Sure enough, in the comments below, people were already calling for a human flesh search, and many bystanders were expressing their disdain for Yushan High School’s actions while flooding the thread with school information and viciously attacking Lin Feng. One fact did hold true, however; Li Xiangdong was indeed taken away in a police car by Cao Lei last night, wearing a black hood… From Xu Xiaoman, it was learned that the police had a significant haul last night, seizing tens of millions in cash, a large quantity of drugs, and countless firearms and ammunition. However, among the captured bandits, aside from Li Xiangdong, who was wearing a hood and being escorted into a vehicle, and those unfortunate ones who had tied themselves up, there was not a single person with a scar on their face. Moreover, it seemed that all the bandits in the basement had escaped unscathed. Yet, at that time, the warehouse was heavily guarded by the police; even if Cao Lei had extraordinary abilities, it would have been impossible for him to exonerate those bandits under so many watchful eyes. The number of bandits trapped in the basement by himself was roughly estimated to be no less than ten. For so many to escape safely, it was evident that there must be another secret passage in the basement leading elsewhere. But if there was indeed an escape route, why did those bandits fight so desperately to break out of the basement that night? What could be the reason? The fact that Cao Lei was in league with this group of bandits was now crystal clear.
Logically, with his protection, and having successfully apprehended so many bandits and seized so much contraband last night, it could be considered a significant achievement. Cao Lei’s request to close the case would not be unreasonable. However, what was the intention behind this suddenly appearing, half-true, half-false declaration of war online? Was it to force himself to come forward and clarify the matter? So they could fish in troubled waters? They directly pointed their accusations at him, evidently aiming to create a storm of public opinion to throw him off balance, giving them an opportunity to strike. This suggested that Li Xiangdong and his group were desperate, with more pressing matters at hand, no longer caring about much else… Who could be starting to encircle this group? He had only shared the inside information with the policewoman Xu Xiaoman. After hearing the inadvertently recorded conversation between Cao Lei and Li Xiangdong, she immediately came to arrest him on the street and even tried to recruit him as an informant, suggesting that their conversation contained some secret he didn’t understand, which had alerted Xu Xiaoman.
Oh, right, after receiving a call, Chief Tian rushed off, showering him with praise, saying he had done a great service for the police. Could it be that after Xu Xiaoman confirmed the information, she reported it to him, leading to the crackdown on Li Xiangdong and his group, pushing them into a corner where they desperately tried to drag him down with them… Lin Feng, until now, had not had the chance to listen to the full recording from Xu Xiaoman, so his trust in her was still marked with several question marks. However, judging by various signs, the unusual behaviors of Li Xiangdong and Cao Lei indeed seemed like they were driven into a corner! Thus, in Lin Feng’s mind, it was more likely that Cao and Li had finally made their move.
“Hey! Aren’t you worried at all about this blatantly false and defamatory post?” Thinking about how the time, place, characters, and his own judgment matched so perfectly, Lin Feng calmed down and laughed, “Haha, what’s the use of worrying? The innocent will clear themselves, especially since you know it’s slander, what do I have to worry about?”
“I can’t understand what you’re thinking!” With Lin Feng acting as if it were none of his business, Wang Xiaoyun secretly blamed herself for not being composed enough, worrying unnecessarily, and feeling somewhat embarrassed. She turned to leave.
“Xiaoyun! Don’t rush off, I want to ask, how did you know about this post?”
“What’s wrong? Do you suspect I posted it?”
“Duh… Where did your mind go? I’m thinking if someone was deliberately targeting me, they should have posted it on a larger, more trafficked portal site, especially somewhere like Tianya or Mop where gossip spreads like wildfire, that would cause a bigger splash. Posting in such a hidden little corner seems quite amateurish!”
“What do you mean amateur? This post even made the headlines on the local website; I accidentally saw it while checking local news… Huh, why is it no longer in the headlines?… Strange, the forum isn’t opening either, let me search again, how come there’s no content at all.”
Wang Xiaoyun returned to the homepage of the local news website to point out the hyperlink to Lin Feng, but she couldn’t find the link anymore. After frantically searching through several search engines, she found nothing, not even the original post, which now showed as non-existent. That post, which had descended from the heavens, had vanished from the internet world as mysteriously as it appeared. How bizarre!
P: Feel free to guess what will happen next in the story! With your feedback, I can understand where I need to improve. Please, I beg of you!
Dian Bai curiously asked Dian Bai Wang Xiaoyun, “What the hell, where did the post go?”
Lin Feng shrugged his shoulders: “Indeed, it’s very strange. Such a sensational news story that could generate massive clicks, there’s no reason for the website to delete it on its own! And in the blink of an eye, even the major search engines can’t find any related content. The response speed is incredibly fast! And I’m not some nationally protected figure, nor do I have any connections with the big bosses of those major portal sites. There’s no way I could provoke the divine protection of the Great Guardian Beast of China, the River Crab, to use its sacred River Crab Light to instantly erase such discordant gossip posts! Could it be… that Niuniu secretly helped out?” Lin Feng was excited and quickly turned his attention inward to check his consciousness, but found nothing unusual about Niuniu.
“Stop with the English! Lin Feng, tell me, is there any truth in what that post said?”
Not getting an answer from Niuniu and pressed by the wild Niuniu, Lin Feng casually laughed, “Yes! Of course, it’s me, the gang leader, colluding with officials, forcing innocent classmates to kneel and kowtow in front of everyone at the venue. You saw it all with your own eyes, haha, I’m pretty cool, right?”
“Stop joking, I’m asking about the Jade Disk Mountain Tiger Ditch Bandit Case, is it real? The post also mentioned three innocent girls coerced and violated by the gang leader. Are those three girls Zhu Tingting and her friends?”
“What do you mean? You don’t really believe I’m that gang leader, do you?”
