Chapter 2283: Chapter 2282: Lottery Drawing

Shortly after Ling Feng left, the core team sent all the collected information to his phone in text and image form.

After a brief look, he realized the situation was even more serious than he had imagined, so he immediately teleported back to Lingyun Island and went to Gu Li’s office.

The documents were printed and laid out on the table as Ling Feng, Gu Li, and Ah Min sat together, all deep in thought!

According to the information obtained from Raflav’s mind, the hidden Restarters were not just an underwater iceberg—they were an entire continent!

Although there was only one person on the First Layer, the Second Layer, Third Layer, and even the Fourth Layer were now spread across the globe!

From discovering Brad to finding Yelena in France, Ling Feng had only ever seen a tiny fraction of the iceberg!

The sheer scale of the Restarters’ organization left Ling Feng and the others utterly speechless, completely dumbfounded!

After a long silence, Ah Min finally looked up at Ling Feng, "Boss, what should we do about this?"

"Eliminating them all is probably impossible; there are too many people!"

Ling Feng gave a wry smile and continued, "With over twenty thousand people across the world’s five continents, it’s too hard to handle!"

"The best solution would be to capture them all, gather them together, and then uniformly address their brainwashing issues."

Gu Li said, then sighed, "But I think that’s almost impossible. The Ling Corporation doesn’t have that kind of influence, and there’s no concrete evidence to prove they are Restarters. Forcibly arresting people would have a huge impact on our corporation’s image!"

"You’re right!"

Ling Feng nodded, musing, "So we must figure out a safe approach!"

Ah Min, who hadn’t spoken, raised her head at this point, "Boss, I suddenly have an idea!"

"Let’s hear it!" Ling Feng looked at her.

"Instead of forcibly capturing them, why not trick them into coming?" Ah Min suggested.

Ling Feng was taken aback, "Trick? How?"

"Here’s my idea..." Ah Min began to explain as she thought aloud.

Ling Feng listened, and his eyes immediately lit up!

Ah Min’s plan was indeed excellent, and it wouldn’t take much effort to have those people come to them voluntarily!

Soon after, a message was posted on the Ling Corporation’s official website.

To thank global customers, the official website launched an online lottery system with a wide array of prizes, ranging from a five-kilogram bag of sugar rice to a grand prize of a free trip to the Moon.

There were thirty thousand grand prizes, and millions of other relatively smaller prizes!

Moreover, there were no regional restrictions this time; as long as you had a phone and internet, you could participate in the lottery, even if you had never purchased a product from the Ling Corporation!

This equated to no entry barriers, allowing anyone to participate!

In addition, the message announced that grand prize winners would have another drawing opportunity after their Moon trip, and one thousand lucky winners would be selected to receive ten million US Dollars each!

The allure was overwhelming.

Since the lottery would start that evening, and with four hours to go, the Ling Corporation’s servers had already started buzzing with activity.

As the lottery time approached, a flood of users poured in, and the server status lights turned red in an instant!

Fortunately, Ah Min led the technical team to make thorough preparations, ensuring the servers ran smoothly without any crashes.

Everyone worldwide thought Ling Feng was simply being generous, but unbeknownst to them, Ah Min had inputted the list obtained from Raflav into the system, allowing only those who matched the Restarters’ profiles to win the grand prize.

Everyone else, no matter their luck, would have no chance!

However, it wasn’t entirely deceitful of Ling Feng, since all prizes from second to fifth would indeed be distributed.

The lottery frenzy swept the globe, with the time differences causing some to wait anxiously until the early morning hours for the lottery to commence.

While people globally eagerly participated, Ah Min and her team remained exceptionally calm.

Her team of twenty technical experts awaited the appearance of the first grand prize winner.

The aim was to use this for publicity and to see if the Restarters would take the bait!

The lottery continued for half an hour without a single grand prize winner, causing Ah Min to shift uneasily.

She looked over at Ling Feng, noting his calm demeanor, and couldn’t help but ask, "Boss, what’s happening? Isn’t anyone taking the bait?"

"They probably will!"

Ling Feng shook his head, "Don’t worry, just wait a little longer!"

In truth, he was also uncertain. If those people were too cautious and didn’t participate, he’d be at a loss for what to do next!

The lottery continued, with numerous winners for the second, third, fourth, and fifth prizes, turning the internet into a buzz of excitement. Despite individuals only having one chance, many lingered after drawing, all waiting for the grand prize reveal.

Over an hour later, a staff member looked up, "Boss, we have our first grand prize winner!"

"Let me see!"

Ling Feng hurried over as Ah Min switched the display on that employee’s computer to the big screen.

The winner was named Billy, hailing from a small country in Europe, where it was currently 3 AM.

Ah Min quickly cross-referenced and confirmed that this person was indeed one of the names from Raflav’s mind!

With this clarity, the weight off Ling Feng’s heart vanished!

This confirmed that even the Restarters couldn’t resist the temptation of winning, finally revealing themselves!

Sure enough, following Billy’s win, other Restarters began logging in and participating in the lottery.

The number of grand prize winners steadily rose.

Over twelve hours, with a global population of seven billion, more than five billion participated in the lottery.

The number of grand prize winners had already exceeded ten thousand. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The plan allowed for a twenty-four-hour window. At this pace, not every person in the world might participate, but over ninety percent surely would, which was already certain.

Ling Feng knew the plan had succeeded. Even if not all Restarters participated, capturing tens or even hundreds of individuals was far better than chasing down over twenty thousand.

Time ticked away, with Ling Feng and Ah Min staying up for more than twenty-four hours, constantly monitoring the lottery data.

When the window closed, the list of grand prize winners was short by ten, preventing the complete gathering of all Restarters.

This personal list had already been filtered, appearing on Ah Min’s computer.

After conducting an online search, she found three individuals had died in accidents, four were listed as missing, and the whereabouts of only three remained undetermined.