Chapter 482: A Lifelong Hater

Chapter 482: A Lifetime of Hatred

“(OK gesture)”

“Got that Park Jae-hae taken care of?”

“Yeah, just a few words, I didn’t even have time to say anything harsh before he obediently went.”

“That bastard, if I didn’t still need him, I’d want to kill him right now!”

“For now, we have to leave it at that. Let him do something stupid to draw fire, so we can extricate our judo team.”

“Maybe it’ll even have some unexpected effects—best to bring some more hate onto that Chinese guy! By the way, Hae-bin, you need to keep an eye on this. You have more resources; mobilize some internet trolls to stir the waters even more!”

“Yeah, we’re under a lot of pressure here too. Several national teams have already collectively withdrawn. We have to create some incident here to reduce the negative impact of the withdrawals.”

“Sigh, it’s such a shame that Chinese guy withdrew! Otherwise, we already had a plan to deal with him! Originally, after the competition, we could have given him a gift of a failed drug test, at least getting him banned for a year!”

“Talking about this makes me furious! All those idiots protesting at the airport! Park Jae-hae is even more of an idiot! They completely messed up our prepared plan!”

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“The above is part of the dialogue from the images that Kim Hae-bin ‘self-exposed’ after the assault video was released. Besides having Park Jae-hae find Lee Mi-won’s ex-boyfriend to frame Lee Mi-won and Meng Fan, there was also a lot of explosive information.

To the outside world, Kim Hae-bin’s ‘self-exposure’ of such screenshots seemed like shifting blame onto those athletes and celebrities, but only he himself knew that his account had also been hacked, or rather invaded by hackers, and he now believed what Park Jae-hae had said!

But damn, before he could even explain to those he had ‘implicated,’ the police came knocking. Almost simultaneously, others were also arrested.

At first, they were just as confused as Kim Hae-bin, not knowing what they had done wrong, each stubbornly refusing to yield, but after the initial interrogation, they completely broke down. They were arrested not because of online exposure but because their secret activities over the years had come to light, and the police had already gathered a large amount of evidence—basically, it was all over.

The public was also confused at first, but when news spread and officials confirmed that these people were involved in various criminal activities such as overseas money laundering, spreading illegal videos, and illegal transactions, everyone fell into a state of advanced confusion.

Most of the first batch of arrested people came from that ‘chat group.’ Only a fool would think this was a coincidence or simple; the arrow of thought ultimately pointed straight at Meng Fan!

Moreover, insiders revealed that both Piao Zaiha and Kim Hae-bin’s phones and online accounts had been hacked or invaded by other hackers, leading to the ‘self-exposure,’ which further locked onto Meng Fan as the ‘mastermind.’

Because in this matter, the most capable person was undoubtedly Meng Fan. Meng Fan himself certainly did not have the ability to steal accounts or invade—at least that’s how everyone saw it; you’ve already excelled in so many fields, can sing, draw comics, and do voice acting, you can’t possibly be a hacker too—but he absolutely had the ability to hire hackers. Otherwise, there was no explanation for why Park Jae-hae and Kim Hae-bin had ‘self-exposed’ so readily, nor why the relevant authorities had suddenly received so much evidence.

Later, over tens of thousands of accounts inexplicably posted that ‘Apology List,’ further confirming the existence of hackers in this incident.

This view was also widely endorsed on foreign websites, with the difference being that they believed someone like Meng Fan would certainly have many Chinese hackers or hackers friendly to China willing to help.

Most interestingly, not long after, rumors emerged of statements from several globally renowned hacker organizations—before any other hackers stepped forward, they were willing to take responsibility for this incident.

Clearly, this was an expression of their view on the farce, including several hacker organizations that had once breached South Korean government websites. Perhaps supporting Meng Fan was not the main point; expressing their own stance was the key.

When Meng Fan and the national team members landed in the capital, South Korea, stunned by a series of changes, finally began to completely explode. The news that came out was too explosive, too many people were arrested, and the scope was too wide. It wasn’t just the entertainment and sports circles; soon it was revealed that people from other circles were also involved and arrested. It seemed like overnight, they had returned to the nightclub scandal of early 2019, but from the current perspective, both the speed of development and the impact were faster and greater.

At the same time, people on that ‘mysterious’ ‘Apology List’ began to apologize one after another, truly frightened. So many had been taken down, and all because of ‘mysterious’ full-evidence reports. They also feared that any dirt they had might be exposed, even if it might not necessarily be criminal, it certainly wasn’t anything honorable.

Additionally, seemingly influenced by that globally renowned hacker organization taking the lead in ‘claiming responsibility,’ and with South Korean authorities receiving so many tip-offs of dirt, many hackers flocked to join the fun. Once in, they launched various attacks and dug up all kinds of material. They were clearly much more ruthless—instead of sending it to the authorities, they posted it directly online. For a time, the internet was like every bush and tree being an enemy, thunderbolts everywhere, completely chaotic, with no peace for anyone.

This was definitely an outcome that even Meng Fan had not anticipated. Of course, in the end, it was because he was hated. With this opportunity, all kinds of hackers, like crocodiles drawn by the scent of blood, began their carnival.

Anyway, in the end, regardless of whether the airport incident was fully resolved, whether Meng Fan was innocent and a hero who acted bravely for a just cause, the South Koreans hated Meng Fan to death. If it weren’t for him, things wouldn’t have gone so haywire. Many people held a lifetime of hatred for Meng Fan; ‘cleaning up his image and gaining fans’ was impossible.

Of course, Meng Fan had never thought of winning any goodwill in that country. In fact, becoming a public enemy might have been his original intention. The key was that Meng Fan simply had no time to deal with matters over there. After landing, he was immediately taken away by a medical team that had been waiting, to determine whether the injury on his hand had any risk of infection or deterioration.

It was indeed a bit exaggerated, but for the Weightlifting, Wrestling, and Judo Association and the General Administration of Sport, it was absolutely impossible to allow any accident to happen to Meng Fan. If Meng Fan hadn’t confirmed his withdrawal after the airport incident and his immediate return home, this medical team would definitely have gone to South Korea to check on Meng Fan’s physical condition.

“I really am fine! It’s almost healed, big brother!”

No matter what Meng Fan said, it was useless. They took his hand and examined it thoroughly, inside and out, up and down. If Meng Fan hadn’t insisted on stopping them, they would probably have given him a full body check.

(End of chapter)