Hidden identities of the AI Heiress-Chapter 960: No Participation in Related Competitions Allowed for the Next Two Years
Once Mr. Simon made that comment, the internet exploded.
"Holy shit, is Qiao Yun a deity? Even people from the Technology Association challenged her and lost?"
"Doesn’t she seem like a hidden master? Obscure and unknown, yet lethal when she strikes?"
"If it weren’t for this exchange match, my impression of her would still just be as Lu Zhanxing’s sister."
Now everyone’s attention was diverted, focusing on the fact that Mr. Simon also lost to Qiao Yun.
So Qiao Yun was actually this formidable.
Someone this formidable, how could they possibly need to resort to backdoor deals!
Adrian never expected Mr. Simon to meddle, and now his plan to save face was completely ruined, and it made Qiao Yun even more famous.
He took a deep breath, feeling a sharp pain in his chest, and through gritted teeth said word by word: "No wonder Mr. Simon’s attitude towards Qiao Yun was so strange, it turns out he was one of her defeated opponents."
Did Mr. Simon feed his pride to the dogs?
To so readily admit defeat to a little brat, isn’t he afraid of becoming the laughing stock of the entire world.
Suddenly, Adrian recalled something.
Initially, Mr. Simon had told him that Qiao Yun would win against the Future Alliance, he thought Mr. Simon had lost his mind; turns out it wasn’t baseless.
He was quite shocked that Qiao Yun had also beaten Mr. Simon. Is she really just an ordinary girl?
Darren didn’t even know what to say, his voice strained as he spoke: "Is Qiao Yun even human?"
She’s so young.
Seems like she’s only nineteen, right? How has she surpassed them!
She’s on a completely different level from them.
Adrian’s face was ashen.
He was somewhat regretful, perhaps they shouldn’t have challenged Tianqi Research Institute from the start; then they wouldn’t have ended up in such a predicament.
...
"Look, problem solved, right?"
Mr. Simon lifted his head, with a look that seemed to be asking for praise.
"Mr. Simon, is it really okay for you to say that?" Shen Qi admired Mr. Simon’s courage to openly admit that he lost to Professor Qiao.
Su Mian hesitantly asked: "Won’t this damage your reputation?"
To be such a grown man and lose to a young girl, isn’t it quite embarrassing?
Mr. Simon shrugged his shoulders, showing no concern, and said: "What is reputation? I don’t need it, what I want is capability. Don’t worry, I don’t mind at all, being defeated by Professor Qiao is an honor for me."
It has to be said, Mr. Simon really has a way with words.
Su Mian expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Simon: "Thank you for speaking up for Qiaoqiao."
"It’s something I ought to do, after all, Q and I have a very close relationship," Mr. Simon didn’t feel the need for thanks, if someone wanted to use him to defame Q, he naturally had to help clarify.
Plus, Qiao Yun is also the president of the Technology Association.
Now that one of their own is being bullied, it’s only right for him to step up and protect her.
Although this incident was diverted by Mr. Simon’s revelation, people were still quite upset, mainly because the Future Alliance’s actions were too disgusting.
There’s a first, there might be a second; who knows what else they might do to save face.
Li Hanzhou’s eyes darkened, and he was absolutely fed up with Future Alliance’s repeated provocations against Qiao Yun; previously he had respected Qiao Yun’s wishes, but now they were asking for it themselves.
With his prominent knuckles, he tapped the table surface lightly, and asked Pei Ya thoughtfully: "Shall we not yet reveal the virus incident with Qiaoqiao’s equipment?"
Pei Yao said with irritation, "Don’t you think I want to? But we still lack conclusive evidence. However, Han Wang is already on it, her tech skills are stronger than Han Si, I believe she will deliver results soon."
Li Hanzhou raised an eyebrow and asked, "How soon is ’soon’?"
After a moment of thought, Pei Yao hesitated, "At least a day, I guess."
Li Hanzhou shook his head, "Too long."
Pei Yao was shocked, "Too long? This is already the fastest time I can estimate."
Li Hanzhou glanced at him and asked unhurriedly, "Is the evidence really that important?"
Pei Yao: "?? Who would believe us without evidence? Although I hate them too, to be convincing, we need to provide evidence, otherwise, it’s just rambling."
"It’s simple." Li Hanzhou raised his eyes slightly, his gaze sharp, "We’ll just get the evidence directly from them."
Qiao Yun blinked and agreed, "Good, let’s get it from them."
Pei Yao was startled, wait, how are you going to get it?
Li Hanzhou was pleased with Qiao Yun’s agreement, and curved his lips up, instructing Pei Yao, "Start by releasing the investigation results of the equipment sabotage."
"Oh, okay." Pei Yao subconsciously agreed, then took out his phone and realized something was amiss, said uncomfortably, "Why are you ordering me around?"
Li Hanzhou stated matter-of-factly, "Because I am currently your senior."
Pei Yao’s mouth twitched, "You’re getting addicted to this."
Without any reason to lower himself to Li Hanzhou, Pei Yao was almost depressed to death, especially with Professor Qiao nodding in agreement beside him.
Pei Yao: "..."
Qiao Yun commanded, "Listen to him."
Pei Yao smacked his lips and said helplessly, "Alright, but even if we make the announcement, if we don’t have evidence in hand, and they refuse to admit it, that could be highly unfavorable for us."
Li Hanzhou confidently said, "Leave it to me."
Pei Yao replied somberly, "You said it, I’ll trust you this once."
Pei Yao didn’t understand the riddle they were playing, but with the conversation going this far, he got in touch with his people to carry out the task.
Although the competition was jointly held by three research institutes, it was certified by a notary office, therefore it was an official competition, and the declaration was to be announced by the relevant authorities.
As soon as the investigation declaration was released, Lu Zhanxing actively retweeted it, using his popularity.
This retweet drew a lot of attention, and many people became curious and clicked to read it.
And what they saw was shocking.
It was a statement about the Future Alliance using unfair means in the international exchange competition.
It roughly stated that the reason Tianqi’s equipment was sabotaged with malware in the second round was due to the Future Alliance’s interference, and it had been decided to cancel Future Alliance’s competition results, and furthermore, to blacklist them from participating in any related competitions in China for the next two years.
If the Future Alliance had any objections, they could appeal on their own accord.
Normally, without conclusive evidence, the authorities would not make such a swift decision, but who can disregard Professor Qiao’s influence?
Such a capable person was naturally treated like a national treasure. Do you know how difficult it is to cultivate a research personnel? Now that those Westerners want to bully their own, of course, they have to be fully supported in their counterattack.
After the statement was issued, Li Hanzhou asked Qiao Yun in a low voice, "Want to go watch the drama?"
Qiao Yun nodded slowly and said, "Yes."
Li Hanzhou then stood up with Qiao Yun and said to everyone present, "Qiaoqiao and I have something to take care of, we’ll be leaving first."
The others didn’t ask much but told them to be careful on the road.
Pei Yao quickly stood up, "I’ll go with you."
He was curious to see what these two were planning, the secrecy of it all, thinking they could exclude him—impossible in this lifetime.
