25: Chapter 25: Longke Academy Pays Attention!

At the small door of the workshop.

Cameraman Bai Zhuang and Reporter Li Fei hid by the door, peeking inside the workshop.

Bai Zhuang placed the camera by the door, just enough to capture everything inside the workshop.

Moreover, because they were quite close...

The footage being filmed now was much clearer than before.

Various details of these props were displayed one by one on the camera screen.

Only...

Bai Zhuang suddenly felt that these transport vehicles and fighter jets looked almost the same as those seen in real life.

Whether it was the appearance or the construction materials, there was no difference from official, real fighter jets.

"They couldn't be real, could they?"

Bai Zhuang's heart skipped a beat, and his anxiety rose once again.

"I think we should evacuate immediately. These... they look real!"

Bai Zhuang's hand holding the camera trembled slightly as he turned his head and spoke to Reporter Li Fei.

Now that he was closer, he could clearly feel the sense of oppression brought by these behemoths.

This wasn't the kind of feeling a prop made of styrofoam could give.

Bai Zhuang unconsciously swallowed hard; he felt like... they were on a path of no return.

A bad premonition welled up within him.

Hearing his words, Reporter Li Fei's face immediately darkened with displeasure, even showing some disdain.

"Bai Zhuang, I'm not trying to nag, but you're really too timid. With courage like that, how can you work in the journalism industry?"

"I've already told you these are props, just props. Why don't you believe me?"

"Even if you gave Xu Hao ten thousand times more courage, he wouldn't dare build a real fighter jet. Besides, even if he dared, could he actually build one? How could a mere chairman of a heavy industry group understand so many high-tech advancements?"

Reporter Li Fei looked at him with some contempt, then took out her phone and held it in front of Cameraman Bai Zhuang.

"Look, even the bullet chat says these are props. You still don't believe it?"

The official livestream of 'Hotspot Tracking' had already reached one million viewers.

With so many viewers, the bullet chat was naturally overflowing.

Just as Reporter Li Fei said, the comments were all saying these were just props.

"What's there to doubt? Aren't they just movie props?"

"Reporter Li Fei, why don't you talk to your boss and get a new cameraman? This one is too chicken."

"No matter how you look at it, it's just a prop. Do you really think Xu's Heavy Industry can build real behemoths?"

"..."

Cameraman Bai Zhuang looked at the phone screen.

Indeed, the bullet chat above all said these were props.

But for some reason, Bai Zhuang felt there was something fishy about it all.

Just then, he suddenly spotted a different comment and quickly tapped it, making it stay on the screen.

"Look, someone says these aren't props!!"

Cameraman Bai Zhuang sounded as if he had discovered something incredible, his voice significantly louder.

Reporter Li Fei hurriedly covered his mouth and looked anxiously into the workshop.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that no one had noticed them.

"Why are you shouting so loud? Aren't you afraid of being caught?"

Cameraman Bai Zhuang ignored Reporter Li Fei's scolding, instead placing the phone in front of her and pointing at a specific comment.

"Just because he says it's not a prop doesn't mean it isn't. Tsk~"

Reporter Li Fei glanced at the comment, her face full of disdain.

Who do you think you are, knowing it's not a prop just by looking through a screen?

Anyone would think you're some official big shot.

Out of politeness, Reporter Li Fei didn't openly mock the viewer who sent the comment.

But in her heart, she ridiculed him over and over.

To her surprise, as soon as she finished her thought, the person sent another comment.

"I suggest you shut down the livestream immediately, otherwise it might cause unnecessary trouble!"

Seeing this, even though Reporter Li Fei had been restraining her annoyance, she could no longer hold back.

"Excuse me, who do you think you are? Shutting down the stream just because you say so?"

"Even Daddy Douyin hasn't stepped in, yet you, a mere viewer, think you're so capable? You're even trying to manage my livestream now?"

"Tell me! Are you an undercover from some other news site, intentionally coming to our 'Hotspot Tracking' livestream to stir up trouble?"

Reporter Li Fei was a reporter, so her verbal skills were naturally sharp.

When it came to scolding people, her combat power was off the charts.

Even the nearby Cameraman Bai Zhuang was now hiding in a corner, not daring to say a word.

A woman's rage is truly terrifying~

Reporter Li Fei stared at the screen for a long time, and seeing that the viewer didn't send any more comments, her disdain grew.

"Hmph! I knew I was right. Just a clown..."

After saying that, she ignored the person and went back to watching both the workshop and the livestream.

...

Meanwhile, at the Dragon Academy of Sciences.

Intern Intern Wu Yi was staring intently at the screen.

On the screen was the 'Hotspot Tracking' livestream of the Xu's Heavy Industry workshop.

And he was the viewer who had just been sending the comments.

As an intern at the Dragon Academy of Sciences, he could tell at a glance that those behemoths in the Xu's Heavy Industry workshop were far more than just props.

If they were truly movie props, they wouldn't be so complete; even the internal details and control consoles were incredibly realistic.

So...

He was certain that these things were very likely real.

This was why he had told Reporter Li Fei to shut down the stream; if the items inside were real, there was a risk of leaking state secrets.

This wouldn't just bring a heap of trouble to Reporter Li Fei and her team; it would also cause problems for the authorities.

But...

Reporter Li Fei hadn't cared.

"No, I have to let my teacher see this..."

Intern Wu Yi stood up, took his phone, and rushed toward his teacher's office.

"Teacher, please... please take a look at this video..."

Out of breath, Intern Wu Yi ran into Professor Zhou Xuemin's office.

"What's going on? So reckless..."

Professor Zhou Xuemin grumbled.

This intern of his was usually calm and steady; why was he like this today?

Intern Wu Yi ignored Professor Zhou Xuemin's reprimand, opened his phone, and replayed the recording of the livestream.

He clipped the segment where Xu Hao introduced the A-225 and started playing it.

Having run all the way, his heart was still pounding.

He held the phone out to Professor Zhou Xuemin with both hands, which were trembling slightly.

Seeing this, Professor Zhou Xuemin took the phone himself and began watching the video carefully.

He focused intently, listening to Xu Hao's introduction while widening his eyes to scrutinize the Transport Aircraft in the workshop.

"Is this... that Big Fellow from the former Soviet Union—the giant Transport Aircraft?!"

Professor Zhou Xuemin exclaimed in shock.

As a senior professor at the Dragon Academy of Sciences, he had deep knowledge of such things.

Thus, he recognized at a glance that this was the only giant Transport Aircraft remaining in the world.

Only... that Big Fellow was in the far West; how could it appear in the Xu's Heavy Industry workshop?

He watched the video earnestly, replaying it over and over, carefully observing the details of the Transport Aircraft.

"Yes... it's that Big Fellow!"

"No! To be precise, it's even more complete than that Big Fellow, with even more perfect craftsmanship and details!!"

Professor Zhou Xuemin's face was flushed with excitement as he put on the reading glasses hanging from his neck.

"Teacher... it's not that Big Fellow."

Intern Wu Yi said somewhat resentfully from the side.

"Hmm?"

Professor Zhou Xuemin immediately turned his head, looking at him with both surprise and confusion.

"This... this is a movie prop..."

Intern Wu Yi said with a meaningful expression.

Professor Zhou Xuemin: "???"