Chapter 57: Taking Action

On the night Faye and Yoko had their incident, Thien was also monitoring the information. Thien didn't appear but was still calculating steps to investigate and track the situation remotely. For the past few days, Thien had lost track of the man in black, unexpectedly, right after losing him, something happened to Yoko.

That night, Thien received a call from an unexpected number.

"Yes, hello teacher," Thien said respectfully, abandoning her usual casual and abrupt manner.

The caller was Yoko's father. This matter has finally reached him, Thien thought to herself.

"Give me a brief update on the whole situation, Thien," Mr. Lertprasert said calmly. But just hearing his tone, one could tell he was truly angry this time.

Thien respectfully agreed and began to summarize the entire incident.

In contrast to his usual gentle and loving demeanor at home with his daughter, Chief Justice Lertprasert was still a powerful and stern high-ranking official. His precious daughters were bullied and threatened, and he would certainly not let anyone get away with it.

When he heard about Yoko being drugged during the game show, then being tricked into revealing her location and images at the arcade, and being surrounded and harassed by bad elements at the coffee shop, Yoko's father turned cold.

"Thien, you should have told me these things first," he reminded her.

Thien broke out in a cold sweat. Oh, my lady, Yoko, I knew this day would come when I'd be held responsible for you.

"Yoko said it wasn't the right time to inform you, so I didn't say anything," Thien said without blinking, shifting all the blame to Yoko.

Mr. Lertprasert was silent for a moment.

"I will handle the online matters. As for the suspect you've been tracking these past few days, contact Yoko's third uncle and have him detained. We'll investigate the mastermind behind the scenes later. We can't let these little rats run around any longer..."

Yoko's third uncle was a colonel in the police department, in charge of this city area. Thien respectfully followed her teacher's instructions.

In my heart, what kind of demons and ghosts dare to mess with the beloved daughter of the heavens? It's truly ridiculous.

Three days after Yoko's scandal, a small apartment building was surrounded by the police on a large scale. The suspect was arrested along with a lot of evidence showing that he had invaded privacy and engaged in actions that directly endangered the two female artists, Yoko Apasra and Faye Peraya. Images of his arrest and his room filled with photos of Faye Yoko were released online, the main purpose of this was to warn obsessive fans with similar behavior.

Thien, along with the police, conducted a comprehensive investigation and interrogation. They found out the real identity of this man. He was 37 years old, Thai but with foreign citizenship, living off the inheritance left by his family. Tracing his resume, there were no details showing that he had anti-social tendencies or a history of assault or stalking. It was as if one fine day a year ago, he decided to give up everything and become an obsessive stalker of Faye Peraya.

All information related to this case was fully disclosed to the public. This time was different from the previous incident of obsessive fans stalking Yoko and Faye; that time it was just spontaneous actions by fans to defame the two. But this time, it was planned to cause harm and had been going on for a long time.

The entire evening when Yoko Apasra was surrounded in the restaurant was also orchestrated by this man behind the scenes. Most of the people who surrounded and cursed Yoko that night were people he hired to infiltrate, with the aim of harming Yoko as much as possible.

Having gone through many scandals and major events, Faye and Yoko's fans were gradually accustomed to the very clear investigations by Ninestar Company and the artists themselves. But upon careful examination of the investigation of this incident, everyone had to admire the thorough handling. Everyone shared the same understanding that this time, whoever messed with Princess Yoko Apasra, not even a mouse could hope to escape.

This time, Yoko's individual fandom and the FayeYoko couple fandom had the opportunity to hold their heads high to the sky. Just think about it, my idol, whom you all bullied, thinking she was just a small actress, suddenly became the beloved daughter of a powerful family, concealing her identity to work as an actress. The exciting plot was no different from a movie. As for those who supported the Faye and Yoko couple, they were ecstatic. No matter what happened, the two girls from powerful families never left or abandoned each other; Faye was always by Yoko's side in difficult and dangerous times. Even Faye's clear declaration of ownership over Yoko further demonstrated the success of this couple.

The movie "Journey," Ninestar, Faye Peraya, and especially Yoko Apasra, rose to a new level of fame.

The newspapers that were planning to publish articles about the drama the night before had to immediately change their content the next morning to praise Yoko to the sky. It was truly satisfying and gratifying for the followers. Even with a hint from the Lertprasert family, even national newspapers mentioned this event, reminding fans to follow their idols correctly and not forgetting to promote Yoko and Faye.

The old photos that the suspect had obtained were also provided by Yoko's ex-boyfriend X. The reason why this guy did this was still unknown, so he was also taken to the police station for investigation on charges of complicity. Furthermore, although the suspect's identity had been investigated, nothing deeper had been inquired beyond that. Therefore, at Thien's suggestion, the police decided to invite Faye Peraya to meet the suspect directly.

And with Faye Peraya involved, Yoko Apasra would certainly not sit still and let Faye go alone.

Upon arriving at the police station, Yoko was taken to the observation room, while Faye, along with Thien and the police officer in charge of this case, went into the interrogation room to meet the suspect.

The suspect, named Z, was no longer wearing his familiar black outfit this time but was instead in a gray prison uniform, as bleak as his expression and eyes. Even so, as soon as he saw Faye enter, his eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up to greet her. His sudden action was restrained by the two police officers guarding him on either side, forcing him to sit back down.

"Faye Peraya Malisorn ... Supaporn Malisorn... Mali Khanthong... Mali Khanthong..."

His eyes didn't blink as he stared intently at Faye, repeating her names.

Faye sat directly opposite him, across a long table, frowning.

Behind the two-way mirror on the wall, Yoko was also watching very intently.

"Who are you?" Faye looked at a list of questions Thien had prepared beforehand and began to speak.

But Z laughed. Hearing Faye's voice, he started laughing like crazy. The surrounding police looked at each other; he hadn't laughed once in the past few days.

"Is Yoko here? Why didn't she come in too?" He tilted his head and widened his eyes, looking at Faye.

Faye frowned, "It's just me."

"Need Yoko. Don't touch Faye, don't talk to Faye. Only Yoko." He shifted his gaze, looking at the two-way mirror on the wall.

In the next room, Yoko's blood was boiling. She walked out of the observation room. Despite being stopped, she insisted on going in. Thien was the one who opened the door for Yoko; everyone in the room had a very serious look on their faces.

As soon as suspect Z saw Yoko, he slumped back in his chair, his eyes fixed on Yoko, his hands locked on the chair, preventing any sudden movements.

Faye stood up and offered Yoko the seat directly opposite him. She gently rubbed Yoko's shoulder to reassure her. Yoko also touched Faye's hand, indicating she was okay.

"What do you want to say?"

"Stay away from Faye," suspect Z said like a pre-recorded machine, starting to lay down conditions.

Thien looked at Faye, then at Z. This guy's way of speaking was very similar to the conversation between Bella, Nam, and Faye before. A monotone voice, the content coming out immediately without thinking, and only triggered when the right person asked.

"Why should I stay away from Faye?" Yoko was very angry but kept her voice down.

"Faye isn't yours," he tilted his head, his eyes starting to look crazed.

"Faye is mine," Yoko said directly, not caring who around her could hear.

Thump!!

Z suddenly stood up abruptly, his eyes wide with fury, leaning towards Yoko, shouting loudly, "Faye isn't yours... Faye isn't yours...FAYE ISN'T YOURS... MALI KHANTHONG ISN'T YOURS...!!!!"

His crazy action surprised everyone. Even Faye, standing behind Yoko, was startled and shielded Yoko.

"What if I don't stay away from Faye?" Yoko took Faye's hand, trying to remain calm.

This time, the madman slumped back down in his chair, buried his face in the table, then looked up at Yoko.

"In this world, how many people let you try playing lesbian, yet you dare to touch Faye. Aren't you afraid of death?"

The police officer standing next to Thien wanted to step forward to warn Z not to make threats. But Thien stopped him. This good show really needed to be watched in full.

"Faye is mine, I'm not afraid," Yoko said directly, without compromise.

Hearing this, Z started laughing, laughing like crazy, his eyes still glancing at Yoko.

"You will die... you will have to die... Faye isn't yours."

Faye shielded Yoko behind her, looking at the man and saying,

"Listen carefully. If you dare to touch Yoko, whatever happens to her will happen to me. If she bleeds, I will cut my own hand and bleed too. If she is attacked, I will rush straight into the street..." Yoko sitting beside her grabbed Faye's hand; she didn't want to hear Faye say such things. But Faye didn't flinch at all.

"...I will rush straight into the street and get hit by a car. Anything you do to hurt Yoko, I will suffer the same!!"

This time, suspect Z stopped laughing.

He sat up straight, leaned back in his chair, his posture very normal, looked directly into Faye's eyes, and said coldly like a machine,

"Then... it's Faye's turn. It's Faye's turn. It's Faye's turn."

Those were also the last words he said. After that, no more words could be extracted.

The police shook their heads, indicating that this meeting should also end. Given his abnormal mental state, the police would contact a mental hospital to check his psychological condition and see if he was mentally competent to be held responsible for his actions before proceeding with sentencing. Faye and Thien also had to admit that his behavior was not like that of a normal person.

When Faye and Yoko left, because Yoko needed to go upstairs to greet her third uncle, a police officer closely escorted Yoko. So Faye and Thien felt relieved and went to the car first.

But it was truly a twist of fate. Just as they were about to go outside, they encountered Yoko's ex-boyfriend XX in a quiet corner of the hallway. He had just finished his interrogation and was also about to leave.

As soon as he saw Faye, this guy whistled, his eyes arrogant.

"Oh, Miss Faye Peraya? How does it feel to play with the judge's daughter?"

A dog's mouth can't grow ivory; as soon as he opened his mouth, he spoke dirty words.

Faye Peraya stopped walking, turned back to look at him. For some reason, even though she was very angry at his words, Faye still noticed that this guy, like suspect X, had very similar crazy eyes. Although not as crazy as Z, he wasn't a normal person either.

Faye was wearing high heels today, standing up straight, so she was literally looking down at him. With her personality, Faye really didn't want to argue with this kind of filth.

Suddenly, without warning, Faye unexpectedly took a step forward and raised her hand as if to slap him.

And he fearfully stepped back, shrinking against the wall to avoid it.

But no slap landed. Instead, it was Faye Peraya's contemptuous gaze. As if looking at something very dirty, Faye lowered her hand, frowned, said just two words, then turned her back and walked away.

"Pathetic."

These two words made the other guy go crazy. He lunged forward, wanting to attack Faye from behind: "You bitch!!"

Too bad for him, Thien was here. Standing and watching from the beginning, Thien was just waiting for him to lunge. Someone who had served in the military was not to be trifled with. Thien used her shoulder to block him and pushed him into the corner of the hallway. Thien had noted this position long ago; it was a blind spot for the cameras.

Still holding the stack of files in her hand, Thien pushed them into the guy's stomach for cover, then punched him hard, not just once, but two quick, forceful blows. All actions were decisive, professional, and left no traces.

Struck so hard he was dizzy, the other guy lay flat in the corner of the hallway.

Grabbing the stack of files, Thien and Faye left that place together.

"Did you find out why he appeared at this time?" Walking to the car, Faye asked about the guy XX.

He had been silent for a long time out of fear of Yoko's family, but for some reason, he appeared at this time and exposed old photos.

Thien shook her head, "It's strange, he doesn't remember. He stored those photos on his old phone and never gave them to anyone. So we don't know how they were leaked. That guy is actually smart; saying he doesn't know clears him of a lot of responsibility, so we can only prosecute him for assault and invasion of privacy."

"His crazy eyes felt very similar to that Z guy. These guys are like they ran out of a mental hospital," Faye frowned.

Thien also nodded in agreement. Bella, XX, and Z all had abnormal behaviors. But none of these people had any history of mental illness.

"Thien, pay attention to the name Mali Khanthong. That's my given name, I only used it when I was in school. I don't know how Z knew it," Faye thought of something and murmured.

Thien nodded in acknowledgment. A moment later, Yoko was escorted to the car by the police, and Faye and Yoko left the police station.

Although there were still many unanswered questions about the whole incident, with the swift and decisive action of the Lertprasert family, Yoko Apasra's safety was considered resolved.

Just one single retaliation from the Lertprasert family was truly thorough, returning Yoko Apasra to her rightful position. A noble position that no one dared to offend. This was also considered the strongest warning to anyone in the future who dared to make any baseless defamatory remarks about Yoko Apasra.

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