Since we are both reborn, of course I would choose the rich woman!

Chapter 325 The Internet Is Not a Lawless Zone (6k views, please subscribe)

The crimes of "false accusation" and "spreading rumors and defamation" are completely different.

These two crimes share the commonality of targeting specific individuals and employing fabricated facts. However, their main difference lies in their object of attack: the former infringes upon a citizen's personal rights, while the latter infringes upon a citizen's reputation.

The subjective aspects are also different: the former aims to subject others to criminal prosecution, while the latter aims to damage the reputation of others.

There are other differences, but these two points alone are enough to change the nature of the matter.

Spreading rumors and defamation carries a maximum sentence of three years or less. Even if Lü Yao is very influential, with a suspended sentence and other factors, it's hard to say whether Liu Huihui can secure a stable job. But false accusations and framing are different; their maximum sentence is three to ten years.

No matter how cooperative Liu Huihui is, she still has to have a five-year "iron rice bowl" (guaranteed job). When she comes out after five years, it will be a completely different world.

and so.

When Lü Yao saw that Liu Huihui had submitted the indictment and that the relevant information could be found in the local judicial system, Lü Yao immediately began the legal process.

However, people outside the system are unaware of these procedures.

While everyone was still immersed in the internet frenzy, especially during this period of 2016, the restless awakening power of the "little fairies" filled their empty minds. Feelings of "shared suffering" and "common hatred" gradually filled their empty minds, and then these emotions transformed into words that surged in the waves of the internet:

"What that young lady said is true. What girl would joke about her innocence? It's really too much! And yet, someone is protecting someone like Lu Ze in this matter! He's committed a crime!"

"This young lady is so brave and deserves more support! I support you! I will try my best to share this so that more people will pay attention to you!"

"This young lady is simply a beacon of light for us girls. If Xiao Huihui's incident isn't handled properly, what safety do we girls have left?"

More and more female netizens are joining the ranks of those supporting Liu Huihui.

The video posted by Liu Huihui is spreading at an extremely fast pace. She has become a sensation not only on Weibo, but also on WeChat official accounts, WeChat Moments, Neihan Duanzi, Toutiao, and other media platforms, where discussions about this news are everywhere.

More and more female netizens are joining the ranks of those supporting Liu Huihui.

More and more media outlets are joining the discussion on this matter.

Did Lü Yao really assault that female internet celebrity?

How should we view the online mockery and disdain expressed by male netizens regarding this matter?

"Looking at the Lü Yao and female internet celebrity incident, what does it reveal about the quality of Chinese netizens and the overall quality of the population? Where does our future lie?"

With this unprecedented surge in traffic, all sorts of freaks and monsters jumped out to offer their opinions. These freaks and monsters used this surge of traffic to promote their ideas with a mission in mind, quickly turning the Chinese internet into a chaotic mess.

Liu Huihui has made a killing in this marketing campaign. One of her videos received over 500,000 reposts, with likes and comments hovering around 300,000. Most importantly, her followers across all platforms have skyrocketed.

On Weibo, Liu Huihui's account gained over a million followers.

On Douyin, Liu Huihui's account has seen its followers surge to over 500,000.

On platforms such as Kuaishou, Xiaohongshu, and WeChat official accounts, Liu Huihui's personal accounts have gained more than one million followers.

Even many accounts impersonating Liu Huihui can easily gain over 10,000 or 50,000 followers.

Before this incident, Liu Huihui had less than one million followers across all platforms. Now, her total number of followers has increased by nearly five times.

Liu Huihui was very happy. She even felt that she was the chosen one of the internet gods, possessing the supreme talent for attracting traffic.

Meanwhile, various media outlets participating in this marketing frenzy are also using this wave of traffic to frantically gain followers and increase data for their accounts.

Meanwhile, Lü Yao himself watched calmly from behind the scenes.

He instructed his company's legal counsel to write down the names of the most active bloggers online, preparing to sue them later. At the same time, Lü Yao also told his legal team that neither he nor the company would take a single penny of the compensation from this lawsuit; it would all go into the legal team's bonus pool.

With Lü Yao's promise, the company's legal staff were all instantly energized and highly motivated.

You should know that people who can work as legal counsel in commercial companies are all shrewd and cunning. Their level of experience is only slightly better than those in finance, but in terms of treachery, those newcomers in finance can't compare to these commercial legal counsel.

Now that Lü Yao has said this, the meaning is very clear—

Kill these people!
How much money you make depends entirely on your own abilities.

This was a perfect opportunity for the legal team to make extra money while on official business. So, the legal team members who received Lu Yao's orders were all eager to get started, spending their days patrolling the internet with their eyes wide open, and the amount of materials they had was increasing day by day.

three days later.

Lu Yao already knew that the three judicial departments had filed a case, but it would take some time before he received the summons, so Lu Yao began to take action.

First, he selected a relatively active and seemingly real marketing account from among his online trolls, and then anonymously exposed some of Liu Huihui's private information. Before anyone could react, the account was quickly deleted.

However, the content about Liu Huihui's private information posted by this account was quickly forwarded by marketing accounts under Lü Yao's command, as well as other marketing accounts and bloggers who wanted to ride the wave of popularity, and it quickly went viral.

The information released by Lü Yao was none other than Liu Huihui's past hotel booking records, specifically with different people.

This record shows that from her university years to her time as an unemployed person, Liu Huihui would go out to a hotel room almost every week to practice her card skills. However, the duration of each card-playing partner was usually short, with the longest being less than ten months and the shortest being...

Within a month, Liu Huihui went out to practice her card skills with three different people in turn.

Once this record was exposed, it immediately went viral on social media.

"Holy crap, is this really that exciting? Is this for real?"

"The number of men this little wench has could almost fill two football teams. Speaking of football..."

"Wait, is it even possible to make this? Isn't that a bit too much?"

This is nothing compared to last year, when a video of a female driver being brutally beaten by a male driver went viral online. At first, netizens felt sorry for the female driver who was beaten.

After the dashcam footage was released, public opinion, which had initially been overwhelmingly condemning the male driver, began to reverse. It turned out that the female driver had repeatedly provoked him, leading to his beating. The reason the male driver beat the female driver was because she repeatedly cut him off on the road, almost causing an accident.

There were children in the male driver's car.

Later, the female driver who was beaten cried out for justice online, trying to use public opinion to completely crush the male driver. In the end, it was the netizens who saw the injustice and doxxed her data, only to find that the woman who repeatedly cut off other cars had booked hotel rooms more than 200 times in six months; she was purely provoking others with the attitude of a strong person first, and then trying to gain sympathy by acting like a weak person after being beaten.

The twists and turns of this event last year were quite fascinating.

And this moment is just like that moment back then.

Once Liu Huihui's hotel booking records of more than 400 times over five consecutive years were exposed, netizens had a very interesting reaction. Through the online comments, Lü Yao could even see how interesting the netizens' expressions were.

"Damn it, guys! I did a quick calculation: 52 weeks a year, minus my period, that's 40 weeks a year, 200 weeks in five years. 203+ hotel room records, what does that even mean, guys?!"

"I go out at least two or three times a week [crying][crying]"

"I thought she was a pure and innocent young lady, but I never expected this! [crying][crying]"

"What you perceive as a tree-lined path is actually already bustling with traffic—Shakespeare"

"The tree-lined path you yearn for is actually covered in frost every morning and evening—Kanwodeji"

"You think she just opened doors for people? Bullshit! Maybe someone died inside!"

Once netizens' innocent filter was shattered, those who had once admired Xiao Huihui and even thought of taking advantage of this opportunity to make their move were suddenly exposed, displaying their linguistic talents and expressing their most malicious thoughts in the most civilized language.

When Xiao Huihui was attacked by the backlash, the insults and abuse she suffered... those with slightly fragile minds would probably have become truly depressed that very night.

However, amidst the overwhelming criticism, many female netizens expressed doubts about the matter:
"A conspiracy! This is definitely a conspiracy! How could they find hotel records from five years ago? This must be fake."

"Even if it's not fake, this act of exposing a girl's private information is outrageous and should be punished by law!"

"Don't be afraid, Xiao Huihui! We support you! We must find the person who exposed your personal information and bring them to justice."

However, many male netizens also had other thoughts after this incident: "Damn, this made me realize that I should check hotel records before getting married in the future. Otherwise, after buying a house, a car, and so much dowry, it would be so painful to end up marrying a car that has been through many hands and is about to be scrapped."

"Brother is right. Actually, being close to being scrapped isn't a big problem. The real concern is that this car might have a spirit ring inside it."

"If there's more than one, then we're in even more trouble."

This kind of thinking spread rapidly under the storm caused by Xiaohuijiang, which made many female netizens angry and a little flustered.

"Why are you men so shameless!"

"Who hasn't booked a hotel room before? Isn't it normal for us girls to go out and stay in hotels?"

"Are all you men bored and have nothing better to do?" And when they are so flustered and so angry, it says a lot.

This is like a man and a woman gambling together at a table, and the woman can see the cards... But even in this situation, the woman is afraid of losing. What does that tell us?
As such thoughts began to spread online, many male players in the Chinese server fell into deep thought.

Unfortunately, although the internet at Tokyo University is developing rapidly, it has not yet reached everyone. Coupled with the existence of information cocoons and the "Turtle Man" phenomenon in the Chinese server, male players in the Chinese server still have a very long and difficult road ahead.

Even in the next decade, male players in the Chinese server will remain at the bottom of the meta.

This was just a small reflection triggered by this incident. For some unknown reason, the spread of similar thoughts was quickly blocked within a certain range and could not continue to spread outward.

The protagonist of this incident—Liu Huihui—is indeed quite extraordinary.

Around 10 p.m., Liu Huihui, looking increasingly haggard, posted another video. In this video, Liu Huihui's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and her eyes were bloodshot. Her haggard and broken appearance almost seemed to burst out of the phone screen.

Facing the camera, Liu Huihui cried and said, "I really didn't expect that some people could be so vicious. After taking away my innocence, they even used such fabricated information to slander and smear me."

"I don't know who released this information, but I know their intentions. But I have nothing to hide, and I'm here waiting for you to confront me!"

"You won't be able to defeat me!"

Her haggard and broken appearance, along with her stubborn expression and resounding words, were quite infectious. Even Lü Yao had to admire Liu Huihui's acting skills.

But Lü Yao could also see the ambition in her eyes.

Liu Huihui really wants to make a living in the internet industry. If she can successfully weather this storm, or even if she fails but doesn't pay a heavy price, she might wait for the hype to die down and start a new account on other platforms, or even overseas platforms, to make a living in the internet industry.

pity.

Her opponent this time is Lü Yao.

How big is the gap?

A young boxer of Tyson's caliber claims to be female, so he goes to participate in a women's boxing competition. Just as this boxer is about to sweep the women's boxing ring, he turns around and finds that his opponent is Mother of Ultra.

Since Liu Huihui's video was released, online discussions about it have intensified, with particularly sharp polarization among netizens.

Female netizens who believe in Liu Huihui and male netizens who do not believe in Liu Huihui have engaged in a heated and heated online discussion. During this discussion, the information of many female netizens and male netizens was exposed. You ask why the information of male netizens was not exposed?
Because netizens who can open other people's boxes aren't that stupid.

Just like how gray men won't be recruited by women's circles.

but.

After Liu Huihui released the video demanding a confrontation, Lü Yao's side has not taken any further action. It is obvious that Liu Huihui's latest video was orchestrated by someone behind the scenes, and the person behind it took advantage of the possibility that this exposure of private information might involve illegal activities, and the "instigator" dared not come forward to confront them.

But Lü Yao doesn't need to confront them.

All he needs to do is release the information, and then, after receiving the summons from the three judicial authorities, he can release part of the video that Li Qiuwen obtained while working undercover online. Then, netizens will piece together the truth of the matter themselves.

This is much more insightful than simply telling netizens the "truth".

Because others may doubt the information you share, but when the "truth" is deduced by netizens themselves, then that "truth" becomes as indestructible as a "mental imprint".

Ten days after Liu Huihui filed the lawsuit, Lü Yao received a summons from the three judicial authorities.

That same day, the legal team of Lü Yao's company set out to apply to the Third Court of Shangnan to review the complaint and related evidence submitted by the opposing party, and retrieved the litigation-related materials from the Third Court before starting preparations for the court hearing.

However, because Lü Yao was so well prepared, the outcome after the trial was self-evident.

Therefore, Lu Yao's legal team is also preparing for countersuits and lawsuits against other involved parties.

Once all these preparations were complete, Lü Yao's legal team, using Lü Yao's company account, issued a lawyer's letter on Lü Yao's behalf. The gist of the letter was:

"Mr. Lü Yao's company's legal team has now obtained the key evidence in this lawsuit [Appendix]. Given this key evidence, the outcome of the subsequent litigation is beyond doubt."

"All previous accusations against Mr. Lü Yao were a farce orchestrated by a small group. Mr. Lü Yao has never harmed any employee of the company. Mr. Lü Yao and the company abide by the law."

"The farce orchestrated by the individuals involved has caused immense and irreparable damage to Mr. Lü Yao's reputation, mental well-being, and the company."

"Therefore, our legal team will proceed with prosecution against those involved on charges of 'false accusation and framing,' and, given the extremely egregious and serious impact of this incident, demand the maximum penalty."

Below this announcement are screenshots of the screen recording evidence.

The screenshots only show that Yao Xinjie, Chen Xiaoyu, Liu Huihui, and others had created a small group chat, along with the chat content within it. However, to protect privacy, only the chat logs were shown in the screen recording screenshots; WeChat profile pictures and other details were not disclosed.

But that's perfectly sufficient.

In the chat screenshots disclosed by Lü Yao's legal team, a group of people gathered together, plotting to tarnish Lü Yao's reputation and bring down his company.

This evidence was even provided by the legal team.

In other words, the content of this announcement may even have been certified by the three judicial authorities.

When these chat logs were revealed, all of Liu Huihui's claims fell apart, and the hotel booking records that had been questioned by many netizens became undeniably real with the evidence of these chat log screenshots.

"Holy crap!! What an incredible plot twist! Was this all premeditated?"

Some netizens expressed their amazement online, and naturally, some internet experts also stepped in to show off their presence:
"Dude, you can't be that naive, can you? Isn't this kind of thing very common on the internet?"

Meanwhile, some of Lü Yao's longtime fans leisurely posted comments saying, "Young, too young. If you had followed Lü earlier, you would know that although this bastard is lecherous and has bad teeth, he never does anything without a reason. This bastard Lü is a sure thing."

"Hahahaha, is the guy upstairs an idiot? I was a fan of the idiot forum too. Lu Ze is really steady. You can doubt Lu Ze's character, but you can't doubt Lu Ze's taste. This kind of office harassment is completely unlike his style."

of course.

Many netizens also disliked this kind of pretentious post from a longtime fan of Lü Yao:

"What are you pretending for, bro! You're talking like you're really close to Lü Yao. That's not like him at all. He knows you guys are nobodies."

"Coming out with hindsight advice at this point, what are you pretending to be?"

But these youthful, impetuous replies, brimming with volatile hormones, failed to sway Lü Yao's longtime fans. Faced with the criticism, they simply responded with two words: "Hehe."

Faced with this strong reversal, the female netizens who were previously jumping up and down indignation, wishing they could kill Lü Yao as soon as possible, have all fallen silent.

Even the online and print media that had previously seized upon Lü Yao to promote women's safety have all fallen silent.

Many male Chinese players who had previously been criticized by these netizens returned to the original post to mock them, tagging them repeatedly.
"Weren't you all very vocal before? Didn't you keep saying you supported your sisters? Now you're the ones who're vocal, aren't you?"

"Come out and fight! You trash!"

"You bunch of trash are polluting the internet environment. You were used as pawns by that lowly bitch and you think you're so great."

Faced with the relentless close-range attacks from male players on the Chinese server, the group of female players who had been jumping around so enthusiastically before fell silent, or started frantically deleting posts and making their profiles private.

The defeat of the female players on the Chinese server gave the male players on the Chinese server a huge boost!
Some male players on the Chinese server even saved screenshots of their previous laning phases and posted them directly on Tieba (a Chinese online forum) to be featured and pinned.

Faced with the almost endless tagging and mockery, many female players in the Chinese server even started deleting their accounts. As for those online media and internet celebrities who were the most vocal before... Lü Yao didn't intend to let them off the hook either.

Shortly after the legal team issued its announcement, Lü Yao's legal team issued another announcement:

"The internet is not a lawless zone; those who speak online are also subject to legal responsibility."

Then, Lü Yao's legal team published a long list of lawsuits. This list included not only online media that slandered and spread negative information about Lü Yao, but also online celebrities, and even some of the most vocal and influential individual online users.

These users are all on the list of those to be sued by Lü Yao's legal team.

Lu Yao's legal team is also very good at embellishing their image; even though they're clearly after their own bonuses, their public statements are remarkably righteous:

"We are fully aware that the road to prosecution will be long and arduous, and it may take us a year or even several years to complete the prosecution of the individuals on the aforementioned list. But no matter how difficult it is, we will persevere in this endeavor. This is a just act to protect the online public opinion environment, and also a necessary step to set the record straight!"

This list includes Liu Huihui, Yao Xinjie, Chen Xiaoyu, and other employees of Lvyao MCN Company!
It was even marked in red.

These markings mean that this group of people will be the priority group for Lu Yao's legal team, and the penalties imposed on them will be the most severe.

Seeing the situation take such a dramatic turn for the worse, Liu Huihui was completely stunned, especially after seeing netizens' explanations that false accusations could result in a maximum penalty of three to ten years in prison. She was almost driven mad!
She stormed into the group chat and yelled, "Didn't you all say it was foolproof?! How could things have turned out like this?!"

But no one in the group spoke; the group only kept displaying system announcements:

[Yao Xinjie left the group chat.]
[Chen Xiaoyu left the group chat.]
[Li Qiuwen left the group chat.]
Liu Huihui: "???"

(End of this chapter)