Chapter 10: Investigating the Bottom Line and Launching the Project "Prophetic Explorer"

"Mr. Lin, according to our current channel investigation..."

"In this matter, there is no such thing as a concerned citizen!"

"In other words, this is a made-up character to make the report look reasonable."

Lin Wange was a bit shocked, but she also remembered Su Mengmeng's words, feeling that they were leading her.

But she restrained the impulse to rush to Su Mengmeng's room and drag her out of bed for questioning, and continued to browse the news.

"And based on the comments scattered on the network, we have discovered a shocking secret!"

"That is, there was a 'prophecy post' in the East China Sea Communication Network, which predicted the collapse of the Nanhu Tunnel ahead of time."

"Although it has been blocked now, there are many folk masters who are live-streaming to reveal the secrets."

"I'll send you the highest 50,000-degree heat, take a look."

Then Lin Wan Ge saw the last message, which was a live-streaming link.

The title of the link was: [Live Broadcast Resumes "Prophecy Post", Clearing the Name of the Prophet!]

Anchor name: [God-level hacker Q Brother]

Seeing this, Lin Wan Ge became a bit puzzled, based on the clues she had obtained.

The relevant units had obviously already intervened and dealt with it.

"But why do I still feel that there is a bottom line?"

The most important thing in the self-media industry is to figure out the bottom line of what the higher-ups want to harmonize.

Lin Wan Ge questioned herself, and then began to deduce in her mind.

"In the past, all relevant comments on this kind of thing would definitely be deleted directly."

"But the 'prophecy post' was only blocked."

"There are still scattered comments on the internet that are suggestive."

"The most important thing is that this kind of live content that looks like it's crossing the line can still be broadcast so blatantly in front of more than 50,000 people?"

"This attitude is really ambiguous, or rather, it didn't cross the line at all."

Lin Wan Ge was not bound by previous thinking, and immediately thought of other possibilities.

"So what is the bottom line of the higher-ups in this matter?"

For the time being, she could not think of an answer, so Lin Wan Ge could only bury the question in her heart and continue to watch the live-stream.

...

In the live-stream, a man wearing a mask and a duck-tongue cap was typing lines of code while talking.

"Newcomers, be patient."

"I am entering the background of the East China Sea Communication Network and using technical means to remove the block and restore the content of the 'prophecy post'."

"Before that, let me explain something to everyone."

"The event was not reported by a concerned citizen, but..."

...

While various experts on the internet were competing to sell their knowledge and show off their skills to gain heat, inside the East China Sea City Network Gate Bureau.

The staff were reporting the situation to Zhou Chaoyang in his office and seeking his opinion.

"Director Zhou, there are many contents related to the 'prophet' on the internet again."

"How do we differentiate our control range?"

Zhou Chaoyang did not answer directly, but asked the staff to bring the content to him.

After carefully browsing the relevant content, Zhou Chaoyang spoke calmly.

"Behavior that clearly guides the public to connect the 'prophet' and the collapse of the Nanhu Tunnel will be directly blocked!"

"As for things like removing the block, data migration, and recovery in the background, let them be."

This was not a random decision by Zhou Chaoyang. He simply did not believe in some so-called hacker techniques from the public that could remove the block set by the network gate bureau.

However, Zhou Chaoyang's tone soon changed.

Pointing to Q Brother's live-streaming room, he said, "For this kind of thing, although there is no clear guidance in the title and the behavior seems to be removing the back-end block, what he says in the live-streaming may still have guiding behavior, so you must carefully differentiate."

...

Just as Zhou Chaoyang finished speaking, Q Brother said the rest of his explanation in the live-streaming room.

"The timely handling of the collapse of the Nanhu Tunnel was not reported by a concerned citizen, but predicted by the prophet..."

...

Lin Wan Ge stared at the mobile phone screen, listening to Q Brother's words.

But after he said that, the screen suddenly stopped.

Then it jumped directly to the 404 page.

Lin Wan Ge just smiled bitterly, not surprised in her heart, but rather felt that the higher-ups' actions this time were too slow.

Feeling a bit disappointed that she did not see the important part of the "prophecy post," Lin Wan Ge searched for similar live-streaming content online.

But without exception, when these live-streams talked about the relationship between the "prophet" and the collapse of the Nanhu Tunnel, they were intercepted and blocked.

Lin Wan Ge slowly became aware that this was not a slow action by the higher-ups, but that they had actually left a bottom line.

"If we were to simply investigate the prophet without connecting it to the collapse of the Nanhu Tunnel, it would not be harmonized."

Lin Wan Ge was excited about her discovery and quickly had Xiao Chen arrange for company employees to collect relevant information and announce the formal launch of the "Prophetic Explorer" project.

...

Tonight, many people are destined to be sleepless.

For example, employees of the Lin Wan Ge company are currently working tirelessly to collect more information and complete the tasks assigned by Lin Wan Ge.

Also, a group of enthusiastic netizens are still live-streaming and showing off their skills to gain more attention.

And then there are the die-hard fans who are risking being scolded by their wives, being late for work the next day, and losing their hair from staying up late to watch the game.

...

After just finishing reading the system's prophecy, Jiang Feng completely let go and became fearless.

After some serious consideration, he turned his attention to the largest social platform in the Grand Xia Prefecture, "Qian Zhong."

He immediately registered an account with the username "Prophet" and posted his first Qian Zhong update, which was his second prophecy.

After posting, Jiang Feng didn't pay any more attention to it and instead opened the "Kuai Liao" social app to chat with people.

...

Time quietly passed while Jiang Feng chatted with others about life, and it came to the late night hours. It was at this moment that Jiang Feng remembered his Qian Zhong update.

"According to my thinking, it has been some time now, so why hasn't the system received any fan value yet?"

In his mind, the content he posted on Qian Zhong should have caused a huge stir like it did on the Donghai People Communication Network.

But obviously, people on Qian Zhong, a large-scale social platform in the Grand Xia Prefecture, didn't have time to pay attention to a message posted by a newly registered user.

So after Jiang Feng reopened his Qian Zhong account, he sadly discovered that his post had received less than 100 likes, no shares, and no comments.

...

"..." Jiang Feng felt speechless and thought to himself, "Should I spend some money to buy some fake fans to hype it up first?"

With this thought in mind, Jiang Feng was tempted, but also felt conflicted about whether this behavior was too low.

As he thought about it, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him.

Jiang Feng slapped his thigh hard and said to himself, "This is really putting the cart before the horse."

...

Five minutes later, Jiang Feng posted his second message on the Donghai People Communication Network.

(End of chapter)