No one knew that a storm was brewing.
Rumors about Chen Mo and Zhao Min grew more vicious by the day. Recordings claiming that Chen Mo had hired someone to murder Gou Wei began appearing online. Soon afterward, another recording surfaced, alleging that Chen Mo had secretly sold advanced technology overseas. Similar claims quickly spread after that.
Murdering Gou Wei.
Selling out the country.
Two enormous accusations were pinned onto Chen Mo at once, setting off a frenzy of public opinion.
"With evidence like this, the police still haven't dared to arrest him. Heh, money really is great!"
"He's preparing to immigrate now. Maybe he already has another country's passport in private. Rich people all love running abroad. After all, foreign air is supposedly sweet and fresh."
"Heh, the law really does protect the rich."
"The country supported him in building such a huge company, only for him to immigrate and transfer his assets away. For an ungrateful bastard like him, I suggest confiscating all his assets and technology."
"Selling out the country, murder—if people like this aren't arrested and thrown in jail, does having money mean you can live above the law?"
"..."
The online abuse became even more frenzied.
Countless people clamored for Chen Mo to be arrested. Yet the police merely issued a perfunctory response saying the case was under investigation, with no further updates. The authorities did not seem anxious at all.
The police's reaction made countless netizens even angrier.
They could only vent online about how dark and corrupt the world was.
Ant Army Group only released a brief statement from its public relations department denying the rumors. Other than that, it said nothing, maintaining an eerie silence.
The official media also remained silent and offered no comment.
Meanwhile, Chen Mo was still in the