Each of the four words—Chu Ran, Divine Ruins Key, recovered spiritual power, and Professor Hu—could have grabbed headlines on their own. When combined, they directly triggered a public opinion tsunami.
"Am I seeing this right?! Is Professor Hu the same Professor Hu I know?"
"Judging from the resume, there shouldn't be a possibility of a name duplicate..."
"There really is a Divine Ruins Key?! And it's in Chu Ran's hands?!"
"No, no, no, aren't you all shocked that the two are actually blood relatives?!"
"Blood relatives, so what? How old is Professor Hu anyway?"
"You've hit the point. If I remember correctly, the incident of accidentally entering the Divine Tomb and recovering spiritual power happened two hundred years ago! Could Professor Hu have lived for over two hundred years?! That would really make her an immortal!"
As soon as these words were spoken, StarNet was silent for a few seconds, then traffic surged instantly, nearly causing a major bug.
"Eternal youth is within reach!"
"I don't really want to live that long... if only IQ could be improved... My requirements aren't high; I just want to publish a paper in 'New Life'..."
"Above, your requirements are so low that I want to gift you an SSS-level spiritual power awakening."
"I agree."
"Piss off."
"You're all ignoring one problem! Professor Hu has been staying on the Seventh Sub-Star all these years, which means she knew about Chu Ran's experiences! So cold-blooded!"
"If Professor Hu has lived over two hundred years... at least she's a great-granddaughter generation, having no feelings seems reasonable..."
"Don't say no feelings; I just got news that Chu Ran was captured by the God Summoning Society!"
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Too many scandals; netizens were momentarily stunned.
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Isn't this the damn sky falling?! The Divine Ruins Key is in Chu Ran's hands! Where's the military?! The government?! These bastards at the Spiritist Association?!
Edwood sat in the meeting room with a dark face, his tone dripping with gloom. "So none of you know how the God Summoning Society colluded with George, and how George succeeded in his threats?!"
The high-ranking members of the Spiritist Association on the Seventh Sub-Star sat obediently in front of Edwood, looking up at the ceiling.
The executive in charge of recruitment felt wronged. "President, I did report to you back then that George had gone missing, and you said that since the Central Star didn't care, we wouldn't either."
Edwood paused, recalling the scene, then turned to look at Andrew beside him, and said decisively, "Your problem."
Andrew also paused. George was originally supposed to be sent to prison for supervision, but... thinking of the old person's past deeds, Andrew didn't explain much. "Mm, I'll have someone investigate."
"The one who arranged the match opponents..."
"Speaking of Lao Hu, we are even more wronged," the executive said with indignation. "For over a decade, he has been responsible for the list of match opponents, and there has never been a problem. I never imagined he would do something like this!"
At this point, the executive's tone became serious. "President, I still can't believe Lao Hu was involved in this. When we found his home, he had been dead for two days. Even if the surveillance shows him switching the list, he lacks sufficient motive."
"I joined the company around the same time as Lao Hu. I think further investigation is needed; he's not that kind of person."
"He absolutely did not do it willingly!" The meeting room door was banged open.
Wang Facai (Chris) walked in, his gaze sharp. "He helped me hide Chu Ran's true spiritual power level before; how could he do such a thing for petty gains?!"
Andrew looked at Wang Facai, his eyes like an eagle's, sharp and cold. "Who are you?"
"He used to work for Commander Huang," Lei Jianguo stood up to introduce him. "After Commander Huang retired, he became an intermediary. Chu Ran's first salary was paid by him."
At the mention of the late Commander Huang, the expressions of those present softened somewhat.
Andrew nodded. "Besides that? It's impossible to overturn the existing evidence based solely on your feelings."
"Lao Hu he..."
"Let me interrupt," Yu Mei's eyes fell on Wang Facai's face, and she said slowly, "I've seen you before."
Everyone was stunned.
"At that time, the person you communicated with was not Commander Huang, but Professor Hu."
At these words, the room fell silent.
They had all seen the news released by Chu Zhenzhen. They believed the matter of Chu Ran and the Divine Ruins Key. But Professor Hu... for her to have reached her current position, her personal files should have been repeatedly checked; there couldn't be such a huge oversight.
If Professor Hu's identity really had problems... Andrew's heart sank slightly. Then the subtle feelings of wrongness over the years were probably just the tip of the iceberg.
It wasn't good news for the Federation.
Wang Facai blinked, carefully studying Yu Mei, and quickly realized. "It's you. No wonder."
"Yes, I have worked for Professor Hu. But if you want to save Chu Ran, you can investigate these matters later. Because no matter what the God Summoning Society wants to use Chu Ran to coerce Professor Hu, she will not agree."
"After all, she was the one who selected Chu Ran as one of the experimental subjects."