Peerless Immortal Emperor in City

Chapter 751 751 500 Million!

"To say that Professor Dai's research topic is worthless?!"

Many of the people present were Professor Dai's students, had attended Professor Dai's lectures, or were simply fans of the renowned history professor, Dai Heshu!

Upon hearing Gong Ming's words, they immediately became enraged.

"What does a youngster like you know? How dare you critique Professor Dai's research topic? What qualifications do you have?"

"Get out! Who do you think Professor Dai is? A kid like you has no place to judge, let alone belittle him. What a joke?!"

"Professor Dai, throw this kid out!!"

Many were furious, pointing at Qin Heng with righteous indignation.

Gong Ming looked at Qin Heng and Song Ningran with a smug face and sneered, "Still not leaving? Do you really want Professor Dai to kick you out? Oh, right, Teacher Wang, there's another matter.

Ran Ran is so close to this ignorant fool, she probably doesn't have much reverence for historical research either. She's not really suitable for our research project anymore, right?"

"Ah?" Wang Xiao was taken aback, then heaved a sigh, saying, "Yes, that's right, Ran Ran. Why don't you go back? You don't have to come to the museum anymore."

"Teacher Wang, you..." Song Ningran was suddenly disheartened. Then, her eyes widened as she glared at Gong Ming with a furious expression, saying, "You've gone too far, Gong Ming!"

The internship at Tianhai Historical Museum was a very rare opportunity for Song Ningran. If she could complete it successfully, it would be very beneficial for her academic career!

Now, because of Gong Ming's words, she was going to lose this opportunity, and even the normally kind Teacher Wang wasn't helping her. Although she understood the reason, it still made her very sad.

"Heh heh, I'm just seeking justice for Professor Dai." Gong Ming's chin tilted up slightly as he smiled. "Please leave. I really don't want to kick you out myself."

He was at the peak of his smugness.

Seeing Song Ningran's disheartened and sad look, Gong Ming felt a thrill of controlling their fates—having the power to change someone's destiny with just a few words. This feeling was indeed too satisfying!

Gong Ming felt extremely pleased with himself, thinking, Song Ningran, I'll be waiting for you to come begging me to bring you back into the Tianhai Historical Museum! By then, you'll be at my mercy! This useless pauper beside you can't help you at all. You'll soon understand that society is ultimately a place where the strong rule. Such a boy is completely useless, nothing but trash!

The scene grew chaotic. Even the venerable historian Dai Heshu began frowning and sizing up Qin Heng.

Although he was broad-minded and did not care much about others' opinions, it was still his welcome banquet, and it was upsetting to have someone declare his research topics worthless on such an occasion.

However, Eiliana spoke a few words to someone next to her who relayed the message to Dai Heshu, causing his gaze towards Qin Heng to change from one of mere scrutiny to curiosity.

"Everyone, quiet down." Dai Heshu gestured with his hands and then approached Qin Heng, smiling. "Young man, the research topics you commented on earlier?"

"Professor Dai, asking him like this, he surely won't admit it!" Gong Ming stepped forward and interjected. "This kid is full of lies. Don't be fooled by him."

"I wasn't talking to you, young man." Dai Heshu glanced at Gong Ming indifferently, then turned to Wang Xiao, saying, "Wang Xiao, he's your student, isn't he? You should discipline him well."

"Yes, of course, Professor Dai, I'll make sure to discipline him properly," Wang Xiao nodded, quickly pulling Dai Heshu back and whispering, "Gong Ming, Professor Dai is not just any historian; he's a world-renowned scholar!"

"Damn it!" Gong Ming cursed under his breath, his face turning ashen with rage and his body trembling. He muttered, "Scholar, my foot! Without financial support, what can a scholar possibly research? You should be well aware of this, Wang Xiao, right? Dai Heshu? A world-renowned scholar, so what? Pah! Just you wait. I'll have my revenge!"

Gong Ming's perspective since childhood was that money is paramount. Nothing couldn't be solved with money—if so, it just meant there wasn't enough of it. This was the truth he had always believed!

He moved aside, his expression dark, listening to Dai Heshu's conversation with Qin Heng, planning to find an opportunity to further discredit Qin Heng.

Dai Heshu wasn't bothered by the interruption from Gong Ming and addressed Qin Heng, "I heard you're a first-year undergraduate student at the History Department of Beijing University. Do you know what my research topic is this time?"

"I don't know," Qin Heng shook his head and said indifferently. "I really don't have the leisure to look into these things. After all, I have quite a lot on my plate. If you want to talk about it, I can listen."

For Qin Heng, the mere act of listening to someone's research topic was in itself a great favor bestowed upon them. One must realize that even the Heavenly Immortals and countless gods and buddhas longed for Qin Heng to listen to the Divine Skills they had researched, and that was an extravagant hope!

Yet when this answer was given, the crowd around them exploded once again. To them, Qin Heng's response was nothing less than an insult to Dai Heshu!!

Gong Ming found an opportunity, stood up again, and stood beside Dai Heshu, pointing at Qin Heng and snorted coldly, "Kid, you've revealed your true colors, haven't you? You're just here to cause trouble, so get lost immediately!"

The people around them grew angry as well; the mood was highly charged, and some were even ready to get physical to drive Qin Heng out!!

However, Dai Heshu did not show anger. He simply nodded and said, "You're right. Even a few domestic scholars who are acquainted with me don't know the specifics of my current research project, let alone outsiders."

At this point, Dai Heshu suddenly turned his gaze towards Gong Ming and said indifferently, "Actually, I would like to ask this gentleman how he knew about my research topic beforehand and even the evaluations of others on this topic?"

I haven't said anything yet, so how could you know? Not only did you know about the content of the project, but you even knew the evaluations others had of it. This is simply inconceivable!!

The people around were also stunned. This was an academic circle, and they knew the rules well. Dai Heshu's research topic hadn't even been made public yet—how did Gong Ming know about it?

"This, this, I, I..." Gong Ming instantly panicked, stuttering, "Professor Dai, this is a misunderstanding, it really is a misunderstanding!"

He hadn't anticipated this outcome. He thought a simple excuse would suffice to get rid of Qin Heng because he was just an undergraduate and not a special guest. Surely, he could be dealt with easily.

But what Gong Ming couldn't understand was why Dai Heshu would choose to support Qin Heng, this poor loser, and give up on him, an heir to an antique company worth hundreds of millions!!

How is this possible!?

How could such a thing happen? It's simply unbelievable!!

"I'm sorry, but if my research topic gets leaked, it could cause quite a bit of trouble," Dai Heshu shook his head and said to Gong Ming. "If you can't explain how you knew, then after the banquet, come with me to the police station."

"I, I, me! Damn it! To hell with your police station!!" Gong Ming completely lost it, his rage boiling over, glaring fiercely at everyone present. He pointed at Dai Heshu and at Qin Heng, saying through gritted teeth, "Dai Heshu, I'll ask you just this—now I'm offering fifty million as your research funding. I only request that you drive this loser Qin Heng out of here. I don't want to see him!!"

Fifty million!!

My God!!

The people around were shocked again. They had never imagined that someone would offer fifty million just to get rid of a person. It was simply too extravagant, too wealthy!

Gong Ming enjoyed this feeling and looked at Qin Heng with a smug face, only to see an indifferent expression on the other's face, as if he really did not care about such matters.

In truth, for the field of history where research funds are scarce, fifty million was an immense sum, and even for Dai Heshu, it was extremely valuable. To be honest, he was tempted.

But just at that moment, Qin Heng suddenly spoke up, saying indifferently, "Professor Dai, actually, I had looked into some of the topics you've published before; they're about the Pre-Qin period, right?

I can offer five hundred million for your research funding. What do you say to that?"

Five hundred million!??

Then the surrounding area went completely quiet. No one dared to speak; everyone was silenced by the "five hundred million," so much that not even gasps or exclamations were heard. Even Dai Heshu himself held his breath!

My God!

Five hundred million, is this madness!!

"Bullshit! How could a pauper like you have five hundred million!" Gong Ming was the first to disbelieve, saying, "Impossible, impossible, this is absolutely impossible!!"