Chapter 113 - Chapter 113: Chapter 111: Taken Away? (Please Subscribe!) (2/2)

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But unexpectedly,

Lin Chuan’s “All-In” was suddenly taken down!

Without any warning!

This directly declared bankruptcy to the online writer-to-god plan that Youyou had laid out for Lin Chuan.

Chief editor Zhang Yixing sighed deeply and looked at Youyou, “Youyou, taking down ‘All-In’ wasn’t a decision made by Sailing Novel.”

Editor-in-chief Ming Yue patted Youyou’s hand, her voice somewhat heavy, “The situation with this takedown is very different from the usual removals and blocks of works.”

Youyou’s face froze, and her heart skipped a beat, she caught the implication in Sister Ming Yue’s words, “Is it someone from above?”

“Yes, the directive came directly from the Cyberspace Administration, notifying us to take down ‘All-In’ immediately,” Zhang Yixing nodded.

Youyou’s lips turned somewhat pale, “Did they give any reasons?”

‘All-In’ is suspected of violations, but the specific details have not been disclosed,” Zhang Yixing exchanged a look and both shook their heads.

Editor-in-chief Ming Yue continued, “Not only Lin Chuan’s ‘All-In’, but Ming’s ‘The Years I Was Tricked into the Factory Area’ was also taken down.”

Youyou was taken aback again, “The Years I Was Tricked into the Factory Area’ has also been taken down, are there any other works that have been removed?”

“No, so far only these two have been discovered to be removed by directives from above,” Ming Yue said.

In the office.

There was silence among them.

“Is there any way we can help Lin Chuan get unbanned?” Youyou pondered a bit and then asked with a bit of a bite to her lower lip.

“A directive from above is for us just to follow, and if we want to get unbanned, all we can do is write an appeal report. But submitting an appeal report doesn’t mean it’s likely to be approved for unbanning,” Zhang Yixing voiced the difficulty.

Ming Yue nodded, “Moreover, we don’t even know the reasons for the blocking and removal.”

“Could it be possible it’s because of the author’s identity?” Youyou speculated.

“Author’s identity?”

Zhang Yixing and Ming Yue looked at each other and slightly furrowed their brows.

Youyou then explained,

“Ming claims to have escaped from a factory area, so ‘The Years I Was Tricked into the Factory Area’ spread as an autobiography.”

“And Lin Chuan’s ‘All-In’ shares several elements similar to ‘The Years I Was Tricked into the Factory Area’.”

“So, could it be possible that Lin Chuan was banned by mistake?”

Inside the office.

Zhang Yixing and Ming Yue were both startled; if Youyou’s speculation was true, then Lin Chuan indeed had the possibility of being unbanned.

For Zhang Yixing, as the chief editor of Sailing Novel, the fact that Comrade Lin Chuan topped the anti-fraud essay contest list was certainly a pity.

But Sailing Novel had plenty of participating authors with good strength.

Currently.

Both Lin Chuan and Ming’s novels had been taken down. But Handon’s “A World Without Fraud” quickly filled the vacancy at the top of the list.

Influent author ‘Tianya’s “True and False” was close behind.

That is to say, Sailing Novel’s author lineup had already dominated first and second place on the list.

But for Youyou, Lin Chuan was the only author under her that could dominate the top of the list.

So, Youyou cared a lot more about it.

‘Ring ring ring—’

Zhang Yixing’s cell phone started to ring.

Youyou and Ming Yue fell silent again.

“Hello, is there any new information?” Chief editor Zhang Yixing answered the call and asked.

Youyou couldn’t hear the voice on the phone, but she saw the astonishment and disbelief on Zhang Yixing’s face.

“You’re saying he was taken away in the middle of the night by someone at his door?”

“Has the situation become this serious?”

“Is it possible to find out some internal information?”

“Okay, okay, I understand.”

Zhang Yixing hung up the phone and then looked at Youyou, “This has developed beyond our expectations.”

Youyou and Ming Yue both turned their heads to look at Zhang Yixing.

Zhang Yixing took a deep breath, his tone somewhat grave, “Ming has even been taken away for investigation.”

Youyou’s pupils contracted, “Taken away for investigation?”

“Yes!” Zhang Yixing nodded heavily.

Ming Yue’s eyes turned, and after a brief thought, “Then it’s not just a simple book ban.”

Upon hearing this, Youyou’s breathing became a little rapid. She drank two sips of tea to calm herself a bit.

But concerning Lin Chuan, how could Youyou calm down?

She immediately sent Lin Chuan a message:

“Darling, there are two preliminary pieces of news now.”

“One is that both your and Ming’s books have been banned by those above, the specific reasons unknown.”

“Two is that Ming has already been taken away for an overnight investigation.”

“In this novel, did you write any illegal or criminal content that led to an improper direction, or any other such issues?”

“…”

Youyou sent many messages, a whole string of them.

At Old Lin’s big stall, Lin Chuan and Wang Zikai were still having dinner.

The food was ordered, time to eat.

Lin Chuan saw the string of messages from Youyou and felt a touch of warmth in his heart. He replied, “Youyou, don’t worry, I haven’t engaged in any criminal activities. And the novels I wrote don’t cover those topics either…”

Lin Chuan was replying to the messages.

Suddenly, he noticed a police car parked by the curb, and two police officers in uniform got out of the vehicle.

They scanned the customers of Old Lin’s big stall and then fixed their gaze on Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan looked at the newcomers and chuckled, “They’ve come to haul me away so quickly?”