On the fourth day of Dongdong sharpening her knives, the situation at the Hongdong Real Estate entrance had completely spiraled out of control.
The traffic on nearby streets was utterly paralyzed, blocked by private cars and newspaper vans racing to the scene.
Tens of thousands of people were cramd here, including gawking passersby, ani nerds, newspaper reporters, and even influencers who had hurried over from other cities.
Those nerds held up their phones, constantly adjusting the angles of their front caras, hoping to capture a selfie with the "Sharpening Blade Catgirl" to brag about it in their social dia circles.
Reporters from various outlets jostled with sharpened elbows to get upfront, stopping at vantage points where they could snap pictures of the real-life spectacle, the flashes blinking incessantly.
Strears gathered together in a wild, cringy dance, bobbing their heads in front of the live caras, desperately trying to milk the hype and reveling in this storm of frenzy.
anwhile, a cacophony of voices filled the site:
"Catgirl is number one! Catgirl rocks! She rocks!!!"
"Dear viewers, we are live on the scene, and you can see the throngs of people here! That little girl over there is the legendary Sharpening Blade Catgirl! Let's move closer, shall we?"
"Hey, pals, this is your old buddy Jimmy, I took a 20-hour train ride, right on ti to New Moon City! Hit the thumbs-up button below, and once we gather 1000 likes, I'll do a live stream with the Sharpening Blade Catgirl!"
Facing the frenzied crowd, Dongdong remained indifferent, solely focused on sharpening her knives, allowing these netizens to go crazy right in front of her.
Just then, a reporter squeezed to the forefront and asked passionately, "Is such an adorable catgirl sharpening knives in the scorching sun behind all this, actually a moral downfall or a twist of human nature?"
She shoved a microphone in front of Dongdong: "Miss Catgirl, countless viewers in front of their screens are concerned about you. If you have anything to say, speak out boldly!"
Dongdong, with a fierce yet cute expression, raised her knife towards the cara and shouted, "Lv Calendar from Hongdong Real Estate is a deadbeat! Damn it! Pay up!!!"
As the Sharpening Blade Catgirl spoke for the first ti, the scene erupted, the noise fluctuated like a tsunami, with everyone mimicking and shouting:
"Damn it! Pay up!!!"
"Damn it! Pay up!!!"
"Damn it! Pay up!!!"
Words of civilization and friendliness echoed to the sky, while related news spread exponentially across the internet.
In less than 15 minutes, Lv Calendar was thoroughly exposed from all angles.
His Hongdong Real Estate was reported for illegal operations, inadequate construction qualifications, tax evasion, and other unlawful acts.
The New Moon City's comrce bureau swiftly set up an investigation team, dispatching specialists to the Hongdong Real Estate office building, and once findings were verified, hamred down one top-tier penalty after another.
Competitors took the opportunity to spread mixed ssages, intertwining truth and lies, and frenziedly leading the discourse, turning Hongdong Real Estate into a stench on the internet.
Lv Calendar himself was stripped so bare, not even his underwear remained taphorically.
Soone unearthed his history of bullying a classmate, causing the latter's disability in middle school, his high school punishnt for abusing stray cats at school, and academic misconduct in his plagiarized university thesis, up to even so multi-person hotel rendezvous records from a particular date dug out by hackers.
In just half a day, companies with business ties to Lv Calendar's entities swiftly launched ergency PR campaigns, announcing the cessation of cooperation with him.
Lv Calendar himself endured widespread condemnation online, with his phone bombarded by thousands of insulting ssages and calls daily, all wishing him dead.
Finally, unable to withstand the pressure, Lv Calendar broke down.
He stord out of the Hongdong Real Estate Building, knelt in front of Dongdong, shedding his arrogant debtor persona, and sobbed humbly, "Please, miss, spare ! You make it so I can't even continue living..."
Dongdong sneered, uttering just two words: "Pay up."
Lv Calendar wailed, "Pay! I'll pay! I'll pay right now!"
...
On a rooftop not far away.
Su Mo witnessed a whimsical and absurd magical carnival, feeling temporarily at a loss for comnt.
All he could say was... it was quite funny.
"Ring ring." At that mont, the phone rang.
Su Mo answered it.
From the other end ca Audiana's voice: "The employer has received the overdue paynt; the task can be closed now, and the money will soon be transferred to your account...oh, by the way, I wanted to ask, is the top-trending Sharpening Blade Catgirl the newbie you sent?"
Su Mo replied, sowhat embarrassed, "Mm."
Despite having seen much, Audiana was montarily speechless, eventually chuckling lightly, "Interesting... Are you free tomorrow evening? Bring her over for dinner at my place, I'd like to introduce a few people to you."
Audiana wasn't like Dress, who was naturally close; she always maintained a sense of distance with the rcenaries. Being invited by her was extrely rare, indicating she had already given Su Mo so considerable importance.
Su Mo imdiately agreed: "Of course I'm free, what ti should I co over?"
Audiana replied: "Around five in the afternoon is fine. I'll have McCarthy wait for you at the checkpoint to bring you in."
Su Mo responded, "Okay, see you then."
Once Audiana hung up, a call from Dongdong ca through.
"Boss, the deadbeat says the paynt has been made, can you check if it's received?"
Su Mo chuckled: "Received, well done. How did you co up with the knife-sharpening strategy?"
Dongdong lazily said, "Deadbeats like him, I've seen plenty at the frontiers; this was just one trick among many~"
Su Mo asked, "And what about the subsequent carnival? Was that part of your calculation, Dongdong!"
Dongdong replied, "I honestly didn't anticipate the aftermath, it was way too abstract."
"Originally, I thought if Lv Calendar still wouldn't pay up, I'd spend the whole night sharpening my knives outside his house, making sure his entire family wouldn't get any sleep."
Su Mo sighed, "Difficult."
As they chatted, various voices continued to emanate from Dongdong's end, presumably from the surrounding onlookers.
They were asking her incessantly about who she was talking with, whether it was a boyfriend or anything similar, with their jealousy almost spilling through the phone.
Su Mo had seen the power of internet frenzy before he traversed.
Fearing this debacle might spill onto him, he quickly said, "Anyway, you did a great job, hurry back. I'm at a burger joint on Saint Forest Road waiting for you."
Su Mo arrived at the burger joint, purchased the large al set as a reward for Dongdong, and waited atop his motorcycle.
Before long, Dongdong appeared.
The scene startled Su Mo.
Dongdong jogged ahead, with a massive crowd following behind her, all trying to snap photos with her, refusing to leave even after being cursed, only retreating after being firmly kicked away.
"Hey! I'm here! Co over quickly!" Su Mo started the motorcycle and waved energetically at Dongdong.
Dongdong accelerated, leaving the crowd behind, and jumped onto the back seat of Su Mo's motorcycle.
She grabbed the paper bag from Su Mo's pocket, took a bite of the burger, then wrapped her arms around his waist with a grin: "Let's go! Ho sweet ho~"
"Vroom—" Su Mo twisted the throttle, the motorcycle roared enthusiastically, heading towards the sunlit street.
Dongdong's black cat tail stood tall, swaying in the breeze. She turned her head, made a face at the distant crowd, and disappeared at the street's end, leaving only her silver-bell laughter echoing all around.
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