PsychicCh36 - The Fifth One

Edited by Qiuxue and Noks

The virus-carrying Weibo post spread across the Internet at an incredible speed. Whether it was those who intentionally clicked on the link, or those who clicked on it accidentally, all of them were left stunned in silence by the time they finished watching the entire video post, only to then burst into a flurry of emotion after those few seconds of speechlessness. m3Swtx

[Is this the truth behind Gao Yize’s murder? It’s too horrible! I can’t stop my tears from pouring down by themselves!]

[These videos…are they real or fake? I don’t believe there can be such terrible things in the world!]

Chrysanthemum Garden.

[Sorry to break the news, they’re not false. My IT skills are very good. I’ve analyzed them and can only conclude that there are no traces of editing in these videos, and the photos have also not been tampered with. Please don’t carry too many good illusions about the human heart. There are things more tragic than this, it’s just that, you haven’t seen them yet.]

[So it wasn’t just the one, Gao Yize, who was killed, but five in total, right?] FpOYXS

[After careful consideration, I’m afraid that the second, third and fourth death notices that were issued by Fan Jialuo are all probably true! Why didn’t the police disclose the true facts of the case? Why hide the details from the public? ‘Assault because of personal grievances’? This description is too vague! Can this simply be explained away as a personal grudge? This is insanity! Only a beast could commit such actions! People like Gao Yize deserve to die!]

The vast majority of people soon believed the Weibo post and began to post messages asking the Sub Bureau’s official Weibo account to disclose the full truth. There were also skillful people from the news industry waiting on the sidelines for the opportunity to dig out the fifth victim, Ruan Ye’s personal information. 

In the end, the public was simply told that Ruan Ye was alive, and that she had been rescued by the police and was currently receiving treatment at the Municipal People’s Hospital. Photos of Ruan Ye lying in a hospital bed were also published and released on the Internet, further corroborating the authenticity of the viral Weibo post.

One after another, more and more inside information was revealed, and the public’s anger had now reached the highest point. Even if Gao Yize had a few brain-dead fans who still defended him, they couldn’t withstand the flood of  netizens attacking him. 

All reproaches and abuses that Fan Jialuo had suffered before were being directed at Gao Yize now, with an intensity a hundredfold, a thousandfold, or even ten thousandfold more than what was directed at Fan Jialuo. Gao Yize was being treated in the exact same manner he had once threatened Xiao Jin with.

It even got to the point where people wanted to dig his corpse out from his grave and whip his dead body. His positive image and impeccable reputation collapsed overnight, and he was dubbed as ‘the devil’. 

Some people even thought that using the word ‘devil’ to describe him was actually giving him regard. After all, the devil still possessed the body of a humanoid being, and Gao Yize did not have the qualification to even be of this level.

And it was in the midst of such discussions that the word ‘beast’ suddenly leapt into the eyes of the public. Soon, related topics like ‘#Beast Gao Yize’ and ‘#Gao Yize Worse Than A Beast’ appeared on the Internet, and the traffic of these posts showed that their popularity had completely surpassed the trending scandal of a known superstar. Jx4FhN

With the quick rise of this topic, Gao Yize was now really and truly famous, or infamous. Such a method of gaining popularity had likely never been considered by him when he was alive. If his soul was still wandering in the world, it would probably have long been shattered by the public’s relentless hatred. 

Those who had once complained on his behalf, who had felt sorry for him, and who had mourned for his death, had disappeared by now. The official Weibo account of Xinghui Entertainment, which had been publishing posts reminiscing his life and career saw its company stock directly fall by 5% in response, and the company’s reputation plunged to the bottom of the depths.

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On the other hand, a completely contrasting show was taking place on Fan Jialuo’s side. The conflict between Gao Yize and him was well known to the public. A long time ago, he had even carelessly said in an interview, “People like Gao Yize are not worthy of playing with me. His character is very problematic.”

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And so, overnight, Fan Jialuo’s reputation was decisively reversed.

Following this interview video, the remarkable netizens soon dug out many similar videos one after another. They found that there were many celebrities who had been ‘attacked’ by Fan Jialuo’s poisonous tongue. 

One of those times, Fan Jialuo had stated in a press conference that a certain first-rate leading actor was disgustingly hypocritical. Later, it was revealed that the first-rate leading actor had cheated on his partner, after which his reputation quickly plummeted.  fgcnUO

Another time, when Fan Jialuo was filming, he was dismissed for not complying with the requirements of a certain director. Later, that director forced an actress to comply with the unspoken rules of the industry, which eventually led to her suicide, and he was then completely expelled from the entertainment circle. 

And in yet another instance, Fan Jialuo had slapped a small female actress. Half a year later, that same small female actress became a trending topic for her involvement in gathering people to take drugs and become addicted to them…

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After uncovering countless such instances, the netizens couldn’t help but feel frightened. 

Regardless of their popularity, every single one of the celebrities who Fan Jialuo had denounced would end up meeting all kinds of scandals in the next year or half. Facts had proven again and again that Fan Jialuo’s disgust and exclusion towards certain people were not groundless.  ahuAf2

However, at that time, the audience had only seen his arrogant and domineering attitude, and had not once paid any attention to the true face of his so-called ‘victims’.

Of course, Fan Jialuo had also praised a number of celebrities in public, but such instances were very few. He had once praised an older actor and a second-rate actor, who played villainous roles all the time. 

After deeper investigation, the netizens discovered that these two people were pure artists and had very good characters, just as Fan Jialuo had said. They had never been involved in any scandals or love affairs, nor would they posture themselves as big shots or demand special treatment within the entertainment circle. 

Not once had they obtained their movie roles using the back door. Moreover, they would even carry one or two promising good young actors along and provide them with guidance, never asking for anything in return. TNqr0b

After thoroughly reviewing Fan Jialuo’s every word and action in the entertainment industry over the past few years, netizens finally realized that this man really did seem to be a bit magical! 

Fan Jialuo seemed to have been born with the ability to understand people’s hearts, instinctively knowing who to be close to and who to avoid. The celebrities who were close to him were undoubtedly excellent in character, and those who were hostile more or less had some contemptible dark history behind them. 

Not once did Fan Jialuo conceal his domineering attitude, arrogance, or pride. If he hated anyone, he would say so directly, never plastering a smile on the surface while stabbing them in the back.

His image had festered into a disgusting mess after being unanimously blackened across various channels, both by the media and the public. But now that it had been cleared, his figure became truly honest and lovely. FMA9 s

Soon after, the topic of ‘#Personality Appraisal Machine Fan Jialuo’ overtook ‘#Beast Gao Yize’ and ranked first in the hot search list. Countless people, who had once abused him, poured into his Weibo to leave sincere apologies. 

HIs number of fans and followers rose again and again. This time, however, it was kind and guilty people who accounted for the vast majority, while haters and trolls didn’t dare to appear.

Even though his death notices had been baffling, everyone felt that this kind of an approach was not a problem.

[So what if he knew that Gao Yize would die? Is such a kind of person worth saving? Fan Jialuo had warned him in advance to not go too high, which he did because of his extreme benevolence and sense of utmost duty! If it was me, I wouldn’t remind Gao Yize with even half a word!] —This one post quickly received more than 100,000 likes. mRd0Jz

Whether it be on Weibo or other social media platforms, each of those celebrities who had formed a legion to condemn Fan Jialuo commanded a very prominent standing in the entertainment circle. But now, this legion was busy deleting all their articles and posts that either criticized or attacked Fan Jialuo.

Those celebrities, whose bad relationship with Fan Jialuo was open news, told reporters, “That’s not true, I have a very good relationship with Fan Jialuo! We often trade insults back and forth like this. This is our way of communication. It’s what true friends do!”

In just a short space of time, the youth, who had recently been excluded from the whole entertainment circle, seemed to have become the best friend of most celebrities. Such a reversal was incredible, yet ironic.

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The overwhelming abusive posts had now been replaced by posts filled with words of guilt, kindness, and even flattery, but Fan Jialuo was not moved by any of it. 

Wearing a pure black silk nightgown, he sat on the breezy balcony and listened to the insects and birds chirp in the distance. With his head tilted to one side, eyelids slightly closed, and fingers gently pressing his overly red lips, he seemed to be feeling for something. His somewhat blank and handsome complexion looked like a stream of billowing water, one thick and heavy in various colors under the shroud of night.

Chrysanthemum Garden.

After sitting still for a moment longer, he suddenly picked up his mobile phone, logged in to his Weibo account, and typed and posted three words—The fifth one.

There was no doubt that Fan Jialuo was at the focus of attention at this moment. It was not long before his Weibo post topped the hot search list. OTUh3z

The fifth one? Why? Isn’t the case closed? Haven’t all the people who hurt the girl received their retribution? Where’s the fifth one? Are there any fish that slipped through the net? 

The people came up with various different conjectures and queries. No one satirized Fan Jialuo for playing tricks anymore. Instead, they thought that every word he spoke was filled with mystery. 

Of course, there were only a few people who truly believed that he was a psychic. Most people still thought that he had personally known both the real murderer, as well as Xiao Rui’s story.

People who criticized him for not calling the police still existed, but these were very few in number. After all, the atrocities committed by Gao Yize and the others were beyond the imagination and tolerance of the public.Gao Yize had managed to exist till today purely for the sake of retribution. 5dhV0I

Upon seeing Fan Jialuo’s latest post on Weibo, Xiao Li, who was busy trying to control public opinion, exploded. Because he had deliberately obscured certain details of the case when issuing the announcement, after the truth had been disclosed by the media, a lot of criticism had been aimed at the Sub Bureau. 

Those who had filed complaints about their favoritism and perversion of the law had changed their minds and started to instead file complaints stating that the Sub Bureau had concealed information from the public in an attempt to cover up the truth.

Gao Yize’s parents were chased and intercepted by many angry people, and were subjected to lashings of verbal abuse. The villa where they lived was smashed to pieces by unidentified people. There was even a group of people standing at the gate of their community with a banner that read: ‘Worse than a beast’. 

These two people couldn’t wait to find a seam to hide in, quickly trying to shed the high profile they had previously tried to uphold. Every half hour, they would call 110, asking the police to send officers to protect them. AKipMN

And in another location, the same things were happening to the Ruan father and mother pair. Ruan Ye’s ward was also attacked by unknown people. Fortunately, the police were also present in the hospital, since they were still in the process of collecting evidence, hence narrowly preventing a larger ruckus.

One by one, all these troublesome issues piled up on the Sub Bureau. The number of cases being filed were so high that the Bureau Chief and the members of the task force had to rush back to work overtime.

The virus-carrying Weibo post was the ‘surprise’ that Xiao Jin had programmed to be published at a predetermined time. It had already spread widely across the Internet, and could no longer be deleted in its entirety. Xiao Li had already fallen into a state of anxiety because of this. 

After seeing Fan Jialuo’s post, he immediately hit the table with his head and howled, “Why, why are you adding more trouble to this chaos?” He then suddenly jerked up and quickly took out his mobile phone to call and inform the leader, who was in the other room, about the post. 97Ilp3

Zhuang Zhen’s expression immediately froze. He hurriedly contacted the officers at the hospital and asked, “Is Ruan Ye alright?”

“She’s fine. We’re going to transfer her to another hospital. Don’t worry, Leader. We have a dozen people here to protect her.”

Even after receiving such a positive reply, Zhuang Zhen’s frown did not relax one bit. After taking into account all the events that had occured, he knew that Fan Jialuo was not a man who said something without thinking. He had told everyone that there was a fifth dead person. Still, to blatantly ignore his prophecy and take their chances on fate would only result in more painful lessons.

It was at this time that Zhuang Zhen suddenly remembered that when Ruan Ye had been kidnapped, Fan Jialuo had not released a fifth death notice. At that time, Zhuang Zhen had not cared about this abnormality. But now, he suddenly remembered Liao Fang’s words—”There was no death notice this time, perhaps because he knew that the fifth person would not die…” wmhoYl

Facts had proven that Liao Fang was not wrong. Ruan Ye was indeed fine, because from the very beginning, Xiao Jin had not intended to kill her, rather, he had wanted to make her suffer a fate worse than death. She was still alive, so there had been no [The fifth one] in Fan Jialuo’s Weibo that time. But now [The fifth one] had appeared—who would it be?

An idea suddenly flashed in his mind, one that made Zhuang Zhen’s heartstrings tense. He quickly called the detention center and urged them in a sharp tone, “Go and check Xiao Jin’s condition. Quickly!”

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Frozenmirage: Please no, no, no… WHr7eA

Qiuxue: That person cutting onions over there—please don’t come any closer…

Noks: While I am happy that Fan Jialuo has been rightfully vindicated… these netizens are too easily swayed by what they see… they’re just like the fickle-minded plebeian mob in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, believing what they’re told all too quickly, and forgetting things too quickly as well… and I doubt it’ll let up anytime soon.