However, Cui Jian was also patient. It wasn't until the third day that he received no call from Ding Yun that he reluctantly reported the news to his superiors, stating that his plan and mission had all failed and they needed to send someone else.
What could he do if the other party simply refused to respond?
Meanwhile, the Network Public Security Bureau also found Ding Yun to be quite troublesome, even holding a meeting specifically for her.
They convened a meeting with personnel dispatched from various major sects.
The first agenda item was to discuss Ding Yun's cultivation level, and the second was how to deal with her and negotiate with her.
There was even a dispute regarding her true identity during the meeting.
They suspected Ding Yun might have been possessed. The person they were seeing now might not be the one they had investigated. After all, they were quite certain that the original woman had no opportunity to come into contact with cultivation techniques.
Even if there was an aspect they hadn't investigated, and she had come into contact with cultivation techniques, it was impossible for her to cultivate so quickly. It was estimated that only a Nascent Soul or even a more powerful cultivator could possess and be reborn into her body to achieve such high cultivation in such a short period. The pressure alone made these Qi Refining cultivators feel terrified.
However, they had no evidence to support this theory.
They also lacked the means and ability to sanction her.
Therefore, after some discussion, they could only set this aside and not consider it. After all, even if she were possessed, they could do nothing about it. A suspected Nascent Soul stage cultivator was not something even the top sects could handle. Or rather, even if they reported it to their sects, the sects would not be willing to expend enormous resources to deal with a Nascent Soul cultivator; there was no need.
In the end, they couldn't come up with any absolutely useful plan. Ultimately, they could only decide to pay more attention to Ding Yun in the future and deal with situations as they arose.
After all, they had no way of predicting what Ding Yun would do next, nor how to implement an effective plan.
If they could deal with Ding Yun, they would have used more forceful means to stop her or taken some effective countermeasures. But the crucial issue was that they couldn't deal with Ding Yun, so they could only react to situations as they unfolded.
They aimed to minimize related impacts and consequences as much as possible.
Therefore, in reality, their previous visit had basically no impact on Ding Yun. She continued to execute her well-prepared plan step by step.
For instance, buying a comprehensive law book.
For example, using her account to create a poll online, letting people choose which type of criminals they most wanted to curse, and she would then curse them.
The Network Public Security Bureau had considered blocking Ding Yun's account. However, they were worried that doing so might provoke Ding Yun. Currently, she still seemed to lean towards justice and reason. But if they angered her, no one could guarantee the consequences.
What if she directly cursed those who banned her account?
Or cursed those she suspected? Who could withstand that? So many traffickers who had contracted Ghost Pox were still alive, suffering a fate worse than death.
The past was a stark reminder!
Furthermore, with malice in their hearts, the urge to kill arises naturally. Even the kindest person's disposition can change when they gain extraordinary power.
No one dared to gamble that Ding Yun wouldn't care.
Therefore, out of helplessness, they finally chose to order some media accounts and self-media accounts to promote the idea of a lawful society, where criminals should be punished according to the law, and not through personal vendettas.
At the same time, they took matters into their own hands, even hiring trolls.
They pushed forward criminal types who would already be sentenced to death if caught. These criminals were often heinous and deserved death. They might even sacrifice many people to catch them. By pushing these types of criminals to be cursed, they felt no guilt.
Nor did they feel it was wrong.
Moreover, they had to do this. If they didn't intervene, some netizens were about to push petty offenses like swindling and rumor-mongering thieves to the forefront.
Fraud had already entered the top ten.
Ding Yun could roughly guess why this was happening. Many types of crimes were something ordinary people might never encounter in their lives. Although they found them hateful, they hadn't personally experienced them, so their hatred was slightly weaker.
However, for rumor-mongering, theft, and fraud.
The probability of ordinary people encountering these was quite high.
Most importantly, when ordinary people encountered these situations, they often had to let them go. Even if the culprits were caught, the punishment was often insufficient, leaving them utterly dissatisfied and frustrated.
The anger from personal experiences, combined with dissatisfaction with the lenient punishments, naturally led many people to push these criminal types forward. They didn't expect to push these crimes to the very top; as long as they reached the top ten or twenty and were cursed sooner, they would be quite happy.
Correspondingly, many people became fearful.
They began to express dissatisfaction or propose restrictions.
Some even believed that minor offenses should not be cursed at all. It was unavoidable; if scrutinized strictly, they might have all touched upon them to some extent.
If there were indiscriminate curses, who could bear it?
Soon, controversies arose below the voting page.
"No! Although I also hate those fraudsters, the term 'fraud' is too hard to define. When I was looking for an internship in my third year of college, I was tricked into a telemarketing fraud company due to my youthful ignorance. But as soon as I realized they were fraudsters, I quit immediately. At most, I didn't report them to have them arrested. If I'm included in this, wouldn't I be too unlucky?"
"I admit I work in street promotions and have tricked many elderly people into buying skincare products or very poor quality water purifiers. This shouldn't be considered fraud, right? At most, it's selling counterfeit products. This definitely shouldn't be considered fraud!"
"Being tricked into a fraud company is understandable, but deliberately tricking elderly people into buying trash products? I wouldn't even think it was excessive to give them Ghost Pox!"
"May I ask, does playing with someone's feelings count as fraud? I think my ex-boyfriend was scamming my feelings and also took a lot of my money. He definitely deserves to die!"
"Emmm... Looking at it this way, the scope of the crime 'fraud' seems a bit broad. It would indeed be unfair to curse everyone with the same outcome."
"When it comes to fraud, the feelings of those who haven't been scammed and those who have, those who lost little and those who lost their entire fortune or even their lives, are absolutely different. Those who haven't been scammed or lost little might think it's harmless, or a minor punishment is enough. But for those who have lost heavily, gone bankrupt, or even lost loved ones because of it, who wouldn't want to see them torn to shreds? So it's really hard to say. I'm afraid that advising people not to pursue it would bring down the wrath of heaven!"
"Rumor-mongering also has issues. Sometimes we're not intentionally spreading rumors. We just heard something from someone about a person or an event, and then we shared it. We didn't have any ill intentions initially. Who knew it was a rumor!"
"Exactly, exactly. Some rumors are even released by the media. If they can't distinguish them, how can we? If this clause is so strict that spreading false information or lies will be cursed, then who would dare to speak in the future? Even what we see might not be true. It should be judged based on intent. Malicious rumors are what should be punished. Sometimes, when we encounter rumors, it's not out of malice, but rather with the intention of doing good, we help spread it!"
"If just spreading rumors means being cursed, then wouldn't many aunts and uncles be severely affected or wiped out? That's not acceptable!"
"Are you out of your mind? What do you mean 'aunts and uncles' would be severely affected or wiped out? Do you men not spread rumors? Who was it that spread rumors about someone cheating just because they picked up a package last time?"
"Speaking of which, I think cursing for spreading rumors shouldn't specifically target us ordinary people, but rather media and dissemination organizations. There are too many rumors and false information online now. Even some official media outlets can't be trusted. Some media outlets, for the sake of traffic, constantly spread rumors or false information. If spreading rumors could specifically target these entities, the current chaotic online environment would surely be curbed! Even fan communities would likely be refreshed."
"Um, I want to ask, does stealing money from one's own family count as theft? I stole my mom's money to buy snacks when I was a kid. The other day I also stole someone..."
"Are you talking about the kind of 'stealing someone' that I'm thinking of?"
"It must be the kind of 'stealing someone' like the neighbor Old Wang. If it were the kind of stealing done by human traffickers, he would have gotten Ghost Pox long ago."
"Oh my god, extending it this far, I suddenly feel that governing the country according to law is quite good. We should quickly push those crimes that definitely warrant the death penalty to the top and stop messing around!"