He began actively inquiring about the situation of lawyers in Jin City. This case was of a cyber nature. For such cases, they were usually subject to the jurisdiction of the place where the act occurred. This meant the court in the area where the targeted nursing home was located would conduct the trial. After they received the summons, they had to go to the local court to attend the hearing. And they came from all corners of the country. Local attorneys were not suited to travel thousands of miles to Jin City, which would incur even greater expenses.

"Sister Cheng, do you see it? I've counted, and there are already more than eight hundred people in the group who have received summonses."

While Cheng Chuxiao was at a loss, Han Tianming sent another message, "Right now, everyone else in the group is extremely anxious, fearing they're next. I think... no one in the group will be able to get away."

His words were very pessimistic, almost despairing. Their headquarters, originally established for rights protection, had suddenly been wiped out in one fell swoop. Everyone had received summonses. The other party had no intention of leaving them any way out. What puzzled him was how Qin Mu managed to collect the addresses of the netizens in their group so accurately, without missing a single one.

"Isn't it easy for the judicial authorities to check your address?" Cheng Chuxiao replied coldly.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. This Han Tianming was still pondering how the addresses had been exposed. Actually, she had figured out the cause and effect after being sued. The internet was not a lawless place; every platform's posting record had an IP log in the background. If the judicial authorities seriously investigated, they could find out everything. Every year, people spread rumors online and were punished by officials for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble." It was just that this time, the scope of impact was far too large. Not just one or two people. As it stood, it could reach into the thousands!

Right at this moment, her other friends in the core rights protection group suddenly started speaking up.

"It's over, I've received a summons as well, and many people from the two-thousand-person group I formed have also received them."

"Is Qin Mu ever going to stop? Such a trivial matter, and he really sued us?"

"He's not really going to sue all our groups, is he? Together, our groups have more than ten thousand members!"

"Looking at the current rate, it seems that there are hundreds of people in each of our groups who have received summonses."

"I guess the rest of the summonses... are on their way."

"..."

In the core rights protection group, after sharing information, the mood turned even more pessimistic. They no longer possessed the optimism and confidence they once had. This fire had been burning for so long, and it had finally spread from Cheng Chuxiao to them. It concerned them personally. They couldn't remain indifferent; they couldn't keep their composure. They had to realize that what they received were criminal private-prosecution summonses. If they lost the case, they could face imprisonment ranging from one to three years!

"I did a poll, and there are already seven hundred and thirty-two people in my group who have received summonses."

"You only have a little over seven hundred people? I already have twelve hundred."

"Good grief, my group is doing a bit better, with only a little over three hundred people. Many have started to pray and burn incense, hoping not to receive a summons."

"It's useless. I see through it now; the summonses that are meant to come will still come. It's just a matter of when they arrive."

"..."

As they were talking, they took the initiative to tally up the number of people who had "achieved" the summons milestone. In this rights protection incident, combining all the rights protection groups, the number of "disaster-stricken" individuals had exceeded 4,000. It had to be admitted that this was an incredibly astonishing number, completely surpassing the previous case involving 3,000 people!

In the villa, Cheng Chuxiao looked at everyone's tallies and felt her scalp tingle even more. So many people had been sued! And the number was still increasing... The name "Qin Mu" echoed continuously in her mind. Fear brewed increasingly within her. If before she had been wary of Qin Mu, now it was complete and utter fear. Only by experiencing it firsthand did she realize how utterly unconscionable Qin Mu was—suing so many people at the drop of a hat, without leaving any room for negotiation.

"By the way, I have a question. Suing so many people would require a lot of court fees in advance, right? I've been to court before, and these kinds of cases all require payment of court fees."

"Yeah, where did Qin Mu get all that money? Suing more than 4,000 people, that must cost at least tens of millions, right?"

"Is it possible he made that money from the case when he sued three thousand people before?"

"Then where did he get the money to sue those more than three thousand people?"

"..."

In the core rights protection group, someone suddenly raised a question, immediately sparking suspicion among the crowd. Everyone started to doubt Qin Mu's personal assets. They had to understand: suing one person might not mean much, but to sue thousands, one needed a substantial amount of money! This money... even Cheng Chuxiao might not have had that much.

Cheng Chuxiao looked at everyone's discussion and couldn't help but sigh. She wasn't concerned about where Qin Mu's money came from. She just hoped she could avoid this disaster. Please, not prison.

...

「Meanwhile.」

At Legal Pioneer Law Firm, under Zhang Wei's distribution and planning, the entire firm entered a busy phase. The staff started working overtime day and night. Wang Dachui was also called back, tasked with the key matter of attracting clients this time. Knowing the truth, he was equally shocked again.

"Qin Mu... is suing the whole web again?"

During this time, he had been in Zizhou, dealing with matters there.