Chapter 276: Time to Go Wild Again

The interrogation room was quiet. Lin Feng had already been locked inside for close to eight hours. Aside from the occasional officer delivering food or water, he spent the entire time alone.

When he was first brought in, he panicked. But now, he sat there calm and collected, entirely unbothered.

He already contacted the system in secret and confirmed that the virtual currency it issued was completely clean—not some shady or illegal money.

With that assurance, Lin Feng naturally felt no pressure at all.

Suddenly, the door opened.

In stepped the striking and commanding police officer, Ling Duanya, striding in with documents in hand and a fellow officer trailing behind her.

“Where exactly did the virtual currency you used on the web novel site and Douyin come from?” Ling Duanya sat across from him, her gaze sharp as she laid the documents on the table.

Lin Feng responded coolly, “Of course, I recharged it myself.”

Ling Duanya pushed part of the file toward him. “We’ve already investigated your background, employment, and family situation. Your parents are ordinary workers, and you’re just a sales rep at a company. Even at your peak, your salary barely hit five thousand yuan.”

“Based on normal income patterns, there’s no way you could afford this much money.”

Lin Feng countered smoothly, “What, I can’t win the lottery?”

“We’ve looked into that, too. Save it. You’re not getting away with a lie,” Ling Duanya said flatly.

Feeling emboldened, Lin Feng leaned back. “Well then, if you suspect the money’s illegal, go ahead and prove it.”

Ling Duanya paused for a few seconds, visibly frustrated. “The two large top-up transactions to your account—we can’t trace the origin. You’ve already spent them completely, so there’s no way to track it.”

“And that one-billion yuan virtual credit on Douyin? Same thing. We can’t trace it either. It hasn’t been used yet, so we’ve frozen it in cooperation with the platform while we investigate.”

At first, Lin Feng grinned, nearly jumping up in celebration. But the moment he heard the word “frozen,” his smile froze on his face.

The Tycoon System’s virtual currency had to be spent within 72 hours. Completing the spending mission would earn him bonus rewards.

Failing to complete it… would result in severe punishment.

Lin Feng wasn’t stupid. He knew basic legal procedure. If they had no evidence, they couldn’t detain him for more than 48 hours.

That had been one of the reasons he hadn’t panicked earlier.

But now? Ling Duanya said the investigation would take at least a month or two, meaning that one billion yuan credit was as good as sealed—no way he could spend it in time.

【Ding! Virtual currency has been frozen. The host must unfreeze it immediately and complete the spending task.】

【Ding! System has determined that the host’s current social influence is insufficient to unfreeze funds within 72 hours.】

【Ding! Mission failed. Host will now receive punishment.】

【Punishment will activate in 3… 2… 1…】

Lin Feng’s face turned ghost-white. His body trembled as he screamed:

“No—no! Please! Not that! Anything but that!”

——

Meanwhile, inside a luxurious villa…

【Ding! Host successfully manipulated events behind the scenes, causing protagonist Lin Feng’s virtual currency to be frozen and rendering him unable to complete the system mission. Gained: 1000 Villain Points, Lin Feng’s Protagonist Halo -50, Host’s Villain Halo +50!】

【Ding! Protagonist Lin Feng failed his system mission. Punishment triggered: Lost his little dick!】

【Ding! Lin Feng has lost his protagonist status.】

Wang Haoran was lounging on the sofa, phone in hand, about to scroll through Douyin when the system notifications flooded in.

At first, he was a little annoyed—Lin Feng went down way too easily

That wasn’t even a warm-up.

All that effort for just 1000 Villain Points and 50 Halo points? It felt like a waste of a villain arc.

But when he saw the punishment…

He burst out laughing.

The Tycoon System was seriously brutal. Fail a mission, and it literally castrates you

Lin Feng’s second half of life? Pure monk mode.

Wang Haoran chuckled for a good while before finally calming down and opening Douyin.

The algorithm had clearly caught on—his feed was full of Xu Muyan. No surprise there. After yesterday’s massive gift drop, she became one of the platform’s most-promoted rising stars.

Last night, when she signed off, she had around 9 million followers.

This morning? 20 million.

The growth was absurd.

Right now, Xu Muyan was live again, her stream attracting over 150,000 viewers. In the gaming section of the platform, that was top-tier traffic.

Today’s gift leaderboard wasn’t bad either, though still nowhere near the bombshell that was yesterday.

Wang Haoran casually topped up 100,000 yuan, dumped it all in one go, and locked down Top 1.

With Lin Feng permanently out of the picture, his title of “Top Gifter” was unshakable.

【Ding! Host’s manipulation caused Ye Qiu to yield to villain forces and pay a settlement with an apology. Gained: 1000 Villain Points, Ye Qiu’s Protagonist Halo -50, Host’s Villain Halo +50!】

Wang Haoran blinked. “???”

Before he could react, his phone rang—Lu Ming was calling.

“Boss, that Ye Qiu guy paid a billion and even apologized. Sorry you had to spend so much upfront.” Lu Ming paused, sounding a little guilty. “Boss, give me your bank info so I can wire you the billion.”

Lu Ming didn’t dare pocket a cent of it.

After all, it was Wang Haora

who hired an elite legal team to bury Ye Qiu in lawsuits.

The total legal fees spent had already long exceeded a billion. So strictly speaking, Wang Haoran still lost money, even with the payout.

Wang Haoran sent over his bank number, then said on the call, “It’s just money. Doesn’t matter. Anyone who messes with my brothers? They’ll pay for it.”

On the other end, Lu Ming choked up. “Boss… once you’re my boss, you’re my boss for life. I’m sticking with you forever!”

“Enough with the drama,” Wang Haoran said dryly. “Your hand healed yet?”

“Cast’s off. I can move it just fine as long as I don’t overdo it.”

So… he was back in action.

Wang Haoran chuckled. “You remember what I told you, right?”

Lu Ming: “Of course. I’ll go recruit ten gorgeous beauties for you.”

“Get out there and stir things up — time to bait out the next one.” Wang Haoran grinned.

Lu Ming responded with military precision, “Yes, Boss! I’ll start hunting beauties right away!”