Chapter 1326: Chapter 1326: Explosive News (Part 2)

A few hours later, a dozen judges, along with the ten top drivers from a while ago, and an official representative, sat in the lobby of a hotel.

Everyone’s expressions were less than pleasant.

Because online, a video lasting several dozen minutes had gone viral.

In the video, ten top drivers were racing wildly, but after just a minute or two, a car resembling a business vehicle rushed from behind.

This car’s skills were terrifyingly high.

It completely surpassed the techniques of the ten top drivers.

And at such a distance, one by one, it overtook them.

Almost all the online comments were scolding, saying your grand annual race was a joke.

A random passerby just outdid you all.

You must be faking it!

Drivers without skill pretending to be competent are faking it!

Frauds!

Trash!

Get out of the racing circle!

There were even comments about swindling people out of their hard-earned money.

This video also spread rapidly abroad.

Foreign netizens had similar remarks.

They even said your previous matches must have been fake too.

There’s not a single real racer, is there?

Or even if your skills were real, you must have found some garbage driver from some corner, right?

Otherwise, how could you be so easily outpaced?

Regardless if it’s abroad or domestic, not only the officials were scolded, but the drivers too.

All kinds of language were thrown their way.

Even the sponsors approached the event organizers.

Very suspicious they might be conning them.

But actually, those who understood car racing remained silent.

It’s not that they weren’t speaking, but that they were stunned by that car.

Damn it, could a car actually drive like that?

Could it really drift like that?

Wouldn’t it cause an accident?

Some drivers immediately tried drifting like Lin Xi.

But the result was tragic; the car spun far away.

Luckily, the protection was good, or the person would have been severely injured.

Even then, the difficulty was reduced.

Later, many skilled drivers tried to mimic other driving skills of Lin Xi’s.

But tragically, none succeeded.

Instead, one could easily get injured.

With serious injuries.

"How do we resolve this? Let’s hear what everyone has to say!" The official representative organizing the race said grimly, "Otherwise, the prize money and appearance fees will be gone!"

"More importantly, our reputation will be gone!"

The drivers and the judges all had headaches.

Actually, money wasn’t that urgent for them.

Relatively speaking, reputation was more important.

If they lost their reputation, their career in racing would be over.

It’s actually quite similar to being a movie star.

Once negative news appears, it greatly impacts a star’s image.

Of course, they’re not as big as movie stars, but the impact is significant.

One of the drivers from India suggested, "Can’t we find that person and have them explain?"

The official representative sneered, "How to explain?"

"Say that this race isn’t a sham?"

"If you say that, doesn’t it mean you’re admitting you’re no good?"

"So, haven’t you really thought it through?"

The Indian driver fell silent, "..."

The other drivers also looked troubled, as did the judges.

The official representative was right; they absolutely couldn’t admit they were inferior to that person, nor could they allow that person to explain.

Otherwise, their future in racing would truly be over.

"How about this, we all go online and release a statement saying that person was a local, very familiar with the roads, and the car was a multi-million modification, that’s why they could beat us!"

"Of course, this explanation isn’t enough; we also need industry people to vouch that our skills are top-notch, and we can show videos of our past races for everyone to see!"

"From this angle, we can guide the focus of netizens?"

This was a suggestion from the Japanese.

Many nodded at his suggestion, thinking it was feasible.

However, there were many loopholes that required everyone’s effort to patch.

But the four people from Huaxia were firmly shaking their heads, disagreeing with one point.

That was to badmouth that Huaxia driver.

Putting aside their fellow countryman status, respecting skilled people is necessary.

One can’t badmouth them lightly.

Besides, why even mention it?

Shouldn’t the aim be to divert the netizens’ attention?

If brought up, the debate might grow bigger.

Other than the Japanese driver, all the other drivers agreed with the Huaxia drivers’ suggestion.

They had respect for skilled individuals.

Moreover, as the Huaxia person said, specifically mentioning it might yield the opposite effect.

The Japanese driver’s expression was very unpleasant.

But with everyone opposing that point, he had no choice.

It was just unfortunate to lose an opportunity to strike at that mysterious Huaxia driver.

Not long after, they executed the plan.

They also enlisted many industry people, as well as non-industry people, and various influencers to tackle this issue.

On top of that, fortunately, a big entertainment news story broke.

In the United States, a certain superstar was caught cheating, then divorced, and didn’t marry the mistress, instead kicking her out, finding someone new.

Damn, it was big news.

This was completely exposed by paparazzi.

In an instant, the global attention was diverted.

What race is that?

That’s something of niche interest.

Besides, racing is distant from their daily lives.

Racing is something only professionals or the wealthy can engage in.

And it’s all men doing it.

Stars are different.

Their work is loved worldwide, plus they’re attractive, previously portraying a good image.

Who would’ve thought such a story would emerge?

The entertainment world exploded at once.

Even Lin Xi and three women heard about this while in the car.

As for their own matters reported online, they noticed it too.

But they weren’t really fazed.

Let people say what they want online; there’s nothing negative about them.

More importantly, the online community had no idea who he was.

Nor did they have any photos of him or anything.

Moreover, the car wasn’t his.

So, outsiders wouldn’t know his and the three women’s identities at all.

If anyone tried investigating, they’d only reach the hotel.

The hotel management wouldn’t dare reveal their identities.

After surpassing all the drivers and not stopping at the finish line, he drove off without even slowing down.

After driving for another four or five hours, he finally reached his destination.

Ah, it was Jiangnan!

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