327: Chapter 327: I already knew

In the living room, as Xiao Yu's trembling voice faded, the atmosphere suddenly froze.

Xiao Yu stared fixedly at the expression on Jiang Zhe's face, her heart pounding wildly; her brother had shifted from his original solemnity to a strangely smiling expression.

At this moment, in the livestream, thirty million people held their breath simultaneously.

"Damn, Xiao Yu caught me off guard."

"It's over, it's over, it's over. Could Big Brother be angry?"

"This girl Xiao Yu is too brave. Confessing directly, isn't she afraid that Big Brother won't continue the lesson?"

"What if Big Brother gets angry and stops lecturing?"

"Ah, no, please don't!"

"Wait, is Big Brother smiling?"

Countless fans watched Jiang Zhe with bated breath, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Moreover, many netizens in reality had actually met Jiang Zhe, including the university students he had saved a long time ago.

Everyone seemed to be abiding by an unspoken agreement: if they saw Big Brother in reality, they would only smile and not greet him.

Unexpectedly, the agreement that had always been upheld was broken today by Xiao Yu herself!

At this moment, at Huaqing University, in the Professor of Physics dormitory.

Guan Jingming stared fixedly at the big screen, his lips slightly parted.

In his mind, the scene from over twenty days ago flashed by—Jiang Zhe had proposed the concept of the Xia Kingdom Super Consciousness during a tutoring session—

Could 1.4 billion people making phone calls simultaneously, forming information nodes, generate a super consciousness?

At the time, he thought it was a fantasy, but later that day, he and Li Mo used the Huaqing University supercomputer to simulate it, and the result made their scalps tingle; it was feasible, and they had even successfully created the Xia Kingdom Super Consciousness.

It was discovered by leaders of the Security Department at the time, then handed over to the National Kyoto Supercomputing Headquarters.

In the end, the superiors only left one instruction: Jiang Zhe must not know he was being livestreamed; once he knew, he might never give lectures again.

And now...

Guan Jingming couldn't help but gulp, his eyes trembling, "Could it be that this is what I was worried about?"

Li Mo narrowed his eyes, also feeling that Xiao Yu's confession was a bit abrupt.

Ouyang Baili and Professor Wu Ming exchanged a look, both seeing unforgettable worry in the other's eyes.

They were worried that they would never be able to hear Jiang Zhe's lectures again.

...

On the other side, Kyoto, History University staff housing.

Professor Chen Runzhi sat up straight from the sofa abruptly, and Qian Mingyi gulped.

Old Liu and Professor Wang Shouren exchanged a look, both seeing worry.

At this moment, all four of their hearts were hanging, their gazes fixed trembling on Jiang Zhe's inexplicable smile on the screen.

If Jiang Zhe got angry and stopped lecturing, then the lessons they had been following for over a month would be discontinued forever.

...

At this time, Principal's office.

Old Wang, Xiao Wang, Ren Xiaoyao, and Principal Fu all stood up from their chairs abruptly.

Old Wang gasped, "Why at this time?"

Xiao Wang was completely stunned, "How did Xiao Yu suddenly...?"

Principal Fu and Ren Xiaoyao said in unison, "It's over!"

...

Qingfeng Temple.

Zheng Ming, Celestial Master Zhang, and Professor Wen exchanged a look, their brows furrowed, feeling something was wrong.

The three of them didn't speak, just stared fixedly at the screen—what would Jiang Zhe's reaction be?

After a long time, on the big screen.

Jiang Zhe looked at Xiao Yu's flushed face with calm, saw her tense body, and then saw her stubborn demeanor.

Finally, he showed a gentle smile.

"Xiao Yu, Big Brother actually knew about it a long time ago."

He didn't have the slightest tone of blame, as if he were facing a trivial matter.

Hearing this, Xiao Yu froze on the spot.

In the livestream, thirty million people were also dumbfounded, and all the teachers, experts, and professors were stunned.

"???"

"Knew about it early on?"

"Damn, no way, Big Brother knew he was being livestreamed all along?"

"Wait, then why didn't Big Brother expose it?"

"Wait, does he really know?"

"Newcomer here, I don't believe it. How could someone not know they are being livestreamed?"

"Old fan telling you, he really didn't know! A passerby once met him, and he didn't even know he was famous."

"Then how did he know?"

"Stop arguing, listen to what Big Brother says!"

Millions of comments flooded in, and the server almost lagged.

Huaqing University, Physics Professor dormitory.

Guan Jingming asked himself in great shock: "He knew, he knew all along?"

Old Guan felt his brain buzzing at this moment.

If Jiang Zhe had known all along, wouldn't the superiors' worries be redundant?

Secrecy, was the secrecy all for nothing?

It was agreed that the National Cyber Security Department had long blocked the IP of Jiang Zhe's home, only unlocking it for Xiao Yu's IP.

Theoretically, it was impossible for Jiang Zhe to know anything through anything other than Xiao Yu's phone and tablet!!!

The National Cyber Security Department had long sealed Jiang Zhe's information—on the night they developed the Xia Kingdom Super Consciousness.

No.

Professor Guan shook his head repeatedly.

He suddenly remembered various details from Jiang Zhe's previous livestreams.

Jiang Zhe never mentioned the audience, never responded to comments, and never knew he was being watched.

He really didn't know.

Then when did he find out?

Guan Jingming pondered for a long time but couldn't find the answer.

Ouyang Baili, Professor Wu, and Li Mo felt the same, feeling unable to believe it.

...

Kyoto, History University staff housing.

Professor Chen Runzhi only came back to his senses from his shock after a long while, "He knew all along, does that mean everything he did before was just acting for us to see?"

"Hiss~~" Qian Mingyi looked helpless, "If that's the case, he hid it too well, right?"

Professor Liu Guangyi narrowed his eyes and shook his head repeatedly: "Doesn't look like it, he really didn't know before; actually, looking at the first episode of his livestream, when he spoke to Xiao Yu, he didn't know there was a camera at all." (Ps: He really didn't know at the time.)

Professor Wang Shouren pursed his lips and then smiled: "Then he found out later, definitely not in the first episode. Speaking of which, how did he know? It definitely wasn't the Cyber Security Department. After all, Old Guan from Huaqing had already talked to me about this. The country has sealed all of Jiang Zhe's information to prevent poaching by foreign academic institutions, universities, and various science-related organizations. Up until now, I don't even know what Jiang Zhe's full name is."

The four of them looked at each other, feeling both interesting and inconceivable.

With Jiang Zhe's IQ and advanced experience, how could he not have known all along?

He knew, he just didn't expose it.

Then, knowing this, was he still willing to continue lecturing?

...

Gusu High School, Principal's office.

Old Wang relaxed for a while, "He knew all along, so what are we still nervous about?"

Xiao Wang also sat down, but his expression was more complex: "He knew he was being livestreamed and was still willing to continue lecturing. Why? Doesn't he dislike being in the spotlight?"

Ren Xiaoyao smiled strangely, "Doesn't this just show that he really wants to impart this knowledge? Whether there is an audience or not, he wants to lecture to Xiao Yu, to Xiao Yu alone!"

Principal Fu let out a long sigh, and a subtle smile appeared on his face, "If that's the case, then Jiang Zhe's perspective is too grand."

...

Qingfeng Temple.

After a long silence, Wen Jingqiu also smiled, "Brilliant."

Zheng Ming was confused, "If, if he knew all along, why was he still willing to let us watch?"

Celestial Master Zhang said with a smile: "This is his brilliance. He doesn't care who is watching; he only cares if his little sister understood."

...

Gusu Dougu Platform Operations Department.

Wang Shulin looked at the screen, his entire brain crashing.

He had discussed with his subordinates countless times whether Jiang Zhe knew he was being livestreamed.

Some said he knew, some said he didn't.

He had always leaned towards him not knowing.

If he knew, he wouldn't have said so many things that subverted cognition during the tutoring.

He wouldn't have told Xiao Yu things that shouldn't have been said.

But today!!!

"Damn."

Wang Shulin looked relaxed, as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart, "He really did know."

As soon as he finished speaking, multiple desk phones in the office suddenly rang.

Wang Shulin extinguished his cigarette and hurriedly answered the first one.

"Who is this?"

"Hello, I am from the program planning department of Gusu TV Station. Is this the Dougou Platform? We would like to invite Mr. Jiang from your platform to appear on our show. Time, schedule, and fees are all negotiable. We can do a special episode for him, during prime time, with guaranteed ratings."

"We contacted you before, Mr. Wang. We were hindered because he didn't know; now that he knows, surely it's possible, right?"

Wang Shulin interrupted impatiently, "It has nothing to do with whether he knows or not. Jiang Zhe is not a contracted streamer on our platform, I can't make the decision; go ask Xiao Yu."

The other party said: "Xiao Yu won't reply to us. Can you please help us contact him? Our station head personally ordered it. If it really doesn't work, just tell me his address, I'll go personally..."

Before the other party could finish, Wang Shulin hung up the phone on the spot.

Immediately after, the second one rang.

"Hello, is this the Dougou Platform? I am from the office of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education. We want to invite Mr. Jiang to give a public lecture to all history and physics teachers in the province. The venue will be in the Su University auditorium, with full recording. Regarding the fees, we will go through the top domestic expert consultation fee, the highest standard!"

Wang Shulin took a deep breath and responded helplessly:

"Jiang Zhe is not our employee, I am just the platform operations supervisor, I can't manage his personal arrangements."

"Then do you have his contact information? Our division chief said, 'You come over, you get both power and wealth'."

"Does he care about your little bit of power? It's useless even if your division chief says it. His secrecy level is higher than your Ministry of Education division chief; it would be useless even if the director came."

Wang Shulin hung up the phone with a look of disgust.

What division chief says, division chief says; he hated this bureaucratic tone.

Come over, get power and wealth; does Jiang Zhe need you to give him power and wealth?

Wang Shulin felt disgusted just listening to it. Do you really think Jiang Zhe is under your control? Crazy!

The third phone rang.