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

These six simple words, spoken by Gu Yun, carried an indescribable sense of oppression.

The atmosphere in the studio, which had just been boiling over because of the "banana theory," instantly froze again.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

If what Jack just said could be considered a clash between contestants, a display of youthful vigor...

So now, to directly interrupt the chief judge and retort in such an almost interrogative tone is not just being bold; it's challenging the rules and authority of the entire program!

crazy!

This Chinese man is absolutely insane!

On the judging panel sat the elderly, white-haired professor named Robert, a tenured professor at Cambridge University. Had he ever received such treatment before?

Wherever he goes, he is treated with the utmost respect, like a towering figure.

At that moment, his wrinkled old face turned bright red, and his hand holding the microphone was trembling slightly.

"What...what did you say?" He could hardly believe his ears.

The smile on Gu Yun's face had completely vanished, replaced by a cold indifference.

He didn't repeat it again, but took a step forward, leaned slightly forward, placed his hands on the podium, and stared at Professor Robert with piercing eyes.

"Professor Robert, what you just said has confused me."

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried a sense of confidence.

"You say that debate should be civilized and rational. Then please tell me, Mr. Jack just openly promoted the 'uselessness of history,' denied the foundations of other countries' civilizations, and even directly named and humiliated my country."

Is this what you call civilization? Is this what you call rationality?

"As the chief judge, where were you when he made those remarks? Why didn't you stand up and uphold what you call 'civilization and rationality'?"

"You didn't." Gu Yun's tone grew even colder.

You remain silent, and may even be applauding his "courage" in your heart.

"And when I merely offered a trivial rebuttal based on their own historical facts, you immediately jumped out and righteously accused me of 'personal attack' and 'vulgar mockery'."

And you want to teach me how to do things, and tell me to look forward?

As Gu Yun finished speaking, he suddenly laughed, a laugh filled with sarcasm.

"Professor, don't you think that your civilization and rationality..."

Was it used very... selectively?

"That's not neutrality, that's not authority, that's bias!"

"That's called double standards!"

Every word is piercing to the heart!

If criticizing Jack earlier was like "killing someone's spirit," then criticizing the judges now is like doing it in front of the whole world.

Strip away the judges' veneer of authority and impartiality, layer by layer, to reveal their dirty, prejudiced core!

Professor Robert was bombarded with questions so relentlessly that his lips turned white and his body swayed precariously.

He wanted to refute, but found that Gu Yun's logic was too tight, and he couldn't find any point to attack.

Yeah, why didn't he say a word when Jack provoked him?

Why did he immediately jump out to uphold "justice" as soon as Gu Yunyi retaliated?

He knows his own little schemes better than anyone.

He simply couldn't stand the Chinese being so assertive and wanted to suppress Gu Yun's arrogance and maintain the face of the Western world.

But could he really say those words?

No!

Once he says it out loud, his academic reputation for life will be completely ruined!

"I...I didn't...I just..." Robert stammered, sweating profusely.

[I didn't even eat, I was watching this show, it's so damn exciting! Gu Ge even dared to talk back to the judges! And he left them speechless!]

[Tough! Absolutely tough! This is what a top-tier diplomatic team looks like! This is the spirit of a great power! Who says we only know how to protest and condemn?]

Double standards! Biased! Well said! These white Western men are inherently malicious!

[I hereby declare that from today onwards, I am a die-hard fan of Gu Yun! Anyone who dares to criticize him will face my wrath! This guy's got a mouth!]

[I was just holding my breath for him, but now all I want to say is, Brother Gu, go for it! Don't stop! I can watch another 300 episodes!]

This is no longer a debate, it's a war! Gu Yun is taking on the entire Western world single-handedly! It's so exciting!

Seeing that old man's embarrassed expression was more satisfying than drinking ice water on a sweltering summer day! Let him pretend!

Now I finally understand what "a war of words" means. Gu Yun's mouth is practically a Gatling gun blazing with blue flames!

On stage, Gu Yun did not stop because of Professor Robert's embarrassment.

He knew that to deal with this hypocrite, he had to kill him once and for all, without giving him any chance to breathe.

He straightened up, his gaze sweeping across the entire judging panel, over the other judges who also looked grim but dared not utter a sound.

"And look ahead?" Gu Yun sneered. "It's especially laughable to hear those words coming from people like you."

"More than a hundred years ago, you raised the banner of 'civilization' and used your powerful ships and cannons to blast open the gates of our country, burn down our most beautiful gardens, and steal countless treasures from us."

Why didn't you "look forward" back then? You still display those looted things in your museums as bragging rights!

"Decades ago, you used your technological and financial hegemony to recklessly exploit the world, plunging countless countries into poverty and turmoil."

Why didn't you look forward back then?

You enjoy the spoils of your plunder, living a life of luxury, and then you turn around and criticize us for not working hard enough!

"Right today, on this very stage, your representatives are still advocating hegemony and trying to define the world with your so-called 'rules'! Why don't you look to the future?"

Gu Yun's speech became faster and faster, and his momentum grew stronger. With each sentence he spoke, he took a step on the stage, like an enraged lion.

"Only when your crimes are exposed, when your arrogance is countered, when you are at a loss for words, will you finally remember the word 'look forward'!"

"You don't really want to look forward; you just want us to forget the crimes you committed and the blood debts you owe!"

You just want us to shut up and obediently accept your humiliation and definitions!

He abruptly stopped, turned around, and stared intently at Professor Robert, whose face had turned deathly pale.

"So, stop with your hypocritical rhetoric!"

"Because a nation that doesn't understand history, dares not face history squarely, or even wantonly distorts history has no future!"

"And you—"

Gu Yun pointed a finger at Professor Robert and said, enunciating each word clearly:

"And they have no right to define our future!"

The entire venue was deathly silent.

You could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was stunned by Gu Yun's earth-shattering declaration.