Asked you to write a book, not to confess your criminal record!

But the second round of confrontation was anything but powerful for them.

The offensive from Sania Weapons Research Company was like a middle-aged man, who in his first attack appeared brave and fierce, eagerly showing that his blade hadn't aged and his spear still had its tassel, aiming to strike straight to the heart with unbeatable force.

During the attack, he would occasionally ask, "Does it feel good?" "Is it hard enough?"

However, when the enemy held off the first round of attacks, the second round revealed his true form — empty and bland, with a spirit willing but flesh weak, a sense of exhaustion spreading through his body.

Thud!

Another hammer dropped.

The presiding judge stood up, his expression stern and solemn, as he looked around the courtroom.

He then pronounced the verdict, his voice clear and robust, "After a comprehensive examination of the case by this court, the following judgment is rendered..."

This passage was quite lengthy.

Essentially, Sania Weapons Research Company lacked sufficient evidence, Lin Chuan's evidence was strong and compelling, the court declared Lin Chuan not guilty of infringement, and Sania Weapons Company was to bear the court costs.

On that account,

Wu Zheng, excited, texted his college roommates group: "Guys, not to brag, but I fought a case today, didn't say a word, and won!"

The group was buzzing with jeers!

Wu Zheng's performance in the roommate group was much better than it was in court; he talked nonstop about his heroic deeds in the case.

Of course, he emphasized how he managed to win the plaintiff over with just a glare.

Well, on the court, the exchange of glances is also very important.

The Lin Chuan infringement case concluded.

But another case had just begun.

The trial ended.

Outside the courthouse was already surrounded by numerous media reporters, including Anling Daily and Han River News, and many foreign media waiting for the outcome of the trial.

This was currently a major topic of public interest; a hot topic translates to traffic, and no one wanted to miss out.

As soon as Lin Chuan and his team appeared, the media reporters swarmed up, continuously calling out, "Mr. Lin Chuan, may I ask..." "Mr. Lin Chuan, could you..."

They nearly shoved the microphones in Lin Chuan's face.

It was Lin Chuan's first time experiencing such enthusiasm from journalist friends.

He politely accepted one of the microphones.

This was a young girl from Anling Daily, with a bright and pretty face, clean-looking, tied up in a low ponytail, full of energy, likely a recent university graduate,

Lin Chuan smiled and said, "I'd rather not talk about this case, perhaps check out my novel, and remember to subscribe fully."

This statement evidently wasn't sensational enough, so the media continued to press him.

Lin Chuan pondered for a moment: "And there's..."

"What else?"

The young reporter's eyes lit up, waiting for Lin Chuan's follow-up, which could potentially be the biggest highlight of the day.

Lin Chuan smiled, "Also, I'm going to have hotpot tonight."

With that, Lin Chuan made his escape.

Leaving the baffled young girl in the blowing cold wind.

That's it?

Today's headline: Lin Chuan, the man involved in the 30 billion infringement case, plans to eat hotpot tonight?

What kind of nonsense news is this?

Writing this would get slammed!

She could already guess the comments section's replies: If there's no news, just broadcast the weather!

She pursed her lips, thinking about how to extract the greatest news value from this incident when suddenly, a commotion caught her attention.

It was a squad of tactical police!

Beneath the murky, gloomy sky, this line of black-clad officers was particularly striking. The squad, fully armed, wearing thick bulletproof vests and tightly fitted tactical helmets, with their icy firearms, made the surrounding crowd subconsciously make way, leaving them ample space.

Then, a security line was drawn.

The alarms instantly sounded around the courthouse.

The young reporter from Anling Daily, keenly sensing a buzzworthy story, immediately wove through the crowd to the front of the police line.

At that moment, she saw inside the courthouse another squad of SWAT officers; though she didn't count them, there appeared to be more than twenty, escorting a thick-bearded foreign man.

The young girl recognized the detained foreigner at a glance!

"Steve?"

Her eyes widened, and her mouth slightly opened, "Isn't this the plaintiff from the web novel writer copyright case? Why has he been arrested?"

Every journalist comes well-prepared.

Early this morning, the young girl from Anling Daily had been stationed at the courthouse entrance, witnessing Steve enter the courthouse and had briefly interviewed him.

At the time, Steve had been confident of victory.

But now, being escorted out by SWAT, the matter seemed quite serious.

It had to be said that the young girl had the true qualities of a reporter; her eyes sharp, she searched among the group of SWAT officers for the person in charge!

Every SWAT team had a leader.

If she could find the person in charge, she could interview him without hindering the operation.

"Excuse me, excuse me."

Regardless of her image with her ponytail bouncing as she ran, her cameraman partner had no choice but to follow.

She gasped for air, stopping outside the police line.

Before her, a SWAT-specific vehicle and a dignified middle-aged man came into view of the young girl.

Taking a deep breath, the girl straightened her clothes, smoothed her slightly disheveled hair, and then very politely called out, "Excuse me, sir, hello, I am An Yang from Anling Daily. May I interview you about Steve's arrest?"

The middle-aged man slowly turned around, glancing at An Yang.

Then, exceptionally, he walked over to An Yang and nodded, "Yes."

An Yang had not harbored much hope, but she was visibly delighted when the leader agreed to the interview, her face brightening up, "Sir, thank you for agreeing to speak during your busy schedule. Steve, as the plaintiff in the 'web novel writer copyright case,' is he involved in criminal activities?"

At that moment,

Media reporters from the surroundings quickly converged on the scene.

Where there was a hot topic, there were reporters.

The leader did not stop the influx of journalists, smiling as he took An Yang's microphone, his response seemingly well-prepared, "Sania Weapons Research Company is suspected of colluding with hacker organization AW to infiltrate the internal network of the National Weapons Research Institute, conducting a six-year theft of technological research results. Therefore, we are taking Steve back to assist with the investigation."

A wave of astonishment swept through the crowd!

Who could have imagined how much this statement stirred within the young girl's heart?

Even some veteran reporters behind her, upon hearing the leader's reply, furrowed their brows, earnestly digesting the message.

The information was overwhelming!

And it was explosive!

This could be described as blockbuster international news!

The news concerning Lin Chuan vs. Sania Weapons Research Company suddenly escalated to a confrontation between the National Weapons Research Institute and the Sania Weapons Research Company.

Moreover, it involved Sania infiltrating and stealing research achievements!

Could it be that, upon deeper investigation, Sania posed a threat to national security?

The young girl An Yang's mind raced, and she quickly gathered her thoughts, wanting to continue the interview. But the leader had already handed the microphone back to her and returned to the vehicle, departing with the SWAT team and Steve in custody.

This news, undoubtedly prolonging the 'Web Novel Writer Copyright Sania' buzz, was set to ignite international public opinion.

That very day, Anling Daily reporter An Yang drafted and immediately published the news article—Plaintiff in Web Novel Writer Copyright Case Suspected of Stealing Technology from the National Weapons Research Institute, Taken Away on the Spot!

This news created an uproar!

Anling, Han River, the story rapidly fermented, and the news exploded!

After completing the news draft, An Yang pondered that the main party in the case had initially been Sania Weapons Research Company. Now, with the situation reversed, the National Weapons Research Institute stepped in to investigate the Sania Weapons Research Company. Was this related to that web novel writer?

Driven by a curiosity about the root cause, she furrowed her brow, eager to dig deeper!