Wang Yi tapped Brother Xiang's profile picture and saw a message from him: "Brother Yi, want us to take them down?"
Wang Yi smiled and sent a voice message. "No need."
The reply came instantly. "But, Brother Yi, they're always insulting you like that. It makes my blood boil just looking at it. I still want to take them down!"
Wang Yi said with a smile, "No need. In fact, I'm considering disbanding the Rainforest Army."
"Ah, Brother Yi, why?"
Brother Xiang's voice sounded distinctly anxious.
Wang Yi paused, then said, "The Rainforest Army has protected me for so many years, and I'm incredibly grateful to them. It's just that many of them probably have families now. They'll get married and have kids, take care of their children and look after their elderly parents. How much time could they possibly have?"
Brother Xiang said, "Brother Yi, you don't have to worry about that. The Rainforest Army has a system for bringing in new members, too. Our main force is made up of college students. With the Rainforest Army around, if any haters dare to attack you, we'll take them down in no time!"
But Wang Yi said, "With the kind of influence your Brother Yi has now, do I really need to worry about a few haters? On the contrary, if you go after them—for example, by attacking Bales or Pierce—you'll only bring them more traffic. Every time you fight those haters, you help them make money."
"Think about it. You spend money organizing the Rainforest Army, then send them after those people, and those haters end up making money from it. Doesn't that mean you lose twice over?"
Brother Xiang fell silent for a moment. "I don't mind spending money, but I can't help the haters make money. But...