When Jiang Jiamian returned to his room and turned on his computer, the situation was almost exactly what he had expected. His comnt on the protagonist Li Zhe’s book had already caused a huge uproar.
Not only did readers of that book flood into the comnt section after seeing his words, but Li Zhe himself was unable to stay silent.
He directly posted a rhetorical question beneath Jiang Jiamian’s comnt: "What do you an that the outline of my book is the sa as the outline of your next book? Even plagiarism isn’t sothing you can accuse soone of so casually! I know you’re a big shot, and I admire you and am learning from you, but I’m only learning. I would never plagiarize! Even a big shot can’t make baseless accusations of plagiarism!"
Below his reply, many readers and fans echoed his words. So reactions were intense, but most were relatively restrained.
The majority of comnts simply said they would wait and see how things developed.
After all, the news had just broken, and most people weren’t willing to rush into choosing sides.
Jiang Jiamian rested his fingers on the keyboard and typed rapidly: "The developnt, direction, and overall outline of this book are almost completely consistent with my original plan for my next work. As for evidence, I coincidentally uploaded my outline and character designs to my writing software long ago. That software records a clear tiline, including the date of every revision. If any of those docunts are dated later than your book, then I will withdraw my statent. Otherwise, I expect an explanation or evidence proving that your materials existed earlier than mine."
After Jiang Jiamian posted this comnt, Li Zhe replied with surprising speed, clearly because he had been monitoring Jiang Jiamian’s activity online.
After all, no one knew better than Li Zhe himself whether he had plagiarized.
It was only natural for him to feel uneasy and guilty.
He stayed glued to his computer, constantly refreshing the page to see Jiang Jiamian’s latest response.
"This book was conceived entirely by , and the outline was also written by . Lone Sword, please don’t bully a newcor like this. I know my book’s performance is good, and maybe that made you feel threatened, but using this thod to suppress a newbie is really unfair, isn’t it?"
Jiang Jiamian sneered.
Li Zhe still didn’t dare address the evidence directly. Instead, he kept circling around topics like seniority, popularity, and bullying newcors, clearly trying to stir sympathy among readers and other new authors.
Jiang Jiamian had no interest in exchanging words with him any further.
He directly uploaded his outline, character designs, and related conceptual notes to the website’s public forum.
The mont the post went up, the forum exploded.
Authors, readers, and bystanders poured into the thread. Evidence piled up rapidly, and within a short ti, the number of replies had already reached dozens.
Li Zhe, however, fell completely silent.
Jiang Jiamian, worried that Li Zhe might miss it, thoughtfully went to the comnt section of Li Zhe’s book as well.
But the mont he clicked in, he realized the place had already turned chaotic.
A group of enthusiastic readers had beaten him to it and completely flooded the comnt section.
"You said you would never plagiarize!? Co out and explain!"
"That’s right! The outline of Lone Sword at the World’s Edge was published three months earlier than yours! I thought the plot developnt and writing style felt familiar before and assud it was imitation, but this is outright plagiarism!"
"Didn’t you reply earlier? Everyone saw it. You can’t just disappear now!"
Most of the comnts were condemning Li Zhe, though a few dissenting voices remained.
"I believe Rebirth from the Ashes is a real dark horse. I’ve been following him, and he is genuinely good. Maybe the author just went offline? Besides, Lone Sword only released an outline, not a finished book. Screenshots can be edited, photo editing technology is very advanced these days. Only website publication tis are truly reliable."
"Even if the outline really was earlier, does that count as evidence? Rebirth from the Ashes wouldn’t have been published without prior planning either. I believe the author will definitely be able to provide earlier proof."
Jiang Jiamian raised an eyebrow. As his cursor hovered over that comnt, he couldn’t help but chuckle.
Was this person sincerely defending Li Zhe, or intentionally sabotaging him?
Or perhaps they were working together?
Jiang Jiamian found the situation oddly amusing. At this point, even he could no longer clearly distinguish friend from foe.
Did Li Zhe really have any earlier ideas or outlines?
After all, what need was there for ideas when plagiarism was involved?
At this crucial mont, when countless eyes were fixed on the situation, Li Zhe failed to appear for a long ti.
But his silence did not make the issue fade away. On the contrary, as ti passed, public opinion shifted increasingly against him.
Even so of his most loyal supporters began to waver. They had spoken up for him, argued for him, and waited for him, but he never appeared.
If the person at the center of the storm refused to co forward, what could supporters accomplish on their own?
Their confidence gradually weakened.
anwhile, many people who had originally intended to quietly observe the drama could no longer stay silent. As ti passed, the truth seed to beco clearer and clearer.
The evidence from Lone Sword at the World’s Edge was already laid out. While so questioned whether the screenshots were edited, since they ca from writing software rather than website tistamps, Li Zhe’s prolonged absence only deepened suspicion.
Either he was deliberately delaying, or he was guilty.
After all, the matter had already escalated to this extent. He was the directly involved party and had personally replied earlier. No one would believe he was truly offline and unaware of what was happening.
No one was foolish enough to think that.
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