"Hello, viewers. Welcome back to Today's News."
The regular viewers were not blind. This time, the anchor's expression was noticeably more complicated than usual. He even quietly glanced down at the Teleprompter, seemingly to confirm something, before raising his head again.
"According to reports received by our station, minor disturbances broke out at several venues during yesterday's visiting delegation exchange and networking events in Upper Capital and other regions. Further details are still being investigated. We now go to our correspondent at the scene."
After a brief cut, the footage had clearly undergone some editing. Not only had the lighting been darkened, but some of the more "intense" scenes had probably been deliberately removed.
Even so, what remained on camera was still enough to leave viewers dumbfounded.
Compared with the scaled-down "before" photograph in the upper-left corner, the once lavish banquet hall was now a complete shambles.
At least half the rows of round tables had been overturned. Tablecloths trailed across the floor, with wineglasses and porcelain plates smashed everywhere. Amid the surging crowd, police officers separated flushed faces still trading insults, their owners clearly itching for another round.
Some unlucky people with bloodied heads received examinations and treatment from the medical personnel who had rushed in. Those concerned about appearances, including public figures, simply demanded bandages to conceal their bruised and swollen "visages."
In particular, specks of blood marked the floor, the walls, and even the splintered wooden table legs. Clearly, someone had
lost their temper during the fight and grabbed whatever was handy as an improvised weapon.
Still, considering that the crowd involved in the conflict included Second Tier and Third Tier users, judging by this actual "demolition site"-
they had indeed been fairly "restrained."
The reporter, equally agitated, still did his best to speak clearly as he