At 2:55 p.m. on February 13th, just five minutes before the old Ghost's massive shipment, the frenzy of the "PUPPIES Ultimate Rich Core Group" reached an unprecedented height. The group was filled with a multitude of screenshots of increasing holdings and declarations of getting rich, with some Posting screenshots of "mortgaging property to increase holdings by 200,000", others flooding the screen with "three points will definitely surge, a hundredfold won't be a dream", and others agreeing to "buy a house and a car together when we make money", all with greedy glint in their eyes, completely oblivious that a fatal storm was about to sweep in.
Lin Ye still had his back to A K, his fingers tightly grasping the phone. The screen alternated between the trading page and the group chat page, his face brimming with excitement and anticipation. He would refresh the trading page from time to time, watching PUPPIES stabilize at $0.000030 and praying in his heart: Just hold on for five more minutes. As soon as the price surges at three o 'clock, I will be able to achieve my goal of 100,000 assets and my mother's rehabilitation expenses will be completely guaranteed. He didn't think of the dispute with Su Xiao a few minutes ago, nor did he pay attention to the heavy sigh of Ah K behind him. All he saw was the fluctuating price figure, only the word "getting rich".
A K sat beside Lin Ye, his face as pale as paper, his palms drenched in cold sweat, and his phone screen still stuck on the chat record interface with the old ghost. The old ghost just sent another message: "Countdown five minutes, all teams ready, sell-off at exactly three o 'clock, don't give retail investors any chance to escape." Looking at the cold message, K's heart felt as if it were being tightly clutched by an invisible hand, and he couldn't breathe. He looked at Lin Ye's back again, his eyes filled with despair and heartache. He wanted to persuade Lin Ye once more, even if only once, but the words were on the verge of his mouth and he swallowed them back - he knew that Lin Ye was now carried away by greed and fantasy, and any persuasion would only be ignored and even lead to a more intense dispute.
Just as the frenzy in the group was about to reach its peak and everyone was looking forward to three o 'clock, a long-silent message suddenly reappeared on the group chat page, breaking the frenzy rhythm in the group - the one who sent the message was still Su Xiao, who was ridiculed by everyone and regarded as having a "virgin heart", with the online name "Xiao Kan Liu Nian".
No one knew that Su Xiao had not actually shut down the Telegram APP, nor deleted the core group. The moment she just turned off the group chat, she was indeed filled with grievance and disappointment, and even had the thought of quitting the crypto world completely. But when she opened her phone album and saw the photos she had taken at the stray dog rescue station before, the persistence in her heart was reignited. In the pictures, the stray dogs curled up in the cold corners, some covered in wounds, some emaciated, some with eyes full of fear and helplessness. They were homeless, hungry, struggling on the verge of life and death every day.
Su Xiao's heart softened instantly. She recalled her original intention of joining this core group, not just to make money, but because of the name PUPPIES - the gentle word puppies, shouldn't have been used as a pure tool for hype, shouldn't have been used to harvest the wealth of retail investors, shouldn't have been associated with greed and indifference. She didn't want to give up so easily, didn't want her kindness to be completely drowned out by the greed of the crypto world, and didn't want those stray dogs to lose the only chance to be noticed and helped.
Taking a deep breath, Su Xiao reopened the Telegram APP, clicked on the core group full of mockery and greed, her fingers trembling slightly, and began to edit the message. This time, she didn't make any more proposals for collaboration, nor did she defend herself. Instead, she uploaded a set of photos of the stray dog rescue station - the first one was of a dozen emaciated puppies surrounding a shabby food bowl, competing for a small amount of dog food; The second picture shows a wounded puppy curled up in a corner with a cowardly look in its eyes, and its fur covered in dirt and blood; In the third photo, volunteers at the rescue station are carefully bandaging the injured puppy's wound. In the background are dilapidated sheds and piles of dog food bags with the words "Donated supplies" printed on them.
After the photo was uploaded, Su Xiao edited a sincere and heavy text and sent it to the group without @anyone, but with an unwavering determination: "Group members, I know that you all come here to make money, to get rich quickly, I too, I also want to make money through PUPPIES and improve my life. But I still want you to take a minute to look at these photos, look at these homeless stray dogs."
"These photos I took yesterday at a stray dog rescue station on the outskirts of the city," Su Xiao wrote, still sincere but with a touch of weight, "this rescue station was founded by a few volunteers at their own expense. There is no official funding and no stable source of funds. It is facing the predicament of running out of food and medicine every day. Some of the puppies in the pictures have been abandoned by their owners, some have been hit by cars, and some are born disabled. They have done nothing wrong, but they have to endure the pain of being homeless, the torment of illness, and even the risk of starving to death or dying of illness.
"I know that in the crypto world, talking about kindness and rescue is ridiculous and out of place," Su Xiao continued, "and I also know that my proposal is unrealistic and fanciful and does not conform to the rules of the crypto world where the strong survive and speculation is profit-driven. But I still don't want to give up. I don't want to abandon my kindness and bottom line just because everyone is pursuing profits; I don't want to waste all the heat and possibilities of PUPPIES just because it's an air coin for hype."
"I don't force anyone to support my proposal, I don't force anyone to come up with money to save stray dogs," Su Xiao's words grew firm, "I just want to do my part to fight for a glimmer of hope for these poor little dogs. Just now, I donated 5,000 yuan out of my own pocket to this stray dog rescue station. Though not much, it will allow them to buy more dog food, more medicine, live a few more days, and feel a little more warmth."
After saying that, Su Xiao uploaded another screenshot of the donation - on the screenshot was the record of her transfer of 5,000 yuan to the stray dog rescue station, with the transfer note saying "Donated by PUPPIES lovers, may all puppies be treated gently", and in the lower right corner of the screenshot, there was also a message of thanks sent by the rescue station volunteers: "Thank you for the donation. Your kindness has enabled these puppies to live a few more days. Thank you so much."
The message, along with the shocking photos and donation screenshots, was like a bombshell as soon as it was sent out, instantly setting off the entire core group. The frenzy of the declaration of increasing positions came to a sudden halt, the rate of message updates in the group became unusually slow, and the group chat, which was once filled with greed and mockery, fell into silence in an instant.
Everyone was deeply shocked by Su Xiao's actions, by the shocking photos, and by her kindness that was not understood but still held on. The group members who had been mocking Su Xiao's "saintly heart" and "daydream" just now fell silent. No one made any more mocking remarks, no one urged everyone to increase their holdings, no one flooded the screen with the "declaration of getting rich quickly". A complex emotion welled up in everyone's heart - there was guilt, there was emotion, there was reflection, and there was resentment.
Looking at the photos in the group and Su Xiao's words, the excitement and anticipation on Lin Ye's face froze instantly, and his fingers stopped refreshing the page. He stared fixedly at the photos, at the bony, wounded stray dogs, at the volunteers carefully bandaging their wounds, at the screenshots of Su's donation of 5,000 yuan, feeling as if something had pricked him hard in his heart, and he couldn't breathe.
He recalled his mockery and retorting of Su Xiao just now, recalled what he said, "Who has the time to care about the lives of those stray dogs," recalled what he said, "Kindness and bottom line are worthless in the crypto world," recalled what he said, "Your saintly heart will only be regarded as a joke in the crypto world," and his heart was instantly filled with endless guilt and self-reproach. He suddenly realized how ridiculous, how indifferent, how selfish he had just done - in pursuit of profit, in pursuit of the dream of getting rich quickly, in pursuit of enough money for his mother's surgery, he had completely abandoned his own kindness and bottom line, and had taken the kindness of others as a joke, as a wild fantasy.
He thought of his mother, recalling how she had taught him since childhood to be kind, to be grateful, and to do his part to help those in need. He thought of his mother, after she fell ill, still telling him not to do anything against his conscience for the sake of money and not to abandon his kindness. But what about him? For the sake of money, for the sake of getting rich quickly, he has cast his mother's teachings to the winds, and has become so greedy, so indifferent, so selfish.
"I was wrong..." "Su Xiao, I was wrong. I shouldn't have ridiculed you, shouldn't have refuted you, shouldn't have abandoned my kindness and bottom line..." Lin Ye murmured in a low voice. The fanatical and expectant expression on his face was instantly replaced by guilt and self-reproach. Tears couldn't help but fall down his cheeks and drip onto the phone screen, blurring out those shocking photos.
Just as Lin Ye was plunged into deep guilt and self-reproach, at last someone broke the silence in the group. The group member with the online name "Gentle Wind" was the first to send a message, with a hint of guilt and emotion in the tone: "Sorry, @Xiaokanliunian I shouldn't have mocked you just now, shouldn't have said you have a virgin heart, shouldn't have denied your kindness. Looking at these photos, looking at the screenshots of your donation, I feel very guilty and very touched. You're right. We can't abandon our kindness and bottom line for the sake of profit. We can't waste the heat on PUPPIES. We should do our part to help these poor stray dogs."
Then, "Gentle Wind" uploaded another screenshot of the donation, with the note: "I also do my part, donate 1,000 yuan, though not much, it is my good intention, may all the puppies be treated gently."
With the first person leading the way, the atmosphere in the group changed instantly. More and more members of the group began to apologize voluntarily, to express their feelings, to support Su Xiao's proposal, and some even followed Su Xiao and donated money to the stray dog rescue station.
A member of the group with the online name "Qianxia" sent a message with a tone full of guilt: "@Xiaokanliunian I'm sorry I shouldn't have mocked you just now, shouldn't have said you had water in your head. I was too selfish and too greedy. Looking at these photos, I feel very bad in my heart. Your kindness is precious and remarkable. I support you and I donate 800 yuan to do my part."
"I support you too!" A member of the group with the online name "Starry Sea" also sent a message, "I used to be in the crypto world for a long time, I was used to speculation for profit, I was used to deception, and gradually I abandoned my kindness, thinking that only making money is the most important thing. But your actions have awakened me that while making money is important, kindness and the bottom line must not be lost. I donate 1,500 yuan to support the rescue of stray dogs and support your proposal. I hope the promoter team will adopt your suggestion and use the transaction fees for the rescue of stray dogs."
"Support! I support it too!" "I'll donate 500 yuan to do my part!" "@Xiao Kan Liu Nian I'm sorry I was too extreme. Your kindness is worth learning from for all of us!" "I hope the Pusher team can see our proposal and do something practical for these stray dogs!"
The messages in the group gradually warmed up, and the original greed and taunts were replaced by guilt, emotion and kindness. More and more members of the group voluntarily apologized to Su Xiao, actively supported her proposal, and voluntarily uploaded screenshots of their donations, ranging from a few hundred to several thousand yuan. Though not much, they gathered into a warm force, shining a glimmer of light in this crypto world full of greed and indifference, in this core group wrapped in speculative atmosphere.
Some people even @ "Trading Assistant No. 1" and "Trading Assistant No. 2" again, with sincerity and a hint of anticipation: "@Trading Assistant No. 1 @Trading assistant No. 2 hope you can see our proposal, hope you can use all the transaction fees of PUPPIES in the coming week for the stray dog rescue cause. We know that the team behind you is working to make money, but we also hope that you can keep a bit of kindness, keep a bit of bottom line, use PUPPIES 'popularity to do something for these poor stray dogs, so that this token is no longer just an air token, no longer a tool for exploiting retail investors, let it have more meaning, more warmth."
Su Xiao looked at the messages in the group, looked at the apologies from everyone, looked at the donation screenshots uploaded by everyone, and saw more and more people beginning to support his proposal, tears couldn't help falling. This time, not tears of grievance, not tears of disappointment, but tears of emotion, tears of relief. She knew that her persistence had not been in vain; She knows that even in the crypto world, which is speculative and cold-hearted, there are good people, there are people who are not carried away by greed, there are people who are willing to hold on to kindness and the bottom line.
She quickly edited a message and sent it to the group, her tone filled with emotion and relief: "Thank you all, thank you for your understanding, thank you for your support, thank you for your donation. I know my proposal is unrealistic and fanciful, but thank you all for believing in me, supporting me, and joining me in doing your part for these poor stray dogs."
"I believe kindness is never a joke, never out of place," Su Xiao continued, "even in the crypto world, even if we are all pursuing profits, we can still keep a bit of kindness and a bit of bottom line. I don't expect the push team to definitely adopt our proposal, nor do I expect everyone to contribute money to rescue stray dogs. I only hope that we can remember that making money is important, but kindness and bottom line must not be lost; I only hope that these poor stray dogs can get a little more warmth, a little more help, live a few more days, and have a home of their own."
Looking at Su Xiao's message, looking at the warm remarks in the group, looking at the screenshots of donations uploaded by everyone, Lin Ye felt more and more guilty and self-reproachful. He thought of his savings of 20,000 yuan, of the 999 yuan fee for joining the group, of his fantasies of getting rich quickly, of his taunts and retorts of Su Xiao, of his mother's teachings, and his tears fell even more fiercely.
He subconsciously opened his mobile banking account and looked at the remaining 36 yuan of living expenses in his account, filled with helplessness - he had now invested all his money in PUPPIES tokens and had no extra money to donate to stray dogs or to make up for his mistake just now. He secretly made up his mind that when the price of PUPPIES soared, when he made money, when his mother's surgery and rehabilitation expenses were completely guaranteed, he would definitely take out a sum of money and donate it to the stray dog rescue station, do his part to make up for his indifference and selfishness just now, and make up for the harm he had done to Su Xiao.
"Brother K," Lin Ye turned slowly, his face full of guilt and self-reproach, and his voice choked, said, "I was wrong, I really was wrong... I shouldn't have ridiculed Su Xiao, shouldn't have refuted her, shouldn't have abandoned my own kindness and bottom line, shouldn't have been blinded by the illusion of getting rich quickly... I'm too selfish, too indifferent, too ridiculous..."
Looking at Lin Ye's tearful and guilt-filled expression, A K's despair and heartache in his heart were gradually replaced by a hint of relief. He knew that Lin Ye had finally come to his senses, had finally stopped being carried away by greed and fantasy, had finally regained his kindness and his bottom line. He reached out his hand and gently patted Lin Ye on the shoulder, with a hint of weariness, as well as a hint of concern and relief in his tone: "I know you're wrong, I know you didn't mean it, you were just too anxious, too eager to save your mother, too eager to get out of the current predicament."
"Yes, I was too anxious, I was too eager to save my mother," said Lin Ye, choking, "I thought that only by making money, only by getting rich quickly could I save my mother and let her recover well, so I abandoned my kindness and my bottom line, became more and more greedy, more and more indifferent, taunted Su Xiao's kindness, refuted her proposal... But now I understand that making money is important, but kindness and the bottom line must not be lost. Su Xiao is right. We cannot abandon our original intention and ignore those in need of help just because of the pursuit of profit.
"As long as you understand, that's good," K's tone softened a little, "Lin Ye, remember, making money is for a better life, for protecting the people you want to protect, not to abandon your kindness and bottom line, not to become greedy and indifferent. Su Xiao's kindness is precious and remarkable. She shows us that even in the coldest and most utilitarian circumstances, kindness can still convey warmth and still touch people's hearts."
Lin Ye nodded vigorously, tears still falling, but there was a bit more determination and a bit more clarity in his eyes: "Brother K, I remember, I will never again be blinded by the illusion of getting rich, never again abandon my kindness and bottom line, never again do such cold and selfish things. When I earn money, when my mother recovers, I will definitely give some money to the stray dog rescue station, do my part, and also say sorry to Su Xiao.
While Lin Ye and A K were talking, the core group was still filled with warmth. More and more group members joined in the donation, more and more people began to support Su Xiao's proposal, and everyone flooded the screen with "May all puppies be treated gently" "Kindness always, bottom line never lost" The core group, which was originally full of greed and mockery, at this moment, It has turned into a place full of kindness and warmth.
Su Xiao looked at everything in the group, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face. That smile was gentle yet firm, like a beam of light in the darkness, illuminating the crypto world full of greed and indifference. She knew that her proposal might still not be adopted by the push team, might still not change the fact that PUPPIES was an air coin, a tool for hype, and might still not enable all stray dogs to get help and have a home of their own.
But she doesn't regret, she doesn't regret her persistence, she doesn't regret her kindness, she doesn't regret donating 5,000 yuan out of her own pocket, she doesn't regret not giving up despite being ridiculed by everyone. She knew that as long as she had done her part, as long as she had passed on a bit of kindness, as long as she could touch a person and make a person regain his kindness and his bottom line, that was enough; She knows that kindness is never achieved overnight, never smooth sailing, it requires perseverance, courage, determination to hold on despite not being understood.
At this point, the time on the phone screen pointed to 2:59:50 p.m., with only ten seconds left before the old ghost's large-scale shipment. The group members were still immersed in the warmth of kindness, still donating, blessing and supporting Su Xiao's proposal, and no one noticed that the price of PUPPIES on the transaction page had begun to fluctuate abnormally; No one noticed that a large number of sell orders had been quietly posted; No one noticed that a storm that could devour all of them had quietly arrived.
Lin Ye looked at the warm remarks in the group, at Su Xiao's kindness, and the guilt and self-reproach in his heart gradually dissipated, replaced by a hint of clarity and firmness. He opened the trading page, looked at the abnormally fluctuating price of PUPPIES, and suddenly remembered what A K had said before, remembered the news that Old ghost had begun to sell off, and felt a sudden unease in his heart - he suddenly realized that he, along with these group members, might be about to face a huge crisis, a carefully planned harvest.
K also looked at his phone screen again, looking at the large number of sell orders quietly posted on the trading page, looking at the time, little by little approaching three o 'clock, his heart was beating wildly again, and his palms were once more covered with cold sweat. He knew that the storm was coming, a storm that would trap all retail investors at a high level, a storm that would shatter all hopes and dreams in the forest, a storm that would shatter all kindness and warmth in the group by cruel reality, about to burst out completely.
Su Xiao also subconsciously opened the trading page, looked at the abnormally fluctuating price of PUPPIES, looked at the large number of sell orders that had been quietly posted, and the smile on his face froze instantly. Although she didn't understand the logic of trading in the crypto world, and although she didn't know the team behind it, she could sense that an anomaly, a crisis was about to come. She prayed in her heart that this crisis would pass soon, that these group members would wake up in time and avoid risks, and that her good intentions would not be completely shattered by this cruel harvest.
At exactly three o 'clock in the afternoon, as the time on the phone screen jumped precisely to 15:00, a carefully planned harvest arrived as scheduled. The team of Old Ghost's knife brother, in an instant, threw out a flood of sell orders, flooding into the market, and the price of PUPPIES plunged sharply in an instant, from $0.000030 to $0.000025 and then to $0.000020. In just a few seconds, the price plunged 33%, volume, The price soared to an all-time high in an instant.
The warm atmosphere in the core group was instantly replaced by panic and despair. "What's going on?" Everyone was flooding the screen. Why did the price suddenly plummet?" "Run! Hurry up and ship!" "My money! All my savings! All gone!" Those who had just donated, those who had just supported Su Xiao's proposal, those who had just been dreaming of getting rich, now all were plunged into endless panic and despair, tears, remorse and despair instantly overwhelmed the entire core group.
Looking at the plummeting price on the trading page, looking at his assets, which had shrunk from nearly 100,000 to over 60,000 and then to over 50,000, the clarity and determination on his face were instantly replaced by panic and despair, and his body trembled violently with fear. He finally understood that Ah K was right. PUPPIES was never a hope of getting rich, never a hundredfold coin. It was just an air coin used for speculation, to take advantage of retail investors. Those so-called insider intelligence, those so-called promises of soaring, those so-called dreams of getting rich were just baits used by the pushing team to lure them into traps.
And Su Xiao, looking at the panic and despair in the group, looking at the plummeting price on the trading page, showed a hint of helplessness and heartache on his face. She knew that what was supposed to come had come, this cruel harvest had come as scheduled, the dreams of those group members, the savings of those group members, the kindness and warmth that had just been passed on were about to be completely shattered by this cruel reality. But she still did not give up, still held on to her kindness, and sent another message in the group, with a firm tone and a touch of warmth: "Don't panic, everyone, although the price has plummeted, our kindness cannot be lost, our bottom line cannot be lost. May everyone get through this crisis safely and may all the little dogs be treated gently."