Sweeping both worlds: Starting from idealistic martial arts

Chapter 522 A Thousand Rivers of Weak Water! Ancient Style DJ!

The Unfounded Empire: A Multi-faceted Debate!

"I, Shaoguang, hereby formally accuse the audience member sitting in the third seat of the first row of the audience of 50, of being a spy who infiltrated our fabricated empire!"

The announcement was like a thunderclap, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

On the affirmative side, the mockery of Yuan Yan and others froze on their faces, replaced by astonishment and a hint of barely perceptible panic, unable to figure out the intentions behind the opposing side's actions.

The judge exchanged a shocked look with Yan after he spoke carelessly.

The host, Guai Li, instinctively covered his mouth, which completely exceeded the framework of the debate rules and even exceeded their imagination of "breaking the rules"!

The audience member who was called out, a well-dressed middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, turned deathly pale in an instant.

He jumped up from his seat, shouting, "You...you're talking nonsense! You're slandering me! What evidence do you have?!"

Shao Guang remained unmoved, a cold smile even appearing on his face: "Evidence? It's simple."

Under the watchful eyes of the entire audience, he said sternly, "I have retrieved all your public social media activity from 15 to 20. For five whole years, did you ever retweet an official press release praising the great achievements of the Empire? Not once!"

"On the contrary! Just three days ago, you forwarded that major investigative report from the Moxu Daily about the employment difficulties of young people! Not only that, you also added the perfect finishing touch by adding emojis like [hehe], [sneer], and [clapping]!"

"If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing."

"According to our investigation, you discussed the news of artist XXX being banned by the Empire in a private group chat a week ago. During the chat, you praised XXX highly and frankly stated that the Empire was afraid."

Shao Guang deliberately tilted his head and asked, "Scared? What is the Empire afraid of? A clown who has already been nailed to the pillar of shame? Or are you afraid of you telling the 'truth'?"

"Similar statements have been made repeatedly in the past few years."

As the passage of time unfolded, the audience's faces grew paler and paler.

Sensing the possibility of a reversal in the situation, Yuan Yan, representing the positive side, could only point at Shao Guang and shout, "You're opening boxes recklessly; this is illegal!"

"This is precisely the valuable lesson that the affirmative side has taught us!"

Shao Guang smiled faintly: "Clearing necessary obstacles for the empire is justified! Opening the box is not a crime!"

As Shao Guang spoke, the four people on the main seat turned grim.

The words they used to criticize GuaLi, which they previously used to make inappropriate remarks, have now come back to haunt them.

Then, as Shao Guang spoke, he continued with a cold laugh:
"Next, I will continue to make a formal report that the audience member in the second seat of the first row is a spy named 50 who has infiltrated our fabricated empire!"

Damn it! Is this never going to end?!
As Shaoguang prepared to continue opening boxes, the third audience member broke out in a cold sweat, but the next moment he realized something was wrong:
"Wasn't I the third person? Why did you skip to number two and report me?"

He was rather quick-witted, and turned to look at number two next to him.

Number Two, pale-faced and looking like he had just escaped death, was clearly unaware of what had happened to him.

But when he looked down, he immediately understood: Number Two had voted against the other side because of the earlier advertisement.

"Damn it, this 'reporting someone for espionage' thing is just accusing me of taking the wrong side!"

'Where did all those 50s come from? It's just an infighting between the two sides in a debate!'

With this in mind, he had already made up his mind.

Before Shao Guang's judgmental gaze could fully lock onto him, Number 3's finger, as if burned, slammed into the blue button in front of him!

"beep--!"

The crisp electronic sound was particularly jarring in the silent studio. Opposing votes: 11 points!
As the ticket was changed, a satisfied smile appeared in Shao Guang's eyes. His demeanor shifted abruptly, and he cleared his throat, saying:

"Sorry, I seem to have misspoke. Actually, the real 50 is the fourth person. Please let me explain."

Seeing this sudden change of expression, the other audience members finally understood the opposing side's true intentions.

Clang, clang, clang, clang—!
Immediately afterwards, a rapid series of ticket alteration sounds erupted!

The blue lights illuminated the audience like sparks spreading across the field!
Those who were previously observing, hesitating, and hoping for the best have had their psychological defenses completely collapsed under Shao Guang's ruthless and efficient threat of naming and shaming.

In just a few seconds, the number of votes against the opposition had reached 43.

The dramatic turn of events left everyone stunned. In just a few breaths, the opposing team, which had been at a disadvantage, was almost able to tie the score.

"We're about to win!" Seeing half the field lights in blue, Qi Zhibai felt a surge of excitement.

During the halftime break, Fang Can successfully opened up all the boxes on the scene and immediately discovered that the number of pink rebels in this random match was evenly split.

As said before.

The outcome of this debate is not about whether your argument is valid.

All they need to do is win the votes from the audience and the judges.

In that case, let's just read out the dirt on them.

If these people, under the fear of the empire, could choose to submit to the righteous side.

Fang Can only instill greater fear in them, using the example of the chicken to scare the monkey, to force all the gods to re-vote for him.

The affirmative side must be cunning, and the negative side, which is at a disadvantage, must be even more cunning if it wants to defeat the affirmative side!

Anyway, all these gods have a history of scandals and can't withstand investigation. They'll surrender as soon as they're threatened.

With the votes from the 40 "gods" plus those from the previous advertising campaign, the opposing side now has a total of 43 votes.

Seeing the situation almost reversed, the worlds that had initially thought there was no hope were now in an uproar.

"What a fucking genius!"

“We will definitely win!”

"Hahaha, let's turn the tide!"

"There's hope! We just need a few more votes to win!"

……

At the scene, Shao Guang watched with a faint smile as nearly half of the votes went into the Weng Zhong.

He then turned his gaze to the audience member in the sixth seat of the first row.

His eyes conveyed a clear message: Everyone before you has voted, so why aren't you?
Meeting his gaze, the audience member sneered. He was an absolute establishment figure, and every word he had ever said could withstand the test of history.

Why not vote? Because I'm not afraid!
If you're upright, you have nothing to fear; if you're not afraid, you're not afraid!
"Very good!" Shao Guang said with a faint smile, "I hereby announce that the audience member in the sixth seat of the first row has 50 followers!"

The middle-aged man who was called out suddenly stood up, the movement so large that it almost knocked over the chair.

His eyes widened in fury, his chest heaving violently, and he roared with all his might, "Absurd! My words and deeds throughout my life have stood the test of history and the empire! What can you do to me with your shameless framing?!"

"So you're not convinced?"

A faint smile appeared on Shao Guang's face: "You posted a poem three days ago. Do you dare to read it aloud?"

The man was slightly taken aback, but quickly let out a cold laugh:
"Why wouldn't I dare? The poem I posted is: 'The sun sets beyond the mountains, the Yellow River flows into the sea; to see a thousand miles further, climb one more story!' Is there a problem?"

Shao Guang sneered, "You actually dare to recite a rebellious poem!"

"What?! How is this a seditious poem?" Completely bewildered. Looking at the indignant audience member number 6, Shao Guang explained: "The sun sets beyond the mountains, the Yellow River flows into the sea? What a 'mountain'! What a 'sea'! Are you implying that the empire is at its end, its fortunes declining like a river, and it's on its deathbed?! Your intentions are despicable!"

The poem he posted was interpreted in this way, and No. 6 no longer lived up to his previous arrogance.

"You...you're arguing unreasonably! You're taking things out of context!"

The middle-aged man was so angry that he was trembling all over, and his finger pointing at Shaoguang was shaking.

This interpretation was so cunning and malicious that it completely overturned his understanding.

Meanwhile, Shaoguang pressed on relentlessly, unleashing its full power:

"Hmph, the last two lines are even more despicable: 'To see a thousand miles further, one must climb to a higher level.'"

Shao Guang pointed at number 6 and roared, "A thousand miles away? And you still dare to climb to a higher level?"

"Your registered residence is located on the western border of the empire! What lies a thousand miles away? That's an enemy country!"

"You actually want to rise to a higher level in an empire thousands of miles away."

"And you still say you're not a lackey?! 50!!!"

This accusation of colluding with foreign powers and harboring ulterior motives is both harsh and accurate!
The middle-aged man was bewildered by this bizarre yet highly inflammatory interpretation, his face flushing red and then turning pale, his lips trembling, wanting to refute but unable to utter a word.

But Shao Guang wouldn't wait for the other party, and continued, "And I also saw that last night you went to an enemy country's pornographic website and browsed 'Special Class Female Investigator Muzan'..."

Before Shao Guang could finish speaking, Number 6 had already turned pale with fright.

Although he is part of the establishment and mocks foreign countries every day, he still criticizes foreign videos.

He did indeed watch this erotic anime critically last night, but he absolutely couldn't let Shaoguang continue talking now.

Between real death and social death, he chose the former.

Faced with this frame-up, he could only submit and press the blue button to support the opposing side.

With the first establishment figure yielding, Shao Guang's gaze continued to descend, looking towards the second and third.

As Shao Guang's gaze swept across the room, no one dared to meet his eyes, and one vote after another was cast to change their vote.

With a ringing bell, the third speaker's statement came to an end.

The number of votes at the venue has reached:

Affirmative: 47 points

Opposing side: 53 points

This match, which was originally destined to be lost, began to turn around in just the second game, and Shaoguang returned to his position with a sense of triumph.

"The victory is already secured." Qi Zhibai thought to himself with delight.

"Don't be too happy. The current vote count is still fluctuating and is likely to rebound soon."

Fang Can said calmly, "But we've basically secured the victory. Let's play it safe in the next round and aim for at least 90 votes."

"How can we proceed cautiously and steadily?" the three asked curiously upon hearing Fang Can's words.

"We'll find out then. Anyway, we can't give them any excuses," Fang Can said.

The host swallowed hard, trying to keep her voice steady:
"It was...it was...a breathtakingly intense exchange, meow! I never expected that the opposing debater would actually...actually reverse such an almost impossible situation with such a...unique method! This has truly opened my eyes and deeply shocked me, meow!"

The judges, Luan and Yan, were speechless and unable to offer any further commentary; they could only exchange complex glances, each conveying the turmoil in their hearts.

This debate has long since transcended its scope, transforming into a brutal survival game that exploits loopholes in the rules, human weaknesses, and the atmosphere of imperial terror.

All I can say is that the affirmative side is waving the politically correct banner of the empire, while the negative side is bypassing the topic itself to launch a frenzied attack on the audience. They are truly a perfect pair of opponents.

Just as Guai Li was about to say that the third speaker for the affirmative side should continue with his statement, the director's voice came through the host's earpiece:
"The opposing side received too many votes, which displeased the higher-ups. They skipped the unnecessary steps and went straight into the eight-minute debate stage."

"Also, inform the audience that at the end, the number of votes for the opposing side will be reduced by 10."

Hearing the director's instructions through the earpiece, Guai Li was stunned for a moment.

He also realized that the current state of the competition was somewhat dangerous for the show itself.

Clearly, the intention above is to let the affirmative side win.

If the fourth speaker from the opposing side were to label them again, even if it resulted in a ten-vote deduction, the affirmative side would have no chance of winning.

With a hint of helplessness, he could only stammer, "Ahem... due to... due to the debate being... exceptionally exciting... the schedule... uh... needs to be adjusted..."

His impromptu explanation made him stutter a bit: "The production team decided on the spur of the moment... to skip some redundant parts... and go straight to the final... eight-minute free debate stage!"

Upon hearing this, the air in the studio froze once again; this sudden show of favoritism was completely unexpected.

The four people on the positive side immediately shone with the joy of escaping a desperate situation!
No matter how clever Fang Can is, they are on home turf.

His expression stiffened slightly, and he said with some helplessness, "The original plan may not be needed. Let's proceed with the free debate from now on."

"Anyway, as long as we can hold out for these eight minutes, we will win."

"How do we stall?" Shao Guang asked.

Fang Can said, "Didn't I say before that they can say what they want, we can say what we want, and you can all sing along with me?"

As they locked eyes, the first speaker for the affirmative side, Yuan Yan, stood up and said, "I have a question for the opposing side..."

Da da da~ Da da da~
Before Yuan Yan could finish speaking, a beautiful melody filled the air.

"Where did that sound come from?" Zheng Fang was taken aback, but then saw that an audio file was playing on Fang Can's computer.

After a brief introduction, the three debaters from the opposing side—[Qi Zhi Bai], [Shao Guang], and [Fang Po]—stood up and said:
"A song performed – 'Three Thousand Weak Waters: Ancient Style DJ Version'!!!"

Qi Zhibai spoke first: "Pear blossoms are falling outside your window~"

Shaoguang continued: "The woman in the painting laments in her boudoir."

Fang Can then recited: "Who so lightly describes longing~~~~"

The trio sang together: "I just want to freeze time so you can travel through it all~"

……

"A pair of mandarin ducks~"

A pair of mandarin ducks play on the water's surface in the rain.

"Like longing, bittersweet~"

I don't ask how many among the three thousand rivers can griev for me.

Through countless reincarnations, I only wish to continue our predestined relationship.

As the song began, everyone at the scene was stunned, and then various knowing smiles appeared on the faces of the audience and netizens.

Although the opposing side didn't say anything, their silence spoke volumes!
(End of this chapter)