Then, he flipped open the hidden compartment on the side of the box.
Suddenly!
Three sections appeared on the side of the box.
On the far left was a row of numeric buttons, in the middle was a square matte touch screen, and on the far right was a rectangular lens.
"Beep—Beep—Beep—"
The sound of pressing the numeric buttons echoed clearly in the silent gymnasium.
After the middle-aged man entered the password, he pressed his left thumb on the touch screen, slightly bent over, and aligned his eyes with the rectangular lens.
"Click—"
As a few red lights flashed through the lens, the box opened in response.
He then turned around and said, "Alright, give it to me."
"Here."
"Thank you."
The middle-aged man carefully took the notebook that Lin Beichen handed over, placed it inside the box, and then closed the box.
"??? "
Witnessing all this, Cui Dapeng, Bai Yan, and Li Shiting were completely stunned, thinking, these people must be sent from above, right?
With armed helicopters and sci-fi looking boxes...
To be treated with such caution by the higher-ups...
What kind of content is in that notebook?!
At this moment, a thought surfaced in their minds, one they couldn’t even believe themselves.
"Inside..."
"Could it be the methods of a Cultivator?!"
While the three were daydreaming.
The middle-aged man bid farewell to Lin Beichen, took the box, and exited the gymnasium under the protection of four agents.
Immediately.
Agents surrounding the gymnasium swiftly gathered.
In an instant, the box vanished from everyone’s sight.
When the agents dispersed.
"Rat-tat-tat—"
Amidst the roar, the armed helicopter quickly ascended.
Simultaneously.
The agents also left the scene swiftly, returning to their vehicles and departing the empty lot in front of the gymnasium.
During this time...
The box seemed to vanish into thin air.
With no trace left!
Soon, before anyone realized.
The sound of the roar diminished.
Until...
Completely inaudible.
The armed helicopter and the red-flag sedans disappeared from their sight, nowhere to be seen.
For a moment, the somber atmosphere on-site turned somewhat desolate.
The crowded surroundings turned empty in an instant.
This made them feel...
As if what just happened was all a dream.
Now the dream was over, and everything was gone!
"Were they really here for Lin Beichen?"
"Did they leave so quickly? Such a big operation, and they left within two or three minutes?"
"What did they come for Lin Beichen for, did anyone see what happened in the gymnasium just now?"
"..."
Spontaneous discussions arose around the gymnasium.
At this moment.
Someone among the crowd said, "Is it possible that Lin Beichen developed something and the state came to retrieve his research results?"
This immediately sparked more discussions.
"Hey, it could really be like that!"
"Indeed, despite Lin Beichen’s recent ridiculous statements, as the top scorer in history, he’s quite capable. This is undeniable."
"But it’s only been a few days since school started, what could he have researched?"
"Maybe he was researching it earlier?"
"..."
Before anyone could say a few more words.
Another voice from the crowd said, "Hey, look, someone is talking about this on Weibo’s local section!"
At this moment, Weibo.
In the city’s forum section.
Many Weibo accounts were posting similar videos and photos.
In the videos and photos...
Either the armed helicopter flew into Imperial Capital University campus, or the red-flag sedans drove into the campus.
Additionally, they shared their thoughts:
[Transient]: "What the heck is happening, why did an armed helicopter fly to Imperial Capital University?"
[Spitting grape skins]: "Armed helicopter, red-flag sedans, is there a higher-up on an inspection at Imperial Capital University today?"
[Camellia]: "What a scene, what’s going on at Imperial Capital University?"
"..."
Although this topic was far from trending, it was quite lively within the city’s forum section.
Spectating students saw these posts on Weibo and thought: Is this not asking for trouble?
"Those armed helicopters and red-flag sedans came for Lin Beichen!"
"Speculation is, Lin Beichen achieved a breakthrough in research, and the state came to retrieve the research results!"
"..."
They edited their replies.
However, as soon as they posted in the comment section.
A prompt appeared on their phone screens—
"Comments contain sensitive content, post restricted."
"???"
Students were bewildered.
"Hey, I just posted a comment, why does it say sensitive content and restricts my post?"
"Same here!"
"What’s going on, why is it sensitive? I was just posting normally!"
"..."
Before anyone could say much.
Another voice rose in the crowd.
"I tried posting on Weibo, showing everyone the scene, why did it say content violation and immediately delete my post?"
"Yes, the same happened to me!"
"What’s going on, why is it a violation?"
"..."
Upon sharing this information.
Everyone immediately understood what was happening. The on-site situation was likely restricted from being shared outside. The so-called sensitive and violating content was likely intercepted by the online monitoring mechanisms!