Chapter 2765 - 2827: Public Outrage

However, the person’s identity makes the nature of this incident even more egregious and infuriating. So after receiving no response from the Black Province Police Department, Li Yifei asked Chu Xiaoyao to forward the evidence to him. He personally composed a tweet, attaching nine screenshots, and directly posted it online. These screenshots included evidence proving the person’s identity and the vile acts committed. Li Yifei wrote: "Perverts know no profession, but there are always traces to follow. This is the comment he left in my previous tweets using a small account. Everyone, take a look at the things this person has been hurling insults at. I initially thought I might have gone a bit too far, but as you can see, someone with such words and deeds, his true identity and the things he has actually done, I don’t even know how to describe such people. What they have done is beyond my comprehension, making me utterly disdainful."

This post was even more sensational than the previous one because the person’s profession is extremely distinctive, arguably one that sparks the most discussion amongst people. This guy is a cop, yet he committed such disgusting acts.

"Damn it, I can hardly believe my eyes. How could he spew such vile words? Does he justify wearing that uniform? How did someone like him enter the police force? I thought I was reading fake news, but this was posted by Comrade Veteran, and each piece of evidence is irrefutable."

"As a woman, I only want to say to such a pervert, may your whole family perish!" an enraged woman responded below.

In such a socially charged incident, with a crime that can incite public outrage, no one in society is isolated. Everyone is born of a mother, and could have sisters or daughters. Who would wish for their own female relatives to be secretly recorded in such a way and sold, seen by more people? Not just being spread publicly, even being glanced at in reality could cause extreme anger.

"Everyone, let’s not over-discuss this. I believe this is just a single case. Many police officers are still doing a great job, silently safeguarding our daily life. But I hope the Black Province Police Department can intervene quickly, expel such perverts from the police force, and give them severe punishment to serve as a warning, preventing others from being implicated."

"What the person above said is reasonable. Every industry and group has its rotten apples. This doesn’t affect our respect for other police officers. No need for harsh language, friends. We should reflect on how to handle this situation if encountered in real life and ensure we don’t become perverts ourselves."

"I’m feeling very scared, what should I do? Comrade Veteran, I work in a hospital as a nurse. This year, our hospital caught two men breaking into the women’s restroom, but nothing came of it. I thought they just went to the wrong restroom or couldn’t hold it because the men’s restroom was full. However, after seeing what you’ve posted these days, I suddenly realized they might be perverts, possibly trying to peek or secretly record."

"I deeply sympathize with your experience, nurse sister above. As an ’Old Wolf,’ though I’m a normal wolf, I generally only watch Japanese films. But I have to say, your hospital might have been targeted. That pervert was probably secretly filming, as footage of doctors and nurses fetches high prices! But this... it’s truly disgusting, utterly contemptible. Even those who make money by filming their own videos are a hundred times more noble than them!"

"The guy above is quite the veteran, huh? I agree that voluntary filming is illegal, but at least it’s not so morally condemned. But secret filming is completely unlawful and morally reprehensible. He profits and gratifies himself, but what about the victims? If I ever see my girlfriend being secretly recorded while in the toilet or shower, then have the video uploaded online, I’d feel like killing the entire family of the one who recorded it. How can such people deserve to live in this world?"

Li Yifei read the comments for a while; there were all sorts of things being said. Plus, there were quite a few passionate netizens who checked Li Yifei’s previous tweets, identifying those with vile words, and then clicked on their profiles to look for clues. It turns out, they actually managed to track down many perverts.

Yes, many—not just one or two—because these people might feel that Li Yifei has violated their interests, as in their view, viewing ******** images or videos, or even secretly filming themselves, is a matter of personal freedom, nothing major. Now that Li Yifei has amplified the issue, making a big deal out of it, they feel aggrieved, thinking Li Yifei is ****, so they lash out without any psychological burden.

These individuals typically use small accounts on Twitter to secretly view or redistribute content shared by those who sell photos or videos, or leave comments. So, many actions are traceable. Motivated netizens started a trending topic and shared their findings there. They also sent information to Chu Xiaoyao, resulting in a quick flood of information.

There’s no moral critique, only by capturing definite criminal evidence against perverts and using the law to bring them down can effective punishment be achieved. Otherwise, it’s all just empty talk. Chu Xiaoyao’s tracking group got busy; these people were acquaintances of Chu Xiaoyao online. They all had strong skills in computing and hacking technologies. Of course, hacking is illegal, and Li Yifei is willing to bear the responsibility, as long as someone dares to make an arrest.

Perhaps this will lead to criticism from moralists, claiming even bad people have human rights, even murderers have human rights. But in Li Yifei’s perspective, bad people have no human rights, murderers, especially some perverted murderers, definitely have no human rights. As for these perverts, when they secretly recorded others undressed, secretly snapped their photos, did they ever consider human rights? Consider privacy? Consider that such actions shouldn’t be taken!

So, if we’re to talk about human rights, fine, come find me in Mile City, we’ll sit down and have a good talk about human rights. That way, everyone will be happy.

The internet trembled, with this discussion being even larger than before. Many online media joined in, various newspapers and TV stations reported or commented on it. Of course, where there’s approval, there’ll inevitably be opposition. For instance, a certain famous newspaper’s online official media wrote: "’Who gave Comrade Veteran the right to expose people’s privacy like this? On what grounds does he think he can do this, is having money everything?"

It’s undeniable, the article was indeed very provocative. At first glance, it seemed to be trying to steer ordinary netizens toward resentment of the wealthy, suggesting that Li Yifei was rich and unscrupulous, looking down on the law, even fabricating a few baseless incidents. The reaction wasn’t small, but it was quickly drowned out by true fans of Li Yifei. Clearly, the other party had hired a troll factory and also deleted some posts, however, the comments were too many, and the other side eventually had to close down the comments. Li Yifei’s fans are genuine, only a tiny fraction are fake followers; everyone has pretty upright Three Views, and can’t ignore such malicious slander. Moreover, everything Comrade Veteran accomplished, none of it was for him personally. Since he started his Twitter account, everything he spoke and did was positive, altruistic, so fans can’t tolerate anyone slandering Comrade Veteran or agreeing with what those people said or did.

Thus, they immediately launched a counter-attack, which might’ve been a bit violent, but some things are never black and white.

Li Yifei didn’t deliberately guide the direction of this matter, yet it’s indeed a national topic of discussion.

However, the primary focus remained on discussing this incident, or such a series of egregious behaviors. Numerous reports and articles appeared one after another, and the volume on Twitter likely witnessed an explosive growth over the last few days, with Li Yifei gaining five million followers within days.

How terrifying is this number? In just a few days, it almost grows a segment with every refresh, and Li Yifei doesn’t feel much about this.

The incident continues to ferment, even after being exposed online. The Black Province Police Department still hasn’t taken action, but that policeman named Zhao Xianjin personally jumped out, threatening to sue Li Yifei for slander and defamation, accusing him of hacking into his computer, infringing on his personal privacy. This time, he used a major account to post, so his Twitter was quickly flooded by netizens.

Many netizens are furious—some hurl insults, others are slightly more restrained but still condemn his shamelessness. After doing so many disgusting things, not only has he gone unpunished, but he’s now biting back. It also angers the Black Province and Black City police for their inaction. How widespread is this issue, how vile the nature, if it were any other leader, they’d likely clamor to resolve it immediately. But Black City’s leaders seem to turn a blind eye. Netizens don’t believe they’re unaware of this matter, so why hasn’t it been resolved? Just how much are these officials covering for each other, how shameless are they, how low their morals?

Public opinion is intense; Zhao Xianjin posted on Twitter again, arguing that these things are fake, and the hack wasn’t on his computer. He claims Li Yifei is persecuting and maligning him. To clear his name, he even posted photos of his computer, but observant netizens compared the pictures and realized it wasn’t his home at all. The photographed location on his phone wasn’t his home.

Seeing him remain unrepentant even at this point, not only making excuses but also trying to turn the tables, some indignant netizens started to expose more details.

For instance, one ’enthusiastic’ netizen anonymously wrote: "I know Zhao Xianjin, he used to be my high school classmate. Back in high school, he almost ended up in jail for sexually assaulting a female. His family paid to settle the matter. His family owns a mine, so they’ve got money and some **** connections locally. That’s why he’s so arrogant; his dad likely knows lots of people."