When system cheat becomes rampant!
Chapter 96: Chapter 96: Confession

If the top scorer's grandfather really committed suicide due to "life's pressure," the sensation it would cause would be incredible!

All he would need to do is publish an obituary, describing in detail how he blamed himself, how he couldn't better help the grandfather and grandson, then he would garner the sympathy of countless people!

Yu Lei could even become a celebrity in the media industry because of this incident.

And his system income would probably skyrocket, to the point where Xiang Beifei wouldn't be surprised if Yu Lei reached the Meridian Opening Realm within a year by harvesting headline values from the system!

"For the sake of system tasks, he really is unscrupulous."

If Xiang Beifei hadn't been cautious from the start, he and his grandfather would have been in a very dire situation after being controlled.

The world of the system isn't the same as Xiang Beifei's previous world; they possess powerful system abilities, and their methods are simple yet effective. Should greed take over, the things they're capable of are truly terrifying!

Xiang Beifei really wanted to kill this guy!

However, after thinking it over, he gave up the idea.

Currently, the article about the top scorer from the slums is spreading all over the internet, and Xiang Beifei hasn't debunked it yet.

If Yu Lei were killed, that guy would then be seen by his fans as having been murdered for speaking out of turn.

Yu Lei might even be elevated to a higher status, like someone who died fighting for N-level Awakener rights, or someone who crossed paths with certain vested interests. They might even build monuments in his honor and regard him as a pioneer against N-level discrimination.

That would be letting him off far too easily.

Xiang Beifei needed to expose this guy's true nature and ensure his utter disgrace!

After pondering for a moment, he said, "Write a complete article about all the bad things you've done, the people you've killed, the rumors you've spread, how you fabricated news, your objectives, the methods you used, and any evidence you have—everything from start to finish."

"Okay."

Yu Lei turned to retrieve his backpack that had fallen to the ground, his computer still inside, but the computer was broken.

But as someone with a news system, he was never short of tools for news reporting—Xiang Beifei simply had him use system points to exchange for a new laptop.

This laptop, provided by the system and linked to Yu Lei himself, could quickly compose an article reflecting Yu Lei's thoughts, an essential tool for writing news stories.

And so, Yu Lei sat by the roadside, beginning to write his confession letter.

Xiang Beifei stood by, watching him list all the evidence that could be investigated.

The process took about an hour, and people passed by now and then. Xiang Beifei had to use a Stealth Talisman from Yu Lei's system to conceal them both in the shadows, preventing them from being seen.

Xiang Beifei took out his phone to check the news and inadvertently discovered that the fabricated article by Yu Lei had unwittingly topped the trending search list!

He turned his head towards Yu Lei's system interface.

[You have successfully made the Xiang Beifei incident the top trending news on two media platforms, earning +20,000 headline values.]

[For the first time your coverage of the Xiang Beifei incident has made the headlines on a media platform, extra rewards: Stealth Talisman x2; Truth-Telling Talisman x2; Memory Talisman x2; Control Talisman x2]

[Current headline value: 156,988, exchangeable for one Qi-Raising Talisman.]

Yu Lei was just a minor reporter, not a big shot, and climbing to the top of the hot search list on major media platforms was no easy feat, because in this world he wasn't the only one with a system like "I Want to Make Headlines System." Many of his journalist peers who were Awakeners even had S-level related systems, superior to his.

One could say, this incident was a golden opportunity for Yu Lei to turn his fortunes around!

Only he picked the wrong person to mess with.

Xiang Beifei didn't hold back; after all, Yu Lei came to kill his own grandfather, so taking these items was fair game—the rewards were all accepted as listed.

It was a bit regrettable that Yu Lei merely had mid-stage Qi-Controlling abilities, and the system items were also mid-stage Spiritual Qi Crystals, which couldn't help Xiang Beifei light up any star positions.

But that Qi-Raising Talisman was what Yu Lei planned to use to advance to the later stages of Qi-Controlling, an item from the later stage of the system worth 150,000 headline values, which he had exchanged for.

"Go turn yourself in, tell the law enforcement officers all the bad things you've done, remember, you must replace someone named Lu Hong! Hand over this confession to them and identify how you destroyed the evidence—also—"

Xiang Beifei slapped another Memory Talisman onto Yu Lei's back: "You did not see me tonight; you decided to confess of your own accord due to a guilty conscience and restless sleep."

That was the only excuse he could replace.

"Okay."

Yu Lei's eyes became vacant, as his memory was altered according to Xiang Beifei's manipulation.

"Wait."

Xiang Beifei thought for a moment, then spoke again.

Yu Lei looked at him, puzzled.

Bang!

Xiang Beifei threw another punch.

He hadn't fully vented his anger yet.

This guy wanted to kill his own grandfather; it was already generous not to have beaten him to death with a single punch!

"Wipe off the nosebleed."

Yu Lei immediately did as he was told.

Xiang Beifei hid in the shadows, making Yu Lei reveal himself; he had to watch Yu Lei go to the Law Enforcement Brigade personally.

As for how the Law Enforcement Brigade would deal with Yu Lei, who came to confess without reason, Xiang Beifei wasn't too worried.

Uncle Lu would cover for him.

——

Lu Hong wasn't scheduled for the night shift tonight; he was resting at home.

His wife had taken their daughter back to her mother's house, and he finally had a night of freedom.

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At this moment, he opened his phone's news app and saw an article being pushed out, titled "A 732-point student from the slums forsakes elite university, the heartbreaking truth behind it."

Lu Hong clicked in to read it and instantly became alert.

"Is it Beifei?"

A couple of days ago, after the college entrance exam results were released, Lu Zhiwei told Lu Hong that Xiang Beifei had the top raw score.

At the time, his reaction was quite calm; others might be surprised, but he knew that the kid Xiang Beifei was extraordinary, after all, he was Xiang Tianxing's son, and he exhibited exceptional talent in all aspects.

But the more he read the article, the more Lu Hong felt something was off.

"Nonsense! Is this journalist spreading rumors?"

Lu Hong had visited Xiang Beifei's home, and Xiang Qingde was in good health, and Lu Zhiwei had even mentioned Xiang Beifei's attempt to try for Liangzhou University, which didn't match the report at all.

"No, this could cause Beifei to clash with Liangzhou University, and that would be bad."

Lu Hong immediately became serious! Beifei was about to prepare for the entrance assessment of Liangzhou University, and this news was detrimental to him!

Lu Hong decided to talk to Yu Lei, the journalist, tomorrow, telling him that spreading rumors was illegal and to honestly delete his post.

But just then, his phone suddenly rang; it was Ma Feiguang calling.

"Captain Lu, a journalist named Yu Lei has come to confess. He insists on speaking honestly only to you," Ma Feiguang said urgently.

"Yu Lei?"

Lu Hong was extremely surprised!

Wasn't that the guy?

How could this be such a coincidence?

He had just planned to seek out Yu Lei tomorrow, but Yu Lei had come forward to confess?

Suddenly, the image of the honest and simple Beifei emerged in his mind.

His sharp detective's intuition told him that anything related to Beifei was never simple!

At least so far, Lu Hong hadn't treated Beifei as an ordinary high school student; the boy always managed to do things that impressed him.

Lai Wuying was exposed by Beifei, Qin Yi lost face in front of Beifei, and now Yu Lei wrote an article attacking Beifei and then went to confess?

"Could this guy have been dealt with by Beifei?"

Lu Hong's gaze turned somewhat strange.