Chapter 252: A Ranker Worth Fighting (1)
The next day, the news was inundated with bizarre accounts of Adrian’s dungeon run. With Felicia still unconscious and unable to provide a comprehensive account of the events, the public quickly blamed Adrian for the mess.
Even social media was flooded with negative comments about Adrian and how he might have been behind Lucas’ death and Felicia’s concern.
Obviously, John tried his best to control the rumours by publicising the report Adrian had submitted about the incident. However, it only backfired on them.
Logically speaking, if someone like Lucas was reduced to a state where even his corpse wasn’t recoverable, then it didn’t make sense how no one from Adrian’s team had died or even suffered injuries like Felicia.
Some people even pointed out the tension between Adrian and Lucas during the ceremony. As if that was enough proof to accuse Adrian of not liking the guy and killing him just because of their brief interaction.
The news channels eventually stopped fanning these crazy theories, but not out of goodwill. They did so because George sent them all strongly worded letters, demanding them to stop televising falsehood or be prepared to face the consequences.
No one wanted to mess with a lawyer like George, so they gave up. However, this only worsened things for them, as people thought it was a way to suppress their voices.
Adrian knew about it all the while, but he didn’t say a thing. After all, he knew someone else was pulling the strings from behind the scenes—someone who happened to be blindingly wealthy and have a cult-like following.
It was someone who could even thwart John’s attempt to buy the media that once was in his pocket. Adrian didn’t have to think for even a second to know who the mastermind was behind trying to ruin his reputation.