The event surrounding Huo Sining spending over a billion RMB to bid on two twelve zodiac animal heads continued to ferment. With the deliberate orchestration of the propaganda department, several capitalist-leaning media surfaced during this event to target Huo Sining on one hand, while also going to great lengths to attack the Huaxia Government, attempting to confuse public perception and link this incident with a political conspiracy.

Of course, this was all pre-arranged by Chief Lu, with the aim of casting a long line to catch big fish, using this opportunity to catch all the disloyal media in one fell swoop, ideally uprooting them entirely.

Naturally, these matters were not something Huo Sining should handle, nor did she intend to. If the fermentation of this matter could help Chief Lu greatly, Huo Sining certainly wouldn’t mind; on the contrary, she was very willing to do so.

After three days, the propaganda department had quickly cleaned up a series of lists, and many of the media and individuals involved in this event in an attempt to ride the wave of popularity were still immersed in excitement.

These people unleashed a storm of critiques regarding this event on major platforms such as Weibo and forums. They spread rumors and viewpoints so extravagantly that the internet was in upheaval. Little did they know, their actions had long been monitored by higher-ups, their names already added to an official blacklist, with an unknown crisis quietly approaching.

On Monday, Huo Sining immediately called Windsor Reed, who was in England, and repeated her request.

Windsor Reed owed Huo Sining a great favor after receiving a batch of diamonds from her. Now that Huo Sining was in trouble and needed his help, he certainly would not refuse, and moreover, the request made by Huo Sining seemed to him merely a small favor, even having hints of advertising for his own diamond company.

Thus, after hanging up the phone, Windsor Reed posted an HD video that he had previously asked his son to help record online.

The old Windsor was not adept at using the internet, but Windsor Caesar was a seasoned netizen, with his own personal blog and Twitter, boasting many followers. Therefore, Windsor Caesar directly posted this video on his personal homepage and Twitter.

At first, followers didn’t quite understand why Windsor Caesar suddenly posted such a strange video, featuring an old man speaking. Everyone was puzzled, and thus not many paid attention.

However, keen-eyed followers quickly recognized that the old man in the video was none other than the father of the Emperor, the legendary old Earl of the English Royal Family, Mr. Windsor Reed.

Realizing this, the follower was taken aback and hurriedly clicked on the video. Upon hearing the old man’s words, the follower could not help but gape in disbelief.

"Oh my God! How could this be possible?"

There were a lot of foreign media shares who had the same reaction as that follower.

After this video was released, Windsor Caesar tagged several familiar big accounts and even contacted acquaintances for reposting, so the video quickly went viral. Within just an hour, many international news media had seen it.

In recent days, these foreign media have mocked the Celestial Empire Government for being easily bullied. It was clear that the treasure belonged to their own country, yet they had to send a delegation across the ocean to Philadelphia to bid for it at a high price. This matter had become a worldwide joke, and anyone at odds with Huaxia Country took the opportunity to ridicule, stepping on Huaxia Country.

However, with the release of Windsor Reed’s clarifying video, these foreign media collectively fell silent. After seeing the video, everyone was left with just one thought: Damn, we’ve been played!

Indeed, they had been played; their uproar had made it an international incident. Yet, just when the situation was heating up, such an abrupt reversal occurred, making them feel as if they had been slapped hard, leaving them speechless.

Unlike abroad, domestic netizens, due to the internet blockade, were the last to learn about the news. By the time Windsor Reed’s video entered the country, several hours had already passed.

After seeing this video, many were dumbfounded. The online trolls who were initially shouting for Huo Sining’s blood and were eager to deal with her as quickly as possible fell silent.

Conversely, those who were calm, rational, and believed that the truth of the matter was not so simple, became very excited after seeing the video, urgently going to Huo Sining’s Weibo, tagging and privately messaging her, eager for her response.

"Goddess, goddess, is it true? Is it really true?"

"I knew it, my goddess wouldn’t be someone like that, you’ve all wronged a good person!"

"These days, good deeds really go unrewarded. After someone has done so much for charity, they’re swayed by a few ill-intentioned words, and you act as if she’s committed unforgivable crimes. It’s truly terrifying!"

"For the Qingya earthquake, she donated thirty billion at once, and even invested her own group into the foundation, what more do you want?"

"A bunch of fools who can’t tell right from wrong, truly ignorant and laughable. Our Ningning spent a lot of money on the Beast Head, so what? It’s not your money they’re spending, so why are you so agitated?"

"It’s practically the drama of the year. Those conspiracy theorists can take a break now. Even the English Royal family Earl couldn’t stand it and came forward to clarify for Huo Sining. Now let’s see how you’ll continue to concoct lies!"

"So this is where the money came from, hah, I’m going to laugh myself to death. I just wish I could see the expressions of those Americans who previously gloated when they find out where Huo Sining’s money actually came from!"

"There are quite a few American sympathizers jumping on the bandwagon at home too. I really can’t stand certain media. These people are way too submissive to foreign powers. They keep saying the government is irresponsible, but what does the government have to do with this? It was originally a personal act by Huo Sining, regardless of where her money came from, it shouldn’t be the government footing the bill, right?"

Some of the previously silent hardcore fans finally mustered the courage to stand up for Huo Sining, supporting her on Weibo and tagging the domestic media that had previously attacked her.

However, these fans’ actions were destined to elicit no response, as those media that sought to fish in troubled waters with this event were collectively thrown into a panic after realizing the event had taken such a significant turn, recognizing that things were not going well.