Jiang Yi and Yuk Dalong moved with terrifying speed. After all, they had both fought in public opinion wars before and knew that evidence with an official stamp of approval was the most crucial element.

In fact, Xu Ke had already given a batch of evidence to Jiang Yi that afternoon. He was just waiting for the situation with Chang Xiujuan's posters to blow up so Jiang Yi could make a timely move. Jiang Yi didn't disappoint. As he released the evidence, he also remembered to follow Xu Ke's instructions and found Xu Ke's old classmates to make a statement.

This massive counterattack instantly changed the tone of the online discussion.

Only then did the public realize that Chang Xiujuan was the one who had been stirring up trouble all along.

「…」

News of Yuk Dalong's counterattack soon reached Yang Qing and Sun Luo.

"What's our next move?" Sun Luo asked, his face tense.

"No need to rush, Elder Sun," Yang Qing said with a smile. "I fully expected Chang Xiujuan's posters to be debunked."

Xu Ke had already used evidence to counter Chang Xiujuan once before, so this came as no surprise to her.

"So, what's your plan now?" Sun Luo raised an eyebrow.

"Let our people continue to use Xu Feng'an to stir up trouble..." Yang Qing smirked.

「…」

Meanwhile, at Yuk Dalong and Jiang Yi's location.

"Chang Xiujuan's name has been cleared, but our opponents have already moved on to helping Nie Qinghe. What do we do now?" Yuk Dalong asked Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi stroked his chin. "That, I don't know."

"You useless thing!" Yuk Dalong smacked Jiang Yi on the head, his expression turning glum.

Jiang Yi's face instantly darkened. This guy… he's still treating me like a subordinate?

Yuk Dalong ignored him, his mind racing. If only I hadn't smashed the voice recorder so quickly. We wouldn't be in such a passive position now.

He thought for a moment before saying, "Xiao Jiang, give Mister Xu a call and see what his orders are."

"I did. No one's picking up," Jiang Yi replied with a shrug.

Yuk Dalong's expression shifted. "Damn it..."

He then opened the program *The Dialogue* and started watching Xu Feng'an and Nie Qinghe slander Xu Ke. The content made him seethe with rage. How had he never realized that this little bastard Nie Qinghe was so good at twisting right and wrong?

Just then, SWOOSH. The entire live stream suddenly went dark.

Yuk Dalong was startled. What's going on?

The next moment, the screen lit up with a test pattern, accompanied by a sharp BEEP.

Lines of text instantly flooded the on-screen comment section.

"What's happening?"

"Is the broadcast over?"

"Damn it, couldn't you at least finish cursing out Xu Ke? I wasn't done watching!"

"..."

Yuk Dalong's face went slack with disbelief. "A TV signal interruption?! Isn't that something from the old days?"

What's going on? Can a live stream still get a TV signal interruption screen in this day and age?

Beside him, Jiang Yi's eyes were wide. What in the world is going on?!

「…」

At the same time, in a classroom at Tianhai University.

Feng Wei, his hair a fluffy, messy mop, yawned and said to the students below the podium, "You all do your homework. I'm going to take a nap."

"Yes, boss!" the students responded in unison.

On Feng Wei's computer screen, a chat window with Xu Ke showed his most recent message: "I helped you out. Now it's your turn to help me!"

「…」

In *The Dialogue* studio.

"This is bad, Director! Our signal has been cut off!"

"The hacker is good. They replaced our feed with a 'television signal interrupted' screen."

The director's face changed drastically. "What's going on?"

Seated in their chairs, Nie Qinghe and Xu Feng'an exchanged a look, both seeing the utter disbelief in the other's eyes. How is this possible?! Why would someone hack our live stream right now?

"Can't you get it back?" the director roared.

"S-Sorry... We can't," a staff member stammered, his face pale and slick with sweat. "Their skills are too advanced!"

"Miss Yang, could the Wang Family have made a move?!" Nie Qinghe cried, rushing over to Yang Qing.

A hacker who could, and would dare to, take down a TV station's signal must be backed by a major power, right? It has to be the Wang Family! Nie Qinghe thought.

Sun Luo's expression also shifted dramatically. "But Wong Qifu's move was already blocked by Wang Yu!"

Yang Qing's face was ashen. "What on earth is happening?"

If the broadcast can't continue, the impact will be significantly diminished. It'll be nearly impossible to generate this much buzz again once the moment passes.

Yang Qing stalked over to the director. "What is your situation?! When can you restore the feed?"

"Miss Yang, their skills are too strong, we..." the director mumbled.

"Useless!" Yang Qing shouted.

By now, Xu Zhenmin had followed Xu Feng'an over to Yang Qing's side.

"Miss Yang, what do we do now?" Xu Feng'an asked instinctively.

"What's with all the questions?!" Yang Qing exploded again. "Are you all stupid? The program already aired! Are you worried Xu Ke hasn't been criticized enough?"

Just then, a staff member from the Huang Family ran over with a phone. "He hasn't! People are already spreading rumors online that we were forced off the air for fabricating stories! If you can't find a way to keep riling up the netizens, this whole thing with Xu Ke will be over by tonight, even before the Wang Family's PR kicks in."

This, of course, was the swift handiwork of Yuk Dalong and Jiang Yi. Although they had no evidence to prove Nie Qinghe wrong, they were experts at exploiting any opening. Making things up on the fly? That was their specialty.

"Bastards!" Yang Qing gritted her teeth.

Sun Luo approached her, his voice cold. "Your tantrums are useless. If you can't succeed, I'll let Lord War God deal with you. You'd best figure this out."

At his words, Yang Qing's face turned white. She took a deep breath, about to speak.

Just then, her eyes lit up. "I've got it. I have a plan."

Everyone stared. "What is it?"

The rage in Yang Qing's eyes faded in an instant, replaced by a cold smirk. "Chang Xiujuan was refuted, yes, but Siao Jia being driven to 'suicide' is a fact! We can absolutely keep using that.

"Besides, Shan Lan's statement hasn't been refuted yet.

"And what the three of you said hasn't been refuted either.

"Without the Wang Family's help, Xu Ke probably burned all his resources refuting Chang Xiujuan with a bunch of lowlifes and is now out of ideas.

"Right now, he's playing dead!

"So, all I need to do is add more fuel to the fire, and Xu Ke is done for this time!"

「…」

After the livestream had been dark for some time, another long article caused a public uproar.

But this article was different from Shan Lan's.

This one was filled with both text and images.

And with that, Xu Ke's reputation finally plunged into an abyss, beyond redemption...

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