Chapter 444: The Whistleblower Is Him
Something happened?
The celebrity's brow furrowed. "Don't be a buzzkill when I'm in a good mood!"
"If you're this reckless again, you can pack your things and get out!"
'What could possibly happen?'
'So dramatic.'
The nanny had been genuinely worried for her employer; after all, she didn't want to lose her job.
But she hadn't expected to be scolded for her good intentions.
Her urgency vanished instantly. She said calmly, "Sir, my apologies."
With that, she turned and left.
'This celebrity's career is toast anyway,' she thought. 'Who knows how he'll mistreat me in the future. I'd better find a new job before that happens.'
'Luckily, I just got paid the day before yesterday. I'll only lose two days' pay, so it's not a huge loss.'
By the time she finished packing her things, her husband had arrived.
"Sir, I have a family emergency, so I'm quitting." The nanny said her goodbyes to the celebrity, luggage in hand.
"No!" The celebrity was furious. "You're quitting just because of one thing I said? You can't leave until I find a replacement."
The nanny couldn't be bothered to be polite anymore. "I'd advise you to get online and see for yourself."
With that, she turned and walked away.
The celebrity was too proud to chase after her and could only curse at her retreating back.
A moment later, he remembered what she had said about the internet.
He picked up his phone and saw over a dozen missed calls from his agent and the company.
He'd been so engrossed in his treasure earlier that he hadn't noticed his phone was on silent.
He quickly called back. As soon as the line connected, a furious voice erupted from the other end.
"You didn't even clean up your own mess, and you had the nerve to tell me you could handle it! You're useless!"
"I've been your agent for years, so here's one last piece of advice: start thinking about how you're going to pay for all those breached endorsement contracts!"
With that, the person on the other end hung up.
The celebrity was utterly dumbfounded. He opened a web browser, and news about him was plastered everywhere.
"Celebrity Commits Murder and Buries Body..."
"Celebrity Sexually Exploits Newcomers..."
And that celebrity was him!
Every news story was well-founded and backed by evidence. They'd even found proof for incidents that happened long ago.
"Th-this is impossible!" The celebrity trembled all over, his face deathly pale. His phone slipped from his hand and clattered to the floor.
He didn't need to think twice to know that not only was his career over, but he was probably facing prison time—maybe even the death penalty!
L!
He was the one who leaked everything!
The celebrity quickly put two and two together. It must have been because he spoke up for the Angel Association.
Throwing all caution to the wind, he immediately grabbed his phone and started a live stream.
"I need to clarify something! I need to come clean!"
Countless netizens flooded into the stream.
"I only spoke up for the Angel Association because they forced me! It wasn't my choice! I have a recording, I can prove it! L, I'm begging you, please don't come after me!"
If the exposés continued, he'd be truly finished!
Some things could absolutely never be known to anyone.
He frantically pulled up the recording, and an unfamiliar voice played from it. "As long as you're willing to help us clarify..."
Suddenly, the live stream went black.
The countless netizens watching were left in a state of confusion.
"What happened?"
"Did the Angel Association make a move?"
"Is there any doubt? It has to be the Angel Association!"
But L's live stream was still running. He spoke directly into it, "To that celebrity, I suggest you come over to my website. The creator of this site isn't afraid of the Angel Association."
Less than ten minutes later, the celebrity appeared as expected.
This time, he chose to connect with L, and two faces appeared on the screen.
The celebrity's expression was even uglier than before. "I'm begging you, stop talking!"
"I'm willing to play the recording for all of you!"
He played the recording again.
This time, everyone watching the live stream heard it clearly. Someone had indeed told him to do it, but it wasn't just a threat.
To be precise, it was a mix of coercion and bribery.
The celebrity hadn't necessarily agreed out of fear; it was very likely he was also motivated by greed.
Now, the people in the live stream chat started cursing him out even more viciously.
"Pah! To think I was your fan. You're disgusting! I was just defending you, saying you'd never do something like this, and now you come out and admit it yourself."
Although the celebrity hadn't directly admitted to anything, his desperate attempt to silence L spoke volumes.
The celebrity paid no mind to the fans. He just kept insisting he was forced into it, even trying to play the victim.
Suddenly, a bloody hole appeared on his forehead, and he slumped forward onto the table.
The live stream was silent for a moment before the chat exploded.
"Oh my god, what did I just see? That's... that's murder!"
"It was a gunshot! Someone shot him through the head with a sniper rifle!"
"It all happened so suddenly... I'm even starting to think... maybe he wasn't that bad after all! This must be the Angel Association's doing. They're way too arrogant!"
The celebrity was exposing the Angel Association, and then he was shot. It was obvious that the Angel Association had to be the culprit.
Almost every single viewer was convinced of this.
The celebrity had a lot of fans when he was alive. And though his image had collapsed in the end, as the saying goes, one should speak no ill of the dead. He died before those fans had the chance to completely turn against him.
In life, countless people might have hated him, but in death, everyone would start to miss him, even if he had done wrong!
At that moment, the Angel Association was still in a meeting.
They were staring intently at the celebrity's live stream.
They were the ones who had cut it off earlier.
"I can't believe this guy dared to expose us. I'm going to go kill him!"
The words had barely been spoken when the celebrity died right there on the screen.
Everyone was stunned.
Even the members of the Angel Association thought one of their own had done it, and they became furious.
"Who killed him? Isn't this practically a confession? It's over! The Angel Association is going to be even more infamous now!"
"No, it definitely wasn't us. Even a complete idiot would know not to touch him right now. The only accusation he had against us was that recording."
"Wait, it was L! It must have been him! He did this to pin the blame on us!"
L was always out in the open, but the Angel Association was different. They hid themselves; they couldn't even have an official account.
This meant they couldn't issue any clarifications.
The only way to clear their name was to whitewash their image!
But things had already gone this far. Whitewashing was practically impossible for them now!
「In a dark room.」
A computer sat in front of him.
Xiao Ye, draped in a black robe, sat before the screen. "What a shame... I anticipated his end long ago. How could the Angel Association possibly allow a traitor to prance around in front of them?"
"Everyone, farewell."
With that, he ended the live stream.
His subordinates immediately surrounded him, helping him remove the robe and peel off the fake skin from his hands.
"Master Xiao, that celebrity is dead. Our man took him out with one shot to the head!"
"Excellent. Fan the flames. This time, I want the Angel Association to be completely exposed before the eyes of the world!"