147: Counterkill_1

After a brief moment of shock, Jiang Yu immediately summoned the head of the Aesthetic Orientation Group, Zhao Yun, to start organizing a team to prepare for a public opinion battle.

Just as Jiang Yu had predicted, the ETO would not let Tyler die from a "sudden heart attack"; even if they succeeded in breaching the Wall, it wouldn't deal a significant blow to the human world.

The ETO released numerous surveillance footage of Sophon, showing Tyler preparing for suicide, Jiang Yu giving him poison, and the footage of Tyler taking the poison.

Suddenly, Tyler's death stirred a sensation around the entire world.

If Tyler had indeed committed suicide, then the Wall-Breaking strategy against him announced by the ETO earlier might be true!

The Wallfacers' plan wasn't to combat the Trisolarans but was instead preparing to kill their own kind!

Then everyone's attention focused again on Jiang Yu and Logic. From the footage, it was clear that there were five people present when Jiang Yu gave Tyler the poison.

Three Wallfacers were present, as well as two armed policemen.

Those two policemen aren't easy to locate, but aside from Tyler, the other two Wallfacers are easy to find.

In recent days, large crowds of domestic and international journalists have been gathering outside Jiang Yu's door every day, hoping Jiang Yu would talk about what exactly happened on the lakeside that day.

Is what the ETO said true?

Has the Wallfacer plan truly been breached?

But Jiang Yu did not grant interviews to any media outlets.

At this time, some people had already begun to interpret the event as a conspiracy theory, claiming that Jiang Yu and Logic coerced Tyler to commit suicide with an ingenious poison to ensure their own power and authority.

Supporters of Jiang Yu, however, believed that as a Wallfacer, Jiang Yu was protecting the Wallfacer Plan, because they sensed Jiang Yu's determination in the footage released by the ETO.

Regardless of which side they took, most people had basically believed the information disclosed by the ETO.

After all, the despondency and despair seen on Tyler's face in the footage couldn't be faked.

The public opinion grew increasingly turbulent with each brewing, with more and more people becoming disillusioned with the Wallfacer Plan, and more and more people opposing it.

Some even suggested that Jiang Yu should be put on trial, his act of giving poison to Tyler was tantamount to murder!

They further proposed that Tyler should be judged too! His actions were a trampling of human rights!

It wasn't until Jiang Yu announced he would attend Tyler's funeral and would reveal the details of their meeting that day during the service.

The incident finally seemed on the brink of revelation, with the attention of the entire world converging on Tyler's funeral.

Both supporters and opponents of the Wallfacer Plan arrived, with the media packing the church to the rafters.

All members of the ETO kept a close watch on Jiang Yu, but they found it strange that Jiang Yu had only made some arrangements right after Tyler's death and had made no preparations since.

As Tyler's funeral began, all media cameras were trained on Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu first laid flowers for Tyler, then he addressed everyone: "Yes, Mr. Tyler was murdered!"

Everyone took a sharp breath; was Wallfacer Jiang Yu about to confess his crime?

...

Only Kong Xiang, thousands of miles away, noticed that Jiang Yu's mouth was slightly upturned, but he did not break into a smile.

This was a habitual gesture for Jiang Yu, indicating that everything was under control!

Kong Xiang shook his head: "I said it was redundant, these idiots really fell into the trap."

...

Inside the church, everyone held their breath.

Then Jiang Yu continued, "The murderer who killed Tyler is the ETO!"

The whole room was stunned, and some even let out cries of shock!

Jiang Yu said indignantly, "You may not know, but after my Wallfacing attempt failed, ETO has already tried to assassinate me twice!"

"During one attempt, the assassin was found with a poison that mimics sudden heart attacks!"

The few ETO members who had blended into the church were stunned, having never seen such slander before!

Jiang Yu continued, "As we all know, ETO's attempt to break through Mr. Tyler's Wallfacing also failed!"

"These scum, in order to make everyone believe that they succeeded in breaking through, actually poisoned Mr. Tyler to death, how cruel!"

"These lapdogs of the Trisolarans, seeing that they had no way to breach the plans of the Wallfacers, actually committed such an atrocious act!"

"Here, I urge nations around the world to investigate the sources of ETO's information!"

"They are trying everything to dissolve the human world! Do not be polite to these people! Punish them severely!"

"Anyone who has been fooled by these traitors has been deceived!"

Quiet discussions immediately started in the church, even reporters and cameramen couldn't help joining in the whispering.

A disguised ETO member asked loudly, "Wallfacer Jiang Yu, can your words be trusted? Who knows if you're not just doing your job right now?

"At least ETO's released information is based on videos!"

Jiang Yu said, "I don't know why everyone is so forgetful. Have you all forgotten the 'shit-stirring' done by ETO with the help of public opinion?"

The ETO member felt wronged; almost all those so-called "shit-stirring" acts were done by PDC for them!

Jiang Yu continued, "As for ETO's statements, I have never believed a word.

"You may also choose not to believe what I say, but I find it strange why you would believe ETO's words?

"How could Mr. Tyler, who has just sacrificed himself, rest in peace because of your foolishness?"

He paused and then added, "As for those videos, I can only say that ETO's editing is terrible, totally incoherent!

"Because if it were coherent, it wouldn't be easy for them to dub over!"

Actually, ETO had cut out all of Jiang Yu's bold statements; otherwise, it would've turned into a propaganda video for Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu's speech made everyone realize a fact, yes, it's normal not to trust the Wallfacers, after all, that's their job.

But why believe ETO?

Soon, the handling of the incident turned to "blaming both sides," neither believing in Jiang Yu nor in ETO.

At that moment, PDC released video footage of the interrogation of several ETO members, and people felt that one of the ETO members looked familiar.

Upon closer inspection of the material released by PDC, wasn't this the person who questioned Jiang Yu's words at Tyler's funeral?

According to a PDC spokesperson, after the funeral, the armed police protecting Wallfacer Jiang Yu followed this person, leading to the capture of three ETO members.

After interrogation, they confessed that their presence at the funeral was intended to divert public opinion against Jiang Yu.

Although no information about whether Tyler was truly broken through was released, people felt deceived by these ulterior motives of ETO.

At this time, the media began to flood with detailed accounts of ETO's crimes, including the plot to murder the Wallfacers!

At the same time, short videos vilifying ETO and satirizing their killing of Wallfacers appeared on social platforms around the world.

The image of ETO members became that of scum who tell nothing but lies, grovel to the Trisolarans, and brutally kill their own kind.

Previously, ETO was seen as an organization comprised of many social elites, but now their image had fallen to the dust.

...

Within the "Three-Body" game, there was a rare moment during the Stable Era, where warm sunlight shone on that bare little hill, as if adding some life to the desolate world.

The figures preparing for the meeting, including the First Emperor of Qin, looked at each other, pondering what the hell was going on. Could no one break the Wall properly anymore?