Just as Yue Qinhu raised the banner and set off to battle.
A storm had already swept through the online world.
There was no denying that the old fox Ito knew human nature and public opinion manipulation inside out.
Once Ito Yūgorō's "terminal cancer diagnoses" were released, along with a video of him lying in a hospital bed on oxygen, tearfully calling his great-grandson's name...
The mainstream media in the West instantly went into a frenzy.
Major international networks swarmed over the story like sharks scenting blood.
"A Centenarian's Final Wish: All He Wants Is to See His Great-Grandson!"
"The Savage East: Why Is There No Place for a Dying Old Man?"
"Civilization in Retreat: The Atrocities Happening in the Dragon Kingdom Right Now!"
Reports flooded every channel, pairing Ito Makoto's old "innocent" snapshots with images of his current, pitiful state, his hand and foot severed.
Add to that Ito Yūgorō's pathetic appearance, as though he already had one foot in the grave.
Public opinion began to undergo a bizarre reversal.
The voices that had supported Yue Xiaofei and condemned Ito Makoto were gradually drowned out.
In their place came a wave of supposedly "rational, objective, neutral" commentators.
Within the Dragon Kingdom, this sinister wind blew even harder.
The "public intellectuals" and "influencers" who usually lurked in dark corners came out in force, as though they had all received the same orders.
They dared not directly whitewash the war of those years, but viciously attacked Yue Xiaofei from the cunningly chosen angles of "humanity," "civilization," and "the rule of law."
Two people made the biggest spectacle of themselves.
One was Sister Chrysanthemum, an internet celebrity with ten million followers.
The other was Professor Sheep, who flaunted his title as a professor at a prestigious university.
On a certain livestreaming platform.