Trial Marriage Husband: Need to Work Hard

Chapter 703: More And More Confusing

Translator: Yunyi Editor: Yunyi

”Evidence?” Song Xin sipped her coffee casually at home, ”I would like to see what evidence Hai Rui can produce.”

She assumed that her plan was perfect. At least, for those outside the industry, she did not expect them to see any flaws.

Unfortunately, the people she was up against were Mo Ting and Tangning.

The author of ʼThe Trackerʼ felt a little guilty, so he called Song Xin for help. But, Song Xin told the man calmly, ”Donʼt worry, Hai Rui wonʼt be able to produce any evidence. As long as you stick to your guns, Hai Rui canʼt do anything to us.”

”But...this matter involves my hands...”

”There are no buts.”

Song Xin assumed that the other party didnʼt know she was the mastermind behind the entire incident. Otherwise, why were they so anxious? This was where Song Xin was smart; she knew how to stay out of the main focus of the battle. Even if the truth was to be exposed, she knew sheʼd walk away unscathed without anyone drawing any relation back to her.

Plus, she was confident that everything was just a part of Hai Ruiʼs PR scheme. After all, didnʼt Hai Rui always handle matters in this way?

However, the author was a lot more anxious than Song Xin. He had bet his own two hands on this matter. If Hai Rui actually produced evidence, what was he to do?

The public paid close attention to the progression of the incident; they especially wanted to know if Hai Rui could produce evidence. Wasnʼt the contract for ʼThe Trackerʼ already conclusive evidence? Did they actually have something that was more conclusive?

What a joke!

It was impossible!

Everyone waited for the arrival of 7pm, especially the screenwriters and authors that teamed up to boycott ʼThe Lost Relativeʼ. They were filled with righteous indignation and were ready to swallow Elder Wu alive. But, if Hai Rui actually produced evidence...

...what was to happen to their pride?

...

Time passed, one second at a time. It felt extremely slow, but the time everyone was waiting for eventually arrived.

During this period of time, no other news was more attractive than Hai Ruiʼs announcement that theyʼd be presenting evidence.

”Stop going in circles Hai Rui! Hurry and show us what youʼve got!”

”Hai Rui, stop playing with our emotions. Itʼs already one minute past 7pm.”

”Whereʼs the evidence? Was it all a lie?”

Not long after, Hai Ruiʼs official website released a PR statement filled with their findings; it composed of 9 whole pages of solid evidence.

Within the PR statement, Hai Rui quoted all the sections within ʼThe Trackerʼ that were inconsistent and explained, ”An authorʼs writing style should remain the same. The terms, the phrases, the punctuations and tone used, should be consistent. But, please look at this 540,000 word novel. Within ʼThe Trackerʼ, there exists a few different writing styles. Perhaps, the author is schizophrenic?”

”Iʼm sure fans of reading novels can immediately spot the differences. If the author isnʼt schizophrenic, how did he produce this result?”

At this point, Hai Rui used the remaining 8 pages to point out inconsistencies and other flaws within the novel.

Hai Rui was letting everyone look at the findings first, so they could interpret it in their own way. They wanted them to trust that Hai Rui were presenting them with real evidence and that they werenʼt just making random accusations.

Didnʼt they ask for evidence?

Hai Rui was giving it to them!

Because Hai Rui did not give a definitive answer, those that paid attention to the incident, quickly went online to look at the evidence.

Before they looked at it, they did not have any doubts. But, as soon as they looked at it, they questioned why the same novel would have 5-6 different styles of expression.

Oh God!

”I originally thought Hai Rui were trying to play tricks. But, I never expected them to be so detailed as to actually show us screenshots as evidence.”

”The author canʼt deny this. Hai Rui took screenshots directly from the web novel site and the web address and date are clearly shown. It canʼt be faked.”

”Woah, what a shocking turn of events! The author is crazy, this is obviously written by 5-6 different people.”

”Is the author mentally ill?”

”Before the author claims that others are plagiarizing him, he should first step out and explain why his novel was written by 5-6 different people.”

”It seems Hai Rui has been very serious in looking for evidence. They even discovered something as detailed as this.”

”This evidence from Hai Rui is awesome! It seems, theyʼve paved the path for a faceslap!”

This was Hai Ruiʼs intelligence. They did not immediately reveal their trump card. Instead, they created an illusion that Hai Rui could produce any evidence possible and that they were merely leaving the author and supporters of the author with a bit pride.

”8pm. We will answer everyoneʼs questions and explain why there were 5-6 different writers,” Hai Rui left everyone hanging.

The truth felt close. And because of this, opinions began to sway.

Those that were certain that Elder Wu had plagiarized, those that angrily scolded him and practically pushed him to end his life, were no longer as certain as before. If there was nothing wrong with the author, he wouldnʼt have gotten 5-6 different writers to help him write his novel.

Plus, no one had even heard of this novel before. Was there a need to find so many other writers?

All this information indicated that there were more unknown secrets yet to be revealed.

”This whole thing is becoming more and more confusing!”

”The authorʼs evidence doesnʼt seem fake, but Hai Ruiʼs evidence is also real. I went to read ʼThe Trackerʼ and found that the novel was exactly as it appeared in Hai Ruiʼs screenshots; there are parts that are extremely incoherent. Itʼs obvious that it was written by multiple people.”

”I really want to know the truth. What is this all about?!”

Faced with the reactions from the public, the author went from feeling panic to guilt.

He knew, not only would this incident put him to shame, he was also going to lose his hands because of it!

But, there were still a few people that stubbornly supported him.

”Even if there is a problem with the author, it doesnʼt mean that Elder Wu did not plagiarize.”

”Thatʼs right. At most, this will simply prove that the author isnʼt an honest person either. Every industry has its injustices; itʼs a normal occurrence!”

”Hold your horses, Hai Rui said that theyʼd reveal everything at 8pm. Everyone needs a bit of time to look through the evidence. Do you think youʼre a God and that everything you assume is right?”

All of a sudden, the internet was filled with conflicting opinions. But, it was clear that Hai Ruiʼs first step was a success. Even so, Tangningʼs motive was not to simply punish the author - she also wanted to tear apart the mastermind behind the entire incident.

However, Song Xin did not make an appearance from beginning to end. How were they to prove her involvement?

Tangning wasnʼt going to let Song Xin remain so lucky.

She was definitely going to find a chance to catch her out!