The rapid, heated rebuttal had drained Zheng Qing's strength. He felt as though he had run a full marathon, or faced the battlefield of the Black Prison Battle once again.
The three wizards standing opposite the young scholarship student reacted differently.
Zhang Jixin scratched his head, looking enlightened, and completely believed Zheng Qing's explanations. Fatty Xin folded his arms and sneered repeatedly, not believing a single word. As for Dr. Xiao, he adjusted his glasses as usual and glanced at the newspaper again.
"I have a few things to say too."
The short wizard grabbed the newspaper and gave it a shake. His voice was calm, and his wording exceptionally precise. "First of all, if you and Councilwoman Su don't have the sort of relationship the newspaper implies, then you shouldn't have rebutted it with that attitude just now..."
Zheng Qing froze.
"At the very least, you shouldn't have gotten so worked up." Fatty Xin's face was full of mockery as he sneered, "You look like someone stepped on your tail. I was only suspicious before... but now I'm ninety percent sure it really is true."
"Besides, your explanation has flaws here and there."
Xiao Xiao continued building his argument. "For example, the first point: the newspaper said 'public contact,' while any contact in the laboratory obviously didn't count as public. Then there's the second point. While it's barely plausible that two little foxes would be close, using Poseidon's close relationship with Li Meng as evidence is very strange."
"That point is especially suspicious." The fat wizard chimed in meaningfully, glancing at the front rows of the classroom. "After all, we all know who Li Meng's cousin is."
The color that had just returned to Zheng Qing's face faded again.
He decided to struggle one last time.
"The distance between