Chapter 283: Does it really matter how many bowls of noodles you ate?

Lincheng is truly small; Zhou Yi did not even know that this blind date partner his parents had been talking about for a long time was actually Guan Yan, with whom he had once eaten a meal.

She is also one of the audience members in the comment section who is very keen on "copying homework."

One can only say it is truly a coincidence, so coincidental it feels scripted.

Now that he knows about this, Guan Yan must certainly know as well.

The other party not contacting him is likely because it is very awkward; sigh, for tomorrow's blind date, I will just have to squeeze it in.

The key issue remains Pusa Xiong; he likely never imagined that doing a good deed by driving someone home would develop into this situation, and it arrived overwhelmingly in an instant, catching him off guard.

Cyber Violence develops this way; many times it might just be a casual remark from the person involved, but once the overwhelming tide occurs, there is no way to stop it.

Zhou Yi naturally saw the private messages, with many audience members asking him to come out and say something.

But Zhou Yi did not reply for the time being; at a time like this, he cannot be the first to speak out, rather, Pusa Xiong should be the one to counterattack first, and whether the other party is willing to let him help is another matter entirely.

Perhaps the audience members have watched his videos too much and feel that everyone will fight to the end when encountering such things, but reality is the exact opposite of the videos.

So Zhou Yi prepared to wait and see first.

Pusa Xiong naturally would not sit and wait for death; he brought the relevant evidence and went all the way to the nearby Police Station to report the case.

The sky had already turned dark, but there were still police officers on duty inside the Police Station.

"Are you saying that you are the person involved in yesterday's incident? You have evidence here, right?" Police officer Xiao Du was also very surprised after learning Pusa Xiong's identity.

Who doesn't go online these days? Comrade Xiao Du naturally also knew about this explosive incident, but he just didn't expect it to have happened right here, and that the person involved would come to report it so quickly.

"Yes, I have evidence here; I have evidence of what they said before and after getting into the car. I can prove that they were the ones who asked me to help drive them home."

Xiao Du did not speak; he took the video evidence, put it on the computer, and began to watch.

Video evidence is the most intuitive evidence; the Dash Cam can record audio!

Soon Xiao Du finished watching, hesitated for a moment, and said: "That Wang Yanhao, right? So you are currently being subjected to Cyber Violence, correct? We can help you contact that video uploader to see how you two need to handle this matter."

"After all, you also know, this..."

Xiao Du was already prepared to do the work; after all, no matter who it is, encountering such a thing for no reason would be unpleasant, but he had to clarify that in this matter, they could only say they would help be responsible for coordination.

It is a crime, but it has not reached the level of "seriously disrupting social order" as stipulated by the Criminal Law, so according to the regulations, there is indeed nothing that can be done.

However, before Xiao Du finished speaking, he saw an expression of understanding on the young man's face opposite him.

"It's fine, it's fine, officer. You being able to help me coordinate with the other party is already very good. I know this Defamation and Insult case is a Criminal Self-Prosecution Case; you have no way to handle it right now, I understand."

Hmm... hmm?

Xiao Du's current mood is probably the same feeling as when police officer Lao Li was prepared to explain the legal channels to Zhou Yi, only to find that the other party agreed directly.

"No, Mr. Wang, you even know that defamation and insult belong to Criminal Self-Prosecution?" Xiao Du smiled: "Our judicial departments are doing a good job with legal education now."

This thing, if you go out and ask people, if you ask them "what are the situations that are only handled upon complaint," see how many people can say it.

Criminal Law and Civil Law are different; Civil Law involves every aspect of our lives, but Criminal Law is different; many people feel that Criminal Law is very far away from them.

As a result, this young man actually knows about Criminal Self-Prosecution and even knows the specific situation!

Pusa Xiong naturally could not say that there is a very "criminal" Up Master who tells them stories all day, so he could only smile there.

"Alright then, since you know, and you are also a professional, I won't say much more. I will help you coordinate, and then how to handle it specifically, that is up to you."

"Let's exchange phone numbers; once there is a result, I will notify you in time."

Having reported the case, at the very least, the other party's identity information can definitely be obtained; for online defamation and insult cases, it is very difficult to obtain identity information.

And there is another terrifying point that did not appear in A Yi's videos: when you have exhausted your efforts and gone through various Litigation, only to finally obtain the other party's identity information through the platform, you discover that the girl who was saying all sorts of things online about you abandoning her is an eighty-three-year-old grandmother...

You can indeed argue with the platform, argue that their review of Real-name Registration information is not strict, and demand corresponding compensation.

However, not to mention having to file another Lawsuit, even if you win, it is just a little bit of compensation.

Pusa Xiong had not considered so much yet; he was just recalling how A Yi handled it when he encountered Cyber Violence before.

Oh right, not just the person who posted the video, but also those who stirred up the narrative, those who would stop at nothing for traffic and feast on human blood buns!

Those people are equally hateful!

Pusa Xiong usually considers the girls he sees to be normal; in other words, a normal girl would never make such statements, so the question arises, who are the people who are stirring up the narrative there?

And on the other side, Wang Jiajia was on the phone.

"Xiao Jie, I have already deleted the video. I just felt a bit angry at the time, so I... I really didn't mean it, and I didn't know it would cause such a big stir..."

Wang Jiajia was already frightened by the scene online.

She had thought about letting the other party experience Social Death, but she never thought about letting the other party be subjected to Cyber Violence!

But now it was out of her control; although she took the initiative to delete the video when she discovered the problem had become very serious, the Cyber Violence was still continuing.

"Wait, Xiao Jie, I have a call coming in..."

Wang Jiajia answered the other call, hummed a few times, and her face suddenly turned incomparably pale.

"Police officer, please listen to my explanation, really, I didn't intend this, and for me to do this, it shouldn't reach the point of..."

"Comrade, I can clearly tell you that what you have done already involves a crime, it's just that it belongs to a Criminal Self-Prosecution Case, and that comrade is thinking of filing a Private Prosecution, so you still have to come to the Police Station."

"And there is one more point..."

"I... okay, then, then I will go to the Police Station tomorrow, right? Okay, okay, I will definitely be there."

Hanging up the phone, Wang Jiajia sat on the bed in a daze; she had truly experienced the power of the internet.

In a short two days, her originally normal life was directly shattered; the police officer on the other side said it very clearly: if you don't take this seriously, it is very likely that the other party will file a Criminal Self-Prosecution against you.

By then, it won't be a matter of paying money and apologizing; it will be a matter of going straight to jail!

So Wang Jiajia was frightened; she never imagined that posting a video could possibly involve a crime!

The other party couldn't be lying to her, so she must apologize properly.

Soon it was the next morning; Wang Jiajia tidied up and went all the way to the Police Station.

"You are that person with the screen name 'Jiajia', right? I already explained the situation to you over the phone yesterday; now think about what you are prepared to do."

"At present, the Cyber Violence behavior triggered by your video has already caused serious consequences for the other party."

Being insulted didn't really matter to Pusa Xiong, but the fact that people had swarmed his book and ruined it was a huge blow, meaning he was now on the verge of having no income.

"Officer, I'm willing to apologize, I'm truly willing to apologize, yes, pay compensation, I'm willing to pay compensation too..."

Wang Jiajia started crying again; her regret was genuine. She really couldn't fathom now why she had acted like she'd lost her mind before, insisting on posting that video.

A normal person was now on the verge of being linked to jail time, and this waiting period before the fallout was the most agonizing part.

Xiao Du in front of her nodded, then immediately dialed Pusa Xiong's number.

"Hello, Mr. Wang, yes, it's me. We have contacted that lady, and she is now at our Police Station. She is also willing to apologize and pay compensation. What are your thoughts on this?"

At home, Pusa Xiong listened to the voice on the phone, thought for a moment, and said: "Well, Officer, since the other party is willing to apologize and pay compensation, I will tentatively agree not to pursue this further. However, she must eliminate the negative impact; at the very least, she must let my life return to normal!"

This was the thought Pusa Xiong had arrived at after careful deliberation. He had also considered launching a grand Lawsuit to make sure the other party received a lesson!

But thinking about it, he wasn't A Yi; he didn't have that much money. His book was now delisted, he couldn't earn money, and he could only live off his savings, which were dwindling with every cent spent.

It was impossible to throw everything into Legal Aid.

So, being able to get a sum of compensation was good after all.

Moreover, having watched A Yi's videos before, he knew that if the other party's attitude toward apologizing was good, A Yi would also withdraw the suit and accept Mediation.

Legal channels were merely a means to solve problems.

Now that the other party was apologizing so readily, although he still felt uncomfortable inside, he had no choice but to agree.

Looking on the bright side, A Yi had to file a Lawsuit to make people afraid, but I didn't even have to file one and the other party was already scared—doesn't that prove I'm stronger than A Yi?

This request was a bit difficult, but it was reasonable and fair, and Xiao Du quickly relayed it to Wang Jiajia.

"No problem, I can post an apology right now. Yes, post an apology video. As long as he doesn't pursue it, I will also try my best to pay the compensation!"

Having finally found a turning point, Wang Jiajia was now truly showing all sorts of cooperative attitudes.

Her previous video had high traffic, so Wang Jiajia felt that this apology video would certainly have no problem with traffic, and by then, it would also be able to eliminate the negative impact for him.

So, accompanied by Xiao Du, Wang Jiajia began recording the apology explanation video.

The main point was to clarify that there was no secret stalking, that both parties knew each other, and that it was a misunderstanding.

"Officer, I have to remind you: an apology must be sincere. You need to obtain the other party's forgiveness, not add fuel to the fire, do you understand?"

"You aren't even stating the real situation and are just calling it a 'misunderstanding'—is that acceptable?"

Xiao Du was speechless now. This girl in front of him—you could say she wasn't sensible, but she was very sensible, knowing she was facing jail time, hence her various good attitudes.

But you could say she was sensible, yet it was clearly her own refusal to pay that caused this, and now she still wanted to distort the facts in her video.

Now that she was about to apologize, she was playing little tricks again.

Wang Jiajia's expression changed. She was indeed playing little tricks; after all, if everyone found out that she had actually fabricated this whole thing, she would lose all face.

Therefore, she wanted to gloss over it by just saying it was a misunderstanding and be done with it.

As a result, she was seen right through by the police officer next to her.

Although Xiao Du was young, he had plenty of grassroots work experience. He often reminded many people during Mediation work that an apology must be sincere.

You have to know that the purpose of your apology is to make the other party forgive you, not to say that you have apologized just because you feel you have; these are two completely different concepts.

Wang Jiajia began re-recording the video. This time it was finally normal, detailing how she and her friend encountered heavy rain and couldn't get a taxi, how the other party kindly offered to drive her home, and how she then felt the one hundred yuan was too expensive.

Xiao Du specifically sent the video to Pusa Xiong, and only after obtaining his consent did he let Wang Jiajia post the video.

The matter was finally coming to an end. Whether it was Wang Jiajia or Pusa Xiong, both breathed a sigh of relief.

One felt she didn't have to go to jail, while the other thought he finally didn't have to be the scapegoat anymore.

According to the traffic of the event, at the latest in two days, his reputation would be restored, and he would be able to write books again.

However, several hours passed, and when Pusa Xiong opened the internet, what he saw was still the same barrage of attacks against him; the video Wang Jiajia posted had vanished like a stone in the ocean!

What was going on here?

That's not right, was it? The traffic was clearly so high before; how come now that he had collected evidence and called the police, finally trying for Self-Proving Innocence, no one was watching?

He made a phone call to Wang Jiajia, and Wang Jiajia on the other end was also a bit bewildered.

"Big Brother, I don't know why either. You saw it too, I was apologizing sincerely, but, but I don't know why there's no traffic."

"And I even sent this video individually to many big influencers who had high traffic before. By all logic, they definitely should have seen it, but I don't know what happened—none of them said anything..."

The previous Internet Violence had been overwhelming. Although some people didn't curse, many already knew that a guy named Wang Yanhao who wrote novels was a pervert!

A pervert who stalked people in the middle of the night.

Now that he was trying for Self-Proving Innocence, at the very least, the traffic should be as high as before, right?

But now? Those accounts that kept saying he was a pervert, saying he was this or that, acted as if they hadn't seen this information at all!

Seeing that there were still many uninformed people cursing him, Pusa Xiong truly cried. A grown man—according to others, crying was a sign of incompetence.

But he didn't know what to do now; he felt very aggrieved.

He tried hard to reply online to the person previously called "Ice Lemon Tea," saying that the matter had been reversed and that the person named Wang Yanhao was not a pervert.

"Really, you can search for it yourselves. The person involved has already posted a video, and your unbridled insults toward others are illegal. If people get serious, they can sue you!"

However, Pusa Xiong didn't expect that after he commented, there were replies very quickly below.

"Ice Lemon Tea": We are upholding justice, we are denouncing a pervert, and you're talking about suing? Please, let him sue! Do you know how many people are cursing him? Suing, really, whoever doesn't sue is a coward!

I don't believe it, he's going to sue thousands of people? I beg you, hurry up and let him sue, I'm really so scared.

"Chenchen Sleeping on Ice": +1, I cursed too, please let him sue me.

Bang! Pusa Xiong smashed the phone in his hand to pieces.

Could it be that only when he died would they know that someone had been wronged?

Why, just why!

No, if Pusa Xiong had been like a normal person before, thinking of smoothing things over, he couldn't endure it anymore now.

That person named Wang Jiajia had an attitude, and since she agreed to Mediation, then fine, let it be Mediation. But these people eating human blood buns, stirring up trouble, and clamoring that "whoever doesn't sue is a coward"—he truly couldn't endure them!

So, after hesitating for a moment, Pusa Xiong sent a message to Yuan Jie.

He knew that asking A Yi for help with this matter was the best option, but the relationship between him and A Yi was not that close, and he did not have contact information, only private messages.

But it was different with Yuan Jie; he had been a fan of Yuan Jie from the very beginning...

Chapter one of Sleep Aid, it wasn't an intentional delay; that chapter last night went through trials and tribulations, getting blocked every time I posted it, and I've already received a Warning, so the detailed outline for this entire plot has been heavily revised... focusing only on Cyber Violence, that should be fine, right.

I've been worried all day today, my mouth has even developed blisters; you all have high blood pressure reading it, and I'm getting inflamed writing it..

Thanks to 999, Wenchidage, Yi Bi Hui Wo Xin, Xingqu Shiran De Shen Chou Gou, Reader 150, Book Friend 2021, Another Newbie, Wenchidage, Ququ Zhiming Xiaoshang, Feimaowuyu, thank you brothers for the tips, thank you.

(End of this chapter)