At this moment, Cheng Xin remained unaware that he had become a thorn in the side of a young master from a powerful family.
As Cheng Xin’s online influence grew, many began reaching out through direct messages, hoping to glean specific details about the laboratory explosion. Among them were many daring journalists and independent content creators. While the influence of those powerful families was undeniably formidable, the fact that their blockade had developed a crack meant that a counter-force was emerging. Under such circumstances, those not entirely beholden to these families were naturally willing to take risks for profit. After all, the laboratory explosion and anything related to Cheng Xin were the hottest topics on the entire internet. Anyone who could seize the initiative and secure an exclusive report stood to gain an unimaginable amount of traffic and attention.
However, Cheng Xin ignored all these direct messages. There was no telling who these people were or whether a trap lay in wait. If he replied, someone might immediately screenshot his words and twist them out of context for the internet to see. As a lawyer, Cheng Xin had seen far too many cases of people having their words distorted to misrepresent the truth. Zhou Yang, for instance, had been driven to the brink by such trumped-up charges. Now that he finally possessed a platform to speak for himself, Cheng Xin was determined to cherish and protect his reputation, lest he inadvertently damage what he had…
Chapter 264