"Mr. Xia, could you spare two minutes for an interview...?"
"Hello, I'm a reporter from XX Television..."
"Do you have anything to say about yesterday's Werewolf Giant incident downtown?"
"What do you have to say about the online claims that you were the mysterious person who stopped yesterday's Werewolf Giant incident?"
The next day, as soon as Xia Xu's Venom Supercar reached the gates of the International Scientific Research University, countless reporters swarmed around it like mad.
A dense crowd surrounded the car, some blocking its path and others pressing up to the windows on either side. Microphones bearing all sorts of logos pushed against the glass as their owners shouted louder and louder.
"I'll make a public statement about this later, but I have no comment at present."
Xia Xu was not surprised by the scene. He merely rolled down his window and gave that calm reply before slowly driving through the crowd and into campus.
The International Scientific Research University brought together virtually all the country's top talent, and its security was extremely tight. Naturally, the reporters had no chance of following him inside. They could only remain at the gates in eager anticipation, watching the Venom Supercar drive away.
As for Xia Xu's promised public statement, that was no mere brush-off.
The Special Department had already spoken with him last night. The Werewolf Giant incident had affected far too many people to be completely suppressed, and they had never intended to suppress it entirely anyway.
The authorities' stance had always been to gradually disclose the existence of these things. After all, they were ultimately just advanced technology and unusual crimes, not anything inexplicable that needed to be concealed. The only concerns were the short-term panic they might cause and troublemakers exploiting the situation.
But as these incidents