I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 296 The Only Chance

Chapter 296: Chapter 296 The Only Chance

Yes, he must have a way!

Thus, in his panic, he shakily took out his mobile phone and called Xue Tiezhu.

Unfortunately, he didn’t consider...

At this moment, Xue Tiezhu was like an ant on a hot pan.

The phone was picked up after just two rings.

"Hello?"

Xue Tiezhu said irritably.

Hearing Xue Tiezhu’s voice, Cui Ruogou’s hanging heart finally eased a bit.

So, he hurriedly said: "Old Xue, Ye Chen said the trial will start tomorrow, what should we do?"

"What to do? What the hell can I do? Just tough it out!"

Xue Tiezhu bellowed.

Cui Ruogou was somewhat stunned when he heard the shout in Xue Tiezhu’s voice.

Because in his memory, Xue Tiezhu had never been so irritable.

"How can we just tough it out? Do we really have to pay compensation? But..."

Before Cui Ruogou could finish, Xue Tiezhu interrupted sharply: "But what? There’s no ’but’. We screwed up, we all did!"

Right now, Xue Tiezhu was powerlessly roaring over the phone at home.

Originally, his plan was to continue building momentum during the week that Ye Chen was preparing for the trial, hiring water armies and attracting fans.

As long as they timed it well, they could have Cui Ruogou release an apology video before Ye Chen’s trial, causing the situation to reverse.

At that point, they wouldn’t only gain followers and attention, but also perfectly avoid risks.

Moreover, if handled properly, they might even make netizens suspect that it was Ye Chen who bribed Cui Ruogou to do this.

Then he himself could post a video questioning Ye Chen, paying attention to the choice of words.

Not only could it make Ye Chen helpless against him, but also attract fans and impact Ye Chen’s reputation.

At worst, it wouldn’t affect Ye Chen at all.

But by that time, he would have gained hundreds of thousands of followers anyway.

Now, it had only been a little more than a day since he released the video questioning Ye Chen.

In just over a day, he had gained over a hundred thousand followers.

Gaining a hundred thousand followers in one day, all of whom are avid fishermen and all active fans.

What did that mean?

It was beyond his wildest dreams.

However, just a few hours ago, the situation suddenly reversed.

The online community almost unanimously turned against him and Cui Ruogou.

Especially Zeng Jupen, who even released a video and redirected the fire onto himself.

Within a few short hours, Xue Tiezhu experienced a dramatic rise and fall in life.

From the peak of four hundred and eighty thousand followers, he plummeted to having only twenty to thirty thousand followers now.

Even worse, these remaining twenty to thirty thousand followers were unfollowing at a rapid rate.

If it were only losing followers, that would be one thing.

Xue Tiezhu was a man willing to accept his losses in wager; from the very beginning when he found Cui Ruogou and planned this whole thing.

He was taking a gamble.

But what he never anticipated was...

That Ye Chen would keenly discover his involvement and even add his name to the execution list.

That was half a million!

How many Three Noes fishing rods would he have to sell and how many shady pond owners would he have to collude with to make that money back?

Moreover, he was well aware that the lawsuit with Ye Chen was almost certainly a lost cause.

Not only because the out-of-law lawyer Zhang San is Ye Chen’s attorney.

But also because a few days ago a policy came out, called the strict crackdown on cyber violence.

After all, wasn’t this whole thing essentially about inciting cyber violence?

Being a victim and public figure, Ye Chen was being treated with special concern by the relevant departments.

Otherwise, a process that would normally take over a week to deal with wouldn’t have been completed in one day, with the trial set for ten o’clock tomorrow morning...

And this trial was going to use a new model where the defendants would still face execution even if they did not attend.

At this moment, Xue Tiezhu felt as if he had aged a decade.

His expression was lost, his eyes lifeless, and the ashtray on the coffee table was full of cigarette butts.

From the phone on the coffee table, Cui Ruogou’s anxious voice was still coming through the earpiece.

"Hello? Old Xue, you can’t just leave me hanging!"

"You may have the money to compensate Ye Chen, but I don’t have any. All the money I borrowed has gone into this matter."

"If I run out of money, won’t I end up in jail?"

"Old Xue... Old Xue, will you just talk?"

...

Hearing Cui Ruogou’s voice, Xue Tiezhu felt an unbearable frenzy in his heart.

So he grabbed his cellphone and furiously yelled into it.

"Right now I’m facing a compensation of five hundred thousand; where do I have the time to care about your life and death?"

"Let me tell you, stop calling me!"

After saying that, Xue Tiezhu directly hung up and decisively added Cui Ruogou’s number to his blacklist.

At the same time, feeling like a guilty thief, he logged into his Quick-Shake account, deleted the video questioning Ye Chen, and immediately applied to cancel his account.

He felt reluctant in his heart, but now his Quick-Shake account had almost become public enemy number one.

Keeping it would be asking for trouble, right?

Another scene.

Cui Ruogou, in the basement, became even more anxious after getting yelled at and hung up on by Xue Tiezhu.

"Damn it, you weren’t like this when you came to me in the first place!"

Cui Ruogou, pale-faced, complained.

"Now that there’s trouble, you’re just going to ditch me?"

Cui Ruogou was not willing to let it go and wanted to demand an explanation from Xue Tiezhu.

But when he called Xue Tiezhu again, a mechanical voice came through on the phone.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is busy. Please try again later..."

After hanging up and waiting for about ten minutes, Cui Ruogou called Xue Tiezhu again.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is busy. Please try again later..."

But the result was still the same.

After several calls, all he heard was the same cold automated message.

At that moment, Cui Ruogou realized.

Xue Tiezhu had blacklisted him!

It’s over now, completely over!

Cui Ruogou leaned lifelessly on the sofa, his whole body soaked with cold sweat.

He didn’t want to go to jail for this...

But now it seemed like whether he wanted to or not had nothing to do with it.

Whether he would be clinking behind bars for this was a decision that seemed to be in Ye Chen’s hands!

Ye Chen!

Yes!

He could completely go to Ye Chen now, begging for his forgiveness!

He knew where Ye Chen lived.

If he could just see Ye Chen, speak some nice words, wouldn’t he be alright by tomorrow?

As long as Ye Chen forgave him, he was willing to do anything!

After all, if it were only debts, even if he faced family ruin.

Just grab some odd jobs, even factory work screwing in bolts, life would still go on.

But once inside, after coming out...

Not only would he face the scorn of those around him, but he likely wouldn’t be able to find work!

And it’s said that life inside is simply inhuman...

Thinking about this, Cui Ruogou shivered like clutching at straws.

He got up immediately, left the rented basement, and ran to the street to hail a cab.

However, despite waving down several cars in a row, no taxi was willing to stop.

Perhaps the taxi drivers didn’t want to take him, seeing Cui Ruogou’s disheveled and frantic appearance.

Luckily, after flagging down several cars, he eventually caught a taxi.

"Master, to Golden Treasure Residential Area."

Cui Ruogou said tremulously from the back seat, his eyes darting around.

The taxi driver glanced at Cui Ruogou warily through the rearview mirror inside the car, stayed silent, and started the car.

After about two or three minutes, Cui Ruogou in the backseat realized that the route the taxi driver was taking was not the one leading to Golden Treasure Residential Area.

"Master, this isn’t the right way, is it?"

Cui Ruogou scratched his head, saying somewhat puzzled.

The taxi driver still didn’t speak, but just clicked, locking the car doors.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Cui Ruogou, seeing this, suddenly became agitated.

This late at night, the taxi wouldn’t be robbing him, would it?

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