"Police Officer Han, I can't go to the police station with you for the time being. I have to deal with this matter. Otherwise, the next time it won't be a text, but a photo." Mu Xinran looked anxious.
"How do you want to deal with it?"
"I will ask my friends in the entertainment industry to help." Mu Xinran said perfunctorily.
Han Bin didn't continue to ask. There were so many bullsh * t things in the entertainment industry. He didn't want to care.
…
After returning to the branch office, Han Bin poured a cup of coffee and then called Li Hui to go to the interrogation room.
Li Hui was very interested in the entertainment industry. He recommended himself along the way and wanted to interrogate Ma Pengkun together.
Han Bin entered the interrogation room. Ma Pengkun was already sitting on the interrogation chair. His eyes looked around from time to time.
"Police Officer Han, you really caught the wrong person. I really have nothing to do with the secretly taking photos of Mu Xinran." Ma Pengkun said.
"Are you guilty? We haven't asked anything yet, and you already confessed." Li Hui snorted.
"No, I just can't think of anything else. Besides this matter, what else can you find me for?" Ma Pengkun asked.
Han Bin didn't answer the question. "How many artists do you have in your company?"
"More than twenty. If Police Officer Han has a favorite celebrity, I can help you get an autograph." Ma Pengkun said.
"Are there listening software installed on the phones of the artists in your company?" Han Bin probed.
Ma Pengkun's face became a little ugly. "No, no. This kind of thing can't be joked about."
Han Bin took a sip of coffee. "Boss Ma, do you think I invited you back from the hotel just to joke with you?"
"I …" Ma Pengkun was speechless for a moment and lowered his head.
"Leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist. Since you have said it like this, you should take the initiative and cooperate with our police work. Don't cause trouble for the police and don't make trouble for yourself." Han Bin said coldly.
Ma Pengkun hesitated for a long time. "Police Officer Han, I really don't know what you mean?"
"You don't want to say?"
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, I just don't know." Ma Pengkun squeezed out a bitter smile.
Han Bin turned his head and said to Li Hui, "Go and apply for a summons to summon all the artists of New Era Entertainment to the police station. See if their phones are installed with wiretapping software."
"Okay, our branch office is going to be lively. Dozens of celebrities sitting here, Qin Island is definitely the only one." Li Hui joked.
"Don't, don't, don't do this. I'm willing to cooperate with the police. I'm willing," Ma Pengkun hurriedly shouted.
Han Bin and Li Hui's words just now were just to scare Ma Pengkun. The summons wasn't a warrant to detain him, and those celebrities weren't in Qin Island, so the police could only summon them verbally over the phone. However, this matter would definitely be leaked.
Once the news of installing wiretapping software in an artist's phone got out, New Era Entertainment's reputation would definitely be damaged. The artists under the company would also be divided, and Ma Pengkun would also be blacklisted in the industry.
"Did you install the wiretapping software in Mu Xinran's phone?" Han Bin sternly asked.
Ma Pengkun hesitated for a moment. Seeing Han Bin frowning impatiently, Ma Pengkun hurriedly said, "Yes, I did it."
"Why did you do it?"
"I … I had no choice." Ma Pengkun sighed.
"Tell me, why did you have no choice?" Li Hui narrowed his eyes and became interested.
"It can be said that Mu Xinran was raised to fame by our company. Our company invested a lot of resources on her, and she became more and more popular in the past two years. Seeing that the contract was about to expire, I asked the person in charge of the HR department to talk to Mu Xinran about renewing the contract, but Mu Xinran kept playing dumb. Later, I personally mentioned it to her, but she kept saying that she needed to think about it. Seeing that the contract was about to expire in half a year, how could I not be anxious?" Ma Pengkun said helplessly.
"So, you installed wiretapping software in her phone?"
"Yes." Ma Pengkun answered, then hurriedly said, "But I didn't have any bad intentions.
"But, I don't have any bad intentions. I just want to hear what she has in mind. If she contacts other agencies, I will be able to know in advance and deal with it."
"Did the other artists in your company install wiretapping software in their phones?" Li Hui asked.
"No, absolutely not. Mu Xinran is now the number one star in our company, and most of the company's resources are spent on her. Once she leaves the company, she will also take a lot of resources with her. That's what we're most worried about," Ma Pengkun said.
"Did you eavesdrop on the blackmail phone call?"
"This …" Ma Pengkun frowned.
"Speak!" Li Hui scolded.
"Yes, I heard it," Ma Pengkun replied.
"Tell me about the blackmail phone call."
"The caller was a man. He said that Mu Xinran's house was under surveillance. He also said that Mu Xinran is a bad woman who is not what she appears to be. He said that she shouldn't play the role of a good wife and mother anymore. He also asked her to stop filming related movies and TV shows and to study abroad to reflect on her behavior all these years," Ma Pengkun recalled.
"Do you have any more recordings?"
Ma Pengkun hesitated. "Yes."
"Not bad. Not bad." Han Bin smiled.
"I know what I did was wrong. I won't do it again." No matter how famous Ma Pengkun was outside, he could only admit defeat in the interrogation room.
"Can't you tell that we're being nice? We're sincerely praising you." Li Hui smiled.
With the phone recording of the blackmail, they could prove whether there was blackmail or not. They could also know who was lying between Jiang Erkang and Mu Xinran.
"In the blackmail phone call, did the kidnapper ask for money?" Han Bin asked.
"No," Ma Pengkun said.
Obviously, the one who lied was Mu Xinran.
"Mu Xinran said that she was blackmailed for ten million. Do you know about that?" Han Bin probed.
"I didn't know at first. She just told me that she was secretly filmed and hoped that the company could help her solve it. I told her that as long as she was willing to renew the contract with the company for another ten years, I could help her solve this matter." Ma Pengkun paused and continued to recall. "After Mu Xinran called the police, she told me that she lied about being blackmailed. If the police asked, she told me not to spill the beans."
"Well, you celebrities not only act on TV, but also act in front of the police. Do you really think we're fools?" Han Bin said coldly.
"Don't get me wrong. I never thought about deceiving the police. When I learned that Mu Xinran lied to the police about being blackmailed for ten million, I scolded her at the time and told her that she did a stupid thing, but she didn't believe me anymore."
Ma Pengkun sighed and continued, "She may even suspect that I asked someone to secretly film her. In the past, the relationship between the two of us was very good. I didn't expect it to go to this point today."
"Did you find someone to secretly film her?" Han Bin asked.
"How is that possible? I won't do such a stupid thing."
"Didn't you do the thing about tapping the phone?" Han Bin snorted.
"That's different. Mu Xinran is still an artist of our company after all. She occupies a lot of our company's resources. Secretly filming videos is easy to be leaked. Once it is leaked, it will not only ruin Mu Xinran, but it will also affect our company's resources and cause great losses to the company. I won't do such a stupid thing," said Ma Pengkun.
"You are in the entertainment industry, and you have heard blackmail calls. What do you think the suspect's purpose is to secretly film Mu Xinran?" asked Han Bin.
"There are two possibilities. The first possibility is to seek revenge on Mu Xinran; the second possibility is to set up a persona."
"Do you think that is more likely?" asked Han Bin.
"If it is to seek revenge, I personally don't think there is a need to make a blackmail phone call. Mu Xinran will be ruined by the surveillance video directly; so the possibility of fighting for persona is higher." Ma Pengkun analyzed.
Li Hui frowned. "What do you mean by fighting for persona? How?"
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