31: Chapter 31 I refuse. My man will help me get justice. I trust him.

Lin Waner looked at all of this.

She looked at the village that was undergoing earth-shaking changes because of one person.

She suddenly smiled.

It was a smile of relief.

She put the phone back to her ear; her voice was not loud, but it was clear.

"Miss Jiang, thank you for your kind offer."

"I refuse."

On the other end of the line, Jiang Yingxue seemed a bit surprised and was silent for a moment.

"Can you tell me why?"

"There is no why." Lin Waner looked at Su Che's back, "I just trust him."

After saying that, she hung up the phone directly.

...

"Brother! Brother! Look quickly!"

Su Hao held up his phone and bounded in front of Su Che like a rabbit.

"I've finished editing the video of you slapping that old fraud in the face yesterday! I even added BGM! Isn't it hype?"

Su Che leaned over to take a look.

In the video, Academician Ma was making a fuss with a detector, which stood in stark contrast to him calmly slapping him in the face by taking out the "Ecological Monitor."

Especially at the end, the scene of the gray-white powder silently floating, paired with the "Star Wars" BGM that Su Hao chose, really had a bit of a "clash of the titans" vibe.

"Not bad, kid, you actually have some talent for editing." Su Che patted him on the shoulder.

"That's a must!" Su Hao puffed out his chest proudly, "Brother, should I post it?"

"Post it, why wouldn't I?" Su Che waved his hand indifferently, "By the way, take the words I said to you yesterday, turn them into subtitles, and attach them."

"Alright!"

Su Hao ran off excitedly to do it.

A few minutes later, a video titled [The Most Hardcore Science Popularization on the Internet: A Physics PhD Actually Getting Crushed by a High School Student? Is Anti-gravity Real or Fake?] appeared on Su Che's live streaming account.

Below the video, Su Che wrote a paragraph in a pinned comment:

"Regarding the levitation phenomenon in the video, the preliminary explanation is the 'field-induced levitation effect' produced by specific materials under a strong electric field. It belongs to a known physical phenomenon, is radiation-free, harmless, and will not cause earthquakes. Some so-called 'experts' are advised to review college physics before coming out to popularize science, so as not to mislead people."

As soon as the video was posted, the comment section exploded instantly.

[Holy crap! Brother Che finally updated! Selling melon seeds and peanuts in the front row!]

[Hahahaha! I'm dying of laughter! That Academician Ma's face turned green! 'I just took a stethoscope to listen to the heartbeat of a painting,' that line is too damn savage!]

[This is real science popularization! A hundred times better than those experts who only know how to read scripts!]

[Is it just me who thinks Brother Che looked incredibly cool when he took out that powder? This is the class of a tech master!]

Public opinion began to ferment.

Soon, busybodies dug up Academician Ma Wenju's resume.

They didn't know until they dug, and they were shocked when they did.

[Shocking gossip! The core papers on 'Higher-Dimensional Space Theory' published by Academician Ma Wenju back in the day are suspected to have plagiarized the research results of his mentor, Lin Xiangdong!]

[That's not all! I also found out that several scientific research projects he was responsible for back then had serious data fabrication! He defrauded the country of hundreds of millions in research funding!]

[Holy crap! This isn't an Academician, he's simply a parasite in the academic world!]

A storm of public opinion against Ma Wenju swept across the entire internet like a prairie fire.

...

Su Che didn't care about the chaos on the internet.

He was sitting in the courtyard, helping Su Pingan fix an ancient radio.

Lin Waner walked over with a bowl of freshly washed strawberries and sat down beside him.

"Su Che."

"Hmm?"

"Just now... Jiang Yingxue called me."

Su Che stopped fixing the radio.

"What did she say?"

"She said she could help overturn my father's case," Lin Waner's voice was very soft, "as long as I can get the technical data on 'Anti-gravity materials' that is in your hands."

In the courtyard, Su Pingan pretended not to hear, put his hands behind his back, and strolled to the entrance of the village.

Su Che put down the radio in his hand, turned his head, and looked at her.

"What did you say?"

Lin Waner also looked at him, and in those clear eyes, there was not a trace of hesitation.

"I refused."

She pushed the strawberries in her hand toward Su Che.

"I believe you will seek justice for my father in your own way."

"I don't want you to make any deals that go against your principles for my sake."

Su Che looked at her, looked into those eyes filled with trust and determination, and felt an added tenderness in his heart.

He picked up a strawberry and popped it into his mouth.

"It's sweet."

Then, he looked at Lin Waner and said with extreme seriousness.

"Your business is my business."

"As for this justice, since I said I would seek it, I will definitely get it back."

...

In the evening.

The courtyard of the Village Committee was packed with people.

The Engineering Battalion worked overtime and finally finished laying the fiber-optic network for the entire Su Family Village this afternoon and was preparing to withdraw.

Su Che fulfilled his promise and used a projector and several high-power speakers to temporarily set up an open-air cinema in the courtyard.

"Come, come, everyone sit down! The cartoon is about to start!"

Su Hao shouted at the top of his lungs, maintaining order.

Almost all the children in the village came.

They carried their little stools, squeezed together, and their little faces were full of excitement and anticipation.

When the familiar opening of "Boonie Bears" appeared on the huge screen.

The whole courtyard erupted into a roar of laughter.

Su Che and Lin Waner sat at the back of the crowd.

Watching the children's innocent and lively smiling faces, listening to the carefree laughter in their ears.

Lin Waner leaned on Su Che's shoulder and said softly.

"Su Che, thank you."

"What are you thanking me for?"

"Thank you for letting me see... hope."

Su Che didn't speak, just reached out and gently held her hand.

A warm atmosphere flowed quietly between the two.

After the cartoon finished, the crowd gradually dispersed.

Lin Waner also went back to sleep because it was getting too late.

After Lin Waner left, Captain Li Jun walked out of the shadows; his expression was unprecedentedly grave.

He didn't waste words and directly handed Su Che a file bag sealed in a kraft paper envelope, stamped with the words "Top Secret."

"An urgent telegram from the capital."

"It's about Ma Wenju."

Captain Li Jun paused, his voice dropping even lower.

"But inside... it mentions your grandfather, Su Changshan."