A scandalous story involving an imperial official has sparked a controversy across the Star Network. It implicates Shi Lin's cousin, and since they are both members of the Shi family and look somewhat alike, people mistake Shi Lin for him.
Then netizens dig up his identity as Deputy Minister of the Department of Justice, and many begin questioning the fairness of the courts.
The Department of Justice posts a statement saying the Enforcement Division has dealt with the culprit and that the department is committed to upholding judicial fairness. They also attach a link.
Posted two minutes ago: their deputy minister has shared his marriage certificate.
The wedding took place two years ago, and his spouse is...
[Wait, isn't that the one from the Sixteenth Star?]
[Military commander and Speaker, now serving in the Upper House]
[Isn't the Sixteenth Star system famous for its slums? They got married two years ago. How did they meet?]
One netizen predicts doom: [It was just a political marriage.]
Another speaks up: [With the Shi family's influence, would they need to marry off a relative to an ordinary official? And two years ago, at that?]
No one argues back, and the discussion goes off track.
[You know, those two really do look perfect together. They're both so good-looking, like they were modeled in a character creator.]
A crowd of IP addresses from the Sixteenth Star system gathers beneath the comment:
[They finally went public. Does anyone get it?]
[We get it, we get it. Six years dating, two years married, feels like they've been married for ten.]
[And don't forget the four years our Commander spent secretly crushing on him.]
Five minutes later, a swarm of IP addresses from the Central Star system appears beneath that comment about the secret crush:
News Bureau spokesperson: [Heh]
Enforcement Division captain: [Heh]
Inspectorate director: [Heh]
Economic Affairs director: [Heh]
Netizens: [What's going on?]
[Does anyone still not know who Shi Lin is? Half the scions of Central Star have to call him "sweetheart" when they see him.]
[Fun fact: when they got married, they registered first and met the parents afterward. Do you get it now?]
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