Chapter 77.2
Editor: Jodi
Li Qingzhou made the right decision.
Because when they returned after winning the match, there was only Lu Mei Shan and one of the bodyguards in the Studio.
The other bodyguard had gone to the police station to give a statement.
“Sister Mei Shan, what’s going on?” Dong Lin scratched his head as he asked, puzzled.
The Studio was still in good condition, just as they had left it when they left.
And at this moment, Rescue One was adapting to its newly installed mechanical arm, holding it up.
When Lu Mei Shan heard his words, the expression on her face became somewhat strange, as if she hadn’t expected something at all, with even a hint of disbelief thrown in there.
She said: “Po Nan Zhi from H country must have obtained the Studio’s number from the organizers.”
“Because not long after you guys left for the competition, he called me, saying he wanted to discuss something related to an AI robot collaboration…”
Dong Lin asked, “Sister Mei Shan, did you go out then?”
Lu Mei Shan, “Of course not.”
“I was in the middle of repairing Rescue One at that time, how could I agree to go out? So I hung up on him before he could finish.”
As Lu Mei Shan said this, she patted Rescue One which had come over, asking it how the mechanical arm felt.
Rescue One’s electronic voice remained steady, but it raised its thumb with the hand-shaped mechanical arm and said, “Big sis is powerful, thank you, big sis. Rescue One’s arm is very good.”
After it said this, Yu Zhe, Dong Lin, and the others couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Li Qingzhou’s lips also hooked up in a smile.
Rescue One started wandering around the room once more.
Finally, it stopped next to Li Qingzhou and after Li Qingzhou patted it, the camera on top of its head shook a bit, looking very happy.
Returning to the main topic, Dong Lin asked, “Sister Mei Shan, what happened after that?”
Lu Mei Shan: “After that, Po Nan Zhi actually came over….”
And because he was their opponent in the match, and because he was from abroad….
She was worried that if she ignored him outright and stayed inside, there might be a chance he would leak it to the media, which wouldn’t look good.
Besides, going out for a while wouldn’t hurt.
So she went out but then told him that if he had something to say, he should say it outside directly.
At this point, Lu Mei Shan’s expression became even stranger, as if she didn’t want to remember.
She hesitated, but then continued, “Po Nan Zhi…. he, he said he fell in love with me at first sight and hoped to develop, um, a transnational relationship with me.”
“Pfft.”
Dong Lin nearly choked on his saliva.
Clenching his fist, he hit his chest then asked in disbelief, “Is he crazy?”
There was an agreeing expression on Lu Mei Shan’s face.
The corners of Li Qingzhou’s lips twitched as well then he said, “Po Nan Zhi definitely has ulterior motives.”
Lu Mei Shan nodded: “He kept pestering me, showing me his intentions. However all that he kept saying was that he wanted to develop something with me or that he just wanted to get inside the Studio to see Rescue One.”
“I think he had sinister intentions, no, he definitely did. So I decided to ignore him and walk away, but he kept tugging at me and wouldn’t let go…”
“Cough, in the end I shouted harassment then had one of the bodyguards to beat him first then send him to the police station.”
As she finished, there was a slightly embarrassed smile on her face.
Dong Lin and Yu Zhe were stunned by her actions, their mouths agape and not knowing what to say, simply gave her a thumbs up.
Li Qingzhou said, “Well done.”
Regardless of Po Nan Zhi’s true intentions, it was best to leave it to the police.
The security measures at their Studio had been significantly upgraded, with dedicated personnel that checked credentials as well as swiping cards for entry and exit.
There were also 24-hour patrols and the Xia family’s bodyguards slept outside the rooms where the AI robots were in hibernation every night.
With such tight security and surveillance, not even a fly could easily get in.
So it was hard to understand what those who thought they could sneak in and cause damage were thinking….. they were clearly underestimating their security measures too much.
Because of the Xia family’s influence, Po Nan Zhi spent the entire night in detention.
And if it wasn’t for the fact that even the H Country’s consulate in Yanjing nearly had to come out to intervene, he might have been detained until the start of the match.
Liu Xie said, “H Country values Po Nan Zhi’s underwater rescue robot a lot, and they attach great importance to his participation in the AI Robots Exchange Competition’s International Grand Finals.”
“What’s more his girlfriend’s family has quite a high status in H Country….”
So the fact that he was able to spend just one night in detention was already the best outcome they could achieve.
Li Qingzhou understood.
Before the start of the AI Robots Exchange Competition’s International Grand Finals, he had reviewed Po Nan Zhi’s profile.
—He was born into an ordinary family, admitted to a renowned domestic university in H Country, and then dedicated himself to researching rescue robots.
However there had been nothing in his profile about having a girlfriend….
It seems this incident had forced that detail to come to light.
Po Nan Zhi was highly popular in H Country.
After all, he had won the regional championship, which earned him a direct spot in the AI Robots Exchange Competition’s International Grand Finals.
Moreover he had appeared on several variety shows and garnered admiration from many H Country netizens, with comments praising him for bringing glory to the nation as well as saying he was talented and handsome.
The incident of Po Nan Zhi coming to Unique Studio hadn’t been known by media reporters and others.
However the scene of him being released from detention was captured by someone, which immediately made headlines, causing it to be on the hot search— and it also sparked many comments from the H Country netizens, all of them asking what had happened.
However when the Yanjing police official website announced the news that H Country’s Mr. Po had tried to molest someone, it caused international social media to explode.
With a lot of people saying that this was impossible, that it was a conspiracy by C Country’s government to secure victory in the AI Robots Exchange Competition’s International Grand Finals…
But when it was later revealed that Po Nan Zhi had a girlfriend, some of the online discussion subsided.
However many netizens continued to demand justice for him.
—Insisting that it was a matter of H Country’s honor and that C Country’s police should thoroughly investigate and clear his name, otherwise they wouldn’t let it go.
Afterward, the surveillance footage of Po Nan Zhi pulling Lu Mei Shan outside the door was leaked online.
—In the video, it was clear to see that the woman was trying to walk away, however the man kept tugging at her arm, even attempting to put his arm around her shoulder.
—Those actions and expressions were quite…. indescribable.
—Anyways, fists were clenched hard after they watched this video.
[If I’m not mistaken…. the sister in the video seems to be a member of the Unique Studio’s Team, so, what was Po Nan Zhi trying to do?!”]
[Alright, the video is here. And also, where are those who were defending Po Nan Zhi’s ‘innocence’ otherwise they wouldn’t let go? Hurry up and come out so I’ll take a look.]
[Really think that after learning one of our country’s idioms you’ve become powerful. Do you guys want me to clap for you.]
[Vomit, vomit, does he think he’s that attractive? He clearly has a girlfriend, doesn’t he? Oh, and I almost forgot. Calling Po Nan Zhi’s girlfriend. Not breaking up with a guy like this, could it be that you’re leaving him for the New Year?]
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This incident really generated several days of heated discussions, making it so that more netizens couldn’t help but pay attention to the AI Robots Exchange Competition’s International Grand Finals.
Finally, the draw for the second round of the Rescue Zone competition began.
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