This person is clearly a male protagonist in a female-oriented novel, yet he is excessively lucid.

After learning the "real" reason for Yu Chenzhou's suspension from him, a cold glint flashed in Chen Xiaoxiao's eyes, and she immediately asked someone to verify the details.

After confirming that Zhang Zijian was the mastermind, Chen Xiaoxiao did not hesitate for a moment and immediately turned her attention to Zhang Zijian.

Zhang Zijian's narrow-mindedness and vindictive nature are an open secret in the industry.

The way to deal with such people is either to eradicate them completely and prevent future troubles, or to keep them at a distance and never provoke them easily.

After all, as the old saying goes, "It's easier to deal with the King of Hell than with his underlings."

Because Zhang Zijian never uses any earth-shattering tricks to prank people, but prefers to use some underhanded tricks to repeatedly disgust people. Once or twice is tolerable, but if it happens too often, anyone will be disturbed and unable to cope.

Under Chen Xiaoxiao's secret instruction, a doctor who had been repeatedly harassed by Zhang Zijian and harbored a lot of resentment took the opportunity to report the compiled materials.

Once the report was submitted, it was like a spark thrown into a powder keg, and all sorts of dirt on Zhang Zijian's past poured out like a volcanic eruption.

The speed was far beyond his expectations, leaving him no room to react or make amends before he was invited for a "tea" talk by the relevant departments.

Fortunately, Zhang Zijian's problems did not cross any red lines. At worst, he was just morally corrupt and lacked personal ethics, but he did not violate any legal red lines and therefore did not have to bear criminal responsibility.

When he came out of the relevant department with a gloomy expression, he turned on his phone and started browsing the internet. The overwhelming amount of negative information made him feel dizzy and his chest tighten.

He hurriedly pulled out his blood pressure medication from his pocket and swallowed a few pills before he could barely calm himself down.

After his blood pressure calmed down a bit, Zhang Zijian stared at the negative comments on his phone screen and instantly realized that this was not an accidental exposure at all, but rather someone deliberately targeting him and trying to bring him down.

At first, he was unsure of the true identity of the person behind the scenes, and wondered which of the people he had recently offended had such ability and courage.

Just then, Gu Mo's uncle, Gu Hai, came to his door and enlightened him with a few words.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. The two hit it off immediately and formed an alliance, colluding with each other in their evil deeds.

Initially, the two were troubled by Yu Chenzhou's solid network of connections and reputation, and could not find a breakthrough.

Just as the conversation reached a stalemate, Zhang Zijian inadvertently mentioned that among the group of rumor-mongers sued by Yu Chenzhou, there was actually a minor.

As soon as he finished speaking, a glint of light flashed in Gu Hai's eyes, and a vicious plan instantly took shape in his mind, a sinister smile curving his lips.

After careful planning, the two immediately split up and took action.

Gu Hai was responsible for contacting the online troll team, while Zhang Zijian was in charge of liaising with the company that Yu Chenzhou was suing.

Subsequently, they used a two-pronged approach to spread the topic on various social media platforms that "Yu Chenzhou, as a doctor, is heartless and actually sued a minor who is about to take the college entrance examination."

This precise move provided a perfect opportunity for those internet celebrities who were being sued by Yu Chenzhou and were eager to retaliate.

Seeing this, a number of online celebrities followed suit and posted their own so-called "apology statements," which were full of attempts to gain sympathy and show weakness.

In reality, they deliberately shifted the blame, accurately pointing all the finger at Yu Chenzhou, accusing him of being "inhuman and deliberately making things difficult for minors."

It is important to understand that in China's public opinion environment, minors have always been the group most likely to evoke public empathy.

In the minds of most parents, children are young and their minds are not mature enough, so making a few small mistakes is nothing and they should not be held accountable or pressured.

Because no one can guarantee that their own child will not make mistakes in the future, out of empathy, we should always leave the child a way to repent.

Thus, with the deliberate instigation of this group and the fueling of online trolls, a heated debate arose over whether minors should be relentlessly punished for making mistakes.

Within just a few hours, it surged to the top of trending searches on major platforms, quickly becoming the focus of heated discussions across the internet.

In contrast, Zhang Zijian's past scandals were completely overshadowed by this much larger media storm, becoming a trivial and unnoticed episode.

As Qin Yu, the person involved, personally spoke out, the situation completely spiraled out of control.

Instead of issuing a formal written statement, Qin Yu quietly climbed to the top of the trending recommendations on a leading social media platform with a short video of nearly three minutes, precisely reaching a massive number of users.

In the video, he is wearing a slightly faded, loose school uniform, his hair is a little messy, his eyes are red and swollen as if he had been crying all night, and the tip of his nose is abnormally flushed.

Her voice was choked with barely suppressed sobs, and every expression and gesture perfectly captured the public's imagination of a "wronged minor."

"I know I was wrong..."

At the beginning of the video, Qin Yu slowly lowered his head, his fingertips tightly gripping the hem of his school uniform, his knuckles turning white, and his voice so hoarse that it was almost inaudible.

After a few seconds of pause, he slowly raised his head, two lines of tears sliding down his cheeks, his eyes filled with regret and helplessness.

"I was confused at the time and forwarded those false statements against Mr. Yu, which caused him trouble. I really regret it."

After the incident, my first thought was to contact Mr. Yu to apologize. I wrote several apology letters by hand, and my parents tried many ways to get them delivered, but Mr. Yu refused to see me and wouldn't even give me a chance to forgive him.

He raised his hand and hastily wiped away his tears, his shoulders trembling slightly uncontrollably. His tone gradually became tinged with grievance and accusation, and his voice took on a broken quality.

"I have a few months until the college entrance examination. I've been anxious and sleepless every day because of this. I'm afraid this will affect my future and ruin my efforts of more than ten years. I'm also afraid that my parents will worry about me and get sick."

I know I made a mistake, and I am willing to bear all the consequences, apologize publicly, and compensate for all losses. But Mr. Yu insists on taking me to court and pushing me to the brink, leaving me no room for maneuver...

At this point, Qin Yu could no longer hold back, covering his face tightly with his hands and breaking down in tears. His intermittent sobs came through the camera, which was particularly heart-wrenching.

At the end of the video, he bowed deeply to the camera, remaining motionless for a long time, his voice choked with sobs as he pleaded:

"Mr. Yu, please let me go. I'm just a student about to take the college entrance exam. I know I was wrong, and I want a chance to make amends..."

This video, like an ice cube thrown into boiling water, instantly ignited an already raging wave of public opinion.

Within just one hour, hashtags such as #YuChenzhouForcesCollegeEntranceExamTeenToCry#, #PleaseGiveMinorsAChance#, and #YuChenzhouColdBloodedAndRuthless# quickly rose to the top of the trending searches, following the previous debates.

The buzz surrounding the scandals involving Zhang Zijian completely overshadowed the negative press surrounding him, firmly dominating the center of online discussions, with related topics garnering over ten million views in a short period.

Those internet celebrities who were already playing the victim immediately seized this golden opportunity to amplify their hype, sharing Qin Yu's video one after another.

The accompanying text was uniformly "I feel sorry for my brother," "He should be forgiven if he admits his mistakes and corrects them," and "Yu Chenzhou is too cold-blooded as a doctor; he doesn't deserve to be a doctor."

Several internet celebrities who are skilled at stirring up emotions and have a deep understanding of traffic generation directly started live streams to support Qin Yu.

Facing the camera, he exaggerated and recounted "Yu Chenzhou's inhumane past," distorting his previous legitimate rights protection actions of suing rumor-mongers into "ruthless extermination," "profit-driven," and "using the name of the law to suppress others."

The video has ignited the anger of parents.

On various parenting forums and parent groups, there was a lot of accusations and condemnations against Yu Chenzhou, with people expressing strong emotions.

"The child is too young to understand anything. It's enough that he knows he was wrong. Why take it to court? Isn't that ruining his life?"

"The college entrance exam is a major life event. If it affects your performance and you can never make up for it, who can bear that responsibility?"

"As doctors, we should be kind and compassionate. How can we be so heartless? We should be forgiving when we can!"

Some people even exposed Yu Chenzhou's address online, threatening to send people to his home to demand an explanation.

As a result, Yu Chenzhou had no choice but to move in with Xiao Yilin to live at her "relative's" house.

Even some netizens who were originally neutral and rational about the incident gradually wavered in their stance under the emotional influence of Qin Yu's tearful plea and the entire internet.

Some commented, "Although I know that spreading rumors is wrong, minors should indeed be treated leniently and given a chance to correct their mistakes." Others lamented, "Yu Chenzhou is too serious. We should leave a way out for the children. There is no need to be so ruthless."

Only a few rational voices pointed out that "an apology cannot offset the consequences of infringement, everyone is equal before the law, and minors should also bear corresponding responsibility for their mistakes."

However, these voices were quickly drowned out by a barrage of accusations, and those who spoke out were even labeled as "cold-blooded," "heartless," and "armchair critics."

Gu Hai and Zhang Zijian sat in the private room, watching the trending topics and public opinion on their phones climb higher and higher, both with smug smiles on their faces.

Zhang Zijian picked up his wine glass from the table, lightly clinked it against Gu Hai's, the glass making a crisp sound, his tone filled with undisguised delight:

"Old Gu, you really know how to handle things. As soon as Qin Yu spoke out, he directly manipulated the public's sympathy. Yu Chenzhou is now completely unable to clear his name. Even jumping into the Yellow River won't help."

Gu Hai took a sip of his drink, his eyes devoid of any smile, only filled with a sinister and cold glint, and said in a ruthless tone:

"This is just the beginning."

Yu Chenzhou has cut off many of our sources of income and ruined several of our major projects. This time, we must let him taste the bitterness of being disgraced and losing everything.

"You need to get this arranged immediately. Have the online trolls step up their efforts and amplify the claim that 'Yu Chenzhou abused legal means to bully minors.' Find a few so-called 'insiders' to fabricate some dirt on him and release it to completely ruin his reputation."

"Don't worry, everything is arranged."

Zhang Zijian smiled broadly, his eyes crinkling, the gloom from being reported earlier completely gone, his tone full of confidence.

"I have contacted several influential self-media figures with tens of millions of followers. In half an hour, they will simultaneously release 'insider information' that 'Yu Chenzhou deliberately made things difficult for minors and filed a lawsuit after failing to solicit bribes.'"

They even included so-called "evidence images," guaranteeing to escalate the situation and make it even more difficult to resolve.

Even if he has extraordinary abilities, he won't be able to turn things around then.

The two exchanged a smile, their eyes filled with calculation and smugness, both feeling confident of victory in this duel.

They were convinced that when faced with the sensitive topic of "minors," public empathy would completely overwhelm rationality, and Yu Chenzhou, no matter how many mouths he had, would be unable to defend himself and could only passively endure this wave of public opinion attacks.

As Qin Yu's video continued to gain traction, more and more netizens who were unaware of the facts joined in the condemnation of Yu Chenzhou, and the public opinion storm intensified.

No one noticed the timeline loopholes that Qin Yu deliberately avoided in his videos, no one noticed the deliberate pretense in his choked sobs, and no one bothered to delve into the carefully designed script and meticulous arrangements hidden behind those "sincere" cries.

A fierce battle between truth and lies, law and human sentiment, has only just begun.