68: Let’s interview first!

“I just pulled some strings and asked an old classmate from Linzhou No. 1 High School.” A reporter who had been silent, head down sending messages on his phone, suddenly looked up, his face showing an almost manic excitement.

“What did you find out?” Everyone immediately crowded around him.

The reporter swallowed, speaking with difficulty.

“It’s confirmed, Lin Yu and Lin Yao are indeed biological siblings.”

“That’s obvious!” Brother Wang impatiently urged, “Get to the point!”

“The point is…” The reporter raised his phone, the chat log on the screen clearly visible, “My classmate said that Lin Yu… that Lin Yu who wasted five years, this year, he’s also taking the College Entrance Examination!”

Boom!

This news, like a thunderclap, exploded in the minds of all the reporters.

“What?!”

“He’s also taking the College Entrance Examination? Didn’t he give up a long time ago?”

“It’s been five years! How can he take it?”

“He must be crazy! This is even more outrageous than his sister awakening a Mythical-grade profession!”

If the previous news had only excited them, then this current news was enough to drive them mad.

A “madman” who had deferred for five years was returning to the examination hall?

This was simply a heaven-sent, enormous headline!

“There’s even more explosive news.” The reporter who broke the story, his hands even started trembling, “Don’t forget, deferring for one year doubles the difficulty. If Lin Yu takes the College Entrance Examination this year…”

“It’s… it’s Hell Mode with thirty-two times the difficulty!”

“Phew!” Brother Wang directly spat out the puff of smoke he had just inhaled.

Thirty-two times the difficulty!

This number plunged all the media professionals present into a deathly silence.

They knew better than anyone what this number represented.

That was true hell!

It was a trial ground specifically prepared for the monsters among the top prodigies! Since Linzhou City was founded, the highest record was only eight times the difficulty!

Thirty-two times?

This wasn’t an examination; it was suicide!

A good-for-nothing who had been in decline for five years was going to challenge a difficulty that even top geniuses wouldn’t dare to imagine?

This was no longer just news.

This could be reported as a legend!

“Oh my god…” The cigarette butt in Brother Wang’s hand fell to the ground, but he didn’t even notice.

He suddenly snatched the reporter’s phone, staring intently at the line of text on the screen, as if trying to see through it.

“It’s real… it’s real…”

“Quick! Quick, quick, quick!” Brother Wang reacted the fastest. He stomped out the cigarette butt, his whole body as if injected with adrenaline. “Revise the interview questions! Rewrite everything!”

“All questions, shift the focus entirely to Lin Yu!”

“The first question, ask him why he wants to challenge thirty-two times the difficulty!”

“The second question, ask him his thoughts on his sister awakening a Mythical-grade profession!”

“The third question, ask him what he’s been doing these past five years!”

“And Lin Yao! Ask her for her thoughts on her brother challenging Hell Mode! Does she support him? Does she have confidence?”

Several veteran reporters, as if waking from a dream, immediately pulled out their work terminals, their fingers furiously tapping on the virtual keyboards, trembling with excitement.

The usual questions prepared for the prodigy girl were instantly thrown to the winds.

Things like thoughts on awakening, future plans, all seemed so pale and powerless in front of the bombshell: “Former Genius Challenges Thirty-Two Times Hell Mode College Entrance Examination.”

“Everyone, let’s discuss something.” Brother Wang lowered his voice, but the excitement couldn’t be hidden, “When we go up later, don’t rush. One by one. First, ask the most crucial questions to get the first-hand material. As for subsequent in-depth interviews, we’ll rely on our own abilities, how about that?”

“Agreed!”

“Let’s do it!”

In the face of enormous benefit, these usual competitors uncharacteristically formed a united front.

They knew that today’s event was no longer just about getting an exclusive scoop.

This was about witnessing the birth of a super major news story that would be recorded in the annals of Linzhou City.

After revising the interview outline, the veteran reporters exchanged knowing glances.

They adjusted their collars and equipment, like generals about to head to the battlefield.

Brother Wang led the way towards the stairwell of the apartment building.

Behind him were senior reporters from several of Linzhou’s largest media outlets, each well-equipped and with a steady demeanor.

“Fellow colleagues, quiet down!”

Brother Wang’s voice wasn’t loud, but it carried an undeniable authority, clearly spreading throughout the noisy garden.

The restless crowd indeed slowly quieted down.

The reporters from smaller media outlets pushing forward with their cameras, and the self-media bloggers live-streaming with their phones, all stopped their movements and looked towards Brother Wang.

“Today’s event is a major event for Linzhou, and also a grand occasion for us journalists.” Brother Wang looked around, “But precisely because of this, we must not be chaotic. If we scare the genius, none of us will get the news.”

He paused, then continued.

“Our major media outlets have discussed it. When we go up, we’ll ask first. We’ll ask the questions everyone is most concerned about. Once we have the core material, we’ll come down immediately and share the first-hand information.”

“For subsequent interviews, everyone can rely on their own abilities and compete fairly. How about that?”

As soon as these words were spoken, a slight stir arose in the crowd.

“Why do you get to ask first?”

“Exactly, does news have different grades?”

A young reporter couldn’t help but protest.

The female reporter next to Brother Wang sneered.

“Because we are Linzhou Daily, because we are Linzhou TV. Our reports will be directly pushed to every citizen’s phone throughout the city tomorrow. What about you? How many people will see your report?”

This was the crushing force of industry status.

The young reporter’s face flushed crimson, but he couldn’t retort a single word.

People from other small media outlets were also angry but dared not speak, only silently lowering the microphones they had extended forward.

In the face of absolute channel advantage, all resentment seemed pale and powerless.

Seeing the order on site forcibly established, the property managers, who had been frantic, finally breathed a huge sigh of relief.

They wiped the sweat from their foreheads and looked at Brother Wang gratefully.

Finally, someone capable of managing things had arrived… Meanwhile.

In the hallway of Unit 7, Building B.

“Click.”

The heavy anti-theft door of the Lin family closed behind them, cutting off the oppressive atmosphere inside.

The world instantly became quiet.

But the mood of Su Mu and her group did not calm down in the slightest.

“Oh, I’m so angry! This Lin Yu! He has no manners!”

As soon as they entered the hallway, the aunt could no longer hold it in and began to complain in a low voice.

“Did you see Old Lin and his wife’s faces? Like their parents died! Serves them right! Who told them to be so proud before!”

The second uncle adjusted his glasses, walking leisurely ahead, adding a remark.

“This is fate. Some people are born to enjoy good fortune. Some people, no matter how high they are lifted, will fall. Xiao Yu is like this, and now it seems, Yao Yao is also like this.”