Chapter 481: The Storm of Public Opinion

Words : 1896 Updated : Sep 29th, 2025

Chapter 481: Chapter 481: The Storm of Public Opinion "Yes!" Kavinson immediately took action, however, his account information had already been taken over, and he had no way to operate. Kavinson broke out in a cold sweat; every second, the video was gaining traction, every second, this upheaval was becoming more uncontrollable. Yet he could not control his own account. A phone call was made, and the company’s tech personnel went into action, engaging in a hacker skill showdown with the unknown adversary. But no matter how strong their team was, it took time to crack... A female secretary next to Kavinson was also panicking: "Sir, this message is extremely damaging. Deleting it now or even issuing a correction won’t be of much help." How could Kavinson not know the seriousness of the situation? The seriousness was never about the hacking and social media meddling. It was because the matter mentioned was factual! As long as it was fact, once exposed, you couldn’t cover it up. Because this matter couldn’t withstand scrutiny. That damn hacker, that damn leaker, they were going to ruin his POR Company... However, he could never have imagined. The move Lin Xiaosu was orchestrating wasn’t aimed at his POR Company! Suddenly, a black spot appeared on the hilltop behind. The next moment, it transformed into a humanoid machine. Winged Blade! Winged Blade descended, with a faint hiss, Kavinson’s head separated from his body. The next moment, Winged Blade shot upwards and vanished without a trace. The video Kavinson posted was now at the peak of being shared. Suddenly, in the comments below, new content was added... "Just now, Kavinson was killed! The murderer was a strange bird..." Soon, the strange bird had a new interpretation, which was an image. It was none other than Winged Blade’s image. You have to believe, the power of netizens is incredible, and soon someone recognized it as the Winged Blade famous worldwide under Nine Headed Snake. Suddenly, a new trending topic formed. "Kavinson finds his way, intended to prosecute Nine Headed Snake’s masterminds, Nine Headed Snake silences him, deploying Winged Blade." The two hot topics alternated rising, like two massive stones crashing heavily in the western sphere of public opinion. The waves they stirred were sky-high... In an ancient manor, the Fog Heavenly King had just refreshed herself. She hadn’t slept last night, negotiating with Lin Xiaosu, truly taxing. Just waking today, the two trending topics presented themselves before her. The Fog Heavenly King’s face lost its peerless brilliance and turned ashen. In front of her, that middle-aged gentleman bowed and said: "Your Highness, it’s been verified that this message wasn’t posted by Kavinson himself, it was a hacker intrusion, most likely orchestrated by Lin Xiaosu." The Fog Heavenly King nodded slowly... The middle-aged gentleman said: "This scoundrel’s most malicious aspect in this plan is that all the content inside is true! What’s more malicious is, he clearly used Winged Blade to kill Kavinson, but in the global sphere, it’s considered us who killed Kavinson!" The Fog Heavenly King’s mind was swirling with big waves... She was also troubled... The Nine Headed Snake possessed extraordinarily strong influence, almost controlling most of the western political scene and media, but this control was implicit, not to be shown publicly. In the public eye, Nine Headed Snake is still a crime syndicate. Generally speaking, they don’t care about this perception. But now, a message turned into a hot topic, showing openly for the first time in such a remarkably explosive manner in front of the public. Openly displaying is the brilliance of this plan. The brilliance of this plan is also in its aftermath! That bastard Lin Xiaosu publicly used Winged Blade to kill Kavinson. The direct perception formed among people is that Nine Headed Snake feared Kavinson would follow the video’s claims to point out the masterminds, so they preemptively killed him! This is a logical closed loop! This is framing! But this framing can’t be washed clean at all in the face of the unexplainable Dulles Tragedy. But how did this kid even know these insider details? Before the Fog Heavenly King could clarify all the key points, another explosive message was sent out. Also from Twitter account, this time posted by another more famous social activist... This person is Richard, not a native, he’s from Greece, and also a businessman, with 5 million followers on Twitter. He issued a statement: "Just learned that Mr. Kavinson has passed on, deeply saddened! And profoundly angry! If not provided with support, I could not repent before God. I too, am under Nine Headed Snake’s control, and my Davin Group is responsible for the ’OUI’ virus three years ago, which was developed for Nine Headed Snake, personally supervised by Congressman Kavinson. On July 21, the virus leaked, causing 80,000 Greeks to contract terminal illness... I may go to Hell, but Nine Headed Snake’s evil organization deserves Hell even more." This message was launched and once again became a trending topic. Richard himself was scrolling through Twitter when he suddenly saw it on the trending list and was utterly shocked... His hand trembled, the controller dropped to the desk, and his body jolted... Next to him, several company executives’ faces changed simultaneously. Scrolling videos, they suddenly scrolled to Richard. The words made their hearts skip a beat. "Sir! Hurry up and leave... hurry!" The assistant beside him was sweating at the tip of his nose. Richard jumped up, left the office, and headed for the underground parking garage. However, no one expected that on the rooftop of the building opposite, a person had a smile on their face. This person was Lin Xiaosu! He first tracked down Richard, then passed the information to the Blue Demon. As soon as Blue Demon released the forged video, Richard, as expected, immediately sensed the crisis, fearing he would follow in Crete’s footsteps. But unfortunately, under Lin Xiaosu’s meticulous planning, follow he must! The next moment, the Wing Blade cut through the air! Swoosh! Richard’s head and body separated. He confirmed the words in his video: down to hell! The ensuing storm truly pushed the Nine Headed Snake to the deepest pits of hell. This time, it wasn’t a fire incident involving over seventy deaths, but a virus case. Viruses are what ordinary people are most sensitive about. The OUI virus, which panicked everyone in Luoba State, once terrified countries around the world, and strict defenses were in place. This virus had caused over a million people to suffer terminal illnesses globally. International organizations conducted rigorous investigations, and the Davin Group was even implicated, but no evidence was found. Now, it’s been verified! It was behind it! Its boss personally admitted it and even implicated a veteran congressman. Just after admitting it, he was silenced by the Nine Headed Snake. This completely exploded the global public opinion scene. The congressman had just walked out of the office and was surrounded by countless people. Reporters pointed their cameras at him, and this veteran congressman finally lost his usual complacency, as cold sweat dripped down his back. He had a vague feeling that his political career might be over. And that wasn’t the scariest part; the scariest was that the next step after being sucked into the vortex of public opinion often involved the Wing Blade cutting through. Would he... He had just thought of that! He genuinely panicked and quickly ran to his car. He sped out of the crowd. Ahead was a curve. Swoosh! The car split in two, and the head of the congressman sitting in the backseat flew up! The Wing Blade disappeared into thin air. Trending searches surged again. Veteran Congressman Kavinson was killed by the Wing Blade. In an upscale hotel in Jingnai, amidst the bustling streets, inside the massive presidential suite were two people, one the Blue Demon and the other Blood Trace. Blue Demon raised his gaze: "Do you feel like we’re doing something that seems childish but is actually of profound significance?" "Profound significance? Are you referring to... the way he’s using this public opinion war to bring the Nine Headed Snake into the view of the ordinary public, thus creating absolute public opinion pressure on it?" "Yes! The Nine Headed Snake has deeply infiltrated Western political circles, affecting every aspect. The upper echelons know of its shadow, but the ordinary people are indifferent to it. This move is to directly tear off the veil of the Nine Headed Snake, letting the common people oppose it, making it completely lose its public foundation." Blood Trace laughed: "I’m not someone who plans or creates waves; I’d rather narrow my focus a bit." "Narrow your focus? What did you see?" Blue Demon asked. Blood Trace said: "I think this is still his cleanup method! These people being named were originally our targets for removal. Direct removal would easily create an unfavorable public opinion atmosphere. But by naming them like this first and then removing them, in the public opinion arena, the fingers won’t point at us but at the Nine Headed Snake, clearing the public opinion obstacles for our actions." This explanation is also acceptable. Implementing a cleanup operation against the Nine Headed Snake in a foreign country is actually a very difficult task. First is the difficulty of detection; second, difficulty in execution; third, the difficulty in aftermath handling. Detection is difficult because the enemy’s actions are hidden, and no one has a label of the Nine Headed Snake on their head. Even if they commit great evils, they all have a layer of protection. Execution is difficult because there are over twenty countries in Luoba State, and the Nine Headed Snake members are in all countries, with different identities and residences, making it hard to kill even one, let alone everyone on the list. Aftermath handling is difficult because murder is a serious crime in any country and creates significant repercussions. However, through this tidal wave in the public opinion arena, actions can be taken conveniently. Detective Lin Xiaosu’s skill is enough to lock onto any person. The Wing Blade can traverse thousands of miles in an instant, ensuring he reaches any location silently. The one-sided public opinion can make ordinary people believe that these people all died at the hands of the Nine Headed Snake... A threefold gain that fits Lin’s planning. In the ancient manor, Fog Heavenly King finally received news. On the Twitter side, everything has been settled. The most popular videos have all been taken down. Manual review is newly added, and any such messages posted are not approved. This is the benefit of control; even Twitter can be infiltrated. "Name whoever you want, assassinate whoever you want, frame whoever you want!" Fog Heavenly King exhaled lightly: "This road is blocked! I shall see what other methods you have!" Beside a small lake, in a tea room, Saintess Qian Ling held a teacup and slightly raised it to Lin Xiaosu: "All the videos have been taken down, and no new videos are being published. Your strategy of naming first and assassinating later, though it started with a bang, can’t continue now." Lin Xiaosu chuckled: "You think I planned to continue this strategy indefinitely? Or do you think my targets were just those small fries from before?" Saintess Qian Ling furrowed her brows...

Chapter 481: The Storm of Public Opinion

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