Chapter 284: Is Zhou Yi Really That Helpful?

Looking at the WeChat interface on his computer, he waited for a long time without seeing a reply from Yuan Jie, thinking that she must be busy.

However, his phone had already been smashed by him during his moment of agitation just now.

As that surge of angry emotion slowly passed, Pusa Xiong gradually calmed down; he had encountered similar remarks in the past.

Such as "If you have the ability, go ahead and file a Lawsuit," or "Only a coward wouldn't dare to come."

It was just that he had always been in the position of a bystander before; this was the first time he had experienced it personally.

He did want to file a Lawsuit, he did want to slap them in the face, and he especially wanted to see those people crying and begging for mercy after feeling the weight of the law, but now that he had calmed down, he felt that actually filing a Lawsuit was truly troublesome.

First of all, he had to find a reliable Lawyer; he didn't even need to think to know that even if he only wanted to file a Lawsuit against those few people who were clamoring, the costs would not be low.

Then there was that whole series of subsequent legal battles; he hated trouble, but fighting a Lawsuit itself meant trouble.

So, after thinking it over, Pusa Xiong decided to go out and buy a phone first, then contact that girl named Wang Jiajia: "I told you to restore my reputation, and you haven't done it yet!"

With the release of the reversal apology video, the various acts of Internet Violence and verbal abuse against Pusa Xiong had almost disappeared, but it was obvious that the popularity of this reversal apology video was vastly different from that of the previous Small Essay video.

Listening to the voice on the phone, Wang Jiajia hurriedly explained: "Big Brother, I really have tried my best. I am working hard to apologize, but they, they don't know why they just won't watch it. I beg you, Big Brother..."

However, no amount of pleading worked; Pusa Xiong told her directly and bluntly: either restore his reputation, or the compensation must be enough for him to pursue Legal Aid!

It didn't even need to be much, just enough for him to file a Lawsuit against those clamoring people.

Wang Jiajia was already crying uncontrollably, saying she didn't have that much money right now, but there was no help for it; Pusa Xiong was truly burning with rage this time and stated clearly: if she couldn't do it, then they would see each other in Court.

It sounded a bit shameless, having promised Mediation before and now going back on his word.

But what Pusa Xiong had thought before was that the other party could restore his reputation, at least letting everyone on the internet know that he was not a pervert who followed a young woman late at night!

It is a pity that, whether on the internet or in reality, it has always been this way: when you are framed, countless people will jump out to curse you, but when you are Self-Proving Innocence, everyone disperses.

The other party had already hung up; Wang Jiajia wiped her tears and looked at the comments on the internet. She didn't understand why those who were so keen on reposting the video before were now silent.

Why couldn't they help her increase the popularity a bit more!

She really felt like she was going to collapse; these past few days had been like a roller coaster, one moment at the very top, the next at the very bottom.

So, she posted a status: "I beg everyone, please help me, help restore that gentleman's reputation, otherwise I will be sued by him and will have to go to jail, please!"

This status was less of a plea to everyone and more for Pusa Xiong to see, to let him know that she really had no other way now.

As for the popularity or whatever, to be honest, having experienced what happened before, Wang Jiajia didn't think it would make any difference now.

However, after she put down her phone, something inexplicable happened again.

"The young lady is going to be sued? Hasn't she already apologized? Why? She's already apologized, why does he still want to sue and restore his reputation? Isn't it just that people said a few things about him?"

"Exactly, I think so too. A grown man, clearly promised to go through Mediation, and now he's using this as an excuse to file a Lawsuit. Needless to say, he's definitely just after the money!"

"Hugs to the young lady, don't be angry. Let him file his Lawsuit. Is there really no justice left in this world?"

Similar remarks emerged one after another, and the core meaning was only one: that man named Wang Yanhao was truly classless.

Even if the young lady had indeed done something wrong before, didn't he have faults too?

Could he just follow someone upstairs late at night? Just for a hundred yuan?

And now, having clearly agreed to Mediation and an apology, and to not pursue it further, he goes back on his word. If she doesn't restore his reputation, he's going to continue the Lawsuit. Is he even a man? He has no magnanimity at all!

Wang Jiajia was truly stunned; she looked at these replies and wanted to hit someone.

I want to apologize properly, I don't want to go to jail. If he files a Lawsuit, I'm the one going to jail! What are you people talking about!

And calling him classless, telling him to go ahead and sue—you people are the ones who want to watch me die, right!

The popularity of the status wasn't as high as before, but the number of comments was terrifying.

She had no choice, absolutely no choice. It could even be said that from the moment she lit that pile of fire, she shouldn't have thought about extinguishing it through her own efforts.

So Wang Jiajia hurriedly called Pusa Xiong; she wanted to explain that she had already done everything she could, and she would definitely do her best to pay the compensation.

If that still wasn't enough, then she would have no choice but to go to jail; that was truly the only path left.

Pusa Xiong was stuck in a dilemma, while on the other side, in Lincheng, inside a restaurant, Zhou Yi and Guan Yan sat opposite each other.

"So, actually, you didn't talk to me yesterday because you were working overtime and couldn't get around to it, right?"

After a moment of silence, Zhou Mouren spoke up.

Guan Yan nodded and said very naturally, "Yeah, I knew it was you when I saw the business card my relative pushed to me. I never expected that the person I was supposed to go on a blind date with would be you."

"But I was busy working overtime and couldn't get around to saying anything."

"Oh..." Zhou Yi nodded and didn't speak.

What could he say? Should he say that he thought yesterday you felt awkward and shy, which is why you didn't reply to the message?

He really didn't know what to say. Before, one was a viewer and the other was an Up Master, and they had plenty to talk about just because they were from the same hometown and out for a meal.

Now that they were on a blind date, the feeling was very strange.

Fortunately, both of them were quite "criminal."

"Hey, Brother Zhou, that case I copied my homework from, the one about the neighbor upstairs in the Small Residential District where I used to live committing Extortion, remember?" Guan Yan said quickly.

"Oh, I remember. It was because of that food delivery thing, right? Asking you for money. Wait, I remember they were caught. Have they been sentenced now? How many years?"

Zhou Yi became interested; ever since he started becoming friends with Lawyer Fang, he had become very interested in these matters.

"Sentence One Probation One. The Court said the circumstances were not serious, and there was remorse. Even though I didn't issue a Letter of Forgiveness, they still got a Suspended Sentence," Guan Yan said.

Sentence One Probation One—this sentence was about the same as what Lawyer Fang had said. After all, the circumstances were just that; no matter what, it couldn't be sentenced for much longer.

Zhou Yi thought for a moment and suddenly laughed: "Actually, you shouldn't have moved."

"Not move? I was so annoyed by their family... wait, Brother Zhou, your way of thinking is quite 'criminal'!"

"Not at all, just average..."

Thus, the two fellows let out a laugh that would make anyone who heard it misunderstand, and it was fortunate that there were few people in the restaurant at the moment.

With the topic opened up, the two of them finally returned to being familiar with each other.

Zhou Yi's previous impression was that this girl was a very classical beauty as long as she didn't speak, but as soon as she spoke, it ruined her temperament.

That carefree personality of hers was extremely mismatched with her appearance.

Now, through a deeper understanding, he discovered that Guan Yan was truly well-suited to be a friend.

Because the other party was also a girl who was quite "criminal."

After chatting casually for a while, Zhou Yi's phone rang; he checked it, and it was Yuan Jie calling.

"I'm going to take a call."

Zhou Yi walked to the side and answered the phone, then laughed: "What's wrong, Yuan Jie? Calling me, is it because Pusa Xiong reached out to you?"

Although he said he wouldn't worry about this matter for the time being, he was still paying attention to the situation online.

As early as when that reversal video appeared, Zhou Yi had asserted that it wouldn't have any heat.

Yuan Jie's voice revealed a hint of helplessness: "You know it too, right? Originally, Wang Yanhao—that is, Pusa—he wanted to let the other party restore his reputation."

"But no matter how much the other party's apology video had zero heat, the moment he complained about it a little, there were many comments; those people seem to be watching selectively."

Zhou Yi shook his head and said: "It's not 'seem to be,' they *are* watching selectively. So Pusa Xiong asked you to find me for help, right? How does he want me to help?"

"Because you are a big Up Master, he wants you to help forward that apology video to increase the heat."

This was the only method Pusa Xiong could think of right now.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi shook his head again: "Yuan Jie, tell him that even if I help forward the video, this heat won't be very high. At most, our audience will take a look; as for others, they won't even pay attention."

"Believe me, unless we buy an Internet Water Army and buy heat, but you know the situation with the Internet Water Army."

He had just cooperated with the relevant departments to arrest so many leaders of the Internet Water Army; wanting to find them now was definitely impossible.

And wanting it to ferment naturally was difficult, especially difficult.

"Pigeon Spirit, I feel like you have a good method, tell me about it."

"It's very simple, just have him imitate me." Zhou Yi looked at the world outside the restaurant and continued: "I've seen it; there are many people online saying that if he has the ability, he should file a Lawsuit, and also saying that there are ten thousand or eight thousand people involved in this matter, so he can't possibly do anything."

"Imitate you?" Yuan Jie didn't quite react.

"Things like Self-Proving Innocence don't attract any heat. If you want to Self-Prove Innocence and then increase heat to restore your reputation, you can choose to do something big. Before, so many people were scolding him and even used Human Flesh Search to dig out his personal information."

"Then, if it should be a Criminal Case, make it a Criminal Case; if it should be a civil one, make it a civil one. That way, there will definitely be very high heat. Even if he doesn't want it, the relevant departments will help him increase this heat because this is a good opportunity for Case Interpretation!"

Exhausting all one's efforts to file a Lawsuit against one person is equivalent to cutting open one's own belly to let everyone see how many bowls of jelly noodles are inside—eh, that's so bloody, people aren't willing to watch.

But, if you take them one by one and deal with everyone who just joined in the scolding and stirred up trouble, that is borrowing everyone's belly to increase the heat. Why should you be able to scold me just because you suspect something, while I have to cut open my belly to let you look?

They think that since there are so many people, he definitely can't pursue Legal Aid. After all, there is only one A Yi on the internet, and he is an Up Master; filming videos is just for fame and to make money.

Now, a common web novel author is worth nothing; if they scold him, they scold him. Does he really dare to file a Lawsuit?

This statement shocked even Yuan Jie!

"Zhou Yi, although this Internet Violence was short-lived, because someone was stirring up trouble, the number of people is much higher than the Internet Violence your Company faced last time!"

"If we follow the legal path for all of them, not to mention anything else, just the time and cost alone would be sky-high. Wang Yanhao is just a book writer, and a failed author at that. If he were that rich, how could he still be writing books?"

Yuan Jie said with a frown.

Of course, she also knew that this kind of behavior, like a honey badger—"if you dare to provoke me, I must destroy you"—was very satisfying, truly very satisfying.

But, doing this is really not something an ordinary person can bear.

Why are there so many Mediations? The legal path is just a path, just a means.

"Hey, you guys, you all think these things are too difficult. Actually, it's not that hard. I'm telling you, the main expense for filing a Lawsuit against these people is the Lawyer Fee; the Litigation Fee and such are all borne by the other party."

"You don't even need to worry about the time. Hand the matter over to a Lawyer; provide whatever materials the Lawyer asks for. You don't even need to go to court. Relax, human effort can achieve anything!"

"If you think something is too difficult or too troublesome before it even starts, then it won't be done. The workload is large, but you don't need to do it yourself. What is a Lawyer for?"

"Alright, let him not consider the cost issue for now. If he is willing to pursue Legal Aid, then I can help. But, he has to join my Company. Isn't he a failed author? Just join my Company and write manuscripts for me."

"Also, this incident must be filmed into a video; I will release it when the time comes."

A certain handsome guy said very shamelessly.

Originally, the video editing, voice-over, and scriptwriting were all done by himself. Now, the video editing has a Self-Media Studio, but the voice-over and copy still have to be done by himself.

Now it's great; there is a professional person, and he doesn't need to come to Jingzhou. He only needs to sign a contract with the Self-Media Studio under the Company and submit the manuscripts on time.

With five million in special funds, there is no need to worry at all!

By doing this, he would actually be the same as those professional Up Masters—just a heartless voice-over machine.

As long as an Up Master has a team, most of them are like this. The team will solve many things for them; all they need to do is show their face and their voice, and that's it.

"This... he will definitely agree, right? By the way, President Zhou, is your Company still hiring?"

Yuan Jie joked there.

Tengda's benefits are getting better and better. After joining the Company, if you encounter things like Internet Violence, the Company can even help with Legal Aid?

Then what if you encounter other things?

Without joking, if it weren't for the fact that she has money, she would really want to join Tengda.

Zhou Yi put down the phone. Pusa Xiong could be considered his old viewer; he had been watching since the first video, and whenever there was any trouble, he was the one charging at the front.

Now that he has encountered a problem, he naturally has to help. It's not like he is spending his own money anyway; it's all plucked from the system, and he couldn't spend it all even if he wanted to.

Since that's the case, he might as well be generous.

Jingnan City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Handong Province Luzhou City—this is the city where Pusa Xiong is located.

And now, Pusa Xiong received the news from Yuan Jie.

"What? Yuan Jie, A Yi said he wants to support me in filing a Lawsuit against those people? Playing it this big?"

Originally, he just thought about borrowing A Yi's fame; who could have thought he would help this much!

Today is the first chapter of throat lubrication. Thanks to Wenchidage, Brother Xuange Tianfu, Brother Quju Zhiming Xiaoshang, Brother Youyige Xinsheng, arctan, Yu Yishuang, Feimaowuyu, Kuailejiuhao, Fengling Zhiguang, Xiaosese, Xianren de Ge. Thanks to the brothers for the rewards, thank you.

(End of this chapter)