Chapter 65: That's a Counterexample!

"I followed your instructions, Captain, and co-hosted a live stream with an internet celebrity."

"It was great at first; he has a huge follower base and massive traffic."

"But things started getting a bit weird later on."

Chen Ze didn't even know how to describe it to his captain.

Imagine telling someone that to put out a fire, the guy pulled out an RPG.

Not satisfied, he then pulled out a Gatling gun.

Even if you dared to say it, the captain wouldn't necessarily believe you.

Sure enough, Qian Wei's forehead was covered in question marks. "How weird could it be? As long as his follower count went up, isn't that what matters?"

"How should I put it... this influencer is quite abstract."

Qian Wei: ???

"His fire-starting ability is exceptionally strong, and his firefighting skills are equally top-notch."

The more Chen Ze explained, the more confused he became.

"Anyway, you can just go with me tomorrow to see for yourself."

"He has two pieces of equipment over there that I think are quite good."

"We could use them in our detachment."

Qian Wei was completely baffled by what he heard.

What on earth is all this nonsense?

However, upon hearing the meeting location Chen Ze proposed, he reluctantly agreed.

For no other reason than the fact that he and Section Chief Wu Xianghua were heading to Linyang Town tomorrow on official business anyway, so this would just be on the way.

He might as well take a look at this abstract young man who single-handedly boosted Linyang Fire Department's follower count by 46,000.

......

......

Early the next morning.

Shen Bao hurried over, bringing along several comrades from his squad.

"Academician Wei, I've brought the people you asked for."

"These are all versatile talents."

"They can fire artillery, drive vehicles, and operate rocket launchers."

Hearing this, Wei Xiu pursed his lips in dissatisfaction. "Why do you have to phrase it so crudely? Just say their military skills are top-notch."

"???"

Shen Bao was speechless.

Is there any chance, just maybe, that your own mind is the one in the gutter, Big Brother?

Wei Xiu looked at the several drafted men brought by Shen Bao.

Although they were all in civilian clothes, their energy and spirit were exceptionally high, and they didn't disgrace themselves.

That was enough.

Today, he had invited the firefighting streamer and the leaders of the fire department to watch a test together, which required some auxiliary operators.

With these assistants who possessed top-tier military competence, there shouldn't be any problems.

Thus, the group, carrying all their equipment, marched imposingly toward the quarry.

Along the way, Wei Xiu even managed to steal a moment of leisure to start his live stream.

"Shen Bao, hold this for me. Your task today is to be the cameraman."

Shen Bao took the equipment. "Brother, you really have a huge addiction to live streaming, don't you?"

Good grief.

Right in the middle of serious work, and you still have to start a live stream?

Reluctant to miss out on small gifts, are you?

But Wei Xiu justified it with complete confidence: "I promised the audience yesterday, and besides, it's also a favor to the Linyang Fire Department. Don't they want to grow their follower count?"

"..."

I bet you're the one who wants to grow your follower count, right?

Shen Bao swallowed the complaints rising in his heart.

After spending these days with Wei Xiu, he had more or less figured out some of Wei Xiu's habits.

Apart from staying in his studio, he spent all the rest of his time live streaming.

Who even knows if live streaming is really that much fun?

How much money can it possibly make?

Taking the camera, Shen Bao looked at the viewer count in the live stream and suddenly cried out.

"100,000?! Holy moly!"

Because yesterday's stunt went off with such success.

People had already been camping out in the live stream room.

'So many people today.'
'Move aside, everyone, I'm a college student, let me see first.'
'Big Brother Wei has a team today, trading up from a shotgun to a cannon.'
'An influencer with a million followers having a team is totally normal, right?'
'+1! It even made the trending page yesterday.'
'Excuse me, is this the arsonist's live stream channel?'
'Arsonist 66666!'
'Damn, the video quality today is top-tier too.'

Wei Xiu was also somewhat surprised when he looked at the popularity of the live stream.

These sly old foxes.

Normally if you called for them, they wouldn't show up even if it killed them.

The moment they heard they were going to be "real-checked" by the Linyang Fire Department, every single one of them set their alarms and waited in the stream.

"Some sharp-eyed friends in the chat have already noticed that today we not only have a team prepared, but we're also using professional cameras for the broadcast."

Wei Xiu introduced today's grand setup with a solemn expression.

Thinking Wei Xiu was chatting with him, Shen Bao instinctively chimed in, "So what did you use for live streaming before?"

"My phone. The video quality wasn't great, and the battery life was poor. For a professional live stream, you still need a reliable piece of equipment."

Reading the scrolling comments, the chat started to feel like something was a bit off.

'Did this kid take a commercial sponsorship?'
'This is clearly a soft advertisement.'
'If Big Brother Wei can actually land an ad deal, everyone present here shares the blame.'

Shen Bao was also an active internet surfer.

He knew all the tricks of short-video platforms too well.

Now he finally understood completely.

Why was Big Brother Wei acting all solemn today and deliberately bringing up the equipment out of nowhere?

There was definitely a commercial deal behind it.

Thinking of this, Shen Bao proved to be quite perceptive, and with a flash of inspiration, he asked, "Big Brother Wei, what about your old equipment then?"

Wei Xiu: "I gave it to my dad."

????

The chat was instantly rendered speechless.

Wait, shouldn't the plot line be that you sold it on a second-hand recycling app?

What on earth do you mean you threw it to your dad?

'Pfft hahahaha!'
'As expected of Big Brother Wei, truly a master of the abstract.'
'I think I've discovered a treasure streamer.'
'Just arrived, what kind of live stream room is this, why is the popularity so high?'
'The streamer is kind of handsome, is the good-looks track this profitable nowadays?'

With just a few words, Wei Xiu had already stirred up the atmosphere in the live stream room, and their fleet of vehicles had arrived at the quarry.

At this moment.

The people from the fire department had been waiting here for a while and were growing impatient.

"Did you actually set up an appointment or not?" Qian Wei checked his watch.

Wu Xianghua: "Seriously, why are we waiting around for an internet celebrity? Don't we have more important matters today?"

Chen Ze urged the two leaders to remain calm. "Leaders, trust me, this trip won't be in vain."

Putting everything else aside.

Just seeing the fire extinguisher modified by Wei Xiu would be enough for both leaders' jaws to drop to the ground.

Qian Wei sighed softly. "I'll give you five more minutes. Later on, Section Chief Wu and I still have to meet an important leader."

"Definitely, definitely, he just replied saying he has already arrived."

Just as they were speaking.

Wei Xiu walked over to meet them.

"Ah! Captain Qian, Section Chief Wu, you're here so early?"

Upon seeing Wei Xiu, Qian Wei and Wu Xianghua immediately saluted.

"You're the one who arrived early!"

At this exact moment.

Both the live chat and Chen Ze's face were covered in question marks.

????
????

"Captain, you guys know each other?"

Qian Wei nodded. "Yes, didn't I tell you I was going to meet an important leader..."

Before he could finish, Wei Xiu made a silencing gesture. "Shh... keep it low profile."

He turned his head.

And looked at Chen Ze.

"Little bro, you're the one who wanted to 'real-check' me, right?"

This time it was Qian Wei and Wu Xianghua's turn to be completely bewildered: "You two know each other too?"

Chen Ze's brain was practically overheating: "Yes, this is the internet celebrity I was talking about."

Qian Wei: ???
Wu Xianghua: ???

Are you telling us that the person we're supposed to meet is the exact same guy?

Actually, the two of them weren't even the most clueless ones.

At this point, the viewers in the live stream room were completely at a loss.

'The firefighting leadership is here.'
'Is it just my imagination? Why do these two fire department leaders look a bit submissive?'
'They must be intimidated by Big Brother Wei's aura, right?'
'Wait, did he just call Big Brother Wei a leader?'
'Must have heard wrong, I'd believe it if you said Big Brother Wei is a bottom, but a leader???'

Standing from a God's-eye perspective, Wei Xiu possessed relatively comprehensive information, so he remained completely composed.

He pointed to the camera behind him.

"I usually do some part-time live streaming to document my daily life. You two don't mind making an appearance, do you?"

Qian Wei waved his hand. "Of course we don't mind. The real question is, what kind of content is your live stream?"

"Popularizing fire safety knowledge." Wei Xiu looked at Chen Ze. "This young man contacted me, and our live stream collaboration went really well."

Chen Ze: ???

Do you call that popularizing fire safety?

That was practically a compilation of negative examples.