Livestream Conflict-solver: The Whole Internet Begs Me for Justice!

123: The internet sensation, the peacemaker.Zhang Ze chuckled, holding the commemorative banner, and prepared to leave.

”Wait a moment!”

Li Aimin called him back.

”I’m warning you! Lie low recently! You are not allowed to stream again! You are not allowed to trend again!”

Zhang Ze turned his head and gave him an ”OK” gesture.

”Don’t worry, Director Li.”

”I understand.”

The three walked out of the office.

Li Aimin slumped back in his chair and let out a long sigh.

He picked up the cup of completely cold soy milk on the desk and drank it in one gulp.

It tasted bitterer than any medicine he had ever drunk.

As soon as they walked out of the Public Security Bureau gate, Zhang Ze pulled out his phone.

Chen Hu and An Yang followed behind him.

An Yang asked curiously, ”Big Brother, what are you doing?”

Operating his phone, Zhang Ze replied without turning his head, ”I’m posting an update to thank the People’s Police for the banner and promote positive social energy.”

”While I’m at it, I’ll host a giveaway to celebrate my ’Brother Pingshi’ account surpassing ten million followers.”

Chen Hu: ”...”

Big Brother, that’s not what you said back in the office.

An Yang, however, was filled with admiration.

”Big Brother is amazing! Ten million followers!”

Zhang Ze nodded and posted the content he had finished editing.

【Brother Pingshi V: Thank you to @Jianghai Police and @PeacefulJiangnan for the commemorative banner. The People’s Police work hard! Additionally, to celebrate surpassing ten million followers, I will select ten lucky family members from the shares and comments to receive the latest Fruit phone. Love you all ~ [Image]】

The accompanying image was, precisely, the ”Both Wise and Brave” banner.

After posting, he put away his phone with satisfaction.

”Alright, that’s it for the day.”

”Time to go home and catch up on sleep.”

He looked at Chen Hu and An Yang.

”You two, go do whatever you need to do.”

”Take a day off.”

”Take some time to digest your new identities.”

Chen Hu stood at attention, ”Reporting, Big Brother, we aren’t tired!”

An Yang chimed in, ”We can continue executing the mission!”

Zhang Ze waved his hand dismissively.

”What mission?”

”My mission right now is to go home and sleep.”

”The two of you, use your new identities to check your previous stipends at the bank.”

”I estimate it’s a considerable sum of money.”

”Then find a place and have a good meal to celebrate.”

He paused, then added.

”Remember to get a receipt.”

Chen Hu: ”... What do we need a receipt for?”

Zhang Ze said matter-of-factly, ”Come back and ask me for reimbursement.”

”You are my soldiers now. As your leader, shouldn’t I give you some benefits?”

An Yang was so moved that his eyes turned red again.

”Big Brother! You are too good to us!”

Chen Hu’s mouth twitched.

He felt like something was amiss.

But he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

Zhang Ze patted both of their shoulders.

”Go on.”

”Call me if anything happens.”

With that, he tucked the banner under his arm and walked confidently toward the roadside.

Leaving Chen Hu and An Yang standing there.

An Yang happily watched Big Brother’s retreating figure.

”Chen, Big Brother is truly a good leader. He even reimburses our meal expenses.”

Chen Hu sighed.

”He told us to withdraw our own stipends first.”

An Yang: ”That’s right.”

Chen Hu: ”Use our own money to eat.”

An Yang: ”Yes.”

Chen Hu: ”Then take the receipt and ask him for reimbursement.”

An Yang: ”That’s exactly right!”

Chen Hu: ”... Don’t you think this procedure is a bit strange?”

An Yang froze.

He thought about it carefully.

It seems... it is a bit strange.

Meanwhile, inside the Municipal Bureau office building.

Li Aimin’s secretary rushed into the office, holding his phone, his face pale.

”Director... Director...”

”This is bad...”

”That ’Brother Pingshi’, he’s trending again!”

Li Aimin’s vision went black, and he nearly fainted on the spot.

Zhang Ze stood by the road, waving at a passing taxi.

The taxi stopped in front of him with a ”screech.”

The driver was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing glasses, and looked quite refined.

He sized up Zhang Ze, who was getting into the car, through the rearview mirror.

He was mainly looking at the red ”baguette” in his hand.

”Master, take me to Zijin Villa residential area.”

Zhang Ze gave the address.

”Got it.”

The driver stepped on the gas, and the car pulled away smoothly.

The radio in the car was playing the news.

”... Regarding last night’s ’Thunder Action,’ the public discussion remains intense.”

”Especially the Streamer ’Brother Pingshi,’ who turned the tide during the live broadcast, his Note account followers surpassed the ten million mark this morning, setting a new follower growth record for the platform...”

The driver sighed along with the news while driving.

”This Brother Pingshi is truly amazing.”

”I finished my shift last night and didn’t get home until 1 AM, but my wife and son were still awake.”

”The three of us were glued to a single phone watching the live stream.”

”That scene, tsk tsk, was more exciting than watching a Hollywood blockbuster!”

Zhang Ze sat in the back row, the corner of his mouth slightly lifted.

He didn’t say anything.

The driver was eager to talk.

”Especially that final moment, when the lights went out, and he took down all the bad guys in just a few seconds.”

”He was so cool!”

”And that line, ’Surprise, motherfucker’!”

”My son spent the whole morning practicing that today and got a beating from me.”

Zhang Ze almost burst out laughing.

”Master, you watched the live stream too?”

He asked knowingly.

”Of course!”

The driver glanced at him through the rearview mirror.

”Young man, didn’t you watch? You’re really behind the times.”

”Now, in all of Jianghai, who doesn’t know Brother Pingshi?”

”He’s our hero here in Jianghai!”

”He’s handsome, he can fight, and he has a great sense of justice.”

”If I had a daughter, I would definitely encourage her to pursue Brother Pingshi.”

Zhang Ze touched his own face.

He thought, *Uncle, you have great taste.*

As the car drove on, the driver glanced into the rearview mirror again.

He suddenly let out an ”Oh?”

”Young man, why do you look a bit familiar?”

Zhang Ze smiled.

”I just have a common face.”

”No, no.”

The driver shook his head, recalling seriously.

”I must have seen you somewhere.”

He suddenly noticed the red scroll resting on Zhang Ze’s lap.

A corner of the scroll revealed golden tassels and a few yellow characters.

”... Good Role Model for Citizens?”

The driver subconsciously read it aloud.

He slammed on the brakes.

”Screeeech—”

The taxi stopped dead in the middle of the road.

Zhang Ze was jolted and nearly hit the front seat.

The cars behind immediately blared their horns urgently.

”Honk! Honk! Honk!”

”Can’t you drive properly!”

But the driver completely ignored the commotion.

He suddenly turned his head, adjusted his glasses, and stared intently at Zhang Ze’s face.

His eyes widened further and further.

His mouth also slowly opened.

His finger trembled as he pointed at Zhang Ze.

”You... you you...”

His voice was shaking.

”You... aren’t you that... that...”

”Brother Pingshi?!!”