Chapter 23: Chapter 21: Responding to Trending Searches_2 Chapter 23: Chapter 21: Responding to Trending Searches_2 “Don’t announce it,” Jiang Ning said without hesitation, directly refusing.
“Why?” Zhang Lang didn’t understand. He had just learned that Jiang Ning was being viciously insulted online, so he specifically went to Mengbo to search for a lot of information about Jiang Ning and also figured out the reason why Jiang Ning had become the target of universal disdain online—it was simply because Huo Miao’s popularity attracted numerous fans and many things that had no basis in facts were all blamed on Jiang Ning.
In Zhang Lang’s view, the only mistake Jiang Ning made was having fewer fans than Huo Miao’s. That was why Jiang Ning had no one to stand up for her when she was verbally attacked by Huo Miao’s fans.
If Jiang Ning were willing to reveal her real identity, relying on the Internet’s love for “Miss Terminal Illness,” even Huo Miao’s fans would have to think twice before speaking out.
Jiang Ning chuckled lightly, “Let’s keep it secret for now. I don’t want netizens to know these negative things; it’s enough for them to maintain their original heartfelt enthusiasm for me.”
Jiang Ning’s words made Zhang Lang feel somewhat ashamed.
Indeed, those netizens who wanted to donate to Jiang Ning, those who defended her, were all genuinely kind people who liked her.
He shouldn’t use everyone’s affection for Jiang Ning as a weapon to attack others.
Zhang Lang admitted his error openly, “Sorry, I was being too cynical.”
Jiang Ning, surprised, “How so? You were just standing in my shoes and thinking on my behalf. I should be the one thanking you. I’ll treat you to milk tea another day.”
Jiang Ning said jokingly, instantly clearing the somewhat heavy atmosphere that Zhang Lang had created.
“However, the police station being constantly called by netizens is also an issue. It not only affects the work of the operators but might also occupy the lines and affect other people who need help,” she said.
Zhang Lang nodded, “Right, that’s the reason I called you.”
After thinking for a while, Jiang Ning said, “Why don’t you issue another announcement? Admit on Mengbo that the He Mingxu mentioned today was reported by me. But like with yesterday’s case, confirm it was me without revealing my real identity.”
Zhang Lang immediately agreed, “No problem, this way the netizens won’t keep calling.”
Jiang Ning, “Thank you for your trouble.”
Zhang Lang, “No, we should be thanking you.”
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ning saw that Capital City Public Security had updated another post on Mengbo, confirming the identity of her as “Miss Terminal Illness” in the photos taken by the netizens.
Apart from that, not a bit of her real information was leaked.
The internet is always full of 5G surfers.
The moment Capital City Public Security released the post on Mengbo, it was instantly pushed onto the screens of over a million followers who were browsing Mengbo.
Within just one minute, people began liking and commenting.
The shock and admiration for “Miss Terminal Illness” were so intense they nearly spilled out of the screen:
Cola without Ice: Ahhh, what did I see!!! Did the official account post three times in one day?!
Aam replied to Cola without Ice: Damn it! Is that the point? Look at the content! The official stepped in and acknowledged that the person who reported the robber today was “Miss Terminal Illness” herself!
Dynamic Light Wave Pretty Girl: Ahhhhhh I knew it!!! Miss Sister is so cool!
Fan Fan: OMG, two days in a row, assisting the police in cracking two cases, I’m actually crying, randomly boiling ten Capital City people for soup.
The comment section quickly built up into a skyscraper of comments.
Jiang Ning’s eyelashes drooped, her thick long lashes hiding her thoughts.
The recent call from Zhang Lang was actually a reminder to her.
She had been lucky these two times, not captured face-on by netizens, which is why her alternate persona as Jiang Ning had not been exposed.
She now had only thirteen days left to live, and the System still had many tasks waiting for her to complete.
In the future, the situations where she appeared under the netizens’ cameras would only increase, not decrease.
Jiang Ning didn’t want to expose her identity for the time being; she had to think about how to conceal her alias properly.
Aside from the reason she just gave to Zhang Lang, Jiang Ning mainly considered that she would be arresting more criminals in the future.
Sometimes it might not just be one criminal but also accomplices and the like.
Exposing her identity would be like putting herself in danger.
Jiang Ning cherished the life she had managed to extend after much difficulty.
Of course, those fans who had been used by Huo Miao to hurl abuse at her on the internet, Jiang Ning had no plans of letting them off so easily.
Return kindness with kindness, revenge with revenge.
Instead of using someone else’s hand, Jiang Ning preferred to do things herself.
Never give her the chance to turn the tables against the wind, otherwise, she would definitely smash the faces of Huo Miao’s fans!
Huo Family.
Huo Miao, as a young celebrity with one of the largest talk volumes in the entertainment industry this year, often paid attention to online trends.
Yesterday, due to being furiously kicked into a pool by Jiang Ning, she didn’t dare to go online much, even though her studio had taken care of deleting negative news about her, for fear that unflattering photos related to her might surface online.
It was only today that she finally couldn’t resist sneaking a look using an alternate account and found that her fans were still defending her as always and even had Jiang Ning cursed onto the hot search list, which made her lips curl with pleasure.
Huo Miao, with nothing much to do, idly scrolled through her phone and also saw the topic about Miss Terminal Illness.
A trace of jealousy flickered through Huo Miao’s impeccably made-up eyes.
It was just saving someone, and yet it dominated several hot search entries in a row.
This popularity was genuine, without spending a cent.
If only all this popularity could be hers.
Such significant traffic was wasted on an ordinary person—it was simply a waste!
Her fingers inadvertently slid across the screen, and a video popped up… it was the footage from yesterday of Jiang Ning playing a game of wits with the criminal at Tianxin Shopping Plaza.
The moment Huo Miao saw the thin figure in a hospital gown with her back to everyone in the video, her heart skipped a beat; that figure looked so much like Jiang Ning!!!
But then, Huo Miao immediately refuted her own guess internally.
Impossible.
Jiang Ning had just been discharged from the hospital yesterday and then violently kicked her and other Huo family members into the pool at the villa; how could she possibly appear in Tianxin District rescuing people.
As for the hospital gown worn by the person in the video, that wasn’t enough to prove anything.
Such hospital gowns were abundant; anyone who was hospitalized had one.
It wasn’t clear whether it was because of the other person’s high popularity or something else, but simply seeing the other person’s back through the screen made Huo Miao feel irritated and uncomfortable.
Huo Miao frowned slightly and raised her hand to swipe away the video that was making her feel somewhat irked and agitated.