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The video of Dashiell and Elio in the eastern suburban forest spread across the entire internet the next day.

Some people compared the voices and mannerisms of these two with the "inseparable lovers" reported by the media that day, and drew a conclusion: "The forest play is the glue play!"

However, internet users have impressive investigative skills, and they dug up Elio's sordid history.

"Isn't this guy Elio? He was licking rich ladies' feet in Westwood, then ran off with their money back to his home country."

"He used to be a deadbeat back home, and he's still involved in debt lawsuits!"

"Is Elio's girlfriend that 'zuoyi' girl? She updates details about their long-distance relationship on Instagram daily, along with photos of Elio that look identical to the guy in this surveillance footage."

"Damn, I've seen this chick on adult websites. Are these two making videos for money or something?"

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Public opinion is meaningless; only results matter.