All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

Several times, the assailant had the upper hand, with the dagger only 0.01 centimeters away from the neck of the young man who had intervened. The video even showed a close-up of the assailant, Xu Dapao's, face.

Xu Dapao's face was flushed, and the veins on his hands were bulging, clearly indicating that he was using a lot of force. The young man with a dagger to his neck also had a flushed face, but his eyes were firm, showing a determination to not let the thugs succeed.

In the video, the onlookers were all filming with their phones, and the expressions on everyone's faces were clearly visible—some were fearful, some were expressionless, and some were even disgusted. Yet, no one stepped forward to help. In fact, an older woman nearby had a big dimple on her face, making the scene particularly ironic.

The news video gave a close-up of Yu Huanshui's face, showing his resolute expression and the dimpled smile of the woman behind him, making everyone watching the news hold their breath.

Just then, Xu Dapao's henchmen rushed towards Yu Huanshui. Xu Dapao saw that his men had arrived and his face lit up with joy. He shouted something to his henchmen. However, this scene was interpreted by the news anchor in the video as the criminals becoming increasingly ruthless and preparing to attack the hero who had acted bravely.

This scene made many people close their eyes. As several henchmen rushed towards Yu Huanshui, Xu Dapao's dagger approached again. At the last moment, a miracle of life occurred. Yu Huanshui struggled to break free and managed to pry Xu Dapao's hand away by several centimeters. At the last moment, Yu Huanshui gripped Xu Dapao's hand tightly and swayed it left and right to scare away the henchmen.

At this moment, several henchmen were forced into the crowd of onlookers. These ruthless henchmen began to attack the crowd. One of the henchmen slapped the dimpled woman who was filming. The woman was spun around twice and fell to the ground. She cried and clung to the thug's leg, refusing to let go.

Seeing that the scene was in a state of chaos, the henchmen had already raised their fists, ready to attack the dimpled old lady who was clinging to his leg. At the last critical moment, Yu Huanshui, disregarding the danger, grabbed Xu Dapao's hand, swung the dagger in his hand, and forced back the henchmen who were about to attack the old lady.

The scenes were thrilling and dangerous. Yu Huanshui repeatedly risked his own clothes and hair to cut himself with the dagger, saving innocent people time and time again. Viewers in front of the TV were so moved that they almost cried.

At the end of the video, Yu Huanshui finally defeats Xu Dapao and snatches the dagger. However, seeing the terrified look on Yu Huanshui's face as Xu Dapao falls to the ground makes many viewers breathe a sigh of relief and even smile knowingly. Finally, Yu Huanshui drops the dagger and runs away, and the video ends with the police subduing Xu Dapao, bringing the video to a satisfying conclusion.

The news feed switched to the host's screen, where the host, deeply moved, spoke with heartfelt sincerity.

"Dear viewers, the video you just saw happened this afternoon on a street in our city. As far as we know, the young man who bravely intervened in the incident has not yet been found. We also do not know if he was injured, or how he risked his life to stop the assailant. Our station will continue to follow up on all of this!"

Yu Huanshui watched the news with great interest. Tonight's evening news had broadcast the events of the afternoon several times over, including interviews with the young man who threw away his bicycle, the onlookers, and even the aunt with dimples when she smiled.

"According to the latest information obtained by this station from the police, the assailant wielding a dagger in the video is a wanted criminal with a murder record. This person is vicious by nature and, in a certain month of a certain year, killed a family of three over a trivial matter...!"

The incident escalated faster than Yu Huanshui had imagined. In the original novel, Yu Huanshui was only somewhat famous locally because of his act of bravery. However, due to his deliberate performance, the impact of this incident today was even greater and spread faster than in the original novel, much faster than Yu Huanshui had anticipated.

Yu Huanshui originally only wanted to follow the original story, get interviewed by a TV station for his act of bravery, and end up in a dark comedy. He would then continue to fulfill his wishes and cultivate his relationship with Luan Bingran, and wait for the right moment to make a decisive move.

However, as things unfolded, Yu Huanshui quickly realized something was wrong. After the news aired that evening, Yu Huanshui received more than a dozen phone calls, and even his classmates from his hometown, whom he hadn't contacted for over a decade, suddenly found him through other means.

Yu Huanshui only found out after asking that he had become famous, not just locally, but nationwide.

The news broadcast deeply moved millions of citizens in the city. In addition, many enthusiastic people filmed various 1080p high-definition videos and uploaded them to major video platforms. Many netizens who saw the news gave it a like and shared it, and the popularity was quickly amplified.

In this era of short videos, many events only need a buzzword. At the height of a buzzword, even a pig can become an internet celebrity. Yu Huanshui never expected that he would become that pig at the height of a buzzword.

Videos of Yu Huanshui's heroic act began appearing on various short video platforms online. The fierce look on Xu Dapao's face and the fearless bravery on Yu Huanshui's face moved everyone to tears.

The dimpled auntie's unique contrast ignited the fire, and the comments section was filled with righteous indignation. Under each video, countless people commented that if they were there, they would definitely beat those thugs to a pulp, and that they could never stand to see evil deeds. Many videos received over a million likes, and eventually, a CCTV account rebroadcast the video, pushing the incident to its climax.

Soon, local media received instructions that they had to keep up with the hype, and a local news channel host quickly posted a message on his account.

"After making numerous inquiries, I have confirmed the name of the hero in the video. His name is Yu Huanshui, 33 years old, and he works in sales at a cable company in this city. Our reporter went to Yu Huanshui's home for an interview as soon as possible. If you want to see the follow-up, please follow the anchor, who will bring you the latest news...!"

When reporters from all walks of life rushed to Yu Huanshui's house despite the time difference, Yu Huanshui had already fled overnight with a bucket. The incident had become too big for him to handle.

Yu Huanshui was so harassed that he turned off his phone and disappeared for several days. When the local media couldn't find Yu Huanshui, they started to make a big fuss. It was such a waste to let the buzz about a newsworthy figure just disappear like that.

Soon, in pursuit of traffic, local news outlets launched an event called "Finding the Glasses Hero Yu Huanshui," calling on all netizens to search for Yu Huanshui.

Soon a video appeared online, showing a live streamer sneaking into Yu Huanshui's home to broadcast live. The house was deserted, with a torn suit on the sofa and coffee table, and several empty wine bottles lying on the floor in front of the sofa, but no one was in the house.

The anchor, carrying his tattered clothes and looking nervous, spoke to the viewers in front of the screen.

"Hey guys, we're almost certain that Yu Huanshui, the brave hero with glasses who intervened to help others, is in danger. Judging from the current situation, Yu Huanshui was taken away from his room in an emergency. We can speculate that perhaps his accomplices have returned to take revenge!"

Before the host could finish speaking, the sound of police sirens suddenly came from the live stream. Soon after, the video went black, and the host's shouts could be faintly heard.

"Hey everyone, my ID is 'Wang Aniu the Righteous.' Please follow me! Once I'm out, I'll continue my live stream to find the bespectacled hero, Yu Huanshui! Remember to follow me and give me a 666 like... Let's go!"

Chapter 182: I Want to Be an Internet Celebrity

Yu Huanshui stared at the forensic report in his hand, his facial muscles twitching uncontrollably, his breathing becoming heavy; clearly, he was on the verge of exploding.

After a long while, he gradually calmed down, his breathing became light again, he lowered his head, glanced at the paternity test report in his hand, crumpled it into a ball, and clenched it tightly in his palm.

To avoid trouble, he went back to his hometown that week and burned some paper money at his mother's grave.

This is the first time he has returned to his hometown to pay respects to his mother since she passed away. He had always wanted to go back and see her, but he finally made up his mind to do so now!

Perhaps he had a million excuses in his heart that prevented him from facing his mother.

When Yu Huanshui was very young, his mother was often beaten by his father, and the two eventually divorced. He then lived with his mother.

Later, his mother met someone she liked and they were going to get married. However, Yu Huanshui, who was a child, hated the man and kept causing trouble, which eventually caused the marriage to fall through. As a result, his mother never got married again in her life.

The mother eventually died in despair, leaving all her belongings, totaling 130,000 yuan, to Yu Huanshui before she passed away.

Yu Huanshui lent the 130,000 yuan to Lü Fumeng, and the loan lasted for five years. In the end, he never got the money back. There were also various trivial matters at home, Gan Hong's domineering nature, and his own incompetence. For all these reasons, Yu Huanshui was too ashamed to visit his mother's grave.

Over the past decade, Yu Huanshui has felt increasingly guilty about Dazhuang's death, making him feel less like a man. As a child, he was sorry to his mother, and as an adult, he was sorry to his friends. He has been trying to find reasons for himself and escape reality.

Now that another soul has entered his heart, Yu Huanshui finally takes that step and chooses to make peace with the past.

Yu Huanshui came to his mother's grave and sat quietly there for an afternoon, recounting his humiliating experiences over the years, and even suggesting that everything he had done in the past ten years might have been a joke.

He knew that he should have said these things to his mother while she was still alive, instead of waiting until many years after her death.

Perhaps no man wants to talk about his pain in front of his mother. Only when his mother can no longer comfort him does he have the courage to speak out. While clearing the weeds, Yu Huanshui rambled on about his experiences over the years.

Finally, Yu Huanshui made a promise to his mother's grave that he would explain everything to those people and events from the past.

Since life has played a cruel joke on me, I'll just let this dark humor continue to the end!

After spending a week in the countryside far from the city, Yu Huanshui returned to the city and immediately went to get the paternity test report.

Seeing the results above, Yu Huanshui's face gradually turned cold. He realized that he had indeed been a joke over the past ten years.

Gan Hong is really something else. She didn't even leave herself the last bit of dignity she had as a man. This woman is very good, very nice!

Yu Huanshui stood up and looked at everything in the room. He remained silent for a long time. He took out his phone, turned it back on, and saw countless WeChat messages beeping. Yu Huanshui didn't check them. He casually threw his phone on the sofa, lay down on it as if his whole body was limp, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

As expected, the more you want something, the less likely God will grant it to you.

The paternity test results showed that Yu Chen was indeed not his son. Everything he had done in the previous ten years was a joke. Gan Hong had even stripped him of the last bit of dignity he had as a man.

Since this world is so humorous, then I'll teach it a lesson. Yu Huanshui's mind gradually went blank...!

Just then, the phone rang suddenly, pulling Yu Huanshui back to reality. He glanced at the phone screen, and the words "President Wei" on it made him pause for a moment. He then remembered that he seemed to have this matter, and suddenly felt that the world was more interesting.

Yu Huanshui picked up the phone and pressed the answer button, but before he could speak, President Wei's voice came from the other end of the line.

"Hey, Xiao Yu! Is that you, Xiao Yu?"

"It's me, Mr. Wei, good afternoon!"

"Hello, hello, Xiao Yu, why has your phone been off for a week? Xiao Yu, we've heard about your act of bravery from the TV. Our head office has decided to promote you to branch sales manager. Xiao Yu, you see, you're a celebrity now, so can we talk things over? You have a bright future ahead of you, don't ruin it for some trivial matter, okay?"

Yu Huanshui smiled and waited for President Wei to finish speaking before speaking in a teasing tone.

"Mr. Wei, you're absolutely right. I also feel that I didn't do well before. But I'm not going to take that sales manager position anymore. I'm already a celebrity now, and I'm going to become an internet celebrity. Mr. Wei, you know what an internet celebrity is, right? The kind who shouts 'Old buddy, 666'!"

"How about this, Mr. Wei? I might as well go all the way and release all the evidence of your crimes against society. That way I'll definitely become even more famous. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, President Wei was so frightened that he quickly spoke up.

"Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, please don't be like this, please don't be like this. Let's talk things out, we're only thinking of you, aren't we? We can discuss it. How much money do you want? Just name your price, and we'll go and raise the money right now. As long as you give us that USB drive, we'll definitely meet your needs. But last time you asked for 20 million, that's too much, and we can't give it to you. Just name your price, and as long as we have it, we'll definitely find a way to raise it for you. What do you think?"

"Not good, Mr. Wei. Are you still recording this call? Mr. Wei, when did I ask for money? I only said I wanted you to pay a price in exchange. I think you should turn yourselves in. That would be more convenient for everyone. Alright, I'm not going to waste any more time with you. I still have to do media interviews. I've made up my mind. I want to be a celebrity, an internet celebrity. Mr. Wei, let's keep in touch if anything comes up!"

After saying that, Yu Huanshui hung up the phone and ignored it. Just as he hung up, his phone rang again. It was an unknown number. Yu Huanshui thought for a moment and then pressed the answer button.

A clear female voice soon came from inside.

"Hello, are you Mr. Yu Huanshui?"

"I'm!"

"Hello, hello, I finally got through to you. This is Zhang Mengmeng, a reporter from the City News Channel. We would like to do an exclusive interview with you. Do you have time?"

Upon hearing that it was the Urban News Channel, Yu Huanshui thought for a moment and suddenly remembered that this channel was the most popular channel on the local TV station. Okay, let's start with the Urban News Channel!

Having made up his mind, Yu Huanshui quickly replied with a smile.

"If you have time, come to my house! I look forward to your interview!"

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Yu. We'll be right there. See you in twenty minutes!"

"Okay, I'll wait for you!"

Yu Huanshui put down the phone, glanced self-deprecatingly at the crumpled paternity test report on the floor, lay down on the sofa, and waited for the media to come. He had figured it out: he would make the most of his last moments and have a good time!

Just then, my phone rang again. I looked at it and saw it was another call from an unknown number. When I answered, it was another media interview call.

At this moment, at Hongqiang Cable Company, General Manager Wei put down his phone and sat wearily on the sofa. Zhao Minjue and Liang Anni next to him also looked dejected. Liang Anni complained.

"President Wei, with such obvious prompting, Yu Huanshui will definitely realize we're recording. That loser is famous now, and he'll definitely have media reporters around him. What if he has a moment of madness and uses us to climb to the top, and exposes the contents of the USB drive? Then we're all finished!"

Upon hearing Liang Anni's words, General Manager Wei sighed. Only Zhao Minjue glanced at the two of them suspiciously, and finally asked with an uncertain tone.

"Are you really sure that USB drive is in Yu Huanshui's hands?"

Mr. Wei and Liang Anni were puzzled by Zhao Minjue's question. Liang Anni looked at Mr. Wei, who then looked at Zhao Minjue. Finally, Mr. Wei spoke with an uncertain tone.

"Probably, otherwise how would he know our profits were over 20 million?"

Upon hearing Mr. Wei's words, Zhao Minjue's suspicion deepened. He tapped the coffee table and said with an unfriendly expression.

"Don't you guys find it strange? If Yu Huanshui really has a USB drive, why doesn't he hurry up and extort money to cash it out? Why has he been dragging it out for so long? He knows we definitely won't agree to 20 million, so why doesn't he lower the price? And why isn't he in a hurry at all? I have a feeling there's something wrong here!"

Liang Anni asked in confusion.

"What's the problem?"

After a moment of contemplation, President Wei suddenly stood up and said.

“This can’t drag on any longer. The longer it drags on, the more dangerous it becomes for us. Annie, go find Yu Huanshui tonight. You have to sleep with him and find out what he’s up to. If the USB drive is really with him, no matter how much money it costs, we’ll record the evidence of his blackmail and then negotiate with him. I don’t think he wants to lose everything!”

Liang Anni hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat awkwardly.

"Does it have to be at night?"

President Wei glanced at Liang Anni, snorted in dissatisfaction, and did not answer the question.

Zhao Minjue glanced at Liang Anni, then at President Wei, and finally nodded before speaking to Liang Anni.

“Annie, just make a sacrifice. Yu Huanshui, that loser, is a piece of cake for you. This concerns our future, so stop being so hesitant. You're not some virgin anymore, so let's arrange it this way!”

At that moment, Liang Anni felt a surge of grievance welling up in her heart. She forced back her tears, nodded, and accepted the arrangement.

Chapter 183: Taking Dark Humor to the Extreme