Chapter 14 Trending On Social Media
The amount of information circulating online is massive, and in today's fragmented media landscape, news stories go viral at the speed of celebrity scandals.
The incident that happened this afternoon at the Heavenly Heart Shopping Plaza was posted online by countless enthusiastic netizens, and after a few hours of being shared, it exploded with views.
Everyone was filled with righteous indignation, condemning the culprit.
'In an era of peace! How could someone wound a police officer on the street?! And he showed no remorse as he took a hostage!'
Thankfully, a brave young woman stepped up, saved the innocent passerby, and helped the police capture the perpetrator.
Although... the kick she delivered made countless men watching the video wince and feel a phantom pain. In the comment section, aside from worrying about the injured police officer, the rest were all praises for Kendall's kick.
user @BlueSea: "Ahhhh! The kick that young lady threw was so cool!"
user @FatCat: "Holy moly, that's awesome! It's true that in martial arts, speed is everything! I didn't see that sudden kick coming at all! And she landed it so perfectly! Hahahaha! I'm asking all the men who were there, were you scared or what?!"
user @FairyDust: "I was eating dinner and came across this. I spit my soup all over my unfinished food... Woah, there goes my dinner tonight."
user @LifeIsDifficult: "Although I'm a man, I have to give her a thumbs-up. She's so impressive! The culprit wasn't scrawny. I probably wouldn't have dared to go up to him, but her strategy was so brilliant!"
user @WaitingForTheRain: "That kick was so cool! I heard he's a domestic abuser! The young lady gave him a physical castration on the spot! It's only right to get a little bump and scrape in the process of arresting, right? Hehe.."
user @ThreeThousandYearOldIce: "What a brave young woman. But... if I'm not mistaken, is she wearing a patient gown?"
user @Mumu: "Seriously, I'm crying. She's wearing a patient gown and has a hospital wristband on her wrist. She looks so frail, but she still rushed forward without a second thought."
user @CuteCat: "The person who filmed this was standing too far away, so you can't hear, but I was lucky enough to be there. The young lady was incredibly brave. And it seems like she has cancer... her life is quite tragic."
user @Anon: "What?! Cancer?!"
user @LazyPanda: "Yeah. I was there, too. The young lady has late-stage cancer, and she said she didn't want to get treated anymore. Otherwise, how could the culprit have relaxed his guard and let her get so close?"
More and more people who were at the scene shared what they saw this afternoon, and with the high engagement from netizens, the topic started to go viral.
user @1987: "No way! Such a brave young lady! How can we just stand by and watch her die from an illness?! She must have given up on treatment because of the cost. Let's find her! I'll donate money to her!"
user @MidnightDusk: "I'll donate, too. I don't have a lot of money, but I want to do my part. As long as she needs it!"
user @Plasma: "I want to donate, too!"
#FindTheCancerLady and #DonateToTheCancerLady started to trend on social media in the dead of night.
The next day, Kendall woke up early. The first thing she saw was the virtual screen hovering in the air, showing her dwindling life countdown. She had woken up to find she only had a little over two days left to live.
Kendall: "..."
Even her sleepiness was gone. Kendall scrambled out of bed.
She quickly got ready, called a ride-sharing service, and headed straight to Happiness Road.
The wanted criminal she needed to catch today had been on the run for over two decades. He wasn't committing a crime on the spot, so he wouldn't be like Robin yesterday, waiting for Kendall to catch him at the scene.
Today, Kendall needed to take the initiative to seek out the fugitive.
(End of Chapter)