Chapter 49: Chapter 49 Jin City Fishing Group Shaken by Earthquake! [Seven Updates]
"For my personal safety, should I delete this account..." Ma Ming thought, looking at the comments continuously popping up on his computer’s backend.
He couldn’t be sure... What if trolls appeared under his video and were dealt with by that Uploader? Would he be implicated too? After all, this Uploader had only posted four videos but had already gotten more than ten people taken care of!
The case of "Everyday English" was a recent cautionary tale.
He didn’t dare to take such a risk.
But... he couldn’t bear to give up this account that had just started to gain popularity. Riding on Qin Mu’s coattails, his account’s follower count was also about to break one hundred thousand.
He was caught in a deep dilemma.
「The next day.」
At the nursing home.
Qin Mu got up early in the morning and, after quickly washing up, the first thing he did was check the video he had uploaded before going to bed the previous night.
It went viral again?
Seeing the video’s views had reached two million overnight, Qin Mu fell into contemplation.
The video’s views were still skyrocketing. Given the trend, it was only a matter of time before this video hit ten million.
And his follower count had already exceeded one million.
Barring any surprises, this was likely thanks to his Luck stat again.
Every video he posted going viral could, arguably, be considered part of his luck.
Of course, he still preferred the kind of good fortune where he fished out two million. A few more incidents like that, and he wouldn’t have to worry for the rest of his life.
The system reward for this time hasn’t arrived yet. Could it be that I need to retrieve the Ancient Wood to complete the task?
Afterward, Qin Mu looked at the system’s current task. After pondering for a while, he decided to first visit the police station to reclaim his two million.
An hour later, he arrived at the police station. After signing some paperwork with Shen Dao, he successfully loaded the Ancient Wood into his vehicle.
Before leaving, he looked at Shen Dao, his face full of outrage, and said, "These robbers are despicable, robbing in broad daylight! As the victim, I have only one request: don’t go easy on them."
Shen Dao’s mouth twitched, and he scoffed, "Victim?"
He had worked overtime until late last night and was crystal clear about the ins and outs of the matter. From any angle, he couldn’t see how Qin Mu was the victim. Instead... it was people like Zheng Liang, who, due to their greed, had ruined themselves. However, he felt no sympathy for Zheng Liang and the others. Every adult should pay the price for their actions. With such greed, they should have anticipated these consequences.
Qin Mu heard this and said innocently, "You saw it too, Captain Shen. They were six burly men, and we’re just a group of elderly people. How could *they* be the victims?"
Shen Dao rolled his eyes.
He said irritably, "Don’t worry. They don’t have any mitigating circumstances like confessing or meritorious service. After the public prosecution, they will be sentenced normally. There will be no chance of leniency."
He paused.
Then he urged, "Hurry up and go. I hope I don’t see you again. Don’t come to the police station unless it’s necessary."
Qin Mu readily agreed. "Then goodbye, Captain Shen."
After speaking, he got into the car and headed back to the nursing home.
「Jin City.」
In a certain residential complex.
"Old Huang, not going fishing this afternoon?"
"Not today. I’m taking a day off."
Huang Lixin had just finished lunch and declined an invitation from a fishing buddy. He lay down on the sofa and started playing with his phone.
He opened the local fishing enthusiasts’ group chat. This 500-member group had been very lively since early morning, with messages constantly popping up as "99+".
"Did you guys hear? Someone caught something huge yesterday in that spot out in the suburbs!"
"Was Old Wang’s 87-pound record broken?"
"It’s even more outrageous than that! I heard yesterday afternoon, some young guy had heaven-defying luck and fished out a piece of Ancient Wood, over a cubic meter!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what luck! I heard it’s worth over a million!"
Seeing these "outdated" messages in the fishing group, Huang Lixin shook his head helplessly. He had been called in by the police for questioning the previous evening, so he had accurate firsthand information.
That piece of Ancient Wood was definitely top-grade, worth two million!
It’s just that... in one night...
It was unclear who had leaked the news, but the story of the Ancient Wood had already spread like wildfire throughout Jin City’s fishing circles. People had started fishing in the area where Qin Mu had been since late the previous night. Others had even brought full sets of diving equipment, attempting to dive more than ten meters deep in search of the legendary Ancient Wood.
Hoping to strike it rich overnight.
Additionally, the news that Zheng Liang and his five companions had been arrested for robbery also shocked countless anglers.
Who would have thought that could constitute robbery? Huang Lixin gave a bitter laugh.
Recalling Qin Mu’s slight step back at that moment, it was obvious he was setting a trap for Zheng Liang and the other five. But those six men... blinded by greed, walked right into it. He heard that because the Ancient Wood was so valuable, the principal offender would get at least ten years. Accomplices would get six years.
Moreover, the "robbed" Ancient Wood had already been returned to its rightful owner. This meant they got nothing and ended up getting free room and board in prison instead.
"Huh? Dad, you didn’t go fishing today?"
As he was playing on his phone, his son, who was in high school, came out of his room. "Taking a break today, just resting up," Huang Lixin casually replied.
He then noticed his son, Huang Qing, was still engrossed in his phone after coming out of his room, and he couldn’t help but frown.
"You’re always on your phone! You’re about to be a high school senior. Don’t you feel any pressure at all?"
But Huang Qing felt wronged and said, "Dad, I’m not playing games. I was just watching a video."
"A video?"
Huang Lixin was skeptical.
To prove his point, Huang Qing quickly handed his phone over. "Dad, look, this is the Uploader’s video I was watching."
The phone screen was playing the fourth video Qin Mu had posted.
Huang Lixin was taken aback when he saw it.
"Dad, this Uploader is amazing! He deals with all those social problems that other people can’t handle, and he sorts everyone out!" Huang Qing continued, his words full of admiration for this Uploader.
But Huang Lixin didn’t hear any of it.
He stared blankly at Qin Mu, who had appeared in the video, and couldn’t help but gulp.
He muttered, "This person... I saw him yesterday."
"Dad, you can’t just say things like that! You don’t know, when this Uploader gets serious, he can get *anyone* put away!" But Huang Qing became a little nervous. "Before, there was an internet troll who insulted the Uploader a few too many times and was directly sued for defamation. I heard he might be sentenced to three years!"
"What? Three years?" Huang Lixin’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Just for a few insults online, someone got sentenced to three years? And yesterday, he had played the peacemaker, constantly trying to mediate. In the end, because Qin Mu didn’t appreciate it... he even complained about Qin Mu a few times.
"Of course! This is from a previous video. Take a look." Seeing his disbelief, Huang Qing handed the phone over again.
"The first video: those three families who received donations were so shameless, treating the donor like an ATM. In the end, the Uploader sued them for fraud, and each of them got five years!"
"The second video: that was the troll. Defamation, three years!"
"The third video: it was still about those three families. Their husbands were charged with extortion and blackmail. The sentences weren’t short either!"
"Oh, and this is the fourth video. It happened yesterday afternoon... Hey, wait a minute. Dad, didn’t you go fishing yesterday afternoon too?"
At this, Huang Qing froze and couldn’t help but look at his father.
Then...
"What? You really saw the Uploader yesterday? And you kept telling him to be magnanimous?"
Huang Qing’s eyes widened. He realized his father had repeatedly criticized this Uploader to his face yesterday! And from a moral high ground, constantly advising him to be magnanimous!
"Well, at the time, I didn’t know the value of the Ancient Wood..." Huang Lixin felt somewhat aggrieved.
If he had known the value of the Ancient Wood, he would have definitely sided with Qin Mu.
Then, he thought of something and couldn’t help but ask, "Son, you don’t think... he’ll turn around and sue me, will he?"
After hearing all these stories about Qin Mu, he suddenly became scared. An online troll was sent to prison, and he had criticized Qin Mu to his face... His situation seemed much more serious by comparison.
But he noticed... after hearing his question, his son didn’t even acknowledge him. Instead, he just got up, went back to his room, and closed the door.
Just as he was feeling bewildered, the door to his son’s room opened.
He saw his son wheeling out a suitcase and walking towards the front door.
"School’s out for holiday anyway. I’m going with Mom to Grandma’s place for a few days. If you’re still okay in a few days, we’ll come back."
With that said, he left without a backward glance.
Huang Lixin was speechless.
Looking at the suddenly empty home, he felt like crying but had no tears.
His son’s actions had truly terrified him.
This Uploader... was he really that terrifying?