Chapter 1571 - 1570: Polarization

Early the next morning, at the top floor of Crescent Group, inside Umarov's office.

Umarov sat in front of his enormous desk, his face sullen and eyes lifeless. The radiant demeanor he once had was now completely gone, replaced by a look of ruggedness and exhaustion!

Due to the wave caused by Lu Yu's public opinion attack, comments online were arising one after another, resembling overwhelming tidal waves, threatening to sweep him off his feet at any moment!

Not only that, but Crescent Group's stock had taken a nosedive, plummeting from scarcity to dismal in mere dozens of hours!

Only now did Umarov truly realize the power of Lu Yu's tactics and the terrifying nature of public opinion, a method that in such a short time inflicted such a severe lesson on his Crescent Group, something he had never seen before!

Thinking this, Umarov's body twitched slightly, appearing extremely lethargic. His expensive suit was full of wrinkles, complementing his sullen and stubbled face, making him seem incredibly worn at first glance!

"Damn Charlie!"

At this moment, Umarov mumbled, sounding like a drunkard, his speech filled with deep anger: "His video has been released, but up to now hasn't had the slightest effect!"

"I really trusted him mistakenly!"

While he spoke, Umarov's voice was low and angry, resembling the rage of a child.

"Boss!"

At the peak of Umarov's fury, the door to his room suddenly swung open, and Hou Sai rushed in. Upon seeing Umarov, he said, "You should look at the online comments, there's a turnaround now!"

In his words, Hou Sai's voice was extremely excited, giving off a feeling of extreme agitation, similar to the joy of a desperately thirsty person finding a vast water source.

"What!?"

Upon hearing Hou Sai's words, Umarov became alert, immediately rising from his chair. He stared at Hou Sai and said, "Has the situation reversed!?"

Umarov's words now carried a hint of excitement, unimaginable that such a thing had happened.

"Yes!"

Seeing Umarov now, Hou Sai said, "I can't explain it all right now; you should see for yourself!"

Hou Sai's words were filled with excitement, so much so that they became somewhat stuttered!

Upon hearing this, Umarov wasted no time, shaking off his previous despondency, and directly opened the computer before him, frantically searching for the latest news about Crescent Group!

'Shocking, Crescent Group's black accounts overturned, netizen comments show polarization!'

Upon searching for his news, such an article immediately appeared before Umarov's eyes. The previous frenzy of criticism against Crescent Group had vanished, and there was even a sense of exoneration!

Seeing this, Umarov's face instantly showed a deep contemplation, as he again looked at various social media platforms, finding polarized and scattered comments, rather than the previous condemning voices!

What's more, fierce battles unfolded in the comment sections, a situation that could indeed buy Umarov a lot of time!

"Hahahaha!"

Seeing this, Umarov let out a wild laugh, staring at the computer screen before him, laughing loudly: "Lu Yu, you certainly didn't expect this, did you? Your so-called public opinion attack has taken an unexpected turn, now the online discourse has polarized, your attack won't last long!"

With these words, Umarov's face showed a slight cold smile. He slapped the table and said to Hou Sai before him: "Contact a few famous media people in London City today, I want to have lunch with them!"

Speaking calmly now, Umarov's words exuded confidence.

The current tide of public opinion was overwhelming, leaving him momentarily unsure how to react, but now things were different!

After many people spontaneously 'whitening' him, Umarov now had the idea of counter-attack. That's why he wanted Hou Sai to gather these famous media people, to organize a strong counter-strike and seize the opportunity to turn the tide!

"Boss, are you sure you want to do this?"

Upon hearing Umarov's words, Hou Sai felt a sense of helplessness and fear. Being controlled by Lu Yu already, after hearing Umarov's decision, he truly felt powerless inside.

Hou Sai clearly knew this matter was deliberately orchestrated by Lu Yu, although he didn't know Lu Yu's intention, he was very sure Lu Yu was maneuvering everything from behind!

Imagine a high-ranking member of the Assassin Alliance delivering a fatal blow to Umarov; there's no way such voices would appear online, right?!

Lu Yu, with his methods, could easily silence the dissenting voices!

Under such circumstances, dissenting voices still emerged, swiftly reaching equal footing with previous opinions within extreme timeframes, indicating someone's stirring trouble within!

Gulp!

Thinking of this, Hou Sai swallowed, then said: "Yes! Boss, I'll handle it right away!"

His voice low, Hou Sai spoke with dignity and respect.

Though he saw through the anomaly, he dared not voice it. Since his life was held by Lu Yu, if he caused any difficulty in Lu Yu's plans, he'd face inevitable doom!

That's why Hou Sai dared not say a single word more, only witnessing the scenes unfold!

(Today was too exhausting.)