Because Ding Yun needed to extensively revise the novel she had purchased, she read it very carefully, taking three days to finish.
Then she felt.
She could perhaps be bolder.
The dynasty, history, and some events involved in this novel bore a strong resemblance to the late Northern Dynasty of this world, with some characters also similar.
Even some martial world forces.
A few corresponding wandering knight factions could be vaguely found.
So Ding Yun thought about it and ultimately decided to go big, which was to drastically revise the novel she bought, replacing its entire background with the historical background of the late Northern Dynasty of this world. She would also try to find suitable and unsuitable historical figures to be associated with the characters.
To achieve a thorough localization and integration of the background.
Combining with history, with falsehood in truth and truth in falsehood.
To increase the reader's sense of engagement and familiarity.
Compared to alternate history, novels with a real historical background give readers a sense of familiarity and a certain inherent advantage. As long as the writing and plot are not too poor afterwards, the results will not be too bad.
What Ding Yun needed to do was to localize and revise the novel, which was originally absolutely alternate history.
To make it combine with real history.
This was no small undertaking, but it was summer vacation now, and there was plenty of free time. If she didn't revise it now, she would have even less time when school started.
So Ding Yun, having made up her mind.
Soon, she quietly began revising the novel.
...
Meanwhile, Li Dedong, who discovered that all his online game accounts had been banned for over a hundred years, some even for nine hundred and ninety-nine years, had already exploded with anger at his grandparents' home.
He wasn't stupid; he knew very well that even if his accounts were accidentally in violation, it was impossible for all of them to be in violation together. So it could only be that his accounts were stolen and deliberately sabotaged. As for who did it?
Who else but his parents?
Who else hated his gaming so much?
Then, he obviously couldn't admit defeat to his parents. So, while continuously appealing to the game customer service that his accounts had been stolen and that his previous actions were not his doing, he also directly reported the case.
He stated that his accounts, worth tens of thousands, had been stolen.
He hoped that the Public Security Bureau would investigate the case as theft according to the newly promulgated Law on Ownership of Network Virtual Property, apprehend the thief, and sentence them.
This kind of case was actually not a problem.
It might even be dropped.
But because the Law on Ownership of Network Virtual Property had just been implemented, and there were no cases yet, the local Public Security Bureau felt that if they handled this case well.
It might become a typical example and be reported in the news.
To increase their qualifications and such.
So they handled the case with great care.
As for the final outcome, it was that the local hacker, along with Li Qinghua and Xu Hui, met the reporter, Li Dedong, at the Public Security Bureau, and almost engaged in a mixed-gender beating there.
Ding Yun was not involved in the process, so she didn't know the details, only that the family of three had caused a huge scene at the Public Security Bureau, almost severing their father-son relationship on the spot. Later, grandparents, relatives, and friends all rushed over, some to watch the commotion, and some to sincerely persuade.
It even made the news in the local county.
Causing many people online to argue privately, with both sides having their own reasons. Those who stood on the parents' side and those who stood on the side of the children who loved to play games were almost at each other's throats online.
Some said the parents were too much, how could they treat their child's belongings like that? What's the difference between that and tearing up or throwing away the child's collected novels and toys? It was equally detestable.
Some said the parents did nothing wrong. The money spent by the child on games was all paid for by the parents, right? If the child didn't know how to control themselves and was addicted to games, how could the parents resort to extreme measures?
There were also those who didn't take sides and criticized both.
Saying both were wrong.
The Public Security Bureau, which originally thought it could set a precedent, was now in a dilemma, not knowing whether to judge strictly without considering family ties, or to directly mediate the family dispute.
However, the hacker was the most unlucky.
Because Li Dedong and the couple Li Qinghua could be mediated as a family dispute due to their blood relationship, but the hacker who acted as an intermediary could not. Although he was paid to do the job, what he did was indeed illegal, so he was sure to be punished.
Whether it could be mediated now.
It still depended on whether Li Dedong was willing to withdraw the case.
But Li Dedong firmly refused, wanting his parents to agree not to interfere with his gaming in the future and not to withhold his pocket money, before he would agree to withdraw the case.
Otherwise, he would not withdraw the case.
However, the matter was eventually resolved. Because this incident caused quite a stir, the public relations departments of major game companies basically learned about the situation, and then they quickly unbanned all of Li Dedong's accounts to avoid further trouble. With the accounts unbanned, there was naturally no loss.
There was no need for the case to proceed.
Correspondingly, Li Qinghua and Xu Hui were extremely fed up with their son. Although they wouldn't sever their father-son relationship, their attitude towards him had changed drastically compared to before.
His pocket money was completely cut off. They notified all relatives and friends, including their own parents, not to give money or lend money to Li Dedong, or they would turn against them. In addition, all electronic devices in his room were confiscated, and Ding Yun and her elder sister were also forbidden from lending him money or electronic devices.
In short, not sending him to an internet addiction treatment school was their final act of mercy.
Following this, Li Dedong went home, packed some of his belongings, and then directly ran away from home.
He had to say, he was truly capable of causing trouble. Compared to him, Ding Yun felt that she was too well-behaved.
The situation immediately changed again.
From relatives initially thinking that Li Qinghua and his wife did the right thing and that the child needed to be disciplined, to them pushing the child too far, saying that discipline shouldn't be so strict and uncompromising, and that the child running away from home suddenly, what if something happened?
Even Li Qinghua and Xu Hui were no longer so angry, becoming somewhat anxious, flustered, and scared.
They even made a public plea through the media, saying they were wrong, they had forgiven him, and asked Li Dedong to come back quickly and stop being angry with them.
This kid had suddenly gained the upper hand again.
It was just unknown whether he had truly run away from home or was faking it, whether it was planned or unplanned sulking!