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In the studio.

With Luo Wei no longer updating, countless reader comments about "Detective Chu Yu" appeared clearly in front of these shadow assistants on the blog.

The comment with the most likes is:

"All those bastards who doubted the theme of Shadow’s new comic, apologize to Shadow now!"

The assistants burst into laughter.

And the comments that followed made everyone high-five and cheer on!

Because the following comments were all bloody apologies to Teacher Shadow!

"I was wrong!"

"I shouldn’t have doubted Teacher Shadow!"

"This comic is so good!"

"My face’s been slapped swollen by Shadow!"

"Never knew an unpopular detective comic could be so exciting!"

"This comic is way better than ’The Kindaichi Case Files’. After reading all the content so far, I can’t get enough!"

"I don’t usually like detective stories but for some strange reason, I really like this comic!"

"Alright, alright, I admit I was wrong. Shadow truly is a genius!"

"All our doubts are nothing compared to the Tribe Comics. Just after they banned Shadow, he came out with such an amazing new comic!"

"I wonder if the Tribe Comics has admitted defeat!"

"Rise where you fall. Shadow really did it, against public opinion and everyone’s doubts!"

"After two tries, Shadow has completely conquered the detective genre!"

"..."

With more and more people finishing the comic, countless feedbacks finally burst out like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and swept the entire comment section like a storm, causing its popularity to explode for the first time!

Everyone got slapped in the face!

But no one is upset about it!

If Shadow’s new detective comic was met with a lukewarm response again, he would undoubtedly face severely harsh criticism. People only care about the result!

The reverse is also true!

If Shadow’s new comic breaks all doubt, proves himself with a detective story, then public opinion will flip completely!

Now!

Public opinion has flipped!

Everyone is praising "Detective Chu Yu", and those who doubted and held a pessimistic view of it have disappeared without a trace amidst countless praises!

...

At the same time.

The industry insiders were dumbfounded.

Especially the comic authors who are part of the Tribe.

Of course, these people also read "Detective Chu Yu". It’s not hard for professionals to see just how amazing this comic is, and that’s exactly why they were so shocked:

"How is this possible!"

"He actually managed to pull it off!"

"This guy is truly a genius!"

"The same theme, yet he managed to make such a big breakthrough!"

"Even though they’re all detective stories, he broke his usual way of thinking. The styles of the two comics are completely different!"

"I won’t say this comic is better than ’The Kindaichi Case Files,’ but at least in terms of achievements, this comic can definitely crush Shadow’s previous one!"

"Not only the previous one!"

"It feels like even the popularity of ’Death Note’ might be surpassed by this comic in the future!"

"Turns out a detective comic really can become popular!"

"Only after reading Shadow’s new work did I realize, there’s no such thing as unpopular themes in this world, only comic artists who are not skilled enough!"

...

Both inside and outside the industry are discussing!

And amidst the heated discussion, ’Detective Chu Yu’ has updated a lot of content!

Without hesitation!

Everyone excitedly clicked to continue reading the comic!

"Wonderful!"

"The pull is still so great!"

"This update is too powerful, worthy of Shadow!"

"Did he release all his draft? Shadow is so awesome. Every time I read to the end, I look forward to Chu Yu shouting out that line, ’There’s only one truth!’"

"There’s only one truth, that’s Chu Yu’s catchphrase, it’s so cool!"

"I’ve noticed something: wherever Chu Yu goes, a murder occurs!"

"Hell, that’s not a detective that’s a damn grim reaper!"

"What’s worse is that the guy is still in elementary school!"

"I henceforth dub Chu Yu: ’The Grim Reaper Elementary Student’!"

"Hahahaha, are you kidding me? The Grim Reaper Elementary Student, really?"

"I think ’The Grim Reaper Elementary Student’ may work as an alternate title for the manga!"

...

As the updates proliferate, the popularity of the manga continues to soar!

Moreover, the iconic line from the manga, ’There’s only one truth,’ has become a serious craze!

Of course.

The ’Grim Reaper Elementary Student’ joke, spawned from this manga, has been humorously parodied by countless fans as though it belongs to an erstwhile time!

In the comments section.

People barely even mention ’Detective Chu Yu’ anymore, they just refer to it as ’Grim Reaper Elementary Student’!

Memes are just so much fun!

So just how popular is this manga?

Well, no one knows better than Bloggers!

As soon as the manga began its series, the number of image views explode within mere hours!

At this moment.

If anyone could view the traffic monitor on the blog’s backend, they would be astounded to find out:

Starting from the moment this manga was published, the blog’s traffic showed a steady upward trend!

Why is that?

The answer is as clear as day!

"Didn’t we agree at the company meeting that Shadow was just a bonus accompanying Chu Kuang and Xian Yu’s joining the blog?"

"This bonus is really something!"

"Initially, we all thought of Shadow as an extra, with the focus being on Xian Yu and Chu Kuang. Yet before those two even started, Shadow has already brought in so much traffic!"

"Seems like we owe Shadow an apology!"

"We shouldn’t have said that Shadow was nothing more than an accessory to Chu Kuang and Xian Yu. What kind of accessory is this impressive..."

"You guys underestimated Shadow, but I certainly didn’t!"

"’Xian Yu in the south, Chu Kuang in the north’, people keep forgetting the rest, ’Shadow sits in the center’."

"Who would ever think that a person that forms the ’Three Bros’ with Xian Yu and Chu Kuang lacks substance?"

"Although the influence from Shadow can’t compete with Xian Yu or Chu Kuang, this wave of popularity is sufficient for our company to reassess Shadow’s value!"

"That’s correct!"

"We definitely need to reevaluate Shadow’s significance to the company!"

...

The blog is abuzz with astonishment and excitement: "I’m really curious about Tribe Comics’ reaction now!"

...

Of course, Tribe Comics has a reaction.

Compared to the netizens who don’t know the behind-the-scenes story, Tribe Comics knew that Shadow was going to continue drawing mystery stories a while back.

More precisely:

The conflict between Tribe Comics and Shadow was instigated by Shadow wanting to juggle two projects, continuing with mystery stories!

At that time, Tribe Comics thought that Shadow continuing to draw mystery stories is merely a joke. Has Shadow not learned his lesson from ’The Kindaichi Case Files’?

But now.

The editors at Tribe Comics are silent.

The ’other mystery manga’ that Shadow mentioned probably referred to ’Detective Chu Yu’, right?

This manga should have belonged to the Tribe!

The Tribe came into the scene first!

Getting to know Shadow, initiating the collaboration, or even the first to join the new website, Tribe Comics.

Why did it end up like this in the end?

"What a waste!"

With a sigh, the editors at Tribe Comics unanimously turned their heads to glance towards the director’s office right next door.

There can be only one truth.

Director Ling Kong, he single-handedly blundered what could have been a great opportunity for the Tribe...

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ps: Thanks to ’jctim’ for becoming the 95th Alliance Hierarch of this book, take a knee for the big guy, and here’s Polluted White continuing to write... Could use some monthly tickets!