A Chain of Ironclad Evidence and a Tsunami of Public Opinion

Following Zhang Qian's instructions, Sun Tingting quickly posted a video statement on her Quick Sound and Little Red Sweet Potato accounts.

In the video, her eyes were red and swollen, and she looked as though she had suffered terribly. She claimed that the recording circulating online had been "fabricated with advanced AI technology by someone with malicious intentions" to "smear her good name and interfere with judicial fairness." She also "strongly condemned this illegal conduct" and said she had "reported it to the police."

After the statement went up, an army of paid commenters descended on the comment section like a swarm of locusts, steering the discussion:

"We support you, Tingting! AI voice swapping is terrifying!"

"It's obviously fake. Tingting's voice isn't nearly that harsh!"

"Where's the technical analysis? If you can't produce an authentication report, it's slander!"

"Lin Feng's family must be behind this. They still refuse to repent!"

Soon afterward, several small-time science bloggers who appeared to be tech experts also posted videos, analyzing the anonymous audio frame by frame-or rather, stretching the facts to fit their claims. They pointed out supposed "flaws," such as "interruptions in the background audio" and "abnormal sound-wave frequencies," and tossed out technical terms like "deep learning" and "voiceprint simulation." They left most netizens utterly bewildered, prompting cries of "The expert is awesome!" and "So that's how it is!" Public opinion really did seem to be turning around.

Yet before this undercurrent that had just begun to whip up trouble could gather force, a far mightier torrent of truth, bearing the force of a thunderbolt, swept it away completely!

Less than two hours after Sun Tingting posted her statement, the mysterious anonymous account, operated by the hacker deathsworn K, struck again. This time, it wasn't a single recording, but a carefully assembled "cluster bomb" powerful enough to blow through every lie: three continuous audio files that corroborated one another, all hurled into the raging torrent of the internet at once.

First audio file: the background was noisy, but the voices were clear.

Zhang Qian's voice: "...Here's my plan... We need to get our stories straight on the details... When the trial starts, stick to your story that he touched you more than once and was very discreet about it... Don't worry about the judge. She's been a good sister of mine for years. She knows what to do..."

Sun Tingting's voice, excited: "Really, Sister Zhang? That's wonderful!"

This recording directly transformed Zhang Qian from "an officer who enforced the law impartially" into "the mastermind behind a conspiracy," and explicitly revealed her special relationship with the presiding judge.

Second audio file: a recorded phone call.

Zhang Qian's voice, brimming with confidence: "...Put your heart back in your belly! The judge is a good sister of mine! This case is sure to go our way! I guarantee that brat will rot in prison!"

Sun Tingting's voice, fawning: "Thank you, Sister Zhang! I'm counting on you for everything!"

This recording matched the clip Sun Tingting had played when she threatened Zhang Qian earlier, definitively proving that Zhang Qian had used her connections to interfere with the judicial process.

Third audio file: the most recent phone recording, and also the most damning.

Sun Tingting's voice, shifting from pleading to icy menace: "Sister Zhang, we're in the same boat..."

Zhang Qian's voice, shifting from indifference to shock, then surrender: "...What are you trying to do?... What do you want me to do?"

Sun Tingting's threats, Zhang Qian's forced compromise, and the way the two discussed using the excuse of "AI fabrication" to deceive the public... The entire process laid bare the ugly bargain between power and conspiracy, and the dogs biting one another after their scheme failed.

The three audio files formed an interlocking chain, clear in their logic and explosive in their content. Like three massive bombs, they detonated one after another in the internet's ocean of information!

Whoosh!

The entire internet erupted! The earlier supposed "reversal" and "questions about AI" looked utterly flimsy and laughable before this chain of ironclad evidence!

"Holy fuck! Holy fuck! Holy fuck! Even a drama series wouldn't dare pull this!"

"A jaw-dropping scandal! A police officer plotted a false accusation! The judge is her good sister! Is this fucking society governed by law?"

"What kind of femme fatale is this Sun Tingting? Her scheming is terrifying!"

"Where are all those paid shills and 'tech expert' bloggers who were whitewashing her? Do your faces hurt?"

"@Safe City Bureau @Intermediate People's Court @Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission, get to work! If this isn't investigated, heaven itself won't stand for it!"

"I knew there was something wrong with that three-year sentence! Sure enough, there was something shady behind it!"

"I've eaten so many melons I'm stuffed! From a pervert to a victim of false accusations, and then a police officer and a judge joining forces... This plot is too thrilling!"

Public opinion underwent a shocking 180-degree reversal, more violent than any before! The netizens who had previously sympathized with Sun Tingting and cursed Lin Feng felt doubly fooled, and their anger shot straight off the charts.

Netizens who had originally paid no attention to the matter were also drawn in by the bizarre twists, which rivaled a palace-intrigue drama, and instantly joined the melon-eating army. Topics such as #PoliceOfficerAndJudgeJoinForcesToSetATrap#, #SunTingtingsTrueColors#, and #LinFengsWrongfulConviction# surged to the top of the trending lists on every platform, each followed by a bright red "explosive" tag!

The whole affair had reversed, reversed, and reversed again. The twists in the story and the darkness behind the scenes sent all of the internet into an unprecedented frenzy. This was no longer just a simple campus dispute or criminal case; it had developed into a public incident involving judicial fairness and abuse of power!

Some were horrified by Sun Tingting's scheming:

"This woman is terrifying! She schemed against a classmate, used the police, and threatened a judge... Every move was ruthless and precise!"

"If I transmigrated into Empresses in the Palace with her, I doubt I'd survive the opening song. I'd drop straight to my knees and call her Your Highness!"

"Now that's a real 'deadly woman'! No wonder Lin Feng lost to her..."

An even louder outcry was directed at Zhang Qian and the "good sister" judge who had yet to show herself:

"Investigate Zhang Qian thoroughly! Strip her of that police uniform!"

"Who's that judge? How dare she be so brazen? She has to be dragged out!"

"Parasites in the judicial system! They must be purged!"

Like a tsunami, pressure swept out of the online world in an overwhelming surge toward the municipal public security bureau, the municipal intermediate people's court, and the discipline inspection and supervision departments at every level...

Inside the detention center, Lin Feng "watched" the tsunami of public opinion he had directed with his own hands, which had now spiraled completely out of control-or, rather, was racing in the direction he had set for it. There was no joy on his face, only an icy calm.

Zhou Wenyuan reported through the consciousness link, his tone filled with shock and lingering fear: "Master, all the evidence has been released, and public opinion has completely exploded. The pressure has now reached the authorities. They have to come forward and respond."

Lin Feng replied mildly, "Mm. Let the bullets fly a little longer. Keep the source of the evidence safe."

He walked to the window and looked at the night sky beyond the high walls, tinged red by the city lights. Outside the walls were towering waves that had risen because of him; inside, he sat calmly on the fishing platform.

Sun Tingting, Zhang Qian, and that "Presiding Judge He" who had never appeared directly... They thought they were manipulating the law and public opinion, unaware that they had long since become fish in a net.

This grand drama was only just reaching its climax. And the final judgment might no longer be confined to a courtroom.