Chapter 8 — Took my mother to buy a gold bracelet, the whole family wanted me to pay 76,500 yuan

Recording files. Video clip. Full text of the manager's threat. Police report appeared at the scene. Photo of the complaint sent to the Consumer Rights Protection Association. One item at a time. Don't miss anything. Even the title of the post I have already thought about.

"XX Gold Shop colluded with relatives to force me to buy and sell, forced me to pay 76,500 yuan, and if I didn't pay, they kept me illegally."

Elevator to first floor. Outside is a bustling stream of people passing by. I took a deep breath. Put your phone in your pocket. This... It's only just begun. Evening, nine o'clock. I sit alone in front of the computer. On the left hand side are all neatly arranged evidence files. Three recordings. Four videos. Seven screenshots. Along with the complaint receipt from the Consumer Rights Protection Association. Everything is neatly classified. On the right hand side is a cup of coffee that has long cooled. Bitter enough to choke your throat. The mouse pointer on the screen keeps flashing. I typed down the last dot. As soon as I finished writing the post, I stared at the title for ten seconds.

"XX Gold Shop colluded with relatives to force them to buy and sell. They forced me to pay 76,500 yuan. If I didn't pay, they wouldn't let me leave."

It's enough that people can't help but click and watch. I registered accounts on local forums, Douyin and Xiaohongshu. Same content. But combined with different videos. Then click post simultaneously. I leaned back in the chair. Looking up at the ceiling in bewilderment. Three seconds later. Picked up the phone again. 0 views. Thirty seconds. Still the hateful number 0. Still nothing has changed. I waited like a fool for another five minutes. Finally, he cursed under his breath and stood up to take a shower. Hot water poured down on my head. Things that happened during the day kept flashing in my mind. Her distorted face even when sitting and eating. His face changed faster than flipping through a manager's book. My mother's whole hand grabbed my wrist until it turned white... I wiped my hair while conveniently holding the phone to look at it. Then stood frozen in place. Local forum: 12,000 views. 43 comments. 36,000 plays. 2,800 likes. More than 600 comments. Xiaohongshu is a bit weaker. But the private mailbox exploded. It's all messages asking what happens next. I almost choked on the water I just drank. Three minutes later, refresh again. The local forum has skyrocketed: 37,000 views. Comments exceed one hundred. Douyin increased: 82,000 plays. 6,000 likes. Half an hour later. The number of views on Douyin surpassed the milestone: The comment section almost exploded.

"Oh my god, this store manager is really disgusting. Are they colluding with relatives to bully customers?"

"Listening to the recording, my blood pressure skyrocketed. What kind of species is that lady?"

"This sister is so cool! Shared, must let many people see!"

"Didn't anyone notice the two employees standing blocking the door? Isn't that illegal to detain people?"

"I'm in the same city. Tomorrow I'll stop by this store to check in to avoid lightning."

Many netizens who have encountered similar stories also appeared.

"I've been to this store before. After looking at it for a long time without buying, the staff immediately showed off their attitude."

"The manager is exactly the type of person who looks at your face and takes your image. If you dress normally, you won't want to continue."

One hour. Douyin surpasses: 500,000 views. 3,000 comments. Local forum method directly climbed to the front page. Administrators can also pin posts and highlight them. The post on Xiaohongshu continued to be screenshotted and sent to Weibo. A local news account retweeted it. The number of reads immediately surpassed the one million mark. Three hours. The incident climbed straight to number one in local search rankings. #GoldenStoreXXEpBuyEpSale Hanging on the homepage. There are videos I posted everywhere. There are bloggers who write articles analyzing consumer rights. A cyber lawyer spoke up to explain the act of restricting physical freedom. Many local media agencies also continuously texted asking for interviews. I stared at the screen. My mind completely froze. Did it really explode?