51: Chapter 51: With a powerful hand exerting its influence, the nation's bigwigs flock to it.

Dougou Platform, Operations Department.

Operator Wang's landline was ringing off the hook.

He was still immersed in the joy that the hotel had actually exploded.

After all, once it exploded, the traffic for Xiao Yu's stream in the next session would skyrocket.

But now, besides media from all over the country, his landline was also receiving private calls from people with mysterious backgrounds and generous offers.

Their goals were surprisingly consistent:

They hoped to contact the brother, Jiang Zhe, through Xiao Yu.

“Boss Wang, please do me a favor and set up a connection; money is a small matter, I just want to ask Xiaoyu's brother, this master, to calculate next year's fortune.”

“Hello, Operator Wang, I am the secretary of the President of Tianhai Group... the boss wants to ask, what is the next big industry? The reward is in the mid-eight figures.”

“Operator Wang, I am an external staff member of a Government Department. Xiaoyu's brother's ability already involves classified information and is not suitable for the public; can you give me Xiaoyu's brother's private information? I will submit it to the National Think Tank for him, and incidentally, let my career advance a level.”

These requests, from the private sector to the official level, were each more outrageous than the last.

Even scammers could use the name of the National Think Tank to investigate an ordinary citizen?

Too fake, isn't it?

A group of people surrounded Operator Wang, all with burning gazes.

He knew that Jiang Zhe's existence, Jiang Zhe's uniqueness...

Was far beyond what any fortune teller could compare to.

He didn't dare to make his own decisions and could only deal with them casually without offending the big shots.

Then he called Xiao Yu.

She had just finished lunch.

In class, Xiao Yu listened as her classmates secretly took out their phones.

Each of them cheered, shocked and incredulous!

They were all scrolling through news about her brother!!!

“It came true!”

“Brother is for real!”

As soon as Xiao Yu thought of this, she received a call from Operator Wang.

On the other end of the phone came some commercial activities that could be accepted without exposing her identity.

Xiao Yu's brow furrowed, but her tone was very firm!

“Brother Wang, thank them for their invitations!”

“But!”

Speaking to this point, she covered the phone and spoke in a voice as quiet as a mosquito's buzz.

“My brother is not some fortune teller, and you also know—”

“Even a fortune teller wouldn't do commercial activities linked to [money] for others.”

“I can refuse on his behalf; now and in the future, he will not accept any form of private commercial questions.”

“The topics he discusses are all things that subvert human cognition.”

“Talking about it in the stream is one thing, but if he speaks recklessly in reality...”

“Problems will definitely arise in the future!”

“Hmm... Xiao Yu, you've considered this well; I support you!”

Xiao Yu rejected all requests without hesitation.

She blocked all curiosity at the door.

Her brother's skills must never become a tool for others to profit.

Just after hanging up Operator Wang's call, the Principal and Old Wang invited her to the Principal's office with solemn expressions.

They closed the door.

The Principal let out a deep breath and looked at Xiao Yu with burning eyes.

“Xiao Yu, tell the Principal the truth!”

“Was this matter planned in advance, or did he really calculate the hotel explosion?”

“After all...”

“This involves too many things; the police will definitely come to investigate in the future.”

“I have to collude with you... no, I mean, we need to be consistent in what we say next!”

Old Wang on the side also held his breath.

Jiang Xiaoyu nodded silently, having long anticipated the problem and the solution.

And she immediately thought of the [Sages] her brother mentioned last night.

She didn't hide anything at all,

“Principal, Teacher Wang, my brother, he has achieved enlightenment!”

“Enlightenment?” x2

“Yes, enlightenment.”

Xiao Yu said thoughtfully,

“Just like Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang in ancient times, when they were compiling the tui bei tu, they weren't immortals either.”

“There's even Liu Bowen's Shaobing Song from the early Ming Dynasty.”

“These are all books of prophecy.”

“If you take some knowledge from them, it can confirm things in our modern era.”

“It's just that everyone didn't pay attention to this aspect before; my brother noticed it, so he became famous.”

“Then, at a certain moment, those prophets and my brother's thoughts pierced through the haze and glimpsed a corner of the truth in the long river of future time and space.”

“And my brother, when he was calculating for the Jingxuange Hotel last night...”

“Do you remember he had his eyes closed and pondered for a long time?”

Hearing this, the Principal and Old Wang looked at each other and nodded in bewilderment.

Yesterday, Jiang Zhe indeed had his eyes closed for a long time!

Only then did he speak the prophecy.

Could it be that prophecy is enlightenment?

“Yes, Teacher, Principal, that is the truth!”

“After all, true fortune-telling masters are all blind!”

Xiao Yu's explanation had a strong flavor of history and metaphysics.

She didn't deify her brother but provided an understanding within the Principal's and Old Wang's cognition!

The two looked at each other, their eyes clearing.

That's right, true fortune-telling masters are all blind, and they calculate extremely accurately!

“The Principal understands. You go back to class first. Don't feel any pressure about today's events.”

The Principal added:

“Also, regarding your situation, some teachers in the school know.”

“You don't have to worry about being exposed or anything.”

“Ah... okay.”

Xiao Yu left the office awkwardly.

The door opened.

Xiao Yu was startled.

More than ten teachers who didn't have classes were actually gathered in the corridor.

Each of them had burning gazes, seemingly hoping to hear the truth from Xiao Yu's mouth.

Obviously, they had all watched the stream in private and knew Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu was so embarrassed she could curl her toes, and she quickly left the office door.

...

At this time, on the internet.

The top ten on the hot search lists of major social platforms were all occupied by keywords related to Xiaoyu's brother!

[Jingxuange Hotel really exploded! (Hot)]

[Xiao Yu's brother's prophecy came true! (Hot)]

[Do akashic records really exist? (Hot)]

[Is the trajectory of life already destined within the akashic records? (Hot)]

[Have you received a signal from the Akashic today? (Hot)]

[Will Xiao Yu's brother prophesy about Japan? (Hot)]

Under these hot news items, hundreds and thousands of comments appeared every second.

“I'm kneeling, I'm really freaking kneeling, it exploded exactly on time!”

“I'm sorry, Xiaoyu's brother, I said you were just talking nonsense yesterday, but tomorrow if you say the sun will rise from the west, I'll believe it!”

“Brothers, is there a possibility that we are all being monitored, and Xiaoyu's brother can jump out of the monitor screen to take a look at the backend in the monitoring room?”

“Where are the people who scolded Xiao Yu's brother before? Come out and face me!”

“@National Fire Services @National Think Tank — A true Great God has descended, aren't you going to invite him to be a consultant?”

“I beg Xiao Yu's brother for another prophecy!”

“I don't want to work hard anymore, I just want to adjust my antenna to see if it's aligned with the akashic records!”

Countless analysis posts, edited videos...

Even science popularization videos imitating Jiang Zhe's tone to explain the [akashic records] popped up like mushrooms after rain.

In these short 30 minutes!

Just as the whole internet was being discussed to a climax, everything eerily disappeared.

First, the hot search terms related to the labels [Xiao Yu] and [Brother] were wiped out on the spot by a powerful hand.

This wasn't just Weibo taking them down; the authorities directly deleted the posts!

Next were video platforms like Bilibili, Dougu, Kuaijiao, etc...

All videos related to Xiao Yu's brother were taken down due to [Related policies resulting in inability to play].

Traffic posts with tens of thousands of people discussing normally...

Once clicked, they instantly became [This post does not exist].

Yes, a mysterious powerful hand had moved!

Then, news about some celebrity scratching their hand and being called brave for not going to the hospital, and other social hot news were pushed back to the top, filling the void left by the disappeared hot searches.

This uniform scene left countless netizens surfing the web...

With bewildered faces!

“Excuse Me? (Meme), where is my post?”

“How did my edited video suddenly become a violation?”

“Where is my hot search? The video I worked hard to film on-site and the copy I wrote, how did they just disappear all of a sudden?”

“Damn! The Uncles have acted!”

“I get it, I get it, I'm leaving now.”

Not only were the already popular news items suppressed, but any subsequent posts involving the word [Brother] would be banned!

The speed of this suppression was simply caught everyone off guard!

These things made Operator Wang, who was paying constant attention, look distressed and even want to cry.

“Ah! Such good news that ignited the whole internet, and in the end, even my local platform can't show news about Jiang Zhe!”

...

Afternoon.

Warm sunlight shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Jiang Zhe was lying on a rocking chair, covered with a black blanket, looking at two books he had taken from Xiao Yu's bookshelf.

How to Go from Rotting to Financial Freedom

《Developing a People-Pleasing Personality: Yes, Yes, Yes, You’re Right》

Suddenly!

A rapid knocking sound came from the door.

Jiang Zhe got up and pushed open the door to find two police officers in black uniforms with very serious expressions.

He glanced at them; their waists were bulging—two handguns!

“Are you Mr. Jiang Zhe?”

“We are from the Gusu Municipal Bureau. We need to talk to you about the fire at the Jingxuange International Hotel.”

Hearing this, Jiang Zhe was somewhat surprised.

Didn't I just give Xiao Yu a supplementary lesson?

How did it alert the police?

Could it be Xiao Yu? No, Xiao Yu isn't that brainless.

Could it be the person who was calculated, who told the hotel about it?

“Alright, please come in!”

...

PS:

The subversion continues in the next chapter.