A short laugh that was dulled by the voice changer spread through the live room, and then Qi Cong’s voice sounded even colder than before. “By the way, I will explain to everyone why Wu Heng was finally willing to come to the studio for a confrontation. Because before he came, l let the water army take rhythm and made all of you think I stole this account. Then I give Wu Heng my contact information in a private message on Weibo, misleading him into thinking I am not Murmuring Water and that I would be willing to help him clear his name as long as he paid me. He offered a very high price. I agreed, and only then he came. “

The viewers were bombarded with this sudden news, and then someone soon remembered a detail.

—— So when the streamer left the live broadcast before, it was to send Wu Heng a private message?

When Qi Cong saw the comment, he replied, “Yes, I was sending a private message to Wu Heng at that time. Just now, I received a text message. Someone told me that everything was negotiable and that Wu Heng copied my plot framework because his father was seriously ill and he was in urgent need of money so he had no choice”

He smiled at this and looked at Wu Heng’s YY: “Had no choice. Using the plot outline and characters from more than two years ago were forced,  so were the sequels of “Chivalrous Bones” also forced? Liu Fengyue should’ve died in the first movie and the first movie of “Chivalrous Bones” has already made you a lot of money. Why did you need to change the plot? Why ruin Liu Fengyue’s established character? Why did you trample on my painstaking efforts? “

The comment section exploded again.

——What kind of shit is this, moral kidnapping?

——Shit, Liu Fengyue should’ve died in the first movie?

——Who sent this message? Who sent this message?

——What? Liu Fengyue should’ve died???

——Suddenly I understand why only the first book in the “Chivalrous Bones” series was brilliant. Ah ah, I can’t accept Liu Fengyue’s death!

Qi Cong spoke faster and faster. “Writing ‘Chivalrous Bones’ to make money was forced, then selling the rights to ‘Chivalrous Bones’ and adapting it into a TV series and even preparing to adapt the second part of ‘Chivalrous Bones’, lying after the matter was revealed, and accusing me of plagiarizing you…were all of these things something you were forced to do? Wu Heng, I thought we were friends, and I could try to understand your difficulties, but why did you have to step on my bottom line?”

His cell phone suddenly vibrated again.

Unknown number: I beg you for Wu Heng’s sake don’t continue. You are going to destroy him. Don’t you know how easily it is for him to break down?

Unknown number: Do you want to kill Wu Heng?

Qi Cong fell silent and didn’t speak for a long time.

The live room was so quiet that everyone heard the faint vibration of a mobile phone and the on-screen comments were posted one by one.

—— Is it Water Without a Trace bidding again?

——Is it another text message?

——Streamer, what’s the matter with you?

Qi Cong finally moved. He put down his mobile phone and completely lost the emotion in his eyes, as he grasped the mouse and opened the remaining documents. “Wu Heng, you have made many wrong choices…. We can continue from Wu Heng’s third lie, he posted several chat records, and identified the person with the online ID of Gouache as me, and in response to the slander you posted that I plagiarized you. Here I can tell you clearly that I am not Gouache, I did not plagiarize him. “

The eighth document opened, and the outline plot analysis document that Wu Heng had sent to Qi Cong appeared in front of everyone.

“Like I said before, I can’t give you the full chat record from back then, because I only screenshotted this analysis document that Wu Heng sent me for notes, without the screenshot of the detailed plot outline that I sent to Wu Heng. I would also like to ask Wu Heng, why did you send the analysis document, which was obviously written for “Chivalrous Bones”, to this person named Gouache first? To how many people did you actually tell the plot of  “Chivalrous Bones” without me knowing-“

“No.” Wu Heng’s icon suddenly lit up, his tone a little anxious. “I didn’t tell other people. I still know the basic principle of confidentiality. I just -“

After a burst of pulling sound, then a female voice that was suppressing anger suddenly spoke over Wu Heng’s worried voice: “Enough!”

The female voice was so sharp that it stopped Wu Heng’s words.

“That is enough, stop it! Murmuring Water, where do you have the face to blame Wu Heng? At that time, when he helped you and instructed you, the “Chivalrous Bones”of today was made from what you discussed together. Why shouldn’t he write it! Do you know how anxious and worried Wu Heng was when you suddenly canceled your social account? Didn’t you give up on “Chivalrous Bones” yourself? What, now that we are making money from the novel, you show again. Are you happy to bully honest people?”

Qi Cong clenched his fist abruptly.

The comment section in the live room exploded again.

– This is so disgusting to say, what did she mean by “discussed together”? Wasn’t all Wu Heng’s blind analysis and suggestions based on the streamer’s plot? There was not a level of the analysis at all, it is all vulgar routines. If it wasn’t for the streamer’s self-restraint, someone else would’ve deleted Wu Heng!

——So he admitted to plagiarism, right? It’s an admission, right?

Wu Heng voice sounded anxiously: “Little Zhi, don’t say–“

“Even if you let go, I will say it!” The female voice became more and more agitated. “Murmuring Water, don’t go too far! To put it bluntly, could “Chivalrous Bones” have become popular without Wu Heng? Do you think novels can be written by just anyone? No literacy writing, no accumulation, no word by word typing? What is the point of having a plot and character outline?  There are too many authors who can write a crooked outline. I think you just want to get popular– “

“Are you Gouache?”

A low and beautiful male voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the girl’s words.

Qi Cong dazedly looked up at the YY screen.

He saw a random code account at the bottom of the website that he didn’t notice before. He didn’t know when their microphone changed from off to on.

The audience was stunned, and the barrage area was filled with screams after a moment of stagnation.

——Ah ah, it’s Gu Gu!

——Wait, what did Gu Xun just say, this woman is Gouache?

——Eating these melons was so fascinating that I almost forgot that Gu Xun is also in YY!

——Gu Xun??? I…I have a strong sense of a dimensional wall breaking down.

Gu Xun’s voice continued, “After this incident came out, I inquired a little and learned that Wu Heng has a girlfriend who has been with him for many years. It was said that this girlfriend was Wu Heng’s fan before.”

The female voice stopped talking.

Gu Xun continued, “I took the time to watch Wu Heng’s interviews. He once said in an interview that his girlfriend is very supportive of his work and it helps him a lot to have his girlfriend proofread his original manuscript for him every time before he sends it. This led him to develop a habit of sending whatever he writes to his girlfriend for proofreading before sending it out. I think this should be the reason why Wu Heng sent the plot analysis document of “Chivalrous Bones” to Gouache in the beginning. “

Some of his old readers finally remembered this in the comment area.

——Yes, yes, I remember. Wu Heng once mentioned that his girlfriend would proofread the manuscript for him.

——Wait! I remember Wu Heng’s girlfriend once said in the reader group that she had a little penguin account that she used to record her daily love relationship, and that was how she hooked up with Wu Heng at the time.

The female voice opened her mouth again, slightly flustered, “I am not Gouache!” Gu Xun, Wu Heng has never offended you, why are you doing this to him? You — “

“Then, Murmuring Water has never offended Wu Heng. Why are you and Wu Heng bullying him so much? Is it because he is young, simple and sincere to others?”

Qi Cong stared at Gu Xun’s YY, when a small flower suddenly bloomed in a corner of his originally numb heart.

Gu Xun was still speaking, his tone slow and leisurely, exactly the same as when he questioned Wu Heng the other day. “Also, who says that Wu Heng didn’t offend me? As I said before, I have a friend who reads novels and he happened to be a reader of Murmuring Water. He likes Murmuring Water very much, and I attach great importance to this friend of mine. So when Wu Heng bullied the author Murmuring Water and made my friend uncomfortable, he offended me. “

The low pressure spread slowly as Gu Xun spoke, making the comment area that was originally full of screams, gradually quiet down.

“I really don’t understand why you can be so justified.” Gu Xun’s voice became even lower, very beautiful, but also very cold. “Because of your guidance, you can steal things as a matter of course? Can stolen goods be legalized because of a little effort put into stealing? Because it has affected your interests, does even the legitimate protection of the rights of the victim become harmful to you? The whole world is on your side, so the victim doesn’t deserve an apology, does he? “

The comment section was completely empty, and no one posted on the barrage.

“You are actually questioning why Murmuring Water came out at this time. Does it mean that when defenders want to protect their rights, they have to ask for your opinion first? “

Gu Xun suddenly sighed. “You…first you plagiarize then quibble, and then try to bribe the victims. Even hiring a water army to make it difficult for the victim to protect their rights. Do you think that if you bully Murmuring Water, you can cover up the ugly things you have done? No, you won’t. A lot of people will remember what you did. For example, Nantian, a Great God of literature, remembers that Wu Heng once wrote a post about Murmuring Water. For example, the person in charge of JiangWan’s old website can recover all the data of the old website, including the deleted posts on the forum. For example…me. “

“I will always remember the name of Wu Heng. As an actor and an investor in the film and television industry, I don’t want any work suspected of plagiarism in my circle, so I don’t want the name of Wu Heng to exist in my working environment.”

Shen Jia gasped.

By saying this, Gu Xun was trying to use his influence to completely seal off Wu Heng.

So good, so cruel…he loved it!

He looked sideways at Qi Cong, his eyes sparkling, desperately encouraging him to speak quickly.

This Gu Xun who was different from his memory, but at the same time just like before; he always helped him and protected him unconditionally.

Qi Cong returned to his senses, suppressing his emotional ups and downs before approaching the microphone. His Adam’s apple rolled several times before he squeezed out his own voice. “Thank you… Mr. Gu. Don’t be angry. “

The frozen atmosphere in the live broadcast thawed rapidly. Gu Xun tone went from winter to spring as he gently replied, “You’re welcome. This is what I should do. I’m not angry, because these people aren’t worth it either. Don’t be angry with them, the future is still long. What belongs to you will eventually come back to you. “

The future was still long.

Qi Cong tried to ignore the gaze of Shen Jia and Zhao Zhenxun at his side, and looked at Wu Heng’s YY avatar, which was hidden in a murky uproar and finally said, “Wu Heng, I was wrong to suddenly cancel my social accounts that year. I’m sorry. Also thank you for your guidance. That’s it. I have nothing more to say to you. This is the end of today’s confrontation. Mr. Gu Xun thank you again for your help, and thank you to everyone who kept watching until now. Thank you very much. Goodbye. “

“Little Murmuring…” Wu Heng’s voice sounded vaguely as if he was apologizing.

Qi Cong who was about to leave the YY room stopped, then nodded firmly and exited.

 

Edited by: Antiope1

 

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