Li Weiguo answered without lowering his voice. For a moment, his voice echoed throughout the entire police station. Everyone else in the public area looked over.
"Sue someone? Who are you planning to sue this time?" Shen Dao, also stunned for a moment, asked.
Qin Mu then stepped forward and explained the whole story.
"Online harassment?"
"You want to sue them for defamation?" After listening, Shen Dao couldn't help but ask in return.
Online harassment occurred frequently, but they rarely received reports about it. This was mainly because such matters usually resulted in mere administrative penalties. But what Qin Mu was reporting now was defamation by the other party! This was completely different from an administrative penalty; it already constituted a suspected criminal offense.
"These people are despicable! Look, our Mr. Li has been insulted so badly he can't even eat..." Qin Mu pointed at Li Weiguo, whose face was flushed with anger. He continued, "This matter has severely damaged Mr. Li's public image and reputation. Moreover, it has been widely disseminated, the circumstances are particularly egregious, and I request immediate action."
As he spoke, he took out his phone, opened a video, and handed it to Shen Dao.
Shen Dao took the phone, his expression surprised. "You posted this video? It already has over 8,000,000 views!"
The video detailed the Yang Minghui case. He glanced over it briefly and saw no exaggeration or concealment.
"Take a look at the comment section below," Qin Mu reminded him.
Shen Dao frowned and continued scrolling down. Soon, he saw a comment with over 10,000 likes.
"Setting aside the issue of the children dropping out of school, isn't the donor featured in the uploader's video a bit too hypocritical? He clearly wanted to help children from an impoverished family, but now he's sent their mother to jail?"
The poster's username was "Learn English Daily."
Below this comment, it was all abusive replies targeting the donor. One comment even blatantly exposed all of Li Weiguo's personal information!
Seeing this, Shen Dao's expression gradually darkened. Character assassination, malicious speculation, and doxxing—each act was extremely vile.
"With this level of dissemination, it indeed qualifies for a case to be filed." Shen Dao took a deep breath and nodded. This video was incredibly popular. Its reach must have been extremely broad. And these people's relentless attacks on Li Weiguo definitely constituted particularly severe circumstances.
Once confirmed that there were sufficient grounds to file a case, Shen Dao began arranging for statements to be recorded, testimonies collected, and evidence provided by Qin Mu and Li Weiguo to be gathered.
After all procedures were completed, Qin Mu proactively said, "We know it's not possible to arrest everyone, but this 'Learn English Daily' account has been consistently stirring things up. We hope you can impose a severe punishment on them!"
This type of case required a formal complaint to initiate action. Therefore, specific requests regarding the targets of prosecution were necessary.
Shen Dao listened and appreciated Qin Mu's reasonableness. He nodded and promised, "Go home and wait for news. We will solve this case as soon as possible."
"What about the others who insulted me?" Li Weiguo, standing to the side, still felt indignant and couldn't help muttering.
Qin Mu's mouth twitched. He hadn't expected that Mr. Li, after the Yang Minghui incident, would turn out to be even more insistent on pursuing this than he was. Frankly, if it were possible to send everyone involved to jail, he would be more than happy. However, that was obviously not realistic. After all, this matter was primarily instigated by 'Learn English Daily.' The others had merely been swept up in the frenzy.
「Jin City, Nursing Home.」
After returning from the police station, Li Weiguo finally succumbed to his hunger and dived straight into the cafeteria.
Qin Mu, however, didn't bother with food. He went straight back to his room and picked up his phone. He was preparing to take advantage of the current buzz around his previous video to record a second one. The main target, naturally, was 'Learn English Daily.'
Facing the camera, he took a deep breath and began recording.
"I'm very pleased that the first video received so much attention and so many likes. However, in that video's comment section, a troll appeared."
"In his comments, he twisted right and wrong, severely damaging the reputation of the donor from the previous video."
"For this reason, I've just returned from the police station."
"The police have accepted the case and are investigating it swiftly. We should have results soon."
"I urge everyone, when encountering such individuals, to speak rationally, avoid arguing with them, and keep your distance. After all, when lightning strikes, innocent bystanders can get hurt."
Then, he turned the camera toward the police report receipt Shen Dao had given him. It clearly showed the time the report was filed and its acceptance status.
With that, the short one-minute video was complete.
After a quick edit, Qin Mu uploaded it to the video platform. He titled it directly: "A Warning to Certain Individuals: You Can Eat Just About Anything, But You Can't Say Just Anything."
As soon as this video was released, within just a few minutes, the view count began to skyrocket. Most viewers were those who had seen the first video and were drawn to this new one.
Comments quickly began to appear beneath the second video.
"Supporting the uploader! That person in the comments of the last video was disgusting. We really should stay far away from them when the lightning is about to strike!"
"Exactly! Unless you've walked in their shoes, don't tell them to be kind. Those people are clearly talking from a place of privilege, completely out of touch!"
"I just finished arguing with them. Their ability to twist things is incredible! They completely ignore the facts, don't mention the fraud at all, and just keep harping on about how pitiful the child is without a mother..."
"Speaking of which, did the uploader really report this to the police? Will that even do anything?"
"At most, they'll just get a verbal warning, right?"
In the comment section, most people were sensible. They were all speculating whether reporting to the police would be effective. After all, the internet is different from other places. Saying a few careless words online usually results in no punishment. This also emboldened trolls to act recklessly—timid in real life, but aggressive keyboard warriors online. Whenever something happened, they would instantly transform into keyboard heroes, furiously spewing their criticism.
「Meanwhile, in Yangcheng, a certain residential complex.」
Qian Tao, a twenty-four-year-old recent graduate, lay on his bed, scrolling through his phone.
"Oh? He posted a new video?" He had just seen that the account named "Qin Mu" had uploaded another video.
That's right. His username was "Learn English Daily." He had followed Qin Mu's account after seeing the first video.
"'A Warning to Certain Individuals: You Can Eat Just About Anything, But You Can't Say Just Anything?'" Seeing the video title, Qian Tao scoffed. He despised such clickbait titles.
However, when he clicked on the video, he realized Qin Mu's new video was targeting him! Moreover, the video even showed the police report receipt, stating that the police had accepted the case.
'He reported me to the police just because I posted a comment online? This uploader is just a clout-chaser, desperate for views, isn't he?'
Qian Tao wasn't concerned in the slightest. He had made several similar posts before. In his view, society needed people like him, people who dared to question. Why did Yang Minghui and her accomplices specifically target Li Weiguo? While Yang Minghui and her accomplices certainly had their faults, could Li Weiguo be guaranteed to be completely blameless?