The shut-in swallowed hard, cleared his throat, and said, “N-no, it’s fine, I… ahem, it’s not that I can’t help with such a small favor, but I’m a bit curious. Does it absolutely have to be a donation to Xi Lulu? Can’t it be some other streamer?”
“This…”
Cannon Fodder No. 1 showed an even more conflicted expression.
There happened to be an ice cream shop nearby. She went over and bought one, then seemed to remember something and bought another, handing it to him.
“I’m really sorry for troubling you.”
The young man shyly accepted the ice cream: “I… I’ve never had a girl buy me anything before. Phew… But what exactly happened to you? And you said you had a similar experience to mine?”
“Mhm.”
Cannon Fodder No. 1 began spinning a tale of experiences very similar to the young man’s, things like running away from home and such, but portraying herself as far more pitiful than him. She mentioned being violently treated by relatives, going hungry but not daring to go home, and so on, making her story as tragic as possible, making the shut-in feel immense sympathy.
“It’s okay now, it’s okay, things will definitely get better in the future, no one will bully you.” Min Xingyuan felt ashamed.
Compared to the young girl’s experiences, his own troubles were just complaining over nothing. Her situation was truly pitiful, while his was simply him being utterly unreasonable.
“Yeah, but… the only older brother willing to help me, his girlfriend happens to be Xi Lulu. After this recent incident was exposed, big brother found out he had also become a victim.”
“Your brother is the one from the news who rushed into the room?”
“No, the one in the news is someone else. Seeing how my brother suffers alone every day, it makes me sad too. Recently, it seems like he, seeking revenge, actively sought out the Wormblood Society. Who would have thought he wouldn’t achieve his goal and ended up getting hurt instead. I really want to avenge him, in my own way.” After saying this, Cannon Fodder No. 1 clenched her teeth indignantly.
Min Xingyuan was starting to believe her a bit.
Whether it was her looks, her experiences, or her reddened eyes, Cannon Fodder No. 1 made his heart flutter and ache.
Perhaps infected by her emotions, he began to want to help.
Seizing this moment, Cannon Fodder No. 1 suddenly looked guilty, hesitantly saying, “No… I’m really sorry, forget it. That Xi Lulu isn’t a good person, and this matter involves risk from the start. I can’t let a kind stranger bear it. I… I’ll think of a way myself.” She seemed to have given up, biting her lip, looking pitiful and delicate.
“No, no, no, I’ll help you. That woman is too disgusting, she’s practically a public bus1, and she harmed your brother.” Min Xingyuan clenched his fist tightly, thumping his own chest, “Leave it all to me.”
“Mhm, but if you’re scared too, you can find someone else and have them donate using a newly registered account. It’s best to privately message Xi Lulu in advance and make it clear, since it would be bad if you ended up wasting money.”
Saying this, Cannon Fodder No. 1 felt her pocket: “I saved up some money from working part-time, it’s not much, but I’ll transfer it all to you. If it’s not enough… I’ll work and pay you back later.”
“No, no, no, that’s not necessary.” The shut-in guy hurriedly waved his hands, straightening his back at the same time, “Such a small matter is completely on me. I’ve got plenty of money.”
He really sympathized with the girl before him… and she was so kind. At this moment, he was completely smitten.
“Thank you so much. For your safety, let’s add eachother on burner accounts.” Miss Cannon Fodder No. 1 said.
“Understood, I’ll be careful.”
After some more conversation, the two waved their hands and bid each other farewell.
Only after that guy’s figure disappeared did Cannon Fodder No. 1’s eyes flash, a smile curling at the corner of her mouth: “The initial goal has been achieved, I guess, but the specifics still depend on whether that guy actually does it.”
It turns out that sometimes it’s not necessary to waste your own money. This step has been successful. Next, she’ll check out that person’s live stream.
Cannon Fodder No. 1 had the other party’s account now, but she would add them using a burner account she registered earlier, one that automatically deactivated after 3 days. The purpose was to clear internet traces, so that no clues would be revealed online during communication.
Since everything was explained clearly and the note had been given to the other party, the next steps would be easy.
She turned around, felt her cash-filled pocket, bought and put on a pair of gloves, then ran to a nearby internet cafe. Although she didn’t have an ID card, after pulling out some more money, the owner agreed to give her a computer.
Sitting in front of the computer, she checked Xi Lulu’s profile. She was scheduled to go live in three hours.
So, Cannon Fodder No. 1 logged into the burner chat account on this internet cafe computer and found that Min Xingyuan had already added her.
He was also using a burner account.
Perhaps because of what Cannon Fodder No. 1 had said earlier about how she “might not be able to contact him immediately”, the other party didn’t send a message right away.
“Seems he did pay attention to my request.” Cannon Fodder No. 1 breathed a sigh of relief.
After playing games while waiting for about 2 hours, the other party sent a message: “Okay, I found a stranger, paid him to privately message Xi Lulu, and donated her 50002 directly, telling her that another 5000 will be donated during the livestream and asking her to read the words on the note. If she reads it completely in the tone required on the note, then 50,000 will be directly sent over. Then, as requested on the note, the relevant video will be uploaded to the forum afterward.”
Hahahahaha Hiccup (Cannon Fodder No. 1): “Both of them agreed directly?”
m247328423 (Min Xingyuan): “Yes. I found that person offline, so there aren’t any chat records. I’m a bit worried he might take the money and not deliver. But he should do it, since I promised him even more.”
Hahahahaha Hiccup (Cannon Fodder No. 1): “Excellent, thank you (smile).”
m247328423 (Min Xingyuan): “No need to thank me, no need. You said you were like me, so helping you feels right.”
Hahahahaha Hiccup (Cannon Fodder No. 1): “Hehe.”
As if anyone would believe that.
Spending that much money for a strange girl, this guy is probably expecting something.
Too bad that the mischievous Miss Cannon Fodder No. 1 is just using this guy.
One could only say this guy was too foolish, actually believing in something too good to be true.
To be honest, that Min Xingyuan isn’t as good as he appears on the surface. That ridiculous incident from the news before is laughable. People around him probably don’t think much of him either.
Another hour passed, and she opened the streaming account.
Xi Lulu went online as scheduled.
The livestream started normally and lasted about 20 minutes, the chat filled with both haters and defenders, being extremely lively.
Just as Cannon Fodder No. 1 was waiting idly, five consecutive starships flew across the screen.
A large donation of 5000.3
The donator was a new level 1 account, who commented: “Donating 5000 upfront to ask the streamer to do one thing. Do it, and I’ll donate 50,0004 directly. If the performance is good, I’ll add another 30,0005.”
Xi Lulu’s eyes lit up: “What is it? It’s not something too outrageous or evil, right? It can’t violate the rules.”
‘Please Do Something For Me’ (Donator): “No, no, it’s very simple. I’ll message you privately.”
The chat went crazy at this moment.
A flood of comments like “smooth”, “show-off”, and “the streamer is going to sell out again”, flooded out alongside other jealous, mocking, and disdainful comments.
But all of this meant nothing to the thick-skinned Xi Lulu.