Dominating Evolution of the Cosmos

Marcus's forehead was beading with sweat, as he had just realized that Steve had set everything up! He could have published these things on the Internet earlier on, but he did not do so. Instead, he had waited until the game was over, when everyone was no longer focused on their game, before publishing the truth.

"Steve, even though what you've said is reasonable, it can only prove that you were slandered by rumors. You still can't prove that the rumors on the Internet were spread by the Black Tiger Combat Unit. At the same time, you can't prove that you and Lawrence were not co-conspirators!" Marcus shouted through clenched teeth.

"Do you still want to deny it, even now?" Steve sneered.

Marcus' face was gloomy, as everything that Steve said was getting closer and closer to the truth. But, the closer he got, the more Marcus could not admit it. Otherwise, neither he nor the Black Tiger Combat Unit would be able to maintain their reputations.

"Marcus, do you think that we are all idiots? Things have come to this, yet you still want to deny everything!"

"Da*n the Black Tiger Combat Unit! You've played us all!"

"Mr. Steve, I apologize for the abuse you've received. Now, the Black Tiger Combat Unit must pay the price!"

"It's disgusting to set up a bureau to defame Steve's reputation. Moreover, it's awful to set up a gambling house to cheat everyone out of their contribution points and money."

"If you guys didn't frame Steve, who else would it be?"

"..."

The soldiers present were all furious, and they were shouting angrily. Although they did not have any evidence that the rumors on the Internet were spread by the Black Tiger Combat Unit, anyone could see that only the Black Tiger Combat Unit had the most to gain by doing so.

At the same time, the Black Tiger Combat Unit had also set up a gambling game to cheat people out of their contribution points and money. Finally, because they could not afford the huge prizes, they tried to deceive them again and cancel the bet. This behavior was absolutely abhorrent!

"You guys are shameless," Steve said coldly. "However, as the Internet is vast, it has many loopholes. As long as you look for the ID information of those who initially posted slanderous and insulting comments, you will find some sort of loophole."

Marcus grinned coldly. Norman had thought about this caveat long ago, which was why they had pre-arranged for the ID information of those behind the posts to all be linked to fake accounts! Even if Steve were to investigate them, he wouldn't be able to find any real information.

"Hmph! Go ahead and look them up. You won't be able to show us any evidence." Marcus sneered. "On the other hand, we do have evidence that you and Lawrence were working together…"

Dong! Dong! Dong!

Just then, three strikes of the clock sounded throughout the entire Original Gravity Tower's virtual world. This sound signaled that something important had happened in the military base.

"Emergency announcement, emergency announcement! Interruption of the announcement is prohibited..." the automated voice announcement said.

"This morning, the military base's internet was breached. Some hackers stole the monitoring videos information and the retired veterans' IDs. They then used the veterans' IDs to publish false information on the network. We will now play the surveillance video that was stolen and deleted..."

A large screen appeared in front of the crowd, and a clear video image started to play on the screen. Monitors were installed in many places throughout the military base, so everyone had a chance to see it.

This video even had the sound recordings. The people in the video were Steve and Vivien, as well as Wally, Eric, and Oliver of the Black Tiger Combat Unit. Everyone watched as the scene played out on the screen...

"So, you're together. No wonder our brother did not see her while he was waiting near her house." Out of the three who walked up, one of them had a cold tone and looked at Steve and Vivien with bad intentions.

"Who are you?" Steve asked the trio coldly.

"We're members of the Black Tiger Combat Unit. You've cut off our source of funds. What do you think we're here for?" Wally sneered, while the three of them approached Steve.

...

This video had clearly recorded the real story of Steve's, Vivien's and Wally's encounter. It kept rolling all the way until the end, where the tri of guys were arrested and taken away by George.

As the entire audience was shocked, deafening exclamations rang out...

"It's exactly like how Steve had said!"

"The Black Tiger Combat Unit is terrible!"

"When I was a recruit, I was cheated by the Black Tiger Store, too!"

"The Black Tiger Store sells inferior products. I know, as I've bought some too!"

"That's terrible! If Steve hadn't been strong enough, the three of them would have succeeded!"

"Wally should be caught and punished! Eric and Oliver should be caught too! We should imprison them all!"

The crowd was furious. Although George and Belak had testified before, nothing was more convincing and realistic than the crowd's seeing the video directly. After all, this was the real complete and unedited video, as the original video that everyone had seen on the network had now been edited.

Unfortunately, the videos in the Black Tiger Store were privately owned by the Black Tiger Store, and although the military base had the right to ask them to hand them over, the store also had the right to refuse to do so.

Regardless, this video today was enough to turn the tides of public opinion! Marcus' face was ashen, as even though their technicians had already deleted this video, the military base had more powerful technicians, who had been able to somehow restore it!

The official announcement of the military base had not stopped yet...

"Through the investigation of our technicians, by tracing the clues left by the stolen veterans' IDs, we were able to find the hackers of the stolen accounts. They are apparently located in the military base. Precisely, their location is in the headquarters of the Black Tiger Combat Unit!"

Everyone gasped at this revelation, then quickly quieted down in order to hear the rest of the announcement...

"In order to ensure that similar things will not happen in the future, we will confiscate all of the computer equipment of the Black Tiger Combat Unit for investigation. We are officially issuing a serious warning to the Black Tiger Combat Unit and deducting 100,000 contribution points from them as well."

Upon hearing this punishment, Marcus' eyes rolled back in his head and he almost fainted. Unfortunately, the matter was not over yet, as the announcement kept going...

"Another small announcement is that we've just found Lawrence's transfer records. After the game, all of his contribution points will be transferred to the Black Tigers Combat Unit's account."

Right then, all of the gazes that were already looking at Marcus filled with coldness and fury. Even this last piece of evidence had been officially proven as false by the military base!

"Regarding the Black Tiger Combat Unit's bet, the authorities found that they were cheating the soldiers out of contributing points and money by operating and controlling matters behind-the-scenes. Therefore, the Black Tiger Combat Unit will be ordered to return all of the bet money, and at the same time, the winner must be compensated with the prize that he deserves."

The announcement then concluded by saying, "Officials will monitor this whole process and to ensure that the soldiers have justice. We hope that the Black Tiger Combat Unit will learn from this incident and also remember that if they dare to do anything similar in the future, they will be severely punished. That's the end of the announcement."