Huo Kaiping was watching short videos without headphones and with the volume on, letting the sound play out loud.
Huo Kaian, who was sitting right next to Huo Kaiping, heard the video’s voiceover clearly.
When he heard Jiang Ning’s name, Huo Kaian frowned instantly.
The twin brothers not only looked exactly alike, but they also shared the same expression of disgust on their faces.
With a frown, Huo Kaian looked down towards Huo Kaiping’s phone and asked with dissatisfaction, "Why are you always watching her videos?"
He hadn’t sat down for long before he heard Jiang Ning’s name several times from Huo Kaiping’s phone.
It was just infuriating.
With a scowl, Huo Kaiping responded, "You think I want to? I don’t know what’s going on, but everyone is praising her. It’s not like she did anything extraordinary, just a few good deeds, but she’s acting as if she saved the world or something. It’s disgusting.
And I don’t know what’s wrong with these media outlets, praising her constantly—it’s like they’ll take any kind of money."
Huo Kaian didn’t usually watch short videos and obviously didn’t know how popular Jiang Ning had become online recently.
Having heard what Huo Kaiping said, he reached out and took Huo Kaiping’s phone: "Let me take a look."
On Huo Kaiping’s phone screen, there were entries related to Jiang Ning under the current video.
Once you clicked on them, all the redirect videos were related to Jiang Ning.
Huo Kaian wasn’t stupid, and after scrolling for a few minutes, he quickly grasped the ins and outs of Jiang Ning’s recent activities.
With skepticism in his face, Huo Kaian spoke up, "What is she trying to pull? Has she switched careers to become a police officer?"
If not, how else could he explain Jiang Ning’s recent actions?
Who else but the police would get involved with these criminals?
"Police? Her?" Huo Kaiping let out a scoff, "Does she even qualify? In my opinion, it’s clearly a new tactic Jiang Ning cooked up to get famous, pretending to have the hero persona of catching criminals."
Huo Kaian asked, "You mean to say, all these things she’s done, it’s all scripted?"
Huo Kaiping’s expression was haughty: "Hmph, what else?"
"Not right, if it was scripted, the police wouldn’t be cooperating with her ," Huo Kaian said as he flipped through the phone, zooming in on screenshots of the police and Jiang Ning, "and those certificates of honor and prizes, they’re probably not fake."
Huo Kaiping was somewhat at a loss for words. In his ire, he hadn’t taken a rational look at the situation.
But how could Huo Kaiping easily admit Jiang Ning’s merits?
In his memory, Jiang Ning had always been a crude, vulgar country bumpkin.
Huo Kaiping stubbornly retorted, "Who knows what other kind of relationship she has with these police officers."
Huo Kaian’s brows furrowed, his tone slightly stern, "Don’t spout nonsense!"
It wasn’t that he was defending Jiang Ning, but in Xinguo, the discipline was strict, particularly regarding bribery.
Even if Jiang Ning had no power or influence, let alone those with connections and backers, they wouldn’t dare to play games with such matters.
The public’s eyes were sharp, and if any wrongdoing were discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable.
When Huo Kaian spoke in that tone, Huo Kaiping knew he was angry. Despite this, right after he spoke, Huo Kaiping also realized his words were ill-timed, and he scowled deeply, "If it’s not the case, then what’s going on with her?"
"Don’t know. We’ll wait for big brother and father to come back later and ask them to look into it," Huo Kaian shook his head.
Following this, the brothers didn’t speak for a long while.
It wasn’t until night fell, and Madam Huo, Huo Song, Huo Li, and Huo Ziheng returned one after another, sitting around the dining table for dinner, that Huo Kaiping brought up the topic, "Dad, big brother, have you seen the news recently? Jiang Ning has caught a lot of criminals. Now on the internet, everyone is praising her as if she’s the real-life Conan, boasting an excellent reputation."