A Fierce Counterattack The following Sunday, something big happened on the local
forum. A user named Village underscore Teacher posted a video. At first, no one cared
about the post or the video.
Soon, though, someone decided to watch it out of idle curiosity. They showed their
friends who shared it elsewhere online. Within days, the video had become famous.
I finally saw a powerful person today. Mr. K, hello. Please accept my respect for you.
Mr. K, I'm very handsome. May I join the K group? In a cafe in Bayside District, two
middle-aged men drank coffee from chipped mugs. They were thinking about their
futures.
One of them was wearing brown glasses and had a yellow face and unshaven beard. He
exuded a sense of depression that could not be concealed. This person was the most
powerful moderator of Bayside District's local forum, Gary Frost.
The middle-aged man beside him was the deputy moderator of the local forum, Manny
Humbert. Gary, Manny said in an ingratiating tone of voice. The forum has received a
huge influx of visitors because of the midnight snack corner.
That's all thanks to your hard work. I just opened a back door for that person. I never
thought the post would be so popular.
Gary, is there really a problem with Midnight Snack Corner? Gary smiled coldly. I don't
care if there is a problem with it. We're here to provide a service.
Rudy gave us the money, so now we have to make sure the video gets popular. We don't
need to worry about anything else. Right, you're the boss.
I'm sure you know a lot more about it than I do. The next moment, Gary's phone began
to vibrate loudly. Soon after, Manny's phone rang as well.
The two looked at each other and answered their phones at the same time. It was Jake
for Manny and Jillian for Gary. Both were members of the forum, and both had called for
the same reason.
Something big has happened. Look at the video on the forum. When they had hung up
their phones, Gary and Manny immediately went to watch the video.
Trembling, they clicked the link and waited for the video to load. The man who appeared
on their screens was an important figure in Bayside District, the president of K Group,
Anthony K. Anthony K was holding a slice of cake, this premium apricot carrot cake. It is
produced by Midnight Snack Corner in Bayside District.
When they heard the words, Midnight Snack Corner, both Gary and Manny's hearts
skipped a beat. The food at Midnight Snack Corner is the most delicious, healthiest, and
most carefully prepared food I have ever eaten. Their supreme chicken noodle soups and
premium apricot carrot cakes are among the most delicious foods in the world.
When I heard that their restaurant was slandered, that someone said that their food was
drugged, I was deeply enraged. I swear on my family's good name, Midnight Snack
Corner has never and will never add opioids to their food. I hope everyone can stay
clear-headed and will not be fooled by those with ulterior motives.
Anthony K emphasized the word ulterior motives. Although he didn't name any names,
even a fool would know who he was talking about. The video ended and cold sweat ran
down Gary and Manny's faces.
It's over. It's over. Manny's face glistened with perspiration.
He stood up and walked back and forth in front of their table in the cafe. He was in a
daze. Gary, too, wore an ugly expression on his face.
Initially, they had thought Midnight Snack Corner was just an ordinary snack bar that
would easily be taken down. They never imagined it would have such a powerful figure
behind it. What kind of person was Anthony K? He was the leader of the K Group, a top
boss in the business world of the Bayside District.
At his whim, he could disrupt the entire economy of the area and there would be nothing
anyone could do to stop him. Would a person as important as Anthony K eat food that
had been drugged? With his endorsement, would anyone believe Midnight Snack Corner
was really the black-hearted shop of rumor? Everything had suddenly become extremely
complicated. If Gary, Manny, and Rudy's secret deal were discovered, the two of them
might lose their jobs.
And with a ruined reputation, what would become of them? What should we do? Manny
asked anxiously. Gary's face was ashen. He shook slightly as he flipped through the
contact list.
I have a call from Anthony K's secretary. I'll get in touch with her. Gary dialed the
number.
Hello? Secretary Ava? He said obsequiously. Hi, I'm Gary Frost from the local forum.
Okay, no problem.
No problem. No, no, don't worry. Manny couldn't hear Ava's side of the conversation.
He saw Gary's face turn pale. After hanging up the phone, Gary's face regained a trace
of color. She... What did she say? Manny asked nervously, holding his breath.
Miss Ava said Mr. K is very angry now. Manny groaned. His mind was full of the words,
Mr. K is very angry.
Don't panic. There's still a chance we might be able to turn this situation around. Gary
pinned Anthony K's post so it would remain at the top of the forum.
It seems that Anthony K has a good relationship with Midnight Snack Corner, he
continued. If we can get on the good side of the Midnight Snack Corner's people, we
won't need to worry about Anthony K anymore. Manny's lifeless eye suddenly regained a
trace of life.
I'm going to prepare a gift for when we visit them, he said hurriedly, standing up. Just as
the two forum moderators tried to figure out how they could make up for their mistake,
the forum exploded with criticism. The original post slandering the Midnight Snack
Corner was found by the posters, who were furious.
The tone of the replies was now much different. The author of this article is really
shameless. I can't believe he's spreading these lies about a business as cool as the
Midnight Snack Corner.
He must be jealous of all the business going to the Midnight Snack Corner, that's why he
did such an awful thing. He really disgraced the people of Bayside District. Ask him to
come downtown, I'll show him what happens to people who spread lies.
Of course, there were also a few so-called in-depth analyses published on the forum. The
author speculated that Midnight Snack Corner was slandered because surrounding shop
owners were jealous of its success. The perpetrator owned Vale Bakery, just opposite the
Midnight Snack Corner.
Amid these discussions, one poster dropped a bombshell. This was an unemployed
person living in the Bayside District. He claimed that Rudy had instructed him to bring bugs into Midnight Snack Corner in an attempt to ruin the business.
Once the news was out, the forum was in an uproar.
Naturally, Boss Romano was the one who dealt with that hooligan. As soon as he heard
Boss Romano's name, the young man exposed Rudy's identity on the forum. When it
became obvious that Rudy had deliberately tried to set up Midnight Snack Corner, the
netizens were completely enraged.
They were furious at Rudy's shamelessness and enraged that he had tried to trick them
into doing his bidding. For several days, countless threads attacking Rudy appeared on
the forum. So many users flooded the forum that it nearly went offline several times.
We must resolutely resist the Vale Bakery and we must resist this inhuman beast! A
letter of apology to the Midnight Snack Corner. There were countless such posts. Not
only that, angry people had begun showing up to the Vale Bakery in droves.
Rudy knew they'd be coming, and his door was tightly shut by the time the first one
arrived. He hid in his shop and did not dare to step out. I can't believe I was tricked by
the likes of you! An old man who had bought several dozen eclairs from the shop days
before now threw them at the front door as he cursed.
Open the door! It's useless for you to hide inside! We've already called the police!
Following closely behind the pastries were expired eggs, rotten vegetables, and moldy
pieces of fruit. Everything that could be thrown at the door was. Rudy was little better
than a rat in the eyes of the general public.
Almost everyone hated him. The Vale Bakery would never be able to stay in business
while they remained in the Bayside District. The other shop owners were extremely
conflicted over all these happenings.
They didn't quite know how to feel, and they couldn't help but remember Aiden's words.
You guys better remember what you said and did today. When the truth is out, I hope
you don't regret it.
Now, the truth has come out. They regretted it very much. It's all Rudy's fault! If he
hadn't tricked us, we wouldn't have believed all the lies about the Midnight Snack
Corner.
In this way, the neighbors who had ridiculed the Midnight Snack Corner threw all the
blame on Rudy. That night, the Midnight Snack Corner was packed with people. Almost
all the neighbors lowered their heads and came to the Midnight Snack Corner to
apologize.
However, as they entered, their eyes were drawn to a tall figure sitting in the corner. He
was wearing a blue suit and an exquisite grayish black quartz watch. He was slowly
eating a bowl of chicken noodle soup.
Everyone knew who he was, but no one dared to approach him. Hood rubbed his hands
together. Morse, Clara, Aiden, he began humbly.
There seems to have been some misunderstanding between us. Please forgive us. We
were all bewitched by Rudy.
Aiden, can you ask Mr. K to advertise for us? In his heart, Aiden sneered at all of them.
He deeply disdained the shamelessness of these neighbors. Forgive you? Clara suddenly
raised her voice as she spat in Hood's face.
Forgive you for accusing us of a crime we didn't commit? Or forgive you for being kind
and not having the heart to call the police to arrest us? Clara put her hands on her hips
and scolded the neighbors, who listened silently with stooped shoulders, looking
defeated and ashamed. The curse lasted for half an hour without repeating itself. The
neighbors were dumbfounded, and eventually many of their faces turned red with anger.
They wanted to make some reply, but when they saw Aiden's cold gaze in the silent
figure in the corner, their hearts felt weak. They could only sit there in silence to be
baptized by Clara's reign of spittle. Aiden did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Aiden did not know whether to laugh or cry.