The night before the college entrance exam results were released, I redeemed my Peking University ad

The moment Shen Yizhen saw the report, her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.

He had already been abandoned by the company.

His career path was bleak.

Fortunately, I made a lot of money in the past few years, and even if I don't make money in the future, I'll still be a million times better off than the average person.

Even at the worst, you can still live a comfortable life as a billionaire.

But once the fine notice was issued, Shen Yizhen was completely finished!

One hundred and twenty million!

Over the years, he has spent money like water, on high-end watches, limited-edition sports cars, monthly mortgage payments on luxury homes, and expenses for his private team. The cash he has on hand is only a few tens of millions, which is not even enough to pay half of the fine.

Where are we supposed to get over 100 million yuan in fines?!

I'm afraid I'll have to sell the house!

The moment the thought crossed his mind, a sharp pain shot through his chest.

This downtown river-view penthouse was a symbol of his rise to the top, his last vestige of dignity.

Even if you sell it, you might not be able to cover all the losses.

After nearly ten years in the industry, he climbed to the top by stepping on newcomers, cashed in on popularity, and used countless underhanded tactics to make a quick buck. In the end, it all came to nothing.

Ten years of hard work, all for nothing.

Moreover, even the media company to which Shen Yizhen belongs was summoned by the higher authorities and required to make comprehensive rectifications.

The company is investigating the tax issues of its artists one by one, causing widespread anxiety throughout the company.

Yan Dahai, on the other side, wasn't in much better shape.

Old Deng sat in his studio, staring at the report for a long time, speechless.

When he lost the copyright dispute and publicly announced his retirement from writing, he lost face and ruined his reputation in his later years, but he still held onto a sliver of hope.

He felt that he had admitted defeat quickly, voluntarily withdrawn, and made the right gesture, so the matter was over.

His family background is still there, his students and former colleagues are still there, and behind closed doors, he can still teach students and appreciate music, and he remains a respected senior figure in the music world.

But to his utter surprise, admitting defeat and closing his pen was only the first hurdle; the real tribulation was yet to come.

It was even lightning!

Thirty-eight million!

They're probably going to have to take out their coffin lids!

Yan Dahai leaned back in his rosewood armchair and sighed deeply. His loose skin sagged, and his already white hair seemed to have turned even whiter, making him look ten years older in an instant.

Having spent his entire life in the music industry, he relied on his status as a "legendary figure" to wield immense power, suppressing newcomers and siding with capitalists—he always had the final say.

When he targeted Ji Bai, he thought it was just a matter of crushing a small, powerless grasshopper with a flick of his finger.

Who would have thought that it wasn't a grasshopper, but a real dragon hidden in the clouds?

With just a slight turn of his body, he completely destroyed all the reputation, dignity, and wealth he had accumulated throughout his life.

……

The matter is not over yet.

In the afternoon, the internet monitoring department took another strong step: it investigated and dealt with several illegal online troll companies, arrested more than 20 main criminal suspects, and found that they had been repeatedly hired to carry out illegal activities such as spreading rumors, smearing, and inciting confrontation against specific individuals.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes that these companies were the main force behind the online hype and accusations against Ji Bai.

It's not over yet.

In the evening, even the official account of a certain Ministry of Public Security issued a brief statement:

Multiple cases of online incitement orchestrated by foreign forces and carried out by domestic personnel were cracked, and several spies involved in the cases were arrested, effectively thwarting the attempts of foreign forces to smear Chinese researchers and disrupt the public opinion environment.

In short, the previous propaganda war against Ji Bai was directly characterized as an infiltration operation by foreign forces.

The entire internet was in an uproar.

"Speak up, Kuroko!"

"Why aren't you jumping around anymore?"

"Oh, I forgot, Kuroko can't speak right now!"

"There's no internet inside!"

"Where are the so-called rational and objective people who used to accuse you of 'insider information,' 'money laundering,' and 'fabrication'? Come out and show yourselves! So you're taking dirty money from overseas?"

"I knew it! The smear campaign was coming thick and fast; it turns out foreign forces were pulling the strings behind the scenes!"

"Where's the person who argued with me before and accused me of defending him? Come out and apologize! Look at the official statement! Who's stirring up trouble, and who's smearing the pillars of the nation!"

"It brings tears to my eyes! Those who truly serve their country will never be wronged, nor will they be left to fight alone."

"I knew the government would step in! Protecting the kids who are diligently doing scientific research and taking down the devils stirring up trouble behind the scenes—it's so satisfying!"

"This is the confidence of a great power! We protect talented people, we eliminate corrupt elements, and if foreign forces dare to cause trouble, we wipe them out completely!"

"Don't worry! Ji Shen can just focus on his research; he has 1.4 billion people behind him, the entire country to back him up!"

The royalists were in an uproar.

"Righteous Heavenly Punishment! The foreign demonic cultivators who attempted to stifle our human race's prodigies were directly suppressed and eradicated from the mortal realm by the Heavenly Dao of the Celestial Dynasty!"

"The young emperor has attained the Great Dao through the materials of the Dao, and with the blessing of fortune upon him, any evil spirits that approach will be instantly annihilated. Understand?"

"This is the power of the chosen one! Dare to touch the chosen one of the nation's destiny, and you'll be directly struck by a tribulation at the level of the national machinery, even the demonic cult's lair behind you will be destroyed!"

"The Ji family will live on forever! Good will never prevail over evil!"

……

Meanwhile, in the capital, there was a private club that was not open to the public.

Su Wan changed into an extremely ordinary set of clothes.

No velvet cheongsam, no dark red stilettos, no limited-edition Hermès, just an unassuming black sweatshirt paired with dark gray sweatpants.

Her hair was casually tied in a ponytail, and she had no makeup on.

Even the diamond earrings she always wore were completely removed.

She had lived in the capital for over a decade and had never worn such simple clothes before.

But at this moment, Su Wan wished she could shrink herself into the hood of the sweatshirt so that the whole world could not see her.

A light sheen of sweat trickled down her forehead, and her knuckles, gripping the suitcase handle, were white, her fingertips trembling slightly.

This once arrogant young lady from Beijing's elite circles, this woman who vowed to make Ji Bai pay the price, is now in a sorry state!

Su Wan never dreamed that things would turn out this way.

Even Sun Wukong's havoc in the Heavenly Palace couldn't have been this bad, right?

Besides, the boy didn't cause any trouble at all.

They were just going abroad to attend a perfectly normal academic conference, and then, Tiangong exploded on its own!

This kind of subtle and insidious approach is terrifying!

Su Wan simply didn't believe that all of this wasn't meticulously planned by Ji Bai!

"asshole!"

"hateful!"

"Alright, Wanwan!"

A woman's hoarse voice came from behind.

The mature woman was not wearing a cheongsam or makeup today either; her bare face made her look ten years older than last time.

"You definitely can't stay in China anymore. You should go abroad and hide for a while."

"I know."

Su Wan's voice was terribly hoarse, and her lips moved a few times as if she wanted to say something harsh, but in the end she didn't say anything.

What are you saying?

Is it true that Ji Bai will die a horrible death?

While the US is preparing to receive the Fields Medal, some people are treating them like national treasures.

He said he would come back to fight sooner or later?

With An involved, her network of connections is being torn apart piece by piece. She's lucky if she doesn't get arrested.

Regret?

She did regret it.

But it wasn't that I regretted going against Ji Bai; it was that I regretted not discovering how terrifying this boy was sooner.

"Take good care of yourself when you get abroad."

"Don't overthink it. Just treat it as a trip to relax. Your father and I are here with you!"

"Don't worry, no one can bully his daughter without paying the price!"