Chapter 284: A Full Counterattack
The space in the corridor was already narrow. Now, with them standing there, it was even more cramped and the air became even thinner.
As soon as Jiang Yu appeared, a few men shouted excitedly, “Greetings, Boss! Sorry, Boss! We’re late!”
Jiang Yu looked at the time. “It’s 1 minute and 40 seconds later than expected.”
A man said, “There was a bit of traffic just now…”
The man in the lead glared at him and asked, “Is that any reason to be late?”
Jiang Yu said calmly, “We’ll add another 1 minute and 40 seconds of training next time. Go do what you’re supposed to do now.”
The men’s voices were like loud bells, “Yes, Boss!”
Their voices echoed through the corridor. The reporters covered their ears in discomfort.
The people staying opposite wanted to open the door to see what was going on but they realized…
The door was blocked and couldn’t be opened?
An Yimin was at a loss. Why were these men calling Yu Yu “Boss”?
This scene was a little strange…
“Yu Yu, did you invite these people?”
“Yes.”
An Yimin was puzzled. From his point of view, these people didn’t seem to didn’t look like the type to have anything to do with Yu Yu at all?
How did Yu Yu know them?
Also, why were they calling her “Boss”?
At this moment, the leader of the group shouted again, “Everyone, altogether. One, two, three…”
Everyone said in unison, “Greetings to the boss’ father! Greetings to the boss’ mother!”
The reporters: ???
The boss’ father? The boss’ mother?
Wasn’t this girl a daughter of an executive of the Jiang Corporation? How did this pair suddenly become her parents?
But if this couple really was the parents of this girl, then didn’t that mean that she did not have any backing? Why was she still being so arrogant?
Yet, a bunch of people had appeared and called her boss…
This must be some sort of magic trick, right?
Not only upstairs but other places in the building had also fallen into enemy hands.
Only five or six people had entered the building. There were dozens of people standing guard downstairs and at the entrance of the community. They surrounded the reporters.
Wherever the reporters went, they would follow.
Even if the reporters went to the public restrooms in the building, they would stand guard at the entrance. Moreover, there did all this in rotational shifts. If one person had something to do and left, another person would immediately replace them. Their cooperation was seamless and one could tell that they had been well-trained.
After this group of strong men arrived, another group of people came immediately after.
This group of people was even more magical.
It was actually a group of lawyers and… a few reporters?
Seeing them appear, the reporters were a little stunned.
These people were famous for being tough. They specialized in reporting social news and heavily criticized society’s weak spots. Why were they here?
Someone asked in puzzlement. One of the female reporters explained, “Someone asked us to come over. They said that they wanted us to correct the evil practices in the industry.”
The reporters: ???
The reporters: …
Putting these people aside, when they took a second look at the group of lawyers, they were shocked speechless.
Why were these ace lawyers all here?
Were they so easy to hire?
Didn’t any court case they managed commander sky-high prices? This wasn’t even a court case, so why were they here? A whole group of them nonetheless!
Who had the ability to invite all these trump cards in one go?!
One of them asked weakly, “Is there a case?”
One of the more amiable lawyers said calmly, “We are here to provide legal support. Perhaps, all of you will be the defendants. Who knows?”
The reporters: “…”
Chapter 285: Yu Yu Has Changed
They huddled together weakly… not daring to move.
Someone had already quietly put away his microphone and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He was afraid that his inappropriate words would offend these gods.
With the combined powers of civil law and martial arts, the scene was clearly and overwhelmingly biased toward one side.
In the room, An Yimin still didn’t quite understand. “Yu Yu, why do they call you boss?”
Jiang Yu replied, “I hired them to protect the two of you. Just treat them as bodyguards.”
An Yimin hesitated, “So many people… it must cost a lot of money, right?”
“It’s not expensive. It’s only 100 yuan a day. It’s a group purchase price. It’s not easy to make a living in this industry now.”
An Yimin nodded, not fully understanding. “That’s quite cheap.”
Jiang Yu calculated the time and picked up An Yimin’s phone from the table. She then deleted the messages she had sent out and the phone number that she had called from the phone earlier. She then handed the phone back to An Yimin and said, “Everything’s fine now. Don’t worry.”
An Yimin took the phone suspiciously.
He was holding onto his phone that was turned on. He looked as if he was holding onto a hot potato.
Jiang Yu looked at them seriously, “This was also my fault. I wasn’t careful enough and caused you two to suffer. From now on, I hope that the two of you won’t hide anything from me. If you encounter any trouble, please let me know. I’ll take care of it.”
An Yimin said sorrowfully, “Yu Yu, you’re our child…”
He paused and changed his words, “We have always treated you as our own daughter. As parents, of course, we have to protect our children. How can we have our children protect us when we’re supposed to protect them?”
“Moreover, you are still so young. You should be concentrating on your studies. Where will you get the time to look after these small issues?”
“Anything related to the two of you is not just some ‘small issues’.”
Jiang Yu insisted firmly, “Please believe in me. I have the ability to protect you.”
Xun Shaorong had noticed that Jiang Yu has become a different person the moment she arrived at the An family home yesterday.
When Jiang Yu promised them this, she realized that Yu Yu had changed.
She was no longer the introverted and self-abased little girl from before, who had locked away her own thoughts and feelings.
Now, she was full of confidence. She was not timid and courageously handled those lurking outside. Now, she stood in front of them and said that she would protect them.
Even though she had was being super polite with them and looked cold and uncommunicative, her eyes were clear and bright. Her care and love for them came from the bottom of her heart.
As expected, she was still their gentle and kind Yu Yu.
Xun Shaorong slowly smiled.
“I believe in you, Yu Yu. I’ll go cook now.”
An Yimin was a little touched. Even as a grown man, he felt tears welling up in his eyes.
He turned his head away and held his phone. He was no longer afraid. So far, he has not received even a single text message or phone call.
What he did not know was that the internet was now in a different kind of turmoil. Those people were experiencing the same things that he had experienced before.
The people who had previously made harassing phone calls and sent harassing text messages to An Yimin were being given the same treatment.
Their phones were constantly receiving calls or text messages. It affected their normal lives and social interactions.
As soon as they answered the phone, the call would hang up. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t delete all the text messages that came pouring in. Some of them guessed that they were experiencing a weird revenge scenario and went online to post a Weibo.
Chapter 286: You Like Cyber-Bullying? Then Have a Taste of It
[I guessed correctly. You do have the capital and the backing. I can’t stand these kinds of dirty tricks. I just made a few calls based on the information that someone else posted but nobody answered anyway. Just because of that, my phone has been receiving junk calls non-stop!
I have to know, is there a need to go so far? Do you have so much money that you have nowhere else to spend it? Why do you want to make things difficult for a small citizen like me? I will leave my words right here. I may be poor but I’m not afraid of rich bullies. I’ll fight you!]
In the beginning, when one man posted this Weibo, no one responded. After all, it was a private account and he didn’t have many followers. Once posted, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, unable to stir up any ripples.
The man was not satisfied, so he deleted the first Weibo post and re-posted it with the title of the video again. The popularity of the post grew higher and higher and then…
It was deleted.
The man was angry in his heart. There was indeed a backer! Damn it, I don’t believe I can’t post on my own account!
He re-posted the Weibo post and attached a screenshot of his call history which listed the spam harassment. Then, he left a message on Weibo after making another account, finally attracting the attention of some people.
Some people followed his Weibo and replied:
[Oh my God, this blogger has opened my eyes. So this is happening?]
[It’s not very kind of this blogger to harass other people like this, right? So, there’s nothing wrong with them retaliating against this blogger, right?]
The man replied to this comment: [I knew there would be people like you who would make sarcastic remarks. It’s easy for you to stand there and talk. Why don’t you try getting a hundred calls every day? See if you don’t develop a phobia of phone calls? D*mn it, don’t talk nonsense about things you don’t understand. Are you asking for a scolding?]
The other party replied very quickly. [Then why didn’t you think about the other party when you were harassing them in the beginning? Now that you’ve experienced it yourself, why do you want others to put themselves in your shoes and think about you? How arrogant are you?]
The man replied, [Why do you care? An Yimin is just being scolded, why shouldn’t others be allowed to talk about what he did? I just wanted to go over and scold him a little. So what? He deserves it. What does this have to do with me? Why should I have to through the same experience as him?]
The other party replied, [The truth about the matter hasn’t been revealed. Aren’t you jumping to conclusions too early? What if you wrongly accuse an innocent person? Won’t you feel guilty then?]
The Man: [Why should I feel guilty? Someone said it was him, so there must be a reason. Otherwise, why does he point his finger at this person only and not anybody else? There’s no smoke without a fire. He must be a b*stard!
You’re helping him clean his mess. You’re his alternate account, right? Then I’ll f*cking scold you right now, you idiot! ]
The man’s anger was much better. He continued to spit curses and vulgar words. On the other side, because he had mentioned An Yimin’s name in his text, it was quickly detected by the small communications team.
Ding Jiaxu moved his fingers and said to the people behind him, “Brothers, a target has appeared. The second wave of counterattack begins!”
First, they pulled the call log from An Yimin’s phone. They the list of people who had texted and called An Yimin’s cell phone over the past two days. The list was arranged from top to bottom according to the frequency of their calls and texts.
The higher their level of harassment, the higher level of attack they received. Some people could not stand it and turned off their phones.
When they turn their phones back on in hopes that they would get lucky, the program would automatically start again. Some people could not stand the harassment and ran out to have their numbers changed.
However, it was useless even if they changed their number. The communication team had a way to get their new number into the program and continue the attack. It made them doubt their sanity and caused their ears to explode.
Some people were scared. They wanted to apologize to An Yimin and beg him to let them go. However, they couldn’t use their own phones. If they used someone else’s phone to call or send a text message to An Yimin, all of it would bounce back to their own phones.
Any call they tried to make would never go through, any text messages they managed to send would return to their own inboxes, all the endless calls, and text messages…
I’m scared, I’m scared! I’m really scared!
However, there were some keyboard warriors who felt that they had not done anything wrong and that they had been punished for no reason. They went online to complain, just like this man. He was not the first person to comment but he was the loudest among all of them.
Zhong Jun’ai quickly took a screenshot of his conversation record as evidence. Then, he stole a few Weibo accounts and directly sent this conversation with the following text: [Public Hanging]
[Get a Load of Guy]
[A First for the History Books]
[Everyone, Come and See Who Is Being Scolded]
Ding Jiaxu’s forehead twitched. “Four, that’s enough. Just a few accounts will do.”
“Hehe, I was too excited.”
Zhong Jun’ai touched the back of his head, looking like he was asking for praise, “My copywriting is not bad, right? I feel like the more I post, the more inspired I get. Do I have the potential to do marketing? Why don’t I run our company’s Weibo account from now on?”
“That can be considered but the final decision is in the hands of the boss,” Ding Jiaxu said. “Let’s not talk about that for now. Let’s see who else needs to be taught a good lesson as well.”
“Okay!”
…
The netizens felt that all the popular accounts were being a little strange today.
Usually, they would post only advertisements or share some things about their lives but today…
They were all hanging someone?
Not just one but many of these popular accounts were hanging people up all at the same time…
They had never seen them so unified in the past…
What’s with all the self-righteousness today?
However, after they understood the whole story, they too felt a little indignant.
This was some stupid double standards!
After these people became targets, some people who liked to watch the show began to chew them out.
Some people watched as their life was slowly exposed, and all they could do was panic.
When this happened, the harassing phone calls would stop for a moment but after a short period of relief, it would start ringing again!
The target had been successfully set. Ding Jiaxu and the others stopped the program.
Even without the program, this was the real beginning of their nightmare.
Didn’t you like cyber-bullying?
Then here, have a taste.
After all, there was no such thing as empathy in this world. He would never feel pain if the needle didn’t pierce his own body.
…
The owners of the popular accounts looked at some of the comments that they said that their behavior was a little strange today but they couldn’t say anything.
They didn’t dare say that their accounts had been hacked. Let’s just treat it as a social duty for once.
Under such a hard push, a group of people went on Weibo and began flooding to the screens to apologize:
[Please, forgive me! I know I was wrong!]
[I knelt down and kowtowed. I was wrong. Don’t call me anymore. I won’t do it anymore, I don’t dare to do it anymore!]