Five minutes later…
More than 100 million posts simultaneously updated with a new message: "The first winner has been confirmed, username 'Little Flower's University Dream.' 99 slots remaining!"
The post included a screenshot—a transaction record showing a single transfer of 500,000 yuan.
"OMG! Is this real?"
"Did someone really get paid for solving the puzzle?"
"I don't believe it. This has to be a Photoshop job!"
"Believe what you want, but I'm convinced!"
"By the way, what was the answer? What did 'Little Flower' guess?"
The comments section exploded with activity!
However, most netizens were still in the dark, unable to figure out where the first winner had posted the answer among the countless threads.
Lying on his bed, Liu Di smiled knowingly.
"Let them stir it up! The more buzz, the better!"
From his perspective, he could see all of Modong's operation logs.
One hundred million posts had already been sent out, and the number was increasing rapidly. The comment section below the posts was growing at an astonishing rate—thousands of comments per second!
Undoubtedly, this was a post that had taken the entire internet by storm!
The "Guess the Riddle" would inevitably become the next big trend!
This night, many would be sleepless.
Four hours later…
The topic had reached unprecedented heights of discussion.
Billions of posts, tens of billions of comments!
The riddle's answer had spread far and wide!
It seemed like everyone was involved!
Over a million people had already guessed the answer: 12 and 115.
Some had even dug into the life history of the mathematician Otto Red, leaving no stone unturned!
At exactly midnight, when many people were getting ready for bed, Liu Di instructed Modong to make 99 transfers of 500,000 yuan each at once!
Then, he shared the screenshots all at once.
The 100 winners had been paid!
The internet exploded again!
"This is real!"
"They actually paid out! My friend is one of the winners!"
"Damn it! I had the answer too but didn't post it!"
"Yeah, right! Stop lying!"
"500,000 yuan for answering a math question? I can't believe it!"
"But who is this 'Di San'? What's his game?"
"Di San? Could he be a fan of the singer Di Yi? But what happened to 'Di Er'?"
Amused by the flood of comments, Liu Di smirked.
Everything was unfolding exactly as planned!
"Modong, prepare the second question!"
Soon, the mysterious account named Di San posted again!
"**Guess the Riddle 2**"
"**The answer to the previous round is the riddle for this round!**"
"**Bonus hint: Do you believe there is another version of yourself in this world?**"
"**The first netizen to solve this will receive a 100 million yuan prize!**"
"**Signed: Di San.**"
The entire internet went wild!
"He posted another riddle, and this time the prize is 100 million yuan!"
"Oh my god, 100 million!"
"What is this, a tycoon's game?"
"Creating the riddle of the century?"
"The previous answer was 12 and 115—is that the riddle?"
"What could 12 and 115 mean?"
"Stop talking and start thinking about the answer!"
"Search the data! Get that 100 million, and you'll be set for life!"
This time, no one doubted the authenticity of the prize!
Everyone was eagerly eyeing that 100 million yuan reward!
However, this question wasn't as simple as the last!
Countless netizens scoured every resource, but no one could find a reliable answer!
Even the 12115 consumer complaint hotline was bombarded with countless prank calls!
People were going crazy!
The internet was in an uproar!
Nobody could sleep!
They were all desperately shouting in their minds, "What the heck is 12115?"
After all, solving it would mean 100 million yuan!
But few realized…
This was an incredibly successful online event!
It had generated an enormous amount of attention!
The trending list, once dominated by Di Yi, now had half of its topics replaced with "Guess the Riddle"!
"**A mysterious figure controlling tens of thousands of accounts posts 100 million times in 10 minutes!**"
"**'Guess the Riddle' post attracts 800 million netizens, with a prize pool of 100 million yuan, equivalent to 20 lottery jackpots!**"
"**2020 Internet Milestones: After the singer Di Yi, another mystery man, Di San, emerges!**"
"**Hot Topic: Do you believe there is another version of yourself in this world?**"
"**Thousands of scholars organize overnight discussion groups to crack the second riddle!**"
In the next few hours…
Di San's post saw another surge in popularity!
Bizarre answers flooded in!
Even though it was the middle of the night, the posts' views and replies were unstoppable!
The riddle was even shared internationally.
Many foreign friends were racking their brains for that billion-yuan prize!
One billion yuan in cash—it was the largest online lottery prize in history, unprecedented!
An astronomical figure!
Enough to drive anyone insane!
At 5 a.m., in a conference room, a group of exhausted scholars had gathered to crack the riddle.
"I've got it!"
A middle-aged woman, who looked like a teacher, raised her head from a pile of documents, her eyes bloodshot.
"12115 isn't a math problem! It's a coordinate!"
"Longitude 12, Latitude 115!"
"There's a place there that fits perfectly with the hinted answer!"
The middle-aged woman nervously typed out two words on her phone.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, they waited quietly for the result!
Thirty seconds later…
A global announcement!
Countless sleepless netizens saw a post that made them want to tear their hair out in frustration!
"**Congratulations to user 'Teacher He' for successfully solving the second riddle!**"
"**Prize awarded: 100 million yuan!**"
"**Answer revealed: Gemini!**"
The post also included a screenshot of the transaction!
The number of zeros following the 1 was so long it made people doubt their sanity!
A real, solid 100 million yuan in cash!
The comments section burst its banks again!
"Whoa!!! Someone actually got it right?"
"The winner is a teacher!"
"100 million yuan! She's made it big!"
"This is unbelievable!"
"'Gemini' is the answer??? What does that mean!"
"Why? Why? I want to know why!"
That night, the entire country engaged in an online frenzy!
And it all started because of one thing.
The mysterious person behind the account Di San, who flooded the internet with countless posts!
And, of course, the staggering 100 million yuan prize he threw out!
The second round of guessing had ended.
Countless netizens sighed in regret.
While lamenting their missed fortune…
They couldn't sleep, wondering if there would be a third round of riddles.
Meanwhile, the mastermind behind all this…
Had already gotten up early and climbed to the top of a mountain.
Ahead of him, the sun was slowly rising.
As he gazed out at the sea of data, he calmly stroked his chin.
"It's about time, Modong. Let's get to the main event."