After Marrying The Evil God

17- jealous

Qi Baicha wasn't a fanboy, nor was he interested in the TV series he had already watched. He lowered his head soon after and unlocked his phone, the TV only on for background noise.

Today's news headlines, popular recommendations, and trending searches were all talking about the same thing.

#Z City's June Snowfall

The number of readers exceeded 100 million, and there were thousands of discussions.

Netizen 1: Today I saw my friends in Z City posting about it snowing and I thought it was photoshopped; I didn't expect to see it trending. This should be the manifestation of a god, how could it be snowing in this season?

Netizen 2: This unseasonal climate is too abnormal; there may be natural disasters, so we should prepare quickly.

Netizen 3: Could it be that an unjust case occurred there? Isn't there a story, something like snow in June, The Injustice to Dou E...
t/n: the injustice to dou e is a chinese play where the main character, dou e, was killed due to an unjust conviction, and was later proven innocent by three unnatural phenomena, one of which was snow in june.

Netizen 4: How is that possible? What era is it now, we're not in the ancient times.

Netizen 5: Just because we're in modern times doesn't mean we won't have unjust, false, or wrong cases?

Netizen 6: Don't say random stuff, there are no unjust homicides. As a local, let me say a few words. It's a large industrialized city here; public security is very good, but the environment sucks. Normally we have to wear masks when we go out. After this snowfall, even the air feels fresh now.

Netizen 7: A local +1, the crime rate really is low, and the PM 2.5 really is high. I don't know how many factories have pollution emissions that exceed standards, and I also don't know when they'll be taken care of. After it snowed today, the large mushroom cloud over the city disappeared, and I guess you can say that I can breathe now.
t/n: PM 2.5 generally refers to air pollution; the higher the number, the worse it is

Netizen 8: Is it that drastic? Snowing can purify a little air, but it doesn't make sense for it to even absorb mushroom clouds, right? Besides, why don't you guys report to demand higher authorities for supervision?

Netizen 9: Residents have complained countless times. They don't care; local departments and those company leaders are all the same. Once the money is received, who would care about the lives and deaths of us ordinary people?

Netizen 10: What? There are still such departments nowadays? If you're an official that doesn't make decisions for the ordinary people, then you're better off going home and growing sweet potatoes.

———

With the attention drawn by the snow in June, more and more netizens noticed the environmental problems in Z City. Many locals in Z City also came forward to complain that the local air quality was poor, the factory emissions violated regulations, and the relevant departments did nothing.

It wasn't that they hadn't seen protests on the internet before, it was just that the information on the internet was extremely vast, and they sank into the ocean like rocks every time. This time, there was snowfall in June as the focus, finally giving them a chance to speak up.

Netizens expressed that after getting a better understanding, it was possible that because the pollution in Z City was so bad, even heaven couldn't stand it. That was why there was a cleansing and purifying snowfall, which also served as a warning to the people.

— This was also Qi Baicha's original intention.

When the snow was falling, Qi Baicha actually wanted to purify the air in Z City. But there wasn't only one method for purification. Snow in June was too abnormal; it was bound to cause widespread concern, which did not conform to his low-key doctrine. Gods weren't supposed to show too much strangeness in public.