Ji Siyue said, "What comes next is the most troublesome part! We need to match up the operation videos respectively and magnify the details ten times. Even people who don't play this game should be able to understand the operations! Let's divide the work among the three of us. Each person gets three minutes. Is that okay?"
"I can take four minutes. I should be able to finish it in an hour. I've done some video editing before, so I'm more experienced than you two," Xingxing said, raising her hand in time.
"Then give some of my part to you. I'm not very familiar with this," Ji Siyue said.
After the three of them divided the tasks, they sat in a row, nervously staring at their computers, all busy with the same thing.
On the other side, Zhu Zhiyao had already contacted his elder brother, and the lawyer was on her way.
"When will that person arrive?" Qin Chengyao asked, looking at the group of reporters outside.
"I told her to come in through another entrance of the villa. She should be here soon. I'll go down to pick her up. You can just sort out the evidence we have for now!"
Everyone in the base had their own clear tasks, except Bai Yu, who was huddled in another room making a phone call.
"Zhiyan..."
"Yeah..." The voice on the other end of the phone was very soft. "What's up?"
"Can we have dinner together tonight?"
"Okay."
"Can you bring your guitar and play that song we often listened to when we were kids?"
"Okay."
"Can you... hug me then?"
"Okay."
No matter what Bai Yu said, the only answer from the other end of the phone was a firm and gentle "okay".
He didn't say why, and she didn't ask. There was an unspoken understanding between the two of them.
When Bai Yu came out of the room again, there was no longer so much hesitation in his eyes.
"How's it going?" Bai Yu asked.
Ji Siyue took a moment to answer from the side, "Zhu Zhiyao has gone to pick up the lawyer. My boyfriend is sorting out the evidence for you. You should find something to do now. Record a video of yourself!"
"What?"
Ji Siyue looked up at Bai Yu and said, "You need to appear in a video. You can say whatever you like. The main point is to prove that you're innocent and didn't cheat. The lawyer will also record a video when she comes. There won't be time then, so you go and do it first!"
Bai Yu had no experience in such matters, so he would agree to whatever Ji Siyue said.
"Okay, I'll go then."
Not long after, Zhu Zhiyao rushed in, out of breath, with the lawyer.
"The reporters downstairs found the back door of the base. I managed to bring her in with great difficulty!"
Everyone looked over and saw that Zhu Zhiyao was pulling a woman in a business suit and glasses. The woman only carried a computer bag and nothing else.
Qin Chengyao came out of the room on the other side. The lawyer immediately walked over, reached out her hand to Qin Chengyao, and said with a smile, "Long time no see, junior!"
"Liu Xuejiao?"
Hearing this, Xingxing and Ji Siyue both stared at them in surprise. Nangong Qi explained silently on the side, "She's a senior from the law department. We once did a social project together. We lost touch after the senior graduated."
"Oh..." Ji Siyue couldn't help but take a second look at the woman over there.
She looked smart and steady. Even the light reflected from her glasses revealed a sense of wisdom. In contrast, Ji Siyue didn't have that.
Moreover, she had a great figure and was much taller than Ji Siyue.
The reason why Ji Siyue subconsciously compared this woman with herself was that the moment she saw the way this woman looked at Qin Chengyao, she understood - this woman liked Qin Chengyao!
"Let's get down to business!" Nangong Qi saw Ji Siyue's look and nudged her arm. "Don't worry. It'll be okay."
Ji Siyue quickly averted her gaze and stubbornly retorted, "I'm not thinking about anything... Let's get down to business!"
While Ji Siyue was working on the video, the others also got in touch with each other about the basic situation.
Liu Xuejiao sat on the sofa, her fingers dancing on the keyboard for a while, and said, "Judging from the current situation, what you've done won't play a decisive role, but it can improve the netizens' comments to a certain extent. However, the most important thing is to strengthen our legal position. As long as we can prove that we didn't cheat, we can file a lawsuit!"
As she said this, she turned the computer screen towards Zhu Zhiyao and Qin Chengyao in front of her and said, "I checked. The media that first released similar news is the game and entertainment account of Ocean Media. I once did a news report on online slander related to Ocean Media. Their legal department is extremely powerful, and they didn't explicitly state it. The chance of winning this lawsuit is fifty-fifty."
Suddenly, everyone present felt their hearts sink after hearing this.
Qin Chengyao thought for a while and asked, "So what can we do now?"
"All we can do is try our best to guide the online public opinion. After all, the root cause of this incident is that someone on the Internet has doubts, which have spread from person to person. If possible, after you release the news you've prepared, you can voluntarily apply for the official to revoke your competition results and hold a rematch. It doesn't matter whether you win or lose. The main thing is that the person involved should show a level that matches the rumors."
Before anyone else could answer, someone stood up and said, "This method won't work!"
It was Ji Siyue!
She pushed away her keyboard, walked to the sofa, and said to Liu Xuejiao, "If we voluntarily apply, before the matter is settled, others may suspect that we're feeling guilty. This won't help us at all."
"Yes, it will!" Liu Xuejiao stood up and gave Ji Siyue a faint smile. "You must be the junior's girlfriend. You're really young and energetic. The root of this matter lies with Bai Yu. We lawyers like to solve problems at the root rather than taking remedial measures. Since this competition is the fuse, then we'll have a rematch. It'll also be a strong proof! As long as we have a rematch, no matter what the result is, they'll definitely seize on it. As long as they slander us a second time, then we'll have strong evidence. Even if we don't have evidence, we can still file a lawsuit!"
When she spoke, there was a hint of arrogance in her tone, as if she were teaching.
She was the teacher, and Ji Siyue was just a student.
Ji Siyue subconsciously looked at Qin Chengyao and Zhu Zhiyao. Seeing that they didn't seem to want to refute, she suddenly felt ridiculous.
"So you all think so too?"