so long, but suddenly make her come to supervise today?

"May I ask what opportunity prompted Boss Lin to develop this area?"

The reporter asked Lin Sui sincerely.

"Ahem..." Lin Sui gave a light cough and adjusted the safety helmet on her head.

Just as she was about to say a few polite phrases, she suddenly saw that the person holding the video camera nearby looked a bit familiar.

Lin Sui glanced in the direction of that lens, her expression somewhat puzzled.

Feng Liu pointed at the camera in front of the reporter and reminded her, "The main camera is over there."

Lin Sui: "..."

Is that the point?

The point is, why is it that every time there's an interview like this, she always ends up seeing him?

Seeing him before was fine, after all, that was his job.

But to see him now, he really doesn't take her Company's contract seriously at all!

How can he be taking private gigs everywhere?

While complaining in her heart, she wore a proper smile on her face and answered the reporter, "There wasn't really any specific opportunity; I just happened to feel there was a chance, obtained this plot of land, and so I developed it."

The reporter asked again: "Doing all this isn't cheap, right? As far as I know, your profession is a Live Streamer. Is being a Live Streamer really that profitable?"

Lin Sui smiled, "It's definitely profitable, even more so than what ordinary people earn, otherwise why would so many people want to work in this industry?"

Her honesty made the reporter pause for a moment.

Before she could ask anything else, Lin Sui had already blurted out the answer she wanted to ask, "Doing all this is indeed not cheap. Although I have so many internet shareholders, the money for buying the land and developing it is still not enough, so I borrowed it from others."

She knew this day would come.

There would always be someone who suspected that her assets didn't add up.

She had already made up her mind: if asked, she'd say she borrowed it.

There are very few bosses who don't borrow some money, right?

Her words left the reporter unable to pick up the conversation for a moment.

Isn't that too honest?

"Speaking of borrowing money, I have a few platforms here..."

Seeing that Lin Sui was about to advertise other loan platforms, the reporter immediately stopped her.

"Enough, enough, there's no need to talk about these."

How inconsistent with social values!

Can this kind of thing be said and end up corrupting young people?

This whole segment has to be cut!

However, she had already obtained the answer for this trip.

Lin Sui shouldn't be running away halfway.

She had already borrowed money to develop the land; if she ran away, this money would never be paid back.

Next, she had Lin Sui take her around to tour the area, and then asked some questions about topics like Lin Sui's design philosophy for the area.

This wasn't designed by Lin Sui at all.

But Lin Sui understood the system's design philosophy, so whatever she said was very much in line with what the system intended.

She also loudly proclaimed on camera how good the Company's atmosphere would be in the future, and that she would vigorously give back to her fans.

Those amusement facilities, and many other places, were all prepared for them.

Remarks like being able to come and play for free by using the fan badge of any Live Streamer from the Company directly maxed out the fans' expectations.

She knew her status all too well; she lived off her fans.

Only by pleasing the fans would there be food to eat!

The reporter interviewing Lin Sui couldn't help but want to become a fan of a Live Streamer, so she could come over and play during her time off.

This tour and interview lasted until the afternoon. When seeing them off, Lin Sui wanted to find Feng Liu's figure in the crowd, but discovered he hadn't followed the main group at all.

"Reporter, where is that freelance cameraman you hired?" Lin Sui stopped the reporter who was getting into the car and asked.

"What freelance cameraman?" The reporter looked into the car and found that her own people were all there.

"We are a professional team; we haven't hired anyone externally."

Lin Sui twitched the corner of her mouth, "Then who was the person who reminded me which direction the main camera was in when you first met me?"

The reporter's eyes widened, "Ah? Didn't he say he was hired by you to film a promotional documentary for the Company?"

Lin Sui: "...?"

The reporter was somewhat surprised, "He wasn't hired by you? He wouldn't be someone sent by an enemy to scout for information, would he?"

Lin Sui: "... It's not that serious."

"Thank you all for your hard work, goodbye." Lin Sui waved at her.

The reporter was a bit worried, "Are you really okay?"

"It's fine, I know him," Lin Sui said.

Only then did the reporter feel a bit more at ease and drove away.

After watching the car leave, Lin Sui took out her phone and checked the time.

It was 5:30 in the afternoon.

"I remember Feng Liu has never been here before, right?" she suddenly asked the system in a low voice.

He might have looked it up before, but he definitely had never been here.

She thought Feng Liu was taking a private gig and had come to interview by coincidence with that group of media people.

Now it seems that doesn't appear to be the case.

"This guy definitely followed me here."

Lin Sui reached this conclusion.

This is getting a bit terrifying, brother.

Even the system didn't notice.

【Ah... it's not that I didn't notice, I just didn't sense any malice; even if I had sensed malice, there's nothing I could do.】

Lin Sui: "..."

So what exactly does he want to do?

In the corner of a building currently under construction, Feng Liu wore a face mask and held his phone, sending a message to someone.

"She said the money is borrowed, understand?"