Chapter 1562 - 1561: Violent Measures

The time flew by, and before realizing it, it was already the next morning.

Lu Yu sat in his room, not going out for a walk. He was just sitting in front of his computer, watching a movie while keeping an eye on the latest developments of the black account incident online.

The online heat regarding the black account was continuously soaring. As of now, the original news about the incident had gone from seventy million views to one hundred and forty million, and the number of comments had surpassed the ten million mark!

This information had reached an extremely terrifying number, and now the power of public opinion had become a mountain, overshadowing the sky. The sheer quantity was truly suffocating!

"Umarov, this isn't enough to finish you off?"

Looking at the startling statistics on the webpage, Lu Yu's lips curled slightly, his face full of a playful smile.

One hundred and forty million views, compared to yesterday, the view count had doubled, and the sheer number of comments also indirectly indicated how much this Crescent Group black account incident was attracting attention.

This impact was truly the most sensational news of the year, without a doubt!

Thinking of this, Lu Yu clicked the mouse lightly, refreshing the page to see the most recent changes.

But then, an unexpected change occurred.

As soon as Lu Yu refreshed the page, the original news page instantly disappeared, replaced by the conspicuous words "page does not exist" on the webpage, which looked particularly eye-catching!

The webpage was blocked!

Seeing this scene, Lu Yu was slightly taken aback.

At the same time, his face remained composed, and his fingers flew over the keyboard, entering websites that had republished the news, but the result was the same everywhere: other than the words "page does not exist," there was no finding such news!

Obviously, within these few minutes, Umarov finally made a move, instantly blocking all articles and news reports, attempting to prevent the further expansion of the issue.

"Umarov, oh Umarov, couldn't hold back anymore, could you?"

Looking at the words "page does not exist" on the computer, Lu Yu's lips curled slightly, revealing a playful smile: "I originally thought you could come up with some high-level tactics, but I didn't expect you would use such a stupid method!"

In his words, Lu Yu not only showed no annoyance about the page being blocked but rather carried a hint of playful laughter.

In Lu Yu's mind, he had thought of many ways Umarov might respond, but now even he did not anticipate that Umarov would choose the dumbest way!

This news article originally involved some rather dark topics, and the view count had reached a terrifying one hundred and forty million, with comment numbers breaking over ten million!

And that was only the data from one website; there were plenty of other website data he hadn't tallied yet!

At this moment, Umarov's simple, violent blocking tactic truly reached the height of stupidity!

The news revealed the shady dealings within Crescent Group, and such black accounts had already infuriated the readers. Now, the page was suddenly violently blocked!

This behavior is simply like the old story of "hiding three hundred taels of silver here," indirectly proving that the reported events are indeed true.

The initially noisy affair suddenly encountering violent blocking—such behavior is akin to pouring oil on the fire, definitely enraging the already emotional netizens!

Buzz!

As Lu Yu thought about this, suddenly his phone rang, and turning to look, it was actually Abel, the editor-in-chief from The Times, calling!

Seeing Abel's number, Lu Yu smiled slightly. Even without checking, he knew this time Abel was definitely calling because of the webpage being blocked.

Thinking of this, Lu Yu smiled and shook his head, directly picking up the phone, pressing the call button, and said: "Hello? Editor Abel."

"Mr. Lu, it's not good."

As soon as Lu Yu answered the call, Abel's anxious voice instantly came through the phone: "The article I just published was violently blocked. I've contacted other media outlets, and their republished articles have also been blocked!"

In his words, Abel sounded extremely urgent, very eager indeed. After all, this report was related to his attempt at winning a Western Journalism Award, so he was very invested.

Upon hearing Abel's words, Lu Yu's lips curled into a playful smile.

Truly, in this world, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. If this were any other editor, they would surely use some dismissive excuse to clear their involvement, citing the old saying that a "small arm can't twist the big leg."

But now Abel wasn't going to do that. He knew that the juicy material Lu Yu provided was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If handled well, his value could increase tenfold!

So, that's why Abel was calling to inform Lu Yu, to see if Lu Yu had any solutions.

After all, he did not want to miss such a rare opportunity!

"Editor Abel, don't worry."

Upon hearing Abel's words, Lu Yu smiled slightly and immediately said: "This issue is not a major problem, and I already have a strategy ready!"

In his words, Lu Yu's voice was measured, giving a sense of strategy and planning.

"You have a strategy?"

Hearing Lu Yu's words, Abel instantly perked up, his voice carrying a hint of excitement, immediately saying: "What's the strategy?"

In his remarks, Abel's tone was low, giving off an extremely urgent sound, now more anxious than Lu Yu.

"This matter is actually very simple."

Having sensed the urgency in Abel's voice, Lu Yu opened his mouth, laughed, and spoke, deliberately suggesting Abel should be of use to him: "However, it requires you, Editor Abel, to step forward. I wonder if you have the courage for this?"

In his words, Lu Yu's voice was calm, with a faint hint of inquiry.

This instance of news being violently blocked looked very intimidating, but for Lu Yu, it was not a big issue. He already had ways to deal with such situations!

As long as Abel agrees to help, Lu Yu could instantly crumble Umarov's counterattack!