Chapter 2273

The heat of the online world had not yet fully radiated into the real world, especially in Chongjin County, thousands of miles away from the capital; absolutely no one there was affected by those few posts, and their lives continued just as they had before.

They had no idea that such a thrilling confrontation had once taken place on the internet.

The county theater troupe's new play, "Journey Through Wind and Rain," held its public premiere at the theater; ticket sales for this performance were excellent, and the first show was packed with a full house, with tickets being hard to come by.

This was only natural, as He Zongxin was a famous star of the county troupe, and veteran actors like Hu Baguai also had their own groups of loyal fans; after many years, their return to the stage was, of course, highly welcomed.

In particular, this new play was written by He Zongxin himself and primarily depicted this year's flood fighting and disaster relief; since almost every common person in the county had participated in this relief effort, the play was very close to reality, giving the audience a sense of immersion.

After the first performance of this new play, the response was extremely enthusiastic, and many audience members were moved to tears—a situation that had not appeared in Chongjin County for many years.

In the past, the county troupe had decent actors, but the management system was rigid and lacked innovation; they hadn't staged a new play in years, and the public had grown tired of the same old ones. Furthermore, with the prevalence of nepotism, actors with little talent were given important roles, while actors like He Zongxin were always relegated to bit parts and never valued, so the troupe naturally couldn't thrive.

But this time, the county troupe's return to public performance started with a new play, the script was so moving, and it was performed by such excellent actors, so naturally, the word-of-mouth was explosive.

With such explosive word-of-mouth, the attendance rate was naturally explosive as well; for several days in a row, the play was sold out, and many people queued up to buy tickets for days later—this new play could be said to have been a hit from the start.

For these past few days, the common people of Chongjin County had been talking about this play as if they were celebrating the New Year.

And Chongjin County's development was also progressing by leaps and bounds, completely consistent with the scenes depicted in the play, making everyone smile happily every day; Chongjin County was truly different from before.

The common people of Chongjin County were very happy, but some people were not so happy.

On the morning of the second day after You Jiayu was arrested, Wang You was sleeping in one of his apartments in Yulin City when suddenly his door was knocked on; Wang You was startled awake, and he grumbled as he put on his clothes, got up, and went to open the door. In this kind of weather, he liked to sleep in, and being woken up so early made him very angry; he prepared to give whoever it was a piece of his mind as soon as he opened the door.

But as soon as he opened the door, he froze; standing at the doorway were several police officers, and the officer leading them showed him his credentials and said, "You are Wang You, right? We are from the Municipal Public Security Bureau; please come with us."

Wang You vaguely sensed something, but he was unwilling to be taken without a fight; his voice trembled slightly as he asked, "Why do I have to go with you? What law have I broken?"

The officer said, "You are suspected of cutting corners in this year's Yulin Industrial and Commercial Bank new office building project, endangering public safety, so you need to come back with us to assist in our investigation."

Wang You was like a deflated balloon, his whole body appearing as if it were about to collapse; the officer made a gesture, and the several police officers took Wang You away.

Half an hour later, the news of Wang You's arrest reached Su Xinghui's ears; Su Xinghui said to Xu Xiaoguang, who had called him, "Alright, I know."

Wang You's arrest was, of course, Xu Xiaoguang's doing, and this could only be blamed on Wang You bringing it upon himself; he had contracted many projects in Yulin City over the years, and he had cut corners on most of them. After Xu Xiaoguang investigated this, he had someone report Wang You.

Wang You still had quite a few connections in Yulin City, but compared to the Haimin Group, his connections were like a small witch meeting a great one; therefore, these connections could not help him, and he was destined to be severely punished by the law.

Regarding Wang You's arrest, Su Xinghui had no special emotions; Wang You's arrest was self-inflicted. Although he was indeed Su Xinghui's classmate, from the moment Wang You posted online to slander Su Xinghui, their classmate friendship had long ceased to exist.

Even if Wang You hadn't posted to slander Su Xinghui, just based on his cutting corners in construction projects, Su Xinghui wouldn't have been polite to him. What kind of behavior is cutting corners in construction? It was a behavior Su Xinghui hated very much, and any such behavior he discovered would be severely punished.

Of course, Su Xinghui didn't have any sense of satisfaction from revenge; he had never regarded Wang You as his opponent, and the post Wang You made wouldn't cause him any trouble. Hearing the news of Wang You's arrest, he just felt that an annoying mosquito had disappeared from his side.

The day of Wang You's arrest was already the second day since You Jiayu was caught; You Jiayu had already spent a full day in the detention center.

The conditions in the detention center were not bad; because You Jiayu's identity was relatively special, he lived in a room by himself. Although he was in the detention center, because the capital's winter was very cold, the detention center had heating. Of course, apart from these treatments, the other treatment You Jiayu received was no different from other prisoners.

You Jiayu didn't eat the lunch that day; in fact, the food in the detention center wasn't that bad, and there was even radish-braised pork, but You Jiayu usually lived a life of luxury, and he had absolutely no appetite when he saw the detention center's food; the sight of that oily, fatty piece of meat gave him an urge to vomit.

Coupled with You Jiayu's immense psychological pressure, he was even less able to eat.

You Jiayu's psychological pressure didn't stem from fear that he wouldn't be able to get out; he knew very well that with the You family's influence and his status in the family, it wasn't a big deal for the You family to save him. Those few million US dollars didn't count for much either; he hadn't spent much of that money, as it had only been a month or two—how much could he have squandered?

Once he paid back the money, it wouldn't be a big deal.

You Jiayu's psychological pressure mainly stemmed from his perverted privacy; some of his private matters were truly too perverted. His computer contained all kinds of small movies—European, American, Japanese, all types included—as well as all sorts of erotic novels, also of every type. If these private matters were made public, how would his family view him?

Especially the female relatives in his family; if they knew that You Jiayu actually had such filthy thoughts about them, their impression of him would likely plummet, and they might even be filled with disgust toward him.