RT Chapter 172
by VolareChapter 172: The Silent Ten Minutes
The live broadcast was suddenly filled with a stranger’s face. Shao Chengxi immediately pressed his earpiece, “Cut off the live broadcast signal immediately!”
“Reporting, Minister Shao, the network has been hacked. The other party came prepared!” The technical director said anxiously, “We are doing our best to fight back, but it will take at least three minutes!”
Three minutes—enough time for the other party to say everything they wanted to say.
Shao Chengxi’s eyes darkened. He strode onto the stage, protecting Shu Lin in front of him, “Shu Lin, let’s leave here first.”
Shu Lin didn’t budge.
His fingers gripped the edge of the podium tightly, his eyes fixed on the big screen:
“No, I want to hear what he has to say.”
“Xiao Lin!” Shu Lingxiao also rushed onto the stage, standing tall on her younger brother’s other side.
Shao Shiyan followed closely behind, standing next to Shu Lingxiao.
The three formed a human wall, surrounding Shu Lin in the center.
Shu Jingcheng, who was holding Little A’jiao and watching the live broadcast, stared at the big screen, his face tense, fire almost bursting from his eyes.
He gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath, “Cheng Yan, you big bastard!”
If you dare to talk nonsense and hurt my child, I will never forgive you!
On the other side, in the presidential palace’s underground command center.
Hong Zhengyue stared at the real-time monitoring screen, the corners of his mouth twisting into a triumphant arc.
He ordered his secretary:
“Tell the hackers to hold on and ensure Cheng Yan has enough time to reveal his dirt.”
“Yes, Mr. President.”
Wu Xun snickered beside him, “Cheng Yan personally admitting that Shu Lin is a bastard is much more explosive than any scandalous affair.”
They had spent a lot of money to buy off Cheng Yan.
Cheng Yan personally admitted that Shu Lin was not his child, but a bastard born from Shu Jingcheng’s infidelity during the marriage, which was the fundamental reason why he divorced Shu Jingcheng.
This was also why he had never visited them in all these years since their divorce.
After receiving the huge fee for being bought off, Cheng Yan crossed his legs, looking nonchalant, and said:
“Otherwise, why would Shu Lin have the surname Shu instead of Cheng? That’s because I didn’t agree to it.”
“But I didn’t expect that Shu Jingcheng would even change my daughter’s surname to protect this bastard of his.”
“He’s ruthless, hahaha…”
With these words from Cheng Yan, Hong Zhengyue finally felt relieved and planned today’s exposé.
In the monitoring screen, Cheng Yan’s face was magnified to the extreme.
A greedy light flickered in this down-and-out Alpha’s eyes.
It was precisely because of greed that he could be used by them.
Thinking about Shao Chengxi’s exasperated and overwhelmed look after the exposé, Hong Zhengyue felt a surge of pleasure in his heart.
Since the election campaign began, he had been constantly suppressed by Shao Chengxi and Lin Zhengyang, and had been in a sorry state. He had long wanted to fight back.
Hmph, Shao Chengxi, it’s your turn to taste the feeling of being exposed with scandals.
“Prepare the press release.” Hong Zhengyue ordered the publicity department, “The title will be ‘The Unbearable Mystery of the US-Class Omega’s Background’.”
After speaking, his eyes revealed triumph as he looked at the big screen again.
On the big screen, Cheng Yan stared at the camera, a mocking smile hanging on his lips, and remained silent.
“What’s going on?” Hong Zhengyue said unhappily, “Why hasn’t Cheng Yan started the exposé yet?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Yan spoke again.
“My name is Cheng Yan. I am Shu Jingcheng’s ex-husband, and also…”
He paused for two seconds, “Also the biological Alpha father of Shu Lingxiao and Shu Lin.”
Cheng Yan on the screen straightened his tie, revealing a smile that could be described as elegant:
“You must be curious why I chose to appear today.”
His gaze pierced through the camera, as if directly stabbing at Shu Lin, “Because someone gave me a price I couldn’t refuse…”
The venue suddenly fell silent.
“This person asked me to tell the entire Imperial Capital that Shu Lin is not my, Cheng Yan’s, child.”
This sentence was like a bomb, detonating in the venue.
Cheng Yan continued:
“According to the script, I should say—Shu Jingcheng had an affair during the marriage and got pregnant with a bastard, so I divorced him.”
He suddenly chuckled, “What a perfect story, right?”
Shu Lin’s breathing froze, he pursed his lips tightly, and looked up at the big screen.
Shao Chengxi reacted quickly and immediately ordered through the intercom:
“All technical personnel, pay attention, do everything possible to prevent the other party from cutting off the live broadcast.”
“Yes, Minister Shao.”
On the other side, Hong Zhengyue was exasperated, “Cut off the live broadcast, immediately! Right now! Don’t let him say another word.”
The secretary said, “But Mr. President, that takes time…”
“I don’t care, I don’t care, cut off the live broadcast for me…”
However, Cheng Yan’s face was still on the big screen, and his speed suddenly increased.
“Hehe, funny, I was the scumbag who cheated back then.”
“I can definitely tell you that Shu Lin is my child, without a doubt.”
“Twenty years ago, I abandoned my wife and children. I was inhuman.”
“My ex-husband, Shu Jingcheng, although he is stubborn, is an excellent father.”
“They say even tigers don’t eat their cubs. No matter how scummy I am, Cheng Yan, I wouldn’t be so low as to smear my own child.”
“The main reason I’m standing here today, besides clarifying this matter, is actually to accuse Hong Zhengyue of his unknown crimes.”
“Fifteen years ago, Hong Zhengyue was exposed for the sonic pheromone scandal, and he is still at large.”
“But behind it, he did another heinous thing.”
Cheng Yan revealed that Hong Zhengyue illegally obtained the true identity of his younger sister as a US-Class Omega by taking advantage of his position.
Afterwards, Hong Zhengyue forcibly occupied his younger sister through illegal means and used her pheromones to develop sonic pheromones.
In the end, his younger sister couldn’t stand the torment and committed suicide.
“The smell of my sister’s pheromones is orange. The surviving twenty-odd patients should be very familiar with this smell…”
“Here, I strongly call for the resolute investigation of this beast Hong Zhengyue’s criminal responsibility, and he must not be allowed to remain at large.”
Saying this, he looked directly at the screen:
“I believe that the empire’s youngest president, Shao Chengxi, has the courage to do all this.”
Afterwards, the big screen returned to the foundation logo, and Cheng Yan’s figure disappeared.
The venue suddenly fell silent, and the audience didn’t seem to have recovered from the shock.
Shu Lin took a deep breath and stood in front of the microphone again.
His voice was unexpectedly calm:
“It seems that tonight’s charity gala is more exciting than we expected…”
This casual tease eased the tense atmosphere in the venue.
Shao Chengxi took the microphone, his hawk-like eyes sweeping across the audience:
“I solemnly promise here that if I am elected president, I will thoroughly investigate all criminal acts of the current president, Hong Zhengyue, and punish him severely without mercy.”
Instantly, thunderous applause resounded throughout the venue.
That night, on the Star Network’s trending search list, topics such as #Cheng Yan turns against#, #Hong Zhengyue’s crimes#, and #The truth about Shu Lin’s background# were trending.
This farce caused Shao Chengxi’s poll numbers to soar to 82%, causing Hong Zhengyue’s approval rating to plummet.
And Shu Lin’s unfinished speech that night became the most famous “Silent Ten Minutes” in the history of the empire.
Later, when the media interviewed Cheng Yan again, the last thing he said was:
“Some debts are better paid late than never.”
In the blink of an eye, it was June, Shu Lin graduated smoothly, and at the same time, the presidential election was also coming to an end.