Chapter 61: Deceiving All of Humanity with a Live Broadcast – The Audience is the Actor…

“He said he didn’t want to make their relationship public, so I became his secret lover, lived with him in a basement, and went through the most difficult years of starting a business.”

“He said wearing a condom was uncomfortable, so I had abortions again and again, and never complained.”

"I gave him everything. I thought we could get married, but what happened?"

"He showered me with sweet words and made countless promises while secretly marrying a rich heiress and having a child with his mistress!"

"He betrayed my feelings, yet he turned around and spread rumors that I was a stalker and a homewrecker! Because that woman had a heart condition, he shamelessly made me remove my heart and transplant it into that woman!"

"I can't take it anymore! What does he take me for?!"

Inside the school, students crowded around classroom windows, staring in disbelief at the sky. They chattered amongst themselves as they looked up at the woman weeping.

"No, what is this? High-tech? A movie program?"

"Isn't this person an internet celebrity? The one who livestreamed her suicide attempt before, I remember she couldn't be saved in the end."

"My god, this scene looks so realistic, it doesn't look like a projection at all... Is our technology that advanced now?"

The sounds from the sky hadn't subsided when a tear-streaked person roared hoarsely at the screen, "Si Zhongyuan! I hate you! You and that mistress, and the child she had, are all beasts!"

"What? Si Zhongyuan?" This name was certainly familiar to everyone present, not only because he was the newly appointed richest man in Jiang Province, but also because his child was studying at this school.

All eyes turned to a boy at the window. Si Qi felt the gossipy gazes and frowned slightly. The classmate next to him poked him with his finger as if watching a joke: "Hey, is this about your dad? Did your dad really cheat on you back then, and was your mom really the other woman?"

"What?! Does that mean you're an illegitimate child?"

Laughter erupted, but the usually quiet and shy boy, contrary to his usual self, stared at him with icy eyes. This silenced the usually unrestrained rich kid, whose expression gradually turned from embarrassment to annoyance.

"What, you dare to do it but not admit it?" The boy said, his voice trembling with fear. "The video he left behind before he committed suicide has been exposed. That's a human life!"

“Yeah, no one would risk their life to slander you, would they?” a classmate next to him said.

"So pitiful..."

The students in the class were buzzing with discussion, many pointing and whispering about Si Qi. Students from other classes, quick to act, even ran over and loudly asked who Si Qi was.

This was true even in schools, not to mention the outside world; the entire planet Earth heard this heart-wrenching accusation at the same time.

Si Zhongyuan, still at work, stared at the sky outside the floor-to-ceiling window, his face ashen. Noticing an employee secretly raising their phone to take pictures of him, he was instantly enraged.

But more than external influences, he was worried about his wife who was recuperating at home, so he quickly called her: "Xiaoqi, are you alright? Have you seen anything over there...?"

On the other end of the phone, a woman's sobs came through. Si Zhongyuan's eyes reddened, and he repeatedly comforted her, "I'm going back now. Don't get agitated, and don't look at those things..."

He rushed off, phone in hand, and his secretary, who had worked with him for many years, shook her head and sighed, "What kind of mess is this..."

"Brother Li, do you think this is true? Our CEO wouldn't..." An employee nearby chimed in, eager for gossip, but the secretary couldn't help but retort, "Nonsense! That's completely untrue! Our CEO Si and his wife are each other's first love, and their relationship is great! It's this guy named Mu Zi who's been harassing CEO Si, trying to become his mistress. Back then, he even brought fake photos to his door to provoke him, causing his wife to have a premature birth..."

"Oh my god, so she committed suicide—" The employee was shocked and excitedly pressed for gossip.

“I didn’t die,” the woman named Mu Zi said, taking a tissue from a robot to wipe her tears. She dropped a bombshell: “Or rather, after I died on Earth, I returned to my home planet, an alien planet called Dark Star.”

“I know you don’t believe me,” Mu Zi said, adjusting the camera to show the view from the sky as she walked from inside the room to outside.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, outside the door was at least several hundred meters above the ground. A dense forest of steel stood tall in this futuristic city, brimming with technological sophistication. Flying cars sped past, and in the distance, spaceship advertisements were projected into the air, creating an extremely grand scene.

Mu Zi didn't care about the scene that was too shocking for the Earthlings. With the camera on, she casually pressed a button next to the door.

A hoverboard popped out and stopped outside her door, replacing the function of an elevator and taking her directly to the first floor.

The camera was thus able to capture closer shots of the flying boards traversing the floors, faithfully recording the extremely harmonious integration of mechanical life outside the apartment building, as well as the magnificent and dreamlike scene reminiscent of a science fiction movie.

This made many viewers unaware of the inside story even more convinced that the backdrop was probably a promotional music video released by the film company. The visuals were exquisite, without a single flaw, but the plot was far too melodramatic.

It wasn't until someone stumbled upon the video while searching for keywords online that they discovered it was actually being shown on the screen. Moreover, the video was being broadcast live, and someone even sent a comment.

"Isn't Si Zhongyuan the richest man in Jiang Province? You will be held accountable for spreading such rumors."

This sentence was displayed not only in the online live stream room, but also on the screen above.

The entire world saw this comment, and of course, Mu Zi in the sky saw it too.

She sneered, "I'm already dead, why should I be afraid of that scumbag taking responsibility? Let him cross the universe and come find me in a spaceship if he dares!"

The person who sent the comment: "?!!!"

The person sending the comment: "How can I have a real-time conversation with you? Is this really a live stream?"

As a result, more and more people found the live stream because of this comment and started to join the discussion.

"Haha, this technology is really amazing."

"Wasn't the streamer supposed to be dead? How can they still be talking even though they're dead?"

"Could we really have traveled to another planet? Mom, I've witnessed history!"

Regardless, the "realistic projection," "cool special effects," "scandalous gossip involving the richest man in a province," and the fact that the sky covered the entire planet Earth all contributed to making this a hot topic worldwide, drawing the attention of countless people.

Most people are actually just watching this with a "let's see what happens" attitude.

It wasn't until Mu Zi, in order to verify the truth of what she said, entered the Star Network Library of Dark Star with a live-streaming camera, randomly picked up a children's textbook, and found an astronomical scientific problem that was still in the category of "unsolved mystery" on Earth, that she shocked major national academies of sciences.

This incident has thus officially attracted the attention of various countries, and many people are eager to make contact with extraterrestrial civilizations, and some have even focused their attention on the Si Qi family at the center of the topic.

This was exactly what Si Zhongyuan was worried about. He looked at the live broadcast screen above his head, which was full of ulterior motives, and kept comforting his wife on the other end of the phone. At the same time, he didn't forget to send a driver to the school to pick up Si Qi, who was still in school, and take him home.

He was worried that the madman was up to something again and would persecute his family.

In the original timeline he was unaware of, the Si family of three did indeed meet a gruesome end because of this incident, becoming an indelible stain on Earth's history, nailed to the pillar of shame even millions of years later.

And this process only took one month.

Three lives were lost in front of the live broadcast camera, amidst the frenzied cheers of countless people, their limbs torn apart and their flesh flying everywhere.

Si Qi lowered his eyes to read the original owner's memories. The heart-wrenching pain and resentment even affected his emotions, making his breathing momentarily sluggish.

"This is insane..."

He said in a low voice.

Rubbing his forehead, Si Qi hung up the driver's call and left the classroom amidst the strange hissing from his classmates, getting into the car to go home.

This whole thing is really dramatic.

The whole thing started with that alien named Mu Zi.

Due to an accident, Mu Zi, who was born on a dark planet and fed on negative emotions from birth, unexpectedly traveled to Earth and became a human child.

Although Mu Zi is human, her soul has lived for hundreds of years. Even though she no longer feeds on negative abilities, she still habitually enjoys provoking those around her and absorbing negative emotions.

Si Zhongyuan, who was born next to Mu Zi, was the most unfortunate guy to be targeted by Mu Zi.

He wasn't a masochist; having been fooled and beaten by Mu Zi since childhood, he naturally loathed this madman. But the more he loathed her, the more Mu Zi enjoyed provoking him and causing him trouble.

So, from elementary school to middle school to high school to university, no matter where Si Zhongyuan went, Mu Zi, who possessed technology far surpassing that of Earth, would always find ways to follow him, acting as if she was determined to stick with him for life.

Sometimes, Si Zhongyuan even wondered if he had committed some sin in his past life, or done something heinous that Mu Zi would keep bothering him and causing him endless trouble.

In the past, when he couldn't beat Mu Zi, she would turn the tables and falsely accuse Si Zhongyuan of bullying the neighbor's child, spreading rumors all over the neighborhood. After growing up and actively exercising, Si Zhongyuan still couldn't beat Mu Zi, but at least he could run away. The situation changed from spreading rumors to Mu Zi being "deeply in love with him," and he, this scumbag, had deceived Mu Zi's feelings.

Sometimes when he was walking down the street, strangers would suddenly jump out and, in front of his teachers, classmates, and parents, say to him angrily, "Mu Zi has good grades, but she lowered her standards to go to this school with you. Isn't she sincere enough to you?"

"You say one thing to other people's faces and another behind their backs, isn't that what a scumbag is?"

“I’ve seen the photos of you kissing her, you don’t need to lie to us.”

Many people felt sorry for Mu Zi. Si Zhongyuan did everything he could to avoid suspicion, even going so far as to film long videos to prove that he had kept his distance from Mu Zi for months on end. People around him gradually realized from his attitude who was lying and began to sympathize with him.

But even after graduating and changing schools and living environments, similar things still happen again.

Even though he finally found love and met the person he deeply loved, his wife, who had always been in poor health, was still approached by Mu Zi with AI videos and fake photos when she was eight months pregnant.

The overly stimulating content caused the pregnant woman to have an attack on the spot, and she almost lost both her body and her unborn child when she was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.

When Si Zhongyuan arrived at the hospital, he was almost ready to die together with that madman.

This nightmarish experience only began to ease when Mu Zi inexplicably committed suicide.

Who knew that even after death, this person's spirit would not leave him, and he would still cause trouble for him even after he went to another planet.

This time, the trouble is beyond what Si Zhongyuan can solve on his own.

It involves the fate of the entire planet Earth, and all of humanity must participate. Whether the three members of the Si family are right or wrong, whether they have been wronged, at this point is no longer related to the facts, but can only be judged by whether Mu Zi, who possesses cutting-edge technology, is in a good mood.

People didn't completely deny Si Zhongyuan a chance to defend himself, but before Mu Zi realized that her soul could return to Dark Star after death, she posted numerous fake videos and photos online that Earth's technology couldn't verify, to record their "affectionate moments." She also left behind a large number of forged fingerprints and DNA of Si Zhongyuan in the places where she had once lived, to prove that they had indeed lived together for many years and had a relationship.

Finally, he committed suicide in public as the ending.

After seeing the commotion online, netizens searched for related information and quickly found a large amount of irrefutable evidence of Si Zhongyuan's "infidelity" left by Mu Zi. Officials sent people to Mu Zi's home to investigate and also found Si Zhongyuan's fingerprints and DNA in the room.

Thus, Si Zhongyuan naturally became a universally condemned scumbag and a sacrifice used by the Earthlings to please Mu Zi and gain benefits.

Under Mu Zi's relentless instigation, everyone followed her demands, engaging in cyberbullying, home invasions, physical assaults, and verbal provocations...

Surrounded by countless people, Si's mother suffered a heart attack and died on the spot. Her body was stolen and sold as a rare commodity. The organization that won the auction at a high price stripped her naked and hung her on a flagpole to curry favor and display her.

The original owner, a mere thirteen-year-old child, was kidnapped along with her father by foreign forces and subjected to slow slicing in front of a live broadcast. She soon suffered a mental breakdown and went insane.

The live stream recorded everything. Everyone knows that as long as the Earthlings are cruel enough to them, Mu Zi will show a little kindness and give humans some extremely valuable technology as a thank you gift for their actions.

So many people who couldn't bear it shut up and started brainwashing themselves, saying it was a contribution to all mankind.

This hellish torment lasted for a whole month.

The reason it ended a month later was not because Si Qi and the others' bodies couldn't hold on any longer—the high-tech medical technology provided by Mu Zi was more than enough to prolong their lives.

Rather, it was because the Cosmic Alliance discovered this bloody and cruel live broadcast, promptly located Earth's position, and intervened to end this "devil's revelry."

Yes, the entire universe is watching the live broadcast.

Or rather, this live broadcast from the sky was never intended for Earthlings in the first place.

It was shown to all the major civilizations in the universe.

The Earthlings who thought they were the audience were actually the main characters in this live stream.

Their malice, torment, and humiliation of the Si family were laid bare to all the major civilizations in the universe from the very beginning, causing countless civilizations to feel fear, disgust, and rejection.

Just like the infamous Dark Star people in the universe who feed on negative emotions, all the major civilizations were shocked after watching the live broadcast. They couldn't understand how the Earthlings could even harm their own kind. They were so cold-blooded that they were like demons!

Given Earth's level of civilization, they would have quickly joined the Cosmic Alliance and become part of the interstellar era, with their technology rapidly advancing under the Alliance's voluntary assistance.

But Mu Zi, a Dark Star person, proved the evil of the Earthlings through her live stream, showing that no civilization was willing to accept such a terrifying race. They joined forces to block Earth's exit to outer space, destroyed the core energy source for Earth's spaceship manufacturing, refused to make contact with such a horrifying existence, and intended to imprison the Earthlings in this prison forever.

The Earthlings belatedly learned the truth, realizing they had lost the big picture for a small gain. In an instant, their guilt at being caught doing something wrong transformed into unbearable madness.

They tried to prove they weren't evil, wanting to recount humanity's good deeds throughout history. But the hundreds of billions of curses accumulated on Earth's internet within a month, the bloody atrocities committed in front of the live stream, the thousands of cuts inflicted on minors, the corpses hanging on the flag—all proved their wickedness.

No civilization was willing to accept such a selfish and barbaric race, and the Earthlings forever lost the opportunity to venture into the stars. Their endless resentment, however, transcended time and space, providing the Wood Spirit, which orchestrated this lavish feast, with immense energy, allowing it to grow powerful and enjoy itself to the fullest.

As for the Si family of three who became sacrifices, although they received help from the Alliance, some died and others went insane. Even though their bodies left Earth with the alien spaceship, their names were still engraved in the history that the various countries of Earth had jointly altered, as shameful evidence that they had forced Earth to become a cosmic demon and were permanently imprisoned there, and were cursed and hated by billions of descendants.

They fail to reflect on the month that followed the incident, during which countless relatives and classmates of Si Zhongyuan stood up to testify on his behalf. Those spoken truths were repeatedly suppressed by various forces and deliberately ignored by netizens.

They also failed to consider that many people had pointed out that with Mu Zi's abilities, she could easily fabricate false evidence to slander the Si family. However, public opinion worldwide was remarkably consistent, insisting that Mu Zi was not at fault.

Everyone is so eager to obtain alien technology. What's wrong with sacrificing just three lives? Why can't we?

A single cut can grant access to a medical pod that cures cancer; cutting off a finger can lead to controlled nuclear fusion technology… Does the truth even matter?

They were also fighting for the future of humanity, for truth and righteousness!

It's just a small sacrifice, an essential price to pay for the growth of civilization. Can't we just turn a blind eye to it?

So everyone tacitly covered their eyes and plugged their ears, ignoring the victims' pain and cries, and offered the aliens extremely fawning smiles.

Ultimately, they created their own trap, harming both themselves and others.

Even after reading the original owner's memories, Si Qi could still recall the beast-like roar he made after being rescued by the Cosmic Alliance, and the wish he shouted out word by word when facing the Quick Transmigration Bureau: "I want the Earthlings to pay for their blood debts!!"

Making everyone pay for their blood debts is obviously not an option. After all, the original purpose of the Quick Transmigration Bureau was to help, not destroy. Slaughtering the native inhabitants of the planet clearly crossed the Bureau's bottom line.

Si Qi's mission on this trip is mainly to report back to Mu Zi and deal with the cosmic bug—Dark Star.

As for how it will actually be done... well, that depends on Si Qi's actions.

Moreover, regardless of the circumstances, there were still quite a few people in the original timeline who stood up to help the Si family, and even risked being attacked and annihilated by countries around the world to organize troops to rush across the border in an attempt to rescue their compatriots.

The efforts made by these people should also be seen in the live broadcast room.

When Si Qi returned home, the atmosphere was very somber. The servants kept their voices down, not daring to disturb the master of the house.

They were people who spent every day together, so how could anyone not know how much injustice they had suffered?

The lady had finally managed to drink the calming medicine and lie down to rest; she mustn't be woken up again.

The housekeeper reminded Si Qi that President Si and his wife were in their bedroom upstairs.

Si Qi didn't want to disturb them, but Si's father happened to come out of the room and saw Si Qi going upstairs.

The man looked extremely dejected, with red eyes, clearly having just cried.

Even though he was nearly forty, he still felt wronged because of the treatment he had received since childhood and the public slander he had suffered by his enemies after starting a family.

He and his wife cuddled and comforted each other for a long time before he persuaded his wife to rest when she could no longer hold on, and then he planned to go out and break down in secret.

Who knew that the child would see it right in front of them.

"Those in the sky—"

Before the hoarse voice could even finish, Si Qi nodded: "I know, I believe you."

He spoke without hesitation, and Si Zhongyuan, who was trying to maintain a calm expression, almost lost his composure, and his eyes began to redden again.

“…I plan to record a video with your mother to explain the truth.” Si Zhongyuan tried to appear confident enough to reassure his child: “Many people knew the inside story back then, and they will stand up to testify for me. I will not let that person continue to do as he pleases.”

He wanted to stand up and protect his family.

Si Qi: "But if it has the ability to project videos into the sky, could it also be capable of doing other things?"

Si Zhongyuan clenched his fists tightly, his voice sharp and menacing: "You mean, she might remotely kill our whole family?"

The video even features spaceships, and perhaps interplanetary sniper rifles are also included?

Si Qi: "...No, that's not it."

Mu Zi's torment of Si's father in his youth was at most a matter of "perverse pleasure." Even newborn infants among the Dark Star people would have blood on their hands with the help of their elders, satiating themselves on the negative emotions of their victims. Her entanglement with Si's father was merely a casual act. The reason she laid so many foreshadowings before leaving, and refused to let Si's father go even after leaving, was actually to harvest the negative emotions of all humanity on Earth, not simply to see Si's father suffer.

Only when the entire planetary inhabitants clearly realize that they have shot themselves in the foot, and that they have forever lost something because of the mistakes they have made, will they experience intense pain that they cannot let go of even after millions of years. This is the kind of energy that Mu Zi has been drawing upon for a long time. The Dark Star people are such a race that does all kinds of evil and enjoys doing all kinds of evil. They are undoubtedly the black sheep of the universe.

Therefore, Mu Zi would never let the crucial Si family of three leave the scene easily, and would do her best to ensure their survival—Si's mother in the original timeline suffered a heart attack because it happened suddenly, otherwise she would not have escaped the subsequent arrangements either.

Si Qi avoided revealing the details to his father and instead said, "Since it orchestrated this live broadcast, it must have prepared more contingency plans and won't let you get away with it so easily."

"And wasn't it born on a technologically advanced alien planet? So forging fake videos, fake photos, and fake evidence shouldn't be too difficult for it."

"Your explanation might backfire."

A few hours later, after netizens gradually came to believe that Mu Zi was an alien, they spontaneously searched for information about Mu Zi's life on Earth and discovered a lot of "ironclad evidence" that Si's father and Mu Zi had a relationship.

The video of Mr. Si's explanation not only failed to prove his innocence, but also became the starting point for public ridicule of the couple, implicating many relatives and friends who came forward to testify.

Mr. Si frowned, realizing that Si Qi's speculation might be correct, but he couldn't just let himself be smeared and do nothing: "The innocent will clear themselves. As long as I insist on explaining and provide enough evidence, everyone will realize the truth sooner or later."

Just like how former classmates could detect something amiss from numerous details and realize that Mu Zi was actually lying, everyone could always sense—

“But Mu Zi is an alien,” Si Qi reminded him. “It possesses so much advanced technology. Even the textbooks children use teach scientific problems that we still haven’t solved. Tell me, if people from the 19th century knew that by sacrificing three lives, they could obtain vaccines against plague and smallpox, master the three laws of physics, and understand the principles of atomic bombs and nuclear weapons—wouldn’t they be more than happy to offer those three lives?”

Mr. Si's face turned pale. Looking at his son in front of him, his throat tightened and he couldn't speak. His eyes were filled with resentment at being oppressed and wronged—and extreme grievances.

Si Qi looked back at him: "More than explaining the truth, I'm afraid you and Mom will be in danger... What that person said was terrifying, I could feel its malice towards us."

Mr. Si took a deep breath, walked over and hugged his poor child tightly: "Don't worry, Dad will go and get you the best bodyguards."

Bodyguards are actually useless, Si Qi thought.

In the original timeline, after Si's father was hit on the head with a water bottle by a passerby, he hired bodyguards for his family. However, the group influenced by the public opinion of the Sky Curtain was so widespread that even a small number of people could be described as a riot.

Incited by Tianmu, the impulsive crowd broke through the bodyguards' lines and forced their way into the villa. Hundreds of people found Mrs. Si, who was recuperating at home, and verbally abused her, even physically assaulting her.

After provoking the person to the point of having a medical breakdown on the spot, he even excitedly held up his phone to take close-up photos of her slowly dying as she collapsed, and posted them online to show off his bravery and sense of justice.

Although the intruders were caught afterward, they were still hailed as heroes worldwide after the video was uploaded online. Given the principle of "the law does not punish the masses," the nationwide petition, and the lack of subjective intent to kill when hurling insults, these individuals who claimed to be eliminating a scourge for the people did not pay a sufficient price for the lives lost—the relevant departments faced immense public pressure just to be arrested and detained for a period of time.

Si's mother lost her life for no reason, and even after her death, her body was stolen from the morgue and sold to foreign tycoons in exchange for high-tech products to please Mu Zi.

Not long after, Si's father and Si Qi were kidnapped by an international mercenary organization and their kidnapping was broadcast live to countries around the world on the high seas. Every knife they slashed was auctioned off for a high price in exchange for the naming rights to the blades and the "right" to have them custom-made in terms of time and shape.

Therefore, instead of hoping that the Si family of three, who are deeply embroiled in public opinion, can fight their way out on Earth by relying on a few bodyguards without firearms, it would be better to hope that other people in this world can do something for their future, instead of just watching from the sidelines.

That night, discussions about the canopy around the world reached their peak. Everyone knew information about Si Zhongyuan and his family of three, including their appearances, home address, phone number, and dates of birth. Thousands of media outlets and independent media outlets were also stationed outside the Si family home with cameras and drones, broadcasting live from their bedroom with the curtains drawn.

The scene near my home was so lively it was like some kind of carnival. Hundreds of millions of viewers gathered in various live streaming rooms to discuss excitedly, staring intently at the curtains, feeling like they had encountered a once-in-a-lifetime amazing moment, and simply couldn't resist participating.

The vast majority of people have now uncovered numerous pieces of evidence that Mu Zi was wronged, and they believe the story Mu Zi told. They have expressed their desire to participate in this cross-planetary war of justice, to represent Earth, to seek justice for the innocent and extraordinary Mu Zi, and to ensure that she does not die in vain.

The Ye Kingdom government has not yet made a statement, but it has sent people to Mu Zi's former residence to investigate relevant clues. Among them, of course, there were many uninvited foreign "tourists".

Chu Feng, who was on duty in the military, was not an investigator. After looking at the sky and hearing the general situation from his colleagues, he returned to his dormitory and went to sleep on time.

Chu Feng is usually a person who rarely dreams, but tonight, he saw many absurd and terrifying scenes in his dream.

Those scenes were incredibly realistic, so realistic that it felt like he had experienced them in his past life.

Pain, anger, resentment, and helplessness.

Like Chu Feng, there are many others in this world who are trapped in nightmares... They were all rational people in the original timeline who insisted on standing on the side of truth and tried to save the Si family until the very end.

We all had the same dream.

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Author's Note: --

Si Qi: I'm sending you a precognitive dream~

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This is a fictional world with an interstellar setting, where both Earth and another planet will coexist. Earth will appear later in the story. [Let me see...]