The night wind from Cangshan Mountain, carrying the chill of the snow line, poured into the balcony.

The temperature under the second-floor panoramic dome has dropped to thirteen degrees Celsius.

Chen Lang leaned against the alloy railing, his hands in his windbreaker pockets, letting the wind tousle the stray hairs on his forehead.

He looked at the semi-transparent dark gold panel in front of him.

The data stream is refreshing rapidly.

[Ding, the God-level lottery draw has been completed.]

[Item Acquired: Doomsday-class all-terrain heavy motorcycle, Thug Black Knight.]

Chen Lang's mind stirred slightly.

The intelligent assistant Titan immediately used 3D holographic projection to outline the entire appearance of the motorcycle in a one-to-one scale.

The car body is made of a combination of aerospace-grade liquid metal and carbon nanotubes, with a silver and black two-tone paint scheme.

It was parked in virtual space, and the surface of the car body was almost non-reflective.

The air deflectors on both sides of the front are extremely thin, with edges that gleam with a cold light.

The hydrogen-electric hybrid pulse exhaust ports at the rear are arranged in a honeycomb array, emitting a faint blue light.

Top speed: 400 kilometers per hour.

0-100 km/h acceleration in 1.9 seconds.

Chen Lang raised an eyebrow.

"I'll accept this gift."

He took out a specially made phone and typed commands on the black screen.

[Titan, initiate the stern extension compartment folding procedure.]

[Target: New vehicle, the Thug Black Knight.]

Three seconds later.

A subtle mechanical vibration emanated from the black walnut wood flooring beneath my feet.

At the rear of the heavy truck, a three-ton solid armor plate cracked open under the push of the hydraulic system.

Two robust hydraulic robotic arms emerged from deep within the carriage.

The robotic arm precisely grasped a long, narrow metal box encased in shock-absorbing airbags and swiftly dragged it into a hidden compartment in the belly of the vehicle.

The whole process was smooth and quick, taking less than eight seconds.

The armor plates were resealed, fitting perfectly.

Chen Lang withdrew his gaze, finally scanning the string of golden numbers at the top of the panel.

[Current total reputation points: 965,600.]

We are less than 40,000 short of one million.

Behind the million-threshold, there's likely something good hidden; we need to keep this trump card in mind.

Chen Lang closed the control panel and opened Douyin.

As soon as I entered, the number of followers in the upper right corner of the homepage started jumping wildly.

【898,411. 】

Approaching the 900,000 mark.

His portfolio only contains two videos.

Chen Lang slid his thumb down casually.

The first video features a 60-meter extreme rescue on a bridge spanning the Yangtze River in Jiangcheng. Views: 13.4 million. Likes: 327 million. Comments: 860,000.

The second video features a leap of faith at the Lida Plaza shopping mall. Views: 1107 million. Likes: 289 million. Comments: 71.

These two videos, which are completely unpackaged and rely solely on hard-hitting footage, have already garnered a staggering 25 million views.

The top comments section, unsurprisingly, was a frenzy of CP (couple) fans and people having fun:

"Wife of the Wilderness is the most beautiful woman in the world! No arguments allowed! Anyone who disagrees, I'll smash their window!"

"Just tell me, when are this perfect couple going to officially announce their marriage? I'll move the marriage registry to Dali right now! Please get married on the spot, thank you!"

"A life worth 720 points, saved by someone with only 250 points risking their life. What do you call that? That's just destiny, my family! The God of Pure Love collapses to the ground!"

Chen Lang chewed on the strawberry lollipop that was almost completely melted in his mouth, let out a soft snort, and continued to flip it down with his thumb.

Until I scrolled to the seventh top comment, the tone suddenly changed, revealing a sour, cynical, and objective flavor.

[Calm Analysis: Everyone, stop shipping this couple, okay? This guy, just to show off in the mall, kicked down a high-rise railing, smashed an escalator, and damaged two vending machines. Add to that the visibly severe deformation of the bridge piers' steel beams... Who's going to pay for this damage to public facilities? Why, two days have passed, and there's still no news of any police report or accountability? It's chilling to think about.]

This comment received a whopping 43,000 likes.

This was followed by a long string of self-proclaimed enlightened followers:

"Indeed, if the shopping mall property management and the municipal government really pursue this matter, the compensation alone for damaging public property will be enough to give him a hard time, and he'll be in jail for at least three years."

"So this is definitely a script orchestrated by some big MCN agency! They negotiated with the shopping mall beforehand, paid to smash things for hype, and you bunch of suckers are still here feeling touched?"

"And look at that bridge pier across the river, use a magnifying glass, the load-bearing steel beams are bent! Repairing that thing costs at least several hundred thousand yuan, right? Can someone who drives a beat-up truck afford to pay for it?"

"The more I think about it, the more suspicious it seems. With such high popularity, the police can't possibly not investigate. It'll probably be banned across the entire internet soon. Let's just wait and see..."

Chen Lang's sliding thumb stopped in mid-air.

To be honest, although these netizens are foul-mouthed, their logic is sound.

It has been a full forty-eight hours since I left Jiangcheng.

The shopping mall property management company that was vandalized never asked him for a single penny.

The municipal department responsible for the cross-river bridge did not contact him.

Even the police in Jiangcheng didn't make him a single routine inquiry call, not even a perfunctory one.

The compensation for the special glass and heavy-duty escalators in the shopping mall would definitely be in the six figures.

The structural damage to the bridge across the river will only lead to even more terrifying repair costs.

But it was all too quiet.

It was so quiet it was as if someone was behind it, covering all the troubles with a curtain.

Chen Lang tapped the edge of his phone.

"Titan".

Yes, sir.

"Check the compensation records of Lida Plaza property management in the past three days, the maintenance work orders of Jiangcheng Cross-River Bridge in the past three days, and the status of my case file with the Binjiang Branch of the Jiangcheng Municipal State Security Bureau."

Chen Lang spoke calmly.

"Give full access permissions and focus on external penetration, but avoid the national core database."

[Instruction received. Initiating a deep search across the entire internet.]

Chen Lang waited quietly.

The sound of Shen Qingci's regular breathing came from behind.

She was sleeping soundly.

He was wrapped tightly in a cashmere blanket and curled up in a large leather recliner.

The starlight illuminated her pale and aloof profile.

Twelve seconds later, a mechanical synthesized voice sounded.

[Query complete.]

[I. Lida Plaza: The property management company received the full compensation of 478,000 yuan 36 hours ago. The payer was the corporate account of Jiangcheng Hongyuan Building Materials Co., Ltd. The remarks were for the Good Samaritan Special Fund and facility repairs.]

[II. Cross-river bridge: The municipal maintenance department completed emergency reinforcement work on the bridge piers early yesterday morning. The construction cost of 612,000 yuan was fully paid by the Qingci Education Charity Foundation. It has been verified that the legal representative of this foundation is Shen Jianguo.]

[III. National Security System: The Binjiang Branch's case file regarding the host was sealed yesterday, marked as a major act of bravery with exemption from liability. The attachment includes a legal opinion issued by Deheng Law Firm. The total legal fees for the three days amounted to 380,000 yuan, paid by Hongyuan Building Materials.]

Chen Lang stared at the numbers on the screen.

Including miscellaneous bribes and miscellaneous expenses, Shen Jianguo silently spent nearly 1.5 million yuan in cash.

I didn't call to boast or send a WeChat message.

Even the funds used for accounting were registered under his daughter's name.

He simply used the most practical way a father could to quietly smooth over the troubles behind his savior.

Chen Lang chuckled.

"Okay, Lao Shen."

He turned around and his gaze fell on Shen Qingci, who was curled up in a ball.

In her sleep, the girl unconsciously furrowed her brow.

Her slender fingers gripped the edge of the cashmere blanket tightly, her knuckles turning bluish-white.

Chen Lang looked at her.

"Don't worry, Lao Shen, I'll take good care of your daughter."

He turned on his phone screen.

"Titan, cut the third video."

"The footage I chose was a close-up of her laughing by Erhai Lake tonight, as well as footage of her picnicking and interacting with Uncle Li's family."

"The style is leaning towards pure love and healing, and it's all within 90 seconds."

"Use the underlying review green channel permissions, and immediately enable full-domain intelligent push after release, so that those haters can see it clearly."

[Command confirmed, video completed, upload successful.]

Chen Lang locked the screen and put his phone in his pocket.

He walked to the recliner and bent down slightly.

Chen Lang reached out and patiently pried open her pale fingers one by one.

The girl's tense body slowly relaxed.

Chen Lang pulled the cashmere blanket back up to his shoulders and tucked the corners in.

After doing all this, he turned and walked up the stairs to the guest bed in the living quarters on the first floor.

I had just lain down when my phone vibrated in my pocket.

The new video was successfully published.

Less than three minutes later, the phone vibrated several more times.

Chen Lang turned to the side and glanced at the screen.

The real-time playback data for the new video is skyrocketing.

The top comment in the comment section is from an officially verified account with a yellow V badge.

The verified information identifies the person as Wang Rui, Business Director of Xingyao Interactive Entertainment.

The comment consisted of only six dry words.

"Mr. Chen, let's chat, let's chat privately."

Clearly, this MCN director hiding in a five-star hotel had been frantically refreshing Chen Lang's homepage, and couldn't wait to jump out and claim the high ground as soon as the video was released.

Chen Lang stared at the comment for half a second, then let out an undisguised sneer from his nose.

Why is a grown man so eager to chat privately in the comments section in the middle of the night?

ill.

He didn't even move his thumb, locked the screen, tossed the phone next to his pillow, turned over, and closed his eyes.

Even if the sky falls, we'll talk about it after I wake up.

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