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Chapter 297 - 297 296 Playing with Fire Part 2

297: Chapter 296 Playing with Fire (Part 2) 297: Chapter 296 Playing with Fire (Part 2) “Dad, you got it wrong, I didn’t do anything!” Meng Chuan said with a baffled look on his face.

“Didn’t do anything?

I spent five hundred bucks to bribe someone with a negative review to tell me you’ve offended someone, how could that be framing you!”

Meng Chuan also became troubled.

Recently things had been pretty calm, except for a competition that didn’t go so well, he mostly stayed by his master’s side, training during the day and going out at night for late snacks and fun.

He hadn’t offended anyone!

Thinking of the competition, Meng Chuan suddenly slapped his forehead, “Could it be because of the last competition, the one with the poisoning and nest destroying incident?!”

“Remembered now?” Old Meng asked with no good humor.

“A few days ago at the city fishing competition, I had a bit of a conflict with an angler, but the referee had already settled it!” Meng Chuan said, sounding a bit sheepish.

Knowing his son better than anyone, Old Meng could tell from his son’s lack of confidence that the situation certainly wasn’t as simple as he had described.

This damned kid must have caused trouble.

“Tell me honestly, who did you have a conflict with?

What does the other party do?

Are they capable of rallying over a thousand people to give us negative reviews?”

Meng Chuan shrank his neck, as the image of Yue Feng’s sharp and slightly menacing face surfaced in his mind.

“He’s also an angler, but that guy seems to be live streaming, and he looks to be quite popular.

Could he have encouraged people from his live stream to pull off such a cheap trick!” Meng Chuan speculated.

“This…

Can we get in touch with the other party?

We could offer some money to settle this matter!

Over a thousand negative reviews, the online store’s ranking dropped badly.

Without traffic and orders, we won’t last long before we go under!”

While the Meng father and son were discussing solutions at home, Yue Feng was in the store, tying hooks and chatting with fellow anglers who came in, when he suddenly felt a tickle on his nose and out of the blue sneezed several times.

“I wipe, who is badmouthing me!” Yue Feng joked as he rubbed his nose.

No more than five minutes after he spoke, Yue Feng’s phone started ringing, an unfamiliar number from W city.

Since opening the store and starting live streaming, Yue Feng would get calls from unknown anglers every so often.

Since it was a local number, it was likely from an angler, so Yue Feng didn’t think twice before answering.

“Hello, is this Yue Feng?”

“Yes, that’s me.

Who is this?

Is there something you need?” Yue Feng responded, asking.

“This is Xinsheng Fishing Tackle Store!”

“Oh, my store has fixed suppliers for stock, I’m not considering others at the moment, anything else?

If not, I’m going to hang up!” Yue Feng, hearing the other party introduce themselves, thought the caller was a salesperson on a business call, and tried to end the call quickly.

“Wait, don’t hang up, my name is Meng Fanqiu, I am Meng Chuan’s father!

The kid is young and made a mistake, I haven’t taught him well, and I want to apologize to you.

I hope you can forgive the folly of a youngster, and not be too harsh on us!”

At this, Yue Feng’s mind went blank, what the hell, what’s going on?

Meng Chuan’s father calling to apologize to him made no sense!

Since they had dealt with the issue last time, it had been settled.

“Since you’re his father, I shall call you Uncle out of respect for our age difference.

The matter between your son and me has already been dealt with by the City Fishing Association, and I’m satisfied with the outcome.

So, there is no need for apologies!

Let’s consider the matter closed, is that okay?” Yue Feng said very politely.

“Now that the matter has been settled, what about the online store…” Old Meng said, sensing that the person on the other end of the line seemed pretty reasonable, not the kind to be unreasonably troublesome.

“Online store?

What online store?” Yue Feng was getting more and more confused as he listened.

“My family’s little online store got maliciously flooded with negative reviews two days ago, with one or two thousand bad orders.

I begged everyone I could think of for help, and only then did someone tell me that my son had offended someone.

Meng Chuan hasn’t had any conflicts with anyone recently, so, you see…” the old man continued humbly.

Hearing this, Yue Feng finally understood what was happening.

No wonder they had called him out of the blue—they thought he was behind it, coming to admit defeat and surrender!

“The issue with Meng Chuan has already been dealt with and penalized by the Fishing Association.

You might be mistaken; this matter has nothing to do with me!

I’m unaware of it, and I had no part in it!

You might want to look into it more; there might be some other issue!” Yue Feng continued.

Old Meng realized the situation wasn’t good.

If the other party had admitted responsibility, at least there would have been room for negotiation, but now they flatly denied any involvement.

“How about this, I compensate you for the loss?

We’re from the same area; there’s no need to be so stiff with each other…” Old Meng persisted in his efforts.

When Yue Feng heard that compensation was being offered, he felt even more annoyed, “Uncle, this really has nothing to do with me.

It’s not about the money!

I can assure you very certainly that I have nothing to do with what you’re talking about!

Judging by the way you’re apologizing, if it were me, I would definitely admit it!”

With the conversation having reached this point, Old Meng couldn’t press on and reluctantly hung up the phone.

“What’s up, Xiao Yue?” asked Brother Liu, who was sipping tea at the tea table.

Yue Feng grimaced, “Someone maliciously flooded Meng Chuan’s family online store with negative reviews, one or two thousand of them.

His dad thought it was my doing!”

“Damn!

That’s really hitting where it hurts, one or two thousand negative reviews, they’re practically going for his life!” Brother Liu commented as he sipped his tea.

Yue Feng simply shrugged, “It’s none of our business.

Whatever happens, happens!

It’s his fault for raising such an infuriating fool of a son!”

In the following two days, Old Meng made countless phone calls.

He even contacted the platform operators, but his appeals went nowhere, and he couldn’t resolve the problem.

The old man was so anxious and vexed that he developed a mouthful of canker sores.

The once-thriving online store plummeted because of this incident.

Two days after this ordeal, while Yue Feng was busy testing the dilution concentration of the latest batch of Musk Wine by Star Moon Lake, he received a call from the kid.

“Hello!

What are you busy with, you nasty jerk!” The cheerful mood was apparent in the kid’s voice over the phone.

“I’m testing the concentration of a new Medicinal Wine at Practice Pole Pond.

Why are you so happy?

Did you win a lottery or something?” Yue Feng replied with a smile.

“Sort of.

I’ve got some good news for you—I got your revenge!” the kid boasted.

“Revenge?

What revenge?

What did you do?” Yue Feng was completely baffled by the kid’s words.

The kid pouted, dissatisfied, “Cut it out, you’re acting all ignorant!

It’s about the revenge for the guy who hit you last time.

What was his name…right, Meng Chuan!

I led the loyal fans from the fan group to flood his family’s online store with more than two thousand negative reviews.

The reputation score dropped drastically, and now the store doesn’t even show up in the rankings any more!”

Hearing this, Yue Feng’s heart skipped a beat involuntarily.

Trouble!