“Great!”
Lin Mi excitedly pumped her fist.
Then she thought for a moment. The trending search on the system only said it “might hit the limit-up,” but it never said it would continue hitting limit-up afterward.
And in the future trending searches, there was no news about Fenghua Technology hitting limit-up again.
So, to play it safe—and to make sure her funds could return quickly for the “tenfold growth” at midnight—she decided to sell everything now.
Even if it hit limit-up again tomorrow, the profit wouldn’t compare to the system’s overnight “tenfold growth.”
She could still calculate which move was more cost-effective.
Thus, Lin Mi decisively sold all the shares in her account. She even took a screenshot and posted it on the MusicNote app, adding a reminder telling everyone to exit in time and take profit to avoid losses.
As for whether people believed her? That depended on their choices.
She could only say: fate helps those destined for it.
“The first step, perfectly completed!”
The matter of the stock was settled for now. Lin Mi let out a long breath.
Right after, she transferred all 180,000 yuan from her bank card into the “system wallet,” waiting for the automatic growth after midnight.
After yesterday’s experience, she no longer needed to stare at the phone. The “system” was on her phone anyway—it wasn’t going anywhere.
**
The next morning, September 18.
After breakfast, Lin Mi opened her stock app.
Sure enough, Fenghua Technology’s stock price did not disappoint her “golden finger.” Near the close, it surged strongly and locked firmly at the limit-up board, with no further upward trend.
Meanwhile, the MusicNote app gained her quite a bit of attention and comments thanks to her “prophetic” post. Her energy value increased by more than twenty points, finally breaking the 100-point mark!
“Great, influence really is king~” Lin Mi looked at the energy bar with satisfaction. She was getting closer to unlocking more foresight permissions.
These past two days gave her tremendous confidence.
Next, she just needed to keep accumulating capital, earn more energy points, and work toward unlocking more features.
Lin Mi happily opened her daily missions.
【Ding! Check-in successful! You’ve received 2,000 yuan, deposited into your system wallet! Energy +10 points!】
System wallet balance: 1,824,110 yuan.
Energy value: 122 + 10 = 132 points.
(⊙ω⊙`)！
“O-one… eight hundred… eighty thousand?”
Staring at the long string of numbers, Lin Mi’s eyes instantly widened. She involuntarily swallowed.
Even though she had already expected the amount to be considerable after the growth, seeing this much money with her own eyes still shook her deeply.
Just two days ago, she was a pitiful intern suffering workplace oppression. Now she had nearly two million in cash flow!
“Amazing! Absolutely amazing!”
Lin Mi held her phone with a beaming face and even planted a kiss on it in excitement.
After being thrilled at her phone for a good while, she finally sat down properly and refreshed today’s trending searches.
The trending topic of the summit on the 19th was still hanging bright on the list, the word “EXPLOSIVE” behind it glaring in red.
There were a few new trending topics added. One of them was the follow-up report on the “Starlight International Hotel fire.”
Lin Mi paused slightly but tapped it anyway.
“…”
Seeing the final casualty numbers in the report, Lin Mi felt her heart tighten.
It seemed the consequences of this fire were even worse than she had imagined. But it also strengthened her resolve to change this outcome.
This fire was completely avoidable, and behind each life lost was an entire family.
And among those involved was also the person who once helped her.
Emotionally and morally, personally and objectively, she couldn’t just stand by.
Lin Mi exited the system and logged into a small account she had never registered before. She tried writing an anonymous complaint and suggestion letter to Starlight International Hotel.
She wrote as a guest who had stayed there, explaining that she had accidentally noticed some safety issues with the kitchen staff on the third floor, hoping the hotel would correct them.
“Let’s lay some groundwork first.”
It would be ideal if it caught the hotel’s attention.
After finishing this, Lin Mi stretched lazily. Outside, the sunlight was scorching, and even the air seemed hot.
Definitely a blazing summer day!
She hoped her reminder yesterday could help someone.
【Ding! You successfully performed a positive guidance action. Energy +5 points!】
Seeing the system notification pop up, Lin Mi raised a brow. It seemed as long as she posted something, it had some effect.
With the extreme heat, she had no intention of going out.
By the time she finished these clearly guided “daily tasks,” more than an hour had passed.
The sunlight outside grew even harsher, and she felt a wave of drowsiness.
She stretched, deciding to eat something first and then take a nap.
After waking up in the afternoon, she would check whether any trending topics had changed, or reply to comments on MusicNote to boost her presence and earn more energy points.
And so, she spent the entire day staying at home.
**
The next day, September 19.
A strong sense of urgency woke Lin Mi early.
Even though she had reviewed what she needed to do today multiple times yesterday, her mind and nerves were still under heavy strain.
She barely slept well last night.
By eight in the morning, the sun was already blazing. It was clearly another scorching hot day.
But Lin Mi felt no warmth inside.
Today was the day of the “major fire” from the system’s trending search—the day that would decide the fate of countless people.
She quickly finished breakfast, put on convenient athletic wear, tied her hair into a neat ponytail, grabbed her canvas bag, and headed out.
The summit would begin at ten in the morning, while the fire was supposed to break out around two in the afternoon. She needed to arrive early and get familiar with the surrounding environment of the accident site.
Then, she would look for any possible breakthrough.
Once she boarded the subway, she immediately took out her phone to check today’s system trending topics.
【#Future Technology Summit Grand Opening# EXPLOSIVE!】
【#Starlight International Hotel Fire Causes Multiple Casualties..# EXPLOSIVE!】
The hotel fire was ranked at the very top. The “EXPLOSIVE” mark beside it was even more blinding than yesterday’s, as if foretelling the severity and the chaos to come.
All of Lin Mi’s focus was on the “summit fire.” She ignored everything else as she tapped into the topic. The content hadn’t changed much—still the same cold casualty numbers.
But the description now included more detail about the horrific scene and the difficulty of rescue efforts.
Her heart clenched tightly.
As for the anonymous complaint she had sent yesterday, it clearly hadn’t made any difference.
As expected, relying on others was never as reliable as relying on herself. Some things she simply had to handle personally.
Is anyone keeping up with this story?
(End of this chapter)