Even After My Death
Chapter 272 - 189: The Results of the Fraudulent Donation Appraisal

Chapter 272: Chapter 189: The Results of the Fraudulent Donation Appraisal

The hot tea was somewhat scalding, instantly sticky as it spilled onto her skirt, but Huo Miao couldn’t care less about that, she hurriedly picked up her phone to check the situation in the comment section.

Within just a moment, the style of the comments had completely changed.

When Huo Miao had put down her phone earlier, the netizens in the comment section were praising her, or envying her good fortune for being able to donate so much money.

But now, what soared to the top of her comment section were all:

[Fraudulent donations!! Despicable!]

[Pah! And to think I’d just praised you for your integrity, only for you to Photoshop a picture to deceive us?]

[If you didn’t have that much money to donate, you could have donated less, nobody forced you to donate so much, is it that hard to admit you’re broke?]

[The guy in front was right! The screenshots released by Lin Qi and Yuan Wei yesterday didn’t even make the full amount, but the netizens didn’t say anything.]

[Both of them are now sidelined by their companies, one’s contract terminated, and have fallen to the internet celebrity route, beginning to livestream their talents for tips. Despite not having donated the full amount yesterday, the netizens still showed them respect, especially some of their brainless fans, who gave Yuan Wei and Lin Qi a good number of gifts in their livestream...]

[All we wanted was sincerity, not deception!]

The netizens’ comments were aggressively intense, a tidal wave of rage overwhelming her head-on.

Huo Miao’s fingers trembled with shock.

How, how could it have been discovered so quickly?

It wasn’t without reason that Huo Miao thought of using Photoshop.

She saw the screenshots of donations from the other guests that all looked more or less the same, and the netizens believed them at a glance without any doubt, so Huo Miao decided to try deceiving the netizens with Photoshop as well.

Of course, Huo Miao was also afraid of being discovered, so she originally planned to wait a couple of hours before clearing all her activity on her cute social media.

She planned not only to delete the donation post but also to clear all of her previous cute social media activity. By presenting a "new self" to the netizens, she would not arouse their suspicion and would also put an end to the distressing events that had occurred during this period.

To her surprise, she was exposed so quickly!

And the one who exposed her was none other than Jiang Ning!

Huo Miao’s fingers shook, her face pale, no longer knowing what to do.

Her main assumption had been that no netizen would doubt the authenticity of this picture in such a short time, and once she removed the screenshot later, it would be even more deceptive.

But now, with someone raising doubts, Huo Miao’s cute post became extremely vulnerable.

No one knew better than she did that her picture was fake, unable to withstand any scrutiny.

Without a second thought, Huo Miao raised her hand and deleted the cute social media post.

The masses of netizens who were following the drama:

"..."

"???"

"!!!"

Well, there you have it!

Huo Miao actually deleted her post!

So, everything Jiang Ning said was true!

There was something fishy about that screenshot!

Some quick-witted netizens had already started a new topic, and swiftly, #JiangNingPointsOutHuoMiao’sFraudulentDonation, #HuoMiaoDeletesPost, these two hashtags surged to the top of the trending search.

And above these two hashtags, the recently trending #HuoMiaoDonatesABillion was still prominently featured on the list.

After posting that reply, Jiang Ning hadn’t logged out of the cute social media platform.

She anticipated that it would take some time for the netizens to react to her comment, so even though Jiang Ning didn’t leave the cute social media page, she didn’t stay on Huo Miao’s homepage either.

She searched for the three characters that made up Hao Manman’s name, and immediately, Hao Manman’s cute social media account and her celebrity super topic page popped up.

Hao Manman’s cute blog has over eight million fans, and her celebrity super-topic is also very active, ranking 32nd on the cute blog platform.

Jiang Ning tapped her finger and entered Hao Manman’s celebrity super-topic.

The celebrity super-topics are mostly places where fans clock in for various tasks, or where they discuss topics related to the celebrities in question.

It was the same inside Hao Manman’s super-topic.

As soon as Jiang Ning clicked in, she was instantly bombarded with various beautiful images of Hao Manman, all posted by fans expressing their love for her.

After looking around and seeing nothing special, Jiang Ning swiped her finger and exited the super-topic.

By now, Jiang Ning had already noticed that Huo Miao had deleted her posts.

Jiang Ning knew about Huo Miao’s alleged donation fraud thanks to the System’s prompts, but to the public, Jiang Ning’s response looked like a baseless donation verification. It was only Huo Miao’s subsequent deletion of comments that made everyone feel her guilt and panic, which further convinced them of the truth of Jiang Ning’s words.

The internet is full of talented people.

Soon, many netizens who had prepared screenshots in advance started showing off under the trending topic, swearing to find an expert in image identification to discern the truth about Huo Miao’s pictures.

Under Jiang Ning’s cute blog, countless netizens also replied, asking her why she knew Huo Miao’s donation screenshots were fake.

When Jiang Ning initially commented on Huo Miao’s cute blog, she had already saved that donation screenshot.

She knew how strong the curiosity of netizens this generation was, and she was aware of their diverse and not-to-be-underestimated skills.

Originally, Jiang Ning wanted to take a hands-off approach, simply posting the screenshot and letting the netizens figure it out for themselves, but seeing that they even saved screenshots in advance... that made things even easier for her! She just needed to wait for the results like everyone else!

It has to be said, Jiang Ning understood this generation of netizens thoroughly.

It took roughly ten minutes before people began posting confident results:

Chestnut Candy: Ahhhh, I specially sent it to my useless programmer brother to check, and he firmly stated that there are traces of Photoshopping in this image! [Screenshot.jpg]

Kongshan Xinyuhou: Family, results are in! Huo Miao’s donation screenshot is fake! Fake! [Roaring dragon.jpg][Behold my fiery-eyes and golden-gaze.jpg][Donation screenshot verification result.jpg]

...

If all these rumors were not enough to prove authenticity, a post by a user named Love to Drink Water on their cute blog made it undeniable.

Love to Drink Water had a following of two hundred ninety thousand on his cute blog, a genuine programmer.

He often shared coding tips and some equations on his cute blog. Of course, he would occasionally accept ads for wigs and anti-hair loss shampoos... but this did not prevent him from being a convincing professional in the eyes of netizens.

In the several verification screenshots posted by Love to Drink Water, without exception, they all indicated that Huo Miao’s screenshot had been Photoshopped.

Although Huo Miao’s deletion of her posts had already made the netizens aware of her guilt, the feeling given by actual professional verification was still different from that without it.

After the professional verification results came out, everyone paying attention to the matter felt a sense of "just as expected" relief wash over them.

[Huo Miao’s donation was indeed a fake!!!]

At the Huo Family, Mother Huo was absolutely furious.

She hadn’t gone out to unwind for many days and finally felt like shopping today, only to be hit with this shocking news.

Huo Miao, this disgraceful thing!

Is she content only after completely ruining the Huo Family’s reputation!?

Mother Huo stormed back home, didn’t even bother to change her shoes, and directly flung her purse at Huo Miao. But before she could lay into Huo Miao, the twins rushed forward to shield Huo Miao behind them, "Mom! What are you doing!"

Mother Huo looked at the twins, almost fainting with rage.

Meanwhile, Huo Miao clutched her phone, her lips quivering as she said, "Mom, don’t panic, I still have a way."

The netizens were accusing her on two counts now, 1. She didn’t donate. 2. She deceived everyone.

Therefore, as long as she could prove to everyone that she did donate, that would be good enough, right?

Huo Miao lowered her head to fiddle with her phone, and soon, another message was posted on Huo Miao’s cute blog account.

Huo Miao: I really did donate, donation code: ZFB2334546vhyx