Published at 21st of July 2026 9:07 am

Chapter 3866: Subjugation

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The pungent foreign wine flowed down Xu Qingqing’s head.

She kneeled on the ground, screaming loudly, but dared not move.

Li Wei stood beside her, his face as white as a dead person, not daring to even breathe heavily.

"Lin... Master Lin, I beg you to forgive me, I won’t dare again."

"Get out of the way."

Impatiently cursing, Liang Jinming waved his hand and called Li Wei over.

"Master Liang..."

"I was so busy dealing with her that I almost forgot about you." Liang Jinming said to Li Wei:

"If I remember correctly, it was you who wanted to deal with Lin Bro, right?"

Li Wei shivered, his hair standing on end.

"No, it wasn’t me."

"If it wasn’t you, then who else?"

"It was Wang Minji; he gave me the idea to find someone to teach Master Lin a lesson. I was just confused for a moment and believed him."

All three turned their attention to Lin Yi.

No one expected this matter to involve a third person.

"I know this person." Lin Yi casually said, "You two wear the same pants; for you to do this, it certainly involves him."

"Yes, yes, this really has nothing to do with me, Master Lin, you can’t blame me for this."

"You damn well know how to shirk responsibility."

Liang Jinming kicked Li Wei, who rolled several times before stopping at the door.

Lin Yi waved his hand impatiently, "Alright, let them go; I’m too lazy to bother with these people."

"Thank you, Master Lin, thank you, Master Lin, I won’t dare again."

Xu Qingqing and Li Wei felt as if they’d been granted amnesty, and the former quickly stood up from the ground but was stopped by Qin Han.

"You keep his identity buried; if it gets known by others, both of you will suffer for it."

"Yes, yes, yes, we absolutely won’t reveal Master Lin’s identity."

"Get lost then."

The two scurried away in a panic.

"Should we deal with them? These small celebrities, it’s just a word to teach them a lesson." Qin Han said while biting a cigarette.

"Forget it, there’s no need to settle accounts with them, it lowers status, let’s drink."

Lin Yi raised his glass, and the three others did the same.

"Let’s drink."

Due to the small incident with Xu Qingqing, the four of them didn’t go to a bar, they finished eating and went home.

Early the next morning, Lin Yi received a call from Xiao Bing, the investigation results were out.

It was a man named Ma Jianhai who made the whistleblowing call, and upon further investigation, it was found that Wang Minji was his brother-in-law.

Upon arriving at work, Lin Yi told Zhao Jing about the matter, and how to handle it afterward would be up to her.

"You’re going to have a writing test at ten, are you well-prepared?"

Back at his work station, Lin Yi asked Zhao Yuhuan.

"I don’t feel prepared; I’ve only glanced briefly, I haven’t memorized much."

"Just pass, if you can’t handle it, the others won’t do better."

"That’s true, but I’m still nervous."

"There’s an hour before the exam starts, I won’t bother you anymore."

"Alright."

Lin Yi looked at his phone, glancing at the content already familiar in bits and pieces, and under the master-level memory enhancement, he quickly memorized it all.

Ten minutes before ten, the two got up and headed to the news center.

Coincidentally at this time, Zhang Lei who sat behind them also got up, holding a notebook.

Lin Yi didn’t take him seriously and walked with Zhao Yuhuan toward the news center without minding him.

However, after walking for a while, Lin Yi noticed Zhang Lei trailing behind them.

Zhao Yuhuan curiously turned to glance at him.

"Are you heading to the news center as well?"

"The news center is hiring today, I’m preparing to give it a shot."

Zhang Lei looked at the two suspiciously, "Are you guys going too?"

"Yes."

"Huh...what a coincidence."

Zhang Lei snorted with a forced smile, disregarded the two, and walked past ahead.

"Didn’t expect he would come too." Zhao Yuhuan muttered. "I thought Director Zhao gave us special treatment, didn’t expect him here."

Although later Zhang Lei stopped showing off in front of her, Zhao Yuhuan’s impression of him hadn’t improved.

"This matter should have nothing to do with Zhao Jing." Lin Yi thought for a moment and said:

"If I remember correctly, he has a relative working here, it seems like a minor leader, probably was informed ahead and told to try."

"So that’s how it is, it confirms the saying, having someone on the inside makes things easier."

"You’ve hit the nail on the head, that’s how it is."

The two chatted casually while leisurely making their way to the news center’s stepped meeting room.

Compared to the spontaneous atmosphere of the new media department, the news center felt more serious.

This was reflected in their attire, dressed somewhat formally, not casual at all.

"Hey, are you Lin Yi from the new media department?"

As the two were heading towards the meeting room, a woman wearing a pencil skirt walked towards them.

Upon seeing Lin Yi, she proactively greeted him.

Lin Yi glanced at her name tag, seeing she was Chen Xi, a program director for "News at 7 o’clock".

"I am."

"I’ve checked your account’s content, it’s good. If it’s transferred to TV programming, it can do well; keep it up, I have faith in you."

"There’s still the written test and interview; we both aren’t sure of it yet." Lin Yi replied politely.

"We’re all insiders here, no need to be coy, it’s merely procedural. If neither of you gets in, wouldn’t that be a slap in Director Sun’s face?"

Lin Yi smiled and didn’t say much more.

"Alright, I have other things to attend to, you two take care and prepare well."

"Got it."

After a brief chat, the two went to the stepped meeting room.

The room was crowded with participants for the written test, with about forty to fifty people present.

The scene startled Lin Yi and Zhao Yuhuan, they hadn’t expected so many people.

"The competition is really fierce, isn’t it?"

"Don’t worry, keep a good mindset." Lin Yi said:

"Even if it doesn’t work out, we can continue working in the new media department, so don’t be burdened mentally."

"Alright."

After entering, the two found empty seats, but Lin Yi’s appearance caused quite a stir.

Especially among the women, many subconsciously glanced in his direction.

A lot of people were applying for hosting journalist positions.

Appearances can be an important factor, sometimes even compensating for a lack of ability.

Thus, people like Lin Yi showing up tends to be perceived as a threat.

"Lin Bro, look!"

Following Zhao Yuhuan’s gaze, Lin Yi looked diagonally forward.

He saw Zhang Lei standing beside a woman, eagerly chatting, looking very attentive.

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