Chapter 40: Chapter 40: The Internet Is Not a Lawless Land

Wen Ying hadn’t streamed in five days. Hearing the word "hustle" just now, she figured she wasn’t exactly slacking off.

After all, everything she was doing was in preparation for her stream.

With that, Wen Ying started her stream. "Hello, are you Miss Wen?"

Wen Ying turned to see Uncle Zhang walking in with two uniformed officers.

[HOLY SHIT! This is intense! Is the streamer gonna get arrested the second she goes live?!]

[She hasn’t streamed in five days! And this happens the second she’s back? Did she piss someone important off?]

[Duh! She obviously broke the law! How else could a young girl like her get this famous? She’s been on the trending topics list over and over! I bet she’s already rolling in dough! Good riddance!]

[We watched her rise to the top, and now we’re watching her fall!]

[Doctor Wen isn’t like that! I’m sure she’ll give us an explanation!]

"Hello, Officers. Is there something I can help you with?" ’Got to go through the motions. I can’t act like I know exactly what they’re here for. That would be too arrogant.’

After the officer spoke, the viewers finally understood. This was about that car accident from the trending topics a couple of days ago. Come to think of it, weren’t they talking about Doctor Wen?

The viewer count skyrocketed again the moment the police appeared on screen.

She had been live for less than ten minutes, and over 300,000 people had already tuned in. That rate of growth was absolutely top-tier on the Shark Platform, especially since Wen Ying never streamed on a fixed schedule or gave any advance notice.

But a bigger crowd always brings a mixed bag of people.

[So this is the streamer who profits off of other people’s tragedy? Is she finally going down? This calls for a celebration!]

[Using shady methods will never get you far. I hope you learn your lesson!]

[Just arrest her already! She got this many viewers this fast? She’s definitely using viewbots! She’s a cancer on this industry!]

[Go die! Your existence is a waste of air and a pollution to the earth! I heard you’re an orphan? Your whole family was probably jinxed to death by a walking disaster like you!]

"Officer, I want to file a report!" Uncle Zhang, who had been standing quietly to the side looking at something on his phone, suddenly stepped forward and shoved the device in the officer’s face.

"This is cyberbullying, isn’t it? They’re slandering and insulting Doctor Wen. That’s illegal, right?"

The officer looked down at the phone. After a moment, he glanced up at Wen Ying in surprise. "Miss Wen, are you live right now?"

"I am. You guys showed up right after I went live."

"The internet is not a lawless land. I hope all you netizens will watch what you say! Cyberbullying is illegal, and Miss Wen has not broken any laws!"

The officer looked around, but unable to spot the camera, he addressed Uncle Zhang’s phone with a serious expression.

"We’re only here to see Miss Wen as part of a routine inquiry to ask a few questions. We hope everyone will refrain from believing or spreading rumors and help keep the internet and our society a positive space. While the internet offers freedom, everyone’s online actions are recorded. Please be mindful of your words and deeds."

[The officer is laying down the law! How do you like that, haters? Still got something to say?!]

[The internet isn’t a lawless land! That officer is so cool! A salute to all the officers working on the front lines!]

[It’s because you bear the heavy burdens that we can live our happy lives!]

At the officer’s words, the haters in the chat all went silent.

"Everyone, give me ten minutes. I’ll be back online then. It’s not convenient to stream right now, so I hope you all understand~" After Wen Ying spoke, the screen went black.

"Officers, I know why you’re here. What happened was actually a form of psychological therapy. Mr. Zhang was clearly quite lucky as well, so when our magnetic fields combined, he was fortunate enough to escape that disaster."

"Doctor Wen, we’ve actually seen all your videos and have also done some investigating. The main reason we’re here today... is to ask if you have any more of that medicine...?"