Chapter 46 - A System That Doesn’t Tear Apart Its Host Isn’t a Good System (8)
The most uproar wasn’t caused by Liu Ci’s accusation against Lu Chaoxi, but by the video with undeniable evidence!
No one knew how the video had been recorded, but it captured Lu Chaoxi’s face and the desktop in crystal-clear detail, leaving him with no room to deny it!
In the series of clipped-together videos, people repeatedly saw Lu Chaoxi open files titled ‘The Adventures of Lu Xiaofeng’, ‘The Smiling, Proud Wanderer’, and ‘Towards Heavens’. He systematically changed the author names in the files to his own.
What was even more despicable was how he added completely nonexistent content to ‘Towards Heaven’, originally created by Kong Yue. Among the additions were female characters with impossibly thin waists and large chests, behaving like shameless sycophants!
Netizens could clearly see the lecherous glint in his eyes as he added this content!
It was utterly… revolting and disgusting!
No wonder! No wonder ‘Towards Heaven’ had such an outstanding world-building and protagonist, yet the female characters were so loathsome, like obnoxious troublemakers ruining the story.
That nonsense about not being skilled at portraying female characters? In the version of ‘Towards Heaven’ that readers saw, only these nauseating female characters were Lu Chaoxi’s original creations!
The video continued playing across countless phone screens.
It exposed Lu Chaoxi’s ugly deeds bit by bit, like a predator slowly stalking its prey, waiting to deliver the final blow when he was utterly desperate. The blood-stained truths revealed in the video left everyone holding their breath, their chests swelling with endless rage.
Suddenly… the video paused for a few seconds.
After the brief pause, a dirty little puppy appeared on the screen. The puppy looked at the viewers with clear, innocent eyes that seemed to hold a vast, blue sky within them.
But what couldn’t be ignored were the scars crisscrossing the puppy’s thin back, scars that had already scabbed over. They stood out starkly on its frail body, as if threatening to tear it apart at any moment!
Where is Lu Chaoxi?
The viewers couldn’t help but wonder.
They immediately found out. Lu Chaoxi appeared behind the puppy, his face twisted with rage, his eyes bloodshot. Without even looking down, he kicked the puppy viciously!
“Ah!” A young girl watching the video screamed in terror!
Countless people seemed to stop breathing at that moment. The puppy let out a low whimper of pain, followed by a cry, its eyes half-open and half-closed as if it were on the verge of death.
The video abruptly ended.
But the damage caused by Lu Chaoxi’s actions didn’t stop there!
***
The content of the video didn’t appear fabricated in the slightest. The trending topic continued to climb, with countless people silently clicking the angry reaction button. Their comments turned into blazing flames, ready to burn Lu Chaoxi to ashes!
Animal protection organizations immediately issued statements, promising to thoroughly investigate the matter and potentially pursue legal action against Lu Chaoxi for animal abuse!
Prominent anti-plagiarism accounts shared the video…
At the same time, the original authors of ‘The Wandering Earth’ and other plagiarized works; or their associates, released statements pinned to the top of Weibo’s homepage.
They posted evidence of the painstaking effort that they or their loved ones had poured into their creations; hundreds or thousands of pages of research materials, sources of inspiration, and detailed outlines.
These countless pieces of evidence became red-hot branding irons, ready to metaphorically “execute” Lu Chaoxi on the spot!
Lu Chaoxi had feasted on the blood and sweat of others, yet he had risen to fame on the backs of these plagiarized works. How laughable was that?
All original creators deserved justice!
Si Yisi didn’t fan the flames deliberately. He simply pinned Lu Chaoxi’s responses during the ‘Towards Heaven’ show down to the top of his Weibo homepage.
It was a silent, yet resounding mockery!
“You’ve been a great help.” Si Yisi was at a pet hospital, and System 1314, using the body of the puppy, glanced at him weakly as it relayed the message.
[That’s not enough!]
Yes, it wasn’t enough! The disgusting actions of Lu Chaoxi had only been exposed as the tip of the iceberg. To System 1314, it was far from enough to be considered a punishment!
Si Yisi gently stroked the puppy’s fur. “Don’t worry… When people get angry, not even public opinion can suppress them.”
And indeed, that was the truth.
***
Lu Chaoxi, having barely been saved by his bodyguards, could only watch as the content on Weibo continued to ferment!
He slammed his fist into the wall, but as if his luck was rotten, even drinking water seemed to cause him to choke; one of the frames hanging on the wall suddenly fell. The glass shattered as it hit the floor, sending shards flying and cutting Lu Chaoxi’s hand, leaving it bleeding profusely!
“Ah!” Lu Chaoxi screamed in pain, his face twisting even further.
Refusing to give up, he shakily dialed his girlfriend Cui Lingliang’s number. Cui Lingliang had always been the one who listened to him the most, and Lu Chaoxi believed she wouldn’t abandon him like the other bitches!
He endured the pain and got through to her. On the other end, Cui Lingliang sounded just as bewildered.
“Chaoxi, who is deliberately trying to harm you?”
Lu Chaoxi tried to suppress his anger as he coaxed her. “Lingliang, help me! Those videos were deliberately fabricated by people who want to frame me! I never did any of those things!”
“I… But I’m trying to help…” Cui Lingliang, lost in her delusions of love, was still immersed in her lover’s sweet words. Yet, she couldn’t help but also consider her position at her company.
Just as Cui Lingliang chose to believe Lu Chaoxi and sat in front of her computer, ready to contact her connections to help him, an unexpected event occurred!
The power of the netizens was even more terrifying than anticipated!
In this short time, they not only dug up Lu Chaoxi’s entire history but also discovered his improper relationships with several women from the smallest of clues!
[God… Could that person sneaking out of his villa wearing a mask be the famous celebrity recently, the online streaming celebrity?]
[What!? This is from Tianheng Company’s employee; I can confirm that our CEO’s boyfriend is Lu Chaoxi! They were chatting and laughing, and even had very intimate physical contact—it’s absolutely true!]
[??? Weakly saying, it seems like our company’s President Gu is also one of Lu Chaoxi’s ex-girlfriends, though I don’t know why they broke up not long ago.]
[Damn, I saw Lu Chaoxi hugging one of our school’s former famous beauties!]
[Oh my god… This is terrifying to think about… Online celebrity, company CEOs, perfect school beauties… is Lu Chaoxi collecting stamps or something?]
Crazy!
The netizens, already focused on exposing his plagiarism and animal abuse history, never expected to uncover such earth-shattering revelations!
Just as Cui Lingliang was about to help Lu Chaoxi, she saw these well-documented posts online, with pictures that didn’t look fake at all!
Thud!
All the strange things Lu Chaoxi had inadvertently revealed before suddenly flooded into Cui Lingliang’s mind. Her mouse dropped to the ground with a soft sound, like her heart shattering in that moment!
Lu, Chao, Xi!