Skye pulled out a laptop from who knows where.
"Mere rumors weren't enough to get Susan fired from the radio station," she said.
She opened the laptop, brought up some files, and showed them to Lin Feng.
"Take a look at this..."
Lin Feng's face grew cold as he looked at the screen.
What he saw next made his pupils shrink.
Rumors about Susan had actually landed on major forums and gossip news sites.
"BBC Radio's Susan Carter, reportedly spending a romantic night with Tony Stark?"
"Where Did Susan Carter's Superman News Come From?"
"Reporter Who Climbed the Ladder with Her Body, Susan Carter."
"Regarding Susan Carter, Superman's Comments."
"Playing Both Sides? Iron Man and Superman in a Battle for a Woman?!"
Lin Feng stared at these headlines, his eyes burning with anger.
Each one was more preposterous than the last.
The most popular comment had nearly ten million likes.
This top-liked comment had almost no text.
It was entirely composed of pictures related to Susan.
Susan getting into a luxury car with Stark Industries plates.
Susan walking with Superman on the street.
There were even photos of Susan kissing Superman.
Lin Feng immediately recognized the kissing photo as a fake.
But that didn't stop the onlookers from speculating and doubting.
That's how the internet worked. Once an incident brewed, accompanied by the "ironclad proof" of photos, and with the backing of BBC Radio, hardly anyone bothered to verify if the photos were indeed faked.
Skye clicked the mouse, opening the Superman fan forum.
Countless posts were constantly refreshing, commenting, and posting.
Many people were waiting for Superman to come forward and speak.
And many were diligently defending Superman.
Lin Feng's expression was darker than ever before.
Susan shrunk her shoulders, feeling as if the surrounding air had grown colder.
"Someone is behind these rumors!" Lin Feng spoke, his voice somewhat hoarse.
Skye nodded. "You're right."
She clicked the mouse again, and two photos appeared on the screen.
"According to my investigation, these two are the ones behind it."
"Who are they?"
Lin Feng asked in a chilling tone, an inexplicable anger seeming to burn hotter, making his eyes look like they were about to spew flames.
Susan had never seen Lin Feng this angry.
She nervously tugged at Lin Feng's sleeve.
Lin Feng didn't notice Susan's small gesture.
He stared fixedly at the screen, his icy gaze falling on the two photos, as if looking at dead people.
Skye slid the mouse, and the information for each person appeared.
"This fat, pig-headed man is John, the nephew of the BBC Radio boss."
Skye enlarged John's photo, a flicker of disgust in her eyes.
"He's the mastermind of this whole affair."
"According to my investigation, he pursued Susan multiple times and was rejected."
"Until Susan confirmed her relationship with you, John publicly embarrassed Susan in the office."
"And ended up making a fool of himself."
"I believe this is his motive."
Skye analyzed.
If I can't have it, I'll destroy it. Skye had seen too many of these psychologically twisted extremes online.
After speaking, Skye opened the other photo.
"This old woman is Flora."
"She's one of John's mistresses, and she provided a lot of the information to John."
"Strictly speaking, she's also one of the masterminds behind these rumors."
"She once demanded that Susan give her the Superman news, but Susan refused."
"According to my investigation, the old woman is extremely jealous."
"Susan is beautiful, kind, and with the Superman scoop, she has immense popularity and status within the radio station."
"Plus, Susan had rejected her request."
"She has harbored resentment towards Susan."
As Skye spoke, she opened another image, the one with ten million likes.
"According to my investigation, this comment was posted by someone Flora paid for."
"They simultaneously hired a large number of trolls."
"Many of the strategically ill-timed and malicious photos also came from them..."
"That's pretty much the situation!"
Skye stopped speaking and took a sip of water from her cup.
Waiting for Lin Feng to process the information.
Lin Feng stared coldly at the information.
After a long pause, he looked back at Skye, gritting his teeth. "Skye, you have such advanced hacking skills, why didn't you just delete this information?"
His voice was laced with barely suppressed anger, and his eyes were chillingly cold.
Skye froze, surprised by Lin Feng's question.
As she met Lin Feng's gaze, Skye felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
What kind of coldness, anger, yet sharp gaze was that?
She couldn't help but shiver, her mouth agape.
"I..."
The words caught in her throat. She had a feeling that if her answer wasn't right, she would die in the next second.
She didn't know why she felt this way, but cold sweat was already beading on her forehead.
"Lin, what are you saying! Do you know Kaiyi?"
Susan sat to the side, looking at Lin Feng with disbelief.
He was blaming an innocent person?
She knew Lin Feng's character.
Susan thought Lin Feng was being overly angry today.
Unusually so!
"Her name is Kaiyi, not Skye, Lin!" Susan tugged at Lin Feng's arm to explain.
"Kaiyi has been trying her best to help me!"
"She's my best friend!"
"What's wrong with you tonight, Lin?"
"I feel like you're not quite yourself..."
Susan looked at Lin Feng with her large, reddened eyes, her gaze filled with worry.
Hearing Susan's words, Lin Feng realized again that he was indeed not quite himself.
That inexplicable, fiery anger seemed to be consuming his rationality.
What was even more unsettling was that he found it difficult to control this fiery anger.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then forced a smile that was more grotesque than tears.
"I'm sorry, Sky... Kaiyi."
"I didn't mean it, I'm just too worried about Susan..."
As he said this, the pressure on Skye suddenly eased.
The feeling of being stared at as if facing death slowly dissipated.
Skye let out a long sigh, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead.
A wry smile played on her lips as she explained.
"It's not that I didn't help."
"It's that by the time I discovered it, the situation had already become very tricky."
"At that point, the rumors had already been brewing on a large scale."
"They had organized and published a massive amount of content simultaneously."
"Rumors appeared on the internet, forums, personal shows, and news without any particular order."
"Even if I had contained it, it would have been of no use..."
Skye sighed. Her hacking skills were second to none.
But for something that had already fully brewed, Skye's actions would only attract more suspicion.
It would be counterproductive.
Skye continued, "If we want to put an end to these rumors,"
"We need more powerful evidence."
"At the very least, Tony Stark and Superman need to come forward and clarify."
"However, this would undoubtedly be difficult for us."
She shook her head, saying, "Let's not even talk about whether Tony Stark would clarify this matter."
"We can't even contact Superman!"
Having said this, Skye sighed again. All she had to offer now was her hacking skills.
Finding out the culprits for Susan was already her limit.
After Skye finished speaking, Susan secretly glanced at Lin Feng.
Although Kaiyi was her best friend, she hadn't told Kaiyi that Lin Feng was Superman.
She felt it was Lin Feng's private matter, and if he didn't want to say it, Susan wouldn't either.
Respect was mutual!
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Skye began typing furiously on the computer.
As she typed, she said, "You don't need to worry too much. Susan is my best friend, after all."
"I have another plan for clarification, although the method is a bit complicated."
"The effect will be somewhat worse, but there's nothing we can do about it..."
Skye knew that Stark and Superman weren't easy to enlist.
So, she came up with another solution. Although it wasn't as good as the first one.
Lin Feng impatiently tapped his fingers on the table, interrupting Skye.
"We don't need a second plan. We need a better one!"
"I'll contact Stark myself to make a statement!"
"As for Superman, he will also come forward."
"Whether it's recording a video or holding a press conference specifically for this matter,"
"They won't refuse!"
Hearing Lin Feng's words, Skye was shocked.
She looked at Susan, then at Lin Feng.
Wow, was her best friend's boyfriend this capable? Or was he bluffing?
Regardless of what Skye thought, Lin Feng already had some plans in mind.
"Susan, you stay home. I'm going out!"
With that, Lin Feng turned and walked towards the door.
"Lin! Where are you going?"
Susan called out from behind him.
Lin Feng turned his head, his face contorted.
"I'm going to break the necks of those two sluts!"