Chapter 164: Chapter 164
"The photo is well-taken."
The journalist, without thinking, proudly said, "Of course, I graduated as a top student in photography."
However, after speaking, he suddenly realized.
His neck stiffly turned; he turned his head, looked up, and saw Paige Sterling looking down at him with a cold face.
Thinking of the Pandemonium when Paige smashed the brick earlier, he shuddered with a thrill, almost instinctively turning to run.
But Paige just grabbed him directly, and he realized he was running in place.
Then Paige flung him back.
He shrank in a corner, shivering like a pitiful soul with nowhere to hide.
"Didn’t you want to interview me? I’m cooperating with you."
Could Paige really be so cooperative? He somewhat suspected she was looking for a chance to kill and silence him.
The journalist was very scared; it was only today he realized that being a journalist was a high-risk job. He regretted not writing his will earlier.
"Let’s go," Paige tugged at him.
He asked Paige in despair, "Where are you taking me?"
"Haven’t you all been trying every way to sneak into Islet Labs? I’m taking you there."
The journalist was still doubtful, "Are you really taking me to the lab for a tour, and not to kill and silence me?"
Paige sneered, "Do you think your life is worth that much? Go if you want."
Paige walked in front.
The journalist thought it over and believed it was an opportunity not to be missed.
By chance, if he could really get into Islet Labs and take pictures of its interior or meet that legendary scientist, wouldn’t he make it big?
But what if Paige wanted to kill him...
Forget it, even if he really never returned, he’d be sacrificing for the truth in journalism; it’d be a worthy death!
Besides, in broad daylight, Paige wouldn’t be so brazenly cruel, right?
With a face full of apprehension, the journalist followed behind Paige to Islet Labs.
Initially, the island was a villa area built specifically for the wealthy, looking desolate without residents.
But now that there were people inside, it looked particularly lively and grand.
And so far, there hadn’t been any supernatural occurrences on the island; instead, many people wanted to come and buy property.
But unfortunately, the entire island now belonged to Paige, and although there were many empty villas inside, she wouldn’t sell them.
These were reserved for future researchers.
As soon as the journalist entered the island, he started filming with his camera and didn’t realize until entering the lab.
It wasn’t until he noticed the image in his camera suddenly change that he abruptly lifted his gaze.
But Paige had already busied herself at the control table.
If seeing the high-tech lab, which exceeded his knowledge, had shocked him, then Paige mastering the control table and assembling a robot’s core parts from scraps in less than thirty minutes had left him speechless.
These weren’t the little things she casually demonstrated in the live stream, but real robot core parts, and Paige demonstrated it right in front of his camera.
He almost watched it over and over with his camera.
If this couldn’t prove Paige’s skill, then what could?
At this moment, he truly had to believe that Paige had great power, exceeding ordinary people’s imagination, and subverting their values!
In a situation where domestic scientific research conditions generally lag behind foreign countries, many fellow citizens no longer held any hope for their country’s technology, even speculating that Penson’s researchers were hired from abroad, but now...
Could it be their country actually possessed such remarkable researchers?
And he, a small nobody, surprisingly had the fortune to come to Penson’s lab and interview such a scientific great?
He was so excited and thrilled that his body was trembling.
When he left the lab, the security personnel looked at him with a look of amusement, "Journalist friend, this time you have an exclusive, write well."
Of course, he would write well!
This wasn’t just Penson’s glory, but the pride of the entire country!
Because the high technology that surpassed foreign countries was all researched by Veridia’s people!
And it’s all done by such a young woman!
If this gets out, not only domestically but even abroad would be taken aback, and there would no longer be anyone doubting Paige’s ability, nor questioning Penson.
Reflecting on how he previously published articles questioning Paige’s ability, this journalist first issued an apology statement online, admitting his shortsightedness. The source of thɪs content is 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍
While everyone was still puzzled, he worked overnight to organize his materials and news article, which aired on the network’s morning news the next day.
And for this day’s morning news, the thirty-minute slot almost played nothing but this news.
He was so enthusiastic and loud, demonstrating his excitement and fervor.
Then the entire internet was shocked again.
"Is that really Penson’s Islet Labs? My gosh, so high-tech, it feels like watching a sci-fi blockbuster!"
"Paige is incredible, she really did it all by herself!"
"So those detractors, you finally believe our Paige has real skills, right?"
Seeing the news, many professionals also came forward to admit that through this video of Paige working hands-on, it was clear she was indeed a talent.
You should know, these were just scraps, and it’s very tough for ordinary people to make real use of them.
Some even suspected Paige had rehearsed countless times before posing in front of the camera.
However, this claim was quickly denied by authoritative figures, saying that this stuff can’t be faked; without a foundation of professional knowledge and practical ability, you couldn’t fake that feeling.
A few days ago, Paige was universally criticized, but now, she’s praised across the web.
People finally understood why Old Mr. Keating repeatedly stood up for Paige.
If people like Paige weren’t supported, then who should be?
In this situation, Paige still remained behind closed doors, not accepting any media interviews.
There was no way; with interviews with Paige unavailable, they went to interview people related to her.
So these days, whenever Paige turned on the TV, she almost always saw someone she knew talking about her.
The media even specifically went to interview Jared Sullivan, asking him how he felt about having such an extraordinary daughter.
What could Jared Sullivan feel?
He naturally felt immense pride; during the interview, he was beaming with excitement, as if decades younger.
"Our Paige, you know, has been fond of fiddling with these gadgets since she was little. She was very smart; at three, she took apart a clock and reassembled it on her own..."
"Building robots and whatnot, that’s really basic stuff for her; she can do much more, robot by my side, which is specifically customized for my health condition by our Paige..."
Paige, "..." thinking Jared Sullivan was boasting a bit too much?
She knew how to assemble the clock at five, not three, didn’t she?
Jared Sullivan appeared humble and modest, "My daughter is, after all, just an ordinary person. Everyone shouldn’t always be focusing on interviewing her, you know? It affects her scientific research..."
These words were truly filled with pride.