And the video continued to play.
The subsequent development came as a surprise to Qing Lan and everyone in the live stream.
"For this reason, I've decided to sue them!" Qin Mu's voice kept coming through.
Next was gathering evidence, finding a lawyer, writing a lawsuit, and other related steps.
"Is this for real? Did this uploader actually sue them?"
"HISS! Straight to court without a second word, this uploader is tough; if he says he'll sue, he really sues!"
"But would it really be that easy to win? On what grounds does he plan to sue? Donations can't just be claimed back."
"Poor women, they're unlucky enough to have met someone who takes things so seriously."
The bullet comments joined the heated discussion and speculation.
Qing Lan even noticed that the bullet comments in this short period exceeded the usual amount by more than five times.
However, her brow furrowed slightly as she couldn't help but mutter, "Can he win the lawsuit?"
Just as the bullet comments said, suing on the grounds of reclaiming donations would certainly be futile. Donations can't be taken back. Otherwise, no one would dare to accept donations casually afterward.
Then, as the video played on, a lawsuit was also publicly displayed. It clearly listed the reasons for the lawsuit and the demands. The word "Fraud" was particularly eye-catching.
Watching the video, Qing Lan couldn't help but swallow hard. She was momentarily unable to react.
How... could this be related to a charge of fraud?
Afterward, the video disclosed the notice of case filing from the court and the trial date, which utterly astonished her.
Meanwhile, the bullet comments exploded as they saw Qin Mu's actions.
"Damn! This uploader is fierce, swinging a fraud charge—it's gone from a civil dispute to a criminal level!"
"This is a path I've never imagined."
"But how does the donation have anything to do with fraud? They just misused some of the donation money and didn't send the kids to school, right?"
"I just did a quick search, and if they hid the fact that the children weren't in school and kept asking for money, this could really constitute fraud..."
In their eyes, most people would just let such matters slide. But this uploader wasn't like most; he was very serious and went straight to the police. The reason for the lawsuit was particularly inventive: reporting it as fraud! He demanded the defendant be sentenced to ten years of imprisonment and more than one million in liquidated damages.
Then, immediately following, the video transitioned.
「Three days later.」
A judgment from the court appeared on the screen.
The judgment clearly stated that after a trial in absentia, the defendant was convicted, sentenced to five years imprisonment, and fined 480,000 yuan.
Seeing this, everyone in the live stream was somewhat dumbfounded. The uploader had actually succeeded! The defendants were sentenced to five years for fraud and a total fine of 480,000 yuan!
"It's true! This is real! I just found the judgment on the case document website!"
"No way? I've been following this new uploader, and he actually got someone locked up!"
"These women were sued and yet they were absent from court, not even taking the chance to defend themselves. Did they really think the court couldn't pass judgment if they didn't show up?"
"A pitiful person surely has a hateful side. Just opening their mouths to ask for two hundred thousand yuan using children's education as an excuse—such people don't deserve sympathy!"
Inside the live stream, one bullet comment after another popped up, densely covering the entire screen.
Qing Lan, watching her own live stream, was also somewhat excited. Her usual live streaming audience was just over a few hundred thousand, and the popularity wasn't high. But in such a short time, the number of viewers had increased by nearly a hundred thousand! All this was thanks to this uploader's video where he took a firm stand.
Thinking of this, she used her account, which only followed three people, to follow this new uploader. This uploader, after encountering such insults over the donations, had counter-sued them in court.
Although if it were her, she might not have done the same.
But this action was indeed deeply satisfying.
「The next day.」
「Jin City, Nursing Home.」
"What's going on? How did it reach three million views?"
Early in the morning, Qin Mu opened his phone and saw a barrage of notification messages popping up. One after another, people had commented on his video. The video's views had reached three million overnight! And the number was still growing at a very fast rate. The number of comments from netizens below had also surpassed two thousand.
"Support the uploader! This kind of person deserves to experience the cruelty of society!"
"This poor family doesn't deserve sympathy. They received the opportunity for their child to study but then made them drop out of school. They still shamelessly ask donors for more money, no different from a leech!"
"Pitiful people invariably have their hateful aspects; no one in society will coddle them!"
These comments were liked by users over ten thousand times and ranked at the top.
It really went viral. Seeing so many people's likes and support, Qin Mu felt quite happy.
This phenomenon was not an isolated case. The domestic charitable donation industry had grown wary because of too many recipients like Yang Minghui. And this time, by sending them to prison, he provided a way out for those donors who had tirelessly but thanklessly given. To deal with such ungrateful recipients, one could fully take legal measures to protect one's legitimate rights.
However, as he scrolled through, he suddenly saw a comment below the video: "Apart from the fact that they stopped their schooling, isn't the donor in the uploader's video too hypocritical? They clearly wanted to help the children of poor families, but now they have sent their mother to prison?"
Moreover, the number of likes on this comment was also climbing rapidly. In no time at all, it broke through a thousand and continued to increase. Many people in the reply chains were calling Li Weiguo hypocritical.
Of course, there were also many with sound values who couldn't stand it and started to retort under this comment.
"Hypocritical? When your kindness is exploited and you're taken for a fool, you can't fight back?"
"Everyone in this comment thread must be bleeding hearts, right?"
"So, you're saying that because of their children, I should obediently give them money and continue to help them raise their children, is that it?"
It wasn't long before these reasonable posts were drowned out by hundreds of other comments.
"It's easy for all of you to talk since you're not in their shoes; what will the children do without their mother from now on?"
"The donor's original intention was to allow the children to study and change their poverty in the future, but now they've sent the children's mother to prison. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"
"In my view, the donor definitely has ulterior motives. The donation is fake; it's fame they're actually after!"
"Hypocritical! It's just too hypocritical!"
"I just found the information on this donor. His name is Li Weiguo, living in the Jin City Nursing Home, 77 years old, his family..."
Comments surged one after another. Someone even dug out Li Weiguo's information from the publicly available court judgment document and exposed it outright!
Seeing this, Qin Mu's expression suddenly darkened.