Si Kongzhai had thought he had stolen Fan Lang's lot, but he had never expected it to be a fake, something Fan Lang had forged on the spot.
He had smugly said so much just now, every word belittling Fan Lang and praising himself, all of it spoken openly without any concealment.
If what he had stolen had been genuine, he would indeed have had the right to boast a little. Unfortunately, it was fake.
This was damn embarrassing!
Everything he had just said had become a joke.
Even horses stumbled, and even people made mistakes. Even master thieves had their bad days.
The exchange just now had changed in an instant. Si Kongzhai's theft and Fan Lang's forgery had both been completed in an extremely short time, leaving little opportunity for verification.
Si Kongzhai felt too ashamed to show his face and wished he could find a crack to crawl into. His face alternated between green and white, and he could no longer say the things he had said before.
Only the true victor could laugh last.
Hundreds of millions of people witnessed the reversal just now, stirring up quite a public reaction.
The people from Aurora Academy reacted especially strongly.
When Si Kongzhai had produced the lot earlier, the people from Aurora Academy had thought Fan Lang's lot had truly been stolen. Only after the situation reversed did they finally relax.
"Good thing that thief didn't get his way!"
"This Si Kongzhai is such a joke. He only stole a fake, yet he was still acting so pleased with himself, claiming he was stronger than Fan Lang. Why doesn't he take a piss and look at himself?"
"The tallest tree in the forest catches the wind first. Fan Lang has been in the spotlight too much, and there