Too Bad I Take Things Seriously

Chapter 875: Chapter 331: Rigged! This Has to Be Rigged!

Joking.

He finally broke away from his "unlucky" constitution, and it’s rare to have some leisure time.

No more high-intensity work like before.

In this current state...

He feels pretty good.

He’s made so much money, he can finally enjoy life a little.

Then.

He took out his phone and started idling.

As he kept scrolling.

He accidentally saw a trending topic on some platform called "Did you vote today?"

The popularity is quite high.

Clicking in, he found a massive discussion online about some forum.

In every social circle, you could see wildly spread links asking for votes.

"Where on earth did this forum come from? It’s ridiculous. My son hardly ever talks to me, and suddenly today he asked me to help him register for a forum and vote."

"You too? My ex-wife, whom I’ve divorced for three years, suddenly reached out. I thought she wanted to reconcile, but instead, she threw a voting link to me the next second."

"What era is it? Why are people still playing with such outdated forum stuff?"

"What’s this forum even about? I’ve seen many friends asking for votes in their moments."

"..."

Under the trending topic.

Countless netizens joined the discussion, all speculating what this forum was about.

Overnight.

Among their relatives and friends, there was always a couple cajoling their whole family.

Asking them to help vote.

And this forum...

Seems to have emerged suddenly, none of them had ever heard of it before.

But...

The number of participants and its influence far exceeded their expectations.

"Haha, I’ve already infiltrated the forum. Honestly, this forum is really mysterious, no wonder it’s so low-profile."

"I speculate that the forum’s daily active users have exceeded three million. Calling it the largest forum in the country wouldn’t be an exaggeration."

"So low-key, extremely low-key. The rules of this forum make it feel like you’re sneaking around. Is it afraid of being discovered by someone?"

"Turns out the forum is electing moderators, scared me! I thought my son was up to something shady."

"Since it’s a law study forum, I’m relieved."

"..."

Under the trending topic.

Many experts stepped up and explained the situation of the forum.

These onlooking netizens...

Finally felt relieved.

And eagerly helped their respective relatives participate in the voting.

Qin Mu saw this.

His expression got a bit weird.

This forum being hotly discussed online...

Was actually the Study Law Alliance Forum, and it’s basically full of his fans.

Indeed, it gathered law enthusiasts from all over the internet, the numbers were enormous.

But he didn’t expect...

The voting started in the forum could actually make it onto a platform’s trending topic, becoming a topic of national discussion.

The forum’s reputation...

Thus sharply increased, and many people became curious about this forum.

"But this isn’t bad, maybe it could promote nationwide legal awareness."

Qin Mu shrugged and muttered.

Regarding this situation.

He was of course happy to see it happen.

...

Zizhou.

In a certain upscale neighborhood.

After Qing Lan finished breakfast, she habitually opened the forum.

Planning to check what rank she was in the election.

Yesterday.

She spent a huge effort mobilizing her whole family and relatives and friends to help vote.

She believed, at the very least...

She could return to second place.

"Fifth?"

Seeing her election ranking, Qing Lan was suddenly stunned.

She had activated such a vast circle of friends and buddies in groups to help vote...

Not only did she not reach second, but she even fell to fifth?

"This isn’t right, didn’t my votes surge to 3100?"

Qing Lan blinked.

Looking at her rapidly increased vote count, she was even more baffled.

This shows her efforts in soliciting votes were indeed effective.

"Where exactly went wrong... What the heck? Ten thousand votes?!"

Qing Lan muttered while scrolling through the rankings of all candidates.

In the end...

She accidentally saw the top-ranked lawyer, whose votes had surged to ten thousand overnight!

Second place had over nine thousand votes.

Third place had over eight thousand votes.

Fourth place had over five thousand votes.

She was in fifth, with only over three thousand votes.

Even the one hundredth in rank had reached over a thousand votes.

"These people... are way too crazy, aren’t they?"

Qing Lan swallowed, shocked all over her face.

After all, she was a host.

Yet...

She couldn’t surpass these people.

Moreover.

There is still one day till the voting ends.

Heaven knows how many votes these insane people...

Will manage to churn out.

...

Qianzhou.

In a certain neighborhood.

"Warning! Warning! The cloud server you’re using is about to overload, please quickly..."

Ma Ming had just gotten up, ready to wash up and head to work.

Turns out his phone received a warning text notification from the cloud server side.

"What’s going on?"

Ma Ming was stunned.

With the current cloud server he’s using, it should be entirely sufficient.

There shouldn’t be any way for it to be exceeded.

Looking at this message, he directly opened his computer.

Logged into the backend.

No idea was quite as surprising as a look, him suddenly jumping in shock.

The backend showed that the forum’s real-time online user count had exceeded the usual count by more than five times!

"This... what exactly is happening?"

He was a bit dumbfounded.

At the moment, clueless about what went wrong.

With such a vast influx, the Study Law Alliance Forum was extremely laggy.

If you wanted to go in and post...

Basically impossible.

Then.

He frowned and began to simply understand the forum’s various data from the back end.

As he looked, he couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

"Hiss!!"

The number of new registrations yesterday exceeded his imagination.

Even though Qin Mu didn’t update any videos.

The number of registered forum members was as high as hundreds of thousands!

And this number...

Is still continuously increasing.

The ongoing moderator election further dropped his jaw.

Everyone’s vote counts had a qualitative surge.

The leading candidate’s votes have already surpassed ten thousand, far ahead.

"They wouldn’t be voting fraudulently, would they?"

Ma Ming furrowed his eyebrows and immediately considered this possibility.

But...

When he initiated the moderator election, he had layered protections against vote manipulation.

Logically speaking.

There shouldn’t be any exploitable loopholes.

Unless...

They truly registered as forum members and then voted.

Thinking of this.

He was stunned for a moment, recalling the surge in forum registrations yesterday, and instantly understood.

There must be a connection between these two events.

Immediately after.

He hurried to perform a major upgrade on the forum’s cloud server.

Then methodically checked the backend data, searching for anomalies.

The results showed...

The voting data from these users was mostly genuine.

There was no suspicion of vote manipulation.

By this time, the forum.

Was flooded with numerous posts, with discussions becoming highly heated.

"You brats, I’ve struggled all night to get a few hundred votes, and you’ve already shot up by thousands?"

"Guys, how do you know so many people? Can anyone help me with votes because I’ve even mobilized my grandfather using an old phone, yet can’t compete with you."

"Is it really necessary just for a moderator position? When we were campaigning for group leader, I didn’t see you all this crazy."

"Where is justice when you manipulate votes like this? Where is the law? Where are the rules? Solutions...where are they? Can anyone tell me?"

"..."

Many people felt hopeless in the election.

They already started to give up on the forum and publicly challenged the top ten candidates.

Ma Ming saw this.

Also reacted accordingly, gradually understanding the cause and effect.

It is highly likely these people, in order to campaign for moderator, coaxed their relatives and friends, bringing such a terrifying wave of "users" to the forum.

Registered users alone are in the hundreds of thousands.

Visitors...

Reached an astronomical figure!

You could say...

The forum he created, in terms of traffic, could be called the number one in the country.

Then next.

He glanced at the new posts, silently updated the term "brats" into the sensitive words list.

The bigger the forum.

It inevitably attracts more and more "fish slipping through the net," ensuring the forum’s "safety" will greatly increase his workload.

Fortunately, after tomorrow...

Nine moderators will be born, able to assist him in managing the forum.

...

The next day.

Jin City.

Nursing home.

Legal advisor’s office.

During work hours.

Qin Mu and Qing Lan exchanged progress on Sun Luoling’s case.

This campus violence case...

Has four more days before going to trial.

During this period.

The parents of the five involved female students had all proactively found Sun Hai, expressing their desire for Sun Hai to withdraw the lawsuit.

But Sun Hai was extremely resolute, stating that he would pursue the lawsuit to the end.

The two sides didn’t reach a settlement.

In fact.

The highest court had already approved this case, even if Sun Hai withdrew, the trial would still proceed.

Sun Hai doesn’t have the right to withdraw the lawsuit.

What the other side can do now is to find a good lawyer and actively defend themselves.

"They... wouldn’t find Wang Dachui, would they?"

Qin Mu raised his head and couldn’t help but mutter.

Wang Dachui was thriving at Zhang Wei’s law firm.

And had become the head of Zizhou branch.

Legal Pioneer Law Firm had also gained significant fame in Zizhou, handling numerous cases.

If the other party found Wang Dachui, he could indeed know the specifics of the trial through Wang Dachui.

Then afterward.

He pulled out his phone and entered the forum.

If he remembered correctly...

Today should be the end of voting and the announcement for the moderator selections.

"Goodness, the first place has over twenty thousand votes..."

Seeing the vote count for first place, Qin Mu exclaimed.

This popularity...

Is far superior to his.

Looking at the self-introduction of the first place’s account, the person seemed to be a lawyer, and a peer of his.

While the second place...

Had a substantial gap, with only twelve thousand votes.

Nine thousand for the third place.

Eight thousand for the fourth place.

Four thousand for the eighth place.

Not long after.

A forum-wide pinned post was released by the administrator.

Announcing the selection of nine moderators.

They were the top eight and his alternate account.

"My luck... is truly something."

Qin Mu touched his nose, unable to hold back a remark.

He became a moderator too.

But didn’t need to participate in the campaign like others.

The forum administrator whimsically decided to randomly select from the vast online users.

It’s almost like getting it for free.

However.

Just as he felt fortunate, he saw the forum bursting into chaos.

"Why? Wasn’t it supposed to be the top nine as moderators? Where did this level three account called ’Xiao Qin’ come from?"

"@Administrator, he didn’t even participate in the election, how can he become a moderator?"

"It’s a total black box operation, I’m withdrawing from the race!"

"I’m not convinced, I’m in ninth place, why can’t I be a moderator? I want to be a moderator..."

"..."

A multitude of posts emerged.

Protesting the outcome of this moderator election.