Chapter 93

When Su Xingyao woke up the next morning, he was greeted by endless slander and defamation against his sister on the trending topics.

The leaker was very professional, choosing to release the information around 3 or 4 AM when the public relations teams were almost inactive.

After a night of spreading by the late-night netizens, by the time Su Xingyao discovered it, the hashtag #Su Xingyao's Sister is a Murderer# had already topped the trending topics.

This absurd rumor had already spread through various channels.

Upon learning about this, Su Xingyao anxiously opened Weibo.

Even though he had prepared himself mentally, when Weibo opened and he saw that both the trending topics and the recommended posts were full of slanderous comments against his sister, his heart felt like it was being squeezed at that moment.

"You siblings are really a pair of trash."

"Indeed, the father's gambling addiction is inherited. If the sister is a murderer, you're probably no good either."

"Aren't you afraid of running into vengeful ghosts when you sing for your dear murderer sister in front of so many people?"

"Murderers are so disgusting, so disgusting, so disgusting."

Almost all the information Su Xingyao could scroll through was a flood of defamatory comments and curses directed at him and his sister.

Many people even went further by photoshopping his sister's photos, creating images that were too graphic to look at.

Having been on countless negative trending topics and having been subjected to almost all kinds of malicious comments, Su Xingyao was heartbroken for the first time because of these unbearable words.

Every insult hurled at his sister felt like a sharp sword piercing his heart, leaving him gasping for air.

He simply couldn't bear the thought of his sister, even after her death, being subjected to such baseless slander and cyberbullying.

Watching all this unfold, Su Xingyao could only clench his lips, trying to calm himself down.

He first called Zhou Huixue, asking her to address the rumor promptly.

Then he immediately logged into his Weibo account.

He made several mistakes while entering the password.

His hands trembled so much that it took him a long time to type out the text.

LostTide: Su Nian has never killed anyone! She has always been a kind, simple, law-abiding citizen. Please stop all defamatory and slanderous remarks about her character immediately!

Having experienced nearly a hundred negative trending topics and never having clarified any rumors for himself, Su Xingyao made a forceful statement for the first time.

In this brief and powerful statement, he did not use the word "sister," but instead used Su Nian's name.

Because he wanted to restore her innocence and justice.

Since Su Xingyao was exposed in "The Voice of Heaven," many people knew his alias, LostTide.

Therefore, those netizens who were online to see how Su Xingyao would respond to the public relations saw this Weibo post immediately.

Su Xingyao is, after all, a top celebrity, and coupled with such a sensational topic like murder.

Even though it had only fermented for less than four hours in the middle of the night, the impact of this incident had already reached a very significant level.

So when a group of netizens, holding the attitude of "I want to see how Su Xingyao will try to justify himself this time," came to judge Su Xingyao, they saw that he firmly and strongly defended his murderer sister at this critical moment.

The netizens were even more fired up to vent.

Their fingers were flying across the keyboards.

"It's already so damning, yet you're still doubling down."

"LOL, slander and defamation? Su Xingyao, who exactly are you accusing here?"

"Oh, I'm so scared. First, you drop a statement on Weibo, and next, are you gonna sue netizens for spreading rumors about your sister?"

After seeing Su Xingyao's clarification, the haters and casual viewers not only didn't buy it but doubled down on their malicious speculations about him.

But just as they were eagerly typing away on their phones, ready to unleash a second wave of attacks under Su Xingyao's Weibo, they suddenly couldn't send the messages.

They tried over and over, but still couldn't get the comments to go through.

When the netizens refreshed Weibo, they found out it had crashed.

Not only couldn't they comment, but they couldn't even load the page.

"...What a crappy platform!"

Frustrated they couldn't keep up with the drama, the netizens, realizing Weibo wouldn't be back up anytime soon, quickly jumped to forums and short video platforms.

But when they eagerly opened these apps, they found the forums were either down or completely blocked from posting about the incident.

Even on short video platforms, any mention of Su Xingyao, his sister, or the murderer got throttled or blocked.

Hitting walls everywhere, the netizens, who'd been surfing the internet for years, had never dealt with such a frustrating drama.

Their urge to call out Su Xingyao had hit its peak, but they couldn't get their words out.

The feeling of being forcibly silenced was beyond frustrating.

Unable to discuss it publicly, the netizens could only reluctantly keep refreshing Weibo and the forums, hoping things would go back to normal soon.

A few hours later, the crashed Weibo and forums finally came back online.

Excited, the netizens naturally checked the trending topics first to see what new updates there were on Su Xingyao.

But when they opened Weibo, they found all the trending topics about Su Xingyao and his sister had been wiped clean.

They then quickly searched for Su Xingyao's super topics and public square.

The once chaotic and messy public square was now spotless, filled only with normal fan posts, with nothing about him or his sister.

The bunch of marketing accounts that had jumped in to stir the pot were either banned or silenced.

Even the photos of Su Xingyao being abused as a kid in the exposé were instantly wiped without a trace.

Such quick and decisive PR left the netizens shocked.

"What the...?"

"Su Xingyao's team is already shutting people down this fast?"

"Since when has his team been this on point..."

"At this speed and efficiency, Su Xingyao must have gone all out!"

Before netizens could even react, they suddenly saw a trending hashtag named #Su Nian# suddenly topping the charts.

After hours of following the drama, they of course knew this was the name of Su Xingyao's sister.

Thinking that some new juicy gossip had suddenly emerged, they immediately clicked on the hashtag.

Then they saw Jingsheng Group's official Weibo account, which had pinned two tweets at the top.

The first tweet was a clarification about the alleged murder case involving Su Nian.

Jingsheng Group:

Recently, there have been a large number of false rumors spreading across various platforms regarding our subsidiary company Lanxing Entertainment's signed artist Mr. Su Xingyao and his sister Ms. Su Nian. We hereby issue the following formal clarification:

1. Ms. Su Nian is not a murderer and has never been involved in any criminal cases during her lifetime. The rumors online about her being taken away by the police after committing murder are all false.

The actual situation that day was that her adoptive father was drunk and chasing and beating Ms. Su Nian when he slipped and fell. The kitchen knife he was holding slipped from his hand and severed a major artery, causing him to bleed to death on the spot.

After investigating the scene, the police took Ms. Su Nian to the police station for questioning and to assist in the investigation. She did not commit murder, and her adoptive father's accidental death had nothing to do with her. This has been confirmed by the local police and the Women's Federation, and there is absolutely no falsehood.

2. Ms. Su Nian's death was not a suicide out of guilt for murder as rumored online, but was due to severe malnutrition and depression caused by long-term abuse and beatings by her adoptive parents.

Ms. Su Nian, having failed to receive timely treatment, passed away suddenly at 5:11 AM on November 21, 20xx.

3. All the above clarifications are facts, and our company will take full legal responsibility for every word and sentence.

Hereby, we also remind all netizens not to believe online rumors lightly, to be cautious with their words and actions, not to fabricate or spread rumors, so as not to cause secondary harm to the deceased's relatives.

Below this clearly outlined clarification post, two images were included.

The first image listed several rumors circulating online, each marked with a bold red "Fake" stamp.

The other image showed the clarification certificates issued by the local police, the Women's Federation, and the hospital regarding this matter.

Following this post was the second post by Jingsheng Group.

While the first post was Jingsheng Group handling the matter professionally, presenting the facts and reasoning.

Then the tone and attitude of the second post were far less gentle.

Jingsheng Group:

"Serious Statement"

Recently, regarding the numerous false statements made by some users and marketing accounts on the internet about our subsidiary company Lanxing Entertainment's signed artist Mr. Su Xingyao and his sister Ms. Su Nian, our company has hired a legal team to gather evidence and will immediately file lawsuits against them.

At the same time, we warn all users who have fabricated facts and maliciously spread rumors about Mr. Su Xingyao and Ms. Su Nian to immediately delete the related statements and apologize to the parties involved.

This incident has had an extremely negative impact and has caused serious harm to Mr. Su.

Regarding this, our company will spare no time or cost to hold the instigators accountable to the fullest extent!

Below was attached a long list of rumor-mongers and their account numbers.

As soon as the two statements were released, netizens were completely shocked.

However, before they could even recover from the shocking fact that Jingsheng Group would come out to help Su Xingyao debunk the rumors.

Earlier, those marketing accounts that broke the news in the middle of the night had already taken the lead, quickly groveling in apology.

A certain account deleted their Weibo post and directly posted a handwritten letter, sincerely apologizing to Su Xingyao.

After being banned, another account specifically created a new account and personally recorded a video, earnestly pleading for Su Xingyao's forgiveness with sincerity.

Yet another account was even more submissive in tone, expressing profound regret for their actions and stating their willingness to unconditionally cooperate with any lawsuit investigations.

As for other rumor-mongers, they were pleading and begging for Su Xingyao's forgiveness.

"It's the first time I've seen so many marketing accounts collectively grovel for money..."

"So this incident was indeed a rumor."

"Even the deceased were slandered, you vile marketing accounts truly have no conscience."

Watching these notorious and stubborn marketing accounts grovel and apologize at an unprecedented speed within just a few hours.

Some astonished and bewildered netizens sincerely asked—

"What is the background of this Jingsheng Group?"

As soon as the statement was issued, these shameless marketing accounts were terrified like dogs.

"I don't know the background, but I do know that the Lu Group often mentioned in financial reports, their parent company is Jingsheng Group Co., Ltd..."

"Oh, by the way, I heard their legal team is renowned as the strongest in Jincheng; they have never lost a lawsuit."

"These marketing accounts have really hit a steel plate this time by provoking Jingsheng Group and having their top legal team step in."

"Wow, I suddenly understand the weight of that last sentence in the statement about holding accountable at all costs."

"Truly, Jingsheng is the boss."

Finally, netizens who were briefly informed about the situation: impressive.

This clarification was not dragged out at all; although it had a wide impact, it ultimately managed to control the situation in the shortest time. After reading it, netizens felt both relieved and awed.

"Ahhh, I never expected that Lanxing Entertainment, which my Su signed with, is backed by such an amazing company!!!!"

"No wonder I didn't even understand the gossip, Su Xingyao's matter was clarified so quickly."

"From the start of this incident to now, it's only been less than twelve hours... and it's already reached the stage where the rumor-mongers are apologizing, quantum-level accountability confirmed."

"Thank you, Jingsheng, for being so formidable."

"Now all I can think of is 'Jingsheng is amazing' these six words."

"Distorting Su Xingyao's painful past and spreading false rumors, you deserve to be pursued by Jingsheng."

"Haha, now seeing these rumor-mongers grovel so miserably, it feels incredibly satisfying."

"Now my whole mood is a mix of heartache and relief."

Netizens who experienced the fastest clarification of gossip in history were still trying to figure out why a company at the level of Jingsheng Group would go to such lengths to personally debunk rumors for Su Xingyao.

Then they suddenly discovered that in this grand clarification campaign for Su Xingyao, Jingsheng Group was actually just one of the participants.

When Weibo returned to normal, Su Xingyao's former agency, Yingxing Entertainment, also immediately issued a clarification and accountability statement.

And the award-winning actor Fu Qingyan, who hadn’t posted on Weibo in a long time, surprisingly got involved in this matter.

He personally posted on his account, firmly stood by Su Xingyao, and fiercely warned all the gossip-spreading marketing accounts.

Netizens, witnessing these unusual scenes, were as excited as jumping beans in a frying pan, yet still puzzled about which part of the drama they might have missed.

So, after these successive shocks.

When they discovered that the Shen family, which seemed to have no connection with Su Xingyao, also followed suit and issued a statement for Su Xingyao...

Netizens were completely confused.

"Wait... are you all coming out one after another to issue statements just to fill a mahjong table?"

"How come, in the time it took me to have lunch, it seems like all the official Weibo accounts in the world are defending and supporting Su Xingyao?"

"I thought it was already shocking enough for the Jingsheng Group to step in... but can someone tell me what’s going on with Su Xingyao’s former company that had a falling out, Fu Qingyan who has always been at odds with Su Xingyao, and... the out-of-nowhere Shen family?"

"My heart’s racing, my hands are shaking, years of drama-following experience tell me, this matter is definitely not that simple."

As expected, the old drama is still juicy.

Just as the seasoned drama follower predicted.

Netizens soon discovered that under the statements representing the Qin, Fu, and Shen families, the official Weibo of the Jingsheng Group had indeed left snarky comments.

Under the official Weibo of Yingxing Entertainment——

Jingsheng Group: I remember a certain company was supposed to be deregistered, how come this account is still alive? "Confused" "Confused"

Under Fu Qingyan’s Weibo——

Jingsheng Group: Mr. Movie Emperor, you should drink more traditional Chinese medicine and focus on your own burns, our Mr. Su doesn’t need you to worry about him "Cute" "Cute"

As for the Shen family’s statement, the official Weibo of the Jingsheng Group was even more merciless, directly calling them out.

Jingsheng Group: Please focus on your own company and do not attempt to interfere in matters related to our artists "Rolling eyes" "Rolling eyes"

After one retort, it seemed the official Weibo was still not satisfied, and immediately followed up with another.

Jingsheng Group: Instead of spending time issuing statements, you should focus on managing your adopted son "Disdain" "Disdain"

After netizens saw these replies——

I sense more drama brewing...