Jin Jiufu couldn't reach Wei Jiansheng by phone because Wei Jiansheng was busy taking down trending searches and deleting negative articles.

Originally, it was predicted that the Yun City Team would definitely lose. Wei Jiansheng had even hired people to prepare negative articles in advance. The platforms and media for publishing them were already contacted, ready to be released at the right time to ensure Lin Fan would be bombarded with negative comments.

As a result, not only did the Yun City Team not lose, they even won 8 to 1. This made all of Wei Jiansheng's carefully prepared negative articles useless. If they were still released, it would be clear evidence of someone deliberately attacking the Yun City Team.

Attempting to bite off more than you can chew backfired for Wei Jiansheng, so of course he had to clean things up quickly.

Lu Dong was just as anxious as Wei Jiansheng.

The host asked Lu Dong, "Teacher Lu, the match has ended. What do you think now?"

Lu Dong was frantically tapping on his phone, cold sweat breaking out, too busy to pay attention to him.

It turned out Lu Dong had written a negative blog post about the Yun City Team in advance and scheduled it to be published one minute after the match ended to be the first to comment.

Lu Dong had been so focused on the match that he forgot about this. When he suddenly remembered and glanced at the time, the scheduled publication time was almost upon him. He was scared and hurriedly operated his phone.

The negative article he wrote was based on the Yun City Team losing, mocking them from various angles. However, the problem was that the Yun City Team won.

Once his post was published, it would be like publicly admitting he had prepared the negative article in advance, practically evidence of taking money to create smear campaigns.

He's a big influencer, a major figure. Once it was confirmed that he was paid to malign others, his reputation would be severely affected, and he might even face punishment. How could he still appear on TV to make money?

This really scared him out of his wits.

"What's Teacher Lu doing, looking so nervous?" the host wondered aloud.

Lu Dong, however, didn't have time to respond to him. After a frenzy of operation, he finally managed to cancel the scheduled publication just seconds before it was to go live.

Lu Dong exhaled deeply, feeling somewhat exhausted as he slumped in his seat, wiping the cold sweat. He had been scared to death just now.

Netizens, observing the situation, expressed their concern.

"What's wrong with Teacher Lu?"

"Is he flustered by being proven wrong?"

"Is Lu Dong okay? Worried about Teacher Lu's health."

"Did the bastard have a heart attack…"

The host said, "Teacher Lu, netizens are very concerned about you and worried about your health…"

Having removed the blog post, Lu Dong felt capable once more, perked up, and sat upright. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Ahem, what were you asking me?" Lu Dong cleared his throat, looking at the host.

The host said, "Now that the Yun City Team won by such a large margin, you had previously said that they had a streak of luck. I see netizens saying you were proved wrong. Do you have any other thoughts now?"

Lu Dong remained composed, smiling slightly, "Proved wrong? How so? I don't think I was proven wrong. I still stand by what I said; the Yun City Team just got lucky. This match, I can only say, their luck lasted until the end."

The host: "…"

Lu Dong said, "I have my reasons for saying this, not because I am deliberately against the Yun City Team. I have never done such things; these are my genuine views. The Yecheng Team was in poor form today, and the Yun City Team took full advantage."

The host couldn't help but say, "However, when the three foreign players were brought in, you didn't say this. You said the Yun City Team wouldn't make it past the midfield, and that bringing in the three foreign players would be futile…"

Lu Dong replied, "This just supports what I said; the Yecheng Team was in poor form, including the three Brazilian players. They were unexpectedly underperforming. Maybe they haven't recovered from losing to the Jiang City Team previously."

The host asked, "So Teacher Lu still doesn't think highly of the Yun City Team?"

Lu Dong responded, "This we can wait and see. Truly strong teams aren't afraid; the fear is relying on luck. Luck eventually runs out, especially when facing truly strong teams. So there's no need to rush, just watch and see."

Of course, he would never praise the Yun City Team. Whether they win again later is a problem for the future. Whatever he said now, netizens would forget in a few days.

Lu Dong knew this all too well. Anyway, he had destroyed the evidence of being bribed, so he could talk nonsense again.

In Hang City, at the Wangu Mansion.

Wei Tiansheng sat in his office, watching the broadcast on the TV.

However, Lu Dong's words brought no comfort to Wei Tiansheng at all.

Wei Tiansheng's face was dark, and he was in a bad mood.

What about the predicted crushing defeat of the Yun City Team? What about the overwhelming criticism? What about the drop in the Mortal Group's stock prices?

The plans he had carefully laid out had all turned to bubbles with the Yun City Team's big victory.

Wei Jiansheng walked in with his phone, cold sweat still on his forehead after his earlier crisis.

"Father, all the negative articles have been pulled. Fortunately, they weren't published yet," Wei Jiansheng said. He had been really nervous earlier, and his face still looked troubled.

Bang!

Wei Tiansheng slammed his hand on the table, furious and embarrassed, "Outrageous, foiled by Lin Fan's brat again! Didn't you say that Lin Fan's brat's team was sure to lose? How do you explain this?"

Wei Jiansheng quickly replied, "Father, it's not my fault. Before the match, who would have bet on the Yun City Team? This result must have taken everyone by surprise. Who could have imagined the Yun City Team scoring so many goals? It was like both teams had swapped scripts."

Wei Tiansheng scoffed, "How did Lin Fan's brat manage this? How did his team become so strong in such a short time?"

Wei Jiansheng replied, "They must have just gotten lucky. That's the only explanation."

Wei Tiansheng said, "I may not know football, but if they won by one goal, that's luck; winning by eight goals, is that luck too? I don't want to hear anything from Lu Dong; he's been paid off by us and is not trustworthy!"

Wei Jiansheng said, "Yes, I'll discuss it with Jin Jiufu."

Wei Tiansheng said, "If the Yun City Team truly managed to improve so quickly, then we need to reconsider our strategy against them. In any case, I don't want to see them winning again in their next match!"

Wei Jiansheng said, "Yes, Father. I will call Jin Jiufu right away."

Wei Jiansheng picked up his phone to call Jin Jiufu, noticing that Jin Jiufu had tried to call him several times. He clicked on the redial.

"Old Jin, were you trying to reach me? Sorry, I was a bit busy earlier," Wei Jiansheng said.

On the other end, Jin Jiufu said, "It's nothing, Mr. Wei. I just left the match venue and intended to report the situation to you. I apologize; I couldn't complete your task today."

Wei Jiansheng said, "I was just about to ask, Old Jin, do you think the Yun City Team's victory was due to luck, or do they truly have the strength?"

Jin Jiufu paused thoughtfully before speaking resolutely, "Strength! To be honest, Mr. Wei, I watched the entire match live. I can only say that this Yun City Team scared me!"