The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician

Chapter 560 - 293 Evon Miscalculated
Since the entry had been updated, Jiang Shu felt there was no need to stay here any longer.

Opening his watch, he began his routine inspection of today’s top search trends on Pipili.

The Sages Group incident had retained its heat ever since it was exposed, but today, it suddenly lost its top spot on the hot search rankings.

It was replaced by a video titled ”A New Creation by the Magician, The Apprentice Shows Edge,” falling to the third position.

It seemed that his magic performance was still very popular.

Wait, fell to the third position?

Jiang Shu looked closely and realized he had been seeing things wrong before, his magic video was actually in second place, the Sages Group incident video was in third, and the number one spot had an ”explosive” label.

The title of the video was indeed sensational.

”Li Yuntang’s Surprising Debut as a Magician Shows Deep Ties and Intimate Behavior, Apprentice Hints Swiftly Gained”

Upon seeing this title, even Jiang Shu felt the urge to click on it.

Moreover, when he recalled what had actually happened in the program, he felt even more that the video’s title was extremely clever.

It indeed had a knack for attracting attention.

No wonder the video rose to the first position in such a short time, decisively taking up the ”explosive” keyword.

Li Yuntang = Traffic Magnet

Jiang Shu = Traffic Magnet

Using both at the same time, it was no surprise it achieved such an effect.

But this wasn’t what Jiang Shu cared about; he had no interest in the entertainment industry’s buzz and knew that the more he got involved, the messier it would become, so he looked directly at the third video instead.

The view count had quietly reached 30 million, making it one of the most widely watched videos in recent months.

Then, looking at the comments, Jiang Shu’s brow furrowed slightly.

The comment section had been cleansed, with most comments replaced by those favoring the Sages Group.

It seemed the higher-ups had begun to pay attention to the matter, but clearly, they were not standing with the general populace.

It looked like the Sages Group had significant backing and intended to resist the reverberations of the incident.

Now that the Three Major Groups and Social Sequence had made their choices, it signified that they wouldn’t allow the matter to continue spreading unchecked.

Even public opinion couldn’t constrain these fellows, could it?

Jiang Shu sighed.

At this rate, Police Chief Tang Hexun would likely be held accountable.

He wouldn’t face any severe criminal charges, but some form of punishment was inevitable.

Closing his watch, Jiang Shu began pondering his next steps.

Although this outcome would be more favorable for the Deception Group’s plans.

With the current situation still unclear, he needed to prepare in advance.

Back in the Sages Group, Wolf had controlled a mechanical disciple disguised as a cleaner to support Gary from the sideline, but due to some uncontrollable factors, Gary had ultimately failed.

And the police station had also reached the least desirable outcome.

He decided to first confirm the chairperson’s specific information and location, then reveal it to Gary, letting Gary handle the chairperson.

He could allow the Deception Group or the four Tablet Spirits to assist Gary appropriately, but he would not take care of everything.

Even though this was not difficult for him.

Perhaps it was a spectator’s psychology, or maybe he harbored an inexplicable anticipation for Gary’s transformation.

Jiang Shu hoped Gary would accomplish these things on his own.

That would be truly helping Gary; as for other external constraints, he didn’t care about them.

Jiang Shu left his room and looked at the people still sitting aimlessly in the living room. He asked, ”What’s the situation in Thirteen District now?”

While a lot could be discerned online, many things wouldn’t be found there; this called for information from Wolf and the others who stayed in Thirteen District.

”All communication has been blocked,” Wolf said, looking at Jiang Shu as he came out dressed. ”Most people have no idea what exactly happened at the Sages Group that day, especially regarding you and Wolf.”

”Hmm,” Jiang Shu nodded; he had thought there would be a public opinion battle with the Sages Group.

He could attack the Sages Group first for violating the labor scheme, and the Sages Group could counter-attack using the police station’s regulatory breaches.

Once a public opinion battle started, the spread of the matter would rapidly accelerate, and the stakes involved would become greater, which would be advantageous for the Thirteen District Police Station regardless of the outcome.

It was like dragging the enemy down to his own level and then using his wealth of experience at this level to defeat them. The enemy, needing to maintain a facade, was a capitalist, while he was just a small account, with a natural advantage in identity, a win-win situation no matter how you fought.

But now, it seemed the Sages Group had no intention of getting mired in scandal; they resorted to ’dimensional reduction strikes’ by pulling strings, hoping to settle the matter with minimal fuss and settle scores later in the autumn.

”What about the chairperson’s movements?” Jiang Shu continued.

Wolf contemplated before replying, ”I’ve been monitoring him; he’s maintaining his normal work routine, as if he’s not concerned about Gary’s attack at all. However, the security level inside the Sages Group has indeed been elevated.”

”It seems he cares a lot about his image within the company,” Jiang Shu smiled. He didn’t know the chairperson well, but he was aware that he was a stubborn, self-righteous fellow.