Chapter 2815 - 2877: Influencer Account

They say if a child is not taught well, it’s the father’s fault, and that’s quite appropriate. Eighty percent of the responsibility for the child’s behavior falls on Yue Ming, and twenty percent on his mother. But the latter is just a pretty vase, good for nothing else aside from beauty treatments, shopping, and watching romance dramas all day. Yue Ming, on the other hand, is the one who spoiled the child into this state single-handedly.

Li Yifei finished speaking, leaving Yue Ming at a loss for words. He moved his mouth, and after a while, said somewhat dejectedly, "But I am a father. If my child is in trouble, I must save him."

"If you said that at the beginning, I might have admired you. What a pity!" Li Yifei replied.

Yue Ming now understood Li Yifei’s meaning. He nodded, feeling a chill run through him, and said, "Li Yifei, as I said earlier, he is my son, my only child. I can’t just watch him go to prison, so I must save him. If you’re going to stop me, then stop me. I know you’re quite influential, but this is Haicheng, and I have some standing here."

The conversation broke down completely, so there was no need to pretend anymore. Yue Ming stood up as he spoke, looking down at Li Yifei with intense anger and determination in his eyes.

Li Yifei, however, remained calm, slowly shaking his head, and said, "Then I can only wish you success. As the person involved, from my perspective as the victim, I don’t wish for your son to escape the legal consequences. I only hope that wrongdoers are punished accordingly, and justice should not be swayed by external forces."

"Hah!" Yue Ming suddenly grinned, appearing somewhat arrogant, and said, "So you’re going to go against me."

"Are you worthy enough?" Li Yifei glanced at Yue Ming and asked, without waiting for a reply, continued, "Are you even qualified?"

"You!" Yue Ming was about to lose his temper when Li Yifei added another "get lost." He felt a rush of blood to his head and nearly acted on it. However, he remembered Li Yifei’s formidable personal combat ability, so he held back, only saying, "Fine, let’s see what happens!"

After speaking, Yue Ming strode out. Now they had both told each other to beat it. Watching Yue Ming leave, Li Yifei shook his head and said, "If I had a child like that, I’d be the first to deal with him. The people of the Li family can be mediocre, but they cannot be bad, cannot act against their conscience, and certainly cannot evade responsibility after committing such a crime!"

Wu Shuwei listened clearly, nodding in agreement, and said, "I believe you, but I also believe in their upbringing. Your children wouldn’t turn out like that."

"Haha, as for Yue Ming and Zhang Bai, stay tuned; it’s bound to be interesting."

The following events indeed became quite spectacular. Li Yifei and Wu Shuwei were not ordinary people; keeping track of the case’s progress was exceedingly easy. After Yue Ming left, he sought out the families of the injured and deceased victims, offering them hefty compensation. For those not satisfied, he even increased the compensation amount until they were content. This approach actually proved very effective, as eventually, all the injured and deceased families agreed to accept the compensation and decided not to pursue legal action against his son.

Since the victims’ side did not press charges, this was advantageous for the judicial process regarding the criminals, often resulting in a lighter sentence.

Of course, that wasn’t all. Under the influence of money, several internet celebrities who regularly posted advertisements began to attack Li Yifei, fabricating things to slander him. They claimed that Li Yifei and Yue Ming had business competition which led to him framing Yue Ming’s son and causing the accident. Others said that Li Yifei was clearly out for revenge. Such seemingly sensational claims, once spread, were quite eye-catching.

Li Yifei naturally saw these statements; Wu Shuwei showed them to him while they were just about to go out for dinner. Wu Shuwei had discovered a very delicious pork fat noodle place, also found online. It was said to be recommended by a foodie expert, so Wu Shuwei wanted to try it.

Seeing this information on the way, Li Yifei also saw many fans coming to ask him if it was true. Do such things even need to be questioned? Of course, they are false. The nature of this whitewashing is quite malicious.

As the person involved who understood the case, Li Yifei had a lot of say. However, on the road, Li Yifei merely posted a tweet: "To clarify a few things: First, Yue Ming and I were just classmates, only known each other for a few days, no past grievances, no current conflicts. Second, there are many videos online showing I was taking a night stroll by the river when I started rescuing people. Third, don’t worry, those internet celebrities spreading false information; the lawyer’s letters are on their way. Although I know you’re just doing your job for money, don’t think the companies behind you can escape."

What’s called arrogance? This is called arrogance because Li Yifei knew many internet celebrity accounts were actually managed by specialized marketing companies that maintain numerous accounts, form alliances, manipulate certain public opinions, or publish various advertisements. Don’t underestimate advertisements; some internet celebrities earn hundreds of thousands for just one advertisement. If multiple accounts post simultaneously, it could easily run into millions. Would you say they make money?

Earning money is fine, everyone wants a share. However, slandering others for money—once you cross that line, expect consequences to follow. Li Yifei concluded, "I’m off to enjoy some good food now. Friends, please help gather and send me evidence screenshots!"

This call to action was no joke. Many fans were eager to help the veteran, so upon hearing this, they promptly set out to take screenshots and gather evidence. Some even provided Li Yifei with background information on the companies behind these internet celebrities spreading false information and some of their interest chains. To Li Yifei, such information might have been coming from their competitors.

Thus, while eating pork fat noodles, Li Yifei received a lot of information. He asked Su Mengxin to contact a specialized lawyer to handle this matter.

Li Yifei just moved a finger, but since someone dared to slander him, why couldn’t he go all out? Even if those accounts spreading false information quickly deleted their posts upon seeing Li Yifei was serious, the posts had already been made, and money had been earned. One must always consider the consequences. As the head of the Li family, the most prominent in Ning Province, why allow yourselves to be slandered?

Such actions also made many people feel satisfied, as those accounts were known for copying content, with no respect for copyright. When confronted, they were evasive, or even more shameless. Moreover, they often took money to smear others, so they deserved to be dealt with. Li Yifei’s actions were seen as a public service.

The account owners did not expect Li Yifei to act so decisively and swiftly, hitting them hard. The marketing accounts were thrown into panic. After all, they had put much effort into building up these accounts, and if they were sued or had their accounts banned officially, it would mean losing their livelihood, along with a significant loss of income. Given their influence, their monthly income could reach tens of thousands or even millions. Enterprises and companies were willing to pay for their advertisements, as online ad effects often surpass TV ads.

Even Li Yifei had been approached by many inquiring whether he would consider taking up advertising. Of course, those were people who didn’t know Li Yifei well; anyone with a bit of understanding would know that was impossible. Would a billionaire do advertising for tens of thousands of dollars? That would be absurd. Li Yifei can afford not to care, but those people cannot. They belonged to the same company, with grandiose titles like cultural media arts companies.

Li Yifei decided to act immediately, giving them no chance for reconciliation. Since they accepted money and resorted to all sorts of defamation and whitewashing, they might as well continue, and they’d play along.

But those marketing accounts quickly backed down, swiftly removing their posts. However, it was too late as Li Yifei had preserved the evidence, and his lawyers had captured it, which served as relevant evidence. He both issued lawyer’s letters and reported the matter to Twitter to see what the latter would do.

Many marketing accounts were entangled with officials, so the officials might hesitate to clear them out.

Nonetheless, every release and topic by Li Yifei sparked lively discussions, even surpassing many celebrity topics in popularity. Of course, in the minds of many fans, Li Yifei was far superior to those celebrities. He was genuine, lived authentically, unpolished, doing good deeds and daring to confront adversaries bravely. Recent events, in particular, left fans feeling vindicated.

Today’s incident also spurred vigorous discussions, with fans jumping in, eager to denounce those people. They were outraged at their sheer audacity—never seen people so bullying. Normally, they tolerated their occasional ads and plagiarism, but today, taking dirty money to malign Li Yifei, twisting the truth, and blurring right and wrong was utterly vile.

So under these marketing accounts, a storm of criticism erupted. Even those unaware of the situation, once they understood the whole story, joined in, angrily denouncing them. Within a short time, these marketing accounts lost hundreds of thousands of followers, while Li Yifei gained over two million more followers. The speed of his fanbase growth was simply unparalleled.

Li Yifei’s emergence disrupted some of the internet rules. Typically, according to the rules of the game, when someone blackens you, you retaliate evenly, providing evidence and proving you didn’t do those things, the two sides might tug back and forth several rounds. But what happened? As soon as the other side got out the soot, Li Yifei came over with a shovel, swinging it straight at their faces.

It was a heavy blow, and the opponents directly fell.