novelODS Chapter 297 The Wildfire
Chapter 297 The Wildfire
The comments in the live stream were like poisoned knives, densely covering the screen, each word carrying a chilling ferocity.
[How dare this sinner go live? Have they no shame?]
[Jiang Feng is cleaning up your mess, don't you know what's good for you? Go in and kowtow!]
[So you're just trying to make money off negative online traffic? Disgusting!]
[You son of a bitch, pay me back for my USB drive!]
Get out of the Delta! Stop trying to freeload!
Yi Feng sat in front of the camera, his face pale, with bruises under his eyes from countless sleepless nights.
He looked at the comments on the screen, his fingers trembling slightly.
He knew this would happen.
From the moment he decided to start the broadcast, he knew it would turn out this way.
In everyone's eyes, he was the good-for-nothing who messed up ACE's anti-cheat system, destroyed countless players' hard drives, and then quit without a second thought—a sinner who betrayed everyone's trust. No one would believe the truth coming from a "sinner," only thinking he was making a last-ditch effort to gain some attention.
Yi Feng took a deep breath and his gaze fell on the black USB drive on the corner of the table.
A few hours earlier, three former interns handed him the documents in person.
"Brother Yifeng, this is a USB drive we found by chance... It contains Ziying and Suming's transaction records and recordings."
We didn't know who to give it to, but... but you're the only one who's actually done anything for the players.
"Boss, you've been framed! We believe you."
Yi Feng clenched his fist.
He remembered the three interns; when they first joined the company, their eyes were full of enthusiasm for games, just like his own back then.
He has already betrayed the trust of the players and Jiang Feng.
We absolutely cannot betray the trust we have placed in you!
He knew what it meant to stand up.
The resignation agreement clearly stated: "You are prohibited from disclosing any internal information related to the company, and from making any statements that damage the company's reputation. Those who breach the agreement will face substantial claims and legal repercussions."
He signed and pressed his fingerprint, because at that time he had no evidence at all, because he once thought that it was really just his own dereliction of duty.
But it's different now.
Yi Feng raised his head, looked at the camera, and said in a hoarse but firm voice:
"I know you don't believe me. I know that in your eyes, I'm just that good-for-nothing who messed up the anti-cheat system, destroyed players' hard drives, and then just walked away."
The comments section paused for a moment, then surged even more fiercely:
At least they have some self-awareness!
If you know that, then get lost!
Stop playing the victim here, it's disgusting!
"But," Yi Feng's voice suddenly rose, as if squeezed out from his chest:
"I'm going live today not to clear my name, nor to make money. I'm here to tell you—"
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the glaring comments on the screen, each word distinct:
"--the truth."
Yi Feng didn't say anything more.
He reached out and plugged the black USB drive into the computer.
Yifeng opened the folder and hovered the mouse over the audio file.
His fingers were trembling.
Once you click the button, there will be no turning back.
With a five million yuan penalty for breach of contract, TX's top-notch legal team, and endless legal entanglements, he could be sued until he's bankrupt and never recovers.
But then he remembered Jiang Feng.
I was reminded of that boy who flipped the table in front of millions of people.
He remembered the message Jiang Feng had sent him: "Trust me, just as I trusted you before."
Yi Feng closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, all that remained in his eyes was a resolute determination to burn his bridges.
"I, Yifeng, have wanted to make a good game since the first day I joined Tencent."
I want Delta Force to be the best FPS in the world. I want every player to compete fairly. I want...
"I want to be true to my conscience."
Click with the mouse.
Immediately, a familiar, nauseating voice blared from the speakers, echoing clearly in every corner of the live stream room—
"I've already contacted the DMA partner team. The Bitcoin goes through three layers of mixing, and finally ends up in a cold wallet, so it's absolutely untraceable..."
The live stream went silent instantly.
The comments paused for a second, then scrolled wildly:
Whose voice is this?
[It's Ziying!!! I recognize it! That's Ziying's voice!]
[Holy crap?! What's going on?!]
The audio continues playing:
"...That idiot Yifeng, he thinks he's serving the players, he's so stupid. He doesn't even know the higher-ups are very dissatisfied with him. Can a game with integrity make money? As long as you can get him out of there, I'll handle the anti-cheat measures. If there's any public outcry, he'll definitely be gone."
"...A 20/80 split, I want absolute security..."
"...What do those gamers know? As long as the stats look good and the board is satisfied, who cares if their hard drives are broken or not..."
Every word was like a bomb, exploding in the live stream room.
Yifeng opened the Word document again, and dense text and tables spread across the screen—
The complete list of cheat software partners, details of every black market transaction, clearly traceable Bitcoin wallet addresses, transaction timestamps accurate to the second, and even a detailed plan by Ziying and Suming to frame him...
Ironclad evidence.
The number of viewers in the live stream began to skyrocket—10, 30, 50, 100 million…
The chat went completely wild; the previous insults vanished without a trace, leaving only overwhelming shock and anger.
Holy crap!!! There's a twist?!
[This made me laugh. Is this what office politics at Tencent look like?]
[That beast Ziying! And Su Ming too! Those two bastards are in cahoots!]
So Yifeng was framed?!
[Those accidental blockages and hard drive corruptions, were all intentional?! For power and dirty money?!]
Yi Feng stared at the shocked comments on the screen, his voice eerily calm:
"This is the truth."
"I, Yifeng, swear to God that every word I've said is true. I'm willing to bear any legal responsibility for this evidence."
"Ziying and Suming, in order to get the position of head of Fenghuo and to get a share of the money from the cheating industry, deliberately planted traps in the anti-cheat system, causing large-scale false bans and damaging players' hardware, and then made me take the blame."
"I admitted defeat because I didn't have evidence at the time. But now, I do."
He stood up and bowed deeply to the camera:
"I'm sorry, I failed to protect everyone. But today, I'm going to give back to those who should take responsibility."
In the live stream, the tone of the comments completely changed:
【Yifeng, I'm so sorry!!! We misunderstood you!!!】
[Brother Yifeng, you're not wrong! The ones at fault are those corrupt officials at Tencent!]
[Investigate Tencent thoroughly! Investigate Delta Force thoroughly! Give players justice!]
Yifeng wanted to say a few more words, but the live stream was suddenly shut down.
This completely ignited the players' anger.
When the live stream clips were wildly shared, when that audio was listened to repeatedly by countless players, when screenshots of that document circulated in every gaming group—
The entire internet crashed.
This is not a simple "office struggle" or ordinary "workplace infighting".
These are two game developers who, for power and money, sacrificed the accounts of millions of players and used the hardware of countless ordinary people as bargaining chips, personally creating a disaster that affected the entire server!
Now, the truth tells them that this was not a "technical error" or a "system vulnerability," but a deliberate, cold-blooded murder!
All for a position of authority, all for the dirty profits from the black market for game cheats!
Anger erupted like a volcano.
[A thorough investigation is recommended.]
This isn't just a typical workplace setup; it's a crime! It's deliberate sabotage of a computer information system!
My hard drive was corrupted during scanning; it contained photos of my deceased grandmother… Did you know that? Do you care?
[They'd even dare to tamper with gamers' hard drives for money? What's the difference between them and arsonists?!]
[Where is Tencent?! Respond! Stop playing dead!!!]
ten minutes.
It only took ten minutes.
#YifengRevealsTheTruth#, #ZiyingSumingColludedWithCheaters#, #DeltaCityMistakenlyBlockedTheDoor#, #TXInternalCorruption#... All these hashtags stormed into the top ten trending topics, causing servers to tremble and the entire internet to shake.
Within ten minutes, comment sections on all platforms—Delta Force's official account, DeepZ.com's comment section, Tencent Games' comment section, and Tencent's company comment section—were flooded with comments.
The comment section of the streamer who took money to whitewash the situation was flooded with criticism, and the marketing account was so attacked that it deleted its posts and ran away.
Even the official accounts of other games under Tencent were attacked.
[A thorough investigation is recommended.]
You'd better be alright.
I know you're okay, but you better watch out!
An overwhelming rage threatens to engulf everything!
This is not an ordinary online public opinion event; it is an unprecedented tsunami of justice stirred up by millions of deceived and harmed players.
They want more than just an explanation.
They demand justice, a trial, and the exterminators who hide behind capital, treating players like韭菜 (a metaphor for being exploited), 数 (data points), and stepping stones.
eye for eye!
The world has suffered from penguins for far too long!