With Su Chen's assistance, they retrieved surveillance footage from the restaurant that day and cropped a photo of Su Lin, Su He, and the third person dining together.
As Su Lin held the photo, preparing to post it on Weibo, a news report preemptively broke.
Someone had exposed Su He's identity.
#Married Woman Meets Trending Star Late at Night#
The headline was incredibly eye-catching.
It quickly climbed to the trending list.
Su Lin's status as a trending celebrity was not to be underestimated. With millions of followers and such a sensational headline, it was hard not to draw attention.
"Who leaked this information!" Su Lin, seeing the rapidly increasing popularity, became anxious.
It didn't matter if he was criticized, but Su He was innocent. He didn't want her to suffer unfounded scolding and online harassment.
"Don't rush, the company is already investigating," his agent said, trying to soothe him as he saw his furious expression.
Su Lin was known for his good temper.
Since his debut, he had never been seen arguing with anyone, always appearing as a sunny young man.
Now, for Su He, he was unusually showing his temper.
This indirectly indicated how important Su He was to him.
"I know you have a good relationship with your sister, but it's already happened. What's the use of being angry? It's better to think of a way to get the trending topic removed," the agent patted his shoulder, urging him to calm down.
How could Su Lin calm down?
This matter had become so big, and Su He was innocently implicated. Who knew how much she would have to endure.
"I'm going out for a bit." Su Lin's unease grew, and he grabbed his car keys, ready to leave.
"Don't be impulsive!" The agent grabbed him. "Do you know how many reporters are outside? If you go out now, won't you be walking right into a trap?"
"I can't worry about that! I just want to make sure my sister is okay!" Su Lin frantically ran his hand through his hair.
"Can't you just call her? Do you have to go in person? What if you get photographed again, you'll have no explanation even if you could speak," the agent held him tightly, afraid he would impulsively escalate the situation.
Su Lin couldn't help but get angry. "Are you going to make me stand by and watch her get bullied?"
"That's not what I meant," the agent coaxed him kindly. "The company is already working hard to de-escalate this. The colleagues are working overtime, you can see that."
"Calm down first, and think carefully, who else knows your sister's identity. Let's start from here, find the person behind this as soon as possible, and make them delete the comments. That's the key."
Persuaded by his agent, Su Lin's anger gradually subsided. "Such familiar operations in the entertainment industry, it seems to be someone from within... Someone who knows my sister, and is also at odds with her..."
Su Lin suddenly thought of someone.
"Do you know Song Yan?" Su Lin asked.
"Song Yan?" the agent was confused.
"The mistress who caused a huge scandal with Lu Jingyang before!" Su Lin referred to her. "Follow this lead. Besides her, I really can't think of anyone else who has a grudge against my sister."
The agent was stunned. "It shouldn't be, right?"
Didn't Su He already divorce Lu Jingyang? What was Song Yan still stirring up trouble for? Didn't she know that Su He's husband was Young Master Yan? If she offended this big shot for no reason, did she still want to continue her career in the entertainment industry?
"Investigate first," Su Lin reiterated.
The agent reluctantly had someone try to contact Song Yan's agent.
Su Chen also saw the news.
His anger was no less than Su Lin's.
"Who is behind this scheme!" Su Chen angrily pounded the table.
Just as things were about to calm down, someone came out to stir up trouble again. It was clearly malicious! And it was directed at Su He, how could he not be angry.
Su He was the girl he cherished and protected, how could he let anyone bully her!
"Investigate this account immediately," Su Chen said, looking at the blogger who posted, his face dark, and ordered.
The secretary didn't dare to delay and immediately assigned more personnel to contact the blogger.
Su Chen sat in his swivel chair, rubbing his throbbing temples.
"Mr. Su, we can't reach them."
"The phone has been unreachable."
"No reply to private messages either."
A group of people kept calling and sending messages, but received no response.
"Then investigate his identity. No matter what, we must find him," Su Chen said, massaging his temples, his face terrifyingly dark.
"Yes." Seeing his boss's displeased expression, the secretary could only retreat meekly.
At the same time, Lu Yanbei's people had already found the blogger's address and went directly to his door.
Since the post went viral, the blogger, following the instructions of the person who provided the clue, had turned off his phone and closed his private messages, waiting for the situation to ferment and then for someone to come and negotiate.
With such high popularity, he was sure to make a fortune.
What he didn't expect was that these people would show up so quickly. He clearly hadn't left any useful clues, so how did they find him?
As he was wondering, someone knocked on the door again.
"Is Mr. Li in?"
Li Shun peered through the peephole and saw a row of people in suits and ties standing outside. His heart trembled. "Who, who are you?"
"Police, open the door!" The leader, seemingly out of patience, knocked hard on the door.
When Li Shun heard the word "police," he was startled. "Do, do you have credentials?"
One of them took out a police ID and flashed it at the door. "Please cooperate with the investigation. Otherwise, we will prosecute you for obstructing official business."
Li Shun's heart sank, realizing he had caused a major problem.
But the situation had escalated to this point, he had no choice but to open the door.
"Come with us to the police station." The plainclothes officer, after showing his ID, stated with a stern expression.
Li Shun hesitated for a moment and asked, "I don't think I've done anything illegal, have I?"
"You are suspected of infringing on someone's privacy, plus defamation," the officer glanced at him with pity. "Let's go, you can talk about anything at the police station later."
"I'm being framed!" Li Shun finally reacted.
These people were here because of that post.
"I can explain," Li Shun said urgently.
The officer calmly opened the car door. "Whatever grievances you have, you'll have plenty of opportunities to speak later."
Saying that, he directly put the man into the police car.
Half an hour later, Li Shun was sitting in the interrogation room.
"Speak." As the two officers sat down, Li Shun's legs involuntarily went weak.
He never expected that simply posting a message for someone would lead to legal trouble.
He really felt wronged.
Without the police having to ask, he explained the whole story.
"I just wanted to earn some extra money, I didn't expect it to have such serious consequences." Li Shun regretted it immensely.
"Freedom of speech does not mean you can slander others at will," the officer admonished him sternly.
"I know I was wrong!" Li Shun repented deeply. "I shouldn't have been greedy for small gains, and I shouldn't have made random statements without understanding the facts. Officers, I will definitely turn over a new leaf and delete that post immediately!"
"Not only do you have to delete the post, but you also have to apologize. Do you know how much trouble you've caused others? People online don't discern truth from falsehood and casually engage in cyberbullying, causing great harm!"
"I must apologize," Li Shun said, breaking out in a cold sweat.
To be found so quickly and have evidence gathered, he had offended someone he shouldn't have!