Zhou Lin, the greatest genius in the Great Xia Kingdom, was hailed as Einstein reborn!
He devoted himself wholeheartedly to serving his country, and with several era-defining inventions to his name, became one of the few remaining national treasures in Jiuzhou.
Yet an unreasonable demand from a woman on a matchmaking date, combined with a maliciously edited clip taken out of context, got him mobbed online by the entire internet.
Simp: "What kind of trash is this? How dare he be so rude to a woman!"
Pick-me girl: "This is what men in Jiuzhou are like. They can't give us women the lives we want. What a loser!"
"We women should treat ourselves better!"
"Our associate degrees are the equivalent of men's PhDs from overseas, and staying home is the equivalent of men earning a hundred thousand a month!"
Public intellectual: "Everyone knows that men who go on matchmaking dates are losers nobody wants."
Keyboard warrior: "A stingy, disgusting man like him deserves to be mobbed online!"
The online platforms did not verify whether the rumors were true. Instead, for the sake of traffic, they fanned the flames and sensationalized the story to the fullest.
Zhou Lin, an unmatched national treasure, had become a scoundrel everyone wanted dead.
As the rumors spiraled out of control, Zhou Lin's name nearly became synonymous with scum.
At that moment, the nation was enraged.
The machinery of state swung into action.
A powerful official: "Who's exploiting Zhou Lin's name for publicity? Who gave them the nerve to slander a national treasure?"
"Investigate! Leave no stone unturned!"