mousepad-d2 Chapter 46 What does it mean that his XP is black?
Chapter 46 What does it mean that his XP is black?
"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"
Li Xiaoguang gripped the investigation report and slammed it onto the desk, scattering papers everywhere. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at the silent public opinion manager in front of him, his overwhelming rage almost consuming him.
"After investigating for so long, this is all we found? Could it be... no... impossible, how can this have absolutely nothing to do with the bee colony?!"
He clenched his teeth, his mind filled with unbelievable absurdity.
The person in charge of public opinion was sweating profusely, not daring to even lift their head, and could only grit their teeth and carefully choose their words to report:
"Mr. Li, we have repeatedly checked all the data, the transmission chain, and the financial transactions... The only thing we can confirm is that the conspiracy theory circulating online that 'XunTeng orchestrated and staged the counterattack against the swarm' was indeed secretly guided and spread by the swarm."
"But apart from that, there is absolutely no trace of any collusion or behind-the-scenes instruction between Carter and the Hive. It's all clean, without a single loose thread."
These words instantly made Li Xiaoguang laugh in anger, his laughter filled with cold sarcasm and extreme frustration.
"So you're saying all of this is just a coincidence? That we at XunTeng are just unlucky and got caught up in this mess for no reason?"
The person in charge of public opinion spoke, his Adam's apple bobbing, but he dared not respond.
The reasoning was so absurd, it sounded like a fantasy, but they used all their resources and dug through every clue, and that was exactly the conclusion they came to.
However, the person in charge knew that even if the facts were true, he couldn't be too blunt, especially since the leader was on the verge of exploding with rage, and the slightest carelessness could backfire.
He quickly added, trying to salvage the situation:
"Mr. Li, this is indeed an unbelievable coincidence. If the pig farm hadn't suddenly intervened and frantically bought up Carter to raise its value, Ji Feng wouldn't have been in such a hurry to sign such a loose and unrestrained contract, and the whole thing wouldn't have happened in the first place."
"We also suspected that if it was a swarm operation, the pig farm would most likely be an accomplice. But we investigated thoroughly and found no trace of the pig farm's involvement. All their actions were normal business practices for recruiting workers in the market."
"All clues, all data, all traces point to one result... We, we may... really just be unlucky, coupled with Ji Feng's own lust and self-inflicted suffering, which led to this catastrophic disaster."
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire office fell into a deathly silence.
Li Xiaoguang slowly closed his eyes, rubbing his cheeks vigorously with both hands, his fingertips trembling uncontrollably.
He used all his strength to force himself to accept this cruel and ridiculous reality.
What kind of rubbish script is this?!
From beginning to end, he regarded Yang Yi as the mastermind behind the meticulously planned and deadly scheme, guarding against him at every step and investigating him at every turn, determined to find out his weakness and expose all the conspiracies.
In the end, the so-called mastermind was just a bystander who casually released public opinion to protect himself.
His crushing defeat, his rage, his utter chaos, and the company's complete loss of face were not due to Yang Yi's scheming, but rather to absurd coincidences, the stupidity of his own people, and so-called luck!
That's not how it's portrayed in the TV series!
Shouldn't he have noticed something amiss, secretly investigated, and pressed Yang Yi relentlessly to destroy the evidence, until finally, he meticulously unraveled the mystery and, with the simple statement, "You've been touching your belly several times," completely exposed Yang Yi's conspiracy?
Yang Yi!
What happened to your cunning and shrewdness back then?!
Yang Yi!
You've really caused me a lot of trouble!
Now that there's no mastermind behind it all, we don't even know who to ask, "Can we reconcile?"
"My last question is, how did Ji Feng become so lustful that he slept with a cross-dresser who was bigger than him?"
Li Xiaoguang slumped onto his desk, trying his best to hide the mixed emotions on his face. His shoulders slumped slightly, and his voice was slow and weak, carrying a trace of his last struggle and hope.
He still clung to a last glimmer of hope, trying to find any trace of human manipulation.
Seeing his expression, the person in charge of public opinion became increasingly cautious in his tone, and reluctantly revealed the most absurd truth that they had finally uncovered:
"Mr. Li...we specifically interviewed Ji Feng to ask him the real reason he slept with Carter."
"His answer was that his own XP is Widowmaker, and Carter is currently the person whose appearance and temperament best match Widowmaker."
"To corroborate this, we also conducted a private investigation and found a large number of Black Lily merchandise items and several limited-edition mousepads in his home, which can completely prove that his statement is true."
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The moment those words were spoken, the office fell into complete silence.
Silence is Cambridge tonight!
All the complex media storms, all the all-night debriefing and speculation by top management, all the tireless investigations by the team, all the identified business conspiracies, all the meticulously planned industry traps...
In the end, there was no conspiracy, no scheming, no swarm of backup plans, and no encirclement by the enemy.
Simply because—Ji Feng's XP is a black lesbian!!!
We've lost, we've lost completely...
Defeated by luck! Defeated by arrogance! Defeated by the Black Widow!
All his hopes and speculations were dashed, and Li Xiaoguang was now truly and utterly disheartened.
He leaned on his desk and slowly raised his head, as if all his strength had been drained away. His voice was hoarse and weak, filled with resentment, and he numbly began to arrange the follow-up public relations work.
"There's no need to investigate further; just issue a public apology statement."
"Push Ji Feng out completely and make him take full responsibility. Also, find a way to get him a mental evaluation certificate."
His eyes were filled with cold calculation. Since the losses were irreversible, he had to minimize the negative impact and drag his opponents down with him as much as possible.
"Straighten out the logic of the whole incident and give a unified statement to the outside world: Ji Feng was obsessed with the Widowmaker character in Overwatch and was too obsessed with the character's image, which led to his abnormal judgment and inappropriate actions, causing this incident."
"The rhetoric subtly shifted the blame to the bee colony. They claimed that their game personas had misled and influenced the employees' minds, so why should only XunTeng suffer the consequences and take the blame?"
"Just do as I say!"
After arranging the most crucial follow-up matters, Li Xiaoguang was still uneasy and unwilling to swallow this bitter pill.
He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and played his last trump card.
"If this public relations rhetoric is released, the online public opinion will still not be suppressed and the heat will not subside."
"Then let's go with the flow and exploit the weaknesses of the bee colony. I've seen a lot of voices in the industry complaining that their two pixel-art game live streams are boring and not worth the high price."
After this series of ups and downs, Tactical Special Forces has completely failed in the domestic market, and its reputation has plummeted.
The entire internet is filled with negative reviews, and public opinion of the company has plummeted, leaving no room for recovery in China.
Fortunately, overseas players are used to all kinds of public opinion storms and have a more tolerant attitude. Most of them do not care about the Carter incident that has caused such a stir and still focus on the quality and gameplay of the game itself.
Thanks to the popularity and player base it had previously built up overseas, the game was able to maintain a stable base and respectable sales in overseas markets, preventing a complete collapse.
Li Xiaoguang still harbored a glimmer of hope, comforting himself that the overseas market could cover his losses. Little did he know that if Yang Yi were present, she would mercilessly shatter his ridiculous illusion on the spot.
Many people have a fatal misconception that overseas players are open-minded and tolerant, which means they have no aesthetic bottom line or sense of aversion to values.
Openness is never the same as unlimited tolerance.
Very few overseas players can truly accept the situation involving Carter and are not bothered by this farce, which is far too few to support the basic sales of Tactical Squad.
Li Xiaoguang completely misunderstood the core preferences and aesthetic tastes of overseas players.
In countless online polls and global popularity rankings of game characters in my past life, the most popular female characters who consistently topped the list and won the favor of players worldwide were all created by Asian game companies.