Entertainment: I really don’t want to be a thief!

Chapter 470 Xiao Meimei’s Family Background

Lin Ke turned to look at the neighbor, "Can you tell us more?"

Immediately, after learning more about Xiao Meimei's family background and her parents' behavior from the neighbor's detailed narration, Lin Ke became more determined to reveal the truth and prevent more people from being deceived.

Lin Ke stood in front of the dilapidated building, anger burning in his eyes. The information his next-door neighbor had just revealed made him even more determined to reveal the truth.

"I won't let you go like this!" Lin Ke declared loudly to the closed door, his voice full of strength and determination, "If you don't return the money you cheated now, I guarantee you will face legal action. Severe punishment!”

Li Ze and the lawyer stood aside, supporting Lin Ke firmly with their eyes. But there was still no response from the room, which was as silent as death.

Suddenly, a window was roughly pushed open, and a basin of cold water was poured on Lin Ke from above. Water splashed everywhere, drawing messy trajectories in the air.

"Hey, celebrities have today too?" A sharp and sarcastic female voice came from the window, "Who do you think you are? Come to our little place to act wild?"

Lin Ke's whole body was soaked, and water drops slid down his cheeks. He wiped the water off his face and remained undeterred. "Do you think you can scare me like this?" He sneered, "Wrong! It will only make me more determined to expose your crimes."

"Ha! Look at this great hero!" The female voice continued to taunt, "Let me tell you, it's useless. We haven't seen any storms before? Don't think that a lawyer can do anything to us."

Li Ze couldn't help but said: "It's ridiculous! Using social sympathy to defraud kind people of their hard-earned money has turned into a storm in your eyes?"

The lawyer said calmly: "Facts speak louder than words. All the evidence points to your family's long-term fraudulent activities. Even if you don't admit your mistake now and return the proceeds, you will be the one who will be hurt the most in the end."

"Huh!" The woman seemed to have no feelings about this, "Just wait and see!"

Then the window was slammed shut.

The air was filled with anger and challenge.

Lin Ke's assistant, Zhang Qiang, rushed towards the dilapidated building with an angry look on his face. His fists were clenched and his eyes were filled with anger.

"I have to teach that shameless guy a lesson!" Zhang Qiang roared, his steps firm and fast.

Lin Ke immediately grabbed him, "Zhang Qiang! Calm down! This won't solve the problem."

But Zhang Qiang seemed to have been completely controlled by anger, "Brother Lin, haven't you seen how arrogant they are? People like this should use their fists to speak!"

Passers-by began to notice the movement here. A middle-aged man came forward, frowned and said to Zhang Qiang: "Young man, stop making trouble. Fighting will not solve any problems."

"Mind yourself!" Zhang Qiang pushed the man away and continued walking towards the building.

Suddenly, several passers-by stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Qiang's arms and shoulders in an attempt to stop him. "Stop causing more trouble!" they shouted.

Upon seeing this, Lin Ke quickly walked over and pulled away from the crowd and Zhang Qiang, "That's enough! Let's go home." He looked at his assistant sternly, "We are legal citizens, not street gangsters."

Back in the car, the atmosphere was heavy. The only sounds in the car were the slight vibration of the engine and the heavy breathing of the two people.

"Listen to me, Zhang Qiang." Lin Ke said slowly after calming down, "What can really defeat them is not violence. We need more evidence, more solid evidence." "But..." Zhang Qiang looked a little frustrated.

"There is no 'but'." Lin Ke interrupted categorically, "If we want to win this battle and maintain innocence and dignity, we must rely on the law and facts."

After a moment of silence in the car, Zhang Qiang took a deep breath and nodded. "I understand, Brother Lin. I will investigate every detail and never let those liars go unpunished!"

Lin Ke nodded with satisfaction. "Okay. Now let's go home to collect our thoughts and start taking action."

The vehicle drove away from the hustle and bustle and drifted away in the night.

Two days later, the atmosphere in Lin Ke's office was tense and serious. The clock on the wall was ticking, as if counting down the time. There were piles of documents and photos in front of Zhang Qiang, and his eyes were firm and anxious.

"Brother Lin, look here!" Zhang Qiang pointed to a pile of photos and documents, "I followed that so-called charity organization and found a lot of problems. They were not legally registered at all, and all donations went into private accounts!"

Lin Ke stared at the information and frowned. "This is simply a blatant fraud!"

"There is something even more outrageous." Zhang Qiang opened another document, "Little Meimei is actually not an orphan at all. Her parents are still alive and participated in the whole scam."

Lin Ke clenched his fists, "It's so abominable! They take advantage of society's sympathy to commit fraud. We can't let them get away with it."

Suddenly the door was pushed open and a figure hurriedly entered. "Mr. Lin, please watch the TV news!" the assistant said as he turned on the TV in the corner of the office.

A news report about Xiao Meimei's charity event is playing on the screen. The reporter is interviewing people on the street: "What do you think of the recently exposed charity fraud case?"

The scene switched to an angry citizen, "This kind of person should be severely punished by law! It is extremely shameless to use children to defraud money!"

Lin Ke stood up, "We must act immediately. Zhang Qiang, collect all the evidence, we will bring these bad elements to court."

"Yes!" Zhang Qiang nodded in response and quickly began to organize the information.

Later, in a quiet and dim room, Lin Ke and Zhang Qiang had intensive discussions with the legal team. "Every detail cannot be wrong." The lawyer said seriously. "Before exposing them in public, we must ensure that all evidence chains are intact."

"I understand." Lin Ke replied, "We must speak with facts and stop this crime in the name of justice."

In the dead of night, Tongke stood by the window and looked at the dim lights of the city. "For the sake of justice, no matter how difficult it is, you have to go on." He whispered to himself.

While Lin Ke and Zhang Qiang were planning how to expose the truth of this fraud in the office, the TV station had sent reporters to Xiao Meimei's home for on-site reporting.

In the picture, a young female reporter is standing in a seemingly warm family living room, with a wall full of colorful children's paintings and bright smiling faces in the background. Xiao Meimei sits in front of the camera, her eyes flashing with innocence and sadness.

"Hello everyone, I am Li Qingtian from China Satellite TV." The female reporter smiled and said to the camera, "Today we came to Xiao Meimei's home to let more people know about the life of this brave little girl."

The camera turned to Xiao Meimei, who was wearing a pink dress and holding an old teddy bear in her hand. She looked extremely lovely and sympathetic.

(End of this chapter)