The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 367 Shadow of Truth (14)

"At this time..." Nanajo Masato's face was gloomy. He instinctively wanted to kick the troublemaker out of the video conference, but he couldn't do that because doing so would only make the matter more obvious. In order to resolve this crisis, he had to prove directly that the person was lying.

"It doesn't matter. There are so many people besides him." Nanajo Masato looked at the other small windows, but a bad premonition slowly crept into his mind.

What happened next confirmed the ominous premonition in his mind.

"Me too..." A female victim wiped her tears sadly: "The president is really good to us... It was Mr. Nanajo who threatened me with the status of Nanajo Group and even sent people to the store opened by my parents..."

"Mr. Laishan is innocent!"

"I can't stand it anymore! I attended this press conference just to expose the true face of this guy Nanajo Masato!"

"I also……"

Seeing the "victims" invited to the video conference turning against them one by one, the reporters became agitated and began to ask questions to Nanajo Masato.

"Mr. Nanajo, are what they said true?"

"May I ask if you had expected this to happen?"

"Regarding the testimonies of these victims, if what they said was true, why did you do this? Was it to consolidate your own position?"

"Mr. Nanajo..."

The Civet Cat King laughed loudly and controlled the puppets to dance. From time to time, he asked them to raise their knives and stab at the barrier set up by Qian Xiaoyi.

"I've said that everything is under my control." The King of Tanuki said excitedly: "Did you see these puppets under my command? I guess the outside world is in chaos, right? The kid from the Nanajo family didn't even think about it. This matter involves so many people. Will anyone really dare to stand up and testify for him? Those who rejected them harshly are the ones who really want to resist me, but they dare not do so. And those who agree are the puppets who obey me! They will stab you at the most critical moment because they can't give up their status and wealth!"

Qian Xiaoyi finally spoke up: "I say, old man, don't you believe in karma? Since you have become a monster, you should believe in hell, right? Aren't you afraid of falling into hell after death and never being able to be reborn?"

"Hell? Hahahahaha~"

The King of Civet Cats laughed out loud as if he had heard a funny joke, and the puppets he was controlling also made the same movements as him. The King of Civet Cats wiped away the tears from his laughter and said, "The so-called hell is nothing more than a collection of all the existing sufferings in the world... Without money and power, living in the world is hell! If that's the case, why can't I enjoy the same treatment as in heaven while I'm still alive?"

Ling Na was very disgusted: "What a disgusting guy, actually speaking of such a thing in a high-sounding way, right? Mr. Qian."

"This is how the world works." The King of Civet Cats laughed, "Only by abandoning the so-called justice, principles, and self-esteem can you stand above others and survive better. You say I'm disgusting? Haha, those big shots have done much more disgusting things than me, but don't people still treat them with respect? So, in my opinion, the actions of Shichijo Masato and you are ridiculous. You don't know anything, but you are just passionate? It's ridiculous. Let me tell you the real rules of the world! Only the strong can control everything!"

At this time, after the incident was reversed, the portals and accounts of major media suddenly popped up like mushrooms after rain, and countless news about Qi Tiao Zhengren's identity information suddenly appeared, allowing netizens who didn't know him to quickly understand his family situation, as well as... various opinions and rumors about him after he joined WTV. Not only that, in addition to the rumors about his work, even the middle school he attended was dug up. In various reports, his image as a dandy was gradually constructed. For a time, the wind direction on the Internet had completely changed, and all websites were full of insults against him.

"Do you think I don't know that he contacted those media?" The King of Civet Cats laughed and said, "I have been working in this industry for so long, I know too well the power of public opinion, so I never slack off in this regard. It is so easy for public opinion to destroy a person, no matter what he is like in real life."

In the live news broadcast room, King Kong's appearance became ugly along with the slanderous headlines from the host on the screen.

"Save me...Miss Anna..." he said in pain, and even thinking became difficult.

The King of Civet Cats then boasted excitedly, "And, there are also those stupid netizens. If you just guide them a little bit and arrange some water army to make the momentum bigger, they will instinctively follow the direction of public opinion to attack the target! There are so many means that can be used, such as fraud, reversal of roles, exaggeration... and those guys like to take sides the most. But it doesn't matter which side they stand on, because all I need is for them to discuss this matter. In today's society, whoever controls the propaganda is the strong one..."

On the stage of the variety show, those translucent spirits were attacking Hoshiba Ryou and Inuyama Heita frantically. The more Hoshiba Ryou and Inuyama Heita fought back, the crazier those spirits became. Their number was so large that it drowned the two of them like a storm.

"Oh, right." The King of Tanuki suddenly thought of something. He covered his mouth and showed a dark smile. "It's not just the kid from the Nanajo family. It seems that there is also the daughter of Councillor Tachibana. She also played an important role in this farce... She spent so much time pursuing the person she thought was her friend, but in the end she was severely scolded by the other party. It must have been very painful at the time, right? She worked so hard... But I have a gift for her. After all, she is the daughter of Councillor Tachibana. I hope she knows what is good for her and doesn't let me down..."

The raccoon cat king talked to himself, waved his claws, and walked out controlling a special puppet.

In the meeting, Tachibana Mio looked at the "victims" on the screen in disbelief as they denounced them. She didn't understand why things had turned out like this. Didn't they agree to overthrow the tyranny of Lai Shanchenggong and gain true freedom? Why did everyone become like this?

Just when her mind went blank, the picture on the big screen changed and a familiar face appeared in front of everyone.

"Hello everyone, I'm Usa Mi Sakura." Usa Mi Sakura looked very haggard. She said to the camera, "I'm Tachibana Mio's friend. She had approached me before and wanted me to report Mr. Laishan together..."

Nanajo Masato asked Locke at the side of the stage, "What's going on? Why did the screen suddenly switch?"

Locke and the others shrugged innocently, looking bewildered.

Then, Nanajo Masato looked down at the stage and saw the director Yamada Takashi sneering at him. Nanajo Masato understood that all this was a trap that the other party had set up long ago and was just waiting for him to choose the location of the grave.

"…betraying Shichijo Masato." The Tanuki King stared at the puppet controlled by his men and said, "It is her only way to survive."

Usa Miura continued, "I believe that Xiao Mio was deceived by Nanajo Masato. She is a very innocent girl, so she didn't know that Nanajo Masato threatened us to slander President Raiyama."

"Sakura, shut up, don't say any more!" Tachibana Mio yelled, "That's not the case!"

"Please, Xiao Mio." Usa Mi Sakura said with tears in her eyes, "Don't help the evil anymore. Please wake up, see the facts, stand on the right side, and don't be so stubborn anymore."

(End of this chapter)