Less than three seconds after the call was disconnected, Li Fei called back.
" Ling Yi, delete the video right now, or you'll regret it!" Li Fei roared.
"I don't like your attitude at all!" Ling Yi said calmly, then hung up the phone again.
In reality, at this point, it's meaningless whether Ling Yi deletes the video or not.
Li Fei can't even see this much; he really is an idiot.
The phone rang again, and Ling Yi answered it once more.
" Ling Yi, delete the video immediately, and I can let you return to Wanjin Group."
"Heh!" Ling Yi hung up the phone for the third time.
Ling Yi tapped his fingers on his phone and muttered, "I'm currently short of money, should I try to squeeze some out of this guy?"
Knock, and knock hard.
If the previous squabbles between Li Fei and Ling Yi were just minor squabbles, after the video went viral, their relationship was practically irreconcilable.
Since that's the case, why not make a quick buck?
"Ring ring!" The phone rang again.
However, this time it wasn't Li Fei calling, but his younger sister Ling Li.
"Brother, are you alright?" Ling Li asked worriedly on the other end of the phone, clearly aware that Ling Yi was trending on social media.
"It's alright, don't worry!"
"But Li Fei is, after all, the Chosen One!"
"Don't worry, Li Fei is in the spotlight now, and TTZ is probably already targeting him. If anything happens to me at this time, it will be blamed on him."
"You really think TTZ is just for show?!"
"By the way, you'll be on winter break soon, right?" Ling Yi changed the subject and asked.
"Yeah, there are only three days left until the holiday. My homeroom teacher found me a tutoring job, 200 yuan an hour, isn't that amazing!"
"Didn't I tell you? Don't worry about the money, I'll figure something out!"
"What kind of upbringing do you have? You're not allowed to go. Come see me during your holidays!"
"No, I want to earn money too. I'm all grown up now, don't treat me like a child, okay?"
After saying that, Ling Li hung up the phone.
Ling Yi shook his head helplessly.
Ling Yi wasn't too worried about Ling Li's safety.
With TTZ's Intimidation, Li Fei didn't dare to do anything too outrageous.
Yes, Li Fei is a bit stupid, but his stupidity doesn't mean everyone in Wanjin Group is stupid.
At this critical juncture, what Wanjin Group fears most is probably that Li Fei, that idiot, will cause trouble.
What Ling Yi is more worried about now is what Changes the official version of The Chosen One will bring.
The Shop Function now fully open, and the Mission World is now fully accessible.
This means that from the next time the Chosen One logs into the Mission World, their strength will increase Rapid Speed.
The Chosen One will truly Transcendent.
Once Chosen One's strength exceeds the limit, a group of "Old Liu will inevitably emerge.
However, Ling Yi believes the authorities should have a response.
After all, TTZ has been collecting points from the Chosen One, Points Store now fully operational, TTZ will be the first to benefit.
However, there is absolutely no news about updates to The Chosen One online.
Four Chosen One have emerged from the Ancient Country, achieving an S Grade mission score. Ling Yi refuses to believe that the authorities haven't taken any action.
Perhaps, the identities of Chi Hu, Yan Wuqie, and Fan Shuang'er have already been exposed.
I wonder how many people are looking for me right now?
The era of the Chosen One has officially arrived, and a time of great strife has begun. It's time to make some preparations.
His current strength is not enough.
It has plenty of offensive capabilities, but lacks defense and mobility.
Just then, Ling Yi's phone rang again; it was Li Fei calling.
"Tell me, what are your conditions for deleting the video?" Li Fei said through gritted teeth.
"See, this is the right attitude for discussing things!" Ling Yi said with a smile.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Li Fei is in a bad situation right now; he has been locked up at home by his sister and brother-in-law.
Tell him to wait patiently for TTZ to come to his door.
But Li Fei knew very well that once TTZ came knocking, he was finished.
The things he did were so easily investigated that he deserved to die ten times over.
In Ye Fei's view, as long as Ling Yi removes the video and the hype dies down, the matter will be resolved.
"I want a billion!"
"Are you fucking crazy? I dare to give you a billion, but do you fucking dare to take it?"
"Why are you afraid to take it? Or do you think I'll die if I take this money? Do you think you still have a chance to make a move? Right now, the entire internet is watching you."
" Ling Yi, if it weren't for the video you posted, how could I have acted this way? You want a billion, right? Fine, here you go. I hope you're alive to take it and also alive to spend it!"
Ling Yi had only said "one billion" casually, but he never expected that Li Fei would actually give it to him.
As expected of the Chosen One, they really are rich.
Could this guy have gotten it by selling points? It's not impossible.
"I can give you a billion, but you have to release an apology video!"
"One billion is just the cost of taking down the videos!"
It means they want more money; since they've already offended everyone, they might as well rip off as much as possible.
To reiterate, this matter wasn't originally this serious.
Ling Yi's little essay was originally just going to cause a little stir online, and at most get TTZ to keep an eye on Li Fei.
But now, with some people fanning the flames, things are starting to get out of control.
Li Fei was publicly executed online and condemned by the entire internet; Ling Yi also suffered greatly.
This was like putting the two of them on a raging fire, turning a mortal feud into an irreconcilable conflict.
Ling Yi despised Li Fei, but he despised Old Liu behind him even more.
" Ling Yi, don't you fucking get so greedy!"
"If I have 500 million at home, I'll record a video and issue a statement online. Of course, you can refuse; anyway, the people criticizing me online aren't me right now."
"A total of 1.2 billion, no more." Li Fei's voice was very nasal; he was probably saying this through gritted teeth.
"Okay, what can I say? I'm a good person!"
"You son of a bitch..."
"Send the money as soon as possible. Once the money is in place, everything will be fine!" Ling Yi said, and then hung up the phone.
About twenty minutes later, Ling Yi received two payments.
One transaction was worth one billion, another worth two hundred million.
After checking the balance on his card and transferring some of the money, he opened the video platform and removed his videos.
As for recording a statement video? Sure, you can record one, but a statement is just a statement, an apology is just an apology, but how netizens will see it is anyone's guess.
Ling Yi's statement video was also very simple.
In short: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I have decided to remove the video. I apologize for taking up public resources.
These two sentences, ostensibly an apology, are in fact a veiled attack on the heart, adding fuel to the fire.
Uncontrollable factors? What uncontrollable factors? Netizens can fill in the blanks themselves.
Just tell me whether you apologized or not!
Just as Ling Yi had predicted, this apology statement was issued.
Netizens became even more agitated.
With Old Liu stirring things up behind the scenes, things have become increasingly out of control.
Ling Yi thought Li Fei would call her again, but he didn't.
In the afternoon, there was a knock on Ling Yi's door; it was the landlord.
This day was truly lively.
" Ling Yi, didn't you say you were moving out?" The landlord glanced around the house, seemingly looking for something.
Ling Yi remained silent, staring at the balding middle-aged man as if he were an idiot.
To be honest, Ling Yi didn't quite understand.
Just how much did Li Fei give him, an ordinary person, to make him so brainless as to get involved in this matter?
With such a huge commotion online, doesn't this Mediterranean guy know about it?
Or does he think Li Fei can Escape TTZ's punishment and even turn things around?
Oh, could this guy be thinking the same thing as Li Fei, that once he took down the videos, things have calmed down and the storm has stopped, and he thinks he's all good again?
Or is it that I'm Protagonist with the Intelligence-Lowering Aura that's always present in novels, making these people seem brainless?
"I only said I wouldn't rent next quarter, not that I'm moving out now. What, you can't even wait a few days? Are you in such a hurry to be reborn?"
"How dare you talk to me like that? I just came to ask when you're moving out, and this is such an attitude!"
"What kind of attitude is this?! I'm your father!"
"You!" The landlord raised his fist in anger, but didn't dare to strike.
Ling Yi is over 1.8 meters tall, a full head taller than him. If they were to fight, he would likely be the one to suffer.
It's completely unnecessary for a poor kid who's about to go bankrupt.
Just then, there was another knock on the door.
Because the door was not closed, both Ling Yi and the East City saw who was standing at the door.
There were three people in total, all wearing dark green cesium standard battle armor.
People from TTZ.
The person knocking on the door was a bald, middle-aged man.
"Which of you is Ling Yi?!"
The landlord glanced at Ling Yi with a gloating expression. In his opinion, Wanjin Group must have used some tricks to get TTZ people to come to the door.
That Ling Yi is definitely doomed.
"That's me!" Ling Yi said.
"Which video did you voluntarily take down last night?" the bald man asked again.
" Ye Fei gave me 1.2 billion to take down the video and issue an apology statement." Ling Yi didn't hide anything and told the truth directly.
"What the hell?" The landlord was dumbfounded.
Twelve billion, that's a lot of money! That Young Master Ye only gave me ten thousand!
The three TTZ members showed no Changes in expression; they were simply there to go through the motions, nothing more.
In fact, they wouldn't have come looking for Ling Yi if it weren't for the unexpected situation.
It's very likely that a simple phone call will suffice.
As for Ling Yi swindling Li Fei out of 1.2 billion, they didn't care at all.
"I need to inform you of something. Two hours ago, our men were attacked by the Church of Truth while escorting Li Fei, and Li Fei was rescued by the Church of Truth."
Ling Yi frowned.
Li Fei is a member of the Church of Truth? That idiot?
However, there's nothing wrong with a Madman paired with a fool.
What is the Church of Truth?
A group of Madman who specialize in killing the Chosen One; they have only one goal: to eliminate the Chosen One.
As for the reason, in their view, the Chosen One are the source of the disaster that has brought disaster to this world.
As long as all the Chosen One are eliminated outside the Mission World, no Chosen One will be able to enter the Mission World, and naturally, no Chosen One will die in the Mission World.
If no Chosen One dies in the Mission World, no more monsters will invade the Chosen One.
That sounds like a lot of sense!
However, they deliberately Ignore two things.
The Chosen One is dead. Who will deal with the invading monsters? Like that giant octopus monster that keeps multiplying.
Secondly, if their world lacks Chosen One when facing various world tournaments in the future, wouldn't they be doomed to defeat?
Ten years from now, we'll be fighting for our lives against the powerhouses of nine other worlds. Victory means world advancement, defeat means destruction!