The next morning, news that shocked everyone spread rapidly across the internet.
It was announced that on the early morning of October 26th, the Jiangcheng Enforcement Bureau had arrested Hu Hao, the chairman of Hulai Network, along with manager Liu Ying, Fu Mei's mother Li Fengying, and several others.
The reason for their arrest was their alleged involvement in malicious rumors that severely disrupted social order.
This news caused an uproar.
After all, in the public's eyes, Li Fengying was gravely ill at this time.
And Hu Hao was also a thoroughly good person.
The Jiangcheng Enforcement Bureau's order to arrest them at this juncture made it difficult to dismiss the possibility of ulterior motives.
Instantly, various channels on major platforms were filled with doubts.
The Jiangcheng Enforcement Bureau was also surrounded by an impassable crowd of informed citizens.
However, what was strange was that regardless of the public's opinions, the Jiangcheng Enforcement Bureau remained completely unresponsive.
Except for slipping away through the back door when actual police matters arose, they showed no intention of explaining anything.
Concurrently, a peculiar phenomenon emerged online.
All the streamers who had come to Jiangcheng to visit Li Fengying had disappeared. Even those online influencers and bloggers who had previously incited public sentiment and sought attention had ceased all their pronouncements.
This led some astute individuals to sense something amiss.
In their view, behind this eerie calm, a colossal storm was surely brewing!
As expected.
At 10 AM, an officially verified account named Qin Xuan suddenly appeared on major platforms.
Under the verified account was a video with the backdrop of an ancient study.
"Hello everyone who is following the assault incident.
I am Qin Xuan, the party involved in this assault.
Originally, this was a very ordinary matter, not worth everyone's widespread attention.
Unexpectedly, it was exploited by certain individuals with ulterior motives.
I am deeply angered by this.
Therefore, I have decided to begin revealing the truth of the incident to everyone starting at noon today.
Please stay tuned."
"Holy crap, is this really him? Is it fake?!"
"It must be him, it's officially verified! Besides, what benefit would impersonating him bring? To be cursed by the entire internet?"
"Damn it, you piece of trash, why aren't you playing mute anymore? A grown man beating a woman, and you still have the nerve to post a video?"
"Exactly, the enforcement bureau are all your dogs, and you're talking about truth! Is the truth whatever you say it is?"
"Qin Xuan, are you even human? Go and see what you've driven Aunt Li Fengying to! A woman with a terminal illness, who doesn't even care about her own life, just to seek justice for her daughter, and you're here pretending to be innocent? How dare you!"
"That's right, if you're not human yourself, you've even gotten good people like Hu Hao arrested! Are you intentionally trying to see the Li Fengying family die!"
Qin Xuan and Yuan Mengqi watched the comments below the video in the study.
As expected, apart from a few calm comments, the rest were all curses.
Watching the various internet gurus display their unique skills, Qin Xuan couldn't help but laugh again.
"General Qin, you can still laugh?"
"If the words of these people were bullets, you would have been riddled with holes by now!"
"Moreover, when others encounter misunderstandings, they try to resolve them as quickly as possible. You, on the other hand, not only didn't clarify the truth immediately but also announced it in advance."
"I really don't know what you're thinking."
Looking at the smile on Qin Xuan's lips, Wan Lingqiu directly complained.
Qin Xuan shook his head leisurely and said to them, "As you can see, people's minds are still stuck at the stage where I am the culprit."
"Even after a night's buffer, their thoughts haven't changed in the slightest."
"If I come forward to refute the rumors at this time, the result won't be any better than the Jiangcheng Enforcement Bureau, perhaps even worse."
"But it will be different after I post the video."
"I've given everyone time to absorb the information and created an expectation."
"Whether they genuinely want to know the truth or are looking for loopholes in my statements, at 12 o'clock, they will be paying attention to my updates."
"And then, I will release the evidence I have piece by piece."
"As they anticipate the truth, they will gradually be drawn into my narrative."
"It's like building suspense in a novel?" Xie Yuqin interjected.
Qin Xuan nodded, "Precisely."
"As long as there is sustained anticipation, they won't be able to ignore the subsequent content."
"..." Wan Lingqiu pouted, "It's a real waste of your talent not to write novels."
Time slowly passed, and the curses under Qin Xuan's account continued unabated.
The video's total views across the internet had already surpassed one hundred million.
Almost everyone was waiting for the truth Qin Xuan had promised.
But as the clock's hands slowly pointed towards eleven, another earth-shattering move ignited the internet.
A large group of officially verified famous actors, idols, streamers, and prominent figures simultaneously released videos of support at eleven o'clock.
Among them, there were hundreds with over ten million followers, and countless more with over a million.
Initially, many fans threatened to unfollow those they followed.
But when they discovered the sheer number of people showing support simultaneously, their anger gradually turned into shock.
Shocked by Qin Xuan's influence and the breadth of his connections.
Of course, many netizens still harbored dissatisfaction towards Qin Xuan.
As soon as this incident occurred, they flocked to Qin Xuan's video to leave comments.
"As expected of a rich young master, you have great influence! So many celebrities are supporting you! But if you're so capable, why did you bully two weak women from the Fu Mei family? Is that all the courage you have?"
"Trash is trash, even if the whole world supports you, you're still trash! I'm telling you, just for making the Li Fengying family suffer, I will be against you forever!"
"They say money makes the world go round, I didn't believe it before, but now I do. With so many people speaking up for you, I truly can't imagine it."
"The previous comment is right, don't think you're so great just because so many celebrities are supporting you. How many of them are doing it out of pressure from power and money, only you know!"
"This is hilarious, stop with all this nonsense. Either present evidence to shut me up, or go to the enforcement bureau and surrender yourself. Stop disgusting people with this every day!"
The netizens' curses naturally received no reply, but they continued their efforts.
A curse under the video, a curse in a private message.
They were trying to "spray" Qin Xuan into the enforcement bureau.
And just as they were frantically typing and enjoying themselves, another large group stepped forward!