The court had already accepted the case, requiring her... to arrive at Jin City Court in seven days to participate in this trial.

"Wanqing, what's wrong?"

Her best friend, who had accompanied her, saw her expression and couldn't help but ask.

Yang Wanqing forced a smile and handed the summons to her best friend.

After reading it, her best friend was also startled.

She couldn't help but ask, "Wanqing, what on earth did you do online for the court's summons to be sent to you?"

Yang Wanqing looked frantic as she quickly tried to remember.

But after thinking it over... she didn't feel she had done anything out of line.

She swallowed and muttered, "Could it be... the public account article I shared?"

Beyond that, she could think of no other matter.

「A few days earlier.」

She had come across an article on a public account. It was about a dog that had been beaten to death.

The owner was heartbroken.

However, the perpetrator refused to compensate and even hurled abuse.

Overcome with indignation... she had followed the article's request to help by sharing it.

She also joined a rights defense group and, following the group leader's call, voiced her support online by saying a few words.

That was all. She had initially thought it was a minor issue, but then she received a summons from the court.

"I think... maybe you should take a leave and consult a lawyer about the situation first," her best friend looked at her and suggested.

Yang Wanqing nodded.

Things had come to this. She truly needed to find a lawyer now.

Right now, she had no idea what she should do next.

"Huh? Why has the group suddenly become so lively?"

She was about to take out her phone to message her advisor for leave when she noticed that the two-thousand-member rights defense group she had joined was buzzing with activity.

Continuous notifications of new messages kept popping up.

The number of messages had reached 999+.

The rights defense effort, after all, had concluded several days ago.

「In the past two days.」

The rights defense group had become much quieter, with hardly anyone talking.

There would be only one or two posts in half a day.

But now... it was as if a bomb had been dropped in the group.

With a touch of curiosity, she clicked on the 999+ messages.

At a quick glance, she nearly dropped her phone.

"Holy shit! What the hell is going on? I just went to pick up a delivery and suddenly received a summons from the court?!"

"You received one too? I got one as well, saying I defamed someone and demanding a year and a half prison sentence."

"Only a year and a half? My summons says they're demanding three years for me!"

"Just three years? The group owner shared a picture this morning; they're demanding five years for him!"

"..."

「In the rights defense group.」

Many people were "sharing photos." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

But what they were sharing... were summonses!

Apart from their names being pixelated, the addresses on the summonses... were all from a certain court in Jin City.

They were required to appear in court in seven days.

Clearly, their cases were all the same!

The shock and panic of the other group members were no less than hers.

They were like ants on a hot pan—utterly panicked.

"Damn it, what's going on here? It can't be because of the dog-loving comments I made earlier, can it?"

"It's definitely this nursing home that's suing us. What do I do now? I won't really have to go to jail, will I?"

"I don't understand. What false statement did I make? Wasn't the dog killed by them? Why is this nursing home suing us?!"

"Don't be scared, everyone. My brother is a senior law student. I'll ask him what we should do right away."

"..."

「In the group chat.」

Messages continuously flooded the screen.

Yang Wanqing watched this unfold, feeling her scalp tingle.

She casually counted. In the two-thousand-member group, over a hundred people had already received summonses.

And the number was still increasing steadily.

Those who had been relieved in the morning at not having received a summons... had gotten one by the afternoon.

There were even people deceiving themselves, choosing to leave the group to avoid receiving a summons!

「In that instant,」

the full spectrum of human behavior played out in the group.

Word was that even the group leader had met with disaster.

This cataclysm... its reach was incredibly wide.