My whole family is involved in diplomacy, so you dare to flex your muscles?

"What's going on? Why aren't you continuing? Are you going to cancel the show?"

"Japan has lodged a strong protest, demanding the disqualification of Gu Yun. The production team is urgently discussing the matter!"

"Holy crap! No way? If Brother Gu gets disqualified, I'll be the first to stop watching this show! What a piece of trash!"

Just as the viewers' patience was about to run out, the live stream finally switched back.

The host, Mark, returned to the center of the stage. His face was still pale, but his eyes seemed calmer than before.

He held a card in his hand, as if it were the latest instruction he had just received.

"Welcome back. I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting." Mark took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound steady and strong.

"Just now, regarding the unexpected situation that occurred during the second round of the debate, the production team held an emergency consultation with the judging panel and had a friendly and frank communication with the delegations of the relevant countries."

The moment the diplomatic phrase "friendly and frank" was uttered, viewers in the Chinese livestream room burst into laughter.

[Hahaha! Friendly and honest! I don't believe you for a second!]

[Translation: We had a huge argument with the people from Japan, almost flipping the table, but they eventually backed down.]

[No, no, no, judging from Mark's expression, I think the translation should be: Gu Ge single-handedly shut them all up.]

I agree! Look at Professor Hamilton on the judging panel, his face is as black as the bottom of a pot, he's clearly been humiliated.

[Announce the results quickly! Stop keeping us in suspense! How exactly will this be handled?]

Mark cleared his throat, looked at the card in his hand, and read aloud, word by word: "After unanimous approval by the judging panel, Yamamoto, the representative of the Sakura Country, chose a highly controversial and provocative topic in the debate, and his remarks seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people."

This behavior violates the program's mission of "promoting friendly exchanges among youth from different countries" and constitutes "provocation first."

"Whoosh—!"

As soon as this conclusion was made, the entire audience, especially the Chinese audience, erupted in huge cheers!

Won!

"And Mr. Gu Yun, the representative of China," Mark paused, then continued reading.

"Although his subsequent rebuttal was quite emotional, his core arguments were all based on historical facts and fell within the scope of legitimate self-defense."

Their behavior was in accordance with the rules of debate.

"Ooo ...

The cheers almost lifted the roof off the studio!

[Self-defense! Hahahaha! This term is used so damn precisely! I declare this the best definition of the year!]

[This is hilarious! From now on, if anyone dares to provoke us again, we can just claim it's self-defense! Brother Gu has created a whole new style!]

[I knew it! Brother Gu is awesome! He'll crush you within the rules! That's the ultimate level of thuggery!]

[The Japanese are furious. They tried to steal a chicken but lost their bait. Not only did they fail to do anything to Brother Gu, they were also labeled as "provoking first," making a fool of themselves in front of the whole world.]

[Yamamoto: I just wanted to humiliate him. Gu Yun: I'm sorry, I acted in self-defense. Judge: Self-defense was valid. Next.]

[Right now, all I want to know is how Yamamoto is doing? Did he really die of anger?]

[Breaking news: Yamamoto has been put into an ambulance. He reportedly suffered a transient shock combined with acute psychological trauma and is on his way to the hospital, accompanying Jack.]

[Hahaha! Gu Ge has turned "Global Young Diplomats" into "Hospital Drama," who's going to be hospitalized next? I bet it's the Korean!]

Amid cheers from the audience, Mark announced the final verdict: "Given Yamamoto's physical condition and prior violation of the rules, the judging panel has decided to disqualify him from this debate."

The final remarks for this segment will be delivered independently by Mr. Gu Yun, the representative of China. Please welcome Mr. Gu Yun with applause!

The lights converged once more.

Gu Yun slowly rose from the contestants' seat. He had changed back into his dark suit, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

He walked steadily back to the center of the stage.

This time, there was no one opposite him.

He became the sole protagonist on this stage.

He didn't speak immediately, but stood quietly, his gaze sweeping across the room.

His gaze swept over the cheering audience, over the contestants from various countries with their complex expressions, and over Hamilton's grim face on the judges' panel.

Finally, his gaze seemed to pierce through the screen, meeting the eyes of hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide.

The studio gradually quieted down.

Everyone knew that the moment that followed would be Gu Yun's "game-killing" moment.

"War and Peace".

Gu Yun finally spoke, his voice calm and deep.

"This is a heavy topic that has been discussed for thousands of years, yet we are still discussing it today."

"Just now, we had an unpleasant 'exchange' with our friends from Japan."

He attempted to use a history that they themselves distorted and glorified to prove their "strength" and our "weakness."

"He failed. Because history cannot be altered. It exists objectively, like the starry sky above us and the earth beneath our feet."

You can blindfold yourself for a while, but you can't make the stars and the earth disappear.

Gu Yun spoke in a calm and unhurried tone, like a patient and persuasive teacher explaining a profound truth.

Why do we, the Chinese nation, value history so much?

It even reached the point where the "culture of historians" was deeply ingrained?

Even the most tyrannical emperors of ancient times dared not easily execute historians or alter historical records.

"Because we have long understood a principle from five thousand years of trials and tribulations—"

He paused, his gaze sharpening.

"Forgetting history is tantamount to betrayal. And rewriting history is the beginning of the next catastrophe!"

"We remember that humiliating period of modern history not to wallow in hatred, much less to seek revenge on anyone today. We are not that narrow-minded."

We remember it to remind ourselves.

"To fall behind invites aggression; dignity rests only on the edge of the sword!"

"We remember it to comfort the tens of millions of compatriots who perished in the war, to tell them that this land you protected with your lives..."

Now the country is peaceful and prosperous, and we will never again be bullied!

"We remember it not only to remind certain people, but also to remind certain neighboring countries that still refuse to acknowledge their crimes and even continue to worship war criminals—"

Gu Yun's voice suddenly rose at this moment, and his eyes swept towards the direction of the Sakura Country representative's seat like a blade.

"Peace is not something you can achieve through your hypocritical 'friendship'!"

Peace is achieved through our own flesh and blood, and through our Dongfeng express delivery system.

We won this through our overwhelming strength, enough to strike fear into the hearts of any enemy!

"You don't have to apologize, but we will remember this for you!"

Your descendants will forever bear the stigma of being "descendants of war criminals" because of your shamelessness today, and will kneel before the judgment seat of history!

"We must not only remember history, but we must also make the whole world remember this history!"

Remember who the aggressors are, who the victims are, who is protecting peace, and who is disrupting order!

"So my view on 'war and peace' is very simple—"

Gu Yun stood up straight, opened her arms, as if to embrace the whole world.

"Peace will prevail if we seek it through struggle."

"Peace sought through compromise will lead to the demise of peace!"

"We will never compromise!"

After he finished speaking, the entire room was silent for three seconds.

Then, thunderous applause and deafening cheers erupted from every corner of the studio.

It exploded in front of every screen around the world!

Countless people stood up, clapped enthusiastically, and some even had tears in their eyes.

Gu Yun's words were not only meant for Japan, but for the whole world.

It proclaims the resurgence of a powerful nation's confidence and indomitable spirit after a century of decline!

On the big screen, the audience's voting results were no longer in suspense.

The red bar representing Gu Yun once again crushed all others with an absolute advantage of 98%.

In the second round, Gu Yun won again!