Replace me as the top scholar? Go talk to my Marshal Grandpa!

Wang Qi's expression remained unchanged.

He spoke slowly:

"That's a very good question from the journalist."

"The talent transplantation technology is indeed in my hands."

A slight commotion immediately arose from the audience.

Although everyone knows this is true, admitting it personally has a completely different meaning.

Wang Qi continued:

"As for why, to this day, I have not yet made a final decision regarding this technology—"

He paused, then turned his gaze to the boy sitting next to him.

"The reason is simple."

"Because there is someone more suitable and more qualified than me to decide whether this technology should continue to exist."

Wang Qi said, word by word:

"That's Wang Xian."

brush--

Countless gazes, like iron filings drawn to a magnet, instantly turned towards Wang Xian!

All the cameras and lenses were pointed at the boy with his back straight and his face expressionless!

The flashes went off like crazy again!

Wang Qi's voice continued steadily amidst the clicking of camera shutters:

"Everyone should know that."

"After Hengjin Group successfully developed the 'Talent Transplantation Technology,' this is their first, and currently only, overt victim..."

He looked at Wang Xian, his gaze filled with sorrow:

"It's Wang Xian."

"Bai Zhengqing, chairman of Hengjin Group, is audacious and utterly devoid of conscience."

"He instructed his subordinates to kidnap and imprison Wang Xian, who was then the top scorer in the province, and used extremely cruel methods to strip away Wang Xian's S-level talent and transplant it into his own son, Bai E."

"Wang Xian's life was completely rewritten on that day."

The audience was silent.

Wang Qi's voice continued in the silence:

"Fortunately, justice may be delayed, but it will never be absent."

"Thanks to the efforts of Sun Tianrui, Director of the Extraordinary Bureau, the Supreme Arbitration Court, and the Supreme Supervisory Bureau, Bai Zhengqing and his son Bai E were finally apprehended."

"The case was finally brought to light."

"but--"

Wang Qi's tone became heavy:

"The damage has already been done, and it cannot be undone."

"Wang Xian's S-level talent, which was extracted from her, has been transplanted into Bai E's body."

"This immature technology is currently impossible to fully re-implant under relatively safe conditions."

"So, until this moment, Wang Xian—this young man who, through his own hard work and talent, rightfully became the top scorer in the province—"

His voice was deep and powerful:

"He is still someone who doesn't even have the lowest level of E-grade talent."

The silence below the stage grew even more oppressive.

Many reporters' gazes shifted from simple professional curiosity to complex, emotionally charged concern.

Wang Qi took a deep breath and continued:

"Because Wang Xian is the most direct and severe victim of this technology, his talent is still imprisoned in the body of a dead criminal and cannot be returned—"

He paused, then spoke solemnly:

"Therefore, I believe that no one is more qualified or has more right than Wang Xian to decide whether this technology that took everything from him should continue to exist or... disappear completely."

"Therefore, what will ultimately be done with 'talent transplantation technology'?"

Wang Qi looked at Wang Xian, his eyes filled with the encouragement and support of an elder:

"I will fully respect Wang Xian's wishes."

The entire audience erupted in uproar once again!

Countless reporters stared in disbelief at the young man on the podium.

This world-changing, invaluable technology—its very survival is... in the hands of this eighteen-year-old boy?!

Facing countless cameras and gazes, Wang Xian slowly took a breath.

His eyes remained calm, and his back remained straight.

He began to speak, his voice not loud but clear, reaching everyone's ears through the microphone and countless live stream signals.

"Minister Wang just said that I am a victim of this technology."

Wang Xian paused.

"Yes, I am a victim."

"But I want to say that the damage I suffered was not just as simple as losing my talent."

Look at the camera, and look at the countless ordinary people watching this live broadcast behind the camera.

He... began his long-prepared speech:

"The reason I was able to become the top scorer in the province is not only due to my hard work in tests, competitions, and year after year, but most importantly, it's because of my awakened S-level talent!"

"I left the orphanage when I was twelve years old and supported myself. In order to save money to buy cultivation resources, I worked three jobs at the same time: delivering newspapers in the morning, cleaning at the martial arts school in the afternoon, and working the night shift at the convenience store in the evening."

"I have no teachers, no resources, no background. All I can rely on is myself and my S-level talent."

"Because of my S-level talent, I became the top scorer in the province!"

"Because of my S-rank talent, I saw hope for changing my destiny!!"

Wang Xian's voice remained calm, but every word weighed heavily on people's hearts, like a stone.

"So, what Minister Wang just said, that talent transplant technology has taken everything from me—"

"It took away all the achievements I had worked hard for over eighteen years, all my future possibilities, and all my hopes as an ordinary person who had tried to change my destiny through hard work."

In the audience, a female reporter quietly teared up.

Wang Xian continued:

"But this is precisely the thing that is so precious to me, the thing that changed my destiny..."

His voice suddenly took on a cold, sarcastic tone:

"Now, however, someone wants to use it as a 'bargaining chip' and put it back into my hands."

"Moreover, it's a lower grade than my original S-rank—A-rank."

A buzz of discussion immediately arose from the audience.

What kind of transaction?

What's a Grade A?

Wang Xian didn't keep them in suspense and continued:

"What many people may not know is that my S-rank talent can never be transplanted back."

He paused, then said, word by word:

"Because, Bai E is dead."

The audience erupted in uproar once again!

Bai E is dead?!

When did this happen?!

How did he die?!

Wang Xian didn't pause; his speech quickened, and the coldness in his voice became even more pronounced.

"Just yesterday, Bai E was killed in the temporary detention center jointly set up by the Supreme Arbitration Court and the Supreme Supervisory Bureau using an extremely evil and cruel 'remote curse technique'."

"The killer was extremely professional and used extremely covert methods."

"They precisely bypassed all the security measures in the detention center, planted a curse on Bai'er, and then activated it remotely, causing Bai'er to bleed from all seven orifices and die in extreme pain."

"Died along with Bai E—"

Wang Xian looked at the camera and said, word by word:

"And my S-rank talent."