Chapter 42 Pretending I've Been Reborn Too A True Reborn Person: Heaven's Justice is Unfair...
Hei Zi retorted, "Bullshit! The abilities Si Qi displayed this time were probably just some kind of divine artifact he stole from An An."
"I think he's definitely been possessed by a monster. You'll all regret it when he kills all of humanity!"
"Moreover, Si Qi's survival in the dungeon until today is all thanks to An An's help. Even his mother, if it weren't for An An paying for her medical expenses, would have died in the hospital long ago!"
"What an ingrate!"
Netizens commented in a strange tone: "I'm telling you haters, at least read the post before you start criticizing, okay?"
"How dare you bring up Si Qi's mother's matter?"
The haters frowned, unsure how to respond to these comments, so they could only patiently search for the relevant keywords and continue reading.
The original poster, who always called himself "Xiuxiu" and spoke in a strange tone, said: "Xiuxiu often sees comments like this online, saying that Si Qi was able to join Yin Chou's team entirely because Yin Chou took him in out of kindness and didn't care about his useless priest profession. Even his mother's medical expenses were barely covered with Yin Chou's help."
"Leaving aside the fact that such remarks are clearly Yin Chou's own boasting and actively spreading, no one else would know so clearly if they hadn't heard it from Yin Chou. Take Si Qi's debt for example. How exactly did he incur that debt? Many people distort the facts, saying that Si Qi owed so much money because of gambling, but if you look into it carefully, you'll know that Si Qi was forced to incur debts of tens of millions because his company was attacked."
"The list of those companies is here. You can take a look; each one has intricate connections with the Yin family. [Attached are a table and several group photos]"
"Si Qi is an ordinary person who started from scratch. He was set up by a financial giant like the Yin family. They took advantage of his mother's critical illness and his obvious inability to attend to other matters, and tricked him into bankruptcy. How could he escape? How could he avoid the debt? And how could he pay his mother's medical expenses while in debt? This is clearly a trap set specifically for him with his mother's life!"
Netizens were in an uproar: "Holy crap? That's too insidious!"
“I saw those photos of company executives and Yin An under surveillance; it’s obvious that the two people know each other.”
"Taking advantage of Si Qi's family members being critically ill to bankrupt Si Qi's company, and then using the debt and the lives of his family members as blackmail to force Si Qi to join the team and work for him, that's too ruthless!"
"So Si Qi doesn't actually need to work so hard to enter the dungeon? He owns his own company, and he can easily pay for his mother's medical expenses himself!"
"What do you mean by being kind to Si Qi and saving him from dire straits? Those dire straits were clearly brought by Yin An!"
"I'm increasingly convinced that what Si Qi said—that Yin An deliberately set a trap to frame him."
"What's even more chilling is that, look at Si Qi's loot from this dungeon—so many red and blue potions and items! He could easily sell them for over a million! But Si Qi has only been able to barely cover his mother's medical expenses with the meager compensation he receives from running dungeons with Yin An. There's not even enough money left for surgery! It's obvious that Yin An is deliberately keeping them hanging on, neither letting his mother die nor cure her, and not even giving Si Qi any of the dungeon's profits, just in case Si Qi has the money and decides to terminate the contract!"
"If I were Si Qi, I would definitely hate Yin An to death!"
"Let me put it this way: if Si Qi hadn't been bound to Yin An, with his abilities, even if he fought alone, he could have killed monsters and opened treasure chests on his own, slowly developing his strength. In any case, he wouldn't be in the same situation as when he teamed up with Yin An, wearing only white gear, with an empty storage space and not even a single survival item—even Zhou Bapi couldn't have done that."
After seeing the post, netizens couldn't help but criticize it. The haters rolled their eyes in anger: "You believe everything the poster says? Isn't this just something you can say by typing on a keyboard?"
"An'an comes from a wealthy family, so it's normal for her to know the company's CEO. To take a photo based on hearsay and claim that An'an set up a scheme, what ability does Si Qi have that makes An'an go to such lengths? Does he even deserve it?"
"Besides, what ability does someone like Si Qi have to start a company? He's only in his early twenties, right? It's ridiculous that a gambling addict can be whitewashed into a young entrepreneur!"
While critics can refute other issues, and it's impossible to get a clear answer, things like company registration, which are easily verifiable, will definitely get some comments from netizens.
Especially the company employees who knew Si Qi before, as well as his teachers and classmates, finally had their voices heard.
They appeared one by one, their voices filled with anger. Just by looking at their comments, you could tell they couldn't control their emotions: "Si Qi has been a top student in our school since he was a child. He was admitted to a prestigious university in his second year of high school and started his own business during college. He's a well-known genius in our circle!"
"I just don't understand. How come someone who is so capable, with an off-the-charts IQ and superb action skills, who is always the center of attention wherever he goes, is suddenly considered a piece of trash in your mouths?! What, can capital erase the actions of a living person over decades and turn white into black?"
They made no attempt to conceal their identities. "Snap!" They posted a group photo with Si Qi's class and screenshots of award lists from various places. Every award and resume was dazzling and eye-catching, truly the "other people's children".
"With this level of education, this level of intelligence, and this life trajectory, you say Si Qi is a burden, always causing trouble in government offices? Are you serious?? Shouldn't you take a look at your 'An An'? You bought a college diploma and you dare to call yourself a high-IQ genius?? I'm not saying people with college diplomas are bad—I graduated from college myself—but that doesn't stop me from thinking that people who graduate from prestigious universities are academically brilliant! I'm not like you, putting one down and belittling the other, blatantly lying and claiming Yin An is better than Si Qi! How dare you say that about Yin An's stupid performance in the haunted house dungeon!"
"Si Qi is a well-known poor kid in our area, raised in a single-parent family where they were dirt poor. I watched him help his mother with housework from a young age, and he did odd jobs everywhere during winter and summer vacations. My parents especially liked him and always compared him to me. At first, I was annoyed by him, thinking he was pretentious, but later I found that although he didn't like to talk much, he was really efficient! And he would repay those who had helped him with practical actions, including my parents who only talked a lot but didn't actually help much! This guy is definitely cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and is actually a very good person. [Attached is a photo of the poster taking a selfie in a winter coat, with a young Si Qi in tattered clothes passing by behind, and the many nutritional supplements and thank-you gifts that Si Qi gave to the residents of the community a couple of years ago.]"
"Finally, someone can hear us! Before, when the whole internet was attacking Si Qi, no matter what I said, my posts would be reported and deleted. It was infuriating!"
"Si Qi is known as a workaholic at our school. You can hardly see him outside of class. If you ask him, he's either working or starting a business. But if you need his help, no matter how busy he is, he will definitely find a solution for you. Everyone who knows him knows that he is an extremely reliable person, like steel that has been tempered a thousand times. I often wonder how he can be so decisive at such a young age."
“I knew before that rumors on the internet were outrageous, but I didn’t really understand them. Now that I’ve seen Si Qi being portrayed like this, I realize just how outrageous rumors can be. It’s like seeing Zhuge Liang being portrayed as Liu Shan (A Dou), it’s so absurd it’s laughable.”
When netizens saw these former acquaintances of Si Qi appearing one by one to speak, they couldn't help but exclaim: "It turns out that Si Qi was a top student who graduated from a prestigious university and became a tycoon who made millions in profits at a young age! The brainwashing propaganda on the internet is endless. After seeing so many of these, I've started to believe it myself."
"In reality, very few people have actually learned about Si Qi. They are all just netizens who have read the propaganda of online trolls and spread rumors."
“A lot of information wasn’t hidden at all. A little investigation will reveal it. Where did all those overwhelming rumors on the internet come from? They all said that Si Qi was in debt from gambling and that Si Qi’s mother was saved by Yin An—the truth is completely the opposite!”
"I simply don't believe that Yin An, a rich young master, couldn't afford Si Qi's mother's surgery. On one hand, he boasts about saving Si Qi and his mother, while on the other hand, he prevents Si Qi from earning his own money, dragging on Si Qi's mother's illness and causing her endless suffering... Isn't that blatant enough?"
"Yin An's fans are still saying things like 'a little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment,' and that Si Qi is clinging to Yin An. Wasn't Yin An's behavior during the live stream, preventing Si Qi from leaving the team, obvious enough? The fans insist on pretending not to see it and keep smearing her!"
This is the epitome of turning black into white.
"That's not all! Did you see the bullying within the team? Yin An isn't the only scumbag!"
Upon seeing this comment, netizens stopped discussing and continued reading the post. Once they started reading, their urge to criticize became uncontrollable.
"What? So that teammate who was always causing trouble for Si Qi in the live stream was actually saved by Si Qi in the beginning?"
"He survived the dungeon thanks to Si Qi, and then clung to Si Qi to get into the team. After joining the team, he found out that Yin An was in charge, and immediately attributed the success to Yin An, saying that Yin An was his savior and that Si Qi had nothing to do with it. I don't believe he didn't watch the live stream replay and didn't know that it was Si Qi who took the initiative to save him, and that Yin An didn't even look at him!"
"This is true ingratitude! They relied on Si Qi to survive, to get rich and buy houses and cars, and then used their skills to beat up Si Qi who could heal himself in the real world. In the live broadcast room, they incited public opinion and induced netizens to cyberbully them—what kind of hatred is this? How vicious must a person be to do such a thing!"
"I'm not saying this out loud, but isn't this illegal? Doesn't the official rule prohibit using in-game skills to attack other people privately? The surveillance footage clearly shows they did it on purpose!"
"And just looking at the many different locations in the video, this must have happened at least ten times. No wonder he kicked Si Qi in the head so smoothly during the live stream; he must have practiced beforehand. (vomits)"
"Those fans even said that Yin An is beautiful and kind-hearted, and helped Si Qi without holding a grudge. They practically helped Si Qi get into the emergency room. If it were anyone other than a priest, they would have been beaten to death by now!"
Some fans were anxious and left comments saying, "What does this have to do with An An? An An didn't do anything!"
Other netizens mocked: "Hilarious! They're a team, eating and sleeping together during operations. How blind must Yin An be to not know about this? Knowing but doing nothing, what is that if not deliberate indulgence?"
"Yin An is the captain. Who the team targets and who they support is all up to Yin An's word. Their violence against Si Qi is clearly at Yin An's behest. Otherwise, where would they get such hatred for Si Qi? Don't they get tired of beating people? Aren't they afraid of being ruined after the incident is exposed? Or is Yin An's standard for recruiting teammates that every teammate must be a pervert who likes to bully? Otherwise, it wouldn't be easy to assemble such a bunch of scumbags into a team, would it? There are still more normal people in this world!"
"Slander! It's all slander! That surveillance footage must be fake!" the fans exclaimed angrily.
"The poster, like Si Qi, is smearing An An and giving her a derogatory nickname, calling her Yin Chou. Her stance was wrong from the start, so what fair words can she possibly say?"
"Wow, do you want to take a look at the later parts of the post? It contains things you don't know about Yin An's past, including why he's called Yin Chou."
fan:? ? ?
What's wrong with this poster? They refute everything they say in advance, leaving no detail overlooked. Is this gossip or an academic paper?! Are you that meticulous and thorough?!
But since it concerned Yin An, they couldn't ignore it. They moved their mouse and scrolled to the end of the main post, and sure enough, they saw an explanation of Yin An's name.
This sight immediately unsettled them.
"Yin An's original name was Yin Chou, which is clearly written on his ID card and household registration. The name change to Yin An happened after the copy appeared."
“Someone will definitely ask, ‘Who would name their child ‘Ugly’? How much must they hate the child?’ That’s the right question. The wife who was cheated on by her husband and had to live with his illegitimate child and mistress thought the same thing. She wanted people to ask that question.”
“A mistress brings her child to your door and says she wants to live with her husband so he can enjoy the ‘blessing of having two wives.’ Who among you here could tolerate that? If you want to ‘recognize your ancestors,’ fine, then you must let everyone know that your ‘ancestral’ origin is illegitimate.”
"Changing his name to Yin Chou was just a way for the original wife to make things difficult for the head of the Yin family and his mistress, Yin Chou. Who knew that Yin Chou would actually prefer to have this name and insist on staying in the Yin family to enjoy wealth and luxury. For more than ten years, he has followed his mistress's mother and been hanging around in front of the original wife all day long. Anyone with a little shame would not do such a thing."
"However, he probably knew that after 'debuting in the live streaming room,' continuing to use that name would inevitably attract netizens' curiosity about its origin, so he changed it back—it turns out he knew his name wasn't good. (Surprised)"
Netizens were astonished, and fans kept shouting "Liar!" Some busybodies then tagged the relevant accounts, asking the social media accounts of the Yin family patriarch's children about the authenticity of the post.
Those children born out of wedlock actually responded, and without giving their scumbag father and brother any face, they directly admitted: "That's right, Yin An's real name is Yin Chou, and he is an illegitimate child born from a mistress who interfered in my parents' marriage."
"Don't say things like 'children crave fatherly love' or 'he should return to his ancestral home.' He and my dad aren't close at all. His mom, on the other hand, is quite spoiled by my dad; otherwise, he wouldn't have been kept at home all this time."
"Why not separate? You're kidding. That house is also my mother's house. She paid for and worked hard to furnish every item in it, including the house itself. Why should my mother leave? Anyway, my mother doesn't like him. She brings her boyfriends back home every year, and we siblings all support her."
This family's open-mindedness has impressed many netizens. Many praised their positive outlook, saying that's how it should be – not letting being cheated on hurt them and suffering injustice for no reason, and that they should go after any scumbag they're with, as if no one else is unloved.
As for why they openly admitted it online, the reason is simple: after the Yin family patriarch learned of the existence of the copy, he felt that it was profitable and immediately abandoned his wife and children of several decades to support Yin Chou's rise to power.
Given all this, why should their children give their scumbag father any face? Of course, they'll seize any opportunity to speak out.
But then again, how can there be any profit in dungeons? Even if you become a hero, at most you'll have a celebrity effect. Compared to the Yin family's vast wealth, you won't make much money at all, right?
Before netizens could even ask what was going on, the poster "Xiuxiu" continued to speak, dropping the final bombshell.
"Many netizens probably started following Si Qi's live stream after seeing his S-level rating, and that's how they got to know him, right? You should have already seen the video replay of Si Qi's live stream, where he said in the dungeon that he and Yin Chou were reborn and knew a lot about the future."
"Whether Si Qi is a reincarnated person or not, everyone should have their own answer. He knows the details of the dungeon, the weaknesses of the monsters, where the dungeon will appear in the future, and the arrangement of side quests and completion scores... Even if he is not a reincarnated person, he is definitely close to being reincarnated."
"And Si Qi is not the only one who has been reborn."
"Yes, everyone should not forget the existence of Yin Chou, and forget that he also possesses this ability."
"He relied on this ability to rise rapidly in the dungeon, becoming a hero in the eyes of the masses. Many people admired him, believing that he had solved the dungeon and saved many people. But as a reborn person, did he really only do these things? With the Yin family as his backer, could he really only do this much?"
"Many people may already have the idea that Yin Chou informed the authorities in advance that the evil god was about to descend, so that the disaster-stricken areas could prepare in advance. Or they may imagine that he spread similar statements or strategies online, so that more heroes would not panic when they were sent into the dungeon for the first time, and at least have the ability to protect themselves."
"Of course, at this point someone will definitely jump out and say that this kind of thing is not Yin Chou's obligation. Whether Yin Chou says it or not, we should respect his thoughts. The dead people were killed by evil gods and have nothing to do with him."
"But if it's unrelated, why did he use his identity as the savior to hype things up everywhere? Since he was unwilling to tell the authorities that he was reborn and had access to a lot of information, why did he tell his father that he knew a lot of inside information, allowing his father to profit from it, making a fortune off the national crisis while also killing so many competitors?"
"Many people still believe that Si Qi is lying and making baseless accusations about Yin Chou's rebirth, calling it nonsense. But how could Yin Chou, someone who was neglected by his father from childhood and had absolutely no talent in business operations, use his 'advanced vision' to guide his father to invest in many industries that would rapidly become popular after the apocalypse, causing the Yin family's net worth to soar? And how did he 'coincidentally' arrange for his father to invite competitors to negotiate in a place about to be swallowed up by the dungeon, causing them to die one after another? And what made his father, after ignoring him for more than twenty years, abandon his wife and children, forgo a family alliance of many years, and choose him, an illegitimate son?"
"Here is a list compiled by Xiuxiu of the various sectors in which the Yin family has invested in recent months, dating back to before the creation of the instance. It also includes a list of many victims who were invited by the Yin family's leader and died in the instance's occupied zone on the same day."
“One thing that benefits the Yin family can be called a coincidence. But when a dozen coincidences overlap, it can only be premeditated.”
"Everyone, think about how you were praising Yin Chou as a savior who saved many people, while Yin Chou was encouraging his father to profit from the national crisis and sending the enemy to their deaths in the occupied territories. Think about how you were praising Yin Chou for being gentle and kind and helping his teammates, while he was concealing many secrets of the dungeon and watching more heroes and civilians die."
"Perhaps these things are too abstract for you to understand. But you should remember that Si Qi said that in every dungeon he participated in, everyone survived and cleared it. In other words, every hero who died in the same dungeon as Yin Chou was killed by Yin Chou."
"Those teammates who should have survived, the dead civilians who could have evacuated the occupied area in time, the chosen heroes who could have known the inside story of the dungeon in advance and made better responses... Which of these lives is unrelated to Yin Chou?"
"In the previous post, I saw many replies saying that heroes shouldn't be slandered. Yin Chou at least saved people, regardless of his intentions. We should judge people by their actions, not their intentions. Even if he indirectly caused many deaths because of his cover-up, he still saved people—but so what? In the original timeline, these people wouldn't have died; they were all saved by Si Qi. And throughout China, countless official heroes fought bravely on the front lines. Which of them had less merit than Yin Chou? Which of them had a lower rating than Yin Chou? But do you even know their names? Why is it that only Yin Chou is praised to the skies, the hope of everyone, the star who saved the world?"
"Not to mention that this celebrity rose to power by stepping on the blood and flesh of another hero, and added to his own glory by concealing the truth and causing countless people to die for it."
"Si Qi said that Yin Chou is an assassin sent by an evil god to kill all of humanity. You really don't believe him?"
Many people sensed something was wrong when they saw the list of deceased entrepreneurs posted by Xiuxiu.
Recall the comparison video that Xiu Xiu posted in the previous post, which was used to prove that Yin Chou imitated Si Qi, even copying and pasting his fighting style.
The more they thought about it, the more horrified they became, and a surge of anger exploded in their hearts.
"If Yin Chou really was reborn, then all those deaths were 100% his fault! Don't give me any excuses about obligations. My elementary school teacher and my best friend from junior high all died in the occupied zone! He had the mind to use this to make money, but not to save people beforehand? That's hundreds of thousands of lives!"
"Si Qi had only been back in the game for less than half an hour when he started telling us all sorts of knowledge about dungeons in his live stream, telling us where the next dungeons would appear. Aside from battles, he spent all his free time educating us, even explaining the scoring system after the dungeon ended—and Yin Chou? During his live stream, he was busy showcasing his 'genius,' spouting motivational platitudes to the audience, trying to gain fans and build a god-like image. What did the audience gain besides enjoying the show?"
"I know some people won't believe in the concept of rebirth, so let's wait and see if the latest instance Si Qi mentioned will appear. Don't give me that Si Qi's accurate location of the instance doesn't mean Yin Chou knows it too. If he didn't know, how did the company executives who died end up in the occupied zone one by one?"
The comments section was filled with differing opinions. Many bystanders expressed their support, but most people remained skeptical of Xiuxiu's explanation, finding the story of rebirth too bizarre, and hesitated to express their own views.
Yin Chou has a large number of fans who have been brainwashed by him in his live streams for several months. They are extremely fanatical about him and cannot stand such comments, constantly shouting and refuting them.
Both sides had their own reasons, and it was impossible to determine a winner for the time being.
Regardless of the circumstances, the numerous instances of team members using their professional skills to injure others in the real world, and Yin's father luring others into the occupied zone to their deaths, that Xiuxiu presented in this post are supported by solid evidence and are destined to be brought in for questioning by the authorities.
The two arms that could have helped Yin Chou have been severed.
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