{"id":7485,"date":"2025-09-16T07:48:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T05:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=7485"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:53:20","slug":"doascc-chapter-79-live-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2025\/09\/16\/doascc-chapter-79-live-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"DOASCC – Chapter 79. Live Invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

The opening drone show at the Haimeng Mall predictably went viral online. The Meng Corporation seized the opportunity to launch several marketing campaigns, greatly boosting the reputations of both the Haimeng Mall and the newly acquired drone company.<\/p>\r\n

The Meng Corporation\u2019s stock price rose in response. Meng Siyun made a high-profile return six months after her car accident, directly driving up the company\u2019s market value. She successfully broke into the drone market and eliminated a longstanding weakness in the Meng Corporation, even using the moment to strike at Meng Yuguan\u2019s faction \u2014 all in all, a multi-pronged success.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Siyun was at the peak of her influence. Contrary to outside speculation that her health problems would lead to her being sidelined or abandoned by the Meng family, her position as heir actually became even more secure, astonishing many onlookers.<\/p>\r\n

Of course, this was only what the public saw. Industry insiders were more focused on the person behind the drone show.<\/p>\r\n

Although the events at the control console that day weren\u2019t widely reported, those paying close attention had a general idea. People in the industry quickly learned that the early chaos in the drone show was indeed an accident \u2014 not a “planned twist” as rumors claimed. The stunning reversal that followed had been designed and programmed on-site in under fifteen minutes, executed in one flawless take, without rehearsal or dry runs.<\/p>\r\n

While drone development involves many technical aspects, this feat in programming alone was enough to place the Meng Corporation at the forefront of the industry.<\/p>\r\n

Just as Meng Yucheng had predicted that day, partnership offers flooded in. At the same time, people began to investigate who was really behind the show.<\/p>\r\n

Fortunately, the media hadn\u2019t managed to get a close interview that day. Those on the outside only saw the Meng heir and Xie Ran near the control console, but with the chaotic crowd, most had no idea that the actual operator was the small-time influencer Meng Siyun had brought along. Thanks to swift action by the attendees \u2014 mostly Meng shareholders and employees \u2014 Xie Ran\u2019s identity didn\u2019t spread.<\/p>\r\n

The mysterious mastermind\u2019s identity remained a mystery, attracting widespread speculation. But before long, the drone company managed by Meng Siyun released a new product report that included the technology Xie Ran had promised to share with Meng Feixuan, temporarily diverting public attention.<\/p>\r\n

The internet was still buzzing about the Haimeng drone show, but Xie Ran remained unbothered and continued his regular streaming as usual.<\/p>\r\n

The next night, at the time when the original host of the body would normally go live, Xie Ran opened his stream on schedule.<\/p>\r\n

But as soon as the stream started, he found that many viewers were already waiting. The moment he came online, the comment section erupted in insults. The moderators couldn\u2019t keep up with the flood of messages.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran\u2019s expression didn\u2019t change. He glanced over the comments and quickly figured out what was going on.<\/p>\r\n

It turned out that the Dou Dizhu (Chinese poker) livestream with Ting Shuangsheng from the previous days had gained massive traction. Big Face Cat Live had even given it a front-page promotion. Later, when Xie Ran received a large donation from Meng Feixuan, he had abruptly gone offline. But that segment had been screen-recorded and widely shared on social media.<\/p>\r\n

The match had been too intense and well-played \u2014 it drew tons of views. That\u2019s when some people started questioning the legitimacy of Xie Ran\u2019s gameplay, claiming that his speed and winning rate were unnatural and highly suspicious.<\/p>\r\n

These accusations quickly escalated online. Countless marketing accounts jumped in, claiming that Xie Ran\u2019s card-counting was mathematically impossible without cheating or \u201cmaster-level\u201d computational ability.<\/p>\r\n

In short, accusations \u2014 both subtle and blatant \u2014 flooded the internet, painting Xie Ran as a cheater. Some even acted as if they had found cheat software on his computer.<\/p>\r\n

Someone even \u201cexposed\u201d that the account that had donated five million cat battleships was actually Xie Ran\u2019s own, part of a calculated marketing ploy to promote a fake victory.<\/p>\r\n

As always, netizens loved drama. Stirred up by all the allegations, a crowd of them flooded into Xie Ran\u2019s livestream.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran, no stranger to public relations \u2014 having once worked in the entertainment industry \u2014 immediately recognized this as a deliberate smear campaign.<\/p>\r\n

And the person behind it? Pretty obvious.<\/p>\r\n

His livestream clearly had hired trolls orchestrating the attacks, repeatedly calling him \u201cMath Genius\u201d and \u201cCheater.\u201d Others played up sympathy for his opponent, especially Ting Shuangsheng, who had lost over ten rounds in a row.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran\u2019s fans tried to defend him, but the original host hadn\u2019t had many followers, and their arguments were quickly drowned out. The comment section became a toxic mess.<\/p>\r\n

Some fans were nearly in tears, begging Xie Ran to clarify or say something \u2014 anything.<\/p>\r\n

But Xie Ran said nothing. He didn\u2019t even offer words of comfort. He simply glanced at the barrage of messages, then casually opened a coding interface on his computer and started typing.<\/p>\r\n

Comments:<\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>?????\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Xiao Ran, what are you doing?! Say something!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Wake up, this isn\u2019t the time to pad stream time!!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>His fans should stop struggling \u2014 he clearly has no defense.\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Right? So many creators have already exposed him. Can’t he just take the L?\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Cheating is disgraceful. Ting Shuangsheng is the real victim. I\u2019m heading to his stream now to support him.\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Led by the hired trolls, many viewers really did leave to watch Ting Shuangsheng.<\/p>\r\n

Ting Shuangsheng usually streamed a bit earlier than Xie Ran, but he had attended the Haimeng mall opening the day before and partied with a niche circle that night. After sleeping all day, he started his stream later than usual.<\/p>\r\n

To his surprise, his stream was suddenly much more popular than usual. Ting Shuangsheng was delighted \u2014 until he looked at the comments and his expression completely changed.<\/p>\r\n

The chat was full of people bashing Xie Ran for cheating, sympathizing with Ting Shuangsheng, and rallying in his defense.<\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Shuangsheng, don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll get justice for you!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>We\u2019ve already reported the cheater to the game company!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>It\u2019s tragic that your 20-win streak is gone. Xie Ran must apologize!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>He should be reported to Big Face Cat Live too! Ban him!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Don\u2019t hold back, Shuangsheng \u2014 just go off on him! We\u2019re all behind you!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The whole internet was siding with Ting Shuangsheng. With trolls fueling the fire, his fans felt righteous and were eager to see him publicly confront Xie Ran.<\/p>\r\n

But to everyone\u2019s shock, Ting Shuangsheng didn\u2019t cooperate. Instead, he suddenly looked serious and said: “I think there\u2019s been a misunderstanding. I don\u2019t think Xie Ran cheated. Please don\u2019t attack or report him \u2014 false accusations are really damaging\u2026\u201d<\/p>\r\n

His fans: \u3010<\/span>?????\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Shuangsheng? Are you being held hostage?\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He glanced at the chat but kept a straight face: “Seriously, when I played against him, his moves felt very natural. There was no sign of cheating at all\u2026\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Ting Shuangsheng had previously taken many digs at Xie Ran. His fans saw Xie Ran as a rival. Now that they finally had a chance to drag him down, they were stunned when Ting Shuangsheng defended him.<\/p>\r\n

Even more shockingly, Ting Shuangsheng then spent several minutes genuinely praising Xie Ran without repeating himself once.<\/p>\r\n

Finally, his fans couldn\u2019t take it anymore:<\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>What the hell are you doing?!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Your own studio posted the video accusing him \u2014 are you slapping your own face now?!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Panicked, Ting Shuangsheng left the camera and called his manager.<\/p>\r\n

Turns out, his team had dumped a lot of resources into boosting him to the homepage. But then Xie Ran crushed him, stealing all the attention. Furious, the team seized on the online cheating rumors and pushed a smear campaign, casting Ting as the victim.<\/p>\r\n

They even hired someone to create a technical analysis video to \u201cprove\u201d that Xie Ran\u2019s gameplay was inhuman. The \u201cMath Genius\u201d meme came from their team.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe were just about to tell you!\u201d the manager said proudly: “This campaign\u2019s working! People feel sorry for you. If you play the victim on stream, we might be able to boost you into top-tier streamer ranks. Isn\u2019t that exciting?!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

This kind of marketing should\u2019ve been discussed with Ting Shuangsheng first. But since he was busy networking with the Mengs, the team hadn\u2019t wanted to disturb him.<\/p>\r\n

They hadn\u2019t expected his reaction.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cExciting my ass!\u201d Ting Shuangsheng nearly screamed: “You guys dared mess with Xie Ran?!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

He quickly explained that “Mark” \u2014 the user who donated 5 million \u2014 was Meng Feixuan\u2019s account, and the relationship between Meng Feixuan and Xie Ran was very close.<\/p>\r\n

His manager was stunned: \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you say anything earlier?!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t ask!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Ting Shuangsheng didn\u2019t like Xie Ran, but he valued resources more. Offending the Meng heir was career suicide \u2014 and he had likely only gotten Meng\u2019s inVittation thanks to Xie Ran.<\/p>\r\n

With the stream still live, Ting returned to the camera and spouted nonsense with a straight face: \u201cWe just confirmed that our account was hacked. That video wasn\u2019t posted by us. Both I and the studio believe Xie Ran didn\u2019t cheat.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

His fans were even more furious:<\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>???\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Shuangsheng, do you even hear yourself?\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Then, before they could finish complaining, the studio deleted the incriminating video and posted an official apology claiming the account had been hacked.<\/p>\r\n

The apology was textbook-perfect. Netizens and fans were dumbfounded.<\/p>\r\n

Unfortunately, while Ting Shuangsheng had a great attitude, his fans and the manipulated public didn\u2019t buy it. Not only did they keep cursing Xie Ran, they now included Ting too \u2014 calling one a cheater and the other a hypocritical actor.<\/p>\r\n

Green in the face, Ting Shuangsheng finally snapped and sent Xie Ran ten cat battleships.<\/p>\r\n

He laughed awkwardly: \u201cBrother Ran, no hard feelings. Just a misunderstanding!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Everyone watching was utterly baffled.<\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>…\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Did Xie Ran blackmail him or what??\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Even so, that doesn\u2019t change the fact that the Math Genius cheated \u2014 and he still hasn\u2019t said a single word.\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Sigh. Is it really that hard to just say something and clarify, Ran?\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran had been quietly working on his computer the whole time. From the start of the stream, he hadn\u2019t said a word. His fans\u2019 hope slowly turned into disappointment.<\/p>\r\n

But just then, he finished typing and tapped a key. A table popped up on the screen.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran: \u201cDone.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

His voice instantly caught everyone\u2019s attention. They looked at the screen \u2014 confused at first.<\/p>\r\n

Then someone noticed:<\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Wait, aren\u2019t those the usernames from the comment section?\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>And behind them… are those IP addresses??\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

With that hint, the others finally caught on.<\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Whoa. He\u2019s showing the IPs behind the trolling accounts!!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Why are so many IPs the same?!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Don\u2019t tell me…!!!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Expressionless as ever, Xie Ran said calmly: \u201cThey\u2019re paid troll accounts.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Comments:<\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>???? So he was tracking the trolls this whole time??\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>That explains everything \u2014 no wonder the comments were off today!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Holy crap \u2014 how did he even do that?!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The moment he showed the list, the comment section went quiet. Many accounts abruptly logged off. The sudden silence confirmed it \u2014 they were paid trolls.<\/p>\r\n

Ting Shuangsheng, still watching the stream while donating gifts, was terrified. He\u2019d only knelt to Meng Feixuan\u2019s pressure, but now it turned out Xie Ran himself was even scarier \u2014 exposing the troll network live on stream.<\/p>\r\n

He felt like he couldn\u2019t breathe.<\/p>\r\n

Then Xie Ran glanced at the cat battleships Ting had just sent, and at the comments still bashing Ting.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThis time I\u2019ll let it slide,\u201d he said lazily, chin in hand: “But don\u2019t let it happen again. I hate low-level trolls.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

He tapped another string of code.<\/p>\r\n

With the clack of keys, the screen shifted \u2014 it showed that he had directly hacked into the internal system of the retreating troll company.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran: \u201cTechnology like this doesn\u2019t deserve to exist.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Click\u2014<\/p>\r\n

Comments:<\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>???? What just happened?!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Why are there so many warnings?!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>I just dragged my programmer brother over. He says the streamer hacked the troll company\u2019s internal system… and destroyed it!!!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>De\u2014destroyed it?!?!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>I\u2019m speechless…\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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