Living in a county town, starting as a stock market maker...

Early the next morning.

In a corner of the internet, it first caused an uproar.

There's a fan forum called "Wang Sisters Fan Club" where thousands of die-hard fans check in daily and share the three sisters' latest updates.

But today, everything has changed.

"Holy crap? What happened? All my saved videos are gone?"

"Where's the live stream? Why does it show the account as deleted?!"

"Group owner! Admin! Say something! Where are you all?"

Everyone panicked immediately.

Soon, the fan groups on Baidu Tieba and the comment sections of various short videos were filled with posts from people who couldn't find anyone.

In just one night, the account "Wang Jia Jing Shen Xiao Mei," which was incredibly rustic but full of energy, disappeared, leaving behind a blank space with millions of followers.

The topic of "Where did the 'spirited young woman' go?" started to spread slowly online.

Star Media, CEO's Office.

The curtains were drawn tightly, with only a huge monitoring screen emitting a blue light.

On the screen, a stream of data flashed by rapidly. In the middle of the keyword image, the words "missing, account cancelled" and "where did they go" quickly grew larger.

Gu Ming stood in front of the screen, holding a cup of coffee.

The coffee had gone cold, but he didn't notice at all, calmly watching things escalate.

Chen Mo stood quietly behind him.

Wang Tianqi reacted quickly.

Or rather, he didn't take it seriously at all and just thought Gu Ming was out of options.

"Heh, they fought amongst themselves because they couldn't divide the spoils?"

At the headquarters of Tianqi Entertainment, Wang Tianqi looked at the public opinion report and smiled contemptuously.

With a cigar dangling from his lips, he gave the order to the public relations director:

"Give me a boost in guiding public opinion. Say that guy surnamed Gu saw they were popular and then abandoned them, forcing them to leave. No, to put it even more harshly, say he kept them under house arrest at his base in Hegang, squeezing every last drop of value out of them!"

"Mr. Wang, there's no evidence like this..."

"evidence?"

Wang Tianqi exhaled a thick cloud of smoke. "I'm the proof! Give my online trolls full steam ahead, 24/7! I want everyone to know that following me, Wang Tianqi, means you'll have meat to eat, while following Gu Ming, you'll be left with nothing but bones!"

Once the order was given, the well-prepared online trolls immediately sprang into action, posting everywhere online.

The wind direction suddenly reversed.

"I told you, capitalists are all the same! Those three poor girls!"

"Starry Sky Media? I've never even heard of that tiny company; it's definitely a shady operation!"

"The address has been found! It's in Hegang! Are there any brothers from Hegang who can go check it out and save the child?"

The winds of public opinion shifted too quickly. Just the day before, netizens were sympathizing with the three sisters, but now they're venting their anger on Star Media and Gu Ming.

Even more outrageous, a group of young people claiming to be volunteers searching for missing persons actually came to the office building of Xingchen Media in Hegang, holding banners and broadcasting live, demanding that Gu Ming come out and give an explanation.

In just a few hours, Gu Ming's image transformed from that of a tech upstart into that of a ruthless boss who exploits his employees.

Despite the barrage of criticism online, Star Media remained completely silent.

They remained silent, letting whatever commotion rage outside.

Just when Wang Tianqi thought he had won for sure and was preparing to celebrate with champagne that evening.

A newly registered anonymous account posted a video on a forum that no one was paying attention to.

The video is very blurry; it was probably filmed secretly with a cheap phone, and the footage is extremely shaky.

The three Wang sisters are in the picture.

They looked frightened and panicked as they were pushed into a black minivan.

On the side of that van was a logo that was not very clear; it was the logo of Apocalypse Entertainment.

The video is only a dozen seconds long and has no sound.

The accompanying text consists of only three characters, plus an exclamation mark.

"Help us!"

The video went viral as soon as it was released.

Before Wang Tianqi's PR team could react, that blurry picture was already all over the internet.

Then, an even more ruthless move came.

Shen Lian made her move.

The slogan "Searching for the original 'spiritual little sister'" was presented as a public welfare campaign, and within an hour, it bought out the splash screens of all the top ten apps in China.

Regardless of the social media news app, short video platform, or game lobby.

No matter who you are, the first thing you see when you turn on your phone is that cheesy photo of the three sisters with their corny smiles, and that blood-red plea for help.

What was originally a trivial matter between companies was packaged by Gu Ming and Shen Lian into a nationwide search for someone.

At this point, money really showed its power.

The wind has shifted again.

This time, the spin was even more intense.

"Holy crap! Apocalypse Entertainment has been kidnapped?"

"I knew things weren't that simple! With President Gu's magnanimity, how could he do something like that!"

"Wait, look at this!"

A tech expert analyzed the blurry video frame by frame and located the location where the van appeared.

That place was less than 500 meters away from the five-star hotel where Wang Tianqi was going to hold an industry summit and celebration banquet that night.

coincidence?

Nobody believes it anymore.

A frightening thought popped into everyone's mind: Could it be that Wang Tianqi used such a despicable trick to steal Gu Ming's soul engine technology, kidnapping the three sisters who were at the core of the technology?

This plot perfectly matches everyone's imagination of capitalists being ruthless in achieving their goals.

Just then, Su Qingying, the calm investment banking elite, made her move at Gu Ming's signal.

She anonymously released a recording through a bigwig in the financial circle.

It's the recording of Wang Tianqi deliberately poaching the three sisters' girlfriends at the celebration banquet.

But this recording was edited by Chen Mo.

The entire backstory was deleted, leaving only Wang Tianqi's arrogant statement, which was amplified and played repeatedly.

"...You three, I'm giving you a chance. Come with me, or disappear from this industry!"

The word "disappear" carried a static-like quality that sent chills down the spines of everyone who heard it.

The phrase "re-contacting the three sisters about their disappearance" sounds like a threat to kill.

The entire internet is in an uproar.

This time, it's not just netizens who are discussing it; even mainstream media outlets have jumped in.

Various news headlines have emerged.

Shocking! Founder of MCN giant suspected of illegal detention!

Is the technological frenzy masking the loss of humanity?

The topic of Wang Tianqi's alleged illegal detention has surged in popularity, immediately reaching the top of the trending searches, followed by the alarming word "explosive".

The flowers, red carpet, and champagne tower that Wang Tianqi prepared for the victory banquet suddenly became a huge joke.

The hotel entrance was completely blocked by reporters who had heard rumors and angry members of the public.

What was supposed to be a place of celebration has now become a place where everyone is judging him.

In the luxurious CEO's office at the headquarters of Tianqi Entertainment.

The ashtray was overflowing with cigar butts, and the ridiculously expensive carpet was covered in shards of glass.

Wang Tianqi's eyes were bloodshot as he paced back and forth in his office.

He stared at the plummeting stock price on his computer screen, and at the constant stream of messages from the board of directors criticizing him on his phone; he completely broke down.

"Investigate! Investigate! Who is that anonymous account? Who released that recording?!"

He roared wildly, tearing his expensive suit to shreds.

But it's no use now.

He's in deep trouble now, there's no escaping it.

Just when Wang Tianqi was being scolded and his stock price was plummeting because of this incident.

The official account of Star Media, which had been silent until now, finally posted its first update.

That was an ultimatum, and also a declaration of war.

The text is very simple, just one sentence.

Tomorrow night at 8 PM, at President Wang's celebration banquet, we will bring them back and demand an explanation.

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But everyone who saw it felt a chill run down their spine.

Especially those two, they aroused everyone's curiosity and anticipation.

Who are they?

Are they the three sisters themselves?

Or... something else entirely?

The epicenter of the matter is Hegang.

Gu Ming finally put down the cup of coffee that had gone cold.

He looked in the mirror at Zero, the virtual human who had been upgraded to version 2.0.

Her eyes were no longer filled with cold, hard data.

It seems that Wang Min's stubbornness, Liu Liu's timidity, and Zhang Hong's wildness are all hidden within it.

Those eyes came alive, they became human, and they told a story.

Gu Ming spoke softly to Chen Mo beside him.

"Tomorrow, let them witness a true miracle."