The Civil Servant's Job is to Raise The Furries!-Chapter 220 - 219: A Debt of Rebirth

The person who arrived was Police Station Chief Chen Su, with two officers behind him, their expressions solemn.

"Little Xu Station Chief."

Chen Su nodded at Xu Ying in greeting, then his gaze turned to Zhang Chenyi, his voice cold and hard: "Mr. Zhang, we’ve received a report suspecting you of using illegal substances on set, endangering public safety."

Zhang Chenyi’s face changed abruptly: "What report? Who reported it? This is complete slander!"

Ignoring his defense, Chen Su took out an evidence bag from another officer’s briefcase, and inside were the Buddha beads taken by the falcon!

Everyone was dumbfounded. How did the Buddha beads taken by the falcon end up with the police? When did this happen?

Zhang Chenyi was even more bewildered, feeling as if he’d been slapped hard twice, unable to understand the world anymore.

Could the falcon automatically identify that the Buddha beads had a powder listed as an illegal substance under criminal law, then automatically fly to the police and deliver the beads to report it?

This is too freaking magical.

Have these animals become spirits?!

Despair flashed in Zhang Chenyi’s eyes.

Jiang Mo really hired a good assistant.

The reality wasn’t far from what he imagined; the falcon, Lightning, had been informed by Xu Ying in advance to grab the Buddha beads and fly towards the police station.

Chen Su took a silver reagent box from the evidence box, and the metal clinking sound made the scene instantly quiet. His long fingers, dexterous and gloved, tore open the packaging, revealing test tubes neatly arranged inside.

"This is a specific reagent kit for succinylcholine." His voice scraped like sandpaper against hardwood, carrying an indisputable sense of authority, "In veterinary clinics, it’s used as a muscle relaxant, but in excess..."

He suddenly picked up a bottle of mineral water and poured it on the sandy ground, the liquid was instantly absorbed by the thirsty sand grains, "Like this, it will cause the horse’s nerve conduction to go out of control."

Director Luo suddenly stood up from in front of the monitor, knocking over the thermos at his side, realizing that the police surely had made their judgment before coming, and if Zhang Chenyi hid such a thing in the Buddha beads, he must have wanted to get himself killed!

He suddenly recalled a show from a year and a half ago where Zhang Chenyi and Jiang Mo collaborated; Jiang Mo fell off a horse and spent a month and a half in the hospital, relying heavily on a stunt double. The only reason he considered Jiang Mo was because he’d watched many of Jiang Mo’s works and his latest equestrian videos, and he felt Jiang Mo fit the lead role’s image.

In that case...

The director actually felt a sense of relief at this time; Zhang Chenyi was someone he definitely couldn’t keep, the actor had to be replaced!

Luckily Zhang Chenyi had only filmed less than ten scenes, there was still time to fix it.

If the series was already completed or had started airing, and an incident with Zhang Chenyi blew up, all his efforts would have gone down the drain! This was a top-tier project done in collaboration with the authorities!

Director Luo clutched his heart, feeling the relief akin to surviving a disaster.

He now looked at Xu Ying as if seeing a lifeline and savior!

Chen Su used a dropper to extract the powder from the inner lining of the Buddha beads, his movements precise and professional.

As the clear reagent touched the powder, the liquid suddenly turned a bizarre purple-red, akin to a coagulated blood scab.

"Everyone, please take a good look." He raised the test tube above his head, the purple-red liquid refracting a dangerous shine under the sunlight, "This is listed as a controlled psychoactive substance by the state, and illegally possessing over 5 grams constitutes a crime."

He suddenly inserted the test tube into the evidence bag, making a crisp "click" sound, "The dosage in these Buddha beads is enough to take down ten horses."

The whole scene erupted!

At the edge of the set, a few of Zhang Chenyi’s fans turned pale.

The fan with twin pigtails loosened her grip, her camera worth tens of thousands clattering onto the tripod. Beside her, another girl in a support T-shirt clutched her companion’s arm: "It can’t be... Brother Chenyi just donated a hundred thousand to stray animals last month..."

But more fans holding their phones had hands slightly trembling.

Chen Su sealed the Buddha beads and the embroidery needles, then looked at Zhang Chenyi: "We will compare the fingerprints on this needle."

Zhang Chenyi’s fingertips trembled slightly, forcing a cold smile: "Check whatever you want! I’ve never touched that needle!"

Xu Ying raised an eyebrow: "Oh, really?"

She suddenly walked toward Cheng Feng, gently stroking its mane: "Cheng Feng, who pierced the needle into your neck?"

Cheng Feng shook its head angrily, snorting at Zhang Chenyi: [It was him! He had several hidden in his sleeve!]

Xu Ying nodded, walking directly toward Zhang Chenyi: "Since you insist you haven’t touched the needle, do you dare to let us check your costume sleeves?"

Zhang Chenyi stepped back abruptly: "What right do you have to search me?!"

Chen Su replied coldly: "The police station has the authority to search individuals suspected of illegal activities."

Before Zhang Chenyi could react, an officer stepped forward, grabbed his wrist, and turned his sleeve—

"Clatter!"

Three identical embroidery needles fell out from the hidden layer.

The scene exploded instantly.

"Damn! Did he really do it?!"

"The needles were hidden in his sleeve; how can he deny it now?!"

Zhang’s fans were ashen-faced, some still struggling: "W-what if someone framed him..."

Chen Su sneered, raising the test device: "The succinylcholine in the Buddha beads, plus the weapon on him, completes the chain of evidence." He looked at Zhang Chenyi, "Mr. Zhang, you need to come with us." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Zhang Chenyi’s face turned deathly pale, suddenly struggling hysterically: "You can’t arrest me! I’m an actor! I have tens of millions of fans! You’re framing me!"

Xu Ying watched coldly, speaking softly: "The needle marks on Cheng Feng, the powder in the Buddha beads, the needles in your sleeve— the evidence is conclusive. Are you still trying to deny it?"

Jiang Mo stood to the side, a slight smile on his lips: "Mr. Zhang, your acting skills are impressive, but unfortunately used in the wrong place."

Zhang Chenyi was put into the police car.

The scene was captured by countless cameras.

A popular male actor arrested on set, directly taken away by a police car!

The news spread quickly, hitting the trending topics in less than an hour.

At the same time, netizens also dug up the past incident where Jiang Mo got injured while shooting with Zhang Chenyi, clearing Jiang Mo’s name.

[These days, it’s surprising how many legal offenders are in the entertainment industry; the lengths they go to sabotage their rivals is quite "criminal."]

[Looks like Zhang Chenyi not only wanted Jiang Mo out of showbiz but out of existence.]

[Back then Jiang Mo used a stunt double, and Zhang Chenyi criticized the most fervently; didn’t expect the man himself to be more industrious than his fans!]

[Heard that this time Zhang Chenyi wanted to frame Jiang Mo. Didn’t expect the officials to invite Little Xu Station Chief to the set as a little animal actor’s bodyguard, and Zhang Chenyi walked right into it!]

...

On set, the one now sitting in the director’s most comfortable lounge chair was Xu Ying.

Director Luo was diligently making her tea.