CH 168

An Yan did not know what was happening on the other side of the Central Star. After hanging up his communication, he quickly went to bed.

Just as he was sleeping peacefully, a post suddenly appeared on the virtual net.

#Happy! I just found out that the Central Star Pharmacist Association has invited An Yan to the auction in two days. I will be able to see my favorite boss there! # Happy!

[I don't know if this is the right time to post this, but I'm so happy that I can't help but share it with you!

I am a staff member of the Central Star Pharmacist Association, and I happened to learn from a colleague that the Pharmacist Association sent an invitation to An Yan, hoping that he could come to an auction in two days.

I am very happy, to think that I will be able to meet my favorite big brother in reality in two days' time!

I'm going to ask him for an autograph, and I'd love to take a photo with him. I'm so excited!]

The post was made entirely from a fan's perspective, as if to express their joy at meeting their idol.

So when people replied to the post, they were mostly expressing their admiration or good wishes, and the initial mood of the post was one of harmony and happiness.

3L: (⊙o⊙) Wow! Congratulations to the poster! I'm so happy that you got to meet your idol in real life!

13L: I'm so jealous! I don't know when I'll get the chance to do that.

23L: Are there any requirements if I want to attend the auction? I would also like to go and get an autograph.

33L: Eh ...... I remember that boss An Yan didn't join the Central Star Pharmacist Association. Is it possible that the big boss joined secretly without us knowing?

43L: I don't think so. If An Yan had really joined the Central Star Pharmacists Association, the association would have announced it on the official website.

53L: Although most of the people who receive invitations from the association are pharmacists who have already joined the association, we can't rule out special circumstances.

It's not surprising that a person as powerful as An Yan would receive an invitation.

63L: You have a point upstairs!

......

But when the comments reached over 200 floors, a different picture gradually emerged.

222L: I think you people are thinking too much, aren't you? A person of high profile like An Yan must not care about the Central Star Pharmacist Association's invitation. Do you think he would really attend such a small, unheard of auction?

231L: Are you awake upstairs? That's an invitation from the Central Star Pharmacists' Association. How come it's a small, unheard of auction in your mouth?245L: 

Even if An Yan is really powerful, he wouldn’t refuse the Pharmacists' Association invitation. That would make the Pharmacists' Association lose face.

257L: I think that with his strength, boss An Yan would definitely not care about such an auction. Leave alone attending it, he probably wouldn't even pay attention to it.

269L: I'm actually worried that Mr. An Yan won't put such an auction in his eyes. Do you think he will really not participate?

280L: Don't talk nonsense upstairs, okay? An Yan is humble and polite, he'll definitely attend the auction since he's been invited!

287L: I'm begging to go to the auction, I really want an autograph!

.........

Under the deliberate guidance of individual respondents, the attention was shifted to whether An Yan would attend the auction or not.

In fact, no one had any idea about this point.

After all, it was An Yan who received the invitation, so it was up to him to decide on whether to attend the auction or not. Even fans had no right to ask him to accept or not to accept the invitation.

However, some of the comments deliberately used offensive comments, such as "An Yan is domineering and won’t lower himself because of the Pharmacist Association's invitation" and "An Yan thinks highly of himself and would never stoop to the level of the auction," which led to the fans being misled. 

Their intention was to tell others that An Yan was not a domineering person with a high opinion of himself.

But once the words were said, they were deliberately twisted by some into something equally suggestive: "An Yan has a great personality and would never refuse this invitation."

By the time the post had reached the 400th floor, there were already people in the thread saying that An Yan would definitely attend the auction, and a group of people were echoing them.

In a darkly lit study room, a young man was swiping his light brain screen, browsing through the replies in this thread.

After seeing the latest few replies, an odd smile slowly appeared on the young man's face as he turned to look at the older man sitting behind him. He spoke in a soft voice, "Teacher, things are really just as you thought. Even An Yan's fans are now sure that he will attend this auction."

At that moment, the older man's eyes were on his light brain screen, which was playing a video of a potion being made. The main character making the potion was none other than An Yan.

Hearing this, the older man glared at the younger man with displeasure, "Didn't I tell you not to read these comments?"

The younger man rubbed his nose after being chided, and he smiled.  He was just too eager to know the progress of the post and he couldn't help clicking in.

Of course, he also dared to do so because he felt there was no risk in doing so.

The number of replies to this post had now reached nearly five hundred, and it had been floating on the front page of the virtual net discussion forum. Anyone entering the virtual net discussion forum would most likely click on it, which is why he was unburdened to check the post with his own account.

Although this was arranged by both him and his teacher, he had not interfered in doing anything specific throughout the whole process. So he wouldn’t be suspicious even if others knew that he had viewed the post.

The young man smiled pleasantly and said, "Teacher, you over worry. I just browsed through this post and did not comment."

In his heart, he was spitting at his teacher for being too harsh in his actions, criticizing him with such an attitude when it was just a small and insignificant matter.

The older man was displeased with the other party’s attitude, and he sternly reprimanded, "You stop this bad behavior now. I don't want to repeat myself again! "

The younger man grimaced secretly but meekly closed the post, "I know teacher."

Because he had closed the post, the young man was unaware that just a short time after he had closed it, a new reversal had appeared in the thread.

521L: Wait, why am I a bit confused by this trend? Have you guys already sought confirmation from the person in question? What makes you so sure that he will attend this auction?

533L: I think it's strange too, and don't you think your logic doesn't hold water?

Because An Yan is a humble and gentle person, he must attend this auction? Even if he is currently busy making the final crucial preparations for the finals of the Academy Mecha Competition?

540L: Your logic is really amazing. Just because he is not going to participate in the auction, you characterize him as domineering and having a high opinion of himself? How on earth does this logic make sense?

548L: If this logic really holds true, that would be great!

I'm going to contact An Yan now and ask him to come to my house. If he refuses me, then it means he's domineering and thinks highly of himself. What do you think?

555L: Oh my god! After a few people upstairs reminded me, I realized a problem. Aren’t we morally kidnapping boss An Yan!

561L: Even though I didn't speak just now, my mind was really being led astray. I actually thought that boss An Yan should attend this auction!

Now that I've been reminded, I've come to my senses and I'm in a cold sweat. I almost morally kidnapped my favorite boss!

568L: Yeah! That logic just doesn't hold water! Why can't I refuse someone's invitation just because I'm nice and have a good personality? That's typical moral kidnapping! So who brought up this rhythm?

573L: I'm so stupid. I can’t believe I didn’t see such an obvious moral kidnapping. I'm sorry, An Yan. I'm so stupid!

580L: I’m so angry! As a big fan of An Yan's, I've been used by some malicious people and almost made an irreparable mistake. I must find that bad guy and scold him severely!

588L: +1 for finding that bad guy. He's deliberately using this opportunity to blacken An Yan. This is something I can't tolerate!

595L: I guess there might be more than one bad guy in the post, but a gang. Otherwise, they couldn't have worked so well together to wind everyone up.

.........

As everyone finally recognized the truth and sorted out their own thinking logic, they also began to seriously identify those who were carrying the tempo hidden in the post.

They may not have been able to spot the problems with those statements when they were being led by the rhythm, but once they sorted out their thoughts, the malice contained in those statements naturally flared up, making it hard to ignore.

666L: I found out that the first to bring the rhythm was on floor 222, followed by floors 231, 245, 257, 269, 280... The one upstairs is right; this is really a gang operation to blacken the boss. 677L: I have nothing more to say. I have reported all these floors. All the little lovelies should move their little hands. We can not let go of these disgusting scum!

678L: +1 for reporting.

679L: Report +2.

680L: Report + floor number.

......

The direction of the post finally turned around, and Zhou Kang breathed a sigh of relief as everyone cursed the bad guys in the post while seeing the truth.

After thinking about it, he expressionlessly left one last reply in the post: 

[I was really worried as I watched everyone being led to rhythm by the bad guys. I'm so happy to see that everyone has come to their senses! I'm off to bed. Good night everyone!]