Chapter 205: Plans Disrupted, The Tide Turns Again

Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Plans Disrupted, The Tide Turns Again

At first, Liang He didn’t think Silver Shuttle’s question was a problem. However, when her friend’s follow-up message arrived, she suddenly realized that public opinion warfare was truly full of pitfalls at every turn.

"What’s wrong? What did your friend say this time?" Silver Feather poked her head over curiously. She wanted to look but was afraid of being too presumptuous, waiting until Liang He took the initiative to share.

"After President Lucas issued his statement, it is no longer appropriate for you to publish the donation certificates..."

When reading the first half of the sentence, both Silver Feather and Silver Shuttle were a bit confused. Why couldn’t those donation certificates be published anymore? Reading further with this question in mind, the more they read, the more surprised they became, until a sense of sudden realization dawned on them.

"Does your friend mean that publishing the evidence now would instead make it easy to be accused of forgery?"

Because the personal relationship between President Lucas and Liang He had been exposed, uploading the evidence at this time would inevitably lead to speculation. It could even be used by the paid trolls to twist the narrative against them.

"Yes. She means that some things are more credible when spoken by others, especially when netizens dig it up themselves." People were strange like that. They would doubt the evidence placed right in front of their eyes, yet firmly believe in whatever they found out on their own. Sometimes, harmful rumors were spread precisely because of this kind of arbitrary judgment.

"Then what should we do now?" Silver Shuttle was a bit lost. He felt that President Lucas’s statement hadn’t helped at all; rather, it had put them in a passive position. He subconsciously refreshed the latest comments. So far, it seemed the paid trolls hadn’t joined the fray yet.

[Even President Lucas is speaking up for Liang He. Did we really misunderstand her?]

Because President Lucas had directly used Liang He’s name, the netizens were no longer using "Fur Raising Officer" to refer to her.

[I’m so confused right now. That’s the President of the Federation Animal Protection Association! A Breeder can’t even compare to that position. It’s equivalent to reaching the pinnacle in a single bound!]

[Honestly, if it were really for fame and fortune, being the President of the Animal Protection Association is obviously a much easier path. Liang He wouldn’t be foolish enough to reject President Lucas, would she?]

Currently, most of the comments were relatively positive. Only a few netizens targeting Liang He were still persistently posting negative remarks.

Looking at the shift in the winds on the Star Network, General Nick’s expression visibly soured even further.

"Heh! We really underestimated this Liang He. Even that old thing Lucas is speaking up for her!"

The Rebel Army often captured animals for research, and President Lucas, as the head of the Animal Protection Association, always intentionally or unintentionally sabotaged their operations, rescuing the captured test subjects. Because of this, General Nick was extremely displeased with President Lucas, who had repeatedly ruined his plans.

"The public opinion is starting to side with Liang He again. What should we do?" When it came to public opinion warfare, General Nick was only a novice. For a moment, he couldn’t think of any countermeasures.

"Are Lucas and Liang He on good terms?" The Black Wizard’s main job in the Rebel Army was researching Fierce Beasts, so he didn’t know much about Liang He. He was simply very dissatisfied with her existence, and the Rebel Army’s attempts to recruit her gave him a strong sense of crisis.

"Yes." General Nick briefly explained the relationship between the two. He hadn’t expected that Liang He would be able to establish such a connection just by going on a business trip. Fortunately, under Ah Jie’s manipulation, Vice President Tainan had proposed cooperating with the Rebel Army, providing them with a lot of information. "Based on my previous understanding of Liang He, she wouldn’t actively ask that old thing Lucas for help. Perhaps this was his own personal action."

General Nick’s words not only failed to comfort the Black Wizard but made him even more resentful. His outwardly calm expression now looked somewhat twisted. He hated people like Liang He the most in his life—those who clearly did nothing yet could have everything, to the point where even someone like President Lucas was willing to speak up for them. Why? Based on what?! If it hadn’t been for what happened back then... he wouldn’t have been reduced to his current state!

"Hmph! How can you be sure Lucas is helping her, rather than harming her?" The Black Wizard sneered before issuing an order.

Silver Shuttle, who had initially thought the direction of public opinion was quite good, immediately noticed something was wrong. He started muttering, "Oh no, oh no," which earned him a disdainful smack on the back of the head from Silver Feather.

"Holy Daughter, why did you hit me again?" Feeling extremely aggrieved, Silver Shuttle rubbed the back of his head. Although it didn’t hurt at all, didn’t he need to save some face?!

"Can you stop being a jinx?" Silver Feather rolled her eyes hard. She truly couldn’t figure out how the Temple had produced such an anomaly like Silver Shuttle.

"I..." Just as Silver Shuttle wanted to retort about how he was a jinx, Silver Feather immediately cut him off.

"Cut the crap. What exactly did you see?" Impulsive by nature, Silver Feather couldn’t be bothered to wait for Silver Shuttle’s explanation. She simply snatched his Light Brain away and started scrolling through the comment section. After all, she was his grand-aunt in the hierarchy, as well as the absolute Holy Daughter; she didn’t need to maintain the same sense of boundaries as she did when interacting with Liang He.

[No, how can you guys be so easily misled? The President of the Animal Protection Association is managed by the Federation and subject to many restrictions. How is that as easy and fast-earning as being an internet celebrity blogger!]

[An internet celebrity blogger can just casually post a picture or start a livestream and probably earn more than President Lucas does in an entire year, right? If it were me, I wouldn’t take the job either.]

[If Liang He really became the President, she’d always be on business trips. How would she cling to big shots to siphon traffic then? Besides, by hanging around big shots, she might just reach the top in a single bound one day. I think she’s very smart!]

[Tsk, tsk. If you ask me, you guys are still too naive. First, it was information from a certain Department, and now it’s the President of the Animal Protection Association. Just what kind of abilities does Liang He have? Could it be some kind of illicit transaction?]

Due to the restrictions from the Information Security Department, some things couldn’t be stated directly. The paid trolls could only imply things rather than say them outright. However, those who knew, knew. Thus, the direction of public opinion was skewed once again.

"These people! What kind of nonsense are they spouting?!"

Silver Feather was also angry now. The Rebel Army was constantly having their paid trolls sling mud at Liang He and ruin her reputation. They were even deliberately guiding the netizens to assume that Liang He and President Lucas had an improper relationship. For a girl, this was truly a malicious attack on her character! As a fellow woman, Silver Feather despised seeing this sort of thing the most.

"Liang He, don’t be afraid. I’ll have the Temple issue a statement right now. I’m the Holy Daughter! I don’t believe they can twist things about the two of us!" Driven to the point of irrationality by anger, Silver Feather pulled out her Light Brain and wanted to take action, but Liang He stopped her directly.

"Ah Ling, don’t be angry. I’m fine." Regarding completely fabricated matters, Liang He had a clear conscience and nothing to hide. There was no need to drag Silver Feather into the mud over this. Furthermore, doing so might play right into the hands of the Rebel Army, giving them more material to publish negative comments.

"For the netizens who have been misled, even if you issue a statement, they will only think my manipulative skills are so top-notch that I can seduce both men and women."

Although Liang He didn’t know much about these things, she wasn’t completely ignorant. A moment of serious thought was enough for her to realize the consequences.

"Then how should we fight back now? We can’t just do nothing, right?!"