America's Greatest Villain: I Defeat Magic with Magic

Ding Wei was able to stay in Los Angeles not because he obtained a green card.

After being attacked by pseudo-environmentalists in MacArthur Park, he was surprisingly identified as a "victim of public violence" by an immigration lawyer.

The other party then packaged him up for him, so that he no longer had to worry about being deported back to his country for a short period of time.

The immigration lawyer didn't help him out of kindness. Ding Wei is the kind of person who has no other skills but is good at riding the wave of popularity and stirring up trouble.

In America today, some people make a living by environmental protection and political correctness, while others profit by disgusting them in return.

Especially in a place like Los Angeles where left-wing issues are rampant, a Chinese internet celebrity who was once beaten into an ambulance by "radical environmentalists" is the best material for satire.

That's why, not long after the environmental group had settled down at the entrance of Rongding Pavilion, Ding Wei, who was drawn by the smell of internet traffic, rushed to the scene with his phone in hand.

As he pushed his way forward, he grinned at the camera and said:

"Many brothers have asked me how I managed to stay. Let me tell you, this is the greatness of the American system!"

"Those extreme environmentalists beat me up black and blue, but I actually benefited from it and was identified as a victim of public violence. So now I can stay in America. That's called institutional protection, understand?"

At this point, Ding Wei proudly puffed out his belly, as if showing off his image as a "successful victim" recognized by the system to the live broadcast audience.

"So I definitely had to come and see what was happening today. After all, in a truly free country, people with different views should stand up and speak out. You can sell squid, and she can also speak out for marine life—that's the charm of democracy!"

He spoke in a grand and righteous tone, but in reality, he pointed the camera at the environmentalist girl, Su Nian, and the increasingly hesitant customers in line, afraid of missing any potentially viral shots.

"To be honest, I also really enjoyed eating grilled squid when I was in China. But after listening to these people's analysis, it seems like eating squid is indeed quite cruel and uncivilized. What do you all think?"

In no time at all, Ding Wei's live stream was flooded with comments:

"The squid are so pitiful! Boycott these unscrupulous merchants!"

"This restaurant is disgusting; they're using live animals as a gimmick."

"Why are these junk foods being sold in low-income areas, poisoning the poor?"

"Support environmentalists! Defend marine life!"

Chen Yuan was still observing from a distance, while Martin frowned and said:

"These academic environmentalists are the most difficult to deal with. If you talk to them about the law, they talk to you about morality; if you talk to them about morality, they just play the double standard of political correctness."

Clearly, as a street-smart lawyer, Martin finds these liberal elites, who always stand on the moral high ground and know how to exploit the law, extremely difficult to deal with.

However, Chen Yuan smiled after hearing this and calmly said:

"I think this is a great opportunity to promote our restaurant for free."

Chen Yuan took out his phone, found Ding Pangzi's live stream, and discovered that the real-time viewership had exceeded 10,000.

This kid was taken away by ICE back then, but he's actually standing here unharmed and doing a live stream now. He must have some skill, and that's probably why he's gained so many fans.

Ding Wei's live stream is mostly filled with Chinese viewers, but the vast majority are low-income immigrants who have recently arrived in the United States and are engaged in the most physically demanding jobs such as food delivery drivers, couriers, and warehouse workers.

In the eyes of these viewers, the owners of physical stores in Los Angeles are basically successful people, and they are not in the same social class as themselves at all.

Therefore, when they see a Chinese restaurant being besieged, they naturally have a schadenfreude and resentment towards the rich.

On the other hand, Chinese Americans are not a mainstream group that naturally has a voice, nor are they protected by political correctness.

Therefore, when they see a well-dressed white environmentalist aggressively targeting a Chinese restaurant using sophisticated rhetoric, their first reaction is not that the environmentalist is nitpicking, but that the restaurant must have something wrong with it.

With Ding Pangzi's deliberate guidance, the viewers in the live stream all sided with the environmental pioneers.

As the number of viewers in the live stream grew, some even began to condemn Rongding Pavilion Restaurant, accusing it of "making money unethically and disgracing the Chinese people."

Chen Yuan knew he couldn't wait any longer. He quickly weaved through the diners and onlookers gathered near the food stall and finally arrived in front of the environmentalist girl.

Upon closer inspection, her features were not striking, and her gaze was very gentle, yet the way she stood there always gave people an uncomfortable feeling of being judged in advance.

The girl also noticed Chen Yuan. Although her expression and eyes did not change, the red information panel that popped up above her head revealed her true thoughts.

[Target: Olivia Green, 22, Director of Policy Affairs for the USC Student Council, and initiator of the "Blue Lung Project" on campus.]

[Recent criminal acts: This morning, I picked up three organic vegetarian meal boxes from the "Community Shared Kitchen," which were originally intended for homeless people, and then secretly distributed them to my teammates under the pretext of providing supplies for our mission.]

Chen Yuan was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that the other person was actually a senior from his school. No wonder he looked somewhat familiar earlier.

But what kind of heinous act is it to simply take three vegetarian boxed meals by abusing one's position?

I had assumed that an environmental leader like her must have been sponsored by an organization or company to devise a conspiracy against Rongdingge Restaurant.

But to my surprise, her weakness was so simple.

This made Chen Yuan realize that the system's [Sin Scan] ultimately had limitations.

It can only show one crime committed by a target in the near future at a time, but if the crime happens to be some trivial matter, then the deterrent effect will be greatly reduced.

For example, right now, he couldn't very well publicly accuse Olivia's classmate of stealing a boxed lunch this morning, could he?

Bringing this up would only make onlookers laugh.

Fortunately, Chen Yuan was no longer the ordinary college student who had just lost his parents and was lost in confusion.

He could remain unfazed when facing gangsters, shrewd lawyers, and top assassins, so how could he possibly be afraid of a female student who was only slightly older than him and who made a name for herself by talking?

So he turned around, asked Su Nian at the snack window for a skewer of grilled squid, and casually asked:

"I'm curious, have you ever protested against the Australian lobster at the Foshan Hotel, the oyster platter at the Michelin-starred restaurant, or the barbecue restaurant on Long Beach?"

The reason for asking this question is that Chen Yuan is well aware that he cannot win against these left-wing elites who are used to sophistry and rhetoric by relying solely on debate.

Only by forcibly disrupting the opponent's rhythm and taking the initiative from another angle can one occupy the moral high ground.

Olivia clearly sensed Chen Yuan's thoughts, and she subconsciously avoided the main point, saying:

"We're discussing your store today, not other businesses."

"That would be even more interesting!"

Chen Yuan ate the squid skewer in his hand in one bite, then wiped his mouth with a tissue.

"You don't go to high-end white seafood restaurants, but come all the way to the South Side to discuss ocean ethics and the health of the poor in front of an Asian restaurant that sells one-dollar snacks."

"Are you really protecting the planet, or are you just targeting the most vulnerable minority businesses to stage your political show?"

Olivia finally realized that Chen Yuan was forcibly changing the subject. Her face darkened, and she immediately retorted:

"You're changing the subject. We're here not because you're Asian businesses, but because you're harming this community in a cheap, highly stimulating, and polluting way."

"Did it cause damage?"

Chen Yuan pointed to the black men and Mexicans still queuing around them.

"You're standing here blocking people from buying food, taking pictures of customers' faces. You're treating a group of minorities who only have a few dollars in their pockets and just want some fried chicken as your homework. Isn't that harmful?"