It’s So Noisy, A Friend Gave Me a Pearl Bird – CH57

Chapter 57

Anyone who walked in on that scene would find it utterly unbelievable.

A few days earlier, the police had received a report about large-scale extortion. The amount involved was huge—far beyond the threshold for filing a case.

Then, within just a few days, people from different places came forward to report similar incidents. The perpetrator in every case was the same person—former top streamer of Gemstone TV, Luo Huoxi.

Fortunately, the man was basically clueless about the law and had no sense of counter-surveillance. It didn’t take long for them to discover he had purchased a plane ticket to flee abroad. So the authorities had already tightened border checks, while also tracing the spending records of a single bank card to locate his current hideout.

But right now, the police themselves felt like calling the police.

Who could explain… why there were suddenly two birds inside the suspect’s home? One bird standing on the balcony watching the show, and the other pecking the suspect like crazy?

The crow glanced at the officers, then—right in front of them—gave Luo Huoxi several more vicious pecks.

Police: …

Caught in the act. Extremely bad nature!

…

When Si Jingce received the notice, he hurriedly grabbed his coat and rushed to the police station.

After arriving and signing some paperwork, he went to retrieve his “criminal birds.”

Yanyan and the crow were locked inside a metal cage, looking especially pitiful. Seeing Si Jingce, the crow felt ashamed and shrank into a corner.

The pearl bird, however, eagerly hopped forward, chirping at his boyfriend, the little tuft of feathers on his head sticking up.

Si Jingce silently picked up the cage.

What a fully automatic troublemaking chicken.

“Si Jingce, right?” a police officer called out. “Don’t be nervous. We just need to ask you a few more questions.”

He brought Si Jingce aside and briefly explained the situation. “Anyway, when we got there, your bird was already inside.”

The officer hesitated, then added, “Usually, when you keep pets, you should seal your windows and keep a close eye on them. We’ve handled plenty of lost pet cases before. You should be more careful—don’t wait until something happens to regret it.”

Si Jingce nodded repeatedly. “Yes, understood.”

The officer teased the crow in the corner through the cage. “By the way, did you train this bird?”

Si Jingce: “No.”

“Oh?” The officer raised a brow. “Also, we found that the suspect had some online conflicts with you.”

“Who?” Si Jingce played dumb.

“Username Luo Huoxi.”

Si Jingce smiled. “Ah, Luo Huoxi. I think quite a lot of people had issues with him online. A friend of mine was extorted by him too—I advised him to report it. Will that money be recovered?”

The officer shook his head. “Hard to say. He spent money quite freely. Recovering everything might be difficult.”

He shifted the topic back to the birds. “Still, keep a better watch on your pets.”

Si Jingce responded smoothly, “The other bird used to belong to Luo Huoxi. We rescued it and sent it elsewhere. My pearl bird is usually very well-behaved and doesn’t cause trouble. This time it’s my fault for not watching him properly. Sorry for the inconvenience.”

Yanyan listened blankly to their conversation and suddenly realized something.

The police probably suspected that Si Jingce had instructed the bird to attack Luo Huoxi. It just sounded too ridiculous to confirm—and wasn’t exactly a crime—so they only asked a few extra questions out of habit.

The little pearl bird thought for a moment, then suddenly squeezed out of the cage.

Police: ?

Then he flew to the lock, bit it with his beak—and opened it.

Police: ??

Even Si Jingce was startled. He quickly pushed Yanyan back into the cage. “Yanyan, don’t do that.”

But the usually obedient little bird, who let him handle him however he liked, suddenly flared up, chirping angrily.

He rammed into Si Jingce’s hand and even bit him hard.

The police hurriedly brought another cage with smaller gaps and worked together to catch the pearl bird.

The “well-behaved” pet the owner had described revealed his true nature—darting around, making fools of the humans.

Only after things had escalated enough did Yanyan pretend to be “subdued” and obediently return to the cage.

The officer wiped his sweat. “Your bird is really something.”

Si Jingce tried to salvage his image. “He’s really not like this usually.”

No matter what he said, it was useless. In the officer’s eyes, Si Jingce had clearly become a clueless owner blinded by cuteness, while this pearl bird named Yanyan was the type who acted sweet in front of the owner and naughty in front of others.

The officer suppressed a laugh. “It’s fine. The birds actually made a big contribution—the key evidence was found thanks to them. If you don’t mind, we’d like to take some photos for commendation.”

Yanyan puffed out his fluffy white chest. “Chiu!”

See, humans—without birds, you’re nothing.

Si Jingce stayed behind and let the officers pin big red flowers on both Yanyan and the crow.

Unfortunately, the flower was bigger than Yanyan himself, so in the end, the pearl bird had to stand on top of it to complete this “award ceremony.”

After sending the crow back to the Waterbird World, as agreed, Si Jingce and Yanyan still had to find a new owner for Luo Huoxi’s tabby cat.

Gui Yaying wanted to help but couldn’t—there were already two big orange cats at home. Adding another tabby was just too much.

As for Si Jingce’s acquaintances in the circle—once they heard it was Luo Huoxi’s cat, they all waved it off, unwilling to take it in.

In the end, it was Lei Dian who came looking.

[Lei Dian]: When I was sharing a place with Luo Huoxi, this cat was already there. I was the one feeding it every day and cleaning its litter box. Now that Luo Huoxi’s been arrested, the cat should count toward the debt he owes—giving it to me makes perfect sense.

Si Jingce told Yanyan about it. Yanyan hesitated for a moment. “Will he… treat the cat well?”

It was a bit of prejudice—after all, Lei Dian and Luo Huoxi used to get along quite well.

Before they could reply, Lei Dian sent over a bunch of photos.

[Lei Dian]: Back when we lived together, the cat liked sleeping on my bed and was very attached to me. If you’re still worried, you can do regular home visits or video check-ins. I don’t plan on getting married anytime soon, and even if I do, I won’t abandon the cat just because my wife gets pregnant.

In the photos, Lei Dian had already set up a cat tree and a cat bed at home. There were also old photos of him with the cat as proof.

The once scruffy tabby had been raised into a chubby little thing, all four paws clean, lying belly-up toward the camera without any guard, acting spoiled.

“Then I’ll go ask the cat what it thinks,” Yanyan said, a bit more reassured. “In this kind of situation, it’s best to ask the cat itself. If it agrees, we’ll let him come take it.”

Once the cat had a new home, the matter came to an end.

Next came dealing with Yanyan.

Si Jingce put down his phone and glanced at him. “Come here.”

Yanyan quietly took a step back.

Before setting out, his boyfriend had repeatedly told him—just take a look from outside, confirm whether Luo Huoxi was there, and come back early.

And then… what did he do?

He broke into Luo Huoxi’s house, caused a scene, almost got caught, and in the end watched the crow peck someone and got himself sent to the police station.

“You’re not allowed to scold me,” Yanyan stood stiff like a statue. “I did a good thing too.”

“When the police came, I went into the cage obediently. The crow didn’t want to go in—it was me who persuaded him,” Yanyan said honestly. “And the police uncle also said we made a great contribution.”

Si Jingce reached out to him. “When have I ever scolded you? Come here, let me check if you’re hurt.”

Yanyan slowly shuffled over.

Impatient, Si Jingce pulled him closer and carefully checked him over.

Yanyan’s face flushed red. He tried to push him away, stammering, “I’m really not hurt… I won’t do this again.”

He had said the same thing last time.

Si Jingce really did want to teach this disobedient little bird a lesson, but in the end, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.

“There won’t be a next time,” he said. “You need to focus your energy on something important now.”

He turned his head and looked at Yanyan seriously. “The ‘shiny thing’ you want… it should be ready in a few days.”

The shiny thing—Yanyan’s long-awaited sparkling ring.

At first, Si Jingce had planned to keep it a secret, but he was afraid Yanyan would think about it every day and lose sleep, so he just told him directly.

Yanyan immediately propped himself up with both hands and feet. “You… you’re going to give me the shiny thing?”

A beautiful sparkling ring—this meant Si Jingce was going to propose!

Yanyan excitedly hugged him and kissed him again and again, boldly making requests. “I want you to give it to me at the award ceremony! Best if it’s when you win—I’ll dress up nicely, and you come over with the ring and give it to me!”

He had even planned out the whole process.

“Alright,” Si Jingce agreed, then asked, “What if I don’t win?”

Yanyan glared. “Peh peh peh—you’ll definitely win.”

But the Annual Star selection hadn’t even started yet—anything could happen.

“Forget it,” Yanyan whispered. “Then give it to me when I go on stage to accept my award.”

Then he thought about it again—him winning seemed even harder.

“You’d better just give it to me privately,” Yanyan smiled. “Just the two of us. We won’t steal anyone else’s spotlight!”

…

Luo Huoxi had just been arrested in the morning, and within an hour, rumors began spreading online.

First vague hints, then a few blurry photos, and finally full-on exposé posts.

Recently, Gemstone TV had been in turmoil. Many gossip-watchers were practically living on Weibo. Just when people thought the matter had settled, a new bombshell dropped.

That was Luo Huoxi!

Even if he had fallen off, he was still Luo Huoxi!

One of Gemstone TV’s pioneering streamers—now arrested just like that.

He had offended too many people. Even without Si Jingce making a move, public opinion was already being pushed along.

Soon, someone compiled a long thread, and it quickly racked up tens of thousands of reposts.

[What exactly did Gemstone TV uncover in its internal investigation? Everyone was confused about that executive who got arrested earlier, so let me break it down for you.]

[1. Was Luo Huoxi’s rise man-made or luck? I checked his old streaming data—there was a period where his recommendation slots surged dramatically. As we all know, Gemstone TV only recently switched from manual recommendations to big data, meaning there was a lot of room for manipulation back then.]

[And coincidentally, according to insiders, that arrested executive used to take money to boost recommendation slots… and Luo Huoxi mentioned him multiple times on streams and Weibo. They were clearly close.]

[2. This system harmed a large number of streamers, forcing them to spend money just to survive…]

Someone in the comments even posted a long detailed list. People immediately clicked in, searching for their favorite streamers.

[Oh my god, the newcomer rankings are basically wiped out this time… Gemstone TV should just cancel the rankings altogether.]

[I’m crying… why are all the streamers I like on that list…]

[Pay attention—this is the list of victims. Don’t attack them! The accomplices are listed elsewhere.]

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