Soon, a short video lasting just over ten seconds went viral online.
The video was simple enough: a mysterious figure in black, secretly filmed wearing brainwave electrodes in a corner of a hotel, with the caption, "Ran into this while eating today. What are they doing?"
In just a few hours, the video easily surpassed a million likes!
The comments section was even livelier, with many people posting photos.
"I ran into them too! At Green Vine Grand Hotel in the High-tech Zone of Lvteng City. Identical people in black, identical brainwave equipment!"
"I was eating at a ramen shop. I'd just seen this post when I looked up and saw several people in black walk in."
"What kind of mysterious organization are they?"
"You could say they're mysterious, but they're just going out to eat. You could say they're not mysterious, but they're wearing brainwave equipment. Could they really be the Cyber Food Critic people mentioned online?"
"Did anyone notice their uniforms? There's a logo on their clothes. It looks a little like Neuron Company's, but not quite the same. Could they be some kind of biotech company too?"
"Impossible. A biotech company going to restaurants to eat? What would be the point? Is it just hype?"
Soon afterward, another new video was uploaded.
The subject was still the secretly filmed people in black, but this time they weren't eating in a restaurant. They were at a tourist attraction, carrying equipment and scanning everything around them.
They scanned the paving stones, pagodas, fences, flowers and grass, road signs reading "I miss you so much in xx," and more... They scanned practically everything in the scenic area.
The video quickly racked up several million likes once again, and the comments section was buzzing.
"I ran into them too! Near the