Chapter 178 - 128: Did Acting Righteously Lead to Trouble?_2

However, the law cannot sanction them, making it easier for them to become outlaws operating beyond its reach.

The lottery shop owner this time was a prime example. Knowing a little about the law, he dared to commit such an act. If he had known more, it would have been even harder for ordinary people to defend their rights.

...

Qianzhou.

In an ordinary residential district.

Ma Ming was also staring at his own comment section, constantly moderating comments.

To ensure his own safety, he fought off drowsiness, continually filtering out those "malicious comments" from the comment section.

Every time Qin Mu posted an update, this became his routine work.

In his video’s comment section, the number of comments was skyrocketing, with everyone remotely discussing Qin Mu’s recently uploaded video.

"Goodness, has everyone seen the UP’s new video?"

"Another two sent down, fourteen years! The video is packed with legal insights!"

"Truly a hardcore legal education UP! I’ve noticed that online comments on our platform seem much more civilized lately."

"This UP genuinely sues when there’s an issue, you think he’s playing around? Insider news: in this year’s top ten civilized apps, Little Station ranked first!"

"..."

While filtering comments in the backend, Ma Ming also noticed the news about the selection of the top ten civilized apps and couldn’t help but swallow nervously.

He had just gone through a round of comment filtering. So far, he had not found any uncivil comments or inflammatory, war-inciting rhetoric.

Thinking back on Little Station over the past two months, he had clearly noticed far fewer uncivil comments while browsing.

All the campaigns for internet civility and cleanup weren’t as powerfully deterrent as Qin Mu "sending" an entire comment section to prison!

It could be said that Qin Mu had single-handedly purified Little Station’s online environment.

At least those trolls had now learned to consider the consequences before posting.

All of this was forming subtly and gradually.

Of course, the most civilized area was undoubtedly Qin Mu’s comment section.

It could truly be called a model zone for online civility.

As Qin Mu’s fanbase on the platform grew, large-scale flame wars and cyberbullying incidents had become increasingly rare.

Ma Ming gave a wry smile.

Watching this UP’s videos is great, but it’s a bit nerve-wracking...

He continued to fight off drowsiness, still scanning for prohibited remarks. He was terrified that some ’brilliant’ but troublesome individual might emerge in the comment section, leading to a situation where if one person committed an offense, everyone else would be considered complicit.

...

Jin City.

Lottery shops at various outlets had all received a message from the provincial lottery center.

They were to use Chen Ping’s case as a cautionary tale, informing these lottery agents and shop owners not to covet ill-gotten gains.

Qin Mu’s name had spread like wildfire overnight throughout the entire lottery community.

Whether they were lottery players or shop owners, everyone quietly memorized Qin Mu’s name.

After all, Chen Ping’s fourteen-year sentence was truly terrifying.

This was especially true for these lottery shop owners. On a daily basis, due to the uncertain ownership of lottery tickets, conflicts with players were inevitable.

And when it came to second or third-prize-winning tickets, many shop owners had misappropriated portions of the players’ winnings.

This was an open secret within the circle.

Therefore, veteran lottery players would watch the ticket printing process intently, only feeling assured after confirming the numbers on the ticket were correct.

The fact that lottery tickets were bearer instruments—redeemable by whoever held them—inevitably led to such situations.

But since the incident in Jin City, many shop owners had become much more restrained, no longer daring to covet such ill-gotten gains.

When comparing a few thousand yuan to over a decade in prison, they could still clearly distinguish which carried more weight.

As for the lottery players, after hearing about this case, many had an epiphany.

Many who still had disputes with lottery shop owners went directly to them, expressing their readiness to sue. This frightened the owners enough to hastily return the previously misappropriated money.

They figured that for a few hundred or a thousand yuan, it really wasn’t worth the trouble of going to court.

The deterrent effect of Qin Mu’s case on them was simply too immense.

At the same time, in a Jin City group chat for lottery shop owners, the owners of various outlets began to communicate privately.

"Everyone, keep your eyes peeled these days. If Qin Mu comes to buy a lottery ticket at your shop, don’t sell it to him!"

"It’s too dangerous! I seriously suspect he might be fishing for cases, trying to entrap us, maybe even make us pay his taxes for him. That’s exactly how the Mountain and Water Garden District’s lottery shop owner got busted!"

"But there’s a problem—isn’t it illegal not to sell? I’m afraid he might sue me..."

"I just consulted a professional lawyer. For these types of business transactions, it needs to be voluntary on both sides, so there shouldn’t be any issue... right?"

"..."

After detailed inquiries, they confirmed it wasn’t illegal and unanimously decided to take ’emergency evasive action.’ Their decision: secretly blacklist Qin Mu.

...

「The next day.」

Qin Mu got up as usual and checked the view data for his video from the day before.

After gaining an additional 800 luck points, the growth rate of his video views and the speed at which he gained new fans had clearly accelerated.

This video, he estimated, was very likely to break through to a phenomenal fifteen million views.

By now, his follower count had surpassed three million. On Little Station, he was already considered a "well-known" UP.

He then got up, washed, and headed to work on time.

Before nine o’clock, he arrived at the nursing home and clocked in punctually.

What surprised him was that the supervisor of the nursing department sought him out directly and shared some "good news."

"This month, the nursing home is selecting an Employee of the Month. The leadership has taken note of your performance and unanimously decided to name you as such."

Qin Mu stood there, stunned. He found it somewhat hard to believe.