novelraw Chapter 168 : Reactivating the Internet Brigade
Chapter 168 : Reactivating the Internet Brigade
Chapter 168: Reactivating the Internet Brigade
Chen Fan stood in the ward, looking at Li Hu lying on the hospital bed.
This guy had his head wrapped in bandages, and his arm was also broken and put in a cast.
Upon meeting again, Li Hu stared at Chen Fan with resentful eyes.
Before he could finish speaking, his parents could no longer hold back and burst into loud curses.
"You dare to come? Do you believe I wouldn't break your legs?"
Li Hu's mother, hands on her hips, angrily pointed at Chen Fan's nose and cursed loudly, using very offensive language.
However, Chen Fan remained expressionless, completely unconcerned.
Seeing that this guy's words were becoming more and more offensive, Chen Fan finally spoke up.
"You called me here, but is this how you want to talk?"
"If that's the case, I don't think there's any need to discuss."
Li Hu sneered coldly, "You can leave."
"As long as you leave, your brother can prepare to sit in prison forever."
Chen Fan smiled.
"Then you won't get a single penny in compensation."
Seeing the tense atmosphere between the two sides, Lawyer Liang stepped forward to mediate.
"Everyone, please calm down."
"Since the incident has already occurred, further arguing won't help."
"What we need to do now is to discuss how to resolve this issue perfectly."
After speaking, he looked at Li Hu on the other side, "My client has come with sincerity."
"You can have a good discussion, and the compensation amount is also negotiable."
"There's no need to push the money away just to vent your anger."
Upon hearing this, Li Hu fell silent for two seconds, then suddenly stared at Chen Fan and asked.
"How much money do you want to pay me to drop the charges?"
Chen Fan calmly said, "You name your price."
"1 million."
Chen Fan smiled.
"If you continue to be insincere like this, I'll turn around and leave immediately."
"It's no big deal for me to spend a lot of money to hire the best lawyers to defend my brother. In that case, you won't get a single penny."
However, Li Hu glared at Chen Fan with resentful eyes, gritting his teeth.
"It's 1 million."
"Pay 1 million, and this matter ends here. I'll drop the charges immediately."
"If you can't pay, I'd rather not take a single penny and make sure your brother goes to prison for a long time."
After saying that, he deliberately looked at Chen Fan mockingly.
"Kid, I called you here today just to see you begging me, to see your desperate and helpless expression."
"Now I'm satisfied. As for your brother, he can prepare to go to prison. His life is over... Hahaha..."
Li Hu deliberately laughed loudly, as if he finally had the satisfaction of avenging a great grudge.
However, due to his overly intense emotions, he had only laughed a few times before breaking into a violent coughing fit.
His mother hurried over to pat his back.
After the coughing stopped, Li Hu's face was flushed red, and he glared at Chen Fan with a sinister expression.
"Are you angry?"
"Beg me! If you kneel down and beg me, maybe I'll soften my heart and change my mind. Hehehe..."
Seeing this guy's behavior, Chen Fan said nothing and turned to leave.
Lawyer Liang sighed helplessly, quickly following him out.
"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry. I didn't expect this situation."
"Yesterday, this guy said he really wanted to talk to you."
Chen Fan didn't respond but instead asked, "If he doesn't drop the charges, does Guo Shuai have to go to prison?"
"Is there no other way?"
Lawyer Liang frowned and pondered for a moment.
"Actually, there are still ways, but they are quite difficult."
"For example, if you can prove that your friend acted in self-defense, then you can defend him on the grounds of justifiable self-defense."
"Of course, if you can find more evidence in our favor and garner public support, it will be easier for us to defend him. The final sentence handed down by the court will also take this into consideration."
Chen Fan squinted his eyes in contemplation.
After bidding farewell to Lawyer Liang, Chen Fan drove back alone to the Starry Sky Internet Cafe.
He called Luo Wenjie, who was playing games in the lobby, and they went upstairs to the office.
"What's up?"
After Luo Wenjie sat down, he took out a cigarette and tossed one to Chen Fan, then lit one for himself.
"I have a task for you to do."
Chen Fan held the cigarette without lighting it and first briefed Luo Wenjie about Guo Shuai's situation.
After listening, Luo Wenjie immediately asked, "This guy is ungrateful. Are you planning to find someone to deal with him?"
Chen Fan shook his head.
"If we find someone to deal with him now, my brother might never get out."
"I have a bunch of accounts here that my brother was originally managing. Since he's in now, I want to give them to you to oversee."
Chen Fan then opened his computer and logged into his and Luo Wenjie's QQ accounts.
Chen Fan pointed to over a dozen QQ groups and explained the concept of an internet brigade to Luo Wenjie.
Luo Wenjie's eyes grew brighter as he listened.
"You want to use these people to voice their opinions online and garner public support?"
Chen Fan nodded.
Luo Wenjie looked at the QQ groups, each with at least two or three hundred people.
"This is interesting. If we control a large number of these accounts, wouldn't it be possible to start a small 'war' online?"
Chen Fan glanced at Luo Wenjie and nodded.
"You're very smart, and you can already think further. If you master this, you can indeed influence public opinion."
Luo Wenjie immediately became interested and sat up straight, curiously asking, "Then can we use these... these internet brigades you mentioned to make money?"
Chen Fan smiled.
Luo Wenjie was indeed quicker-witted than Guo Shuai. In less than three minutes, he not only understood the concept of an internet brigade but had already started considering how to use it to make money.
Perhaps Luo Wenjie was better suited than Guo Shuai to control these internet brigades.
Chen Fan nodded.
"Currently, about half of the accounts here are from my hometown of Luocheng, while the other half are recruited from online games."
"The composition of members is still too simple. You can find ways to recruit more internet brigade accounts."
"Remember, as the behind-the-scenes controller, you should never expose yourself or be on the front lines."
"Set up a proxy system, with one level of proxies managing the next level..."
"Once you have enough internet brigade accounts, you can influence public opinion online."
"Of course, internet brigades can also be used to smear a person or an event, hype up a topic, or help promote celebrities..."
Luo Wenjie's eyes grew brighter as he listened.
"This is interesting."
Chen Fan pointed to the QQ accounts on the screen.
"I'll add you to these first, and you'll temporarily manage these internet brigade accounts."
"As for how to contact the proxies, how to make payments for promotion campaigns... I'll explain in detail later tonight."
Luo Wenjie was clearly very interested in this and nodded with a smile.
"Don't worry. I understand what you mean."
"That Li Hu guy is ungrateful, and you want to stir up some momentum for him online?"
Chen Fan's mouth curved into a slight smile as he patted Luo Wenjie's shoulder.
"I appreciate your intelligence."