"A case with 2,600 defendants... has there been such a case in the past few decades?" he swallowed, muttering to himself.

「...」

「At the same time.」

On a certain website, the release of Qin Mu's new video also caused quite a stir. This video mainly covered the previous part of the incident, narrating the cause and effect without any embellishment. Beneath the video, it was still the "soul purification zone," "the place for soul cleansing," and "a model of civility." No one discussed the content of the video.

Instead, many people shared this video. Many people forwarded it to other platforms, attempting to speak up for him. However, they were instantly met with a barrage from trolls on other platforms, causing their blood pressure to soar.

"Whitewashers? Her son is already dead! What is this video trying to say? Are they not at fault?"

"Those two chasers... To be honest, I don't deny they were acting bravely for a just cause, but even such actions require careful methods!"

"Exactly! If I were chased that desperately, who knows what foolish thing I might do!"

"You cold-blooded animals will never learn empathy! As a fellow human, I'm ashamed for you!"

And so on.

What Qin Mu narrated was actually an unembellished, quite objective version. The content of Yuan Cui Lian's video wasn't all that different, but her video included too many subjective elements, focusing on her son's death and the fact that the four individuals had taken no responsibility. Qin Mu's video, however, was like a single pebble stirring up a thousand waves on various platforms, once again pushing the incident to a climax. More and more people joined in, participating in the cyberbullying campaign against the four. The main targets, of course, were him and Liang Chengbin. Most people discussed the topic of acting bravely for a just cause and the methods for doing so. The voices of condemnation were incessant. In this war of words, many people with twisted values were also exposed.

"No matter what anyone says, I truly don't believe the robber would seek death for no reason. Something must have happened during the chase! I suggest the relevant authorities investigate thoroughly!"

"A living human being, gone just like that! How can there be so many cold-blooded people online? Don't you know to watch what you say?"

"Sure, he robbed someone, but this middle-aged woman was wearing a gold necklace on the street without even trying to cover it up. Isn't that deliberately tempting others to commit a crime?"

"It's been so long since this happened, and none of these four have come forward to apologize to the mother? You've lost nothing, but her son is dead!"

And so on.

All sorts of bizarre and outrageous comments, the likes of which were rarely seen, appeared online. The denunciations against Qin Mu and Liang Chengbin escalated to a new level, just short of directly cursing them to a horrible death.

Deep breaths, deep breaths.

「In the nursing home.」

Qin Mu was gathering data on the "defendants" when he saw these new comments. His blood pressure nearly exploded. He had initially thought that releasing a more rational video would improve the situation somewhat, prompting people to think logically. But he hadn't expected that no one would care about his video revealing the truth.

They had stood on their moral high ground from the very beginning and had never descended. Arrogant and self-righteous, they passed judgment on everything. They pontificated wildly, lambasting anyone and everyone. Anyone who tried to speak up for Qin Mu and the others was branded a paid troll and insulted mercilessly; even their ancestors weren't spared from the vitriol.

Three thousand now.

Qin Mu's lip twitched as he recounted the list. During the counting process, he had been so angry he'd wanted to smash his phone several times. These people's comments were truly infuriating; they were extremely adept at provoking others. A few short sentences from them required at least half an hour of recovery. And now, the entire internet was full of similar comments.

"The legal fees aren't enough again. Looks like I'll have to hustle for more funds..." Qin Mu sighed lightly, feeling rather helpless.

As the incident escalated, trolls were now springing up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. Counting the lottery money and the funds borrowed from Qing Lan, he had almost 23,000,000. It was completely insufficient.

And letting these trolls off? That was out of the question! Never mind that he could win the lottery to raise money; even if he couldn't, he would sell his house to sue these people!

「...」

「Jin City. A dormitory building on a construction site.」

Liang Chengbin and his wife were squeezed into a small room, also looking at online comments. After scrolling through them, they were both so angry their faces turned red. Liang Chengbin could still bear it, but his wife was driven to tears again.

"Honey, I told you not to go online," Liang Chengbin said with a bitter smile, unable to help sighing.

They were just two ordinary people. Suddenly facing a nationwide cyberbullying campaign, they felt completely lost. Fortunately, Qin Mu had informed him of a solution that day, including the possibility of claiming damages.

"Honey, don't cry. Didn't Mr. Qin say? He's gathering information, and the day after tomorrow, we'll go to court together to sue these people. They understand the law; they're educated and surely know more than we do."

Seeing his wife still crying, Liang Chengbin seemed a bit helpless and could only try to comfort her awkwardly.

"That Lawyer Zhang seems like a good person too. He said that if we win the lawsuit, we can demand the other party pay our attorney and legal fees, so you don't have to worry about the money."

"And for the workdays we've missed recently, we can also demand compensation from them."

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