Chasing the hunt issued another statement accusing Covos of "buying water army": 3 yuan per post, mass fabrication. Covos responded, "It has nothing to do with me."

The standoff between Zhumai Technology and Ecovacs over the "buying water army" incident has escalated again. Recently, the supervisory department of Zhumai Technology posted a statement on Weibo about holding accountable for the infringement by online water army, alleging that they were maliciously attacked by organized water army, with the finger pointing directly at Ecovacs. On March 11, Red Star Capital contacted both Zhumai and Ecovacs regarding this matter. A representative from Zhumai stated that it was as mentioned in the statement. However, Ecovacs denied any involvement in the water army incident as accused by Zhumai.