Silicon Invasion

It's easy to spread rumors, but exhausting to refute them.

Indeed, just as Wang Mingan said.

The online frenzy is endless. First, they demand you prove your innocence. After you present evidence, they claim it's unreliable. Even after the police issue an announcement, the uproar doesn't stop. They insist the victim speak out.

The receptionist is now deeply regretful. A young girl, watching the front desk at night, it's almost a special profession. Of course, this 'special' is genuinely special, not the kind with a suggestive connotation.

In this slightly dangerous, special profession, a bit of vigilance is normal. Objectively speaking, it's actually a good thing. Luo Rui never blamed the receptionist, and not just because she was pretty.

The girl is quite responsible. She feels that she caused the trouble and it escalated to this point. Whether she'll do it again in the future is another matter, but she wants to stand up and clarify things now.

So, she registered a real-name account and posted a clarification video.

The so-called victim, with real-name authentication, personally sent a clarification video. Did she think this would end everything? That would be too naive.

The frenzy is never-ending. Some people started posting that the girl was coerced, demanding she prove she wasn't.

How can you even prove that?

The uproar kept rolling in, overwhelming a once lively and cheerful person. Over time, she became depressed, couldn't continue working, and resigned.

Now things were even worse, providing new material for the frenzy. She was fired, and they claimed she wasn't coerced?

Luo Rui's life was actually a bit better than the girl's, but it's impossible to say it had no impact. Walking on campus, being pointed at was unavoidable, and he also experienced some isolation. Some people even demanded a thorough investigation into Luo Rui's background, to see why he was so arrogant.

However, Luo Rui wasn't a social person to begin with. Being isolated was fine with him. Besides, no one wanted to practice mecha combat with him anyway, and the isolation allowed him to focus, catching up on his academic courses in a short time.

It's just that his reputation was now a bit problematic, making his mother's mission seem a little difficult.

Half a month passed, and the event's heat not only didn't decrease, but intensified. Luo Rui's parents initially didn't believe their son would do such a thing, because it wasn't worth it. Later, Zhang Zhi personally called Luo Rui to vouch for him, completely dispelling their doubts.

What followed was anger. When their children encounter such things, any normal parent would be furious.

They apparently listened to someone's suggestion, and even wanted to find a public relations company, because they heard they could spend money to push Luo Rui's matter down by promoting other trending topics.

Fortunately, the parents asked Luo Rui before taking action, which gave him a big scare. He secretly cursed whoever gave them that terrible idea, and quickly dissuaded them.

Putting aside how much money it would waste, if they really did it, Luo Rui would never be able to clear his name.

Time passed day by day. Just as the heat of the matter reached its peak, GJ (State Department) suddenly took action…

Major forum companies that had been watching the situation develop were invited for talks. Subsequently, a total of 100,000 overseas IP addresses were blocked. Forums not only required real-name registration for posting, but also displayed the poster's location.

At the same time, local police stations were also taking action. The police stations across the country had long been annoyed by various rhythm-leading incidents. Now, with GJ's support, they started tracking people down via their IP addresses.

Those who deliberately stirred up trouble, made trouble out of nothing, and hated the country were successively arrested, nearly a thousand people in total. After a large-scale internet cleaning campaign, Luo Rui's troublesome matter, whose heat couldn't be reduced, seemed to suddenly be forgotten by everyone. No one mentioned it anymore.

The farce ended abruptly, but it had a significant impact on Luo Rui's mental state. He often wondered, if GJ hadn't intervened, what should ordinary people do when faced with such a thing? What could they do?

But even now, Luo Rui hasn't found an answer.

"The school competition is about to start. Luo Rui, you'll be a substitute this time, to familiarize yourself with the competition process."

Although Niu Wei is often unreliable, he is, after all, the captain of the Shining Knights, and he's the one who announces team matters. Moreover, Luo Rui always felt that this guy was a bit of a wise fool. He clearly could think of many things, but still pretended to be stupid, giving his teammates opportunities to show off.

Perhaps that's why he's the captain. After all, the position of captain sometimes doesn't just depend on seniority. In other teams, it's common for juniors in their third year to be captains, it doesn't necessarily have to be a senior in their fourth year.

"We were the runners-up last year, so we don't need to play in the qualifying rounds this time. So, everyone can relax in the early stages, go to the venue to see other teams' tactics, or watch recordings, and see if there are any good strategies to learn from."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Tong Yue belonged to the enthusiastic older sister type, and especially liked to educate Luo Rui, and after the hotel incident, that enthusiasm directly doubled.

Unfortunately, Luo Rui's side… alas…

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Seeing that Luo Rui was a bit confused, Tong Yue explained with a smile: "Don't underestimate other teams. Even if their skills aren't as good as yours, on the battlefield, strength isn't always the key to victory."

"Sometimes, brains are often more important than strength. Interestingly, after professional analysis, strong teams tend to play methodically and conservatively, while weaker teams play more creatively, especially those who expect to be eliminated in the first round. They often have many imaginative and wonderful ideas."

Luo Rui nodded. What Tong Yue said was easy to understand. Strong teams can rely on their skills to brute force their way through, so they play more steadily, which naturally looks conservative. And those weaker teams, if they want to win, have to work hard on tactics. And those teams that are just trying to win, playing on the off chance of winning big, play the most unconventionally, because losing is normal anyway, and winning is a huge profit.

"It's good that you understand. The competition starts tomorrow. You can go to the venue to take a look. There are many things that you can't feel just by watching recordings."

Luo Rui nodded again, indicating that he received Tong Yue's concern. Since the last incident, Luo Rui seemed to be getting more and more withdrawn.

These teammates are all pretty good. Seeing Luo Rui like this, they were very anxious. Those things, not to mention Luo Rui, even they would be driven to withdraw just by watching.

Unfortunately, they were powerless and couldn't do anything. Fortunately, the matter has now been resolved, and Luo Rui should go out and take a look, make friends, etc. After all, they are at least two grades above Luo Rui, and it's impossible to team up with Luo Rui until graduation. If Luo Rui wants to achieve results in the future, he still needs some new teammates.