I am a Big Player
Chapter 422 - 416, The Boy In This Period (First Update)_1

Chapter 422: 416, The Boy In This Period (First Update)_1

When Ren He learned that his identity as the hidden major owner of Qinghe had been exposed, his immediate reaction was to ponder the connection between Qinghe and Knight, wondering if someone might detect any traces from this identity information.

How many people were aware of his Knight identity? Qinghe Club, Xia Yuting, Liu Erbao, An Si, Xu Nuo, Yang Xi, was there anyone else? No, there wasn’t.

There was once a journalist who investigated his identity, but because he had registered under Xu Nuo’s name for a marathon, the journalist remembered that name. Later, everyone thought Knight was Xu Nuo. After a swarm of journalists pursued the story, Ren He hid away, and the journalist had no idea about the mix-up, making the entire story a piece of false news.

The journalist didn’t even know his own name.

But this wasn’t the key issue. What was more critical was that his past dangerous behaviors in school, such as climbing and leaping off buildings, could easily be associated with Knight because the traits of extreme sports were too obvious!

Such acts as leaping off the teaching building are unthinkable unless one has the audacity to risk their life.

Moreover, at this point, the media would definitely dig deep into all clues, such as the timeline between Ren He and Knight.

When Knight went to Capital, Ren He also went to Capital Fourth Middle School.

When Knight traveled to California, USA, Ren He took a leave of absence from No.4 Middle School to go to New York. Although these locations differed, they were both in the USA, and nobody was fooled.

In the past, it was a case of not seeing what was right under one’s nose. If someone looked at the situation from a bird’s-eye view, it would seem simple, but if they were in the thick of it, it would be hard to discern anything.

Now that the media had gotten involved, they were investigating Ren He with the same attitude used to dig up a celebrity’s dark past. They were collecting the most objective clues with the most objective perspective, and even unverifiable leads could be spun through their own imagination.

The other side didn’t need evidence, and Ren He had no room to argue back. They had newspapers, television, while Ren He only had a newly operational Weibo account, making him no match for them.

Therefore, there was no way to clarify the matter, nor was there a need to. Because Mrs. Ren didn’t need any evidence...

Ren He hadn’t deeply contemplated what issues he might face if his identity as Qinghe’s owner were exposed, such as the potential problems he was likely facing now.

He had failed to consider properly!

His Knight identity was likely about to be revealed, but now Ren He had compelling reasons to keep it under wraps. What would Mrs. Ren and Ren think if they knew about his past actions? They’d probably lock him up to seriously repent. With only one son who constantly sought thrills, how could they not worry?

If Ren He were in their shoes, he believed he would also lock up his child, even seek a psychologist’s help—thinking, "Could this be some sort of psychological disorder!"

For now, it was still the journalists’ investigation stage, so Ren He had some time to race against the media. But did he have a way to erase the memories of so many people?

The idea of silencing everyone collectively as Elder Zhou did before was now completely impossible, since Elder Zhou had already left the Capital Journalism Group.

That’s the reality of the situation when someone leaves—when Elder Zhou was the chief editor and chairman of Capital Journalism, people did not dare to oppose him because he was a big shot within the system.

But now that he had retired, could he really prevent everyone from investigating news? There was no such rule!

What could Ren He possibly do?

In fact, Ren He’s former classmates were also baffled, especially those from junior high. They had initially clustered around him because he was the top scorer in the middle school exam.

After all, during their youth, everyone enjoyed associating with outstanding people, even those at the bottom had a subtle desire to be explained to by a school celebrity.

But Ren He rejected them with his actions, making them understand that he had no interest in mingling with them. Throughout life’s journey, Ren He always traveled light; having too many social obligations made him feel worn out.

However, just at that time, it suddenly broke out that Xu Nuo was the founder of Qinghe Games. Everyone quickly flocked to Xu Nuo’s side. Kunlun and others were playing too, and Xu Nuo, due to his position, would occasionally gift his old classmates some in-game equipment or the like. Now with everyone playing Dota, a game by Qinghe Games became an instant hit, unstoppable.

Moreover, Xu Nuo was generous, and subsequent class reunions always took place at high-end venues, with Xu Nuo forever picking up the tab.

At that time, everyone felt they had latched onto a big leg, and the thought of cozying up to Ren He faded.

And then, damn, it came out that Xu Nuo only owned 3% of the shares, while Ren He owned 97%!

Someone who was about to disappear from view suddenly re-entered the scene in such a dominant manner.

Everyone was baffled, Ren He... was just too freaking impressive!

Whenever people praised Xu Nuo in the past, he would modestly say it wasn’t his credit. Everyone thought he was just being humble, but it turned out he was telling the truth!

However, Ren He’s life had already become too distant from theirs, so remote it seemed like it was not even of the same world. That boy, since the ninth grade, had amazed everyone and then raced ahead, vanishing from their sight.

It wasn’t that they had taken different paths and thus went their separate ways, but that the person ahead had moved too fast, and no one could keep up with his pace.

Ren He’s loneliness stemmed from this very thing, just like when everyone went home together after school, backpacks slung over their shoulders, and one by one, his classmates reached home, leaving him alone on the road.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to go home, but rather that his road was longer, farther.

When Ren He’s identity was revealed, among the most shocked were the members of the Qinghe Club. They initially thought that knowing the Knight’s identity meant they understood Ren He’s true nature, yet now they realized they had been too naive.

Yes, Ren He was never short of money. He could easily give away a hit game because he didn’t lack money.

But before, nobody had a clear concept of just how wealthy Ren He was. Now they understood that being a billionaire at 16 was merely Ren He’s starting point...

No.4 Middle School was full of extraordinary talents, just like those in Ren He’s memory, possessing Jewish-style brilliance and pride.

However, after Ren He’s story came to light, everyone originally thought that the Qinghe Club was already dazzling enough; so much so that they had created a scholarship in No.4 Middle School’s history.

But now they felt that they had underestimated that boy...

The so-called academic travel society’s high-horse attitude seemed trivial in front of Qinghe’s faction. No wonder Ren He seemed a bit aloof back in No.4 Middle School. He never participated in other clubs’ activities, which also led the members of the Qinghe Club to adopt a sense of pride.

Today, the Qinghe Club is as radiant as the midday sun in No.4 Middle School and somewhat unapproachable.

It turned out that all this stemmed from the pride of that boy.

Yes, he had the capital to do so. He could afford not to participate in club activities, he could afford not to care about all the income of the Qinghe Club now, he could afford to be superior.

Because he was the helmsman of Qinghe’s faction.