Chapter 1200: Attraction
Chapter 1200: Attraction
In theory, the closed case should not have been brought up again, but Louise's parents were also
present at the scene. They claimed that they had been threatened and dared not speak the truth,novelbin
feeling guilty for their daughter. They had suffered day and night and couldn't help but approach the
police, hoping for the truth for Louise.
Louise's parents cried bitterly, naturally evoking sympathy from many netizens. After all, losing their
daughter was enough to earn sympathy and compassion.
Then the police mentioned the hot search topics from this morning, as well as the previous rumors
implicating Ayan and Camille. Although these two matters only hinted at Ayan and Camille,
investigations revealed that the owner of this account was also involved in the Louise case.
As soon as this was revealed, internet users who considered themselves detectives immediately
started searching for the owner of this gossip account. Some internet users with strong abilities had
already taken up the responsibility of detectives.
Since Weibo logins are recorded with IP addresses, they quickly traced the IP address and followed
the internet connection to an apartment.
At this moment, the online atmosphere was extremely lively, beyond words to describe. Since it was a
live broadcast, the development was naturally fast, without giving anyone a chance to prepare.
Moreover, this live broadcast was not announced in advance, so those who saw it were merely
stumbling upon it by chance.
Therefore, when a netizen in the live chat mentioned the name "Preston," it didn't attract much
attention as everyone found it unfamiliar.
It wasn't until the police received some IP address query results from netizens, along with information
about the current residents of this apartment, that they directly announced it in the live chat. The
emphasis was on truthfulness, without concealing anything from netizens and the public.
The news spread quickly, catching Preston completely off guard. He didn't even know.
His apartment had already gathered a crowd of onlookers, and some media reporters who wanted to
grab headlines had also surrounded the building.
Preston had just woken up and heard the commotion outside, a situation he had never encountered
since moving here.
Preston glanced through the window and realized that his floor wasn't particularly high, so he could
clearly see the people outside. Why were they all staring at his floor?
The more he looked, the more something felt off. He immediately walked to his apartment door, looked
through the peephole, and saw a crowd of people outside. Were they all staring at him?
As this thought emerged, Preston's face instantly stiffened. His expression turned extremely dark, and
he picked up his phone to immediately call Quintus to inquire about the situation. But before he could
dial, he saw the notifications on his phone, displaying news from major media outlets.
The live broadcast was still ongoing, and it was Ayan's turn to speak. Preston clicked on the notification
and saw Ayan's face.
Ayan faced the live camera with ease. His eyes focused ahead, devoid of any unnecessary emotions.
When a journalist asked, "Mr. Simpson, how do you view the deliberate attempts to tarnish your
relationship with your wife?" Ayan smirked and calmly replied, "I'm just like all of you, watching the
show with a popcorn-eating mentality. Because, honestly, I find it quite surprising. It's as if those leaked
revelations have nothing to do with me. So, I'm just an ordinary spectator in this matter."
Ayan's response was very natural and relaxed, and more importantly, it successfully elicited laughter
from many people, making the atmosphere in the live stream very harmonious.
This scene was particularly piercing to Preston's eyes, and he instantly understood that Ayan was
intentionally targeting him. Preston squinted his eyes, a chilling coldness emanating from them, and he
quickly dialed Quintus' number.
Quintus answered promptly, "Hello, Mr. Walker."
Preston was in a bad mood, and his tone of voice naturally reflected it. He questioned, "Have you seen
what Ayan has been doing?"
Quintus naturally had seen it, so he truthfully replied, "I just found out myself."
"If you knew, why didn't you tell me? Quintus, have you forgotten your own identity? What are you
implying now? Are you planning to quit?" Preston vented all his anger at Quintus, saying, "Something
so significant happened, and you didn't make a move. Are you trying to kill me?"
Quintus's tone was also somewhat cold as he said, "Mr. Walker, I didn't know these things were
targeting you. I don't have a job right now. You didn't go to Armstrong Corp today, and you didn't inform
me in advance. After I went to Armstrong Corp, I was ridiculed. I'm just your personal secretary,
completely unrelated to Armstrong Corp. So, what do you expect me to do? I can't even afford the rent.
I need to make a living, so I need to find a second job. Mr. Walker, I hope you can understand!"
Quintus had reached his limit. Preston had promised him money but hadn't delivered it yet, and he
didn't want to ask anymore to avoid being subjected to Preston's verbal abuse. He also didn't want to
pay too much attention to Preston's affairs and preferred to find a new job before being evicted by the
landlord.
Quintus's outburst left Preston stunned for a moment, but there was no way he would bow down to
Quintus. He just said in a composed voice, "Drive over here immediately to attract the attention of
these journalists and media. I need to leave now. You have half an hour to get here."
Quintus naturally didn't want to comply and replied, "I'm sorry, Mr. Walker, but I'm not near you at the
moment. I'm in another district for a job interview, so I can't come back that quickly."
After saying that, Quintus hung up the phone.
Faced with Quintus's response, Preston's expression turned even more unpleasant. He squinted his
eyes and almost threw his phone away. He couldn't help but curse, "What kind of thing does he think
he is? How dare he talk to me like that? He's just a pawn running errands."
Preston was extremely angry, but he couldn't afford to continue being angry at the moment. He needed
to find a way to leave because looking at the online news, everything was pointing towards him,
especially when those nosy internet users discovered that the gossip account was logged in from his IP
address. He became even more uneasy.
Originally, he only wanted to control that account and use it for his own benefit, but he never expected
so many internet users to get involved. After all, he thought Ayan had already investigated it before, so
there should have been a gossip reporter to take the blame for him. Who knew that this situation would
happen later on? It was really meddling in other people's business.
He cursed fiercely in his mind.