Awakening the Daily Intelligence System

Chapter 523: 202, after many years, Lin Mo has once again gone viral on the internet!_2

No one has guessed his identity yet.

Frowning, the restaurant owner’s wife approached her husband and nudged him with her elbow, whispering, “Do you recognize that customer over there? I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before.”

Hm?

Equally puzzled, the man asked in surprise, “Where, who?”

“We always rely on repeat business, and we’ve never been short on regular customers.”

“Making a fuss over nothing!”

…

While speaking, the man looked in the direction his wife was pointing and quickly noticed Lin Mo, whose aura starkly contrasted with the others around him.

He didn’t find Lin Mo familiar since he met so many people every day; it was hard to remember any particular customer very well.

However, running a business, he had seen many people and naturally had an eye for detail.

He could tell that this man was likely not ordinary, appearing more like an official with his demeanor, but considering his young age, he probably came from a family of officials.

After a while, the restaurant owner shook his head and said, “Don’t know him; can’t figure out where I’ve seen him.”

The couple chatted intermittently, and in the meantime, the old man busy in the back kitchen scolded them, “What are you doing? It’s the busiest time right now; instead of chatting, why don’t you do more work?”

Hearing their father’s rebuke, the young couple quickly shut up and hurried to serve the customers their meals.

By the time Lin Mo’s pig’s trotter noodles were ready, the young proprietress couldn’t help herself any longer and lowered her voice, “Dad, I find that customer very familiar, like someone who used to come here often. Can you help me see if I’m mistaken?”

“When do I have time to look at that for you?” the old man said irritably as he passed the bowl of pig’s trotter noodles through the serving window, “All of our patrons are regulars, so it’s normal to see a few familiar faces.”

Although he said this, since his daughter-in-law had asked, the old man couldn’t help looking in the direction she indicated while still complaining.

When his gaze fell on Lin Mo, he unconsciously furrowed his brows, hastily put on his reading glasses, and after closely observing for more than ten seconds, he couldn’t help exclaiming in surprise, “Isn’t… isn’t that Lin Mo?”

Lin Mo?

Upon hearing the name, the young couple were utterly confused.

They were familiar with the name but also felt very unfamiliar with it.

It certainly wasn’t someone they knew personally; otherwise, they would have had some recollection of him.

The feeling was akin to hearing about a celebrity from the past and then hearing their name again after many years.

“Dad, who is Lin Mo?”

“Never heard of him!”

Both their faces filled with confusion.

The old man couldn’t help but curse under his breath, “Lin Mo! The stevedore from the national live broadcast, the one who confronted Chen Shanhe!”

At these words, the once bustling noodle shop gradually quieted down.

Some people already found Lin Mo familiar but couldn’t initially recall the event from so long ago; however, after the reminder, they all remembered.

Others were chatting at the time, but as the lively restaurant suddenly fell silent, they subconsciously fell quiet as well.

Soon,

everyone’s eyes were on Lin Mo, and there were occasional sounds of people drawing a sharp breath.

“Holy shit, it really is Lin Mo!”

“Damn, he’s got guts to come back after everything that happened; how brave must he be!”

“Lin Mo?”

“You remember Chen Shanhe, right? The one from the global broadcast.”

“I thought he was dead, can’t believe he’s still alive. I heard the police are offering a nice reward; should we call them?”

“Shh, keep it down, are you out of your mind? After a global live broadcast, he’s still safe and sound up to now. Offending him is just asking for an early death, isn’t it?”

“Quick, quick, take a photo with me and Lin Mo, I feel like I’m about to become famous!”

In the noodle shop, it was buzzing with chatter, with all sorts of comments flying around. Already, a few people had quietly taken out their phones, capturing photos and videos of Lin Mo to upload on the short video platform.

Lin Mo’s sudden reappearance was indeed a massive surge of traffic.

Even if the authorities wanted to limit the traffic, it would be very difficult to suppress all the excitement.

If they truly could have done that, then a few years back, they wouldn’t have allowed Lin Mo to be live broadcasted globally for over ten minutes, only for him to then disappear without a trace.

Lin Mo was not surprised by the reaction of the people around him, nor did he stop them from taking videos or photos; however, when he saw the owner standing there with a bowl of pork knuckle noodles and staring at him in a daze, he asked teasingly, “Mr. Zeng, is that my order you’re holding?”

Coming back to his senses from the shock, the owner, not daring to say much, nodded repeatedly and came over with a bowl brimming with pork knuckle noodles, smiling stiffly and saying, “Yes, yes, it’s yours.”

“Mr. Lin… it’s been a long time.”

“Yes, it has.” Lin Mo did not deny his identity and readily acknowledged it. After taking a bite of the noodles, he couldn’t help but praise, “Mr. Zeng’s noodles are still delicious, no wonder they have been popular for so many years!”

And it wasn’t just Lin Mo talking nonsense,

Even though he had now tasted nearly all the top foods around the world and was somewhat of a gourmet himself, he still found the unremarkable bowl of pork knuckle noodles extremely tasty.

Of course, it might also be because he had just returned to his home country, and having not tasted the flavors of home for so long, he found them particularly delicious.

“As long as you like it, please enjoy, and if you need anything, just call me.”

After confirming it was Lin Mo, the shop owner, beside being shocked, didn’t know what else to say, smiled awkwardly a couple of times, then turned and headed back towards the kitchen.

As he passed the other tables, he called out with a smile, “Folks, this is a place for eating, we welcome anyone who wants noodles at any time, but please don’t keep taking photos or sneaking pictures of others, as it’s very impolite.”

He said this mainly because he was afraid of offending Lin Mo.

After all, before his disappearance, Lin Mo had single-handedly brought down a high-ranking official from America using his own strength.

This wasn’t someone that ordinary people like them could afford to provoke.

After the owner’s reminder, many people quickly put down their phones, and there were hardly any who dared to be disrespectful.

But even within that brief one or two minutes, Lin Mo’s photos and videos had already been sent to lots of families and friends’ groups.

Some used those latest videos and photos, uploading them all at once to the short video platforms.

Currently, there was no internet ban targeting Lin Mo, so publishing videos and photos related to him would not be limited.

And unlike in reality, those posting the short videos directly tagged them with Lin Mo’s name, or had already shared the relevant information in the comments section, so the netizens who stumbled upon the videos could recognize at a glance that this was indeed the Lin Mo who had once caused a stir on the internet.

The sharing rate of the video increased exponentially, and the number of comments in the video’s comment section was also growing at a rate of dozens per second.

In one comment section of the video,

“?????????????”

“Is that really Lin Mo, or is it AI-generated?”

“My god, it’s been so many years, doesn’t anyone else think Lin Mo has gotten even more handsome?”

“Lin Mo has finally shown up, I thought he must have been secretly executed by now!”

“Where is Lin Mo, I want to go find him for an autograph!”

“The background looks like it’s that noodle shop near Lin Mo’s place, is this video from this year, or is it an old video to trick us?”

“I can guarantee this news isn’t old, see the man sitting in the background? He’s wearing this year’s new style of down jacket, there was never a design like that before.”

“So… Lin Mo has really come back? What is he planning to do this time?”

“Hehe, who cares what he’s going to do, one thing is certain, if he dares to show up, it’s surely a dead end road for him!”

“Police will arrive in 30 seconds!”