Chapter 1200: Attraction

Chapter 1200: Attraction

In theory, the closed case should not have been brought up again, but

Louise's parents were also present at the scene. They claimed that

they had been threatened and dared not speak the truth, feeling guilty

for their daughter. They had suffered day and night and couldn't help

but approach the police, hoping for the truth for Louise.

Louise's parents cried bitterly, naturally evoking sympathy from many

netizens. After all, losing their daughter was enough to earn sympathy

and compassion.

Then the police mentioned the hot search topics from this morning, as

well as the previous rumors implicating Ayan and Camille. Although

these two matters only hinted at Ayan and Camille, investigations

revealed that the owner of this account was also involved in the Louise

case.

As soon as this was revealed, internet users who considered

themselves detectives immediately started searching for the owner of

this gossip account. Some internet users with strong abilities had

already taken up the responsibility of detectives.

Since Weibo logins are recorded with IP addresses, they quickly traced

the IP address and followed the internet connection to an apartment.

At this moment, the online atmosphere was extremely lively, beyond

words to describe. Since it was a live broadcast, the development was

naturally fast, without giving anyone a chance to prepare. Moreover,

this live broadcast was not announced in advance, so those who saw it

were merely stumbling upon it by chance.

Therefore, when a netizen in the live chat mentioned the name

"Preston," it didn't attract much attention as everyone found it

unfamiliar.

It wasn't until the police received some IP address query results from

netizens, along with information about the current residents of this

apartment, that they directly announced it in the live chat. The

emphasis was on truthfulness, without concealing anything from

netizens and the public.

The news spread quickly, catching Preston completely off guard. He

didn't even know.

His apartment had already gathered a crowd of onlookers, and some

media reporters who wanted to grab headlines had also surrounded the

building.

Preston had just woken up and heard the commotion outside, a

situation he had never encountered since moving here.

Preston glanced through the window and realized that his floor wasn't

particularly high, so he could clearly see the people outside. Why were

they all staring at his floor?

The more he looked, the more something felt off. He immediately

walked to his apartment door, looked through the peephole, and saw a

crowd of people outside. Were they all staring at him?

As this thought emerged, Preston's face instantly stiffened. His

expression turned extremely dark, and he picked up his phone to

immediately call Quintus to inquire about the situation. But before he

could dial, he saw the notifications on his phone, displaying news from

major media outlets.

The live broadcast was still ongoing, and it was Ayan's turn to speak.

Preston clicked on the notification and saw Ayan's face.

Ayan faced the live camera with ease. His eyes focused ahead, devoid

of any unnecessary emotions. When a journalist asked, "Mr. Simpson,

how do you view the deliberate attempts to tarnish your relationship

with your wife?" Ayan smirked and calmly replied, “I'm just like all of

you, watching the show with a popcorn-eating mentality. Because,

honestly, I find it quite surprising. It's as if those leaked revelations have

nothing to do with me. So, I'm just an ordinary spectator in this matter.”

Ayan's response was very natural and relaxed, and more importantly, it

successfully elicited laughter from many people, making the

atmosphere in the live stream very harmonious.

This scene was particularly piercing to Preston's eyes, and he instantly

understood that Ayan was intentionally targeting him. Preston squinted

his eyes, a chilling coldness emanating from them, and he quickly

dialed Quintus’ number.

Quintus answered promptly, "Hello, Mr. Walker."

Preston was in a bad mood, and his tone of voice naturally reflected it.

He questioned, "Have you seen what Ayan has been doing?"

Quintus naturally had seen it, so he truthfully replied, "I just found out

myself.”

"If you knew, why didn't you tell me? Quintus, have you forgotten your

own identity? What are you implying now? Are you planning to quit?"

Preston vented all his anger at Quintus, saying, "Something so

significant happened, and you didn't make a move. Are you trying to Kill

me?"

Quintus's tone was also somewhat cold as he said, "Mr. Walker, I didn't

know these things were targeting you. I don't have a job right now. You

didn't go to Armstrong Corp today, and you didn't inform me in advance.

After I went to Armstrong Corp, I was ridiculed. I'm just your personal

secretary, completely unrelated to Armstrong Corp. So, what do you

expect me to do? I can't even afford the rent. I need to make a living,

so I need to find a second job. Mr. Walker, I hope you can understand!"

Quintus had reached his limit. Preston had promised him money but

hadn't delivered it yet, and he didn't want to ask anymore to avoid being

subjected to Preston's verbal abuse. He also didn't want to pay too

much attention to Preston's affairs and preferred to find a new job

before being evicted by the landlord.

Quintus's outburst left Preston stunned for a moment, but there was no

way he would bow down to Quintus. He just said in a composed voice,

"Drive over here immediately to attract the attention of these journalists

and media. I need to leave now. You have half an hour to get here."

Quintus naturally didn't want to comply and replied, “I'm sorry, Mr.

Walker, but I'm not near you at the moment. I'm in another district for a

job interview, so I can't come back that quickly.”

After saying that, Quintus hung up the phone.

Faced with Quintus's response, Preston's expression turned even more

unpleasant. He squinted his eyes and almost threw his phone away. He

couldn't help but curse, "What kind of thing does he think he is? How

dare he talk to me like that? He's just a pawn running errands."

Preston was extremely angry, but he couldn't afford to continue being

angry at the moment. He needed to find a way to leave because

looking at the online news, everything was pointing towards him,

especially when those nosy internet users discovered that the gossip

account was logged in from his IP address. He became even more

uneasy.

Originally, he only wanted to control that account and use it for his own

benefit, but he never expected so many internet users to get involved.

After all, he thought Ayan had already investigated it before, so there

should have been a gossip reporter to take the blame for him. Who

knew that this situation would happen later on? It was really meddling

in other people's business.

He cursed fiercely in his mind.