As the condemnation online grew fiercer, Qiūqiūyú's account posted another piece of hard evidence: hotel surveillance footage.
The footage showed Yu Nian standing outside a room, talking to a young woman for a while. Then they went inside together and shut the door.
Once the video came out, even those defending Yu Nian online began to lose their footing. His fan groups heatedly discussed the incident, and the chat moderators also asked him what had really happened.
Yu Nian stuck to his account of events and reassured them that he would resolve the matter.
Some fans firmly believed him, while others could not take it and stopped supporting him.
Meanwhile, those who had clashed with Yu Nian before or simply disliked him were eager to kick him while he was down. Quite a few even gained plenty of followers by insulting him.
Although Phantom Ice had faded into obscurity, he still had a group of die-hard fans. He even posted on Weibo to take a jab at Yu Nian: You all accused me of queerbaiting. Turns out I'm just not as professional as that big-name streamer /sobbing.
Fans and passersby alike joined in the frenzy.
[Our dear Ice was treated so unfairly! Apparently you get dragged for queerbaiting just because you don't have enough fans.]
[I don't understand why so many people attacked Phantom Ice back then. Sure, he played it up, but at least he wasn't breaking the law /eye roll.]
[I've disliked this Rice Cake guy for ages. First he kept pushing stories about someone being out to get him, then some rich boyfriend appeared. He's actually just a sugar daddy, right?]
[What kind of sugar daddy is that cheap? I was there for his first in-person commentary gig. That guy drove over to pick him up, and