The male supporting character was actually myself.

That idiot Wang Yiyun, how could he shift the blame to such a troublesome person?

This guy doesn't look like an undergraduate at all! If he were wearing a suit, he'd definitely be the kind of business elite I least want to encounter in the workplace! Shifting the blame to him is just asking for trouble, isn't it?

“Since you’ve come to remind me, there must be a deal to be made.” Qian Hongjuan took a deep breath, kicked the dumbfounded and unreliable Wang Yiyun aside, and sat down in front of Wei Jiangchen to get straight to the point. “He is Jin Chenxi, a professional troll bribed and trained by Li Fan. He’s the one who framed you.”

Your feud is none of my business. You can take your revenge on Wang Yiyun however you like; I won't help or get involved. I just want to protect myself. The sniper plan was Li Fan's doing; I was just the chosen executor.

If I am guilty, let the law punish me, but I will never take the blame for Li Fan!

Jiang Chen's lips curled up slightly; this was the aura and reaction speed that a ruthless character capable of manipulating the internet should have.

Wang Yiyun is merely a tool used to smear others from the shadows; the difference in their abilities is immediately apparent.

"You two have been tricked and drugged. The most important thing is to call the police and preserve evidence."

"To be able to drug the water at Jianyun Manor, the person must have been very thorough and left no trace. Even if we call the police, without any other evidence, it's entirely reasonable to conclude that they took the drugs themselves to seek some thrills."

"So I'm helping you out by stirring up public opinion online and getting Jianyun Manor involved."

"Is the resort's management lax and its guests' privacy being leaked? Jianyun Mountain Villa has a lot of backing and will not allow its good reputation to be ruined by this upskirting incident. They will actively investigate the people who entered the villa today and assist the police in finding the drugger and the person who took the upskirting photos."

"As long as it can be proven that you two were drugged and secretly filmed, and further evidence can be found to prove that your visit to Jianyun Manor was arranged by Li Fan, then the frame-up can be established."

“I have recordings of my conversations with Li Fan, which proves that he sent me here.” Qian Hongjuan looked at Wang Yiyun and smiled coldly, implying, “As for him… I’m afraid he didn’t leave any evidence, and it’s highly likely that he contacted Li Fan first.”

Dealing with smart people is a breeze; Jiang Chen doesn't need to explain much for them to follow his train of thought.

"Don't worry about his call records, they will be available."

I can help you prove that you were both invited by Li Fan; Jianyun Manor, which has been thrust into the spotlight, will help find the person who drugged and secretly filmed you, proving that you two were framed.

In return for this transaction, what equivalent value can you offer so that I don't leave empty-handed?

Qian Hongjuan's mind raced as she tried to figure out what the other person really wanted.

Is Jin Chenxi trying to clear herself of suspicion?

No, Wei Jiangchen is no longer needed.

He proved with his abilities that even if Wang Yiyun hadn't been exposed, he wouldn't have been swayed by cyberbullying again. Wei Jiangchen only needed to wait for angry netizens to uncover Jin Chenxi's true identity and then settle the score.

At this point, revealing Jin Chenxi's information would hold no appeal for him.

What exactly is Wei Jiangchen planning to do?

"You...you want Yuexiu Dou to collapse completely?" Qian Hongjuan asked tentatively, a chill running down her spine.

She didn't know how an honest, kind, and helpless orphan college student, as described by Wang Yiyun, had transformed into someone she couldn't underestimate, but she could guess that he had most likely joined forces with the two major platforms, NanDou and BeiKuai, through some channel.

Otherwise, it's impossible to explain why the online battles between trolls are so intense and why public opinion changes so rapidly. Without capital involvement, no one can withstand the online violence deliberately launched by Yuexiu Dou!

Li Fan plotted to frame himself and Wang Yiyun, making them scapegoats and kicking them out of Yuexiu Dou.

Wei Jiangchen, together with Nan Dou and Bei Kuai, turned cyberbullying into a covert business war, trying every means to drag Yuexiu Dou into the fray.

Every move is calculated, every action is deadly.

A single misstep could turn you into a victim of this turbulent online violence, leaving you with no chance to recover.

"The sniping plan has aroused public outrage. As long as it can be proven that Li Fan was involved in the plan, you two won't have to take the blame." Jiang Chen leaned back on the sofa and smiled with a playful expression. "Manager Qian made a good point just now - if you are guilty, you should be punished by law."

What you have done will be judged by law;

If you don't want to be a scapegoat, you need to provide strong evidence to clear your name.

“The sniper plan document exposed online is fake.” Qian Hongjuan thought about it carefully. “I just submitted a plan according to work requirements. The real plan document has my and Li Fan’s signatures.”

But I only have a photocopy of this proposal; the original is with Li Fan and has most likely been destroyed by him.

“Photocopies can also be authenticated. It’s a problem, but not a big one. If there is other corroborating evidence, it can be used as evidence in court.”

"Li Fan must have contacted you!" Qian Hongjuan realized the key point, kicked Wang Yiyun and said sternly, "Don't tell me you deleted all the messages. You'll have to find professionals to recover the account information, which will take a long time."

Who knows what underhanded tricks Li Fan might have up his sleeve to use against us during this time!

Wang Yiyun, listening to their conversation, felt her brain wasn't working properly. After being kicked hard, she finally reacted and grumbled, "Li Fan instructed me to smear other platform influencers... all of this was on the Jin Chenxi card and account I bought. I... destroyed the card..."

Upon hearing this, Qian Hongjuan flew into a rage and slapped him hard across the face. "Idiot! How could you destroy such crucial evidence? What did Li Fan see in you? How can someone with such a pig brain be qualified to participate in such a high-stakes operation!"

"Of course, it's because he's stupid enough and thinks he's clever enough to be controlled." Jiang Chen looked around the room and said sarcastically, "Isn't this kind of person a typical scapegoat? If I hadn't come to remind you, by the time you two realized what was going on, it would have been settled long ago and you would have been in jail."

"Do you have any dirt on Li Fan?" Qian Hongjuan didn't want to play games with him anymore; at this critical moment to save her life, she had to seize every opportunity.

Wang Yiyun opened her mouth, a hint of unspeakable difficulty appearing on her face.

He was in a panic. Just a few minutes ago he was enjoying a wonderful holiday, how could he have fallen into an abyss so quickly?

Should those things be taken out?

Listening to the conversation between Wei Jiangchen and Qian Hongjuan, I had a feeling that they were actually on the same side. Could it be that they were working together to scam me? If they really brought out those things, I would be ruined!

Chapter 10 only showed this much stuff?

"Speak up!" Qian Hongjuan was always decisive and couldn't stand seeing a grown man being so hesitant and indecisive.

Especially after seeing that Li Fan had sent a lawyer's letter and made an announcement, clearly intending to make her take the blame, and Wang Yiyun was still dragging her down, she was furious and kicked her, "Do you want to live or have any shame?"

If we present the evidence, we can go down in flames. As long as it can prove that we were both instructed by Li Fan, we'll be accomplices at most!

If you're still trying to hold back now, once you're confirmed as the ringleader, no one can help you! If I hadn't been tricked into being in your shoes, I wouldn't even bother with you!

The call records and copies she painstakingly preserved could only be used as supplementary evidence in court. Without other supporting evidence, they were easily argued as invalid by Yue Xiudou's legal team.

In particular, current laws and regulations do not recognize self-recorded audio as evidence, especially phone call recordings.

It is said that it is too easy to forge and difficult to authenticate, and it is even more convincing than to recover the deleted text data and the video content.

This is also why Qian Hongjuan tried to get information out of Wang Yiyun from the beginning. As someone who had taken a closer relationship with Li Fan, as long as he was shrewd enough, he could leave behind crucial evidence to catch the other party off guard.

"I..." Wang Yiyun, stared at by the two, hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Is there a big difference between the principal offender and the accomplice?"

At first, he just wanted to make some money to spend and also target those lucky little internet celebrities who became famous and had fans supporting them. He could both profit and vent his anger at being unappreciated, killing two birds with one stone.

Therefore, after becoming Jin Chenxi, he would spend his free time figuring out how to write short essays to slander others without being easily caught. He usually started with vague phrases like "it is said," "I heard," or "a friend told me," and then built up the argument step by step, which proved to be very effective.

Even if refuted, they can pretend they were just bystanders relaying gossip they heard, easily clearing themselves of any wrongdoing.

She had hoped to win Li Fan's favor and become a social media influencer, making a fortune every day.

Unexpectedly, after their relationship progressed further, Li Fan said that making him famous would be too obvious and would easily lead to the discovery of Jin Chenxi doing shady things. He preferred to give her money directly through other channels.

Wang Yiyun received many benefits and reluctantly complied, pretending to be a small streamer with no connection to the platform, while secretly making a living by slandering others in the shadows.

"Based on what has been uncovered about you so far, you can prove that you were instigated and provoked as accomplices, and you will be sentenced as accomplices in the crime of defamation." Jiang Chen came prepared and directly quoted the legal provisions to explain: "Defamation refers to the act of deliberately fabricating and spreading fictitious facts that are sufficient to damage another person's personality and reputation, and the circumstances are serious."

The so-called serious circumstances mainly refer to situations such as repeatedly fabricating facts to defame others; fabricating facts to cause serious damage to others' personality or reputation; fabricating facts to defame others and causing adverse effects; defaming others to the point of mental disorder or leading to the victim's suicide.

If convicted of defamation, the corresponding punishment is imprisonment for up to three years, detention, or public surveillance.

As for accomplices, the extent of their sentence depends on the specific circumstances and the defense attorney's performance.

Jiang Chen stared at Wang Yiyun with her beautiful peach blossom eyes, a half-smile on her face, and said, "If you are the principal offender, then it's a completely different story. If you become the principal offender, you will absolve Li Fan of all responsibility and take full responsibility for all the crimes."

Then the main punishment you will face will not be legal judgment, but the two major live streaming platforms, NanDou and BeiKuai, who have been severely scammed in the past two years, as well as the crazy fans of the scammed internet celebrities and the furious netizens.

Are you sure you can withstand the manipulation behind the scenes while in jail? Wang Yiyun, you're always stirring up trouble online, surely you've heard about the inside stories of prison life?

Wang Yiyun suddenly shivered.

I heard that this time, a certain celebrity committed a crime and was put in jail, where he was given special treatment and tortured to the point of being unrecognizable!

I'm Jin Chenxi, the infamous internet celebrity. If I were to be imprisoned as a main culprit...

"I...I only have some videos." He swallowed hard, his mind churning for a long time, but ultimately he succumbed to fear.

If something shameful is exposed on a small scale, you can live in another city under an assumed name and be forgotten in a few years; but if you are convicted and imprisoned, your life is completely over!

Even with the combined capital of the two major platforms, NanDou and BeiKuai, it's unlikely they could get out of jail with all their limbs intact...

"What video?" Qian Hongjuan finally saw a glimmer of hope, her eyes gleaming with a sharp light as she anxiously asked, "Hurry up and show it to me, so I can keep a backup in case someone tampers with it again. Otherwise, we'll lose our trump card to turn the tide!"

Wang Yiyun glanced at the calculating woman who had been lying on the same bed with him just a few minutes ago, then at his confident and shrewd roommate. After hesitating for a moment, he took out his phone, turned it on, and discreetly tapped a few times before handing it to Jiang Chen. "You... you can see for yourself."

The phone volume has been turned off.

The influx of spam messages caused his phone to lag.

Jiang Chen glanced at it and couldn't help but twitch his face; the video was rather stimulating.

The videos, some over twenty minutes long and others only three to five minutes, were all fragmented, but all depicted overcoming difficulties, facing even greater challenges, finding solutions in insurmountable obstacles, and forging friendships amidst adversity…

"Is there anything else besides this?" Qian Hongjuan obviously already knew about the shady dealings between Wang Yiyun and Li Fan, and was not surprised at all. She only cared about whether she had enough evidence to bring down Li Fan.

If we can't expose him, we'll become the scapegoat for the main culprit!

After all, he controlled everything from planning to execution, and even the reward account that paid Wang Yiyun. In court, Yuexiu Dou's legal team would definitely not let go of any clues to pin the blame on him.

Having his most embarrassing secret exposed by himself, Wang Yiyun blushed so deeply that he wished he could disappear into the ground. When the other person pressed him for an answer, he nodded in utter shame and remained silent.

"Idiot! You're...incredibly stupid!" Qian Hongjuan was furious and slapped Wang Yiyun hard across the face again, almost roaring as she cursed, "Is your brain full of shit? What does keeping these videos as evidence prove?"

Did you try to trick him into admitting in the video that he instigated you to start cyberbullying? No!

Does your video prove that Li Fan planned the sniping operation and sent you to carry it out? No!

Judging from the way you're enjoying it, you can't even get a case against him for rape! All you can prove is that you're a cowardly, incompetent, money-grubbing bottom, and nothing else!

If you post these things online, you'll only be the one ridiculed.

Li Fan is, after all, a wealthy and assertive top, and these days, the saying "laugh at poverty but not at prostitution" has long been accepted as acceptable.

The owner of Yuexiu Dou is incredibly wealthy. Keeping a young male lover is nothing compared to prostitution. He's been divorced for several years, so it's hardly considered adultery or moral depravity.

I thought you had some powerful weapon in your hand, no wonder Li Fan was so fearless! You...you..."

Qian Hongjuan was so angry that her face turned purple and her lips trembled. She couldn't think of any words to curse him.

Wang Yiyun stared blankly at Jiang Chen, looking completely bewildered, and asked, "These...are useless?"

"Of course it's useless." Jiang Chen shook his head, suppressing a laugh, and patiently explained, "Didn't you hear what Manager Qian said? Now, if you want to get out of this predicament, you need to produce enough evidence to prove that Li Fan is the mastermind behind it all."

These secretly filmed videos saved on the phone... Li Fan could even use them to turn the tables and sue you for violating his portrait rights and privacy rights.

If Li Fan produces any more evidence of your blackmail, that would be extortion.

Oh, and by the way, if he goes any further and hires online trolls to maliciously spread it, he could also pin the charge of disseminating obscene materials on you. With multiple charges combined, you'll be in jail for a while.