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

Under the watchful eyes of the entire audience, Gu Yun slowly stood up.

Unlike Scott, he didn't play any cool videos or prepare any impassioned speeches.

He simply walked calmly to his debate podium.

Scott stood on the other side of the stage, a barely perceptible hint of disdain flashing in his eyes behind his glasses.

In his view, Gu Yun had run out of ideas.

Military debates rely on hard power, data, and equipment.

How many years has your Chinese navy been developing?

What makes them comparable to my global navy, which has eleven carrier strike groups?

Relying on your mouth?

Faced with absolute strength, any flowery words seem pale and powerless.

Scott had even already prepared Gu Yun's next remarks, which would be nothing more than repeating those clichéd phrases like "we love peace" and "we do not engage in expansion."

Then, he could use a large amount of data and satellite images to completely refute Gu Yun's claims.

He had been preparing for this debate for three whole days.

He studied all of Gu Yun's previous match videos, analyzed his language style, his logical traps, and his methods of inciting emotions.

He was confident that he had found a way to control Gu Yun.

That is—don't play games with him, only play the real game with him.

He was left speechless by the overwhelming facts.

[Why didn't Brother Gu prepare anything? Not even a PowerPoint presentation? Isn't that a bit presumptuous?]

Yes, Scott on the other side clearly came prepared. His promotional video was made like a Hollywood blockbuster, giving him a commanding first impression.

[I believe in Brother Gu! He definitely has a backup plan! Have you guys forgotten how he turned the tables in the previous matches?]

But this time is different. This is the military domain, not history and culture. Military matters are head-on confrontations; there are no shortcuts.

I'm starting to panic. Is Gu-ge really going to lose this round? That would be such a shame.

[Stop arguing, just watch quietly. I always feel that the calmer Brother Gu is, the bigger the "surprise" he's preparing.]

Just as everyone was having different thoughts, Gu Yun made a move.

He stretched out his finger and gently tapped the huge touchscreen in front of him.

The next second, the giant screen behind him lit up instantly.

There was no rousing music, no cool special effects.

What appeared on the screen was just a simple, even somewhat crude, world map.

A world map centered on the Pacific Ocean.

The location of mainland China was marked in bright red on the map.

Then, it was gone.

The entire audience was stunned.

What does this mean?

Can you show us a world map?

Is this a geography class?

Scott was also completely baffled. He frowned, utterly unable to understand what Gu Yun was up to.

His ominous premonition grew stronger and stronger.

This man would never do anything meaningless.

There must be some deadly trap hidden behind this seemingly simple map.

Ignoring the crowd's questions, Gu Yun picked up the microphone, a faint smile on his face, and spoke in a relaxed tone, like a travel program host:

"Mr. Scott's presentation was excellent."

This has shown us the awe-inspiring military strength of the United States as a global hegemon.

He first complimented the other person, making himself appear very generous.

"Carrier battle groups are indeed the strongest symbol of modern sea power."

It can project a country's military power into any sea area in the world.

We acknowledge this, and we are working hard to learn from it.

"but……"

Gu Yun changed the subject, and everyone in the room tensed up instantly.

"Mr. Scott seems to have forgotten something."

Every weapon has its limitations. While aircraft carriers are powerful, they have a fatal weakness.

He stretched out his finger and gently drew a circle on his touchscreen.

As he moved, a huge red circle appeared on the map on the big screen, centered on China, covering the entire East Asia and even most of the Pacific Ocean.

This circle encompasses Japan (Japan), South Korea (Korea), and most of Southeast Asia on the map.

Even Guam, the most important military base of the United States in the Western Pacific, was covered by this huge red circle.

"That is..."

Gu Yun looked at the striking, almost blinding red circle on the map, and the smile on his lips became somewhat intriguing.

"It runs too slowly."

"And some things..."

He reached out his finger again and tapped the screen lightly.

On the map, hundreds and thousands of densely packed red parabolas shot out from the location of mainland China in an instant.

These parabolas, covering the sky and precisely encompassing every corner within the red circle.

The scene resembled a meteor shower heralding the end of the world.

"...It flies too fast."

Gu Yun turned around, facing the entire audience, and also facing Scott, whose expression was beginning to change. Smiling, she spoke slowly and deliberately:

"We Chinese people believe in 'mission accomplished' when doing business."

"So, we gave this defense system a very friendly name."

"Dongfeng Express".

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"And its service motto can be summed up in just one sentence—"

Gu Yun's gaze finally landed on Scott's bloodless face, the smile on his lips both radiant and icy.

"Truth lies only within range."