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Sure enough, three days later, a piece of news appeared online.

"Shocking! Man rapes fiancée to save on bride price after engagement!"

I opened my phone and browsed through the comments under the trending topic.

"Wow, are disgusting men this outrageous now? Marital rape is still rape. The law must severely punish those who can't control themselves!"

"Doing this kind of thing, who knows how bad he normally is. I bet he even forced the engagement. Sisters, we must push this topic to the top and get him jailed. It's terrifying to think if men like this enter the marriage market, how miserable women's lives would be!"

"Raising such a son, his parents might not be any good either. Like father like son, they might all be repeat offenders!"

Seeing the malicious insults online, I laughed.

But looking at its current popularity, I felt it wasn't enough. I wanted to fan the flames even more.

I immediately reached out to a few media outlets privately, promising them exclusive follow-up stories and urging them to push the news higher.

That same day, the news soared to the top of trending topics.

The whole nation was paying attention.

And Xu Jiani never expected things would go so smoothly beyond her imagination.

Even far beyond her expectations.

Seeing all this made her even more pleased, then she sent me a screenshot of the trending list.

Then she messaged me.

"Have you seen the comments online? This is just the beginning."

"But if you're willing to pay, I cannot only drop the charges but also help clarify, although it will cost another million."

Human greed was more blatant at this moment.

But I ignored her.

Because this fire was enough.

Seeing this, Xu Jiani was furious: "Alright, Zheng Qiang, if you won't drink to friendship, you'll drink to punishment. See you in court tomorrow."