A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

"Who called the police?" Wang Jianguo, who was walking in front, glanced around.

Then, turning to the men with baseball bats, he said, "What, are you trying to pull off a gangster operation?"

At this moment, Wang Hai came out and greeted him warmly: "Officer, hello, I am the manager of the bar, may I have a word with you in private?"

Wang Jianguo, however, said, "Is there something you can't say outright? Why do you have to take this opportunity to tell me? What exactly happened?"

Wang Hai forced a smile and said, "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. I know Zhao from your detachment..."

"Stop," Wang Jianguo interrupted directly. "I'm here to solve problems, not to curry favor."

After speaking, Wang Jianguo asked the people in the room, "Who called the police?"

"Me," Xiao Chen stepped forward and said.

Why did you call the police?

"This store uses bar girls to lure customers into spending money. They sell a bottle of some unknown brand of foreign liquor for several thousand yuan. I didn't drink a drop, but they forced me to pay. Just now, that bald guy even tried to hit me. Everyone here saw it."

With this incident as a starting point, other people who had been lured in by bar touts also began to file complaints.

"I was also lured here by the bar touts!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

……

Goodness, nearly thirty people stepped forward.

Wang Jianguo said, "Don't argue. You said you were tricked into coming here. Call the person who tricked you over and take their statement first."

At this moment, Lin Fang entered with her entourage.

She said to Xiao Chen, "Hello, I'm a reporter from the Sichuan Daily. Would you mind telling me about what happened tonight?"

Xiao Chen began his story.

From receiving a friend request on social media, to the girl enthusiastically inviting him out, to being taken to this bar, to the girl ordering a bunch of expensive drinks, to being surrounded after he refused to pay.

He said it all.

After interviewing Xiao Chen, Lin Fang saw Li Qi, and the two pretended not to know each other.

"Hello, I'm a reporter from Sichuan Daily. Did you encounter a similar situation tonight?"

Li Qi pushed up his glasses and said to the camera, "Yes, I met her on a social media platform. She said she was a student at Sichuan University and asked me out for a drink. When I arrived, she ordered several bottles of foreign liquor, each costing 5,800 yuan. She also invited three friends over. The four of us drank all night, and the bill came to over 20,000 yuan. I didn't drink a drop, and they wanted me to pay the full amount."

Lin Fang pressed further, "Are you sure they're students from Sichuan University?"

"They are not."

How can you be so sure?

Li Qi gave a wry smile: "I tested her on a few basic questions, and she couldn't answer them. I suspect they aren't college students at all, but rather people who specialize in this."

……

Next, Lin Fang interviewed several more people.

He then said to Wang Jianguo, "Officer, I am a reporter from Sichuan Daily. This is the footage I took at the scene tonight. The victims' accounts are highly consistent, and the preliminary estimate of the amount involved is over several hundred thousand yuan. I suspect this is not an isolated case, but an organized fraud gang."

……

The excitement at the scene hadn't even died down when the internet exploded.

Someone started a live stream and clearly captured the standoff in the hall.

Police officers, reporters, customers who refused to pay, waiters with livid faces, and rows of outrageously priced foreign liquors on the table.

The number of viewers in the live stream skyrocketed, from a few hundred to a few thousand, and from a few thousand to tens of thousands, with the screen filled with so many comments that they were almost invisible.

"Which bar is this? On Yulin Road? Avoid it! Avoid it!"

"Five thousand eight hundred for a bottle of wine? Is it made of gold?"

"Bar scams and shady establishments—report them to the police!"

"Isn't this the Blossoming Flowers Bar? I've been there! I got ripped off last time, but I chickened out and didn't dare make a scene!"

"There were reporters on the scene? Well done! This kind of shop should be exposed!"

……

The Flower Bar became famous overnight.

It's not the kind of name that makes people want to visit and check in; it's the kind of name that makes people want to avoid it.

At this moment, Wang Hai was still making phone calls to try and find connections.

Su Fan was also paying attention to this matter. He knew that things had escalated to this point and there was no way things could be resolved peacefully.

At this point, whoever steps forward to help is just asking for trouble.

"Okay, Shen Yi'an, are you going to jump in now?!"

Yu Baye and Xiao Yu Bailongmen also took notice of this matter.

They recognized the bar immediately.

Because Wang Chuan had taken them there before.

Xiao Yu Bailongmen directly dialed the number for Yu Baye.

"You saw what happened with the flowers?"

"I saw it. I was just looking for you. That bar is connected to Wang Chuan. What should we do?"

"What else can we do but kick it while it's down?"

"But Shen Yi'an might be behind this. If we mess with Fan Hua, won't we offend that man?"

"Who cares? The officials have intervened, reporters are on the scene, and the police are here too. What are we afraid of? If we don't speak up now and wait until things calm down, it'll be too late."

……

After discussing it, the two decided to get started.

They've been struggling to find material to make their presence felt lately.

They needed an opportunity, and the truth about the Flower Bar incident was crystal clear; there was no need to choose which side to stand on.

So these two self-proclaimed champions of justice began criticizing the matter online.

They even called on those who had been ripped off to bravely stand up and defend their rights.

They also subtly mentioned the relationship between Fan Hua and Wang Chuan.

Su Fan also saw what these two were doing.

"It's true what they say, when someone's down, everyone kicks them while they're down! What a great assist!"

The next day, the whole internet knew about what happened at the Blossoms Bar.

On the trending topics list, three out of the top ten entries are related to this matter.

"Blossoms Bar Scammers"

"Yulin Road overcharging tourists".

"Sichuan Province took immediate action overnight."

Clicking through reveals a series of videos from the scene, victim accusations, and online exposés.

Of course, there's also the righteous declaration of Yu Baye and Xiao Yu Bailongmen.

The comments section was remarkably uniform, condemning the shady shops, the bar scammers, and the lack of effective regulation.

Things have escalated to this point, and no one can cover it up anymore.

That morning, the Sichuan provincial government issued a statement.

"Regarding the Yulin Road Fan Hua Bar's alleged use of bar scams to induce consumption and defraud tourists from other places, Sichuan Province has established a joint investigation team, with the participation of public security, culture and tourism, industry and commerce, and market supervision departments, to thoroughly investigate the matter."

"Sichuan Province will resolutely crack down on any behavior that infringes upon consumer rights and disrupts the tourism market order, and will never tolerate it. We welcome supervision from all sectors of society. If you or your relatives and friends encounter similar situations, please call our hotline. We promise that every matter will be responded to and every case will be resolved."

The statement garnered over ten million views in less than half an hour.

The comments section was filled with unanimous praise.

"I admire that attitude!"

"That speed is incredible!"

"I support a thorough investigation!"

"Sichuan Province is awesome!"

……

(Hello everyone! Some readers have commented that this entertainment article has only released a few songs so far, the pace is a bit slow, and it seems to be focusing too much on commercial aspects.)

I would like to apologize to everyone first.

Next, I'd like to explain the reasons for writing it this way.

First, this book focuses more on storytelling.

Secondly, I want to clarify all the issues that need to be addressed and the potential problems that haven't been resolved yet.

I humbly request your understanding.

A little spoiler: The story will later include the protagonist's trip to Northeast China, which is related to the Northeastern friend Qin Shen that he met on the train earlier.

As for the songs over there, some were specially prepared, so please feel free to enjoy them.

Also, this chapter is an extra chapter, so please leave a review if you'd like! Your positive feedback is my motivation to write more chapters!