Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 108 104. Fighting from a distance, Tsuchihashi Yu is still a little naive
The next day, the Jinguqiao incident was reported on TBS TV news.

The host made it clear from the outset that Jinguqiao's electronic brain was written by a Nobel Prize-level expert and is absolutely stable and secure.

Then the scene changed to a street interview.

The citizens in the released interview footage all expressed their belief in TPC's emphasis on life and technical level, and believed that King Joe was a very powerful weapon.

Next, various experts refuted rumors such as "Jingu Bridge has huge hidden dangers."

Finally, the announcer added that the cabinet and TPC will soon publish an authoritative report to once again confirm the feasibility of the Jingu Bridge project.

"Don't forget, everyone. We Earthlings are defeated by the Pedans. Breaking their Kingo Bridge is a piece of cake for humans."

The news ended with the host's "joke".

Clarify the facts, support public opinion, refute rumors by experts, and endorse by the government.

After the old hand Yu Tsuchihashi launched a series of combos, the direction of public opinion began to change significantly.

Now all we have to do is wait for that authoritative report to come out, and everything will be fine.

Qi Ming commented after watching it: "The guiding effect of this news arrangement is quite good."

Zhu Xingtuan asked Qi Ming what he planned to do, wondering if he was going to start another massacre.

Qi Ming: "I'm not a violent person. It's just that in some situations violence is the best way to solve a problem. I'm not just someone who only knows how to fight and kill."

He called Huimei and asked her to help investigate who was the main author of the report.

"He's a doctor from the Ministry of Industry. He's a world-class expert in this field."

Huimei was very helpful. Not only did she get the information about the chief writer, she even got a draft of the report.

Qi Ming nodded: "Okay, then let's start with him and overturn this report."

He contacted Dr. Yao, and through him found out Dr. Gongbu's whereabouts, and then asked him to accompany him.

After a series of swift and decisive arrangements, Qi Ming was ready to set off. Zhu Xingtuan was a little worried and asked Huimei to go with him.

On the way, Huimei asked Qi Ming what he planned to do, by coercion or bribery.

"Neither. I'm going to 'save him'."

"I once learned a 'formula' in a mental hospital in the UK. If it is used properly, any report can be overturned."

Huimei: “?”

Mental sanatorium...isn't that just a mental hospital?

Is that okay? You're going to use the tricks taught to you by a mental patient to overturn the report of an authoritative doctor?

Qi Ming said slowly, "First, find a way to scare off the reporter."

"You can hint to the editor-in-chief that there are serious hidden dangers and advise him to wait until a more extensive and detailed long-term investigation has produced results before making any comments."

"Then, everyone comes to find fault."

"No matter how detailed a report is, there are bound to be questions that haven't been raised. If we address these issues, then its current conclusions will be questioned."

"If that doesn't work, they will stigmatize the person who wrote the report. In logic, this is called the 'ad hominem fallacy.'"

"If you want to succeed, blame the matter, not the person; if you want to harm, blame the person, not the matter."

"There's also a way to cater to conservatives, but I can't say for sure how effective this will be, so I'd better not use it if I can..."

Qi Ming said a lot of things, leaving Huimei stunned.

Is this something a mentally ill person can teach?
Huimei: "Who is the person who taught you this method?"

Qi Ming: "His name is Humphrey Appleby, and he was once a British cabinet secretary. It seems that he had mental problems after retirement and was sent to a sanatorium by his son and daughter-in-law." (Most readers should have seen this picture. The one on the right is Humphrey.)
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Soon, Qi Ming and Hui Mei arrived at the address given by Dr. Yaoi, a high-end restaurant.

The two found Dr. Kobe chatting happily with Dr. Yaoi at a window seat and walked straight over.

"Dr. Yaoi, what a coincidence, you are here too. Is this Dr. Gongbu? I have heard of you for a long time." Qi Ming pretended to meet him by chance.

Dr. Gong's eyes lit up when he saw Qi Ming. "I saw you on TV. You must be Qi Ming from the Victory Team. You're even more handsome than you look on TV."

Then he looked at Huimei: "Excuse me, is this... your girlfriend?"

Qi Ming: "This is Huimei, a solid supporter, a reliable teammate, and my good brother."

Huimei: “?”

What the hell is good brothers?

Dr. Yao said that since we were already here, we could eat together and he would go order a few more dishes.

After saying that, he stood up, leaving Qi Ming and Dr. Gongbu some space to spend time together.

Qi Ming also sat down across from the doctor from the Ministry of Industry with ease and composure. "I've read your report on the Jingu Bridge. With this, your name will go down in history."

Dr. Gongbu hadn't noticed anything was wrong yet: "With the Jingu Bridge, your defense capabilities will be greatly improved."

Qi Ming laughed softly at this time: "But if there is something wrong with the report..."

Dr. Gongbu: "Mistake?"

Qi Ming smiled strangely. "If the repaired and modified Jingu Bridge is not as safe as you say, Doctor, your future and reputation... Doctor, you are truly courageous."

Dr. Gongbu shrugged, "All standardized tests and data show there's nothing wrong with the Jingu Bridge."

Qi Ming still used that ambiguous tone: "Standardized test, so that's what it is... hehe."

Dr. Gongbu finally realized something was amiss: "Team member Qi Ming, do you think there's something wrong with our test?"

Qi Ming: "Although I'm not an expert in this area, it seems that reports from the US indicate that some important issues remain to be resolved."

"Some evidence is not convincing, some conclusions are questioned, and some data can be understood in other ways."

"After long-term and in-depth research, perhaps there will be different findings."

After hearing this, the doctor from the Ministry of Industry thought Qi Ming was an expert. He didn't expect that Qi Ming had such a deep understanding at such a young age.

Huimei, who was sitting next to Qi Ming, was thinking... This seemed to be what Qi Ming's team member said, "Let's find the faults"?
Dr. Gong was about to discuss this with Qi Ming, but Qi Ming continued, "If the report is wrong, even if something happens ten years from now, the media will be the first to find your report."

Dr. Gongbu frowned.

Qi Ming lowered his voice and said, "If Jingu Bridge gets out of control, Japan will definitely be the first to be destroyed. If it is discovered that you have worked as a consultant for a multinational corporation..."

Dr. Gongbu was a little anxious: "That was ten years ago."

Huimei silently corrected, "Eight years and nine months to be exact."

This is what Qi Ming team member said about "stigmatizing the author"...

Qi Ming continued, "You also know how terrible the media is. They exaggerate and make empty claims."

"Even if the problem isn't yours, but rather someone from outer space sneaked into King's Bridge and altered its programming, causing it to go berserk, TPC will still pin the blame on you to cover up the scandal."

"By then, those magazines and self-media will have a lot to say about it."

"To attract attention, they'll use headlines like 'The victims of the Ministry of Industry's doctoral report have lost their families'... That would be a huge problem."

(End of this chapter)