Chapter 1413: Chapter 1413: All Karma
After Ye Fan left the enthusiastic crowd of Luo Jian’an and others, he sought out Chu Biyao.
He really couldn’t stand the overenthusiasm of these people.
"Mr. Ye, you’re amazing."
"You slapped a lion away with one hand, Mr. Ye, how did you do that?"
"You’re so cool, you know?"
Beside Chu Biyao, Zhou Qiuyan and others were absolutely thrilled, their faces full of excitement and elation.
The shock caused by the scene earlier was indeed too great for them, and it’s understandable they’d be so flustered.
Under the reassurance of Ye Fan and Chu Biyao, Zhou Qiuyan and the others’ curiosity and enthusiasm finally subsided.
Ye Fan asked Chu Biyao aside, "Do you know much about the beast tamer?"
"I know, but I can’t say I understand." Chu Biyao replied, "Why? Are you interested in the beast tamer?"
"The lion suddenly became enraged, do you think that’s a coincidence?" Ye Fan said calmly.
"What do you mean?" Chu Biyao’s expression instantly became serious, and she asked, "You suspect the beast tamer deliberately provoked the lion? How could that be? Does the beast tamer want to murder someone, perhaps harm Wang Qiang?"
"Not suspecting, but I’m sure." Ye Fan said calmly, "I don’t know much about the feud behind it."
"I’m also unsure what grievances there are. What should we do? Should we report to the police and let them resolve it?" Chu Biyao said seriously, it’s a matter that could be big or small.
If Ye Fan hadn’t coincidentally encountered the enraged lion, who knows what might have happened.
If this issue isn’t reasonably resolved, there’s a risk of similar incidents occurring again, leading to endless troubles.
Ye Fan is friends with Wang Qiang; since it’s inappropriate to publicize it and risk negative impact, he can only investigate privately.
If the beast tamer were severely punished and handed over to the police, there would be no room for negotiation.
"It’s best to resolve it privately. Arresting someone without evidence would have a terrible impact, and if the beast tamer doesn’t admit anything, there’s nothing anyone can do about it." Ye Fan said seriously, "Understanding the inside story, if it can be privately resolved, that would be best. If not, then seek other ways to resolve it."
"Then quickly find someone to investigate the beast tamer’s background." Chu Biyao said eagerly, "It’s best to reach out to Zhang Lu to get detailed information as soon as possible."
Zhang Lu received Chu Biyao’s request and immediately began investigating the beast tamer’s identity and background.
Soon, a document was sent to Chu Biyao’s phone.
Ye Fan had basically completed his work with the crew and didn’t want to bother with other matters, so he left with Chu Biyao toward the beast tamer’s residence.
According to the information, the beast tamer lives with his niece, whose parents had an accident many years ago. Since then, Master Wu has relied on each other with his niece.
Master Wu treats his niece very well, as if she were his own child, always supporting her through university, eventually becoming a journalist.
Later, an incident occurred, when Master Wu’s niece, Reporter Chen, was following Wang Qiang for a report and accidentally got into a car accident, resulting in the loss of her left limb, becoming a person with a disability.
This incident has been over three years ago.
After reviewing this information, Ye Fan and Chu Biyao vaguely understood the possible reason behind Master Wu’s attack on Wang Qiang.
Besides this reason, no connection or intersection between Master Wu and Wang Qiang can be found.
Reporter Chen has become somewhat of a recluse, relying on her education, doing editing work with good salary and benefits.
Most of the time, she stays at home, using a prosthetic leg to move around due to various reasons, her range of activity is limited, so she can only shrink into her perceived safe space.
Ye Fan and Chu Biyao knocked on Reporter Chen’s door and entered her home.
"Do you two have any business?" Reporter Chen had a noticeably distant expression, instinctively cautious of these two claiming to be friends of her uncle.
She recognized Chu Biyao’s identity; otherwise, she would’ve treated them as strangers and wouldn’t have opened the door for them.
"Today, at the crew, as a beast tamer, Master Wu’s lion became enraged and almost bit Wang Qiang to death." Ye Fan went straight to the point without concealing anything, directly revealing what needed to be said.
He believed Reporter Chen’s mental state was strong, being able to withstand such blows, she didn’t care much about other things, many issues were seen through without being too obsessive.
"What?" Reporter Chen was shocked, evidently not expecting such an incident to occur, she hurriedly asked, "Did the police arrest my uncle?"
"The only ones who know that your uncle intentionally harmed people are the two of us." Ye Fan stated calmly, "We also know that if this matter is publicized, it won’t be good for anyone, especially for you and your uncle, hence we haven’t disclosed anything."
"Thank you, thank you so much." Reporter Chen bowed respectfully in gratitude, and Chu Biyao pulled Reporter Chen to sit down.
"No need to thank us. Your uncle is a good person, and that’s the reason we’re not pursuing this matter." Chu Biyao comforted.
"Yes, my uncle is a good person; I’m the one who has dragged him down." Reporter Chen felt ashamed as she spoke of this.
"You have no grudge against Wang Qiang. With such an incident happening, I could only have someone investigate privately and found out you had once followed Wang Qiang for reportage. Your lost leg occurred during that time, in an accident. Sincerely, Wang Qiang had nothing to do with it." Ye Fan looked at this girl who had endured so much, speaking with a gentle tone.
"I got into an accident, that’s karma, really unrelated to Wang Qiang."
Reporter Chen said self-mockingly, "Rather than calling me a journalist, it’s better to say I’m a low-life scoundrel. The content reported was mere eye-catching material, exploiting everything for clicks. I used various means for having articles to write, like a rascal, identifying artists to report on, regardless of their wishes, digging more into their privacy, fabricating stories, just to pull views and income—really went all out. In the past, I was that kind of person. I know such people are widely hated, hence my current situation is deserved, a form of retribution."
She seemed calm, recounting these words without any personal emotion.
As if a bystander, speaking about something unrelated to herself.