Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 488: Counterattack (Part 4)

Chapter 488: Counterattack (Part 4)

"And what?" Kenny Lin asked, his expression calm, but Amalia could sense that if she didn’t satisfy him with her answer, he would be furious.

"I found that my ability to absorb energy from crystal core has sped up again," Amalia revealed, mentioning how she had accidentally absorbed a high-level crystal core quickly.

Kenny Lin stroked his chin, "Interesting. It seems we really are a perfect match."

Amalia always wondered why their conversations, no matter how normal it is, always veered off in this direction.

She could guess what he meant by "perfect match," and she didn’t want to continue that line of thought.

Kenny Lin glanced at her and sighed, "It would be nice if you were a little bit dumber."

"You can always find someone else," Amalia replied with a sidelong glance.

"No, I’m quite satisfied with you," Kenny Lin said quickly.

Amalia sighed, "Well, thank you very much then."

"You’re welcome," Kenny Lin replied with a smile, "You didn’t mention what kind of people Raithwall Yoder sent to ambush you."

"Just three Tier 2 spiritual cultivators," Amalia said calmly, "I managed to defeat high-level mutated creatures before, so why would I fear three Tier 2 spiritual cultivators?"

"That’s true," Kenny Lin nodded his head, appearing not to doubt her at all.

It would be several days before he learned the full details of the incident.

As events escalated, the Yoder family’s trial and impending sanctions neared their conclusion, prompting them to deploy all their tactics.

More and more "victims" appeared, each blaming Kenny Lin for their woes.

Even unrelated murders were being falsely attributed to Kenny Lin.

On the forums, nearly everyone was condemning Kenny Lin and the Lin family.

In the royal durian capital city’s streets, protests demanding the government and military punish Kenny Lin grew more frequent.

The military was overwhelmed with arresting the protester leaders daily, and their energy was significantly diverted.

The Yoder family’s paid commenters remained active, while the Lin and Zhao families’s supporters continued their fierce online counterattacks.

As the trial against the Yoder family reached its final stages, the pressure intensified.

"How’s it going?"

Amalia sent a message to the Lin family’s Head.

The Lin family’s Head replied shortly, "The sanctions against the Yoder family will be announced tomorrow morning. It’s time to act."

"Didn’t the Yoder family try to cause trouble?" Amalia asked.

The Lin family’s Head with strong and confident face, responded, "Even if they wanted to send people, they’d have to get through our defenses first."

The Lin family’s military compound was heavily fortified.

Unless Raithwall Yoder wanted to add more evidence against himself, he wouldn’t dare attempt an incursion.

Reassured, Amalia felt at ease.

For the past three days, she had stayed at the Spiritual Cultivators Association, accompanying Kenny Lin.

With nothing else to do, she began refining and repairing spiritual artifacts that was damaged in previous battles.

Some members of the association, aware of her skills, brought their artifacts to her for repair.

These people were under President Luis’s leadership, so Amalia agreed to help them.

During this time, President Luis had taken swift and decisive action to remove several key supporters of Vice President Turrion from the association and severely weakening his influence.

If it was handled properly, Vice President Turrion might never recover to his former power again.

Amalia was grateful to President Luis, who in turn was thankful to her for providing the opportunity to undermine Vice President Turrion.

Vice President Turrion had long sought to usurp President Luis’s position and constantly engaging in underhanded tactics.

While these could be tolerated to some extent, his overreach and attempts to control everything had finally provoked a backlash, leading to his suspension.

Had it not been for Amalia’s intervention, it would have been impossible to hold Vice President Turrion accountable for a murder without direct evidence.

When the Lin family finally broke their silence and took action, all other hostile forces had to step back.

The Yoder family was not the only one who is capable of hiring paid commenters.

The first to speak out was the highly credible Ángel Solana.

He, Josu Urrutikoexea, and Eduardo Norierga conspired together, with most of their actions now exposed.

Their testimonies, evidence lists, and the families of their victims were all presented.

The victims’s families had always been searching for justice but lacked a clear target.

With the cooperation of the Lin and Zhao families, the victims’s families stepped forward to testify against them.

The previously one-sided situation is now reversed.

The Yoder family’s paid commenters were being defeated, and the public’s once-firm beliefs were shaken.

"Ha! I knew the Lin family wouldn’t stay idle forever. Now they’re turning the truth upside down."

"Come on, with all this evidence, how is it upside down?"

"The data lists and account records are all there. I can swear they’re real because I work in this field."

"There are videos and a lot of victims’ ls families. I even recognize some of them go to mercenary markets, where they were looking for their children."

"And Ángel Solana is the worst. As a mercenary, I’ve heard of his crimes but I never know they had harmed so many."

"With all this evidence, anyone still denying it is either brainless or a paid commenter."

"Are you kidding? The victims’ ls families, like those of Eduardo Norierga and Diego Luna, don’t have paid commenters. The people are dead, how could they?"

"Who is the one that gain benefits if Kenny Lin is in trouble? Only the Yoder family."

"Right, if those paid commenters aren’t bought by the Yoder family, I wouldn’t believe it."

"I know a little bit about the Yoder family. The disastrous defeat in Fruit City No. 2 is rumored to be connected to them. The Zhao family, along with other prominent families, is preparing to prosecute the Yoder family. This is a critical moment, so the Yoder family are using Kenny Lin’s situation to confuse the public, divert the attention of other families, and pressure the government, hoping to avoid sanctions or at least minimize the damage."

"If the Yoder family really caused the deaths of so many people, I hope the government will respond to public opinion and heavily sanction them."