The Mysterious Evil Fire, Lin Feng Has a Problem

Skye pulled out a laptop from who knew where.

"Light alone isn't enough to get Susan fired from the radio station."

She opened the laptop, pulled up some information, and showed it to Lin Feng.

"Look at this..."

Lin Feng looked at the screen with a cold expression.

What he saw next made his pupils contract.

The rumors about Susan had actually made it onto major forums and gossip news sites.

"BBC Radio's Susan Carter Suspected of Spending the Night with Tony Stark"

"Where Did Susan Carter Get Her Superman News?"

"Susan Carter, the Reporter Who Slept Her Way to the Top"

"This Is What Superman Said About Susan Carter"

"Two-Timing? Iron Man and Superman Battle Over a Woman?!"

Lin Feng stared at those headlines, his eyes filled with rage.

Each one was more outrageous than the last.

The most-liked comment had nearly ten million likes.

That comment, with the highest number of likes, contained almost no text.

It was filled entirely with pictures related to Susan.

Susan getting into a luxury car bearing Stark Industries plates.

Susan taking a walk with Superman on the street.

There were even photos of Susan kissing Superman.

Lin Feng could tell at a glance that the kissing photo was fabricated.

But that did nothing to stop the speculation and suspicion of the gossip-hungry public.

That was how the internet worked. Once an incident gained momentum, accompanied by "irrefutable evidence" in the form of photos...

And with BBC Radio backing it up, almost no one bothered to verify whether the photos had been doctored.

Skye clicked the mouse and opened the Superman Forum.

Countless posts were constantly being refreshed, commented on, and published.

Many people were waiting for Superman himself to come forward and explain.

There were also many people doing their best to defend Superman.

Lin Feng's expression had never looked worse.

Susan shrank back slightly. She seemed to feel the air around them turning colder.

"Someone is pushing these rumors from behind the scenes!" Lin Feng said, his voice somewhat hoarse.

Skye nodded. "You're right."

She clicked the mouse again, and two photos appeared on the screen.

"According to my investigation, these two are behind it."

"Who are they?"

Lin Feng asked coldly. That inexplicable evil fire seemed to burn even hotter, making his eyes look as though they were about to spew flames.

Susan had never seen Lin Feng this angry before.

A little frightened, she tugged gently on his sleeve.

Lin Feng did not notice Susan's small movement.

He stared fixedly at the screen, his icy gaze resting on the two photos as though he were looking at corpses.

Skye scrolled the mouse, and the two men's information appeared one after another.

"This fat man is called John. He's the nephew of BBC Radio's boss."

Skye enlarged John's photo, and a flash of disgust passed through her eyes.

"He's the mastermind behind this."

"According to my investigation, he pursued Susan many times and was rejected."

"After Susan confirmed her relationship with you, John openly made things difficult for her in the office."

"In the end, he only humiliated himself."

"I think that's his motive."

Skye analyzed.

If he could not have her, he would destroy her. Skye had seen plenty of such twisted and extreme people online.

After saying that, Skye opened the other photo.

"This old woman is Flora."

"She's one of John's lovers. Much of the information was provided to John by her."

"Strictly speaking, she's also one of the masterminds behind these rumors."

"She once demanded that Susan hand over the Superman news to her, but Susan refused."

"According to my investigation, that old woman is extremely jealous."

"Susan is beautiful and kind, and because of her information about Superman, she has tremendous popularity and status within the radio station."

"On top of that, Susan rejected her request."

"So she began holding a grudge against Susan."

As Skye spoke, she opened another image. It was the comment with ten million likes.

"According to my investigation, Flora paid people to make this comment."

"They also hired a large number of paid posters."

"Many of the misleading, maliciously staged photos came from them too..."

"That's roughly the situation!"

Skye stopped talking, simply picked up her glass, and took a sip of water.

She waited for Lin Feng to process the information.

Lin Feng looked coldly at the information.

After a long while, he turned his Light toward Skye and asked through gritted teeth, "Skye, you have such incredible hacking skills, so why didn't you remove this information?"

His voice carried barely restrained anger, and his gaze was cold enough to pierce bone.

Skye froze. She had not expected Lin Feng to ask that.

The moment she looked up and met Lin Feng's Light, Skye felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

What kind of gaze was that? Cold, furious, and razor-sharp.

She shuddered involuntarily, her small mouth hanging open.

"I..."

The words caught in her throat, and she had a feeling.

If her answer was not good enough, she would die the next second.

She did not know why she felt that way, but cold sweat was already rolling down her forehead.

"Lin, what are you saying? Do you even know Kay?"

Susan, who was sitting beside him, looked at Lin Feng in disbelief.

He was actually blaming an innocent person?

She understood what kind of person Lin Feng was.

Susan felt that Lin Feng's anger today was far too intense.

Abnormally intense!

"Her name is Kay, not Skye, Lin!" Susan explained as she grabbed Lin Feng's arm.

"Kay has already worked very hard to help me!"

"She's my best friend!"

"What's wrong with you tonight, Lin?"

"I feel like something is off with you..."

Susan looked at Lin Feng with her large reddened eyes, her gaze full of concern.

Hearing Susan's words, Lin Feng realized once more that something really was wrong with him.

That inexplicable evil fire seemed to be eating away at his rationality.

What was even more wrong was that he seemed unable to suppress it.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then forced out a smile uglier than crying.

"Sorry, Sk... Kay."

"I didn't mean it. I'm just too worried about Susan..."

As soon as he said that, the pressure on Skye suddenly eased.

That feeling of constantly being watched by death slowly faded away.

Skye let out a long breath and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

A bitter smile appeared on her lips as she explained.

"It's not that I didn't help."

"It's that by the time I discovered it, things had already become very difficult."

"By then, the rumors had already spread widely."

"They had organized the release of a massive amount of material at the same time."

"The internet, forums, personal programs, and news outlets were all flooded with rumors at once."

"Even if I suppressed them, it would have been useless..."

Skye sighed. Her hacking skills were among the best.

But for something that had already spread so thoroughly, any move she made would only arouse even more suspicion.

It would have the opposite effect instead.

Skye continued, "If we want to put an end to these rumors..."

"We need stronger evidence."

"At the very least, Tony Stark and Superman need to come forward and clarify things."

"However, that would undoubtedly be difficult for us."

At that point, Skye shook her head.

"Setting aside whether Tony Stark would clarify this matter..."

"We can't even contact Superman!"

After saying that, Skye sighed again. Hacking was the only skill she could truly rely on.

Helping Susan find the culprits was already the limit of what she could do at the moment.

After Skye finished speaking, Susan secretly glanced at Lin Feng.

Although Kay was her best friend, she had not told Kay that Lin Feng was Superman.

She felt that it was Lin Feng's privacy. If he did not want to say it, Susan would not say it either.

Respect went both ways!

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Skye began typing rapidly on the computer with both hands.

As she typed, she said, "You don't need to worry too much either. Susan is my best friend, after all."

"I have another plan to clear things up, though the method is a bit complicated."

"The effect will be somewhat worse, but there's no helping it..."

Skye also knew that Stark and Superman were not easy people to ask for help.

So she had come up with another solution, although it was not as good as the first.

Lin Feng irritably tapped his fingers against the table and interrupted Skye.

"We don't need a second plan. Use the better one!"

"I'll contact Stark and have him come out to explain!"

"As for Superman, he'll come forward too."

"Whether it's recording a video or holding a press conference specifically for this matter..."

"Neither of them will refuse!"

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Skye was stunned.

She looked at Susan, then at Lin Feng.

Damn, was her best friend's boyfriend really that impressive? Or was he just bragging?

Regardless of what Skye thought, Lin Feng had already made some plans in his heart.

"Susan, stay home and take care of yourself. I'm going out!"

After saying that, Lin Feng turned and strode toward the door.

"Lin! Where are you going?"

Susan called after him.

Lin Feng turned his head, his expression somewhat savage.

"I'm going to twist those two bitches' necks!"