I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 764 - 518 Trouble_2

Having said that, Xia Liang took out his phone to check the time and then spoke.

"It's getting late. Everyone should disperse. With so many people gathered at the entrance, passersby might think we're discussing some national affair!"

After the crowd had scattered, Xia Liang treated each of the neighborhood security guards to a bottle of water before heading home.

Xia Liang's apartment building was located in the innermost part of the complex. As soon as he rounded the corner, he saw a number of internet celebrities scattered across the road in front of the building, holding selfie sticks and livestreaming.

Seeing this, Xia Liang's expression turned icy.

These internet celebrities are getting out of hand. I wonder if that girl, Xi Yiqian, knows about this yet.

Xia Liang quickly divined that she wasn't home yet and breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, a few influencers who were livestreaming from the flower beds spotted Xia Liang. They immediately rushed toward him like sharks smelling blood.

"God Xia, I've finally met you in person! This is incredible!"

One of the influencers ran up, stood before Xia Liang with an excited expression, and aimed her camera at him. She then flashed a peace sign at the camera and continued.

"Family, what do you think? I didn't break my promise, did I? God Xia is so handsome, totally my type. Next up, if you guys can crowdfund ten Rockets, I'm going to confess my love to God Xia!"

Xia Liang stopped walking. His expression was flat as he looked at the female influencer putting on a show in front of him. He said calmly, "Do you realize that your actions constitute a crime? Using my name to solicit money from netizens without my consent is an infringement on my rights. I can sue you."

The influencer before him had a round, pancake-like face caked in a thick layer of foundation. Her hair was tied into two pigtails that stuck straight up, and she wore a leopard-print jacket. Her thick, barrel-like thighs were squeezed into black tights, making for a truly nauseating sight. Her voice was coarse, too, almost indistinguishable from a man's.

"Heh, you're being a bit serious, God Xia," she said. "The bet between me and my followers is consensual; no one's forcing anyone. I'm just trying to make a living. You're so famous, you won't get bent out of shape over a small-time influencer like me, right? Of course, if you do mind, there's nothing I can do. You can go ahead and sue me. I'll drag it out with you for a year, two years, three to five years… I've got time."

Upon hearing Xia Liang's warning, the female influencer's eyes lit up, and she grew even more excited.

At that moment, another influencer, this one dressed like a beggar, dropped to his knees in front of Xia Liang and cried, "God Xia, please, have a heart! Lend me some money to bury my father. I'll slave away to repay you!"

At the same time, another female influencer dressed as a Magician, with five-out-of-ten looks, approached Xia Liang and immediately knelt. "Master, Master! I've been searching for you for so long! I've finally found you! You can't send me away again!"

Hearing the commotion, more and more influencers came running from the building's hallways. Each holding their own script, they surrounded Xia Liang and began to enact all sorts of farces. The phones on their selfie sticks practically formed a cage around him.

These people paid no attention to whether Xia Liang agreed or even spoke a word; they just reveled in performing their skits.

In the distance, many neighborhood residents were drawn over by the scene. They stood on the periphery, forming a circle around the influencers. They were ready to rush in and rescue Xia Liang at his command.

But faced with the residents' scolding and accusations, the influencers were not only unrepentant but grew even more audacious. They knew the residents wouldn't dare actually do anything to them. In fact, many of them were itching for the residents to do something outrageous, like attack them. That would give them an even more explosive story.

For example, a headline like: *Big-Shot Influencer God Xia Gathers Residents to Assault Small-Timers.*

Or maybe: *Big Influencer God Xia Bullies the Little Guys!*

They could then call the police and even camp out at God Xia's home, demanding he take responsibility for their "injuries." In short, to leech off Xia Liang's popularity, this group had come prepared with countless scripts.

「Meanwhile, in a villa in Qingyun City.」

Peng Changye and his master, Willis, were sitting on a sofa, sipping tea while watching the livestream on the television opposite them. On the screen, a handsome man stood with a faint smile on his face, surrounded by cell phones, some of which were practically shoved in his face.

This person was none other than Xia Liang.

"Hahaha, Master, your scheme really works. If Xia Liang dares to resist, those little internet celebrities can destroy him in an instant," Peng Changye said with a smug smile, swirling the tea in his cup.

"That's small potatoes. Just a trick others have used before," Willis said with the cunning smile of an old fox. "Xia Liang has gotten too arrogant lately, hogging the spotlight. We just left a few comments for some unsuccessful small-time influencers, gave them a little nudge, and they obediently followed our script."

"Master, this plan of using a borrowed knife to kill is brilliant!" Peng Changye said with a laugh, giving him a thumbs-up. "Xia Liang has been too full of himself. Before the Magic Gala begins, we should take him down a notch. Even if we can't ruin his reputation, we can at least thoroughly disgust him. Oh, and if they can get into his apartment and find some of his magic notes or props, that would be even better." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Hahaha, my disciple, you're the ruthless one! Even I didn't think of that. Let's do it," Willis laughed heartily. "Those magic tricks Xia Liang performs, whether it's the Dragon Kite or the Stone Crane, I still haven't found a single flaw in them. If we could acquire his magical techniques for ourselves… heh, we'd be set for life. We could even win the international magic competition!"

「On the other side.」

Xia Liang looked at the still-excited group of influencers and said with a faint smile, "Would you like to hear me say a few words?"

These internet celebrities had been surrounding him for nearly an hour and performing for just as long. They were probably getting tired. Hearing Xia Liang's words, their eyes lit up, and they immediately quieted down.

"God Xia, speak! We're all listening!"

"Yes, yes! Share the secrets of your success with us!"

"You're only this famous today because we helped build you up! It's only right that you pay us back now!"

Dozens of internet celebrities swarmed Xia Liang like vultures, all vying to leech clout and profit from him. The spectacle was too much even for the onlooking residents to bear. The crowd's brazen lawlessness was intolerable. Moreover, under the banner of being fellow influencers, they had the audacity to claim that Xia Liang owed his fame to their significant efforts.

The reason they dared to act this way was that they were leveraging the power of public opinion. They were all livestreaming. While each individual stream might not have many viewers, their combined audience was considerable. If any of the residents dared to lay a hand on them, the influencers could immediately play the victim and extort them to achieve their goals.

By now, more and more residents had gathered, all of them glaring angrily at the group of influencers.

"How can they do this? Why are they surrounding God Xia like this?"

"God Xia is a hero! He saved so many people, and now he has to endure this kind of treatment? Is there no justice in this world?"

"Call the police! Quickly, call the police! These people have severely disrupted our lives! I refuse to believe the Protectors will just ignore this!"