Chapter 558: Chapter 558

Luo You sighed, "I also feel it’s not worth it, but there’s no helping it. Originally, I thought He Hui was just simply coming to blackmail us, but I don’t know who gave her advice, making her smarten up.

She found a very strong reason to borrow money, and if we don’t take it to a legal level, Jinxia’s situation will only get worse."

"Letting the court intervene openly can make it seem like Jinxia is forthright and unafraid of conflict, which could help her regain a lot of points in the eyes of netizens. If we don’t involve the law and keep dragging this out, I’m worried He Hui will come up with some new trick."

"You have more experience with public relations than I do, and you should know that some issues can’t be delayed. Once they are, even if they’re false, they could become true over time.

Jinxia is innocent; I believe that more than anyone else, but netizens won’t think so. The longer this drags on, the more likely it will seem like she’s actually at fault."

Zhang Dayou realized what he was saying and understood.

Indeed, looking at it this way, allowing the court to intervene openly might be a good approach and a powerful counterattack from He Jinxia.

Zhang Dayou: "Alright, I understand. I’ll contact the media right now."

No sooner had Zhang Dayou finished speaking than Luo You’s phone began to ring. He looked down to see it was an unfamiliar number.

Luo You answered the call, "Hello?"

On the other end of the line, a voice altered by a voice changer came through: "You are He Jinxia’s agent Luo You, aren’t you? I couldn’t get through to He Jinxia’s phone, so I came directly to you."

Luo You frowned, a bad premonition rising in his heart: "Who are you?"

"Who I am isn’t important, and you don’t need to know. You just need to know that I have in my possession some evidence that is very important to you guys."

Luo You’s expression turned serious. He stealthily pressed the record button on his phone’s screen and then calmly asked, "My friend, Jinxia hasn’t offended anyone, nor does she have any leverage over anyone. You’ve got the wrong person for your extortion."

Laughter came from the other end of the phone, the voice changer making the laughter sound sinister and eerie.

After a moment, the man said, "It’s only you and He Jinxia who are clear about whether you have offended anyone and whether you have any leverage. I won’t beat around the bush. The online uproar over He Jinxia and He Hui is quite big. I have audio and evidence of He Hui’s premeditated harm against He Jinxia. Are you interested?"

Luo You’s eyebrows twisted, and he blurted out subconsciously, "That’s impossible. How could you have these things?"

The man laughed again.

Amid the laughter, Luo You had a moment of insight and suddenly said, "I understand now. You are the one who’s been helping He Hui with her schemes, right?"

"Because you advised He Hui, you also have evidence of her plans to extort money from He Jinxia. I was wondering how He Hui had gotten so smart; turns out she had a mastermind like you behind her, giving her advice."

Having figured everything out, Luo You was no longer anxious but became curious instead and asked, "I don’t understand. Clearly, you advised He Hui to extort He Jinxia, but why would you turn around the next day and sell her out?"

The person on the other end of the phone didn’t speak, allowing Luo You to guess wildly. Even if Luo You guessed his true intentions, the reporter wasn’t afraid.

From the moment he made the call, he wasn’t afraid of Luo You figuring it out.

From finding He Hui and setting up the scenario, to enticing them to make a big scene, and then stirring things up on the internet, everything was within his expectations.

Even the sobbing confession video that He Hui released and the media that interviewed her were all pre-arranged by him, and He Hui’s responses were learned by heart beforehand.

All his actions were aimed at completely tarnishing He Jinxia’s reputation online!

Only by pushing He Jinxia to rock bottom would the evidence he held become valuable.

He had initially planned to approach He Jinxia a day later, to let the online public opinion marinate a bit longer. What he didn’t expect was that a celebrity would speak up for her amid the chaos.

Moreover, the number of rational netizens was beyond his expectations; many already suspected that this was all a conspiracy against He Jinxia.

Once a conspiracy is exposed, it no longer deserves to be called a conspiracy.

Similarly, if He Jinxia isn’t brought to her knees, then the evidence he has can’t achieve its maximum value.

Seizing the moment before the backlash became too severe, the reporter decisively called Luo You, determined to extort a sum of money and then disappear.

From beginning to end, she had been manipulated.

During the discussions with He Hui and her family, the reporter had already clearly understood the nature of He Hui and her entourage.

They couldn’t find a single solid reason to demand money from He Jinxia, and if they didn’t help them, once the video shot in the cemetery was leaked, they would undoubtedly be met with one-sided criticism.

Netizens might easily believe rumors and follow the crowd, but that doesn’t mean they are fools. Everyone earns their money through hard work, and they are not saints. Why should they give their hard-earned money to He Hui?

He Hui was just an aunt, not He Jinxia’s parents reborn.

The reporter’s decision to help them was ultimately motivated by the desire to squeeze a large sum of money from He Jinxia’s side.

In his ear, Luo You was still talking, analyzing, in the hope of revealing a bit of his true intentions.

But the reporter was also an experienced player in the entertainment circle and naturally wouldn’t give Luo You that opportunity. When Luo You had almost finished talking, the reporter slowly began, "A fixed price, 5 million."

Luo You immediately shrieked, "5 million? Are you trying to rob me?"

The reporter carelessly picked at his ear, firmly sticking to his number, "It’s 5 million, take it or leave it."

Luo You said, "Forget it, I’m not buying."

Reporter: "Then you name a price. How much will you give?"

The reporter flatly stated, "Impossible, don’t treat me like a fool!"

Luo You: "You say you have evidence, but that’s just you talking. How do I know if you really have the evidence? What if you don’t, what if you’re just here to extort me? How am I supposed to know you’re not lying to me? If you want me to make an offer, fine, but let me see the video first."

The reporter agreed readily, "Alright."

Before long, Luo You’s mobile phone received a video.

The video was clearly incomplete, only five minutes long, and one could tell it was secretly filmed, the angles all wrong.

In those five minutes, He Hui spelled out her entire plan, speaking while recalling, as though she was reciting from memory.

Luo You could tell that the person had long harbored the idea of exploiting He Hui’s family for money because that person hadn’t uttered a single word in the video. Newest update provıded by n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net

Even when He Hui, in the midst of explaining the plan, forgot the rest of it and inquired the invisible "him," "he" still didn’t say a word.

Without revealing a voice or showing a face, Luo You couldn’t help but sigh internally, this was the work of a pro!

For He Jinxia to be targeted by such a person, she could only blame her bad luck!

Luo You frowned, his mind tumbling into a difficult quandary; to pay or not to pay, that was the question.

How much to pay, that was another problem.

Whether to spend money to purchase the evidence to solve the issue or to let the courts intervene openly, the former method was undoubtedly more efficient and guaranteed a hit.

But once money changed hands, the whole nature of the affair would change.

Just as he was struggling with his dilemma, suddenly, Zhang Dayou made an urgent voice call.

Luo You answered, and Zhang Dayou hastily said, "Hurry up and check W-bo, Sheng Yan is actually speaking up for He Jinxia!"