Chapter 204: Liang He’s Circle of Friends is Extraordinary

Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Liang He’s Circle of Friends is Extraordinary

Silver Feather felt that the so-called "online persona" was utter nonsense.

For an ordinary person to fabricate a persona of communicating flawlessly with animals and possessing Superior Affinity was practically impossible. Even if they managed it, the facade would easily crumble. Therefore, such people would maintain their personas with utmost caution. Liang He was completely different. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have casually started a live stream just because her fans clamored for it.

"Your rescue of the Little Elephant last time is the most compelling proof. I don’t think there’s any need to fall into the trap of constantly trying to prove yourself," Silver Feather pointed out.

If people stubbornly argued that elephants were naturally smart and that Elephant Trainers had made them perform in the past, the Bear Bees were an entirely different story. Trying to force a smear campaign out of that would likely just trigger a backlash from the netizens.

"The Holy Daughter was absolutely right!"

Silver Shuttle, who had been keeping a close eye on the trends on the Star Network, discovered that just as Silver Feather had predicted, the netizens weren’t buying the rumors about Liang He faking a persona. Especially after watching several live streams, they weren’t blind. They could tell whether she was forcing the animals or just acting; otherwise, they wouldn’t have supported Liang He so enthusiastically in the first place.

"That’s great! Then all we need to do now is dispel the rumors about her doing it for the money."

Hearing Silver Feather’s analysis, Hoder felt that there was nothing to worry about and instantly relaxed. As long as Liang He was fine, Huo An and the Federation would naturally step in to resolve the reserve’s issues.

"Then I’ll organize the relevant proofs and contact President Lucas while I’m at it," Liang He said.

Just as she was about to take action, her friend far away on Blue Star sent another message.

"Huh?" Liang He tilted her head in confusion as she looked at the message displayed on her Light Brain.

"What’s wrong?" Seeing her baffled expression, Silver Feather and the others quickly gathered around. With Liang He’s permission, they read the contents of the message.

"Your friend actually predicted our solution?" Silver Shuttle’s eyes widened in amazement. He hadn’t expected Liang He’s friend on Blue Star to be so capable, single-handedly outsmarting several of them combined.

"It’s not that surprising..." Liang He was well aware of her friend’s capabilities. After all, she was a PR queen who hailed from a family of diplomats. "She is currently the Vice Minister of the Blue Star Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the past, she was a PR queen highly sought after by both the entertainment industry and the business world. This kind of public opinion warfare is her forte."

Hoder was the one to be astonished this time. He didn’t really understand what a PR queen was, but the Vice Minister of the Blue Star Ministry of Foreign Affairs... how on earth did Liang He know someone like that? He suddenly realized that they had never truly understood Liang He’s past.

"Impressive."

Seeing Silver Shuttle silently give a thumbs-up, Liang He found his reaction utterly baffling. However, she was more concerned about her friend’s message. "She said that if we ask President Lucas to issue a public statement, the Rebel Army might use our personal relationship as an excuse to accuse him of fabricating evidence for me."

This was something neither Silver Feather nor Liang He had considered before.

"I don’t mind whatever else they throw at me, but I absolutely refuse to drag President Lucas down with me."

Back on Greenfield Star, President Lucas had taken great care of Liang He. Even after she politely declined his invitation to succeed him as the president of the Animal Protection Association, it didn’t affect their relationship in the slightest. After returning to the reserve, she frequently stayed in touch with him, sharing amusing anecdotes and sending him interesting trinkets from Blue Star. If someone seized upon this and blew it out of proportion—claiming she was bribing President Lucas—she wouldn’t be able to clear her name, no matter how hard she tried.

"President Lucas is an impartial man. If his otherwise spotless career were stained and his reputation ruined because of my issues, I would truly be a sinner." Liang He had no intention of implicating President Lucas, so she definitely wouldn’t mention asking him for a public statement anymore.

"It’s fine. Don’t you still have the proof of your donations? Just lay out that evidence. Having President Lucas step forward was only meant to boost credibility anyway," Silver Feather comforted.

There were some things Liang He was unaware of, but Silver Feather knew very well. If push came to shove, putting everything else aside, the high-profile information previously released by the Information Security Department—the so-called "love pursuit operation"—carried far more weight than any statement from President Lucas.

"Yeah, I’ll go organize the donation proofs first," Liang He agreed.

"I’ll help you." Silver Feather didn’t have anything else to do anyway, so she figured she might as well help Liang He compile the evidence. The sooner they released it, the less likely the netizens would be misled by paid online trolls.

While Liang He and Silver Feather were in charge of compiling the evidence, Hoder reported their response plan to Huo An. With nothing to do, Silver Shuttle could only sigh helplessly and take charge of real-time monitoring of the comments on the Star Network.

Just when they thought everything was going smoothly, an unexpected problem arose.

"This is bad, this is bad."

When Silver Shuttle came looking for them while incessantly muttering those words, a perplexed Silver Feather really wanted to punch him. "What are you muttering about? Just spit it out!"

"Huh? Oh, right." Startled, Silver Shuttle hastily shoved his Light Brain in front of them. "President Lucas, he..."

At the mention of President Lucas’s name, Liang He immediately perked up and stared at the screen. She then spotted the public statement the old man had posted just a minute ago.

[Lucas: Regarding the recent remarks online, I would like to speak out for Liang He in my personal capacity. She is absolutely not someone who exploits animals for her own profit or fabricates a persona. On the contrary, she is sincere...]

It was a lengthy post that clearly and comprehensively detailed how Lucas met Liang He, what he had witnessed with his own eyes, and his personal evaluation of her. He even recounted in full detail how he had wanted her to succeed him as president, only to be politely turned down.

"President Lucas isn’t going to get dogpiled, is he? If I had known, I would have had Liang He contact him first." Due to the bounty mission previously posted by the Rebel Army, Silver Shuttle could be considered a witness to the friendship between Liang He and President Lucas, so he naturally knew they had each other’s private contact information.

"Who would have thought the old man would be surfing the net this fast..." Silver Shuttle muttered quietly. He glanced at Silver Feather and Liang He, only to find that they didn’t seem all that anxious. "Why aren’t you guys worried?"

"There’s no point in panicking," Liang He replied briefly, and Silver Feather nodded in agreement.

The statement was already out there. No matter what, there was no hiding the personal relationship between Liang He and President Lucas, so panicking was useless. If they allowed this to throw them into disarray, whether by denying it or doing something else, saying too much would only lead to more mistakes. It would just make it easier for the trolls hired by the Rebel Army to find a weakness to exploit.

"Fortunately, President Lucas only issued the statement in his personal capacity."

Moreover, President Lucas had mentioned that Liang He had declined to succeed him as president. That point alone should be able to salvage some of her public image. After all, the significance of being the president of the Federation Animal Protection Association was not something an internet influencer could compare to. To put it bluntly, they weren’t even in the same league.

"Then shouldn’t we strike while the iron is hot and release the evidence right now?" Silver Shuttle asked, worried that another unexpected issue might arise.