Me! A disgraced celebrity! Starting by seeking justice for impoverished students.

"If you want to know the specific scope of the punishment, you can tell me what happened."

"Perhaps... your actions don't constitute fraud."

Jiang Chen said with a smile.

The other party hesitated for a moment, seemingly torn between his own mind and his own body.

After a moment of contemplation, he let out a heavy sigh.

"Sigh... okay."

He ultimately chose to compromise.

"Attorney Jiang, I just wanted to watch the girls sing and dance, and maybe have them keep me company with a drink. I really didn't have any other intentions."

"There was no other behavior that crossed the line."

Before the matter could be explained clearly, the other party started stacking armor.

"Here's the thing: it's too expensive to hire girls to sing with me through normal channels, so I thought of another way."

"I bought a KTV singing package online, and then posted a job ad for a female live streamer on a recruitment platform."

"As for the interview location... it's the karaoke bar I booked through a group-buying deal!"

This is how the incident started.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen's expression turned strange, and he silently bit his lower lip.

His face looked like he was constipated.

It's hard to imagine how someone could have such a wild imagination.

Viewers in the live stream were also stunned by his actions.

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Holy crap, you can do that?!

"Old man, you finally handed over the Burning Technique. I'll see how you handle it tonight!"

Brother, before I met you, I was just messing around!

Turns out I was just singing randomly at karaoke all this time!

[By analogy, ladies, we could also try hiring male live streamers.]

[Holy crap, are you really a genius?]

What if I said I'd charge each person an additional fifty yuan for materials?

Good grief, they're treating this like starting a business!

"And then?" Jiang Chen's brows furrowed slightly.

The boy on the other end of the call continued answering.

"Then let's see who the interviewer is. If we don't click with them, we'll just let them go."

"If I find someone appealing, I'll have her try singing some songs and show off her dance moves."

"Not only that, Attorney Jiang, you know that the female anchor industry also has requirements regarding alcohol tolerance."

"So...all the female anchors who come for the interview have to demonstrate their drinking capacity to me."

"They will definitely work very hard for the job."

"In the end, the female anchor sang and drank, and I had a good time and saved money."

"How can this not be considered a two-way journey?"

By the end, Jiang Chen really couldn't hold back anymore.

The divine horse gallops in both directions!

This operation is incredibly cost-effective!

Keep only what you like, and you can watch people sing and dance, and drink with them.

If we don't sue him for fraud, who else can we sue?

"What if they ask for follow-up questions?"

Jiang Chen looked puzzled; after all, this was a female anchor interview.

"That's easy!" the other person said decisively.

"Just tell her I have a few more interviews to come and ask her to go home and wait for my notification."

"After a few interviews, I can make up an excuse that I've found a more suitable candidate!"

After listening to the other person's sharing, Jiang Chen sat up straight.

He scratched his head and kept scratching his ears and cheeks.

Even if this kind of plot were written in a book, probably not many people would believe it!

Art imitates reality!

Reality is often more fantastical than the stories in books!

Just how repressed must someone be to come up with this method?!

The viewers in the live stream are completely convinced.

[Fun fact: Billiards assistant coaches can also use the same method.]

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Oh my god, why didn't you say so sooner!

I'm pretty sure there will be a lot of job postings for billiards assistant coaches soon.

This is a scam, a blatant scam!

For the person involved, achieving significant results with minimal expenditure—isn't that a simple financial management tip?

[What the hell is this about investing!]

[They'll behave themselves once they're taken inside!]

However, I'm curious, if that's the case, wouldn't it involve fraud, even though no one was actually cheated out of money?

[Oh yeah... I didn't scam anyone out of money or anything, so can this be considered fraud?]

"Attorney Jiang, now that things have been exposed, those women are going to sue me for fraud."

"I want to ask, does this really constitute fraud?"

The other party asked.

Jiang Chen fell silent, a rare occurrence for him.

He leaned back in his chair and fell into deep thought.

After a few seconds, Jiang Chen stroked his chin and said seriously, "In my country's current judicial practice, it is difficult to classify your actions as a criminal offense. In other words, it does not fall under the category of fraud."

Upon hearing this, the boy's tone immediately changed completely.

"Really? This isn't a scam?"

If that's the case, then he won't have to worry about being the defendant.

Jiang Chen nodded and began to explain seriously.

"You just tricked people into performing at karaoke bars and didn't take a single penny from the job seekers."

Therefore, from a criminal standpoint, it is difficult to constitute the crime of fraud.

Before the boy on the other end could get excited, Jiang Chen changed the subject.

"But! This doesn't mean you're completely unscathed. While it doesn't constitute fraud, from a civil perspective, it does constitute civil fraud!"

"You fabricated the entire recruitment needs, had no intention of hiring them at all, and took advantage of job seekers' eagerness to find employment to lure them to provide free performances and drinking services."

"The female anchor can sue you and demand compensation for losses such as transportation expenses and lost wages."

If it's just transportation costs and lost wages, then it really isn't much money.

It didn't cause much loss to the boy.

Viewers in the live stream immediately couldn't stand it anymore.

Goodness, only transportation and lost wages compensation? How much money can that be?

This is outrageous! Trying to get a lot done for a little money, it's disgusting!

So, getting someone else's performance for free isn't considered fraud?

[If it weren't considered fraud, others would probably use this same tactic!]

[Tsk tsk tsk! This punishment is far too lenient; it's not even as good as a single charge for fraud!]

There's nothing we can do; this is truly exploiting a legal loophole. At most, they'll face civil penalties, but no criminal charges!

"Anyway, as long as we pay some money, there won't be any other problems, right?"

The boy opposite me sounded a little smug.

He even seemed proud of this behavior.

Jiang Chen sneered and said impatiently, "Don't think this is anything good!"

"If you repeatedly engage in this behavior on a large scale, luring many people to the scene and triggering numerous police reports, the public security authorities can, under the 'Public Security Administration Punishment Law,' detain and fine you for 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble'!"

"Don't be fooled by the fact that you may not cross the line into criminal activity in the short term; it is still a speculative act that skirts the edge of the law."

"Once the number of people increases and a conflict breaks out, if someone calls the police, a lot of trouble will follow!"

The boy opposite him fell silent, clearly also wary of such an outcome.

"Of course, the girl on the other side has other angles she can tell you."

Jiang Chen added another sentence.

According to Article 237 of my country's Criminal Law, the crime of forced indecency, which involves using violence, coercion, or other methods to forcibly molest another person or insult a woman, is punishable by imprisonment for up to five years or detention!

"Everything happened in the enclosed room of the KTV."

"If those girls say you molested them, can you explain yourself clearly?"