The male supporting character was actually myself.

Having spent countless hours grinding dungeons together in the game, they had developed a strong rapport and hit it off immediately.

"Can I get a definite answer from you about those news articles online?" Zhongxia got straight to the point.

She's set her mind on someone, and she'd even go so far as to pursue him.

But the other party must be honest, especially when it comes to feelings, there can be no hiding anything.

"I'll take you to see someone first." After getting out of the car, Jiang Chen dragged his suitcase and led her home. "After you've met them, I'll tell you the whole story."

Without even entering his own house, he led Zhongxia to knock on the door of the house next door.

"Xiao Chen's here? Come in quickly!" Mu Heng's mother, wearing an apron and holding a rolling pin, saw a pretty girl in front of her and asked softly, "And who is this?"

Jiang Chen gave a brief introduction, and the other party welcomed him even more warmly when they heard that he was her son's friend in the game.

"Please have a seat, I'll go pour you some tea," Mu Heng's mother said, busily greeting the guests. "Xiao Chen, you help your friends sit down..."

Zhongxia curiously looked around the simple room. There were traces of a television that had once hung on the wall, but now it was just a blank space.

"Auntie, don't be busy, I'll take Zhongxia to see Heng'er." Jiang Chen called out to the kitchen, then pulled her and pushed open the bedroom door.

The fair-skinned, handsome boy I saw in the news photos was lying in bed, wearing a gaming helmet, with a cast on his leg and some minor injuries on his body. Simple medical equipment was placed beside the bed.

"He is... Luo Mu Xiao Xiao?" Zhong Xia looked at Mu Heng on the bed, who was thin and frail, and whose appearance didn't match his in-game state. She asked softly, "What happened to him?"

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Removing the Obstacles

Jiang Chen lowered his voice, handed over the news page on his phone, and explained, "That day, Mu Heng was on his way home preparing to celebrate Uncle Mu's birthday the next day, but he got into a car accident on the way."

The compensation from the driver who caused the accident has not yet been paid, and the uncle and aunt have sold everything they could to save Muheng.

Although he survived and his health was not seriously affected, he remained in a coma and could not wake up.

The doctor said Mu Heng is conscious and they can try to wake him up.

We tried many methods until I had a sudden inspiration and bought him a helmet to wear, and discovered that Muheng could enter the game world.

In order to wake him up as soon as possible, I took a leave of absence from school to play games with him.

So I protected him very well in the game, mainly because I didn't want him to be traumatized again, and I also didn't want Mu Heng to be exposed to too much outside information, especially not to know about his current situation.

"I understand." Zhongxia nodded and asked softly, "So what's the deal with your ex-girlfriend Qiao Jie? I've been reading the news these past few days, and I heard she's planning to sue you?"

Jiang Chen chuckled softly, "Her?"

When she was with me, she acted all innocent and ladylike. But as soon as I took a leave of absence from school, she went to a hotel with Qingfengxiao from the game, and the video was uploaded online.

Besides Qingfengxiao, there are three others, including Niao.

I've collected video evidence, but it's ridiculous that Qiao Jie knows nothing about it and complains that I broke up with her. She deliberately posted anonymously on the school forum, distorting the facts and saying that I was a male prostitute who tricked her into a marriage of convenience.

She then hired people to sensationalize the incident as online violence.

My parents were greatly affected, and I have kept evidence of it.

Qiao Jie thought she had my weakness and was threatening and blackmailing me, so I kept the call records and edited a video of her in bed for more than a minute at the so-called engagement ceremony and played it on the big screen.

She wants to sue me, probably for something like spreading inappropriate videos.

I consulted a lawyer, and our laws clearly state that in this case, which falls under the category of "a gathering of relatives and friends in a non-public place," she has no chance of winning.

On the contrary, I sued her for extortion, defamation, and moral depravity, and I have solid evidence for every single one of the charges.

The main reason I waited until now to meet you is that we were still in a lingering relationship before, and we hadn't completely broken up.

Now I have nothing to do with Qiao Jie anymore, and I can boldly pursue the person I like.

Zhongxia suddenly blushed slightly and changed the subject, saying, "How do you plan to wake Mu Heng up? Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Let's start by fulfilling his wish. Maybe if he's in a good mood, his brain will recover faster, and he'll wake up one day."

What is Muheng's wish?

"To become the leader of the martial arts world?"

"We'll have to wait for the game update, right? Have you considered introducing him to someone? How about Qian Yue Qing Ge?"

"Getting married in a game?"

"How about we hold a mass wedding?"

"we?"

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Zhongxia spent two days in the city where Lu Jiangchen lived. On the day she left, Lu's father drove her to the station in person. Lu's mother liked this beautiful and sensible girl very much and kept giving him advice on how to win Zhongxia's heart on the way back.

The laws in this mission world are stringent and enforced swiftly.

Qiao Jie sued Lu Jiangchen for defamation and playing inappropriate videos in public, demanding three million yuan in compensation for emotional distress.

Lu Jiangchen countersued Qiao Jie for defamation, insult, threats, extortion, and immoral behavior under the pretext of an engagement agreement, demanding severe punishment to set an example.

Upon investigation, it was found that Qiao Jie anonymously posted defamatory and slanderous statements on the university forum, claiming that Lu Jiangchen was a man who had tricked her into a marriage of convenience. She also used promoters and online trolls to hype up the incident into cyberbullying, causing mental harm and serious impact to Lu Jiangchen and the Mu Heng family.

Afterwards, she used this as leverage to extort a large sum of money. There are recorded phone conversations as evidence, which confirms that Qiao Jie was guilty of threatening and extorting money.

It is a fact that Qiao Jie and Lu Jiangchen are about to get engaged, and their classmates and teachers can corroborate this.

During this period, she had sex with multiple people and recorded indecent videos, which she then uploaded to the internet. She received a large sum of money afterward, which constitutes moral depravity, dissemination of indecent videos, and prostitution.

The remaining four men who participated and recorded the videos were arrested and brought to justice, and were convicted of disseminating inappropriate videos and purchasing sex toys.

Lu Jiangchen's act of editing inappropriate videos and playing them at the engagement ceremony was a retaliatory act after being violated, which is forgivable.

Logically, the venue where the video was played was a closed space, and the participants were relatives and friends, which was a non-public gathering, so there was no subjective intent to spread the video.

Meanwhile, Lu Jiangchen was unaware that Qiao Jie and her family had hired livestreamers to be present at the scene, and thus uploaded the content online without his knowledge, demonstrating no subjective intent to commit a crime.

However, considering the widespread dissemination of the inappropriate video and the negative impact it caused, a fine of 50,000 yuan was ultimately imposed as a deterrent.

Qiao Jie was convicted of multiple crimes and ultimately sentenced to pay Lu Jiangchen and Mu Heng's families a total of 1.56 million yuan in compensation for emotional distress and to return the gifts and red envelopes to the Lu family; she was also ordered to issue a public apology explaining the truth in the newspaper for three days; and due to the huge amount of extortion, she was sentenced to five years in prison and deprived of her political rights.

Qiao Jie's parents were both accomplices, convicted of instigating extortion, and ordered to issue a public apology in the newspaper for three days; they were sentenced to four months in prison.

The four men who had sex with Qiao Jie were convicted of disseminating inappropriate videos and purchasing sex, fined 50,000 yuan, and sentenced to three months in prison with a one-month suspended sentence.

The individuals involved in the online harassment company were found guilty of spreading false information and defamation and were fined 20,000 yuan.

"Yay!" After seeing the court announce the result, Xiao Bai jumped up happily, wiggling its round little bottom and wagging its tail. "Host has finally removed the most annoying obstacle. Now we can play the game to our hearts' content!"

The main system's positive guidance for Mu Heng to recover his memories is progressing very slowly.

Jiang Chen had a slight headache.

You can't always talk to him about the past alone; but you also have to let him reminisce about the past.

It's really not as simple as fighting and killing.

[System] An unknown new continent has been opened. Whispers of evil echo from the depths, mysterious figures lurk in the dark forest, and demons awaken in the Shadow Mountains. Brave and fearless heroes slay these evil forces, and those lucky enough may even obtain rich treasures and welcome the arrival of divine weapons!

A system message appeared in everyone's view, indicating that it could not be blocked or obscured for five minutes.

[World] Leveling Maniac: New map open! Let's go!

[World] Meow Meow: Does this mean you can get Divine Gear Vouchers by defeating the new map BOSS?

[World] Fat Cat Doesn't Eat Fish: So far, apart from the leader of the Crimson Slayer Society who has a divine weapon, I haven't collected all the others yet. I wonder how many divine equipment vouchers the new BOSS will bring.

[World] Unknown Fourteenth Month: Tiannanxing, please add me as a friend and ask for my boosting service!

[World] One shot decides the outcome: Looking to add friends or have someone play for me!

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Still sporting his deep red ID, Jiang Chen wasn't paying attention to the world chat being flooded with messages about himself. He had gathered the elite troops of his guild and was preparing to explore the new map for the first time.

"Guild Leader, are you and the Vice Guild Leader good friends in real life?" Midsummer Night leaned closer to Falling Leaves and asked in private chat, "Could you tell me a little about him?"

Mu Heng knew that he didn't need to participate in exploring new maps; it was more important to talk to Zhong Xia Ye about Lu Jiang Chen.

After all, this girl has a straightforward and good personality, and she's also beautiful.

Most importantly, she has feelings for Lu Jiangchen. If she can help get some friends and relatives to support her, maybe the two of them will get together!

"Guild Leader, I'm off to join the Vice Guild Leader in expanding our territory!" Little Loli Qianyue Qingge ran over excitedly to report, "I'm amazing at killing monsters, I'm sure I'll get top ten guild contribution points this time!"

Mu Heng looked at her with affection, smiled, and nodded, "Keep it up, you're great!"

Watching the group aggressively teleport into the new map, he turned to them and asked, "Aren't you going to expand your territory?"

"I won't go today. My gang contribution level is high enough; let's give others a chance." Midsummer Night shook her head, thinking to herself that she had more important tasks to complete!

The part not included in Chapter Twenty-Nine...

"I heard from Tian Nanxing that he wasn't naughty at all when he was a child, is that true?" Zhong Xiaye took the initiative to start the conversation.

Mu Heng laughed loudly and said, "Don't believe him when he's lying to you."

What boy isn't mischievous?

However, it's true that he rarely causes trouble; he's smart, quick-witted, and very responsible..."

[Private Chat] Midsummer Night: He's gotten into the zone and started trying to recall the past! I hope what you told me can help him recover some of his memories.

[Private Chat] Tiannanxing: Mua! (*╯3╰) My wife is amazing! Keep up the good work! I'll go fight a boss and farm some divine gear vouchers to get you a divine weapon!

[Private Chat] Midsummer Night: (????)

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[Private Chat] Qian Yue Qing Ge: My dear guild leader, what are you doing? The vice guild leader is so amazing, our exploration is so easy.

[Private Chat] Falling Leaves: Shh! I'm trying to matchmake Tian Nanxing and Zhong Xia Ye. They're a good match, and I hope we can get them together!

[Private Chat] Qian Yue Qing Ge: (;￢＿￢) You? You're playing matchmaker? Do you even know anything about dating? How do you set people up? Tell me about it.

[Private Chat] Falling Leaves: Reminiscing about the past... Let's talk about the fun things that happened when we were kids.

[Private Chat] Qian Yue Qing Ge: (?ω?) I want to hear it too!

[Private Chat] Luo Mu Xiao Xiao: Stop fooling around, focus on fighting monsters, I'll tell you when I have time.

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