To the surprise of all the reporters, Luo Ziling calmly told them that today’s news, if they wanted to report it, they could go ahead. He only hoped that everyone would report objectively, without adding imagination and speculation.
Maliciously defaming others and destroying reputations will ultimately bear legal responsibilities.
After saying these words, Luo Ziling instructed Wang Feiyang and Dong Xiaowan to entertain the reporters, as he needed to go teach a class.
No one blocked Luo Ziling’s path any further; the reporters voluntarily made way for him to leave.
While Luo Ziling was covering a class for students, most of the media reporters still entered the classroom to film and interview.
The level of media coming to interview today was noticeably lower than yesterday, with many being provincial level media and some being portal website reporters. The person who had just accused Luo Ziling of molesting her was precisely a reporter from a website.
After Luo Ziling left, this pretty female reporter tried to sneak away but was stopped.
Wang Feiyang unceremoniously had people block the pretty reporter and her companion, preventing them from leaving.
This pretty reporter and her companion, naturally, were relentless and caused a scene.
But Wang Feiyang didn’t take it seriously at all and ordered security personnel to take them to a closed small room, waiting for the police to arrive.
She also hoped that other media reporters could report this incident.
Luo Ziling and Wang Feiyang both hoped they would report the incident and didn’t fear trouble at all; nearly no one believed that Luo Ziling intended to take advantage of the reporter.
When faced with such things, most people would not handle it so boldly. After all, journalists are the uncrowned kings, and many people read their reports; their views might directly decide a person’s image.
Even someone like Luo Ziling, initially with a positive image, could be completely ruined by a single article or report from a media journalist.
If everyone believed Luo Ziling was a lecher, attempting to take advantage of the pretty reporter during an interview, his heroic image would collapse instantly. This was the first time they’d encountered someone handling things as boldly as Luo Ziling and his partners, sparking great curiosity.
Moreover, they keenly sensed that this matter could very likely become a hot topic online.
Consequently, some reporters were already brainstorming how to report the incident.
The report on this matter had to be written with utmost caution, without exposing their own biases, without making explicit statements, and it had to include a skeptical tone.
The reporter from Xinliang News was the first to publish the report, also including on-site video footage and pictures.
Subsequently, Wangyi and Souli also followed up on the incident with reports.
The report from Xinliang News was straightforward, while those from Wangyi and Souli were slightly more detailed, but at the end of their pieces, the reporters added their own thoughts. They felt that Luo Ziling merely had physical contact with the journalist in a hurry to attend class, and likely did not grope.
Perhaps the female reporter misinterpreted it, or maybe she wanted to gain traction, resulting in the incident.
Later, Jinwan Headline also published a similar piece, but their stance was more explicit.
Their headline directly claimed that the journalist today was trying to "provoke a conflict," trying to gain hype from Luo Ziling to boost her reputation or under someone’s instruction to sling mud at Luo Ziling. The article also stated that Luo Ziling’s side had already called the police, and the police were investigating. Should there be any updates, they would follow up promptly.
These journalists didn’t refuse Dong Xiaowan and Wang Feiyang’s request for the earlier videos.
Apart from the group of reporters invited to a room to sit, other journalists shared the relevant videos with Dong Xiaowan and Wang Feiyang.
Dong Xiaowan and Wang Feiyang did not know Luo Ziling’s Weibo password, so they could only organize the videos and wait until Luo Ziling finished class.
They were also keenly observing online comments regarding the incident, taking turns to follow online postings.
As the posts on major portal websites were released, the popularity of such posts quickly increased.
The first post, in just a short hour, received over a million hits, with tens of thousands of comments.
The viewing numbers of posts on other websites also rapidly soared.
The comments included all kinds of content, with many people accusing Luo Ziling of lusting after the journalist’s beauty, daring to grope in a public setting.
The majority, however, believed in Luo Ziling’s innocence.
Some attentive individuals repeatedly reviewed the post videos, taking screenshots to explain the course of events.
They believed Luo Ziling merely wanted to squeeze out of the crowd, but the journalists didn’t make way, resulting in physical contact, rather than any groping. Moreover, the female reporter seemed to deliberately lean in, brushing her chest against Luo Ziling’s arm, rather than Luo Ziling reaching out to touch the reporter’s body.
Many others thought events like this weren’t worth losing thought over.
Luo Ziling, being a public figure, adored by many, surrounded by countless beautiful fans and stunning friends, couldn’t possibly take advantage of a woman in such a setting.
If he wanted to take advantage of women, he’d likely have countless pretty women lining up in front of him, either allowing him to take advantage or proactively taking advantage of him.
Some even more directly stated that any woman he wanted would consider it an honor, and no one would refuse.
This female journalist, while not unattractive and somewhat flirtatious, was never likely to catch Luo Ziling’s eye.
The women around Luo Ziling, weren’t they all prettier and better figured than the journalist?
And if Luo Ziling wanted to take advantage, why would he do so in front of so many people, rather than privately?
Therefore, anyone with some sense wouldn’t believe Luo Ziling was groping, but rather that this female journalist wanted to gain hype or ruin his reputation. This journalist was too malicious and should have all her information exposed and be cleansed from the journalistic ranks.
The journalists who published reports also followed up to observe the effects. They knew these posts would inevitably create a sensational impact, but what they didn’t expect was the almost unanimous online support for Luo Ziling.
A poll was present, with three options: the first was Luo Ziling groping the female journalist, the second was the journalist trying to gain hype or harm Luo Ziling, and the third was being unable to judge.
Most netizens delivered their votes to the second option.
Seeing the second option about the female journalist trying to gain hype or harm Luo Ziling receiving over ninety percent of the votes, those journalists breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they didn’t report the incident from a standpoint of sympathizing with their colleague, or else they would have stirred up trouble.
While the online posts brewed, the police also arrived.
Although the incident seemed small, because Luo Ziling was a celebrity, it took on considerable significance.
The responding police dared not take it lightly and investigated the matter very earnestly.