This director is vindictive.

Chapter 570 Zhang: Can't you be a little more assertive? Li: I will, don't be afraid!
Shocking! Chen Mo and Zhang Yuqi suspected of instigating crime! Police investigate.

The moment this news broke, it went viral on social media.

The trending topic #ChenMoZhangYuqiInvolvedInInstigatingCrimes# immediately topped the trending list.

[Exclusive Report] According to sources, after Chen Mo and Zhang Yuqi visited Li, a victim of domestic violence, Li killed her husband with a knife for the first time while being abused that night. Li's husband, Zhao, is currently seriously injured!
During the visit, Zhang Yuqi may have made inappropriate remarks, and the police have intervened to investigate whether it constitutes verbal incitement.

Many people initially thought it was fake.

However, the police were clearly aware that the public outcry would be significant, so they issued a statement immediately.

They confirmed the incident, but stated that the case is still under investigation. Furthermore, Chen Mo and Zhang Yuqi are only assisting with the investigation. They urged the public not to believe, create, or spread rumors.

However, the police statement was like a drop of water being poured into a boiling oil pan, causing the public outcry to escalate even further.

"This woman is really bold! But the charge of instigation depends on the subjective intent; she was clearly just saying it out of anger (as a bystander)!"

"Legal Education Time: Instigation requires 'clear encouragement + specific means'; Zhang Yuqi's remarks were merely emotional venting and do not constitute a crime (legal code emoji)!"

"Haha, what's with this celebrity going to the home of a domestic violence victim and spouting nonsense? Now that something's happened, they're pretending to be innocent? I suggest they be banned!"

"Upstairs, are you blind? Didn't you see the whole story? Li has been beaten for five years! If they hadn't intervened, he'd still be getting beaten up! (knife emoji)"

"This is too explosive! Chen Mo is really dedicated, and Zhang Yuqi is really fierce. I can't wait for the follow-up!"

"Hilarious! I bet Sister Qi herself is liking this while watching (Zhang Yuqi meme)! Support her, believe in her!"

"Is this just a show? Are you really going to hire a lawyer for Li directly? (Disdain)"

"@Hongjing Law Firm: Our firm has provided legal aid to Mr. Li (lawyer's license photo)"

Public opinion surged immediately.

However, aside from a few people with ulterior motives, most people still stand on the side of Chen Mo and Zhang Yuqi.

"Don't rush to take sides, netizens! Remember the #ZhangYuqiReverseSalesGodhood# incident? It turned out to be a misunderstanding. The fact that Chen Mo's team dared to bring the police along to conduct a public investigation actually shows that they have nothing to hide!"

"It's chilling to think about. If it's really 'inciting crime' as the reports say, why did the victim stab the abusive man instead of a stranger?"

"Go, Sister Qi! Even if you really instigated it, you're doing the people a favor!" (This account has been banned)
And the most heartbreaking reply: "On this day last year: #Woman who was abused 16 times finally got a divorce#, and on the same day this year: #Instigating crime#. So sisters, remember, if you get beaten, stand up straight; if you fight back, you'll go to jail. This is reality."

As public opinion intensified, more and more media outlets began investigating the matter.

In particular, the details of the domestic violence incident that Li experienced.

Do not check, I don’t know, I’m scared.

The story of a Brahmin from a small town and a victim of domestic violence with nowhere to turn began to be gradually unearthed and dissected by the media.

A well-known marketing account directly exposed the dark side of "county-level Brahmins": the power web behind domestic abusers.

Introduction: When the trending topic #ChenMoZhangYuqiSuspectedOfInstigatingCrimes# exploded across the internet, no one expected it would uncover a huge power network entrenched in a small county town—the family of the perpetrator, Zhao, is a typical representative of the "county town Brahmins" that have been hotly debated in recent years.

An investigation by reporters revealed that the Zhao family had cultivated deep roots in the local political and business system for three generations.
My cousin is the deputy director of the local police station (he handled six of Li's police reports, all of which were closed as "family disputes").
The cousin monopolized the ticket windows at the long-distance bus station (Li was apprehended three times during his escape attempts).

My brother-in-law is the section chief of the Education Bureau.
My uncle is the director of the county court's mediation center (he once issued a "Family Harmony Recommendation Letter" to Li).
The most terrifying thing is that even Li's parents, siblings and other relatives sided with the abuser and repeatedly advised Li to endure it!
The report also revealed more details, some of which were unknown even to Chen Mo and Zhang Yuqi.

Firstly, Li had purchased pepper spray online, but the package was intercepted by a "relative" and then handed over to Zhao!

Ten minutes after his Douyin video seeking help was posted, his account was banned for "violations," the reason for which is unknown. @DouyinOfficial

According to the Women's Federation's records, in 21 out of 23 mediation records over the past 5 years, the mediator was Zhao's high school classmate!
This report, under such intense public scrutiny, immediately ignited the anger of countless netizens.

"Is this the fig leaf for 'civilized society'? Li was subjected to domestic violence for five years, called the police 32 times, and had the Women's Federation mediate 18 times. In the end, she only 'resolved' the problem by stabbing someone with a knife!"

"I was shaking after reading this. If Zhang Yuqi and the others hadn't exposed this, would Li have been beaten to death to even make it to the trending topics? Those who are condemning him for instigation, you're so loud on your keyboards because you've never been hit by a belt buckle!"

"My hands and feet went cold after reading this! This isn't domestic violence; this is the entire county collectively murdering a woman!"

The top-rated comment directly pointed out the essence of the matter, attaching screenshots of Li's five police reports, each receipt stamped with a red seal indicating "not to file a case".

"I suggest checking the bank statements of those mediators! 21 out of 23 mediations involved classmates? Is this mediation or an accomplice meeting?!"

"This is absolutely terrifying, it's chilling! Packages being seized, accounts being banned, even buying train tickets being monitored. And this is 2025 already!" "The most disgusting thing isn't the devil, it's the parents who hand the devil the knife! Their own daughter was beaten for five years, and all they cared about was their grandson getting into a good school?!"

"@Supreme People's Procuratorate, here's a ready-made case of an organized crime syndicate! A criminal group disguised as 'relatives' is even more rampant than Gao Qiqiang!"

"If Zhang Yuqi really 'instigated' him, I would call her a hero who rid the people of a scourge! Some people are jumping up and down now, but where were you when Li called the police multiple times back then?"

Public opinion can sometimes cloud people's judgment, but it can also sometimes truly speak out for the vulnerable.

As public opinion fermented.

The police also issued another statement clarifying that Chen Mo and Zhang Yuqi were only assisting in the investigation and were not suspected of instigating crimes as some netizens had spread rumors.

The case is still under investigation.

In fact, when "Brahmin in the county town" became the top trending topic, and after the incident of Chen Mo and Zhang Yuqi "instigating crime" was exposed, the matter had already been completely ignited.

In particular, many livestreamers, seeing the popularity, flocked to that previously unknown small county, which actually boosted the local tourism industry.

However, the local officials are unlikely to be happy about it.

After the incident was exposed, netizens spontaneously compiled a series of thought-provoking questions:
Why are Li's medical examination reports always "not meeting the standard for minor injury"?
Why is there no mention of a fracture history in the 23 requests for help in the Women's Federation's files?

Despite multiple reports to the police station, not a single case has been opened for investigation; all reports have been based on the pretext of family disputes.
Has the "Civilized Family" award certificate become a license for domestic violence?
When law enforcement officers become relatives of domestic abusers, where is the law?
How many more "Li Mou"s are trapped in the power network of county towns?

The most thought-provoking question: If no celebrity had been involved, would this case of domestic violence have ever "not existed"?
As more and more of the Zhao family's affairs are revealed.

The pressure was put on the local county seat.

The other party acted swiftly, decisively resolving the situation, and the official statement was released quickly.

A full investigation has been launched into the case of Zhao, and all relevant personnel have been suspended from their duties to undergo investigation.

Unfortunately, although the statement was released quickly, netizens did not buy it at all.

"Five years have passed, and now you're only getting anxious? What were you doing all this time?"

"This is terrifying. This kind of thing is not uncommon, and it's even more likely to happen in the most remote and smaller places!"

"It's perfectly normal for Brahmins to live in a county town. It's like a spider weaving its web; generations have lived in the same small place, and their connections extend to every aspect of life!"

"Actually, I can understand. Although I'm a bit indignant, this is, after all, a society that values ​​personal relationships, and these are just small issues. How can we make a big fuss about them?"

However, once something goes wrong, it's very difficult to control.

Chen Mo never expected the public opinion to explode like this.

Moreover, this news subsequently began to have a ripple effect.

Soon, the hashtag #BrahmanPhenomenonInCountyTowns# swept across the internet like wildfire. Within 48 hours of Li's case being exposed, 17 real-name reports emerged on platforms such as Weibo and Douyin, with netizens from all over the country using the same hashtag to expose their own experiences of "regional power oppression".

The most shocking thing was a video posted at 3 a.m.

In the footage, a fruit stall owner in a county town holds up his ID card and cries out: "My daughter has been harassed by a local 'princeling' for a long time. After reporting it to the police, I was warned not to 'affect the business environment'!"

The sound of banging on the door and cursing can be clearly heard in the background. Before the platform throttled its reach, the video had already garnered 300 million shares, and the comment section had become a massive outcry.
"Our power grid here is entirely controlled by a certain family, and when we need to replace the electricity meter, we have to buy the brand they specify!"

"The son-in-law of the health center director owns a pharmacy, and all the prescriptions written by doctors are for their medicines!"

At 10:00 AM, public opinion monitoring showed that the related topic had spawned 9 sub-tags:
#Chart of Brahmin Monopoly Positions#
#Intercepted alarm records#
#Mediator's Family Relationship Network#
The most impactful of these is the "Distribution Map of Surnames in County Power" created by netizen @阳光照不进小城, which uses data visualization to present the phenomenon of "family-based appointments" in many places, directly pointing to the chronic problems of grassroots governance.

Under pressure from public opinion, several regions involved established special investigation teams overnight.

The first results came from the county where Zhao lived, where a large number of people in grassroots positions were investigated.

The result was astonishing. In fact, although Zhao's family was large and involved in various aspects, the positions and ranks of the members were generally not high.

At the same time, Rashomon-like situations are unfolding one after another.

Those who had originally become Zhao's accomplices, after their own interests were harmed, began to turn against him and start accusing him of various unknown things.

It's both laughable and absurd that a seemingly unbreakable relationship turned into a betrayal of each other overnight!
(End of this chapter)