Chapter 321
However, everyone who had been to Clyus before Patrick, besides loudly proclaiming that Qin Su had appeared in Clyus, and that Class 6) Class 6 the people they brought were all there at Qin Su's call, that Setini's 'heart' was destroyed by Qin Su, and that the ordinary residents of Clyus were not affected by the war, kept quiet about everything else when asked by the world. When asked too many times, they would only utter the word 'secret,' which made the people around them and those in front of the screen roll their eyes in anger.
When news of the death of Emperor Kanasen of the dissolved Emperor of the Ossotalia Empire arrived, all the members of Class 6) who had gathered at the Palace of the Setini Palace discussed it and unanimously agreed that this was another good opportunity for publicity. They agreed to gather at the Setini Palace at the same time.
By this time, after several cleanings, the Setini Palace was completely odorless except for the 'heart' area where the skeletons of Kanasen, Felix, and others were located, thanks to the constantly running circulation system. Under the Federation's leadership, the rest of the palace, except for the location of Kanasen and the others, became tourist attractions.
Before arriving, in order to avoid causing unnecessary congestion at the scene, the people in Class 6) decided not to disclose the news in advance.
When He Muzhi and his group arrived at Clyus again, the other (Class 6 members who had been excluded belatedly realized what was happening and cursed He Muzhi and his group's ancestors for eighteen generations.
"What's the difference between them telling everyone else that they've been excluded and abandoned by Qin Su?" Lawrence slammed his hands on the table in a fit of rage.
"There is a slight difference, at least it's not explicitly stated."
"Which side are you on?"
"Enough! Now is not the time to make trouble. What's most important for us now is to get through this."
"Ha, are they eager to become clowns?" Lawrence sneered. "Not only will we miss our chance if we go now, we'll also run into those equally out-of-touch media outlets that are always stirring up trouble and spouting nonsense!"
"Oh, Lawrence, since you've put it that way, how about we all see the background?"
The previously noisy sounds temporarily ceased after those words, and countless eyes in the same video focused on Lawrence.
Lawrence felt guilty for only a moment, then glanced at the backgrounds of the other people in the video and chuckled, "Sure, to be fair, why don't you all show yourselves?"
The already quiet atmosphere became even quieter. Many people who hadn't yet realized why someone wanted to see what Lawrence's background looked like finally understood what Lawrence meant after hearing Lawrence question and seeing the guilty expressions on most people's faces in the video.
"You guys... didn't you agree to stick together? So you rushed off to Clyus without even telling me before this video call?!"
"I slurp..."
"Alright, alright, hurry up and go over there. Take what you can get. At least we're still on the same page as Qin Su as no one wants to break free from his ties, so Sophia and the others will give us some face."
Are you sure?
"Of course, if they don't give us face, aren't they afraid we'll talk nonsense in front of media outlets on various planets?"
"... We were all exiled to the outskirts by Qin Su at the time, and we know nothing about what happened in the area where the Palace of Setini is located. What nonsense could we possibly come up with?"
"Didn't you know how to make things up? Why are you doing this again...?"
Amidst the mutual accusations, Lawrence and the others still rushed over.
[There's a story behind everyone becoming friends with someone, but they probably didn't expect that even if they didn't spread rumors, Lin Yin and her team weren't going to tolerate being used for publicity anymore. They've already prepared a smooth set of tactics to deal with them. They're not afraid of them going; they're afraid they won't come looking for trouble.]
[Wait, according to this logic, they are also from Class 6, so Jeffrey is also one of them? Then Class 6 is all the same, so let's not say anyone is anyone else, they're all bad guys anyway]
[Whether they're evil or not, I don't know, but I think He Muzhi are pretty ruthless. They were classmates after all, and so many years of friendship just vanished like that. They used all the scheming techniques they learned together on their own people.]
[Who told them to keep leeching off each other for so long? They clearly know they each have their own difficulties in their respective positions. After Sophia and the others were publicly leeched off, they were then subjected to endless nagging from their supporters. They've been giving them enough face by putting up with it now. If they had just known when to stop, things wouldn't have come to this.]
[Um... isn't that right? I thought everyone in Class 6 knew that everyone was a villain. After all, Class 6 was led by Qin Su. Qin Su never tried to unite all the people in Class 6. In fact, from the very beginning, whether it was for missions or daily training, he deliberately divided them into many small groups. During the internship, he made them get used to thinking and solving problems from their own perspectives. To put it bluntly, Qin Su never intended for them to 'work together'. Now all of this is Qin Su's deliberate doing. Qin Su is not a good person either.]
[6. Why don't you take a look at what Boss 1 has done? A gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. I don't care whether Boss 1's motives are pure or not. I only know that my eyes have seen this Comic World become more beautiful because of Boss 1's existence.]
[What? Su Bao isn't a good person? Even more delicious (slurp)]
Half a Clyus had passed between landing in Clyus and the completion of the gathering of all participants for this trip.
Qin Su disappeared without a trace. As Qin Su's 'peripheral product' in the eyes of various planets, the actions of all the members of Class 6) were already highly anticipated. Not to mention landing in Clyus, the other members of Class 6 (Class 6) who came released the news as previously agreed.
Therefore, when Class 6) and his group appeared in front of the Setini Palace, they were surrounded by people.
Besides tourists and locals who come from all over the world to visit the Setini Palace by appointment, there are also various media outlets that have been camped out at the Setini Palace since Setini Palace became an open tourist attraction, trying to gain traffic by filming important figures from various planets visiting the Setini Palace.
The sudden closure of the previously open Setini Palace, coupled with the fact that the media, who had been waiting in Clyus for a long time and were already very sensitive to such things, sensed something unusual much faster than many ordinary people, and swarmed to occupy front-row positions through various means.
The densely packed crowd saw the Aircraft hatch open, and the moment they saw a figure appear at the hatch, a barrage of questions rained down on them.
"Qin Su?!"
"Sophia? Is Qin Su here?"
" (Class 6 here?"
"Did you all come here because of Kanasen's death?"
"What do you all plan to do with Kanasen's body?"
As everyone from Class 6) stepped out of the Aircraft, the questions that arose among them, not seeing Qin Su among them, became more pointed.
"Was your presence here at Qin Su's behest, or at the behest of the Federation?"
"Qin Su didn't show up today either. Is it true, as rumored, that Qin Su has severed ties with Class 6? The Modified Humans are now Qin Su's favorites, and your Class 6 is a thing of the past?"
"Does Qin Su know what you've been doing?"
"Does Qin Su find you all boring and therefore stop talking to everyone else?"
Why are there only so many people? Where are the others from Class 6? What is the reason they couldn't attend, or did those present not tell them?
"Internal strife?"
"Why are you laughing? Are you mocking us? Do you find our questions funny, or are the other Class 6 who weren't there funny?"
" (Class 6 haven't been doing well lately, often appearing in public looking dejected. Did you do that? Or are you acting on Qin Su's orders?"
"He Muzhi, why aren't you smiling? Is something on your mind? Or do you also feel that your classmates are going too far?"
"What explanation do you have for the fact that some of the Class 6 members are still on their way at this critical juncture and look exhausted? Did you do something to them that no one knows about?"
[Mouth double]
Is this too impolite?
[Who told them to keep things so secret? They can't dig up any dirt on us, how can anyone not be frustrated? I seriously suspect the media are using this as an excuse, but they don't dare to openly express their anger, so they can only resort to loud, sarcastic remarks.]
[I'm laughing so hard I'm practically begging for mercy from these media outlets. They have problems with both laughing and not laughing; I wouldn't even dare to nitpick like this.]
[Give me more of my love (eating melon) and I've felt for a long time that (6) something's been wrong ever since I left Clyus]
[So what? Anyway, they're unlikely to break off relations, because Class 6 doesn't want things to get too ugly and disappoint Dorm King.]
[If it were Boss Su who asked them to make a public statement, how would you respond? (covers mouth and chuckles)]
The group from Class 6, who had just emerged from the same Aircraft, looked at the media present, which was now even larger than before. Thinking about what they were about to do, they didn't find the questions coming from all directions jarring. They smiled broadly, appearing to be in a good mood. As previously agreed, after Sophia and Raymond led their group out of the Aircraft and headed towards the media who were kept behind the cordon, they followed behind He Muzhi, who had a stern face and was pretending to be serious. They walked through the central Passageway without looking to the side, 'ignoring everything else'.
Adhering to the principle of fairness, Sophia and Raymond left the Aircraft and walked in opposite directions.
Sophia, who was walking to the left, stopped a certain distance away from her classmates. She glanced at the interview and live broadcast equipment hanging above the cordon and selected one of the live broadcast devices that looked good, which contained the number 6. She then opened the access and brought the live interview camera, which was isolated outside the transparent cordon layer, directly in front of her. She spoke to the camera, "Since everyone has asked so sincerely, I will briefly represent the students of Class 6 to answer your questions."
"First of all, you guessed correctly, we are indeed here for Kanasen."
"Secondly, the specific handling of Kanasen's body will be revealed as you continue to follow the news."
Finally, Qin Su is omnipresent and omniscient. Therefore, Qin Su is fully aware of their actions, and his silence is tantamount to tacit approval!
Although what they had witnessed told them that the Modified Humans did seem to have a slight edge over their (Class 6 —a little bit more—
But!
After a 100% approval rate in their vote, they unanimously concluded that since Qin Su didn't object, he could just talk as stubbornly as he wanted.
'When you're out in the world, you have to save face. They'd rather die than admit that Qin Su doesn't love them anymore!'
With those three short sentences, Sophia picked up the 'dignity' that the media had angrily thrown to the ground from Class 6), cut off the live broadcast camera outside the cordon, and waved to the media and onlookers with different expressions outside with a satisfied smile. She then strode away in the direction that Lailisi and her group had left.
On the right, Raymond noticed Sophia's movements. Although he was facing right, it was as if he had eyes in the back of his head as he raised his hand to beckon to the people on the left. "Come, come, look here, everyone look here! It's okay that Sophia is gone, you still have me!"
Compared to Sophia's concise and aloof approach, Raymond took a more approachable one, opening up a small section of the media area on the right, getting closer to the media, and then responding to whatever came up in his mouth, regardless of whether it was sensitive or not, because whatever came out of his mouth would become nonsense literature.
"What? You mean the students who didn't come here?" Raymond recalled how the other party had brought in all sorts of random people and been relegated to the margins by Qin Su, and he implied without any politeness that the other party was no longer part of Class 6). "Well, I'm sorry, I really wanted to answer, but unfortunately I'm too far away. I have no obligation to ignore Qin Su's orders and eagerly follow them to see clearly. After all, is it even a question of who Qin Su or they should choose?"
"You said Lawrence looks exhausted? Tsk, come here, all of you come and take a look. What about this huge bruise under my eye? Loneliness?"
"What? You mean it looks like it was hit by a gun? Never mind those details, thank you. Just tell me if it's in the dark circle area!"
"Why are we at the Setini Palace while they're on the edge of Clyus? I believe Qin Su must have his reasons for doing that. As for what those reasons are, let's just talk about how well the Ossotalia Empire won this war without gunpowder."
"Mocking? Hmm, everyone, is it possible that we listened carefully to your suggestions that we were being too serious, and recently ganged up to ostracize He Muzhi for getting a lip-smiling procedure, turning him from someone who was never good at smiling into someone who loves to smile?"
"So it's all for us?" Some media outlets were taken aback by Raymond's rambling remarks, finding it hard to believe their ears and asking incredulously.
Raymond, though unconvinced, retorted confidently, "Why doesn't it count?"
"What advice do you have for the students in Class 6 who haven't shown up yet? I suggest they drink more hot water."
"See you next time, everyone." Raymond, perfectly timed it, recklessly went on a crazy spree until the very last agreed time, before reluctantly bidding farewell to the group of media and tourists who were looking at him with indescribable expressions.
Various media outlets. "..."
"It was a good meeting, but let's not meet again. "Raymond seemed very approachable, as if he had taken care of all their questions, but upon closer reflection... what difference did Raymond's answer make?!
Despite their anger, those outside didn't forget to immediately shift their focus the moment Raymond left, concentrating their attention on the area of the Setini Palace, rumored to be the 'heart' hollowed out by Qin Su, and staring intently at the still-fresh corpse of Kanasen, who had only recently died.
The people of Class 6) make no attempt to conceal their control over Clyus. No one, whether the newly appointed Executive, the Governor, or anyone else, has appeared on the Hruna Planet where Clyus is located. Now, the planet is entirely controlled by the people brought by Class 6). Clearly, the Hruna Planet has entrusted the disposal of Kanasen's body to the people of Class 6).
Now, everyone is curious about what will happen to Kanasen after his death, who suffered so much physical and mental torment. Even if they can't go in and film directly, a secondary split-screen broadcast from the scene can still garner a lot of viewership.
On their way there, Lawrence and his group kept an eye on the movements of Clyus He Muzhi and the others. They heard Sophia and Raymond's conversation clearly. Furious and powerless, they could only turn their grief and anger into strength by sending comments like "Please take Raymond's place" to the screen.
[Just kidding, stop trying to save face. If we get really close, you guys won't dare to do it again. Note, it's "dare not," not "unwilling."]
Everyone laughs at them, but they are truly pathetic and utterly ridiculous.
[They don't even dare to post their own comments and have to like other people's. Are Lawrence and the others trying to make me laugh so hard they can inherit my credit card bills?]
[Your little mouths look like they've been smeared with poison. Smear more, I like it. I'd love to be online friends with you all again in my next life.]
"Raymond is such a smooth talker. The Class Monitor's decision to get Raymond assigned to the Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs was a stroke of genius."
"Who can argue with that? He's definitely got a knack for infuriating people with his smile, but with his physique, many people are so intimidated by him that they want to slap him but don't dare to move."
"But Raymond really dares to speak his mind. He single-handedly drew all the hate points and offended everyone who didn't come. Luckily, this job wasn't assigned to me. I really couldn't do it. I'm afraid that if I'm not careful while on guard duty at night, I'll be assassinated without even knowing how."
You haven't even had that chance yet.
"Haha, I've seen so many media live streams offering huge sums of money to hire someone to beat up Raymond online. I suspect the people posting those comments are Lawrence and his group. You know what, they're actually interested in making that money. How about we get him to pay first, then have Raymond record a video of himself getting beaten up online, and then we'll split the money 50/50 with Raymond?"
As Raymond approached, he heard his classmates chattering loudly about him. He clicked his tongue and said, "That's enough. You guys are really hungry, trying to get everything. By the way, where's my share?"
"Here." Jeffrey tossed a weapon over.
Raymond accepted it with both hands and looked in the direction of He Muzhi along with the other students.
Once the last person had arrived, He Muzhi expanded the live stream camera, which had been pointed at Kanasen, to include them all.