After Su Yuehan and Akai finished their pleasantries, Akai began his performance.
From the moment he spoke, it was as if he had rehearsed it, exactly as Su Yuehan had heard before, and her expression became more and more astonished as she listened.
Qiu Xi, standing beside them, also noticed this and lost interest in listening again.
"…Miss Su, please share your thoughts."
Akai was eager to know the next step, but Su Yuehan was not in a hurry.
Because there was really no challenge!
"You've truly memorized it by heart, and your delivery was brilliant."
Hmm, she even complimented him at the beginning.
Akai didn't realize it at first and tilted his head, "Miss Su, are you saying this because you have nothing else to say?"
"..." How could that be!
"Mr. Akai, you are too confident. I'm just complimenting you first, so you don't end up with nothing to show later."
"You… Miss Su, your tongue is indeed sharp. I hope you can maintain this demeanor later."
"Please, I'm listening."
"Then you better listen carefully." Even at such a critical moment, Su Yuehan remained casual, as if she had nothing to worry about.
"What you said at the beginning actually contradicts your final conclusion."
Akai laughed as soon as Su Yuehan finished speaking.
How could that be? This was something he and his teacher had worked on from start to finish…
No, but that was also impossible. No one had pointed this out before, and this person in front of him definitely wouldn't!
Akai's expression shifted rapidly, and he finally looked at Su Yuehan with a blank face.
"Miss Su, please elaborate."
Su Yuehan smiled gently, "Your entire presentation was generally fine, but it was ruined by the conclusion."
"Calling it adding legs to a snake would be an overstatement; it's more like a strong start and a weak finish."
"The beginning was well-stated, although not without its flaws, but this conclusion is indeed problematic."
"If you had removed it, it might have been acceptable, but you insisted on adding it." Su Yuehan looked at Akai and smiled, "Don't you agree?"
"..."
"I don't understand what Miss Su means."
Pretending ignorance, she definitely didn't know; she must be trying to trick him.
"If Miss Su really can't say anything, then just shake your head and say you don't know. I won't hold it against you."
"We can formally start our discussion again. That would be acceptable too."
"Mr. Akai, please don't rush. I will explain it to you in detail."
"Speak!"
"Your conclusion earlier stated that…"
Akai nodded, "Yes."
So what? It was just good memory that allowed him to recall it.
"Alright," Su Yuehan nodded and continued to ask.
After confirming these details one by one, Su Yuehan slowly put down her pen.
"Since Mr. Akai has admitted it, I'll be direct!"
"Mr. Akai, you used your country's data throughout your presentation, referencing your own data and information. How can you draw such a conclusion?"
"These are not even from the same country; how can they be mutually applicable?"
"The gap is much larger. Perhaps even with several lifetimes, your preceding points wouldn't be enough to support your conclusion."
With a string of questions, Su Yuehan's expression grew more serious with each sentence, her tone becoming heavier.
Akai's face, in turn, grew uglier with each passing moment.
How did she figure it out?
Everyone before her had been so stupid!
The rest was researched by him and his teacher, and his teacher had even helped him refine it. However, this wasn't originally intended for this exchange; it was content he planned to continue researching for his studies. Yet, he had brought it here, and to fit the theme, he had even reasonably modified the conclusion…
"You… how did you know?"
He thought hard, but in the end, Akai couldn't come up with a rebuttal.
Because when it came to data and content, no amount of verbal skill could alter the facts…
He just couldn't understand why she knew so clearly?
"Mr. Akai, this is quite a coincidence."
"I've also been researching the content of your conclusion recently, but with our country's own data. Isn't that a remarkable coincidence?" Su Yuehan said with a smile, effortlessly provoking him.
Little did anyone know, she had just happened to have read related content.
Without that conclusion, given only Akai's other points, she might not have been able to analyze them.
"You…" Even though he knew it might be false, Akai couldn't utter a single word of refutation.
"Mr. Akai, do you want me to continue saying more?" Su Yuehan asked Akai with a playful smile.
"…No need!" Akai's tone was filled with defiance, but he had no choice but to concede.
"Since that's the case, I'll follow your lead. We'll conclude our discussion here."
After saying that, Su Yuehan also let out a sigh of relief.
If she had to continue speaking, she might not have been able to.
After all, the other person's content had been meticulously crafted by his teacher, and she hadn't quite grasped everything yet.
Especially since it was content from their country.
She was only familiar with the conclusion…
However, this didn't stop her from bluffing. Who told Akai to look down on others and so cleverly modify it himself.
After Su Yuehan finished speaking, Akai remained silent and looked at Qi Sa, who hadn't spoken.
"Qi Sa, I'm sorry!"
Qi Sa glanced at the two people with their heads bowed and said nothing.
Useless, both of them!
All useless!
Meanwhile, Su Yuehan, having breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Qiu Xi.
"Qiu Xi, that's all we have to say. You need to be careful next!"
She and Qi Sa had researched together. Although he appeared exceptionally gentlemanly and always smiled warmly,
Based on the discussions over the past few days, they had realized.
He was definitely more than just a person who smiled like a gentleman. Otherwise, Ellie and Akai wouldn't have centered around him.
If Gu Cai was correct, he was likely the most cunning among the three of them.
"Don't worry," Qiu Xi smiled gently at Su Yuehan.
"You and Fu Wen have worked so hard and spoken so brilliantly, naturally, I can't fall too far behind."
"Don't worry, just watch carefully."
"It will probably end soon, and we can go back to enjoy the big meal Teacher Ma promised."
"Okay!"
"You can do it!"
"Mm."
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