The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 1002 - 1001. Indiscriminate Administrator (Five Watches)

Chapter 1002: 1001. Indiscriminate Administrator (Five Watches)

The more you look at it, the more interesting it becomes, yet also the harder it is to... distinguish friend from foe.

Truly impossible to distinguish friend from foe!

The moderators, leading a strong team of veteran fans, made a powerful entry into Xu Corporation, armed with sufficient reasons to justify their actions.

"Hey! You guys seem pretty invested in this, huh? Why don’t I recognize you, brother?"

"Yeah, I don’t know you either, but your tone feels kind of aggressive. Aren’t we all fellow fans of the big guy? Can’t you be a little more polite?"

"Come on, let us teach you step by step how to be a qualified fan of the big guy!"

"Given how the big guy’s rotten personality can shred someone with a single remark, let me remind you—clearly the one getting hurt here is Eldest Miss Xu~~~"

"If we’re talking about turning the tide, who do I admire the most? No doubt it’s the big guy... don’t praise her, just criticize her mercilessly—it’s the only way to go!"

"Thanks to little President Xu, we got to witness the big guy in full majestic force. This scene feels like ages ago, sob sob sob~~"

"New fans, take note: Every opponent worthy of the big guy’s rebuttal is also worthy of our gratitude. We’re from the same camp!"

"LOL, the big guy is clearly a master at leveraging power and influence—not even breaking a sweat, and single-handedly boosting tourism in Yi City. The provincial TV station has been reporting it for three or four days now, seriously."

"No joke, these two video clips caused such a stir that even as someone from the same northern region, I can’t get tickets anymore—they’re sold out till the New Year’s Eve rush. Plane tickets are twice the usual price too. Who am I supposed to complain to?"

"And you’re calling this a loss for the big guy? Use your brain, sweetie~~"

"Veteran fans are saying: You new fans this time around are kind of hard to manage..."

"Come, say it with me: Thank~ You~ President~ Xu~"

...

By the afternoon, Xu Corporation’s official Weibo was once again flooded with over a million comments. This financial, economically-oriented account suddenly transformed into a massive appreciation zone courtesy of veteran fans.

One "Thank You, President Xu" after another spiraled up the comment threads, quickly turning into a hot search keyword.

The originally overwhelming criticism flooded by fake commenters was immediately suppressed, their voices crushed by Tang Shu’s loyal fans. Some boldly cheered for the official account and even suggested they pull more stunts on Tang Shu in the future.

Xu Corporation’s PR Department: "???"

The public relations staff, who’d received directives from President Xu yesterday, were completely baffled!

"Didn’t we reach out to all those fake commenter agencies to suppress the bad reviews? How much did we spend again?"

"Over half a million—three to four hundred thousand hired commenters, each costing two yuan per comment."

Another employee from Xu Corporation stared dumbfounded at the trail of positive comments in the section, no trace of the malicious flooding remaining.

"So you’re saying we spent all that money for nothing and instead got saved by Tang Shu’s fanbase?"

"Well, at least there are no bad reviews now, right? They even gave us millions of likes—and even donations..."

Seriously, this is surreal!

Everyone exchanged astonished glances, and an intensely serious question finally emerged.

"Did we actually accomplish our goal here, or did we not?"

***

Xiangnan, Collar Village.

Around 4 PM, the sun sinking westward blazed a fiery red. Its rays fell across the buildings here, not offering warmth but instead sending chills down the backs of those present.

With reinforcement teams conducting a carpet-style search, the entire village seemed overturned inside out. At the same time, their findings were substantial—equipment and drugs piled up everywhere, far surpassing the expectations of Captain Song and his team.

"How exactly did they transport all this? This isn’t Yun Province."

Had such quantities turned up in Yun Province, they wouldn’t have been so taken aback. After all, Xiangnan, in some sense, represents the Central Region!

Wen Nuan and Captain Song, the two team leaders, exchanged knowing looks, realizing that the situation was far from resolved. It was likely to uncover even more hidden truths.

Tang Shu found herself a spot, casually chatting with a group member skilled in long-range operations. As she looked up, she spotted Shang Xiaoyan walking in.

"Captain Song, Captain Wen, Mr. Si has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Wen Nuan broke into a relaxed grin, his earlier seriousness completely vanishing.

Tang Shu raised an eyebrow, surprised.

"So your external support turns out to be Mr. Si?"

"Obviously, who else but Xiao Xi’s dad could be this capable? If even he can’t bring these mentally unstable people back, then no one can."

Wen Nuan nodded slightly, grinning, "I’ll go check things out. Want to join me?"

"Of course. I’m quite curious about Mr. Si."

"Who are you curious about?"

Just as Tang Shu finished speaking, a voice all too familiar rang out ahead. Stunned, she raised her head to see two equally imposing men walking towards her.

The one leading was none other than her own boyfriend.

"Jing Yu, why are you here?!"

Tang Shu was utterly shocked, so much so she overlooked the similarly commanding presence of Si Liang following behind Jing Yu.

Wen Nuan glanced at both Tang Shu and Jing Yu, finally settling his curious gaze on Si Liang, who gave a soft chuckle and motioned towards the distance.

"Let’s go let them talk first."

Shang Xiaoyan sensibly stepped back, leaving Tang Shu and Jing Yu staring at each other.

"Who were you curious about just now?"

"..."

Though Jing Yu was smiling, why did she pick up a tinge of danger from his tone?

Tang Shu blinked, deciding to dodge the question. "Why are you here? Isn’t work keeping you busy?"

"Trying to change the topic."

Jing Yu stuffed his hands into his pockets and leaned close to her side, surveying the surroundings. "Is there anything left to do?"

"Doesn’t seem like there’s anything for me right now, but... this operation is supposed to be confidential. Isn’t your presence here an issue?"

"No need to worry. Si Liang is here, and on top of that, I’ve served in the military before."

"..."

Tang Shu realized that maybe she didn’t know her boyfriend well enough.

Although she wasn’t exactly familiar with modern matters, she knew ordinary military service wouldn’t permit involvement in such classified missions. If Jing Yu claimed it wasn’t an issue, then his service must’ve been something extraordinary.

Well, he’s a member of the Jing Family, nothing ordinary about that.

Given how unique Collar Village was, with safety concerns still lingering, their conversation wasn’t lengthy. By the time they caught up with Wen Nuan and his partner, Captain Song had already arranged for the few dazed women to be individually isolated.

"Let’s go check those women out."

The village children remained unaccounted for, the items hadn’t been properly inventoried. There was no chance of retreating tonight.

The group of four headed to the former village chief’s house. Each woman was isolated in separate rooms. Si Liang entered first, followed by Tang Shu, leaving the others outside monitoring the video feed.