One million eight hundred thousand!

“This is incredible!”
Lin Mi excitedly pumped her fist in the air.
But then she paused, considering—while the trending topic on the system only mentioned “will hit the upper limit,” it never promised a consecutive rise. Moreover, in the future trending searches, there was no further news of “Fenghua Technology” hitting the limit again.
To be on the safe side, and to ensure her funds cycled back in time to seize the “tenfold growth” opportunity at midnight, she decided to sell it all now.
Even if the price rose again tomorrow, her profit would still pale in comparison to the system’s overnight “tenfold” gain.
She was good with numbers and knew which calculation favored her.
So, Lin Mi decisively sold all her holdings, even taking a screenshot and posting it on the “Note” app with a message reminding everyone to exit while ahead, to avoid losses.
Whether others listened was up to them.
As she saw it: fortune favored those with insight.
“Step one, flawlessly accomplished!”
With the stock matter settled, Lin Mi exhaled in relief.
She immediately recharged the entire 180,000 yuan from her bank card into the “system wallet,” ready for it to appreciate automatically after midnight.
Having experienced this before, she no longer felt the need to stay up staring at her phone; the “system” was right there in her device, and it wasn’t going anywhere.
**
Early the next morning, September 18th.
After breakfast, Lin Mi was the first to open her stock app.
Sure enough, thanks to her “golden finger,” Fenghua Technology’s price surged strongly at the end of trading, locking in at the upper limit with no signs of further gains.
On the “Note” platform, her “prophetic” post garnered quite a bit of attention and comments, boosting her energy value by over twenty points and finally pushing her total energy past the one-hundred mark!
“Wonderful, influence really is king~” Lin Mi watched the energy bar with satisfaction, seeing herself on the verge of unlocking more predictive powers.
The past couple of days had given her tremendous confidence.
Now, it was time to continue accumulating capital, striving for more energy, and aiming to unlock additional features.
Lin Mi cheerfully began her daily tasks.
[Ding! Check-in successful! You’ve received 2,000 yuan, deposited to your system wallet! Energy +10!]
System wallet balance: 1,824,110 yuan.
Energy: 122 + 10 = 132 points.
(⊙ω⊙)！

“One... one million... eight hundred thousand?”
Staring at the long string of numbers in her account, Lin Mi’s eyes widened in disbelief, and she couldn’t help but swallow hard.
She’d expected the post-growth sum to be impressive, but seeing so much money with her own eyes sent a genuine shock through her.
Just days ago, she’d been a struggling intern, bullied at work; now, she was sitting on nearly two million in cash flow!
“Amazing! Absolutely amazing!”
Lin Mi beamed at her phone and even planted an exaggerated kiss on it in her excitement.
After reveling in her good fortune for a while, she settled down and refreshed the day’s trending topics.
The summit on the 19th still blazed at the top of the chart, the “Explosive” tag beside it glowing an even more alarming red than before.
Several new trending topics had appeared, one of which was a follow-up report on the “Starlight International Hotel fire.”
Lin Mi hesitated, then tapped in.
“...”
The casualty numbers in the report sent a chill through her.
It was clear the fire’s consequences were even more tragic than she’d imagined, but it only strengthened her resolve to change what was about to happen.
This tragedy was entirely preventable, and behind every life lost was an entire family.
What’s more, among the victims was someone who had once helped her.
No matter how she looked at it, she couldn’t just stand by.
Lin Mi logged out of the system app, created a new, unregistered account, and anonymously sent a letter of complaint and suggestion to the Starlight International Hotel.
Posing as a previous guest, she recounted having noticed some safety oversights among the third-floor kitchen staff, and urged the hotel to address them.
“A little groundwork, at least.”
If she could catch the hotel’s attention, all the better.
With her tasks done, Lin Mi stretched lazily. Outside, the sun scorched, making even the air seem to shimmer with heat.
A true summer’s day!
She hoped her warning yesterday had managed to help someone.
[Ding! Positive guidance accomplished, energy +5!]
As the system notification popped up, Lin Mi arched a brow; it seemed that simply posting a message did have some effect.
With the heat so intense, Lin Mi gave up any idea of going out.
Her daily “guided tasks” complete, she realized more than an hour had passed.

Outside, the sunshine blazed even brighter, and Lin Mi began to feel drowsy.
She stretched again, deciding to grab a bite before taking a nap.
When she woke up in the afternoon, she would check the trending topics again for any developments, or perhaps reply to a few comments on “Note” to increase her presence and amass more energy points.
And so, the day passed quietly at home.
**
The next day, September 19th.
An intense sense of urgency woke Lin Mi early.
Though she’d gone over her plan for today countless times, her mind and nerves were still unsettled—so much so that she’d barely slept.
By eight in the morning, the sun was already blazing; another stifling summer day.
Yet Lin Mi felt no warmth inside.
Today was the day foretold by the system’s trending topics—the day of the “explosive” fire, a day that would decide countless fates.
Lin Mi quickly finished breakfast, pulled on a comfortable tracksuit, tied her hair back in a neat ponytail, slung her canvas bag over her shoulder, and headed out.
The summit would begin at ten, and the fire was set to break out around two in the afternoon. She had to arrive early, familiarize herself with the surroundings, and scout the location.
It was also a chance to look for any other possible leads.
Once on the subway, Lin Mi immediately pulled out her phone to check the system’s trending searches for the day.
[#FutureTech Summit Grand Opening# Explosive!]
[#Starlight International Hotel Fire Causes Multiple Casualties...# Explosive!]
...
The hotel fire was at the very top, the “Explosive” tag even more glaring than the day before, as if portending the catastrophe to come.
Lin Mi’s entire focus was on the “summit fire”; she had no mind for anything else. She tapped in, but the content hadn’t updated much—still the same cold casualty numbers.
Yet the text was now tinged with more details of the scene’s horror and the difficulties of rescue.
Lin Mi’s heart clenched with anxiety.
As for the anonymous letter she’d sent the hotel yesterday, it clearly hadn’t had any effect.
In the end, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Some things just can’t be left to others.