Hidden moth

Chapter 7 Who did it?

The person who came in was none other than Huang Xiaopang. He had just emerged from a corner of a roadside green belt surrounded by bushes, obstructing all vision. What was he doing hiding there in broad daylight?

Huang Xiaopang said with a grin, "I was a little anxious just now, so I went in to pee."

He Kao: "There's a public toilet right next to it, and the office building is just a few steps away!"

Huang Xiaopang changed the subject and said, "What happened to you just now? You were staring blankly at your phone. Be careful not to fall into a trap."

He Kao: "My aunt called me out of nowhere and asked me when I would be back. If I did, I should let her know and she said she would make me something delicious... It was like the sun had risen in the west. I suspected she was up to something again."

Fatty Huang: "Hehe, if I don't cause trouble, I wouldn't be your aunt."

He Kao: "Forget it, let's eat first."

The cafeteria was on the third floor of the office building. There were so many people waiting for the elevator on the first floor, so they simply took the stairs. Fat Huang was walking in front, and he was already panting as soon as he reached the third floor. He looked a little weak.

He Kao was inexplicably startled when he saw Xiaopang's back. He suddenly remembered the recording in which the strange man first assumed that Gao Xue'e's experience was a prank by Yin Mo, and then made a psychological profile of "Yin Mo" -

"Male, aged between fifteen and thirty-five, slightly overweight and weak in constitution.

Judging from his behavior, his personality seems rather contradictory: on the one hand, he is confident, generous, and doesn't bother to care about many things; on the other hand, he is narcissistic, tough, not afraid of offending others, and doesn't care much about social etiquette..."

Now that I think about it, this is clearly referring to Huang Xiaopang from Huangsi!
The personality analysis is understandable. Anyone who possesses such magical abilities will often have a superior mentality, and will not care too much. At the same time, they will not take "mortals" seriously.

But how did that person infer the characteristics of gender, age, and body shape?
If Huang Xiaopang was the hidden moth, why did he tease Gao Xue'e? He Kao could guess the reason. Last month, Huang Xiaopang was nearly arrested by the police, and he suspected Gao Xue'e had secretly reported him!

The reason for the report was also very funny, it was suspected of producing pornographic and obscene materials.

One of Huang Xiaopang's key tasks is modeling the various service NPCs in Ideal City. While in the gaming department, he participated in similar work, creating realistic characters.

In the virtual reality network, for example, if you want to see the effect of buying clothes, you can also have AI-generated real-life models wear them for you to see. Customers can also choose different models and adjust parameters.

Customers can input their body and facial parameters to create a corresponding virtual image. This image can be themselves or not... This creates a lot of entertainment space.

With a work ethic that strives for excellence, Huang Xiaopang's backend system designs are incredibly realistic, even allowing for a host of intelligent interactive features. This can be considered a form of self-entertainment, a common hobby among designers working on R&D.

This isn't technically difficult to achieve; you can even designate a celebrity to give you a virtual world show. All the platform needs is computing power and data, while on the client side, the level of operational permissions depends on the specifics.

Of course, this system was not developed by Huang Si alone, but he brought the programs and data of his original department into the project team.

This product hadn't been officially launched yet and was still in the development and testing phase, but it was actually reported! When the police came to investigate, they were both amused and confused. Huang Xiaopang even told them a joke, claiming it was a true historical story.

It is said that the great artist Laffer always liked to draw the body first and then add the clothes one by one when painting a character. This is a valuable creative attitude.

Thanks to the company's powerful legal department, Huang Xiaopang didn't receive any punishment. He was only given a verbal warning that pornographic content would not be allowed in the product after its official launch.

Even though the matter was left unresolved, what was even more exaggerated was that many people from other departments, including the group headquarters, were very interested in the testing system developed by Huang Xiaopang and came to inquire about the situation.

The system developed by Huang Xiaopang was only used for testing. The program was locked on weekdays and non-developers could not open it. As a result, the police came to his company and the whole company knew about it, causing great damage to his reputation.

He couldn't swallow this, but who would report something that wasn't online and was still in internal testing? He suspected Gao Xue'e was responsible. Gao Xue'e had heard that Huang Xiaopang was testing simulated nude models and had called him in to give him a severe scolding.

So, Xiaopang does have a motive for committing the crime, and pranks seem to fit his personality...

After entering the restaurant and swiping their employee cards, they each chose their meals and found a table to sit down. He Kao suddenly thought of another thing.

Now someone is looking for the hidden moth, and I guess they don’t have good intentions. If Huang Si is the hidden moth, then wouldn’t the situation be dangerous?
It is still unclear whether there is any problem with the money, but the two strangers have already traced the clues to Gao Xue'e and made a psychological profile of the hidden moth that has not appeared. As long as the project team comes to investigate, they may be able to lock on Huang Xiaopang.

What should I do? Should I remind Xiaopang? Or how should I remind him? Telling him face to face seems inappropriate and might cause a misunderstanding. I should create a fake account and send an email.

"Why are you distracted again? Your chopsticks have even reached into my plate. What are you thinking about?" Fatty Huang opposite suddenly interrupted He Kao's train of thought.

He Kao thought to himself, "I suspect you are Yin Moth!" But he said, "I was thinking about my aunt's phone call. I don't know what happened to her family again. I feel uneasy."

Huang Xiaopang: "What's the point of just thinking about it? Just ask someone, like Aunt Liang."

He Kao thought about it, then took out his phone and dialed a number. After the call was connected, he called out, "Sister Liang, this is Xiao Kao... I just want to ask, has anything happened to my family, including my aunt, recently?"

The person on the other end of the phone was He Kao's neighbor from his hometown. According to her age, she could be called "Auntie," and He Kao used to call her that when he was a child, but after going to college, he changed his address to "Big Sister."

Sister Liang's voice was exaggerated: "Xiao Kao, you don't know?"

He Kao: "No one told me anything, how would I know?"

Sister Liang: "During the New Year, your aunt's family sold fireworks and firecrackers in town. Do you know how much money they made?"

He Kao: “I don’t know.”

Sister Liang: "I heard that they made 300,000 yuan on the surface, but in reality, it was much more than that. A large batch of goods was shipped without proper documentation, and someone reported it a while ago. Even your uncle was arrested and held in custody for two days before being released. That happened last month." He Kao: "He was released after two days?"

This question was a strange one, because He Kao knew the story was true. If his uncle was reported and the case was confirmed, he probably wouldn't be released after just a few days.

My uncle has some connections in the local area and often does some "small businesses" that others are not very good at, such as running a designated fireworks and firecrackers sales point.

In the past few years, fireworks were strictly prohibited in the main urban area of Qiyuan City. However, the policy has been slightly relaxed in the past two years, allowing them to be set off during designated periods and in designated areas. However, JB District is not part of the main urban area, so fireworks are still allowed during the Lunar New Year.

There are restrictions on setting off fireworks, and the restrictions on selling fireworks are even stricter. There are almost no sales outlets in the main urban area. If you want to buy them, you have to go to designated sales outlets in the urban-rural fringe areas.

It is not easy to get this franchise license. My uncle had some connections and got it. He opened a sales point in Pugang Town. During the Chinese New Year, many people in the city drove there specifically to buy it.

Fireworks and firecrackers are regulated dangerous goods, and there are registration and control regulations for sales quantity, variety, procurement channels, and storage locations.

They said they earned 300,000 yuan during the Spring Festival. Compared with the complexity of the procedures and the risks involved, this amount of money is not much, but in reality it is definitely more than this number.

Goods imported through formal procedures and formal channels are of course subject to control and registration, but my aunt's family also imported a large number of fireworks and firecrackers through private channels, which do not require tax declaration or registration.

I only heard Sister Liang gossiping, "I didn't find anything. They said they had all been sold out during the New Year, so they let them go..."

A major feature of rural life is "neighborly harmony". If you ask someone to borrow a bunch of green onions, they will just give it to you. On the surface, it seems that everyone gets along well.

However, if a family suddenly makes a lot of money, they will always be envied. Not to mention that the money came from illegal sources, even if there was no problem, there would be people who would find various angles to report it - so He Kao's aunt's family was reported.

My uncle was taken into police custody to assist with the investigation, but was released after 48 hours, not only because he had connections but also because no major problems were uncovered. It was said that the goods purchased during the Lunar New Year period had already been sold out, and there was no physical evidence to investigate.

He was shocked when he heard this. He remembered the call from his aunt just now, who actually asked him if he would be able to go back soon! He quickly asked, "Sister Liang, has my aunt come to visit me recently?"

Sister Liang: "Yes, I have been here. It happened last month. I drove a pickup truck to your yard in the middle of the night to unload and move things. The pickup truck was covered with a felt and the yard door was closed when unloading. I came three times in total.

I was still awake at the time and saw it, so I asked through the window upstairs. 'Your uncle said you were planning on renovating the house, and they were getting the materials for you.'

He Kao muttered to himself, "Oh no!" He had already guessed what was going on. His aunt must have secretly put all her belongings at his house. It was quite a lot, and she had to use a pickup truck to transport them three times. She wasn't afraid of blowing up the house!
According to regulations, any unsold fireworks and firecrackers from the previous year must be registered and stored in designated areas. However, many of my aunt's fireworks and firecrackers did not have the proper documentation and could not be registered or stored.

They originally had a warehouse, but someone reported it, so they moved the items to He Kao's house. If you get into this kind of thing, you might end up in jail. Even if you're not sentenced to prison, you'll still have to spend time in a detention center.

If this matter is discovered, the first thing that will be blamed on He Kao is that the things are hidden in his home. It will not be easy for He Kao to clear his suspicion. Since he is a relative and there is evidence, who can believe that he is not an accomplice?
Even if he was eventually cleared of suspicion, it would only be after being taken into police custody for investigation. If he was still in his internship and hadn't been officially hired, he'd definitely lose his job if something like this happened. What company would want to go through that kind of trouble?

Even if you've been officially certified, if you're actually in jail, you won't be able to keep your job, and in serious cases, you could end up in jail. You can't even think about finding a job in a state-owned enterprise, including a large, formal one, in the future because you won't be able to pass the background check.

The more He Kao thought about it, the more serious the situation became, and the more scared he became. Before he could come to his senses, Sister Liang suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Xiao Kao, do you think they might have hidden your things in your house? You absolutely can't do that, it's too dangerous!"

It seems that not only He Kao thought of this possibility, but his neighbor, Sister Liang, also became suspicious. Sister Liang's concern was understandable, as her family lived right next door, and if something went wrong, she might also be affected.

He Kao replied in a panic, "No way? I haven't been back for more than two months, and I haven't heard about these things at all."

Sister Liang: "Hurry home and check. If it's true, ask them to take the things away immediately! You can't let them get involved in something illegal..."

Before she finished speaking, her voice suddenly rose again: "It's bad, it's bad, it's too late!"

The older sister was startled, and He Kao quickly asked, "What's too late?"

Sister Liang: "The police are here, two police cars with lights flashing! Your aunt is here too, blocking the gate and throwing a tantrum. How can they stop it?"

He Kao: "Are you also at my door?"

Sister Liang: "I'm behind my window... Wait a minute, I'm going out now."

Fat Huang also leaned over to listen. After roughly understanding what was going on, he gestured towards He Kao and whispered, "There are too many people here. Let's go out and find a place first."

The two of them left the restaurant without eating. Huang Xiaopang motioned He Kao to follow him. They turned left and right and pushed open the door, which turned out to be a secluded storage room.

He Kao's only knowledge of the floor was limited to the elevator, the stairwell, and the restaurant. He hadn't expected there to be such a place on the third floor. He turned on the speaker, and Sister Liang came downstairs with her phone and gave them a live broadcast.

They could all guess why the police came to search He Kao's home.

Since the informant had set his sights on the eldest aunt's house, they were pulling things into He Kao's yard. Sister Liang saw it, and surely others had seen it too. So he just reported it, reporting that they had moved all the prohibited items.

He Kao's uncle has some connections in the local area. For example, his cousin is the leader of the town police station, but it is impossible for him to cover up everything. It is possible that the whistleblower is targeting this leader.

My aunt Zhou Yan was throwing a tantrum at the gate, but she couldn't stop the law enforcement team. The police asked her to hand over the keys to the gate and the main door, but she firmly said she didn't have them. The police then pulled out fire pliers, a hammer drill, and other tools, ready to remove the locks.

Sister Liang had already squeezed into the crowd and muttered, "I don't know the police officer in charge. They just showed me a search warrant and called the homeowner on the spot... Xiaokao, why can't I get through to you on the phone?"

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(End of this chapter)