Do you know about "Mt. Xuduluo"?

If someone asks you this question out of the blue, you'll probably think of some old folklore about hell.

But now, across the globe, people are asking this question.

Just because ...... On the Internet, an "urban legend" has appeared in connection with it.

The content of the legend is roughly like this-

One day in early 2218, a website appeared on the Darkeb called "Mount Drunkura", which neither offered illegal transactions (including but not limited to arms, poisons/drugs/chemicals, sensitive expertise/consulting, illegal employment relationships, etc.), nor did it publish sensational conspiracy theories, nor did it engage in supernatural explorations......

There is only one thing to do – judgment.

According to the records of the website itself, since February 2218, the live channel of the website will be opened once every first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, and the specific time of opening is uncertain...... Sometimes in the evening, sometimes in the early hours of the morning, and a few times at noon.

But no matter what time it is, as long as the channel is opened, it means that a "live broadcast of the trial" has begun.

In the time that follows, viewers will witness a masked man who calls himself a "judge" trying one or more people; There are no restrictions on the age, gender, or occupation of the person being judged, but one thing remains the same...... They're all people who have been in the news.

sex offenders who get away with it on the basis of money and status; a serial killer who has been on the run for many years but has never been brought to justice; traffic offenders and their family members who maliciously default on their obligation to pay compensation; Relationships who refuse to cooperate in the investigation in order to clear their responsibilities after the fact; the elderly and their instigators who have driven people to death with porcelain and malicious lawsuits; cultural figures who started their careers by plagiarism and infringement; a fraud gang that specializes in deceiving the elderly, but relies on legal loopholes to get away with it; Many unspoken rules and scandal-ridden film and television predators and so on

The crimes of these people on trial are minor and serious, but they all meet two prerequisites: first, there is a certain degree of difficulty in social topics; Second, they did not pay the price they deserved for their actions, or did not pay the price at all.

And "Xuduluo Mountain", as its name means in folklore, is a place to "settle accounts" with these people.

Every month, the "judge" will prepare two live shows, and within 24 hours after the live broadcast ends, the full HD video of the live broadcast will be put on the homepage of the website, providing free online viewing and download.

Unlike those who peddle perverted, sadistic, and hunting videos on the dark web, the judge doesn't seem interested in money; The only way he interacts with his audience is ...... Vote.

Each time the trial is livestreamed, the judge will decide the course and final outcome of the trial based on the votes of the audience; While it's still the judge to control the big picture, the audience will also feel that they have a high level of engagement.

Such a person and such a show are naturally very in line with the tastes of netizens.

In the online world, the vast majority of people are chasing an identity that they can't get in reality, beyond their class and ability.

They hide behind screens, tapping on keyboards, making statements that they think are irresponsible, and expecting support and recognition.

Yearly, monthly, daily, hourly...... They all expect, they crave, they are valued, they are answered.

They vent in malicious attacks and brutal debates, disguised with cheap pity and vested knowledge, to make their avatars powerful, to gain companions, and even to gain fans.

And these are just because they want to "change" something.

This will is real, they do want to make the world "what they think" a better direction, but they are not willing to pay the cost of human or material resources and take risks in reality, so they choose to achieve this will through the keyboard in their hands, and a virtual identity on the Internet.

The judge is the one who grants their wishes.

If one day, someone hands you a "death penalty button" to your hand, as long as you press it, you can make a scumbag you have seen on the social news, which makes you and countless others feel that you are not qualified to live in this world...... And the death is miserable, will you press it?

If that person tells you again, even if you press it, you will not be held responsible, and all the responsibility will be borne by him, will you hesitate? Or rather...... How much longer will you hesitate?

Even on the well-known bright Internet, the answer is probably obvious, on the dark web...... Not to mention.

…………

2218, Summer, Black Hawk County, Berlin.

When he walked out of the company conference room, Hull Schneider was in a terrible mood.

Once again, he failed.

David, the sycophant who joined the company later than him, became a floor supervisor, and he was to stay in his boring position for at least another six months.

Hull is thirty-two years old, unmarried, not in love, and not even with friends.

He put all his energy into his work, but he still hasn't risen to management.

Since three years ago, his boss has been constantly hinting that he might give him a promotion, but always just staying at the stage of "hinting" and eventually ...... It's always someone else who gets ahead of the curve.

Those who are not as capable as him and invite their colleagues out every day for recreation; Those who ran away early when he was working overtime, but shouted desperately when he asked for credit; Those who rely on nepotism to enter the company and eat vegetarian meals in the corpse position......

If Hull were the boss of the company, he would be able to draw up a "waste list" of a dozen names in one night, more than half of whom were mid-level or above, and he was sure that by kicking them out of the company, he would increase the efficiency of the company by more than 50 percent.

Pity...... He's not.

On the drive home, the air conditioner in Hull's broken car happened to break down, and the poor traffic conditions made him sit in the car for nearly an hour to steam in the sauna.

When he returned to his lodgings, his anger and frustration had not diminished, but had become more severe.

Of course, it's more anger.

Even after he went to take a shower, the anger still didn't subside.

After putting on his yukata, he took out a piece of cold pizza from the refrigerator that he had left over from last night and heated it perfunctorily for two minutes; While preparing this "dinner", I took three cold beers out of my hand. With all of this ready, he sat down in front of the computer.

As soon as he turned it on, his computer desktop was full of work-related software and various temporary folders, which seemed to him to be a strange thing at the moment.

He couldn't help but think that if he had spent more time on people in the past decade, he might have gotten everything he wanted in a relaxed way.

He will have many friends, a family, or at least a girlfriend; He will be like those trash who rides on his head and can't do anything but ask for merit and sycophancy, and he can get a high salary just by entertaining.

The thought of this made Hull's chest feel a knot. He jerked down the half-puffed beer, burped rudely, and then opened the drawer next to the table and pulled out a bottle of lube, a pack of tissues, and a VR peripheral that could be attached to a computer console.

Although it is likely that no one has counted this matter, and it is impossible to get accurate statistics, but generally speaking, if you are a man who lives alone, has certain financial conditions, and is over 30 years old, then you must be dealing with something that is not in line with the law.

Hull is no exception...... With a certain amount of computer literacy, he has been a frequent visitor to various dark webs for several years.

Of course, in the first few years of his job, he was just an ordinary netizen; He goes on well-known websites and expresses opinions on his own point of view, but he soon realizes one thing - even in the online world, he is a very boring person.

If "socializing" is a gift, then Hull is probably mentally retarded in this regard; He's the kind of person who can make the atmosphere cold in the chat room with a few words, and he's the kind of person who will be ignored or embarrassed to pretend not to see it after making a serious comment.

Over time, his online comments became more aggressive and aggressive, but that didn't improve his situation, and at most it changed his situation from "embarrassing" to "annoying."

When this constant feedback of negative emotions accumulates to a critical point, finally, Hull begins to look for something bloody, curious, and illegal to stimulate his nerves in order to achieve the purpose of venting.

And just like that, he stepped into the dark web, and here he ...... I found a sense of ease and a way to buffer the pressure of reality.

He still remembers the disgust, guilt, and ...... he felt when he first saw a "training video" on the dark web that was purported to be "for a high-level federal congressman" and leaked from a "cyber rehabilitation center Excitement.

Today, on a day when his promotion failed again, he felt he had every reason to sin again.

Just when he prepared all kinds of items, drank beer, and browsed information in the sharing stations of various dark web resources, he suddenly saw a lot of similar messages-

"The trial has begun."

"The trial is live."

"Today's trial is Borg!"

"What a delight! Ha ha! ”

"That bastard is on Mt. Bog, hahaha."

These are undoubtedly all pointing to the same thing, and this thing is ...... Naturally, Hull, who often goes on the dark web, has heard of it, but he hasn't seen it with his own eyes.

But now, since it was just in time for the live broadcast, Hull was in the mood to go in and take a casual look, and opened the "Xudu Luoshan" website that he had heard about for a long time.

As soon as the web page is swiped out, it is a large video window, and on the right side of the window is a list of instant comments, and there are two numbers in the lower left and lower right corners of the video, the red number on the left is now 241, and the white number on the right is only a pitiful 4.

Hull put on his headphones, adjusted the volume slightly, and began to watch the live stream.

At this moment, on the video screen, a middle-aged bald man with a big belly wearing only a pair of shorts is shown.

The man's face, which Hull had seen on the news, was Lucas Borg, a native of Black Hawk County, and the head of a federal social security organization.

At this time last year, it was revealed that Borg had long taken advantage of his position to bring some "guests" of unknown origin to the homes of women citizens with intellectual disabilities, and violently assaulted them while their families were away.

As soon as this incident was exposed, it immediately caused a very bad social repercussion, and for a while public resentment boiled, and all kinds of media and people pointed the finger at the relevant departments of the Federation, and Borg was quickly taken away by the police to assist in the investigation.

But the next development of this matter is......

After a period of investigation and interrogation, the federal side quickly dispatched public relations and gave several sets of official statements that could neither be verified nor denied, and calmed public opinion; As time went on, the vast majority of people who didn't care about themselves forgot about the news after about a week of righteous indignation, after all, they still had their own lives to live, and compared to these things that they couldn't control, news such as celebrity gossip was obviously easier to attract their attention.

It was only a few months later, when the matter had almost been completely forgotten, that the investigation into the Borg affair was officially announced in a very low-key manner — there was insufficient evidence and the accusations were not substantiated.

According to the relevant federal authorities, the wounds on the so-called "victims" did not have Borg's DNA collected, so the physical evidence is not established, as for where their injuries came from...... It is normal for these people to be more prone to bruises and bruises in daily life than ordinary people; Also because they themselves are a special group of people with intellectual disabilities, so their testimony is not enough to be trusted, the same testimony may have been used by people with ulterior motives to create, except for the official information, other gossip is not credible, those who spread rumors, the relevant authorities will investigate their responsibility.

And just like that, the matter was revealed.

Of course, after this kind of thing, Borg will definitely not be able to stay in his original position any longer; But it doesn't matter, he's also a federal official, and he can't stay in this position, just change it, as for where to change...... This is a move within the federal government, and there is no need to report it to the outside world.

After such an operation, the image of the Federal Social Security Organization was preserved; As for the people involved, they are not in their place anyway; No one can hear the voices of the parties, as for the voices of netizens...... Anyway, they basically forgot about it a long time ago, and if they hadn't forgotten, they didn't dare to say anything more...... In short, if it is properly handled, the world is peaceful.

But......

Judge, he seems to think that this is not the end of the matter.

So, there's the next show......