Under the focus of many gazes, Chu Ge chuckled.

Thankfully, he had kept a backup plan; otherwise, this situation today would truly be too much for Qin Ruojing to handle.

Even if it wasn't true at all, there would be no place to explain. Not only would Tianjiao Film and Television be affected but the entire Tianjiao Group would also suffer adversely.

"Hey, journalist, aren't you too laid back? The press conference is about to start, but you're still over there playing on your phone, watching videos instead of thinking about your interview questions?"

Chu Ge stood up leisurely, teasingly looking at the tall, thin journalist.

Although there was a significant distance of several rows between the tall, thin journalist and Chu Ge, the journalist clearly felt a sort of pressure from Chu Ge's stare. It felt as if Chu Ge might jump through the crowd and beat him up at any moment.

However, thinking about the hefty fee he would receive once this was over, the tall, thin journalist steeled himself, raised an eyebrow, and spoke righteously and confidently.

"Sir, please don't change the subject. Don't you find it overly excessive and lawless to brazenly bully an injured civilian?"

Chu Ge shook his head and looked at the people next to the tall, thin journalist, "Folks, may I ask, did you notice him watching videos on his phone just now?"

The people beside the tall, thin journalist exchanged glances. Although they didn't actually notice the journalist using his phone to watch videos, none of them spoke up.

To them, the truth of the matter wasn't important. What mattered was whether there was any news to report. And this situation was evidently a very sensational news topic. They had even thought of the headlines they would write as well as the general content of the stories.

"Lawless: The Chauffeur of Tianjiao Group's Chairman"

"Is Being Rich All That Matters?"

"Twenty Thousand for a Leg, Where is Justice?"

Not all journalists lack professional ethics, but unfortunately, those sitting next to the tall, thin journalist were no good either.

Seeing these people remain silent, the tall, thin journalist felt even more assured. He snorted coldly and said, "At this point, what else can you say?"

After saying this, he turned around, his gaze aggressively fixed on Qin Ruojing, "Miss Qin, do you still think my first question was a joke?"

The sentence from the tall, thin journalist immediately shifted everyone's attention, casting dubious or gloating glances directly onto Qin Ruojing.

Qin Ruojing was left speechless. At times like this, any form of explanation seemed utterly inadequate.

Just when the entire hall had fallen silent, and both Qin Ruojing and Tong Yaqi frowned, with the tall, thin journalist feeling triumphant and Long Tao feeling self-satisfied, all eyes on Qin Ruojing, Chu Ge suddenly let out a sneer from his nose.

Though the sound wasn't loud, because the hall was so quiet, everyone heard it very clearly.

Involuntarily, the crowd in the hall turned their gaze back to Chu Ge, especially Long Tao and the tall, thin journalist. They were curious to see what trick Chu Ge might have up his sleeve at this point to help Qin Ruojing or Tianjiao Group break this situation.

Even if the video had been edited or processed, and even if many people had seen the truth of the matter at that time, those witnesses were ordinary citizens who couldn't possibly appear here.

Long Tao couldn't have been happier if Chu Ge would lose his temper in public, fully showcasing the arrogance and madness seen in the video. This would make Qin Ruojing's plight even harder to articulate.

Under all those gazes, Chu Ge smirked, his facial expression as obnoxious as in the video. Then, he took out the Apple 5S phone given to him by Liu Weijiang, glanced at the several missed calls from Shu Lulu, and opened the voice memo, found a particular audio clip, and pressed play.

The mocking voice of Chu Ge's recording immediately filled the silent hall.

"Eh? Your leg is fine now? No need for a crutch?"

"Huh?"

"I... uh... This is truly a miracle! A miracle! How did my leg suddenly get better?"

"Thud"

"Eh? A genuine leather wallet from Saint Paul, just this wallet is worth over three thousand, isn't it? I remember you just mentioned earning just over a thousand a month? Using such a thing, isn't that a bit extravagant?"

"Fake... It's fake, a knock-off, just a few dozen bucks..."

"Clatter"

"Eh? Buick car keys? Even the cheapest Buick is at least a hundred thousand, right? Are you telling me these car keys are fake too?"

"Yes, yes, it's fake too, fake."

"Using it to pick up girls?"

"Then why didn't you get a Porsche? And hey, you're at this age, your son is already so big, isn't it a bit ridiculous to still be playing these games?"

The voice stopped there, and the people present displayed expressions of sudden realization. They looked at Chu Ge, then at the tall skinny reporter, their faces full of amusement.

Qin Ruojing and Tong Yaqi secretly exhaled a sigh of relief, instinctively wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads.

Especially Qin Ruojing, she completely couldn't remember Chu Ge having taken out his phone to record anything that day. Just moments ago, she really thought this was an unsolvable situation, but unexpectedly, Chu Ge handled the problem so effortlessly and bluntly.

Long Tao looked at Chu Ge, who was smirking, with a face full of amusement. Outwardly unaffected, inside he was boiling with rage. If looks could kill, Chu Ge would've been shattered into pieces by now.

He truly couldn't have imagined in that situation, what kind of craziness possessed Chu Ge? How did he have the mind to deliberately record audio? In Gao Zichang's report, he never heard about this point at all.

If he had known Chu Ge had this up his sleeve, Long Tao wouldn't have resorted to this method. Even though there's nothing in the audio that points to him as the mastermind, it still felt like he'd been slapped hard by Chu Ge.

Among those present, the one most flustered was the tall skinny reporter. Before Chu Ge played this audio, being stared at so mockingly by Chu Ge was enough to make him immensely uncomfortable. Now it was even worse.

The embarrassment and awkwardness made him want to find a hole to crawl into, as if everyone around was intensely mocking and despising him.

The worst part was, with such an unexpected turn of events, he was definitely not going to get paid.

"You… this audio is fake, it's… it's been edited. Seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. This audio doesn't… doesn't prove anything."

After a few seconds, the tall skinny reporter finally managed to stammer out a response, but even he felt it lacked conviction.

"Fake? Haha, I find that our chairman really didn't lie, you're quite talented at telling jokes. Do you think I have nothing better to do than to make a fake recording like this?"

Chu Ge put away his phone, smirking gently, asking calmly.

"I… you… I…"

The tall skinny reporter's face froze, his mind buzzing, stammering for a long time without managing to complete a single sentence.

He never anticipated that just minutes before, he had Qin Ruojing and Chu Ge speechless, and now the situation had completely reversed, leaving him unsure of how to explain himself.

"Alright, stop with the 'you you I I.' How about we go right now to the municipal police department, let them do a technical analysis on your video and my audio, and see which is real and which is fake? Let's not delay other reporters here from asking questions."

Chu Ge apologized with a smile to the stars such as "Brother Fa" and "Star Master," then after a few seconds of looking at the tall skinny reporter, he said impatiently.

Hearing Chu Ge say this, the tall skinny reporter was immediately terrified, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he swallowed nervously. Going out with Chu Ge? Wasn't that looking for trouble?

As for going to the municipal police department for analysis? That he dared not do at all.

Once inside the police station, the best outcome for him would be being considered an innocent citizen misled by false videos.

And if the Cyber Supervision Department seriously pursued it, and found out he spread the video, he might be slapped with charges of spreading false information and intentional defamation. By then, he would've had to face severe punishment, possibly a hefty fine, and even detention for further education.

Unfortunately, before he could speak, Chu Ge had walked up to him, slightly tilting his head, and said, "Shall we? Or do you want the security here to escort you out? Don't you think it's embarrassing enough? If you don't leave with me right now, I can't promise I won't pursue legal action against you."

Upon hearing Chu Ge say this, the tall skinny reporter was completely stunned, his mouth opened, but no words came out, and then he very mechanically stood up, silently following Chu Ge out of the hall.

Watching Chu Ge and the tall skinny reporter leave, the remaining reporters were even more excited. This headline was even more enticing than the last one, sure to capture attention. What happened in the last few minutes was a beautiful twist of fate, a perfect turn of events!

After exiting the press conference hall, Chu Ge went to the elevator, turned unhurriedly to look at the pale-faced tall skinny reporter, and said calmly, "Go back and tell your master, everything can happen once or twice, but it should never happen thrice or more, he should take heed."

Hearing Chu Ge's words, the tall skinny reporter initially tried to feign ignorance, but when he raised his head and met Chu Ge's eyes, his heart skipped a beat. It felt as though those eyes could see through everything, and after opening his mouth, he ended up nodding dejectedly.

"Alright, off you go."

The tall skinny reporter was momentarily stunned and instinctively asked, "Not… not going to the police department?"

"If you want to, I have no objections."

Seeing Chu Ge really not pursuing further, the tall skinny reporter felt as if a great burden was lifted, and fled in haste.

At the same time, Chu Ge's muted phone suddenly vibrated again.

When he took it out to look, sure enough, it was Shu Lulu again.

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