"I have a premature guess. The UP said heâll update the video in five days; is he referring to our comment section for the material?"
"The UP replied with three words, âStop rushing me,â which shows that our pestering has already annoyed him. Given the UPâs personality, could we be the next lucky ones?"
"Highly likely. The UP even sued the whole internet; whatâs our insignificant comment section to him?"
"..."
A single stone stirred a thousand ripples.
The appearance of Qin Mu himself made everyone in the comment section uneasy. Many mistakenly believed that Qin Mu had discovered their discussion hub and decided to sue them for their plot to pressure him for updates.
For a while, the entire comment section was on edge. Although they believed they were innocent, those "defendants" previously sent to jail by Qin Mu had thought the same! Such precedents were not unheard of.
"It looks like this place is no longer safe; we shouldnât stay long."
"While you all were discussing, Iâd already unfollowed, deleted my comments, and fled!"
"Brothers, letâs disband. If fate allows, weâll meet again somewhere else."
"Look how scared you all are; whatâs there to be afraid of? Anyway, I canât talk now, I need to catch an international flight."
"..."
In the comment section, one desperate-sounding comment after another kept popping up. The number of comments was visibly decreasing at a rapid rate. The original count of over 300,000 comments was dropping by dozens every second.
Moreover, Ma Ming was shocked to find that his follower count, which had reached 1,000,000, was also plummeting. These followers... didnât seem to be joking at all. They were genuinely terrified by Qin Muâs single "teaser."
Deleting comments, unfollowing, running away, disappearingâall done in one smooth motion, without the slightest hesitation or delay.
"This... this, this..." Ma Ming watched this somewhat surreal scene, swallowing hard, his emotions a whirlwind. He knew Qin Mu had incredible deterrent power, but he hadnât expected it to be this potent! A single sentence had virtually wiped out their little base!
Should I just deactivate this account?
he muttered to himself with a degree of trepidation. If these peopleâs guesses were correct, and the next case was related to their comment section, he might indeed be sent to jail along with them!
ăEvening.ă
Mountain and Water Garden District.
Is it really this effective? There are no more private messages urging for updates.
After work, Qin Mu returned home and opened his Little Station account. Normally, he would receive one or two hundred private messages every day, urging him for updates. But ever since he posted that "teaser," not a single such message had arrived.
Curious, he opened Ma Xiaotiaoâs account to see the reaction in the comment section. He found that the comment section, which originally had over 300,000 comments, was rapidly shrinking. In just a single day, it had dropped to 240,000. And comments were occasionally "disappearing" bizarrely.
Watching this familiar scene, Qin Muâs mouth twitched. He remembered the last time he saw this was after he had sued an account named "Everyday English."
Even if I did discover their discussion base, they shouldnât be reacting like this.
Qin Mu was rather speechless. The reaction of these netizens almost made him think that he had done something terribly wrong, making him out to be a true villain.
Just then, Qing Lan sent him a message on his private WeChat.
"Upup, I heard from fellow viewers that for your next videoâs material, youâre planning to sue the entire Ma Xiaotiao comment section?"
Qin Mu saw this message and was somewhat baffled. He sent back a question mark.
Qing Lan quickly replied, "I heard it from fellow viewers in the group chat. They said you posted a teaser for your next video under Ma Xiaotiaoâs account, and many people think youâve targeted their comments... Do you know, the entire Little Station is in an uproar now? Countless people are anxious. Many of my fellow viewers are even saying the internet is too dangerous and are preparing to delete their accounts and leave the web."
Afterward, Qing Lan recounted the series of chain reactions triggered by Qin Muâs short statement.
Word spread like wildfire. Initially, the netizens were relatively calm. But as the news spread further, various versions suddenly started circulating. One version claimed that Qin Mu, heartbroken from a breakup, had decided to sue the entire Ma Xiaotiao comment section to lift his spirits. Another said Qin Mu had a failed blind date and, in a rage, decided to send everyone who mocked him to prison. There was even a version where Qin Mu had merely choked on water...
In short, no matter the version, Qin Mu was supposedly "hell-bent" on sending the people in Ma Xiaotiaoâs comment section to jail. This prompted all netizens to urgently review their own past comments. Many who had posted edgy jokes were terrified, afraid theyâd be the ones sent to jail. Even though reason told them they likely hadnât done anything seriously wrong, Qin Muâs deterrent effect was too strong. What if he used some obscure legal tidbit to make a move against them? Then they would truly become the "real-life case studies" for his next video.
"My fellow viewers heard I know you and asked me to plead with you for them. Although theyâve posted a lot of wild jokes, they arenât bad people at heart; they just like to kid around. They also promised they would never again resort to such excessive methods to demand updates."
While Qin Mu was stunned, Qing Lan sent another message, beginning to plead for her fellow viewers.
Qin Mu: "..."
He hadnât expected that such a casual act on his part could trigger such a massive chain reaction.
His reply, âStop rushing me,â was intended merely as a teaser for the next video.