Fate's Choice: Livestream at the Start Summoning Billions of Ravens

The fourteenth day in the detention center was uneventful.

Despite the police's official announcement, public interest in "Crow God" has only increased.

The official Douyin account even released a bizarre countdown poster with only the silhouette of a raven and the words "Welcome back," which completely ignited the anticipation of millions of netizens.

Inside the cell, Jiang Ming sat cross-legged on the hard bed, but his mind was not in the confined space.

His mental tentacles are rapidly traversing the pipes and mezzanines of the entire detention center through a tiny creature called "Mickey Mouse".

"In the left corridor, two prison guards are talking about the ball game."

"In the cafeteria kitchen, today's dinner is braised pork with potatoes."

"The person on duty in the monitoring room is dozing off."

Fragmented streams of information flowed continuously into Jiang Ming's mind through the [Voice of the Mind].

After fourteen days of adjustment, he was able to easily filter out useless noise and accurately capture the information he needed.

A complete schedule of prison guards' shifts, patrol routes, and the distribution and blind spots of all surveillance cameras within the detention center had already been constructed in Jiang Ming's mind.

There are no secrets left for him here.

Jiang Ming activated the [Voice of the Mind], which began to expand outward, penetrating the thick walls and cold barbed wire.

Outside the wall, a stray calico cat, who had been curled up and dozing next to a trash can, suddenly woke up with a start, its fur standing on end.

A strange, immense, and incomprehensible will descended upon its perception.

Jiang Ming immediately conveyed his purest thoughts to it: "Friendship, food, lots and lots of dried fish."

At the same time, a clear image was projected onto the screen: a mountain of golden dried fish.

The calico cat's wariness and fear quickly crumbled in the face of its primal appetite.

Jiang Ming continued to issue instructions, this time more complex, a coherent logical task.

"Go, find the strongest, smartest, and most obedient cat in this area, and bring it to me. I'll give you countless dried fish."

The calico cat tilted its head, seemingly processing the instruction.

A few seconds later, it let out a low meow.

It became.

A brand new live-streaming plan, more urban and closer to everyday life than Raven's Circle, began to take shape in Jiang Ming's mind.

Code name: "Cats in Disarray".

……

At the same time, the Jiangcheng City Public Security Bureau.

The ashtray in Chen Jianguo's office was overflowing with cigarette butts, and a video was playing repeatedly on the screen in front of him.

Those were the last few seconds of footage before the police drone was destroyed.

He slowed down the video frame by frame.

The few ravens that broke away from the main flock were incredibly precise in their flight paths, attack angles, and impact points. Their target was not the drone's fuselage, but the fragile rotor blades.

This doesn't seem like a coincidence.

"Magic?" Chen Jianguo muttered to himself, forcefully shoving his cigarette butt into the ashtray. "What kind of magic trick could train a bird to become a fighter jet?"

……

Inside the headquarters of Douyin, in a brand-new office with huge floor-to-ceiling windows.

Zhao Lin looked at her new employee badge, still somewhat dazed.

[Special Content Cooperation Department, Head: Zhao Lin]

That career-risking S+ level recommendation and bypassing of higher authorities not only didn't punish her, but instead propelled her to the top.

The company's senior management accurately predicted the terrifying traffic value behind the "Raven God" incident and set up a special department specifically to deal with Jiang Ming.

On the huge screen in front of her was the backend data of Jiang Ming's "Jiang Lai" account.

Number of followers: 752 million.

The total amount of the business cooperation quotes received in the back-end system is already astronomical.

The entire company has pinned its hopes on this young man who is still in detention.

……

The night before my release from detention.

"Tomorrow, at the gate, there will be many people, carrying glowing things, and lots of iron bars," Mickey Mouse relayed the prison guards' chatter he overheard in the ventilation shaft.

Media siege.

Jiang Ming closed his eyes and mentally rehearsed all possible questions, his own answers, and contingency plans for various unexpected situations.

The next day, at nine o'clock in the morning.

The fifteen-day detention period has ended.

Escorted by two prison guards, Jiang Ming completed all the formalities and changed back into his ordinary white T-shirt.

The heavy iron door of the detention center opened slowly with a dull thud.

The moment the door opened, hundreds of reporters, social media bloggers, and enthusiastic fans holding signs that read "Welcome back the Crow God" blocked the entrance.

Click! Click! Click!

The blinding flashes and the continuous clicking of shutters instantly drowned out everything.

Dozens of microphones were roughly shoved to Jiang Ming's mouth, and reporters shouted questions at the top of their lungs.

"Mr. Jiang! How do you control tens of thousands of ravens? Is it magic or some kind of superpower?"

"Crow God! Will you perform again? What will the next performance be?"

"What are your thoughts on being administratively detained for fifteen days? Do you think this punishment is fair?"

Faced with this "wall" composed of a human wall, microphones, and cameras, Jiang Ming stopped in his tracks.

His expression was completely calm.

Under the watchful eyes of countless cameras, Jiang Ming bowed slightly.

"Thank you for your concern. It was a performance art piece that I conceived. I sincerely apologize for the impact it had on public order and am willing to bear all the consequences."

In short, it's watertight.

Neither admitting nor denying, it attributes everything to a vague "performance art" full of interpretive space.

The reporters were stunned; all the sharp questions they had prepared seemed to land on a brick wall.

The fans at the scene erupted in screams as he made his first public appearance since his release from prison.

"The Raven God!!"

"Raven God, we support you!"

Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control, a series of urgent car horns sounded.

A pure black Alphard minivan forcefully pushed its way through the crowded throng and came to a steady stop in front of Jiang Ming.

The car door opened.

Zhao Lin, dressed in a well-tailored black business suit and with delicate makeup on her face, stepped out of the car.

She was followed by two tall bodyguards in black suits and sunglasses.

The bodyguards acted swiftly, maintaining a safe distance between Jiang Ming and the reporter with an undeniable and assertive stance.

The chaotic scene fell into a brief silence due to this sudden turn of events.

Zhao Lin walked up to Jiang Ming and extended her hand to him.

"Mr. Jiang, I am Zhao Lin, the head of the Special Content Cooperation Department of Douyin. Our boss would like to talk to you."

Under the watchful eyes of over a million viewers across the internet, Jiang Ming and Zhao Lin clasped hands.

Then, Jiang Ming, escorted by two bodyguards, boarded the black van.

The car door closed.

The van's engine let out a low roar and sped away, leaving behind a stunned group of reporters and a still-boiling crowd.

A few seconds later, the internet exploded.

#CrowGodReleasedFromPrison#

#Douyin Officially Sends Special Cars to Recruit People#

Two brand-new trending search terms instantly and overwhelmingly topped the charts.