It must be miHoYo's doing.

Suddenly, an urgent report from the technical department came into her headset. Yao Le's expression froze for a moment, but she quickly regained her professional smile. "Sorry, everyone, we've been notified that the venue's network is experiencing a temporary outage. Please wait a moment."

In the backstage lounge, Zhong Ling was staring at the real-time data displayed on the large screen on the wall. Lin Xiaosa's video went viral, and the comment section was already boiling with activity:

[Oh my god! This is terrifying when you think about it!]

[I wonder why it always happens that things go wrong for miHoYo!]

【Waiting for an official response】

"Director Zhong, do you want to contact the public relations team?" a staff member asked anxiously.

Zhong Ling's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and she suddenly smiled. "No, that's not necessary." She picked up a unique bracelet with a sleek design. "The big boss told us to keep silent."

Inside an apartment in Shanghai, the curtains were tightly drawn, blocking out the outside light. Three computer monitors cast a faint blue glow in the dim room, illuminating three tense faces. Lin Xiaosa's back was soaking wet, his white T-shirt clinging to his skin. His fingers tapped the left mouse button mindlessly, and the playback count on the screen kept jumping.

"Three million and two hundred thousand..." Her voice was as dry as the desert wind, her eyes fixed on the data analysis page of Bilibili. Terms like "Sa-chan Reveals Her Face," "MiHoYo Insider," and "The Truth About Anti-Entropy Investing" shot up the trending search charts like rockets, and the comment section was filled with hundreds of comments every second.

Gu Jingyan pushed his black-framed glasses up his nose, the lenses reflecting the constantly scrolling data stream on the screen. "Don't be too happy too soon, the real storm has just begun." His fingers flew across the keyboard, calling up a dozen monitoring windows. "What's strange is that Bilibili's regulatory mechanism has not responded at all."

Lin Xiaosa frowned at this and casually took a sip of the cold milk tea on the table. "I've even contacted the online troll army. Once the video is blocked, it will spread immediately to Tieba, Zhihu, and other platforms..." She glanced at the monitoring program on Gu Jingyan's computer. The data flow representing the B station's review system was eerily calm. "But it's been half an hour now, and there's not even a traffic limit warning."

"Yeah..." Gu Xiaoqing sat cross-legged on a gaming chair, a lollipop in her mouth, her hands working quickly on her laptop. "I even hacked into the backend of Bilibili to add a protection lock to your video, but I found out..." She frowned and turned the screen towards the two of them, "No one has done anything to your video at all."

The room fell silent for a moment, the only sounds mingling with the hum of the computer fan and the clacking of keyboards. Outside the window, the night sky of Shanghai was dyed a dark red by neon lights, and in the distance, the top of the miHoYo Building twinkled like stars.

"Ding-ling-ling—" Lin Xiaosa's phone suddenly rang. Lan Yue's name flashed on the screen, along with a dozen missed calls. Suddenly, as if waking from a dream, she grabbed the phone and said, "Oh no! I have to get home. My Lan Yue must be worried sick after calling me so many times."

"Eh~~~" Gu Xiaoqing suddenly drew out the tone, turned the lollipop in her mouth, and a sly light flashed in her big eyes, "'My Blue Moon'~ So Sister Sa-chan really likes girls?" She deliberately pinched her throat to imitate Lin Xiaosa's tone of voice, and made an exaggerated heart gesture.

Lin Xiaosa's face turned red all the way to her ears, and she grabbed her backpack in a panic: "Nonsense! It's just... just a name between friends!" She stammered in defense, but because she was too anxious, she tripped over her shoelaces and almost fell.

Gu Jingyan coughed lightly and changed the subject at the right moment: "Be careful on the road. Xiaoqing and I will continue to monitor the situation and notify you immediately if there are any abnormalities."

Lin Xiaosa glanced at Gu Jingyan gratefully, then hurriedly opened the door and rushed out. Her hurried footsteps echoed in the corridor, and she could vaguely hear her voice suddenly soften as she answered the phone: "Hello, Lan Yue, I'm fine..."

After the door closed, Gu Xiaoqing pouted: "Stupid brother, why interrupt me! It's so interesting~"

Gu Jingyan shook his head helplessly, his gaze returning to the computer screen. "Stop messing around, look at this." He pulled up an encrypted data flow analysis chart. "Bilibili isn't inactive; it's receiving instructions from a higher authority."

Gu Xiaoqing leaned over, her lollipop resting on the edge of her mouth. "Is this... a military-grade encryption protocol?" Her expression grew increasingly serious. "In other words..."

"The top management of miHoYo, or the mastermind behind all this, deliberately released this video." Gu Jingyan's voice dropped. "What exactly are they planning?"

Meanwhile, in the dim alley—

Lin Xiaosa walked quickly with the phone to her ear: "Lan Yue, don't worry, I'll be there soon... What? What did you say?" Her steps suddenly stopped, and a noisy electric sound came from the other end of the phone.

A black car quietly pulled up beside her, its door swung open. A tall man wearing sunglasses blocked her path. "Ms. Lin, come with us."

"Who are you?" Lin Xiaosa instinctively stepped back, his finger already pressing the emergency button on his phone. "I'm warning you..."

The man moved as fast as lightning, grabbed her wrist, snatched the phone and hung up the call: "Don't be nervous, it's just a routine question." His voice was cold and emotionless.

Lin Xiaosa was about to scream when a sweet-smelling handkerchief covered her mouth and nose. Her struggles grew weaker and weaker, and she finally collapsed in the man's arms.

"Hurry up," the man whispered to his accomplice, "the boss is waiting."

In Lan Yue's apartment——

"Sa-chan? Sa-chan!" Lan Yue yelled at the suddenly disconnected call, her heart instantly in her throat. She immediately called back, but only heard a cold tone: "The number you dialed is powered off..."

With trembling fingers, she dialed the police number. The operator's formulaic voice made her even more anxious: "Ma'am, we can't file a case if an adult has been missing for less than 24 hours..."

"She was kidnapped! I heard it with my own ears!" Lan Yue almost cried, but the response she got was still a cold and routine one.

The last call was to her brother: "Brother! Something happened to Sa-chan! Please help me..."

On the other end of the phone, Lan Yang stood in front of the one-way glass, looking through the glass at the unconscious Lin Xiaosa in the interrogation room, and said softly: "Don't worry, sister, I will definitely help you find her."

After hanging up the phone, Lan Yang's expression returned to a businesslike, stern demeanor. He pushed open the door and walked into the interrogation room, signaling his subordinates, "Remove the seal from her mouth. I want to question her."

When the tape was roughly torn off, Lin Xiaosa suddenly woke up, and the stinging pain made her gasp. Her eyes gradually focused on the man in front of her - a neat uniform, a stern face, and a special badge on his chest.

Volume 2 must be done by miHoYo! 乆! : 006 Sa-chan meets Tianming and learns the truth?

"Lin Xiaosa, 23 years old, TikTok host on Bilibili, ID 'Sajiang'." Lan Yang flipped through the file, his voice emotionless, "Do you know what you did wrong?"

Lin Xiaosa's throat was burning with pain: "I...I just posted a video..."

"A video that could endanger national security." Lan Yang interrupted her. "The 'Anti-Entropy Investment' you mentioned is a state-class secret project. Where did you get this information?"

"I...I'm just investigating on my own..." Lin Xiaosa's voice became smaller and smaller. The man in front of her made her feel instinctively afraid.

Lan Yang suddenly leaned over, resting his hands on the armrests of the interrogation chair. He was so close that he could clearly see the fear in Lin Xiaosa's pupils: "Listen, Lin Xiaosa, putting aside the fact that you kidnapped my sister, I have always looked down on you, and you are in a very dangerous situation now. But..." His voice suddenly lowered, "If you can tell me who is behind this and instructing you to investigate these..."

The door to the interrogation room was suddenly pushed open, and a lazy voice interrupted the interrogation: "Oh my, the Dragon Group's interrogation methods are still so old-fashioned~"

Everyone turned their heads at once—standing at the doorway was a young woman in a maid outfit with brown hair, leisurely playing with the ends of her hair. Lan Yang's expression instantly became complicated: "Ms. Mei...Mita? Why are you here?"

Because of the cooperation between the country and miHoYo, Lan Yang also knew some information about Tianming. At the same time, the girl named Meita who was beside Tianming was the one who usually contacted their organization.

　I heard that this Meita was the first CEO of miHoYo Group, and later he stepped down and was replaced by a woman named Ningguang.

"The president asked me to bring someone here." Meita showed an electronic pass. "This Miss Lin is an important 'client' of our miHoYo~"

Lan Yang's Adam's apple rolled: "But she is suspected of..."

"Ah~" Meita suddenly moved closer to Lan Yang, her red lips almost touching his earlobe, "What do you think... is your 'top' bigger, or that we will grow up?"

Lin Xiaosa's eyes widened, completely bewildered by this sudden turn of events. Even more shocking was the sight of the seemingly awe-inspiring interrogator, now covered in cold sweat.

"I...I need to ask for instructions..." Lan Yang's voice was a little unstable.

Meita had already uncuffed Lin Xiaosa: "No need~ The president's car is downstairs." She turned to Lin Xiaosa and winked, "Let's go, Miss Sa-chan? Someone wants to see you."

Lin Xiaosa's mind went blank, but her instinct told her that following this mysterious girl might be her only chance of escape. She staggered to her feet and followed Meita out of the interrogation room.

In the corridor, Meita's high heels made a crisp sound: "Don't worry, your girlfriend will be notified soon~"

Lin Xiaosa's face turned red again: "She is not..."

"Shh~" Meita raised a finger to her lips, "The person I'm going to meet next doesn't like to hear lies."

The elevator door slowly closed, and Lin Xiaosa's heartbeat was so fast that it almost burst out of her chest. She didn't know what was waiting for her, but one thing was certain - the secrets of miHoYo were even more unfathomable than she had imagined.

The elevator made a crisp "ding" sound and the door slowly opened. Lin Xiaosa had already prepared herself to face the lobby or the underground garage, but the scene that came into her eyes made her body freeze -

A black-gold portal quietly hovered outside the elevator, revealing a vibrant lawn. Sunlight streamed through the portal into the elevator car, its warm light illuminating Lin Xiaosa's stunned face.

"This...this is..." Her voice got stuck in her throat and her fingers unconsciously gripped the elevator handrail.

Meita behind him chuckled, and with his slender palm gently pushed Lin Xiaoqun's back: "Let's go~"

"Wait!" Lin Xiaosa was about to turn around and ask when her body fell forward uncontrollably. She squeezed her eyes shut, but the imagined collision never came. When she opened them again, the soft touch of grass reached her through the soles of her shoes, and the fresh air, scented with grass and flowers, filled her nostrils.

"Welcome to the Chen Ge Hu space~" Mei Ta's brisk voice came from behind.

Lin Xiaosa spun around abruptly; the portal behind her had vanished. She looked around—a vast expanse of lawn stretching as far as the eye could see. In the distance, delicate pavilions hovered in the air, and even further, mountains shrouded in mist. The sky was a dreamy pink and purple, with a few white clouds drifting leisurely.

"I'm..." Lin Xiaosa's voice was trembling, "I've been kidnapped again?"

Meita covered her mouth and chuckled: "How can you call it kidnapping? It was clearly a cordial invitation."

Lin Xiaosa was about to retort when her peripheral vision caught sight of a rattan chair not far away. A figure sat on it, their slender back casting a long shadow in the setting sun. The figure slowly stood up, and the moment they turned around, Lin Xiaosa's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Excuse me...you are..."

"Haha, you don't recognize me after just a few days?"

That familiar face instantly sent Lin Xiaosa into a state of panic. Short, silvery hair, golden pupils, and that half-smile—it was none other than the miHoYo boss she'd met at the demo, the mysterious man who claimed to have the ability to erase memories!

"It's you! White-haired man!" Lin Xiaosa's voice suddenly rose, her original fear replaced by anger. "I knew it was you!" She clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms. "Who are you? Are you a god? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're so powerful!"

Tianming's expression did not fluctuate at all, and his golden eyes were as calm as water.

"You brought me here now, are you trying to recruit me?" Lin Xiaosa became more and more excited. "Humph! No way! I, Sa-chan, will never bow to evil forces!"

"Sa-chan," Tianming's voice was soft but very clear, "even though you say that, you don't really mean it in your heart..."

He raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

Lin Xiaosa's body suddenly froze. His brain seemed to be struck by lightning, and countless fragments of memory flooded back like a tide.

On the second day of the CP Comic Con, she was backstage organizing her equipment when an Abyss Mage suddenly pounced from the shadows. Just as its sharp claws were about to reach her throat, a golden figure stepped in front of her... It was Captain Jean!

On the day the tunnel collapsed, she was trapped in a dark carriage, the air thinning. In her despair, the ceiling suddenly opened, revealing Diluc's red hair in the firelight...

In the Zhong Group's live broadcast room, those black monsters are cornering everyone, when Eula and Noelle descend like gods...

At the demo, in that dark world, she fought alongside everyone else...

In the coffee shop, those Houkai beasts appeared out of nowhere... Walter Yang's protection...

Every memory is so vivid, and in every crisis, it was miHoYo's characters who saved her.

Volume 2 must have been done by miHoYo! 乆! :007 This time... I won't delete your memory...

Lin Xiaosa's legs suddenly gave out, and she knelt on the soft grass. Tears blurred her vision, and the impact of those deleted memories made her dizzy.

"So..." Her voice was shaking, "Why did you erase our memories?"

Tianming's back looked incredibly lonely in the sunset. He stared silently at the distant mountains, and after a long moment, he spoke:

"Because those monsters will sow the seeds of fear in you." His voice was low and tired. "That energy will accelerate the arrival of the evil creatures from outer space. And then... the entire blue planet will be devoured."

He turned around, his golden eyes filled with mixed emotions. "I did this only to protect you. If I hurt you in the process... I can only say, I'm sorry."

Lin Xiaosa's tears fell heavily on the grass. The memories that had been recovered intertwined with the confession of the man in front of her, causing the resentment in her heart to melt away like ice (II) (I) 彡邬V II氿镏3*侕雪.

"You do this..." She sobbed, wiping her tears roughly with the back of her hand, "I can't hate you at all..."

Tianming's lips curled up slightly. "Actually, you like our miHoYo characters too, right?"

This sentence became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Lin Xiaosa's arrogant shell was completely shattered, and she cried like a child:

"I love it! I've loved it from the beginning!! Such a great game, so many lovable characters, and a character who saved me so many times... How could I not like it!!"

She sobbed and spoke intermittently: "I'm... I'm sorry... I said so many bad things about you... and I'm also very grateful... for everything you've done for Blue Star..."

Tianming squatted down and patted her shoulder gently: "Get up, Miss Sa-chan. Someone wants to see you."

Lin Xiaosa raised her tear-filled face and looked in the direction Tianming pointed - by the fountain at the end of the lawn, several familiar figures were waving at her.

Kiana's brilliant smile, Mei's gentle wave, Bronya's slightly shy smile... they are all there, truly existing.

"Go ahead," Tianming said softly, "This time... no one will erase your memory."

Lin Xiaosa stood up trembling, and stumbled towards the characters she had only seen on the screen. The wind dried her tears, but it couldn't stop the throbbing in her heart.

Tianming, who was standing behind him, watched this scene, a smile gradually widening on his face. Meita suddenly appeared beside him and asked softly, "Master, is this really okay?"

"It's okay. To be honest, I feel a little guilty about deleting her memories so many times." Tianming shrugged.

…………

The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the lawn of the Chen Ge Hu space. Lin Xiaosa, who had just reminisced with Kiana and others, was now sitting on a rattan chair, his fingers unconsciously twisting the corners of his clothes.

The aftermath of her emotional outburst was still reverberating in her chest, and the undried tear marks on her cheeks sparkled in the sunlight.

"What should I do now?" she asked cautiously, her voice slightly nasal. "My video has already been sent out." Her fingers drummed unconsciously on her knees. "No matter what I do now, it seems like it will be bad for us at miHoYo..."

When Lin Xiaosa said the words "we miHoYo", she was stunned for a moment. But then she found that this name slipped out of her mouth so naturally.

Tianming's eyebrows rose slightly, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips. "You don't have to do anything." His slender fingers tapped lightly on the armrest. "Just go back and continue to be a hater of miHoYo." A sly glint flashed in his golden eyes. "It would be best if you could livestream your critique of our game 'Genshin Impact' when the first beta opens tomorrow."

"Ah...this...this..." Lin Xiaosa's face flushed red instantly, and he gestured in the air helplessly, "I can't eat it anymore..."

She thought back to the characters who had saved her—Kiana's brilliant smile, Mei's gentle eyes, Bronya's slightly clumsy concern. Asking her to slander these characters against her will during a live broadcast would be harder than asking her to eat a whole plate of bitter melon.

"It's okay." Tianming leaned forward slightly, his silver hair glowing softly in the setting sun. "If you really want to do something for us, just do as I say." An evil smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, but it made people feel inexplicably at ease.

Lin Xiaosa bit her lip and finally nodded firmly as if she had made up her mind: "Yeah, okay!" She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and leaned her head forward. "Come on, erase my memory." Her voice trembled a little. "I won't resist this time."

The expected snapping sound did not come. Lin Xiaosa secretly opened one eye and found Tianming shaking his head and smiling.

"I won't erase your memory this time."

"Huh?" Lin Xiaosa's eyes widened in shock, and he almost jumped out of his chair. "But if that's the case, won't I be releasing that fear energy?"

"Feel it yourself," Tianming's eyes softened, "Are you afraid?"

Lin Xiaosa froze, subconsciously rubbing her chin. She savored her inner emotions—surprise, confusion, emotion... but not fear. "Is it because I know someone will come to save me?" she thought, tilting her head.

"Hmm." A golden light condensed on Tianming's fingertips. "That's probably the principle." The light danced lightly on his fingertips. "You've experienced too many incidents of alien evil descending, and your body has developed antibodies."