Mastering the Sword Manual, sweeping across the globe

On the screen, the intruder in the video stood up, walked around off-camera for a moment, and when he returned to the frame, he had a roll of wide, transparent tape in his hand.

This caused a surge in bullet comments, views, and interaction data across several platforms.

Tik Tok:

"Wait... tape??? What for???"

"Holy crap, it's not what I thought, is it?!"

"Covering eyes with fingers.jpg"

"Oh my god, they're really coming?!"

"If this were true, I'd do a handstand while washing my hair on live stream!"

"My hands started shaking..."

quick worker:

"Tape! He took the tape!!"

"Damn it, they're going to increase the intensity!"

"This is real torture, brother!"

"Screen recording done! Screen recording done!"

"The towel girl was terrified, haha ​​(though I shouldn't laugh)."

Next, the video shows the intruder grabbing the last segment of Zhou Mingyuan's little finger.

The next instant, it felt as if the pain was felt from afar, striking countless people in front of their screens.

The comment section on TikTok has completely exploded:

"Holy crap!!!"

"Fingers! What kind of operation is this?!"

"It looks so painful!!!"

"These special effects??? This is fucking special effects??? The details of the flesh collapsing are too realistic!"

"It's fake, it's fake! How could a person's fingers be pinched like that?!"

"The power is overflowing from the screen... Who is this actor?"

"He doesn't seem like an actor... I have a bad feeling..."

"My hands are shaking while recording the screen..."

"Is this even broadcast?"

Kuaishou's comments are even more direct:

"Hiss—!!!" He gasped in shock!

"Good heavens, is she using her fingers like Play-Doh?"

"It's really squashed..."

"Ouch! O ...!!!"

"Manager Zhou's face turned purple! Was it an act? If it was an act, he deserves an Oscar!"

"That grip strength, is it from an animal?!"

"My fingers are twitching even through the screen..."

"Oh no, I'm going to have nightmares tonight..."

Bilibili's bullet comments flooded in with a different style:

"Nuclear energy ahead!!!"

"Non-combat personnel, evacuate immediately!!!"

"High-energy warning!!!!"

"I closed my eyes but couldn't help peeking through my fingers..."

"This is all wrong! The physics are all wrong! (laughs)"

"Regarding the incident where I clicked on an anti-corruption video but instead saw a scene of human modification."

"I'm new here, is this a hardcore anti-corruption channel?"

"That finger strength... it's probably enough to crack a walnut with bare hands (wrong focus)"

"Is the uploader (referring to the intruder) training in grappling or grip strength? This power generation technique doesn't seem fake..."

"Am I the only one who noticed that Section Chief Zhou actually lost control of his bladder...? The details are too realistic and make me uncomfortable..."

"I'll eat my hat if this video survives for more than an hour."

The real-time discussion on Weibo quickly shifted to verification and dissemination:

"#XCityCityRenovationDepartmentChief'sSelf-Narration# Has anyone seen this video? Is Zhou Mingyuan in it real? The part with his fingers was terrifying!"

"@QingfengXCity; @LianjieXCity; Come and see! Is this one of your people? Isn't this way of questioning a bit too simplistic?"

"It hurts! It hurts so much! But why do I feel a little relieved? (Don't scold me)"

"I watched the finger scene three times, slowing it down to 0.5x speed. The consistency of the force transmission and the deformation of the flesh and bones is unlike anything done later... It's terrifying to think about."

"This man's strength is definitely abnormal! Look at the extent of Zhou Mingyuan's struggle and the stability of the other man's arm, the contrast is too stark!"

"If the video is real, then there's a huge problem. If it's fake, the production cost and the actors' acting skills are just too good to be true..."

"Saved. I feel like it might be gone at any moment."

"Forward and spread this message. Regardless of whether it's true or false, let more people see it. If it's true, please promote it nationwide; if it's false, please urge the higher authorities to learn from it!"

As I said before, no matter what kind of community it is, there are always a few bugs lurking around.

A variety of comments and bullet screen messages with distinct styles began to emerge on different platforms.

Zhang Qiliang's brows slowly furrowed.

TikTok comment section:

ID "Bright Moon Shines on My Heart": "What kind of family could raise such a psychopath? Regardless of whether it's staged or not, this act of violence and coercion is extremely heinous! This is challenging the bottom line of the law, seriously provoking tensions between officials and the public, and inciting antagonism! It must be thoroughly investigated!"

ID "Rational and Objective Passerby A": "@CleanXCity, @XCityRelease, what are you waiting for? This video is so obviously stirring up trouble and smearing the image of bureaucrats, why aren't you dealing with it yet? Are you just waiting for it to escalate?"

Kuaishou bullet comments and notes:

User 78435: "Shocking! No limits to grabbing attention! Just wait, do you really think the government is a pushover? We'll drag you out in a heartbeat!"

"Love your family, love your country, love X city": "Even performance art has its limits! Fabricating stories on such serious topics must be severely punished by law! I support a thorough investigation of the publisher!"

Bilibili comments:

"The content creator is playing with fire. Openly displaying violence and fabricating so-called 'confessions' is more than just copyright infringement; it's blatant provocation and smear campaign. I'm just waiting for their account to be banned and for them to be arrested."

"Haha, people actually believe that? This is such a staged video. It's probably another one of those foreign forces' tricks, making up a fake video to sow discord. I'm reporting it, you're welcome."

Under related topics on Weibo:

"Mr. Wang, a concerned citizen of City X": "#The self-statement of the head of the Urban Construction Department of City X# is full of loopholes. Regardless of the veracity of the content, this form of illegal detention and violent interrogation is a serious provocation against our society governed by the rule of law! @X News Department, @X Procuratorate, this blatant insult and defamation of officials must be immediately investigated! We will not tolerate it!"

"The Light of the Rule of Law": "Forward and spread this message. We hope relevant departments will quickly refute the rumors and hold the video creators and distributors legally accountable. The internet is not a lawless zone. Any attempt to defame the image of our city's bureaucratic system or undermine social stability through illegal means will inevitably be met with the iron fist of the law!"

Fine, fine, so you're slandering me, huh? Provoking me, huh? You want to be severely punished, huh...

Look, even standing on the rooftop in the wind, these obtuse ideas still jump out one after another.

As mentioned earlier, Zhang Qiliang's primary job is as a programmer, and now he's even more of an LV+++ programmer, mastering even the smallest online skills with ease.

ID "明月照我心", IP address: N Province, L City, X Banner, Balun Town, a dormitory building of a government agency.

Damn, it's too far... Zhang Qiliang curled his lip, "Consider yourself lucky."

But it couldn't just end there. Zhang Qiliang took out a small notebook from his pocket and wrote down the person's IP address, DNS server address, and other information.

The world is so big, we'll see the grasslands sooner or later, no rush.

ID "Rational and Objective Passerby A", IP address: H Province, S City, J District, a certain Internet technology industrial park.

Damn it, you're lucky... Zhang Qiliang curled his lip again and filed the information just as efficiently.

To the ends of the earth, I'll just jot this down for now.

Switch back to Kuaishou.

Similarly, as mentioned earlier, Kuaishou has always been more down-to-earth and places greater emphasis on the local market.

User ID "78435" commented: "Shocking! You have no bottom line when it comes to grabbing attention! Just wait, do you really think the government is a pushover? We'll drag you out in no time!"

IP address resolution: Province X, City Y, a certain government agency.

The straight-line distance to Zhang Qiliang's current location is no more than three kilometers.

Ha ha.

Hehehehe.

34. Close the door.

X Province, Y City, Chengdong District, Labor Service Dispatch Office.

This government office is in charge of all human resources-related matters within its jurisdiction, including employment registration, labor dispute mediation, and re-employment assistance.

On the second floor, at the end of the corridor, is an office with a sign that reads "General Affairs Office".

"I'm sick!"

Deputy Head Zhao Dezhu slammed the mouse on the table and rubbed his throbbing temples.

On the computer screen in front of me, the document titled "Summary of the Work of the Comprehensive Management Office in the First Half of the Year and Outlook for the Work in the Second Half of the Year" was only half-written in the "Main Achievements" section.

What exactly did the comprehensive housing management department do in the first half of the year?

Almost nothing, or rather—while they didn't get many serious things done, they certainly became more adept at shirking responsibility, passing the buck, and treating workers who came to them for help like a football.

Complaint rate? That's because the public doesn't understand the policies!

Low mediation success rate? That's because the root of the conflict is complex and cannot be resolved by our company in the short term!

The public satisfaction survey data looks bad? That's because the sampling method was unscientific and failed to truly reflect our company's hard work!

Zhao Dezhu was already adept at using his writing skills to turn black into white, laziness into "prudence," and incompetence into "limitations due to objective conditions."

Even so, typing these words still made him feel mentally and physically exhausted.

He picked up his phone, opened his favorite short video platform, and planned to relax for a few minutes.

Big data immediately recommended several popular local videos to him.

He was scrolling through the screen when suddenly a video with a straightforward title and a cover image of an unfamiliar living room caught his eye.

After clicking in and looking at it for a few dozen seconds, Zhao Dezhu's brows furrowed into a knot.

"Show-off! No scruples whatsoever when it comes to grabbing attention!" he muttered under his breath, his fingers flying across the comments section: "Just you wait, do you really think the government is a pushover? We'll drag you out in a heartbeat!"

After sending it, Zhao Dezhu spat, and the frustration he felt from writing the report dissipated slightly.

Putting down his phone, Zhao Dezhu turned around and faced the computer screen again, continuing to rack his brains to craft those brilliant and elegant words.

A few minutes later.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a gentle knock on the office door.

"Please come in." Zhao Dezhu replied casually without looking up, his fingers continuing to type "solidify the foundation" and "innovate the mechanism" on the keyboard.

The door was pushed open, and someone walked in.

Zhao Dezhu then looked up.

It was an unfamiliar face, a young man, wearing an ordinary dark coat and black-rimmed glasses, who looked unremarkable.

"Who are you?" Zhao Dezhu frowned slightly. He didn't recall any visitors having made appointments today. How did the security guards and receptionist downstairs let him in?

The young man didn't answer; instead, he asked, "Zhao Dezhu?"

"It's me." Zhao Dezhu nodded, a habitual, formulaic smile plastered on his face.