Public opinion naturally favored whoever appeared weaker. Wei Cai had already tasted the benefits of that, and he knew this routine inside out.
Back then, he had used this very approach, talking about how Qi Gu had bullied him and how much he had suffered, ultimately forcing Qi Gu out of the industry and making him pay compensation.
Wei Cai's Weibo post had plenty of comments. Some urged him to value his life and not attempt suicide lightly, others encouraged him to tell everyone what had happened, and some speculated about just what sort of powerful forces could have frightened an agent with some influence like Wei Cai so badly.
People had already steered public opinion toward Qi Gu, saying that he had been smeared so badly over the incident with Wei Cai back then that he was bound to seek revenge now that he had gained some standing.
Others said Qi Gu was only moderately popular now and hardly had much sway in the industry, so he could not have driven Wei Cai to this point.
When Wei Cai's incident dragged him onto the trending list, Qi Gu was playing a two-player game with Lin Hanzhi.
The game was downright sadistic. If one player died, the other would "die for love" too, and both would get a game over. Qi Gu was not addicted to gaming, but he did play to pass the time, so he could handle the controls with ease after briefly familiarizing himself with them.
Lin Hanzhi, however, could not.
Despite his trendy clothes and young age, he was surprisingly clumsy at gaming, often running headfirst into gears or jumping straight off cliffs and taking Qi Gu down with him.
"Sorry." Lin Hanzhi apologized for what must have been the umpteenth time, his eyes full of