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Chapter 101 Jiang Che Starts to Cause Trouble

Red Hair was happily looking at the text message confirming the money had arrived when he heard this, and looked at him like he was an idiot:
"Next time? There's going to be a next time? Byun Baekhyun, have you lost your mind? After this commotion, SM and the police must have been alerted. Kim Tae-yeon will definitely have to take bodyguards everywhere she goes from now on!"
Do you want this to happen again? You'd better think about how to clear yourself of any involvement in this!

He paused, then added meaningfully:
"By the way, parking lot surveillance cameras are a real treasure. You'd better figure out a way to get them leaked; we'll be in big trouble if they get out."

You won't have it easy either. And with your hat on, do you think your fans will even recognize you? Even without solid evidence, you're in for a lot of trouble.

Upon hearing this, Byun Baekhyun's expression turned even more unpleasant. Not daring to linger any longer, he lowered the brim of his hat, clutched his still-aching chin, and quickly and unsteadily left the parking lot.

Watching Byun Baekhyun disappear into the elevator, the blond-haired thug in the van approached and asked with some concern:

"Boss, are we just going to let him go like this...? Will he call the police?"

The red-haired old man calmly lit a cigarette and took a puff:
"Call the police? Would he dare? He's got a mess to himself; if the police call, he'll be the first one arrested. Besides, what did we do? At most, it was just an unsuccessful invitation."
We were just politely inviting them into the car; we didn't do anything else. And the attempt failed because the target was too fast. As for him, once the news gets out, his acting career is definitely over.”

Huang Mao suddenly realized, and gave him a thumbs up in admiration:
"Boss is wise!"

Red Hair exhaled a smoke ring, thought about Jiang Che's fierce skills and absurd escape method today, glanced at Yellow Hair and Green Hair in the car, and frowned:

"The first thing you have to do when you get back is dye everyone's hair back to black!"

"Yes, boss!" the underlings replied in unison.

The black van started up and drove silently out of the parking lot, as if it had never been there.

Meanwhile, the taxi came to a smooth stop downstairs at Taeyeon's apartment building. Kang Cheol looked around furtively, making sure there were no suspicious people before dashing into the building.

He had just opened the door with the key Taeyeon had given him when a petite figure rushed towards him like a cannonball, almost knocking him off balance.

"Oh! Jiang Che, are you alright?! Are you hurt anywhere? Let me see!"

Taeyeon grabbed his arm, her face filled with panic and lingering fear. She circled him, scrutinizing him closely, as if afraid he might be missing a single hair.

"It's okay, it's okay, don't worry." Jiang Che said, changing his slippers while gently patting Taeyeon's head.

"I feel a little sorry for your manager oppa, I don't know how he is doing."

Taeyeon felt like punching him because he was rubbing her, so she slapped his hand away.
"What time is it? You're still rubbing it. I've contacted him. His manager is fine, just quite frightened. The company has given him paid leave."

He then shoved the phone in front of Jiang Che's eyes:
"The trending topics are all over the place! Look at this, why did I have to be trending for something like this?! Ughhh—"

Jiang Che took the phone, slumped onto the sofa, and opened the trending topics list. Good grief.

The top trending topic was: #KimTaeYeonSuspectedOfBeingInvolvedInOrganizedCrime?# [Breaking News]
Following this were several blurry photos. In the photos, he was slightly tilting his head, seemingly talking to the red-haired man. The angles were tricky, creating the illusion that they were having a pleasant conversation.

The comments section was a complete mess:
[1L: Holy crap? Really? Kim Tae-yeon is involved with the underworld?]

[2L: No wonder Jessica left the group! She must have been unable to stand the bullying within the group! Maybe Taeyeon was the one who started the bullying! After all, she's involved with the underworld.]

[3L: ? ? Does the person upstairs have the Han River in their head? It's all water? A blurry photo and they're conjuring up a whole gangster drama? Then explain the second trending topic.]

Second trending topic: #KimTaeYeonKoreanSpiderMan# [Hot]
Clicking on it leads to a video of him, who looks like Taeyeon, sliding down a lamppost at high speed while clinging to it. After landing, he even gets a passerby to call the police.

Jiang Che's eyes twitched. 'Hiss... I only asked the passerby to call the police because I was afraid of getting into trouble, but I never expected that the passerby was a streamer and would take a close-up photo of my face.'

He scrolled back to the first trending topic.

[2L: Isn't that simple? They fought amongst themselves over the spoils! Otherwise, why would they run away?]

[5L: Are you still half asleep in broad daylight? You're just talking nonsense. The anchor who filmed it clearly said that Taeyeon told him to call the police the moment she got off the lamppost.]

If you insist it's about unfair distribution of spoils, what kind of thief would cry foul? Besides, my Taeyeon has everything she could want; why would she need to share spoils with the mafia? Albums, perhaps?

[2L: That streamer is a die-hard fan of Taeyeon. She's always there for her, from her birthday party to her fan meeting. Who knows if it's all an act, just to get on the trending topics?]

[6L: Upstairs, do you live in a parking lot? All you do is argue. Who would dare to slide down a 6-meter-high streetlight? You do it, and I'll send you a giant rocket.]

[7L: Everyone upstairs, stop arguing. Just because Taeyeon was surrounded by several men doesn't mean they're gangsters.]

[8L: You can tell they're not good people just by looking at those people's brightly colored hair]

[9L: Is it possible he's an idol?]

[10L: Your idol is holding a baseball bat?]

[11L: Stop arguing! SM Entertainment has released an official statement! They confirmed that Taeyeon was surrounded by unidentified individuals, and have reported the incident to the police and strongly condemned it! Right now, I'm only concerned about whether Taeyeon unnie is alright! I was so scared!]

[12L: Am I the only one who thinks...that video of him sliding down from the lamppost...wasn't it incredibly cool? Korea's own Spider-Man—Kim Tae-yeon!]

Jiang Che looked at the "Spider-Man" comment, his lips twitched, and he was about to continue scrolling down when his phone suddenly rang—it was the group chat called "Girls' Generation and Temporary Workers".

He quickly returned Taeyeon's phone to her and opened his own messages.

[Sunny: @KangCheol @KimTaeYeon What's going on?! Is what's trending on Weibo true?! One of you two, come out and explain?! (Panic.jpg)]

[Yoona: @KangCheol Are you alright?! Are you hurt?! Panicked.jpg] KangCheol felt a warmth in his heart and quickly replied.

[Jiang Che: Most of it is true, someone did kidnap me. Don't worry, I ran super fast, I'm perfectly fine, it just took a bit of a strain on my manager.]

Sunny: ...I know you jumped from the third floor, that's amazing! But that was Taeyeon's body! How did you manage to do that with her short legs?

[Kim Tae-yeon: Hey! Lee Soon-kyu! Who are you calling short-legged! Your legs aren't any longer than mine! Angry.jpg]

Sunny: But I'm older than you! So, Jiang Che, how many skills do you have? How come I'm only just realizing you're such a hidden gem?

[Kim Tae-yeon: Ugh! Lee Soon-kyu, don't let me see you again! Angry +2.jpg]

[Yoona: You guys be careful... So, how's manager oppa?]

[Jiang Che: @sunny, you can ask Yoona what skills I have. Your manager oppa is fine too. The other party's target wasn't me... uh, it wasn't Taeyeon, so they should let him go.]

The phone had barely been silent for a few seconds when Taeyeon, standing beside him, angrily shook Kang Cheol's arm and said in a childish voice:

"Jiang Che, Jiang Che, can you conjure up Sunny?! Just once, let me beat her up!!"

Jiang Che: "..."

Taeyeon was about to continue acting cute when Kang Cheol ignored her, but her phone rang again.

Another group called "Girls' Generation's Secret Garden" also started popping up like crazy.

Upon opening the message, I found it filled with anxious greetings and messages tagging Taeyeon, all checking to see if she was safe. After Taeyeon confirmed she was safe, the conversation gradually veered off course.

[Choi Sooyoung: Hey! Kim Tae-yeon! When did you learn this amazing skill behind our backs? @KimTae-yeon]

[Seohyun: Unnie is amazing! But... how did you do that? (Confused.jpg)]

[Kwon Yuri: Is it possible that she's particularly agile because she's short? (⊙_⊙)?]

[Tiffany: But Sunny is also very short, and I've never seen her like this! (sounding self-righteous.jpg)]

[Sunny: ...Hwang Mi-young! Do you want to die?! Bomb.jpg]

[Yoona: Haha.jpg]

[Taeyeon: Oh dear... please stop asking... I was so scared I was completely stunned, my mind went blank, and by the time I came to my senses I was already standing on the ground, clinging to that pole...]

Just then, Taeyeon's phone rang. After answering, her expression gradually darkened, and she responded in a low voice:

"Okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, she looked at Jiang Che:
"The surveillance footage was deleted. The person in charge of the parking lot's surveillance received 100 million won and directly deleted the original records for that period."

The person who transferred the money was wearing a hat and mask, so we don't know who they are. The transfer record shows it was an anonymous overseas account, and we can't trace it back to its source.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Che exclaimed inwardly, "Good heavens—it must have totaled three hundred million! What kind of lunatic is this?"
Then, she held back her anger and got angrier the more she thought about it. She simply picked up her phone, silently opened Byun Baekhyun's official fan website, found the largest fan club, and applied to join. She didn't expect that she would have to pay to join a fan group!
After the payment was successful, he silently added another item to Byun Baekhyun's list. Then he immediately searched for Byun Baekhyun's anti-fan club and promptly joined.

Once things had calmed down, he suddenly remembered who the stranger was.

This fate is truly... amazing.

He thought for a moment and said to Taeyeon:
"Taeyeon, do me a favor. Use your personal account to send a private message to that streamer and ask for his address."

"Huh? What for?"

"He helped call the police, but the main reason... he was actually the first fan I met after I transmigrated here. I even promised to give him an autograph while wearing Yoona's face."

Then you dragged me onto the stage, and I just slipped away. The autograph thing was dropped. I'll just send it all together this time, and use the "Party" album as an example to write an autograph.”

Upon hearing this, Taeyeon recalled how she had dragged Kang Cheol onto the stage without a word, and a tenderness welled up in her eyes:
"Yes, I will definitely write him a big signature."

Jiang Che smiled and then opened the group chat for "Girls' Generation and Temporary Workers".

[Kang Cheol: @YoonaYoona, do me a favor. Taeyeon will be giving you a copy of the "Party" album later. Could you please write a signature on it? (Heart emoji)]

[Yoona: ? ? ? Oh, okay. Although she doesn't understand, she still agrees.jpg]

Sunny: ??? What have you two been doing behind my back? Should I sign it?

[Kang Cheol: You can sign if you want. Just ask Taeyeon for details.]

[Sunny: Hey! Jiang Che! Do you want to die? You only say half a sentence, now you'll never have a partner!]

Jiang Che chuckled and pretended to be dead.

(End of this chapter)