At eight that evening, Fingel turned into a tentacled monster, battling away on the Nightwatch Forum. The semester was almost over, and Lu Mingfei had made it clear that he would not be the Academy Star. Whoever wanted the title could have it. Fingel had turned pale with shock and hurriedly told him not to say things like that.
Then, after some maneuvering on Fingel's part, campus opinion became: Lu Mingfei would not be the Academy Star because he had someone else in mind for the title.
Everyone started guessing who that person was. Who was the S-Rank going to give the star to?
Most thought it was Zero, no explanation needed; others thought it was Nono, because Lu Mingfei had once driven up a mountain with her to look at the stars; still others thought it was Chu Zihang, because witnesses claimed that Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang had run into each other at night several times, then talked for hours.
Where there was suspense, there was conflict.
Fingel hammered his keyboard like a machine gun, without even time to stop for a drink of water.
Watching Fingel manipulate public opinion, Lu Mingfei discovered that information warfare was actually this simple.
All he had said earlier was, "I'm not going to be the Academy Star."
People on the forum had already compiled multiple eyewitness accounts, along with a blurry photo of him and Chu Zihang taking a late-night walk.
Apparently, there was no need to flesh out a rumor. Giving people a reason was enough.
Besides, what they had been given was not a rumor, but a fact.
Just a moment ago, Lu Mingfei had still been agonizing over the assignment Principal Angers had given him. During their last afternoon tea, Angers had expressed considerable interest in Shadw, Old