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Chen Miao (Zhou Dongyu), an online media editor, publishes an unverified video showing a schoolgirl being pushed down a flight of stairs by another schoolgirl. The video goes viral and the second schoolgirl is being vilified by netizens. Unable to face the society, the second schoolgirl jumped off a building. Chen later finds that the now deceased schoolgirl had reached out to her for assistance before, tying the video with a sexual assault case. Chen's investor, He Yan (Song Yang) and boss, Yue Peng (Yuan Hong), gets involved with the case.

The following case is featured:[1]

• Zhou Dongyu
• Song Yang
• Yuan Hong
• Wang Hao (王皓)

The film was first released in China on 30 November 2023.[4] It was subsequently released in Malaysia and Singapore on 7 December 2023.[5][6]

The film made CN¥55,000,000 in box office sales within 7 days of its release.[4] The film was well received in China by film critics who attended preview screenings of the film, praising the film to be 'close to reality', 'demonstrate the power of Internet', and 'a call for rationality'.[7] However, reviews from Singapore indicated that audiences, who are more exposed Hollywood movies that resolve around reporters exposing cover ups, would not be impressed with the film.[8] The Straits Times writes that the film has a confused agenda.[6]