Chapter: 5308

Qi Hong Yan thought she was going to die from despair, but she still managed to salvage the situation at the crucial moment, thinking to herself: "Since my income has been exposed, I have no choice but to pay taxes. Those stars and hosts who evade or avoid taxes are basically in a bad spot. I'll be the same..."

"And besides, I'm lucky that my earning period was short, so I can use the excuse of forgetting to file taxes or being too busy. If not, when I need to make up for it, the fine will be even higher!"

At this thought, Qi Hong Yan could only nod her head sincerely and say: "I'll pay taxes! I'll pay taxes! As soon as I get out, I'll file taxes right away!"

At that moment, Qi Hong Yan was thinking: Even if I stop earning income, as long as I've paid my due taxes, I at least have a few hundred thousand yuan in hand. Although it's much less than the tens of billions I used to imagine, having several hundred thousand yuan is enough for me to live comfortably.

The tax officer saw her attitude was still decent and advised her to leave first. While Qi Hong Yan sat down, she let out a sigh like she had just dodged a bullet.

An officer then coldly said: "Qi Hong Yan, I'll say this from my heart - you should thank that Ma Ran who exposed you today. She exposed you, making you realize the gravity of your situation and preventing you from committing a big mistake!"

Qi Hong Yan's mind was naturally filled with dissatisfaction after hearing these words. She couldn't help but think to herself: "That Ma Ran is a nasty woman! She cut off my financial lifeline and still expects me to thank her? I wouldn't even hesitate to kill her if I had the chance, just for myself!"

The officer saw that she looked gloomy and opened his mouth: "Aren't you thinking I'm joking? Let me tell you the truth. We've already watched that video she exposed. You're planning to let your husband pretend he has pancreatic cancer, your son pretend he has uremic syndrome, and even make your mother-in-law cry with a blind eye, right?"

Qi Hong Yan's entire body was filled with shock as she exclaimed: "Will I be sentenced to 10 years that long?"

The officer replied calmly: "Once we define it as fraud, the amount of money involved will be enormous. The starting sentence would be 10 years, and we'll also confiscate all illegal gains. If your wealth grows during this period, you'll definitely get a sentence of 10 to 15 years or more."

Qi Hong Yan was instantly startled into a blank stare. She couldn't believe that just selling goods on live stream could have such severe consequences, even touching on criminal law.

However, although Ma Ran indirectly helped Qi Hong Yan by scaring her straight, Qi Hong Yan didn't intend to forgive her. She vowed in her heart to find a way to get revenge when she got out. Meanwhile...

The video of Qian Hongyan was still circulating online.

More and more people who had bought things from Qian Hongyan's live stream, seeing her exposed video, suddenly felt indignant.

They originally bought goods out of sympathy for Qian Hongyan, only to find that they were low-quality products, which left them extremely dissatisfied. However, due to their sympathy towards Qian Hongyan, they had never demanded a refund.

But now, when they saw her video, saw her ugly face, even saw her treating people who wore clothes like hers as enemies, they felt very unhappy in their hearts.

Therefore, many people started to find the official authorities, hoping to return those things purchased from Qian Hongyan's live stream and also wishing that the platform would punish Qian Hongyan severely.

The operation team of the short video platform held an emergency meeting at the Yanjing headquarters.

At the meeting, the high-ranking officials unanimously agreed that the platform must provide a satisfactory answer to consumers as soon as possible, not only to calm them down but also to take severe measures against Qian Hongyan's behavior to serve as a warning to other anchors and prevent similar mistakes from being made again.

Therefore, the group's chief lawyer proposed a suggestion, thinking that the platform should make a pre-settlement payment to these consumers, returning all orders placed in Qian Hongyan's live stream with full refunds.

Qian Hongyan's live stream had total sales of around 6.5 million yuan, which was just a small amount for the platform.

In addition, the platform would require Qian Hongyan and those merchants who asked her to carry their goods to take responsibility for this portion of expenses, refusing to accept them if they refused, and then seeking legal action against them once they had won the case.

As a result, Qian Hongyan would have to return all her income from live streaming with goods, and if she refused to do so, she would face legal punishment. This way, it could also serve as a huge deterrent for other streamers who carry goods.

After being sent to detention, Qian Hongyan was still grateful that she had gone out to settle taxes beforehand, at least managing to preserve half of her income.

But she didn't know that every penny she earned would be returned in full! JrNovels.com