"I have a premature guess. The UP said he'll update the video in five days; is he referring to our comment section for the material?"

"The UP replied with three words, 'Stop rushing me,' which shows that our pestering has already annoyed him. Given the UP's personality, could we be the next lucky ones?"

"Highly likely. The UP even sued the whole internet; what's our insignificant comment section to him?"

"..."

A single stone stirred a thousand ripples.

The appearance of Qin Mu himself made everyone in the comment section uneasy. Many mistakenly believed that Qin Mu had discovered their discussion hub and decided to sue them for their plot to pressure him for updates.

For a while, the entire comment section was on edge. Although they believed they were innocent, those "defendants" previously sent to jail by Qin Mu had thought the same! Such precedents were not unheard of.

"It looks like this place is no longer safe; we shouldn't stay long."

"While you all were discussing, I'd already unfollowed, deleted my comments, and fled!"

"Brothers, let's disband. If fate allows, we'll meet again somewhere else."

"Look how scared you all are; what's there to be afraid of? Anyway, I can't talk now, I need to catch an international flight."

"..."

In the comment section, one desperate-sounding comment after another kept popping up. The number of comments was visibly decreasing at a rapid rate. The original count of over 300,000 comments was dropping by dozens every second.

Moreover, Ma Ming was shocked to find that his follower count, which had reached 1,000,000, was also plummeting. These followers... didn't seem to be joking at all. They were genuinely terrified by Qin Mu's single "teaser."

Deleting comments, unfollowing, running away, disappearing—all done in one smooth motion, without the slightest hesitation or delay.

"This... this, this..." Ma Ming watched this somewhat surreal scene, swallowing hard, his emotions a whirlwind. He knew Qin Mu had incredible deterrent power, but he hadn't expected it to be this potent! A single sentence had virtually wiped out their little base!

Should I just deactivate this account? he muttered to himself with a degree of trepidation. If these people's guesses were correct, and the next case was related to their comment section, he might indeed be sent to jail along with them!

「Evening.」

Mountain and Water Garden District.

Is it really this effective? There are no more private messages urging for updates.

After work, Qin Mu returned home and opened his Little Station account. Normally, he would receive one or two hundred private messages every day, urging him for updates. But ever since he posted that "teaser," not a single such message had arrived.

Curious, he opened Ma Xiaotiao's account to see the reaction in the comment section. He found that the comment section, which originally had over 300,000 comments, was rapidly shrinking. In just a single day, it had dropped to 240,000. And comments were occasionally "disappearing" bizarrely.

Watching this familiar scene, Qin Mu's mouth twitched. He remembered the last time he saw this was after he had sued an account named "Everyday English."

Even if I did discover their discussion base, they shouldn't be reacting like this. Qin Mu was rather speechless. The reaction of these netizens almost made him think that he had done something terribly wrong, making him out to be a true villain.

Just then, Qing Lan sent him a message on his private WeChat.

"Upup, I heard from fellow viewers that for your next video's material, you're planning to sue the entire Ma Xiaotiao comment section?"

Qin Mu saw this message and was somewhat baffled. He sent back a question mark.

Qing Lan quickly replied, "I heard it from fellow viewers in the group chat. They said you posted a teaser for your next video under Ma Xiaotiao's account, and many people think you've targeted their comments... Do you know, the entire Little Station is in an uproar now? Countless people are anxious. Many of my fellow viewers are even saying the internet is too dangerous and are preparing to delete their accounts and leave the web."

Afterward, Qing Lan recounted the series of chain reactions triggered by Qin Mu's short statement.

Word spread like wildfire. Initially, the netizens were relatively calm. But as the news spread further, various versions suddenly started circulating. One version claimed that Qin Mu, heartbroken from a breakup, had decided to sue the entire Ma Xiaotiao comment section to lift his spirits. Another said Qin Mu had a failed blind date and, in a rage, decided to send everyone who mocked him to prison. There was even a version where Qin Mu had merely choked on water...

In short, no matter the version, Qin Mu was supposedly "hell-bent" on sending the people in Ma Xiaotiao's comment section to jail. This prompted all netizens to urgently review their own past comments. Many who had posted edgy jokes were terrified, afraid they'd be the ones sent to jail. Even though reason told them they likely hadn't done anything seriously wrong, Qin Mu's deterrent effect was too strong. What if he used some obscure legal tidbit to make a move against them? Then they would truly become the "real-life case studies" for his next video.

"My fellow viewers heard I know you and asked me to plead with you for them. Although they've posted a lot of wild jokes, they aren't bad people at heart; they just like to kid around. They also promised they would never again resort to such excessive methods to demand updates."

While Qin Mu was stunned, Qing Lan sent another message, beginning to plead for her fellow viewers.

Qin Mu: "..."

He hadn't expected that such a casual act on his part could trigger such a massive chain reaction.

His reply, 'Stop rushing me,' was intended merely as a teaser for the next video.

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