Chapter 1564 - 1563: Repercussion

Time swiftly moved into the deep night, London City was immersed in a night shroud, with scattered points of light in the residential areas revealing an air of tranquility and harmony, evoking a sense of warmth upon first glance.

At this moment, those who had been busy all day outside had returned home, enjoying their leisurely moments before sleep.

This is the time when internet usage is at its peak.

Umarov was seated in his high-end apartment, his brows furrowed, and his gaze filled with irritation.

Before him was a bottle of high-grade whiskey, its aroma wafting through the room, infusing it with a sense of eerie intrigue.

Slowly pouring a glass of whiskey, Umarov tilted his head back and drank the whiskey in the glass cleanly, his eyes revealing a hint of coldness.

To suppress today's overwhelming news reports, he had reluctantly put aside his pride and pleaded with Swift, an attitude of utmost respect that made the self-important Umarov feel profoundly humiliated!

The feeling of servility is something he never wants to experience again!

In a fit of anger, Umarov poured himself another glass of whiskey, tilted his head back again, and drank it all at once, his gaze filled with a look of rage.

"Lu Yu, your move was indeed clever, but you didn't anticipate that the power of the media ultimately can't surpass the authorities!"

Umarov's words carried a venomous tone, exuding a strong aura of killing intent, resembling an Evil Spirit who kills without blood, radiating a bloodthirsty aura everywhere.

This time, Lu Yu's method of revealing the dark account truly made Umarov feel extremely frustrated and uncomfortable!

After all, once the dark accounts were revealed, it made him exceedingly uneasy.

The more he thought about it, the angrier Umarov became, grabbing the whiskey bottle in front of him and guzzling from it!

"Hmph!"

After downing a large gulp of liquor, Umarov coldly spoke: "Once I've endured for a while, and after this storm has passed, I'll relocate, sell off all my real estate, and dismantle and restructure a group, then I can rise again!"

At this moment, Umarov was murmuring to himself, emanating an icy chill.

Sand!

Just as Umarov was drinking in frustration, Hussein dressed in a black suit suddenly appeared before Umarov, bowing slowly and spoke: "Boss..."

"What is it!?"

Upon hearing Hussein's words, Umarov coldly responded, his words full of icy intention, he was currently unwilling to see Hussein's appearance.

"Boss, online..."

As Umarov spoke, Hussein hesitated slightly, then said: "There's a new development..."

A new development!?

Upon hearing this, Umarov's body stiffened, he abruptly lifted his head, looking at Hussein in front of him and coldly asked: "What new development!?"

Umarov's words were filled with coldness and astonishment.

He hadn't expected, having just asked Swift to help block all online news a few hours ago, there would be new developments already!

"Boss, you better see for yourself..."

Hearing Umarov's threatening words, Hussein immediately handed Umarov the tablet in his hand, appearing very humble and respectful.

After receiving the tablet, Umarov glanced over it with his eyes and immediately froze in place, his gaze instantly flooded with blood, all he could see was terrifying!

On the tablet's display page, a headline was boldly written in red: Uphold justice, never bow to Dark Forces!

Below the title was a lengthy article critiquing his attempt to block news web pages this time, spreading over thousands of words at a glance, with two hundred and eighty million views!

Buzz!

Seeing this, Umarov was completely stunned, he hadn't considered that the situation would become so troublesome!

This afternoon, he had Swift use connections to block an article with one hundred and forty million views, only for a more powerful article to appear tonight.

This incident was like a lightning strike on a clear day, nearly causing Umarov to faint.

Two hundred and eighty million views, what does this indicate?

This means out of the nation's seven hundred million active internet users, nearly half are concerned about such matters!

The blocking measures earlier in the day didn't only fail to have any effect, it even backfired!

"How can this be!?"

Seeing this, Umarov almost couldn't believe his eyes, he hadn't foreseen such a rebound.

From the current situation, his blocking act earlier not only failed to yield a better result, it backfired, causing the fire to burn even more intensely!

Looking slowly down the webpage, the comments have now exceeded thirty million, with public opinion overwhelmingly supportive, not a single dissenting voice!

"The Times has done well, never bow to such evil forces, we're on your side!"

"This Crescent Group's Umarov, used connections to block news this afternoon, does this disgusting group really think it can cover the sky with one hand!?"

"Just keep exposing, we're with you!"

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In the comments section below the article, all were filled with such comments, dizzying and terrifying!

Seeing this, Umarov's hands were trembling, he never anticipated that his blocking efforts earlier didn't suppress the matter, instead, placed him on the opposing side of public opinion!

"Boss"

Observing Umarov's trembling hands, Hussein cautiously spoke: "This isn't the scariest part yet..."

Boom!

Upon these words, Umarov's mind erupted with a loud bang, he raised his eyes to look at Hussein and said: "You, what did you say?"

"Boss, this isn't the scariest part"

Responding to Umarov's inquiry, Hussein said: "Now, large media platforms like Weibo, Twitter, Facebook have been completely overrun, the comments there are even scarier..."

Hussein's words were cautious and somber as he spoke to Umarov.