Chapter 121: Stereotype +1

The circle of game streamers is neither particularly large nor particularly small. Even though Jiang Yun’s daily live stream consistently draws over 400,000 concurrent viewers, there are still many users on Douyin who have no idea who he is. However, within the circle of game streamers themselves, Jiang Yun is currently riding a wave of unprecedented popularity. Although he is no longer a traditional game streamer in the conventional sense, almost everyone who follows the gaming scene has come across his content.

This latest trending topic not only brought a fresh wave of followers to his channel but also earned him the nickname "The Title-Stripping Douluo." By the time Jiang Yun woke up the next morning, the comments under his latest Douyin video were flooded with that very nickname. After glancing at the comment section, he washed up and headed out with his streaming gear. He planned to do an outdoor stream today. After all, the "duet" session yesterday had nearly cost him his channel; he was worried that if he did another one, some fan might try to pull a stunt like the "Title-Stripping Douluo" did. If they failed, it would be fine, but if they actually succeeded, he would be completely screwed.

Another reason was that the wound on his arm seemed to be getting slightly inflamed—perhaps a lingering effect from when the police had grabbed him earlier. So, he decided to visit the hospital. He stepped out, got into his car, and started the stream.

"You brat, you kept the best content for yourself after you went offline yesterday, didn't you?"
"How could you keep all that great stuff to yourself? Greedy, huh?"
"Hey Jiang, was that lady fair-skinned yesterday?"
"Kid, hurry up and start a duet! I’ve got a huge stunt planned for you!"
"Start a duet! Come out and face me!"

Seeing the barrage of comments urging him to start a duet, Jiang Yun couldn't help but retort, "Duet? Duet my foot! You all just want to get my channel banned, don't you? No duets today; I'm doing an outdoor stream." With that, he started the car and drove toward the hospital. Although the viewers were a bit disappointed, they didn't say much, knowing that Jiang Yun’s outdoor streams were usually even more chaotic than his duets. You never knew what kind of bizarre characters you might run into next.

However, today’s outdoor stream seemed a bit underwhelming. Along the way, Jiang Yun just played music in silence, saying nothing. The road conditions were unusually calm, and nothing out of the ordinary happened.

"Something's wrong. How is it that the car didn't break down today?"
"It’s a miracle! We actually arrived safely?"
"Why is Brother Yun going to the hospital? Getting his butt checked?"
"Brother Yun, the proctology department in Chongqing is better."
"The guy above me sounds like he has experience!"

Amidst the audience’s banter, Jiang Yun parked the car. He got out with his streaming gear and waved his arm, saying, "The wound on my arm seems a bit inflamed, so I’m checking it out at the hospital. Probably no 'content' today."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a furious roar erupted nearby: "What do you think you’re doing?! I’m talking to you, what are you doing!"

Hearing the commotion, Jiang Yun instinctively turned to look. A slightly chubby man wearing glasses was pointing at another, more slender man, shouting angrily. Next to the chubby man was a girl—presumably his girlfriend—who was tugging at his arm, trying to calm him down. "Don't, just forget it. There's no need to cause trouble."

The chubby man glared at her. "How can I just forget it! We have to teach a piece of social trash like this a lesson!" He turned back to the slender man. "What are you filming with that phone? I’ve been watching you for a while now; you’ve been aiming it right at my girlfriend. Are you secretly filming her? Huh? Speak up!"

With that, the chubby man reached out to grab the slender man's phone. The slender man immediately dodged, protesting, "No, you’ve got it all wrong. I wasn't filming you guys."

But the chubby man wouldn't listen to his explanation, determined to snatch the phone. "Hand it over! If I find evidence today, I’m sending you straight to the police station!"

Jiang Yun, watching from the side, could see clearly that the slender man's phone was indeed in camera mode. He seemed to be trying to lock the screen, but the chubby man kept grabbing at him, giving him no chance. The viewers in the live stream started criticizing the situation.

"A creep, no wonder the guy is so angry."
"People who falsely accuse others are trash, but the creep himself is the trashiest of all!"
"If someone were filming my girlfriend, I’d be even angrier than him."
"You're young, why not just find a girlfriend of your own instead of filming others?"

Amidst the criticism in the chat, the chubby man finally snatched the phone. Seeing that it was indeed in camera mode, he grew even angrier. "And you say you weren't filming! I’m going to see exactly what you’ve been snapping!"

The chubby man swiped across the screen. The next second, the photos the man had been taking appeared. Everyone present fell silent. The slender man hadn't been filming the girlfriend at all; he had been filming the chubby man himself! He had even been zooming in! There wasn't a trace of the girlfriend in any of the photos.

Jiang Yun stared at the screen, his mind overflowing with question marks. *Huh? Wait, why has this taken such a strange turn?* Was it slander? Not exactly, because he *was* secretly filming—but the subject of his obsession... well, that was hard to describe.

The viewers in the live stream couldn't hold it in anymore.
"Holy crap! I thought he was a perv, but he's actually into dudes!"
"Perfect, I knew everyone Brother Yun meets is one-of-a-kind!"
"Bad news: this happened in Chengdu, stereotypes +1. Good news: neither of them sounds like a local."
"Ever since Chengdu got its reputation for being 'inclusive,' guys like that have been flocking here from all over the country. You run into them more and more on the street."
"As a girl in Chengdu, I don't even dare to give out my WeChat anymore, for fear that his boyfriend might be better-looking than me."

The chubby man stood in silence. He swiped through the photos again in disbelief, but they were all the same—all pictures of him! His girlfriend wasn't in a single one. Furious, the chubby man grabbed the slender man and started dragging him to the side, muttering, "What the hell is your problem? Get over here!"

The girlfriend opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she didn't know how to intervene. Jiang Yun, seeing this, pretended to follow along casually; he wanted to see how the chubby man would handle such an awkward situation.