Chapter 58 - Chapter 58: Chapter 58: You Call a Criminal Record a New Book? (1/2)
Chapter 58: Chapter 58: You Call a Criminal Record a New Book?
April 2, early morning.
A hazy fog spread throughout Happiness Community, occasionally pierced by a few early birds fluttering amongst the old city’s branches, chirping crisp calls that shattered the morning silence.
In the narrow alleyway, puddles from last night’s rain lingered on the cobblestone path, reflecting the feeble morning light and, with the breath of the breeze, revealed flecks of light and shadow.
Today was a day for everything to go well.
Lin Chuan awoke early.
Not because of an alarm clock, but because of Youyou.
“Darling~”
“Time to get up!”
“Today is the day to release the new book.”
These past few days, Youyou had been sending messages to Lin Chuan punctually, even more reliable than an alarm clock, leaving Lin Chuan slightly stupefied.
The feeling of being woken up by someone was indeed long-missed.
As a child, it was his mother.
In boarding school, it was the teachers.
In college, it was his stomach.
After graduation, it was poverty.
Who would have thought that now, as a writer, the one to wake him would be his editor? He had no idea what was up with Youyou.
“I’m up, I’m up.”
Lin Chuan moved his fingers and sent such a message back to Youyou.
Then, he rolled out of bed and washed up.
Immediately after, he turned on the computer and published the new book.
This time.
The waiting time for the security review wasn’t long, because editor Youyou had given the reviewers a heads up in advance, slightly bending the rules.
This was the small privilege of holding two top-quality books under one’s name.
After all, Lin Chuan was now Youyou’s most capable warrior, and he certainly deserved some ‘special treatment’.
Additionally.
With Youyou’s strong promotion, Mingyue also arranged a ‘Chief Editor’s Recommendation’ for Lin Chuan’s new book to ensure it received ample exposure.
As for the results, well, that was beyond Youyou’s control.
New book “Hacker Kingdom” is released!
Lin Chuan slumped back, hands cushioning his head, as a virtual panel appeared before his eyes.
[Work: “Hacker Kingdom”.]
[Current status: Published.]
[Popularity Value (Average Subscription): 0/6000.]
“Six thousand average subscriptions is a bit of a stretch, better send a notification to my diehard fans first,” mumbled Lin Chuan.
Then, he opened the QQ reader group.
A few days earlier, this QQ group had reached full capacity.
2000 members, very active.
Because there were people who peppered the group daily with saucy images.
Some also shared ‘a little jail knowledge every day’ and ‘what to pay attention to when serving a sentence’.
‘Fastest tutorial to pick a super B-class lock core!’
‘How should you respond to Shu Li’s interrogation when you encounter a sweeping crackdown?’
‘Warm reminder from Zhang San, using ghost money for payment online doesn’t constitute a crime.’
‘What should you learn when you first enter prison?’
‘Sentenced to life without parole, what methods can lead to a re-sentencing to a fixed term?’
‘Don’t use soap to bathe, don’t pick it up if it drops!’
‘…’
In the group.
Everyone was talent in their own right, scaring Lin Chuan into hurriedly renaming the QQ group ‘Abide by the Law, Everyone’s Responsibility’ and making a public announcement to correct the tone.
However, the effect was minimal.
And here we go!
As soon as Lin Chuan opened the ‘Abide by the Law, Everyone’s Responsibility’ QQ group, he saw a stream of racy images and a flood of messages from readers.
‘Heaven above, I share no common ground with gambling and drugs!’
‘I type with both hands to prove my innocence!’
‘Three days into the group, I saw half the people posting these kinds of images, I was furious. What about the other half, are they not sharing?’
Lin Chuan took only a brief glance and two dark lines appeared on his forehead.
Because he critically stared at several images with widened eyes.
Cough!