Qingji District lay beneath the night sky.
Almost every resident's phone received a notification during the same stretch of time.
[The Qingji District Government reminds you: do not make wishes within Qingji District, or say anything phrased as being willing to exchange something for something else. All residents, please protect yourselves and stay indoors late at night. Remember, do not make wishes, do not make wishes! (If you really must make a wish, we do not recommend offering your precious lifespan/wealth. You may choose to test it with small objects first.)]
People who had already fallen asleep were woken by the notification sound. They glanced at it, rubbed their eyes, and looked again.
Their first reaction: who was playing a prank?
Their second reaction: this was an official announcement???
What an unhinged world.
Meanwhile, the night owls were still surfing the internet. When they suddenly saw the text, they thought it was a joke and casually took a screenshot to post on Weibo.
Lalala: Guys, this notification from our district is killing me. What the hell are they doing hahahaha? The world really is one giant amateur operation. Did an editor send this by mistake?
[Hahahaha lmao]
[Wait... even if it was sent by mistake, this is way too ridiculous. What even is all this?]
[Why don't you make a wish right now and see what happens, OP? Go big (grinning)]
[Uh, I came from the trending topics. I suggest you take a look first, OP.]
[Whoever told them to try it, don't be so damn vicious. This really isn't something you can try.]
The night owl was left utterly confused by the comments and immediately navigated to the trending topics with practiced ease.
There, sitting at number one, were the unmistakable words #QingjiDistrictIsHaunted#.
The night owl: ???
Seriously, which