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Even After My Death-Chapter 620 - 524: Jiang Ning Live Captures the Financier of the Internet Troll Army 5
Chapter 620: Chapter 524: Jiang Ning Live Captures the Financier of the Internet Troll Army 5
If someone else said this, everyone would definitely scoff and say, "You’re not Renminbi, why does everyone have to like you?"
But the person speaking was Jiang Ning.
Upon hearing her words, the netizens in the live stream were utterly convinced, without a hint of skepticism towards Jiang Ning; instead, they were shocked by what Miao Bin had just revealed:
[What? Jiang Ning still has haters now?]
[What’s the mentality of those hating on Jiang Ning?]
[The group he’s talking about, what group is it? Could it be a hater group specifically for badmouthing Jiang Ning?]
[It must be, or else they wouldn’t openly discuss hiring paid posters in the group.]
[...What are these people thinking? Let’s not even mention that Jiang Ning has already cleared her name from the dirt Huo Miao threw at her, just look at what she’s done in the past two months alone, there’s nothing but respect for her! She’s going to develop carpal tunnel from receiving so many bravery awards, and yet there are still haters!!!]
[This must be the work of those walking fifty thousand. Investigate! We must investigate thoroughly!]
The netizens started to doubt Miao Bin’s identity.
In front of the camera, facing Jiang Ning’s seemingly mocking expression, Miao Bin averted his gaze guiltily and replied with less and less confidence, "Do I need a reason to dislike someone?"
Now he was truly regretting it!
If he had known Jiang Ning would come to him personally to call him out, he would never have gone out of his way to buy paid posters to slander her!
Recalling the true reason for his dislike of Jiang Ning, Miao Bin felt panicked and just wanted to get rid of Jiang Ning as soon as possible; he hung his head, speaking in a low and humble voice, "I’m sorry, I apologize to you. I was impulsive. I shouldn’t have bought paid posters to maliciously stir things up online. I know I was wrong, please forgive me. Tell me how much compensation you want, I can transfer it to you right now."
He knew that Jiang Ning was live streaming, and he hoped that she would quickly take the compensation and leave immediately!
Miao Bin’s parents didn’t know his thoughts, but seeing their previously obstinate son suddenly realize his mistakes and apologize earnestly, they were overjoyed and hurriedly said to Jiang Ning, "Yes, yes, yes! You can make any demand, as long as it’s within our power, we will do our utmost to fulfill it, if only you could forgive him this once."
If Jiang Ning agreed to a private settlement, there would be no need for the police to take their son away!
Jiang Ning remained composed, "I want to see the group in your phone."
Before Miao Bin could refuse, Jiang Ning continued, "Since you said you followed others in buying paid posters after seeing discussions in the group. Let me see who else was planning to buy the paid posters; that’s not too much to ask, is it?"
"Not too much, not too much!"
"This child has just been led astray by others!"
Before Miao Bin could respond, his parents answered for him and even tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to hurry up and take out his phone.
"...I can’t." Without thinking, Miao Bin turned away from his parents.
To everyone else, his resistant actions only suggested that he had something to hide.
Through the dialogue between the few people, the onlookers also roughly understood the ins and outs of the situation: it was Miao Bin’s fault. He had slandered Jiang Ning online for no reason and now the victim had come knocking.
Many of the old neighbors who had come to watch the commotion and had seen Miao Bin grow up immediately advised him to take out his phone and show it to everyone.
They shared the same view as Miao Bin’s parents; they believed Miao Bin must have been led astray by others in the group.
Clenching his teeth and with one hand in his pocket, Miao Bin held his phone tightly, showing great resistance.
Finally, Miao Bin’s parents could no longer restrain themselves and began to wrestle the phone out of Miao Bin’s pocket.
Being taken away by the police was no joke—how could they stand by and watch their own son go down the wrong path!
"Dad! Mom! Don’t snatch it!" Miao Bin protested in desperation.
However, he was no match for his two parents, and soon the phone was yanked from his pocket by Miao Hai.
The touchscreen smartphone could be unlocked not only by inputting a password but also by facial recognition.
Miao Hai placed the phone in front of Miao Bin, and it unlocked immediately.
"Dad! Don’t touch my phone!" In a panic, Miao Bin glared at his phone, his heart pounding.
As he tried to snatch his phone back, he found himself firmly restrained by Ru Meilan.
At that moment, Miao Hai had already tapped on the familiar green bubble logo.
Miao Hai was only a young man in his twenties after all, with a small social circle; his WeChat contacts didn’t amount to much, barely a hundred people, and the number of WeChat groups he was in could be counted on one hand.
Yet after gazing over them, Miao Hai was still clueless.
He didn’t return the phone to Miao Bin, but handed it to Jiang Ning, "I can’t tell, can you find the group?"
The phone’s screen was on, with the WeChat chat list open.
With a brief glance, Jiang Ning’s eyes landed precisely on a particular message notification, and she spoke flatly, "He’s been kicked out of the group."
"Huh?" Miao Hai was somewhat slow to understand.
The other onlookers were also surprised upon hearing this and stretched their necks like giraffes, waiting to see how the Miao Family’s issue would be resolved.
The most shocked was Miao Bin, who looked up in bewilderment and stopped struggling.
He... was kicked out of the group chat?
[This is bad, the other party’s action was so fast, they must be watching Jiang Jiang’s live stream! They know Jiang Jiang is going to check the WeChat group, otherwise why would they kick Miao Bin out of the group for no reason!]
[This is definitely Jiang Ning’s anti-fan group without a doubt! They might be still lurking in the live stream right now!]
[Is that true! You rats hiding in the gutters, grandma is calling you out now, do you dare to respond!]
[Jiang Ning shouldn’t have hosted the livestream, now without catching the culprit, she herself has prematurely revealed her position, making things difficult.]
The viewers in the live stream room were deeply concerned, the initial excitement and novelty from Jiang Ning’s live stream catching paid trolls and patrons were gradually suppressed by other emotions.
Jiang Ning’s popularity was too high, any slight move could easily trend, attracting the attention of casual fans and die-hard followers, but also catching the eyes of those with ulterior motives.
Although Jiang Ning’s previous live streams had been free of trouble, this time, it was obvious that she had alerted the snake in the grass!
[Alas! What to do now!]
[Maybe Jiang Ning should just cut off the live stream, I think these wily rats lurking in the live stream room must be very cunning, probably by the time Jiang Ning sets off, they will have already run away.]
Miao Hai had already come to his senses by then, and quickly tried to clear his son’s name, "Since he has been kicked out of the group, this should have nothing to do with my son, right! My son was deceived, otherwise it must be these people inciting him in the group, he would never do something like buying trolls to defame you."
Jiang Ning didn’t say anything, just took Miao Bin’s phone from his hand.
Miao Bin, whether resigned or relieved that he was kicked out of the group chat, was less resistant when Jiang Ning took his phone, and even stepped forward to take a closer look at what Jiang Ning was doing with his phone.
Jiang Ning’s fingers were nimble, tapping lightly on Miao Bin’s phone screen a few times before swiftly swiping through it.
Miao Bin’s phone had no privacy screen protector, so he could vaguely see through the background pages that Jiang Ning was browsing his chat history, but before he could make out the content on the screen, he saw Jiang Ning’s quickly swiping fingers suddenly pause, as if she had discovered something, with a surprised look in her eyes.
A jolt shot through Miao Bin’s heart, a strong sense of foreboding rising within him.
"Give me back my phone!" He reached out to snatch his phone back.
Jiang Ning raised her hand, avoiding Miao Bin’s grab, her piercing gaze fell on him, as if she could see through everything, making all the darkness within him have nowhere to hide, "No wonder you don’t like me, it turns out it’s because I stand opposite to you."
As her words fell, the blood drained from Miao Bin’s face.
[What, what???]
[What happened?]
[What did Jiang Ning see on his phone?]
The online viewers in the live stream were utterly perplexed.
When Jiang Ning was checking Miao Bin’s phone messages, she did not allow the camera to capture her screen.
So apart from her, no one else knew what Jiang Ning had seen on Miao Bin’s phone.
Jiang Ning didn’t plan on keeping everyone guessing, she was there to catch a culprit, not to play.
Having already delayed too much time, Jiang Ning opted for a swift resolution, "Cyberchat leading others to mental breakdown, depression, suicide, I wouldn’t guess it, so young yet your heart is so dark."
No sooner had she spoken, than others were still processing what she’d said, Miao Bin’s legs began to tremble with fear.
All he could think about was the panic after being exposed by Jiang Ning, he didn’t even have the courage to refute Jiang Ning’s words right away.
Instead, it was his parents who protected their son as soon as they grasped what was happening.
Miao Hai glared angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about! My son could never do such a conscienceless deed!"
"Exactly, young lady, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can’t talk nonsense," Ru Meilan chimed in, having pondered several times to grasp the meaning behind Jiang Ning’s words, her son could never do such a vile thing!
Jiang Ning responded, "Whether it’s true or not, just ask him and you’ll know."
"Dad, Mom, I didn’t do it," Miao Bin said fearfully, hiding behind his parents; he didn’t know how Jiang Ning found out, but he was certain that he had never logged into any alt account on his phone, nor was there any trace of messages about an alt account.
He must not panic!
However, Miao Bin seemed to have forgotten about the lie detector on his head, as just after he finished speaking, the familiar alarm from the device rang out:
"Master! He is lying! He is lying!"
Miao Hai and Ru Meilan were already angry, and upon hearing the voice coming from Miao Bin’s head, they became even more furious.
"What the heck is this thing?"
"You wouldn’t be here to frame my son, would you! With no evidence, how dare you slander my son’s reputation!"
Both were speaking as they tried to reach for the lie detector on Miao Bin’s head.
Jiang Ning acted before them and removed the lie detector from Miao Bin’s head, "Okay, you want evidence, I’ll give you evidence."