Chapter 841 - 860: The Cruel Truths You’ve Always Ignored
Chapter 841: Chapter 860: The Cruel Truths You’ve Always Ignored
And so, on a certain day in late September, the viewers following the Q3 special were on an emotional roller coaster. The Ju people glued to their screens were equally anxious.
They watched the competition for the rankings, eager to see where their favorite Spirit Healing Masters stood. They wanted to know how that internet-famous little genius was leaving everyone in the dust.
But the moment they turned on their screens, she had suddenly withdrawn from the competition.
It was completely baffling. The Ju people were even more confused. They wondered, "Why did she withdraw?"
Before this event even started, knowing she wouldn’t be able to stream for a month, Juju had rushed to stream every single day, making sure to hit all her data and streaming hour targets before leaving. With such thorough preparation, how could she possibly drop out early? Could there be some shady dealings behind the scenes?
Confusion and bewilderment hung over the audience. Even though only one person had withdrawn, watching the broadcast just didn’t feel right anymore. It felt like something was missing.
After struggling through the morning session, the Ju people were ready to bombard Little President Qian with messages. After all, she was their platform’s top contracted streamer. As a publicly listed company, shouldn’t they look into the situation?
Right then, an easter egg popped up at the end of the broadcast.
[Why did the first-place student, Jiang Qiuqiu, withdraw?! The answer is here—]
Who could resist clicking on that?
They clicked in unison, finding a video interview with Jiang Qiuqiu’s classmate. From this video, everyone learned the reason for Jiang Qiuqiu’s withdrawal.
[Oh, so it was to help more people?]
[She felt that not triaging patients was better after doing the charity clinic?]
[What in the world? I don’t really understand what her roommate is saying...]
[What does she mean by ’giving up this and that was a choice based on kindness’?]
But strangely enough, after watching the explanation, everyone was even more confused.
Many couldn’t fathom why Jiang Qiuqiu had to withdraw. Didn’t the Q3 event’s introduction state that any sick citizen on the planet could participate at the Q3 Central Hospital? So, why couldn’t she just treat them directly at the Q3 hospital?
Was the Q3 hospital secretly charging fees? Had Qiuqiu discovered this injustice and resolutely quit? But that didn’t make sense either. This was an event facilitated by Federation University. How could such a massive blunder occur?
Suspicions ran rampant among the crowd.
Gu Xiang and Xiao Xiao had forgotten one crucial detail: they knew firsthand that the crowds lining up outside the hospital were endless and impossible to treat fully in just a month, but the netizens following the special broadcast didn’t know that.
In their eyes, a month was a long time. Based on the sheer number of patients cured during yesterday’s broadcast, even if Q3 Planet was massive, it shouldn’t take that long to treat everyone, right? Besides, if people missed this event, they could always go to the hospital themselves afterward.
Because of this information gap, almost everyone found Gu Xiang’s statement incredibly bizarre. And when people find something strange, they naturally seek answers. Bored netizens had eyes like microscopes.
Sure enough—
The video dropped at noon, and by three in the afternoon, the Scum community had exploded.
[The cruel truths you’ve been ignoring all along.]
[I’m genuinely shocked, what on earth is this?]
A post from an eagle-eyed netizen caused a massive uproar, finally dissecting the real reason behind why Jiang Qiuqiu’s roommate said she left to do a charity clinic.
It was the dust of an era, buried in silence. It was the tears of a low-level planet.
The netizen’s words were deeply moving and impassioned. Judging by the writing, they were clearly compassionate and highly educated.
[Honestly, when I first saw the withdrawal and this interview, I thought it was just some youngster acting out of a hero complex, always talking about saving people—]