Seeing Crime Scenes in My Sleep

Chang Siqi noticed Jiang Li staring at her and turned to look. "Hello, do we know each other?"

"You look a bit like a friend of mine. I must have been seeing things."

"Let me add you, then you can send me the video. Thank you, thank you so much!" Wu Ming took out her phone and exchanged contact information with Chang Siqi.

After adding her, Chang Siqi sent the video. She wasn’t a streamer; it’s just that being a good person is hard these days. She had originally planned to record a video so she could explain things clearly if any trouble came up later.

Then they arrived, and she just happened to record it all.

Wu Ming’s eyes lit up after watching the video. Other streamers had approached her before, but their footage was incomplete.

A smile appeared on Chang Siqi’s face. "I’m very happy I could help you."

She, too, had once been a victim of online bullying. Just because they were celebrities, nothing she said had mattered.

Jiang Li watched Chang Siqi leave.

After confirming the video was good, she posted it, only to find that people were already coming to their defense. The matter, it could be said, was already resolved.

Wu Ming’s lips twitched. She was realizing the importance of having powerful connections, but one thing at a time.

[So disgusting. I can’t believe this is what really happened.]

[They already said they didn’t want to be on camera, but that guy just kept verbally abusing them. ’I’m an influencer with a million followers,’ acting like you should be grateful he’s even filming you. It’s sickening!]

[Netizens, open your eyes and take a good, long look! See who was actually running around helping.

That streamer was just holding his camera, he didn’t even carry a single bottle of water, while the young lady rushed into the blaze to help.

He saw someone lying unconscious in a puddle and his first thought wasn’t to save them, but to film them? And he calls himself ’kind’? Who’s the truly kind one here?!

Some of you need to take off your rose-colored glasses! Go to hell!]

The three firefighters who had woken up immediately posted a video to set the record straight.

The tide of public opinion online changed drastically. The few streamers who had been fanning the flames for Feifei, along with other involved parties, were all summoned to the police station.

Lu Xingye looked at the people in front of him: Chang Fei and four others who had been stirring up the drama.

He looked at the group, his gaze landing on Chang Fei.

Chang Fei met Lu Xingye’s eyes, and his heart skipped a beat. ’Isn’t that the police officer from the video call?’

"Officer, I know I was wrong. I’ll never film recklessly again."

Chang Fei was so scared he immediately admitted his mistake. ’It can’t be because of that mega-influencer, so is it because I filmed the firefighters?’

Lu Xingye looked at Chang Fei. "Do you really know what you did wrong?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I really know I was wrong. I’ll definitely reflect deeply on my actions when I get back."

"What did you do wrong?"

"I shouldn’t have filmed..."

Chang Fei met Lu Xingye’s gaze and instantly swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue. "I shouldn’t have distorted the facts, and I especially shouldn’t have incited online bullying."

Lu Xingye looked at them. It was a good thing they were discovered in time, or they wouldn’t just be standing here.

In the end, they were only sentenced to ten days of detention, ordered to pay compensation, and required to make a public apology, among other penalties.

Jiang Li was still injured, so Xu Chengfu had someone take them to the hospital first. By the time she saw the news online, everything had already been resolved.

Xu Chengfu poured her a glass of water. "Miss Jiang, are there any other clues about those three arsonists you mentioned?"

"They’re three grave robbers," Jiang Li said, looking at Xu Chengfu. "Officer Xu, didn’t the road surveillance cameras catch them?"

Xu Chengfu gave an awkward smile. "The fire that night was too large, and the surrounding power lines were affected. Expanding the search radius to check will take some time."

To put it bluntly, he just wanted to see if there were any more precise clues that would help them catch the three arsonists more quickly and accurately.

Jiang Li thought of Cai He’s condition and took a deep breath. "They’re grave robbers. If you put out some news based on their particular interests, you might be able to lure them out."

"Alright, I’ll go make the arrangements. You two get some rest." The forest fire was out, but now a mountain of work awaited them to deal with the aftermath.

Hearing Jiang Li’s words, Wu Ming’s eyes darted around for a moment before she patted her chest and looked at her with an assuring expression.

"Leave spreading the news to me! I’m an expert at this!"

Although she didn’t know how to do it herself, she knew people who did.

Jiang Li looked at her. "Okay, then go discuss it with Officer Xu and the others."

"Got it. You get some rest. I’ll be right back." Wu Ming got up and went out.

Jiang Li was tucked under the covers, about to roll over and catch up on some sleep, when there was a knock at the door.

"KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK! Hello, are you Miss Jiang?"

Jiang Li lifted her head and looked toward the door. Several firefighters were standing there, carrying things in their hands.

After getting a clear look at Jiang Li’s face, one of the firefighters, who was wearing a hospital gown, immediately walked in. "Miss Jiang, thank you for what you did today. If you hadn’t reacted so quickly, the three of us would have never made it out."

Being injured was better than losing their lives.

"It’s nothing. Anyone would have done the same." Jiang Li glanced at them. They were able to walk, which meant their injuries weren’t serious.

"This is just a small token of our appreciation. Please don’t refuse." As they spoke, they filled the entire cabinet with fruit and presented a silk banner.

Jiang Li glanced at it all. ’I should have told Wu Ming to leave later.’

"Ahem, thank you. You really shouldn’t have."

A group of young men surrounded her, expressing their gratitude. The more emotional ones already had red eyes, wiping away tears as they talked about how they had already composed their last wills in their heads.

Jiang Li listened quietly.

Finally, their captain couldn’t stand to watch any longer. What kind of sight was it, a group of grown men surrounding a young lady, wiping their tears?

"Alright, that’s enough. Miss Jiang has had a long day and needs to rest. Let’s go back for now and not disturb her."

Once the captain gave the order, they finally got up to leave.

"Miss Jiang, we’re right next door. If you need anything, just call us."

"Okay."

Jiang Li watched them leave, let out a breath, then rolled over and closed her eyes to sleep.

Meanwhile, the three men were looking at the news about the fire on their phones, their faces pale with fright.

"Boss, this... this... this fire is huge! That old man... he couldn’t have died, right?

Will the police find us? Are we going to jail?"

The skinny one, Wang Yang, watched the news report, his hands trembling in fear. The fire was so much bigger than they’d imagined.

The heavyset one, Xiong Xin, saw it too, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper. Then, he said, trying to reassure himself, "What’s there to be afraid of? As long as we don’t say anything, nobody will know."

Besides, it wasn’t like they set the fire. It was...

Xiong Xin glanced at Hu Zheng, who was smoking off to the side. When they were leaving, he had seen Hu Zheng toss his cigarette butt.

At the time, he had thought it was just a cigarette butt, but he never expected that such a small thing could cause such a massive fire.

What was worse, they had tied that old man to a tree. He was probably dead by now, maybe not even a speck of ash left.

If the police really traced it back to them, they would definitely go to jail.

At this thought, Xiong Xin swallowed nervously. He didn’t want to go to jail.

Hu Zheng took a final drag, then ground the cigarette butt into the dirt beside him and looked up, meeting Xiong Xin’s gaze.

"Fatty, what’s with that look?"

Hu Zheng’s sinister, vicious gaze sent a shiver down his spine.

"N-nothing." Xiong Xin lost his nerve. He remembered hearing before that Hu Zheng was a ruthless man who, early in his career, already had several lives on his hands.

To expose him now would undoubtedly be a death sentence.