The male supporting character was actually myself.

The fluffy little dumpling looked bewildered. "Uh... just enjoy it, who cares about the consequences?"

"A bizarre invasion, humanity regrets its actions, then war leaves the land littered with corpses, humanity sees the true face of the church and is filled with remorse, the heinous villains are all dead, and then what?"

Hey kid, we're in a mission world now, not writing a novel.

After experiencing so many scripts, can't you understand yet? A story can end at its most exciting moment, but the world continues to evolve after the story concludes. The protagonist has a smooth and incredibly enjoyable time, but humanity is nearly wiped out and a bizarre entity invades the world. What should the monumental hero do then?

To collude with the bizarre and completely abandon one's own kind?

Or should he bring his cherished friends with him, creating a safe haven for them so they can enjoy a peaceful and happy life? When the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken; can the protagonist live forever? Can he ensure that the base he protects can thrive and multiply smoothly?

Don't forget, our mission is to ensure the smooth development of this world, which only has a little over half of the timeline. We can't just focus on having fun. Besides, the outline only lists the villains; even a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand bad guys don't represent the entirety of humanity's incorrigibility.

"But..." the little white cat tilted its head, unable to understand, "Those internet trolls make me want to go through the internet cable and chop them up! Don't they deserve to die?"

As Jiang Chen scrolled through the information on the screen that Rong Tuanzi had modified, he explained, "Actually, most of those trolls in the outline are just people being used."

Apart from a few professional trolls who stir up trouble, most of them are ordinary people who think they know the truth and have justice.

In the original storyline, the protagonist never defended his actions.

The church deliberately smeared him for being a mere figurehead, cleverly shifting the responsibility that belonged to the church onto Li Moran, and subtly changing the concept of class conflict to make the protagonist take the blame.

After the publicity generated huge expectations among the public for the heroes, they were extremely disappointed when they did not get the desired results.

Emotional fluctuations are most easily stirred up.

Before knowing the truth, most people lack rational judgment and do not use their brains to think. They just need to find an outlet for their emotions, whether it be anger, fear, or dissatisfaction. In reality, they have to keep a low profile and cannot vent their emotions, let alone have the right to judge anyone.

Therefore, when they are fanned and manipulated, they can find a reasonable reason to vent their frustrations.

They don't need to improve their abilities or social status; they can simply stand in the church ranks and shout slogans to judge a great hero from a high position. They don't need to know the truth; they just need to vent their emotions.

In doing so, they would naturally fall into the trap of those who secretly stir up trouble and deliberately create conflict.

What we need to do now is to present the truth.

Animals are driven by self-interest and know what is more advantageous to them. Even if the church tries to stir up emotions, it cannot change the will of the majority.

Moreover, the part about whispering that followed was the most explosive news for the public.

The little white cat listened for a long time but still only half understood. Nevertheless, it followed its host's instructions and sorted through all the information on the internet. It then sent out emails and text messages to ensure that everyone who had access to the internet could see the historic trial process and its aftermath.

So, as soon as the sun rose the next day, tens of thousands of angry people had already gathered in the streets and alleys.

They held high the banner of heroes and monuments, shouting for justice to be served for the heroes.

"Damn it! What's going on outside?" Huo Mingyao was suddenly awakened from his dream by a commotion. He sat up abruptly and shouted outside, "This is a solemn church. Who dares to make noise outside?"

The secretary hurriedly pushed open the door and came in to report: "I don't know what's going on, but early this morning a lot of angry people were marching and demonstrating. I heard that even more people have joined them and gathered here. They seem to be shouting for justice for the heroes of the monument..."

She dared not go into details, as it was common knowledge that the person in charge had a bad temper, and if she presented him with bad news, she feared she would be implicated.

"A monumental hero? Li Moran?" Huo Mingyao was even more confused and couldn't figure it out.

That loyal dog doesn't even have any friends, and he voluntarily resigned from his position as executor, so he probably won't go around making a fuss or spreading rumors; if anything goes wrong, it'll definitely be that guy named Jiang Chen!

How could a mere office worker possess such immense power to incite unrest?

"How's the arrest warrant we spent so much time planning and issuing yesterday coming along? Have they caught the person?"

"Jiang Chen hasn't returned home all night, and we haven't found him in his usual haunts either. The executors are secretly investigating. You need to think about how to deal with those people outside; the situation seems to be getting out of control..."

Huo Mingyao waved his hand impatiently, "Let the public relations department handle it. They're just a bunch of stupid commoners. Just arrest a few ringleaders and convict them of some crime."

Then publish articles about how difficult it is for churches to protect the city, get people to praise them and stir up some controversy;

By spreading rumors and scandals about celebrities to divert attention, these people will soon be filled with new anger and slowly forget about the monument and hero incident.

Oh, and by the way, Jiang Chen must be arrested as soon as possible. Before that, let everyone know about his crimes, preferably with explosive news like being a heretic, a traitor, or worshipping an evil god to divert public attention. Then silence him and hold a public trial, making sure someone in the audience stirs up the atmosphere and burns him alive as a warning.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." The secretary accepted the order and left.

Huo Mingyao lay on the soft, comfortable velvet bed, gazing at the luxurious ceiling and pondering silently.

Once Jiang Chen's crimes are confirmed, there will be a reason to publicly declare a severe crackdown on the execution team, and then release the news that he and Li Moran left the church together and walked side by side on the street, which will naturally smear Li Moran.

Even if it's impossible to defame him as a follower of evil gods in one go, we can lay the groundwork, add fuel to the fire, and gradually drag him down from his sacred pedestal through public opinion.

People living in peacetime have long since moved beyond simply wanting to survive; a better life breeds more desires.

Isn't their way of worshipping gods just pious, selfish, and foolish?

Regardless of whether the gods can grant their wishes or not, people throw a few coins and offer some tribute, then forcefully submit their desires and things they cannot do to the gods, firmly believing that the gods can fulfill all their wishes.

If they cannot achieve their goal, they will curse the gods for being useless, and even call for war.

They portrayed Li Moran as a living god, leading those struggling at the bottom of society to blindly believe in him.

Discontent will arise if he fails to fulfill the wishes that the people expect.

All I need to do is secretly fan the flames, and sooner or later Li Moran will be defeated and fall from grace by the very humans he once protected!

“By then, everything will be as I wish…” A smug smile appeared on Huo Mingyao’s face.

Chapter Seven: To be a hero, be upright and honorable.

"The effect is good, but it still feels like it's not strong enough." Jiang Chen stood by the window, pulled back the curtains and looked down at the indignant crowd on the street below. He turned to the little white cat that was perched on his shoulder eating dried fish and instructed, "Let's implement Plan B."

The fluffy little ball swallowed the dried fish in two bites, wiped the crumbs off its face with its paws, and nodded, saying, "Meow~ I'll go do it right away!"

A moment later, all the lit screens began to automatically play the proceedings of the trial of the monumental hero, and when Jiang Chenyi refuted him righteously, the volume of the audio was automatically amplified.

"Monument Hero is a swordsman who intimidates humanity and deters the bizarre... He needs to recuperate... Insignificant criminal groups still need Monument Hero to take action... What should the other enforcers do... Deliberately shifting responsibility and creating conflict..."

An elderly person who doesn't know how to use the internet just turned on the TV or radio;

Commuters crammed onto public transport;

The product display screen in the shop window;

At this moment, a questioning voice that made those in power tremble floated simultaneously above all human cities;

Even the church headquarters echoed with a deafening voice, and what frightened those in power even more was the conspiracy between the presiding judge and his jury after the trial.

"The masses? What are they? They're just mindless opportunists. A few words can easily fool them into becoming the church's lapdogs!"

"What's the use of being dishonest? We can just suppress them with a flick of our finger and label them as heretics. We don't even need to lift a finger; we can drown them with our spittle."

"Hey, can you guys from your Death Squad's Skeleton Hands tone it down? You're encroaching on the Aryan Brotherhood's territory!"

"You have the nerve to say that? Every time we get a report, we just make a show of arresting a few small fry to appease them and then release them. What do you do? You arrest members of our Brotherhood to settle personal scores!"

"Say less, all of you. I'm not saying this to be mean, but you're all too stingy. You've made so much money from arson, murder, robbery, kidnapping, and assassination, can't you upgrade your equipment and leave no survivors? Stop always getting people to call the police. What's the point of killing and arresting yourselves? It's a good thing that the Monument Hero Li Moran doesn't target humans, otherwise your scheme would have been exposed long ago!"

"Minor conflicts among family members are not important. Now that we failed to send Li Moran to the border as a watchdog as planned, what should we do next?"

"Same old routine, continue to smear him online!"

"By editing the video and adding some news about a border emergency, we can, firstly, justifiably add another layer of taxation to the public; secondly, Li Moran can't stand seeing the strange invading executors die in battle, so he'll go to the border himself, and we can even save on repatriation costs."

"The identity of that kid named Jiang Chen has been thoroughly investigated. He is an orphan left behind by the previous generation of executors during the war. His parents died in the fight against the supernatural beings, leaving only him as a child. He has only awakened a low-level superhuman, so he is of no use. Just kill him."

"He's a member of the executors, how can we just kill him like that?"

Just like how they used to deal with disobedient lackeys, they gathered some evidence to frame him as a heretic who believed in evil gods and called him a traitor!

Just imagine how explosive this news is! The executor, who was supposed to be an enviable figure on the side of justice, is actually a traitor secretly worshipping an evil god. The stark contrast will drive idiots mad; they can only see what we want them to see. When he's brought back, he'll be publicly tried. No one will listen to his explanation, nor will he be given a chance to defend himself. He'll be burned alive, eliminating our greatest threat.

"At the same time, we can use the pretext of internal investigation and self-examination to catch and kill those stubborn people who don't know what's good for them, and clean things up right under our noses."

"Li Moran left with that kid, right? Find some video evidence and say they colluded in secret, and that even the Monument Heroes is suspected of being corrupted by an evil god!"

"By the way, once we get back, everyone should give orders to create more violent incidents like bandit attacks, kidnappings, and extortions, and then incite the sycophants to criticize Li Moran for inaction..."

…………

The first half of the video, showing the monumental heroes being tried in a fabricated manner, was enough to anger the public. However, the private discussion that followed, which revealed a great deal of information, became the fuse that completely ignited the public outrage!

The church, which has long been regarded as the protector of God, has secretly trained bandits to commit arson, murder, robbery and all sorts of evil deeds. While amassing wealth, they also try to pin the blame on the mysterious hero and even attempt to smear and exile him!

The memory of fear shrouded in eeriness has not been completely erased, and humanity is on the verge of losing control under extreme emotions of fear and anger. In particular, the heavy taxes imposed by the church have already become an unbearable burden, and now people realize that their hard work and dedication have only earned them the label of "sycophant." All the cities under the church's rule have been swept up in a wave of indignation.

"Down with the Church!"

We need heroes!

"Reject cyberbullying and protect Jiang Chen, the son of a martyr who dares to speak the truth!"

"Die, Bishop!"

…………

The operation of all cities has almost come to a standstill. People took to the streets in anger, calling for the churches to be surrounded. Even the enforcers could only retreat and dared not violently suppress them.

"Who did this?" The bishop, whose superpower of age-preserving was dark-skinned, smashed the cup in his hand on the ground. His fingers trembled as he pointed at his deputy and roared, "First, arrest all those bastard judges who are spouting nonsense and send them out to be judged by the people to divert their anger."

Next, we must find out exactly who filmed the video and eliminate them completely!

The deputy received the task and hurried off.

The bishop's eyes burned with rage, yet he watched helplessly as the videos remained prominently displayed, impossible to shut down, no matter how the executors of the technology tried to delete them.

"It must be an extraordinary superhuman to be able to film a video in such a secure and solemn place, capturing even their private conversations clearly without being detected. The other party's level is beyond what we currently know."

Upon receiving this information, the bishop paced back and forth in the room in agitation. Then, with a furrowed brow, he realized that what he was about to do needed to be done more discreetly.

We need to add at least a few more layers of sealing barriers to make it safer!

"Jiang Chen, did you see the news this morning?" When Li Moran, who never drinks, got up after being forced to drink a little too much for the first time, the public's anger had already been completely unleashed.

He also saw the wanted poster hanging high on the second list, which stated that Jiang Chen, as an executor, was a traitor who believed in an evil god and stole information. The church wanted to capture him and put him at the stake in public.

Fearing for the safety of his weak companion, Li Moran rushed to the next room immediately. He was relieved to see that Jiang Chen, who had come to open the door for him, was safe and sound and even looked radiant.

"How did this video get leaked?" Li Moran frowned, staring at the scene of his trial projected onto the large screen across the street, utterly perplexed. "It shouldn't be mechanical, but rather some extraordinary power. But if someone here had used such a high-level ability, I would definitely have sensed it..."

Jiang Chen casually flicked the fluffy ball's round bottom, signaling it to carry out the new plan, but replied in a relaxed tone, "No matter who it is, at least he's on our side."

Did you see the explosive news that followed?

All the notorious criminal gangs are employed by the church and are trying to use this opportunity to smear your heroic image. What are your thoughts on this?

Li Moran shook his head with a wry smile. "I'm not good at this kind of thing. To be honest, I'm completely confused right now. Besides, I'm no longer a hero. Ever since I resigned from my position as executor yesterday, I'm just Li Moran now."

"Don't say that." Jiang Chen handed him a glass of milk with a slight smile on her lips. "You still have to be a hero, and you have to be one with dignity!"