Arc 1: Part 58
In the room, there was silence. Ji Yu's team members stood quietly like chickens, their heads lowered in a circle, as they endured Ji Yu's angry scolding without even daring to make a sound.
Ji Yu's agitation grew. He gritted his teeth and said, "You won't tell me, huh? You've all set me up. Now hand over your phones and computers, and we'll go through them one by one! We'll check your contacts, Weibo, WeChat, mailboxes, whatever means of communication. Find all recent contacts you've had with others!"
Check phones?
That's an invasion of privacy!
The team members' faces were filled with obvious discontent, which only enraged Ji Yu more. "What's with those faces?! Feeling guilty, are you?"
"No..."
With no other choice, everyone lowered their heads and handed over their phones and computers for mutual inspection. Still, after a long search, no clues were found.
At that moment, there was a knock at the door. The assistant hurried to see who was there: "Brother Ji, it's Lan Shuer."
"Lan Shuer?" Ji Yu contemplated, his face suddenly fierce. He opened the door, pulled her inside, and asked, "What are you doing here? Did you buy bot votes for this poll?"
Lan Shuer was stunned. "What? Me? I didn't buy any bot votes! Why would I do something so dumb?"
Due to the drastic events of the past two days, a glaring red pimple had appeared on her forehead. Neither skincare products nor makeup could hide or eliminate it.
"What are you here for, then?"
"Ji Yu, do you really think I want to see you?" Lan Shuer was furious. She snorted, "I came here to ask you if you've canceled the bot operation you arranged earlier?"
"What?" Ji Yu was shocked.
He had completely forgotten about it.
The assistant seemed to remember something, and his face changed drastically. He raised his trembling head, fearfully looking at Ji Yu's furious face, and his words stuttered due to fear.
"Brother Ji, Brother Ji... I just remembered. Wasn't this poll arranged by that operation company? We had already paid the bot company to handle all online-related information, including the voting..."
The team members chimed in, "Yeah, when we paid them before, we thought Miss Lan's acting would definitely be better than Xi Tong Su's. So, to ensure a solid win, we asked them to cast some extra votes to make sure we beat Xi Tong Su..."
"Who knew Xi Tong Su would actually have better acting skills?"
"Could it really be that bot company responsible for the poll? Wouldn't they realize they were making a mistake...?"
As the staff's speculations grew quieter, the atmosphere in the room became more oppressive and gloomy. Everyone exchanged uneasy glances, feeling cold inside.
Could it...
Really be like that?
Did they just mess themselves up?!
Ji Yu's face changed several times. He picked up the phone on the ground to call the bot company, but when he bent over to pick it up, he realized his new phone was shattered. He grabbed the assistant's phone and dialed the number.
After a few rings, it was answered.
"...Big star Ji, aren’t you playing us? What do you mean our company acted on its own? Our company is the most sincere. Since we've received the money, we've made sure the job was beautifully done! Even if Miss Lan Shuer's data was low, didn't we still brush it up?"
Ji Yu was so furious that he was trembling. He roared on the phone, "Are you out of your mind?! Did water get into your brain?!! Lan Shuer's crappy acting, and you even brushed it up to win, do you think the people online are blind?"
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