Chapter 431: So what exactly can be done about this?

Some say this is the era of the internet celebrity, where every one of us can become an internet celebrity.

And the ultimate answer for an internet celebrity is selling goods; this is the best way to convert traffic into profit.

Many people feel that no one around them pays attention to those internet celebrities, but that is still because of one's social circle.

In fact, internet celebrity product promotion is even more profitable than you imagine; otherwise, why would those celebrities all be willing to shamelessly hawk goods even when they aren't filming anymore?

Wu Qiuling bought Weight Loss Candy from an internet celebrity named "A Mei"; at the time, she looked at the comments section, and everyone said this weight loss medicine had excellent results.

Furthermore, there were many advertisements claiming this Weight Loss Candy was "exclusive for models," "can make you lose thirty jin in one month," and that you could lose weight without needing to reduce your intake.

As for the source, it came from the Bangzi Country; after all, the medical aesthetics industry in that country is extremely developed, so many people feel that weight loss products from there must be good products.

It was just that after eating this thing, she felt her heart rate accelerate and felt palpitations; when she consulted customer service earlier, they said this was a normal phenomenon, that having side effects was normal, and that she just needed to drink more water.

But... never mind, Wu Qiuling thought she would ask customer service again at noon today.

The busy work hours passed quickly; after drinking a lot of water and going to the bathroom many times, she felt a bit better, which made Wu Qiuling think that it really seemed to be fine.

But she still had to ask customer service.

She asked about the recent situation on her phone, and the customer service representative on the other side responded.

"Hello, these are all normal phenomena; just drink more water. Moreover, your weight has already changed. As long as you persist in taking it, you can definitely succeed in losing weight!"

"We already have quite a few young ladies here who have succeeded; you must persist."

Is that so? Wu Qiuling nodded to herself; as long as it was effective, that was fine.

Girls, after all, love beauty, and they have a kind of obsession with becoming thin.

To become thin, you simply cannot imagine the kinds of things many girls will do...

Moving your legs is actually something many people can do, but controlling your mouth is truly tough.

So she didn't take it to heart anymore, and the customer service representative on the other side said that if the results slowed down, they could also recommend other products to her, another type of Weight Loss Capsule, which was also selling like hotcakes.

After thinking about it, Wu Qiuling pushed the relevant products to Fang Xiaoying, because this roommate of hers had previously asked her what weight loss medicine was effective.

They had already moved out of that apartment of Huo Pengfei's and rented a place of their own.

Zhou Yi had finished gossiping here and sighed that Lao Zhou couldn't even keep a girlfriend; trash.

Never mind, he should just ponder what to eat after work today.

Two days passed in a flash; Lawyer Fang had already returned from the Imperial Capital. In his own words, he had a great time again this trip.

Lawyer Fang is always very happy whether he goes to Modu or the Imperial Capital, but the Huadong University of Political Science and Law is very special, because the students there are so ruthless they even sue their own school...

And, they actually succeeded; can you believe it?

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Time arrived at evening; Zhou Yi drove his Four Circles straight to the law firm. A new store had opened in a shopping mall, and the three of them had agreed to go experience it.

As it turned out, after arriving at the law firm, he discovered that Lawyer Fang was a bit busy today.

"You guys go first, order the food and wait for me; I should be done soon!" Lawyer Fang said casually while sitting behind his office desk.

Zhou Yi nodded, then set off with Zhou Xinran.

As it turned out, as they drove, he felt that today really wasn't suitable for driving; it was Friday, and it was too congested.

Especially the area where this shopping mall was located; it was so congested you couldn't even stay there, but helplessly, they had already driven in. Even if they wanted to leave, there was no way to leave; they could only bite the bullet and head inside.

Experienced drivers all know that this kind of traffic jam is truly the most annoying; from time to time, there are some queue-jumping dogs who want to get in, and you have to use your wits to fight them.

If people force their way in, you have no choice; very few people will confront them, because that is just asking for trouble for yourself.

Zhou Mouren is naturally also a normal person; in such a situation, his temper flared up all at once.

Fortunately, there was still Zhou Xinran beside him.

"Hey, yes, just like that, road rage, hurry up and get road rage, get irritable, hit them, have a fight, and you'll happily secure three years, or maybe ten; anyway, there are so many acquaintances of yours inside, you won't be lonely once you're in."

"Oh right, if you're not careful and beat someone to death, there's even a possibility of life imprisonment or even the Death Penalty; I heard that death row inmates even have to buy their own bullets. Keep it up, Zhou Yi, I believe in you!"

Zhou Yi silently suppressed his anger; what is a best friend? This is probably what a best friend is.

One can only say that lawyers have a rather special way of persuading people.

Lawyer Fang? Lawyer Fang's way of persuading people is even more special...

It's just that the irritability brought on by this kind of massive traffic jam cannot be eliminated.

After much difficulty, they finally arrived at the entrance of the underground parking lot, but there was a long line here too; sigh, just wait then.

And at this moment, inside the parking lot, a woman was walking while talking on the phone, saying: "Hi, don't even mention it, it's congested to death here; there's a line at the entrance."

"You're driving over, right? Well, it's not easy to park here; wait a moment, I see a parking space, I'll help you hold it first; it's fine, I'll stand there, who would dare do anything to me."

The woman's name was Dong Shuqin; she hung up the phone while talking, and then began to look around. Very quickly, she discovered a car leaving, and there was an empty parking space.

Her luck was not bad; she went straight up, stood in that parking space, and started playing on her phone.

On the other side, after half a day of waiting in line, Zhou Mouren finally got in; parking spaces are too tight right now.

After Zhou Yi entered, he drove around for a bit and quickly found an empty parking space.

"Xinran, help me remember the number of this parking space, otherwise we'll have to search for half a day after we finish eating tonight." Zhou Yi said casually.

There's no way around it; these large shopping malls nowadays have parking lots that are truly too big. Sometimes you park the car, and after a meal, you can't find it.

Even so, whenever it's a special time, the parking spaces will be packed...

Zhou Xinran looked and suddenly said: "Hey, look at that person standing over there, playing on her phone."

Zhou Yi looked up and it seemed to really be the case; there was indeed a woman standing there, playing on her phone while looking around, not knowing what she was looking at.

"Is she standing in the wrong place? I'll go down and tell her." Zhou Xinran said from the side, then opened the car door and got out.

Zhou Yi, on the other hand, thought about it for a moment and didn't turn off the car engine; he aimed the Dash Cam toward the front and, while he was at it, hung the Sports Camera on his chest.

Because he had a feeling that the other party wasn't just standing in the wrong place...

In front, Zhou Xinran said: "Hello, we are going to park here now; you see, you are standing here blocking us from parking, could you please move aside?"

And on the opposite side, Dong Shuqin didn't even lift her head when she heard this, continuing to play on her phone as she said: "You guys go find somewhere else to park; my friend's car will be here in a moment, I've claimed this parking space."

What the hell? Zhou Mouren looked at his Sports Camera; it really hadn't been a waste to prepare it!

Ever since the system upgraded, such situations hadn't really appeared much, and Zhou Yi had almost thought that such unreasonable people no longer existed in life.

But now he discovered that the aura of the system's grandson was still in operation!

Is this the legendary "Human Parking Spot Occupation"?

Zhou Xinran frowned, but she still maintained a smile and said, "However, you see, it seems there are no parking spots left here, and there is nowhere else to park."

Zhou Yi didn't speak; although he was a bit disgusted by things like "Human Parking Spot Occupation," he still had to distinguish between what was important and what was not. Right now, the important thing was to park first.

"That's not my concern. What does it have to do with me whether you can park or not? Anyway, I've occupied this place; it's my parking spot now," Dong Shuqin said again.

She had occupied parking spots like this before, and whenever she met those who wanted to park, that was exactly what she said.

Although those drivers were also very disgusted, they still left obediently in the end.

Otherwise, there was no other way; after all, with a full-grown person standing there, what could you do? Drive straight in?

That would be a joke. If you caused even a little bit of trouble, that would be much more troublesome than parking.

Hearing this, Zhou Yi was immediately displeased. He stepped forward two paces, intending to reason with this woman, but was pulled back by Zhou Xinran beside him.

"Don't get into trouble with her; there's no reasoning with her. Let's go look elsewhere first; parking is the priority."

Since it was Zhou Xinran who persuaded him, Zhou Yi could only nod.

After getting in the car, Zhou Xinran said, "You, there's no point in being serious with such people. I just thought about it; it seems there are no regulations saying that occupying a parking spot with a person is wrong, so don't go and reason with her."

While driving to look for a parking spot, Zhou Yi said, "This... there are no regulations? But she is clearly in the wrong; is there really nothing we can do?"

Zhou Xinran shook her head and said, "Legally speaking, there probably isn't. I encountered this situation when I was in university, and there really was nothing to be done. Our teacher at the time couldn't think of anything either. Calling the police is basically useless."

Great, he was in a good mood today, but after being messed with like this, he felt like he wouldn't even be able to eat dinner well.

Forget it, let's just park first.

But it was like seeing a ghost; he drove through both the upper and lower levels of this underground garage and couldn't find a single parking spot!

There was no other way; he had to go back and park there, he just didn't know if the other party's friend had arrived yet.

After driving back, he found that the other party was still standing there.

Zhou Yi once again aimed the Dash Cam at the parking spot, then readied the Sports Camera, and got out of the car with Zhou Xinran.

"Miss, we just drove a lap, and as you can see, it's really full here. Even if your friend comes, there's no way to get in."

"Besides, this parking spot is meant for parking, after all. You occupying it like this isn't right, is it?"

Thanks to Zhou Xinran saying there was nothing to be done, Zhou Yi was already trying his best to speak nicely. However, the Dong Shuqin opposite them started getting annoyed again after seeing their car come back.

"Are you two going to be a bother or not? I already told you, whether you have a place to park or not is none of my business. I've already occupied this place, and my friend will be here soon!"

After a pause, Dong Shuqin continued: "Do you even know what a public parking spot means? There are so many Legal Blinds in this society. What, are you unable to understand human speech?"

What the hell? Zhou Yi looked at Zhou Xinran beside him. This time, Zhou Cainiao directly made a gesture of invitation, then walked to the side to make a phone call.

"What kind of talk is that? You know this is a parking spot, right? A parking spot isn't a person spot, is it? You say you're right just because you're standing here? You said 'arriving soon,' but we've already driven a lap and they're still not here!"

"And you say I don't know how to talk? Do you even know how to talk?"

Dong Shuqin was already feeling annoyed because her friend hadn't arrived for a long time, and now this man opposite her actually dared to argue with her, which made her even more unhappy.

"I don't know how to talk? Come, come, come, I'm standing right here today. Try touching me and see what happens. I've occupied it, so what? If you're not convinced, go find a wall and bang your head against it; stop with the nonsense here!"

As she spoke, she started making a phone call: "Are you almost here? Hurry up. I'm still occupying the parking spot; there are two people here arguing with me. Alright, waiting for you."

Zhou Yi felt that fire of his really rising up!

"I'll ask you one more time: are you going to move or not? If not, I'm calling the police!"

Hearing this, Dong Shuqin curled her lips in disdain: "Go ahead and call them, who's stopping you? Anyway, I'm not moving. This is my parking spot, I'm standing right here, let's see who dares to touch me!"

She had already planned it out: if anyone dared to come up and use force, she would just lie down and scream rape. In this day and age, who doesn't know how to pin a label on someone?

Just at this moment, a security guard walked over from the side and asked, "What's going on here?"

"It's her; she's standing here and won't let our car in, saying her friend's car is arriving soon. It's been twenty minutes and there's no sign of them," Zhou Xinran replied.

She had just contacted the Property Management of this mall.

The security guard looked at Dong Shuqin and said, "You occupying the parking spot like this isn't right. Everyone is waiting in line there; there has to be a first-come, first-served basis. You doing this..."

But before the security guard could finish, Dong Shuqin roared: "What's wrong with it? How did I occupy the parking spot? Didn't I arrive first? Which law says I can't occupy a parking spot?"

The security guard was stunned for a moment, then said, "I'm talking to you nicely. I'm saying that what you're doing is wrong, you know? It's immoral; those people have been waiting in line so hard..."

"So it's not hard for me to occupy the parking spot? Why are you yelling at me?"

The two sides argued for a few sentences, and the security guard was also very helpless. They had no law enforcement power, and in the face of such a situation, they could be said to be at their wit's end.

If they dared to do anything, they would be exposed online in a minute.

Because a quarrel had broken out here, some other people who had come to the mall and parked their cars came over to watch the excitement.

After understanding the situation, many people started discussing it.

It was mainly this "Human Parking Spot Occupation" situation that made many people very disgusted, especially those who had been driving and waiting in line for a long time.

But just as Dong Shuqin had thought, no one dared to touch her. Now that there were more people, she was even less worried and even picked up her phone to start filming.

In this atmosphere, a car drove in.

Seeing this, Dong Shuqin hurriedly shouted, "Over here, over here!"

Just now, because Zhou Yi was worried about other cars coming in behind, he had moved the car to the side, so at this moment, the car that had just entered drove straight over.

To be reasonable, Zhou Mouren felt very aggrieved. He had already called the police, but it would take time for the police officers to arrive. However, if he let the other party park in, even if the police officers came, they would only criticize and educate them.

Dong Shuqin looked at Zhou Yi and the other person, then hurried to point out the direction for that car. However, just as she left the parking spot, Zhou Xinran went straight in and stood in her original position.

Seeing this scene, the car that had already prepared to back in had to stop. Dong Shuqin roared directly: "What are you doing? This is my parking spot..."

However, before she could finish, she was interrupted by Zhou Xinran.

"What 'your' parking spot? Everyone just saw it; she has already left the parking spot, so now this is my parking spot. Is there a problem?"

What? Dong Shuqin was stunned on the spot.

Only Zhou Mouren stood there, feeling on one hand that this scene was quite satisfying, but on the other hand, feeling a bit sorrowful.

Even for a cheater like him, there was no way to handle certain things in life, especially when facing such unreasonable people; it seemed you could only be unreasonable yourself to confront her.

It was the same with that incident involving Xu Yufeng before.

Fighting fire with fire sounded like it wouldn't work, or at least for him, Zhou Yi, it shouldn't be done this way, but when facing such a situation, there really was no other way.

Or... was there a way, and he just didn't know it?

No, he had to consult with Lawyer Fang about this; it couldn't be that there was absolutely no way to deal with such a situation.

Dong Shuqin was stunned for only a moment before she quickly roared, "What is wrong with you people? This is a public parking spot, you know? What, just because you're standing here, it's yours?"

Hearing this, Zhou Xinran said unhurriedly, "But just now, when you were standing here, you said this parking spot was yours. Why have you changed your tune now?"

"Can that be the same? I was here first..."

"But everyone saw it, and there is Monitoring here. You already left the parking spot just now, so it seems there's no problem with me occupying the spot now, right? Isn't that your own reasoning?"

Many people nearby revealed smiles, and the security guard also looked satisfied; this girl was so pretty, why was she so eloquent?

Seeing Dong Shuqin stop talking, Zhou Xinran was even happier: "What's wrong? Why aren't you talking? Go ahead, we are all reasonable people, aren't we?"

"Of course, you also cannot be unreasonable and come up to touch me. If you do, I'll say the same thing: I'm standing right here, let's see who dares to touch me?"

Dong Shuqin completely shut her mouth, and at this moment, the car door nearby opened, and a man stepped out; he had tattoos on his arms and looked very fierce.

Zhou Xinran looked natural; so what if he looked fierce? She had personally sent quite a few men who looked very fierce to prison.

"Who dares to touch you? I'm telling you, you'd better move aside now. If you don't..."

"And if I don't, then what?" a voice rang out.

The tattooed man looked over and saw a young man standing out.

"The kid is pretty arrogant, huh? Trying to be a hero?"

"Don't talk nonsense. If you want to fight, you'd better be quick. I called the police five minutes ago. If you hurry up and kill me, you might still have a few minutes to run away. If you don't have that intention, then talk less!"

Holy crap... the tattooed man was instantly stunned.

Are you trying to sound tough? But why would you mention calling the police?

Should he bet on whether the other party actually called the police? That definitely wouldn't work.

But just leaving like this would make him lose face; what they were arguing about before was the parking spot, but now it was no longer about the parking spot.

Just as they were deadlocked, some police officers finally rushed over from the side.

They were truly panting; it was too congested outside, and it wasn't a case of just turning on the police lights and sirens to drive in, so Lao Zhou and his apprentice had to get out of the car some distance away and run over.

"What's going on? What's the situation?"

Lao Zhou looked around, and then he saw a certain handsome guy in front of the crowd, and he immediately felt his head start to throb.

At this moment, a thought arose in Lao Zhou's heart: Why is it that every time there's a crackdown on vice... oh no, every time there's a conflict, you're there!

The key is that you've moved away now, and our recent performance stats have dropped a lot.

However, he didn't show any sign of recognizing Zhou Yi and just started asking about the situation.

Human Parking Spot Occupation, it always happens during holidays; Lao Zhou had dealt with it many times.

"Dong Shuqin, right? Do you know what kind of place this is?" Lao Zhou asked, looking at Dong Shuqin.

Dong Shuqin looked at Lao Zhou; she didn't expect the other party to actually call the police.

But she didn't feel any fear; after all, people had called the police before, and when they arrived, they would at most lecture them a bit, what else could they do?

Therefore, she said directly, "This is a parking spot, but I was here first, officer. So why..."

Lao Zhou interrupted her directly: "Just because this is a parking spot, a public parking spot. If there are no special regulations, it should uphold the principle of first-come, first-served for vehicles to park in an orderly manner. You tell me, is it reasonable for you to occupy a parking spot by yourself?"

Dong Shuqin was still a bit unconvinced: "But there's no rule saying a car must be here; if a person arrives, it counts as arriving too."

"Since it's a parking spot, why would a person arriving count as arriving?" Lao Zhou retorted.

Zhou Xinran didn't interrupt, and Lao Zhou kept talking, but it seemed the other party wasn't listening to him at all.

Fortunately, when Lao Zhou said he would take them back, both of them instantly cowered.

"Officer, we do realize we were wrong. This is a parking spot, we shouldn't occupy it like this."

Lao Zhou nodded and said a few more words to Zhou Xinran, but he was still Lao Zhou after all, and he didn't say anything like "you shouldn't follow them and do this."

In reality, there are too many such situations; the other party can be immoral, but if you fight fire with fire to counter them, you will also be criticized.

People often say, if a dog bites you, can you bite it back?

They can break the law, but you cannot.

After the criticism, Lao Zhou automatically walked to the side; his task was completed. As long as both sides didn't argue or fight, he was fine.

And on Zhou Xinran's side, she had already spoken up: "The matter of the parking spot is settled, but what about other things? How about the fact that she just called us both Legal Blinds?"

Lao Zhou didn't speak, and Dong Shuqin on the side flared up again: "What, can't I say a word when arguing? Didn't you guys curse at me too?"

Zhou Yi stepped forward and said: "We didn't curse at you. You can think about it carefully; from beginning to end, we didn't say a single curse word to you. Raising one's voice doesn't mean one is cursing."

He was just arguing a point loudly; that could be considered a quarrel, but a quarrel is not the same as cursing.

Cursing requires insulting the other person's character to count.

"So I did curse, so what? Now that the parking spot is yours to park in, what else do you want?" Dong Shuqin asked with a livid face.

"An apology. Apologize to us, because you just infringed upon our Right of Reputation."

Having hung around with Lawyer Fang for so long and filed so many lawsuits, he still knew about the Right of Reputation.

"Right of Reputation? Are you kidding me? Two Legal Blinds are here lecturing me on the law. I find it funny that you're talking about the Right of Reputation. I won't apologize, what can you do? If you have the ability, go sue me!"

People, why do they always keep this phrase on their lips?

And she was still calling herself a Legal Blind; didn't she see Lao Zhou on the side covering his face?

He could be considered the person who understood Zhou Yi best besides Zhou Xinran; this kid could stir up trouble even when there was nothing, let alone when there was something.

He could already imagine the bewildered expression on the other party's face when they received the Court Summons.

It was precisely because Lao Zhou was there that Dong Shuqin got into the car as soon as she finished speaking; she felt she had already lost face today.

As for Zhou Yi, he parked the car and then went upstairs with Zhou Xinran; this was truly frustrating.

Seeing that the parties involved had left, everyone else dispersed as well.

Not long after the two sat down, Fang Dazhuang finally arrived, only to find upon entering the private room that both of them were in a bad mood.

"What's wrong with you two? You haven't even ordered, just sitting here angry? Did you two have a fight?" Fang Dazhuang asked, looking curious.

Fighting is good; only by fighting does it show there are feelings.

Fang Dazhuang really worries his heart out day after day...

Zhou Yi shook his head upon hearing this and said: "No, it's just that we encountered someone earlier, a particularly disgusting person."

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered—right, the person opposite him was Fang Dazhuang!

He hurriedly added: "Fang Dazhuang, here is the situation: just now when we came over to park, we saw someone there engaging in Human Parking Spot Occupation..."

He recounted the general situation and then asked: "For this kind of thing, besides suing her for Defamation of Reputation, do we have any other good methods?"

Fang Dazhuang's eyes lit up, and he then laughed: "Don't be stifled anymore, you two; I've heard of this Human Parking Spot Occupation thing before."

He paused and then said: "Regarding this matter, Xinran is actually right. Truth be told, Human Parking Spot Occupation is just a moral issue, unless it truly disturbs public order..."

Zhou Xinran had a very solid foundation in law; those who disturb order in such public places could potentially be subject to Detention.

But the other party's behavior clearly did not disturb order.

So when Lao Zhou arrived, it was only a matter of criticism and education.

However, if they still failed to recognize their mistake, then they would have to be taken back to the Police Station for a bit of criticism and education.

Basically, if it reached that step, even those who hadn't realized their mistake would realize it; the Police Station is a place of regret.

Fang Dazhuang was, of course, being modest when he said that; in fact, he hadn't just heard of it, he had specifically researched it.

What was recorded in that little notebook wasn't just those big cases, but more often things that few people usually study, yet when encountered, make many people feel disgusted, but for which there is no way to handle.

Like this matter of Human Parking Spot Occupation, he had specifically researched it, and the conclusion reached was that it is not suitable for Legal Aid, because the investment and the harvest are two completely different concepts.

Zhou Yi had known Fang Dazhuang for so long that he knew what he meant by "heard of it," so he didn't speak, just listened quietly.

"This is the current mainstream view, but, I actually have some thoughts on this matter; we can discuss them if I lay them out," Fang Dazhuang thought for a moment and said.

"After all, this is a paid parking lot; cars are charged upon entry. If your car only needed to park for two hours, but because the other party stood there blocking it and preventing you from parking, it resulted in an extra hour or half an hour, who should pay for that money?"

"After all, it's a parking lot; people don't get charged for entering."

Zhou Yi and Zhou Xinran looked at each other—holy crap, this... can it be interpreted this way?

Fang Dazhuang was already looking eager: "Of course, it's not easy to get evidence for this, but it doesn't matter, I can produce it!"

"These are two cases, oh!"

One is a Lawsuit for Infringement regarding Right of Reputation, and the other is a Lawsuit for Infringement regarding property rights. The Civil Procedure Law has provisions; generally, one case has one cause of action, no problem.

Perhaps the money sought in both is not much, but if it were really for the money, then no one would do this!

Fang Dazhuang picked up a cup of water and laughed: "Since she said to sue her as you please, then sue as you please. Want to receive a Summons? It's very simple."

Paying money is secondary; one can also make the other party apologize.

Zhou Yi also picked up his water: "Then let's do it. Although it's still not quite satisfying enough, but... just imagining the surprised look on the other party's face after receiving the Summons makes it worth it."

Once the business was discussed, they started chatting about other things.

Fang Dazhuang never lacked cold knowledge of jurisprudence.

For example, everyone knows that the crime of sabotaging a military marriage is punishable by imprisonment, but few people know that this crime punishes the man who does the sabotaging; the spouse of the military personnel is not punished.

The reason is very simple; this crime was originally intended to maintain the family. If you strike and end up putting the wife in as well, then that makes it so... the family is gone.

Then Fang Dazhuang brought up topics like "If someone mistakes a living person for a dead person and rapes them, is it classified as the crime of rape or the crime of insulting a corpse," making tonight's conversation become very 'criminal'.

Dinner time passed in such interesting topics. After eating, Zhou Yi and Fang Dazhuang headed straight to the law firm to sign the engagement contract; Fang Dazhuang would start working tomorrow.

An eight-thousand-character long chapter, goodnight everyone. This short event wasn't added on the fly, but was part of the whole event; it's not that Lao Zhou is messing around, and to be honest, this kind of thing... happens too much in reality.

Thanks to Feimaowuyu, another newcomer brother, A-Bo, Reader 150, Feimaowuyu, Wen Chi, and Ai Zuomeng De Dongdong; thanks to the brothers for the tips, thank you.

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