Eva had been hiding in a corner of the garden, watching Shannon.
She had heard about what happened online and understood why these waves of people were coming. Although she was willful, she wasn't entirely ignorant.
Thomas was worried about scaring her, so he had briefly mentioned the incident at the airport. But she had secretly gone online to search for more information.
When Eva saw the video of the deranged man and the frightened children running around and even falling, she was stunned.
If she hadn't listened and gone to the airport, she might have ended up with broken arms or legs just like Shannon had warned. That would have been so painful. She would have cried her eyes out.
Though she didn't want to admit it, Shannon had indeed saved her.
She felt conflicted. Shannon didn't quite match what Cecily had said about her.
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When Shannon finally got to check the news, Internet users were busy tearing apart the "social avenger" with the knife.
Though the police had yet to release an official report, Internet users were inclined toward discussing such topics, given the frequency of these types of revenge-on-society incidents nowadays.
Most people were just furious. They criticized these individuals for being incompetent in real life and resorted to attacking children even when taking revenge. They were typical cowards who bullied the weak.
A few rationally analyzed the social situation, but some actually sympathized with the attacker.
"Would anyone resort to such extreme actions if society hadn't pushed them to their limits? It all boils down to the immense pressure."
"These capitalist kids have been hogging so many resources from a young age. No wonder they got targeted."
"If there's anyone to blame, it's the kids' parents. They're so rich, yet they don't share their wealth with any of the lower classes and only exploit us workers. If it were me, I'd hate them too!"
She immediately shared the video and added a comment.
After the third episode of the Sixth Sense livestream, Shannon's Twitter followers increased exponentially and exceeded ten million.
Among ordinary people, she was the first to attract such a massive following solely through an entertainment program.
Most of these people had subscribed and turned notifications on. The moment Shannon logged in, Internet users spotted her.
Before anyone could exclaim that Shannon had finally remembered her Twitter password, they saw a new post pop up on her page.
"Shannon: #Airport Knife Attack on Children. People who take pleasure in torturing and killing the weak may not necessarily be under immense psychological pressure, they could also be inherently cruel and bloodthirsty.
"The perpetrator carries karmic debt on his shoulders and is shrouded in resentful energy."
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