I snagged a bargain in a melodramatic novel and became incredibly wealthy!

Chapter 199 Reporter

As expected, after fierce competition, Ma Ke overcame all obstacles and won the championship of this math Olympiad with an absolute advantage!

As he and Xu Qingming were walking back in high spirits, they were suddenly surrounded by a swarm of reporters.

The reporters, microphones in hand, eagerly bombarded them with questions.

"Having received such a large prize this time, haven't you considered donating a portion of it?"

"After all, this amount of money is a considerable sum for many people who need help!"

One of the reporters was the first to launch an attack.

Another reporter then asked, "Looking at your clothes and appearance, you don't seem to be short of money at all. So why did you come to participate in this math competition specifically for underprivileged students?"

Is there some special reason or purpose behind this?

Another reporter went even further, saying bluntly: "Everyone knows that the prize money for the International Mathematical Olympiad is originally intended to support truly impoverished students. By doing this, aren't you taking away resources that should belong to them?"

"But what about the other truly impoverished students?"

Faced with this series of sudden and aggressive questions, Ma Ke, who had no experience in dealing with them, was at a loss.

His face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple, and a fine layer of sweat even appeared on his forehead.

However, he quickly composed himself, took a deep breath, and explained, "Actually... I am also a student from a poor family."

When he was preparing for the competition, he searched for relevant information online but did not find any clear statement that the competition was limited to students from impoverished backgrounds.

Fortunately, he does meet the criteria for a student from a poor family, so at least Xu Qingming and the others won't feel too embarrassed.

Unfortunately, the reporters wouldn't listen to a word he said; they only had one thought in mind—to dig out a sensational news story!

So they continued to press for answers without any mercy.

"What concrete evidence do you have to prove that you are truly a student from a poor family?"

One of the reporters asked a pointed question.

"You know, under normal circumstances, students from impoverished families don't have any way to find out about math competitions!"

Another reporter chimed in.

"Could it be that you were deliberately pretending to be a poor student to gain sympathy, with the aim of swindling this huge prize of 500 million?"

The third reporter was even more aggressive.

It's worth noting that while the 500 million yuan prize money for the International Mathematical Olympiad isn't particularly astonishing, it's still quite substantial compared to previous amounts.

Just then, Cai Yi, who had been standing to the side, looked uneasy as the reporters pressed Ma Ke to the point where he could barely defend himself.

Without hesitation, she stepped forward, pulled Ma Ke behind her, and glared angrily at the group of reporters who looked like wolves, loudly questioning, "How come I've never heard of any special requirements for the identity of participants in the Mathematical Olympiad?"

"Is this some kind of newly introduced regulation?"

Hearing Cai Yi's words, Wei Ke, who was standing to the side, also laughed. She followed Cai Yi's lead and said to the reporters, "That's right, and I've never heard of the idea that prize money from math competitions needs to be donated!"

At the same time, Li Xue hugged Wei Ke's arm tightly and added angrily, "That's right, we didn't know anything about these things before!"

"Besides, the prize money should rightfully belong to whoever wins first place. Isn't that just common sense?"

Finally, Li Xue glared fiercely at the reporters and raised her voice, shouting, "This is a prize money that Ma Ke earned through hard work and his own strong abilities. What does it have to do with you?"

"Why are you making trouble and causing all sorts of difficulties here!"

Xu Qingming calmly held his phone and took several photos of the people in front of him before slowly asking, "Which newspapers are you from?"

Actually, he just said that offhand, and there was no need to think about it carefully to guess that these people would not tell the truth.

After all, they weren't even wearing their work badges, which was clearly a deliberate arrangement.

Although these guys didn't show their name tags, it didn't bother Xu Qingming, since he had already taken pictures of them with his phone.

Seeing this, the reporters instinctively covered their faces and threatened, with a tone that was both fierce and cowardly, "What you're doing is violating our portrait rights! Delete the photos right now!"

Faced with this situation, Xu Qingming remained calm and composed. He quickly sent the photos he had just taken to the police via text message, along with a concise and clear report.

Just then, Caiyi reacted even faster, picking up her phone and dialing the police without saying a word.

Upon seeing this, the reporters panicked and rushed forward to try and snatch the phone from Cai Yi's hand.

However, Caiyi was quite agile. He kicked the reporter who rushed over to the ground and then pretended to be innocent, exclaiming softly, "Oh dear, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

"You suddenly rushed over and startled me."

I must say, Xiaobaihua's tea-talking is really funny, hahaha.

She certainly didn't want to be taken to the police station along with these reporters because of a physical altercation.

Xiao Baihua: "..."

This pose looks familiar, but maybe it's just my imagination.

Jiang Li noticed it and couldn't help but laugh out loud, but everyone thought she was laughing at the reporter who had been kicked away.

It must be said that the police arrived very quickly. This is to be expected, since all the students participating in this math Olympiad are exceptionally talented, so the security management in this area is naturally very strict.

The reporters conducted lengthy interrogations, but ultimately failed to uncover the truth.

They not only failed to receive the punishment they deserved, but instead only received a stern warning.

However, the matter did not end there. Not long after, someone secretly spent a lot of money to get these reporters out of the interrogation room.

As for the photos taken by the reporters, they have long been completely deleted by the police department.

Nevertheless, this incident still left an indelible stain and criminal record on their careers.