The two patent certificates brought the atmosphere to its climax.
It was the same patent, but the dates were clearly different. It was as if the word "plagiarist" was carved on Anthony's face.
The audience was dumbfounded, and even the comments screen paused for a moment.
This face-slapping made the bystanders who were criticizing and insulting Chen Ming stop speaking.
"Mr. Anthony?" Chen Ming raised his eyebrows.
He held the microphone in his hand, and his voice was unusually clear.
The surroundings fell silent again.
Even the host had never seen such a scene before. He was so shocked that he did not know how to bring the audience back to their senses. It took a long time before they did.
"Anthony is a plagiarizer!"
A stone that caused a thousand ripples was thrown.
Some of the audience members stood up and shouted. Following that, other members of the audience and the netizens also expressed their thoughts.
[Disconnect the call! Even looking at Anthony is disgusting!]
[Is this what an esteemed expert is supposed to be like? Where are his morals?]
[Go back to whence you came. Don't embarrass yourself here!]
[Haha, I've never thought that an official show could be so dramatic!]
[Put 'shameless Anthony' in the public chat!]
["We have to put 'Chen Ming is a genius' in the public chat too! We almost falsely accused a genius!]
[...]
The comments made Anthony feel embarrassed and ashamed.
"You... You!"
In this situation, Anthony was unable to defend himself. He was rendered helpless by Chen Ming's evidence.
Seeing this, Chen Ming sneered.
"Mr. Anthony, don't be in such a hurry," he continued to speak slowly, "I still have a big gift for you."
With that, another big screen lit up.
What was displayed there was a video of Lin Lin stealing energy polymer blocks!
[This is surveillance footage of the energy polymer blocks being stolen?]
[Yeah, but what does this guy have to do with Anthony?]
[Eh? What is he mumbling about?]
[Are you blind? He's sending a message to the mastermind!]
[A message? This is a conspiracy!]
[As expected, geniuses will be targeted. Human nature is so scary.]
[I'm so curious who the mastermind is. Stealing because of jealousy… Is this a loss of humanity or a loss of morality?]
[...]
The surveillance video footage stopped at that moment.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the picture of Lin Lin sending a message to the mastermind was magnified.
Although it was blurry, the name "Anthony" was very eye-catching.
This time, Anthony was blindsided.
While everyone was dumbfounded, Chen Ming smiled.
He had long known that Lin Lin had ulterior motives.
The reason why he allowed him to steal the energy polymer blocks was so that, today, he could reveal the mastermind's identity to the public.
This time, Anthony was completely and thoroughly beaten. There was no escaping this.
On the screen, Anthony's face was as dark as a thunderstorm.
"What a joke!"
"These are all fake!"
He would definitely take revenge on Chen Ming! He dared to make a fool of him? There would be a price to pay for this!
Anthony cursed and was about to cut off the call.
He believed that as long as the connection was cut off now and the news was stifled, his position in the scientific world would still remain intact.
However, before he could press the button to hang up, Chen Ming looked up and stared at him coldly.
Anthony felt a chill run down his spine.
"Don't run off so fast," Chen Ming said calmly, "Mr. Anthony, may I ask if you considered the safety issues when you stole the energy polymer blocks?"
Chen Ming's inexplicable words confused Anthony.
Safety issues?
How could there be any safety issues?
Anthony came back to his senses and mistakenly thought that Chen Ming was trying to buy time.
He did not answer and reached out to hang up.
"Boom!"
Just as Anthony was about to hang up, a loud explosion was heard.
On the big screen, the laboratory behind Anthony suddenly exploded. The experimental equipment inside was blown to pieces, and the whole place started emitting thick smoke.
Anthony was not in the lab at the moment, so he was not injured when the explosion occurred.
However, when he woke up from his daze and realized that there had been an explosion, he seemed to have heard the sound of his heart shattering.
His laboratory!
His valuable experimental equipment!
Ruined! He was ruined now!
...
Of course, witnessing such a sudden event, it was not only Anthony…
The audience was also shocked.
[It, it exploded?]
[Although I was shocked by the explosion at first, forgive me for being blunt, it felt really good! Karma has struck!]
[What is this called? It seems that the heavens were angered as well!]
[I'm sorry, but, hahaha! I'll laugh for now and repent later.]
[Anthony must be confused. His eyes are blank, like those of a seriously ill patient in a mental hospital!]
[Anthony's laboratory: I'm going to die today.]
[...]
Everyone was now laughing at Anthony.
By the time Anthony had recovered from his grief and read the comments, he was even more furious.
He suddenly remembered that Chen Ming had reminded him to be careful.
"Chen Ming!" Anthony reproached loudly, "Was it you? This was your scheme, wasn't it? How dare you blow up my laboratory!"
"Chen Ming, I will never let you go!"
"Spill it! What exactly did you do?"
Anthony firmly believed that Chen Ming was one behind it.
Chen Ming raised his eyebrows helplessly and spread his hands in the face of Anthony's fury.
"I'm not a god who can predict the future. How could I have predicted that you would steal my energy polymer blocks?"
Hearing this, Anthony's ears turned even redder.
What he said just now was equivalent to admitting that he was the one who had stolen Chen Ming's energy blocks!
Before Anthony could even feel the pangs of regret, Chen Ming slowly revealed the truth.
"It was only something minor."
Anthony was confused by Chen Ming's sudden change in tone.
What did he mean by that?
Before he could ask, Chen Ming continued, "I was the one who developed the energy polymer block. Naturally, because it's precious, I implanted a security measure into the energy blocks."
Chen Ming looked up and stared into Anthony's eyes.
"Mr. Anthony, I'm afraid you didn't steal my energy crystals just to slander me. Let me guess, you also wanted to disassemble the energy blocks and reverse engineer the technology, right?"
"W-what basis do you have to say that?" Anthony stammered, "There's no proof. Chen Ming, don't change the subject!"
Chen Ming's righteous words were in stark contrast to Anthony's panicked denials.
Chen Ming sneered when he saw that Anthony was still being stubborn.
"On what basis?"
"Based on the security measures I set up, of course. As long as the energy blocks are dismantled, they will explode!"
Chen Ming's tone became colder and colder. It was like the most bone-chilling wind in winter, brushing up against Anthony's spine and giving him goosebumps.
"Mr. Anthony, do you still want to deny it? Or should I say..."
"Can you still deny it?"