Boom!
The official announcement sent the entire internet into an uproar.
"Heavens, Qin Xuan is actually an officially certified Grand General!"
"A Grand General at 26? You must be kidding!"
"Damn, even the authorities are covering for him! Just how deep are Qin Xuan's connections?"
"Are you stupid? Since the authorities said so, it must be true. Don't you think the authorities would need to consider connections? Covering up for him? You don't trust the country?"
"Exactly. Since the authorities have spoken, I choose to believe Qin Xuan. Anyway, it's almost 12 o'clock, and all the mysteries will be revealed."
"I still don't believe it. A Grand General at 26 is too outrageous. Unless the authorities release all of Qin Xuan's achievements, they're just covering for a criminal!"
"Dude, you don't believe this? Are you a hidden traitor? The authorities said there's classified information, and you're demanding it be released, trying to steal state secrets, aren't you?!" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
With the official intervention, Qin Xuan's public image improved significantly.
Although most netizens remained skeptical, at least they stopped blindly attacking Qin Xuan.
Similar to the internet.
After the authorities announced Qin Xuan's status as a Grand General, the real world also exploded.
Those who had previously questioned Qin Xuan by posting videos began to apologize profusely, and the wealthy heirs and celebrity idols who had posted videos in support found it unbelievable.
But the most frantic were the leaders of various prominent families.
Besides instructing their family members to avoid provoking Qin Xuan, they also asked all clan members over 40 to recall if they had any illegitimate children of Qin Xuan's age.
After all, a Grand General at the young age of 26 had boundless prospects.
No matter which family, they all hoped to win over such an individual!
There were still more than ten minutes left until the 12 o'clock Qin Xuan had mentioned.
Most netizens were quietly waiting on Qin Xuan's personal page, but some extremely curious individuals dug up the 10.15 hijacking case mentioned by the authorities.
"On October 15, 2022, a hijacking incident occurred on flight Lg-5402 from Jiangcheng to Modu.
Several criminals stormed the cockpit, hijacked the entire aircraft, and simultaneously sabotaged the aircraft's operating system and deployed a powerful time bomb.
It was at this moment of despair that Qin Xuan stepped forward.
Not only did he subdue multiple hijackers with his agile movements, but he also disarmed the bomb and controlled the aircraft with his calm judgment and precise operations."
"???
This is too unbelievable, even for a fabricated story.
I can believe Qin Xuan's agile movements subduing multiple criminals, but can anyone just disarm a time bomb?
Which wire connects to what circuit, and where is the detonator, it's all unknown. One wrong move and the entire plane is finished!"
"Exactly. And controlling the plane? The plane's control systems were already damaged, how could he operate it? With his mind? That's hilarious."
"You guys, stop arguing from the start! Why don't you do some proper research yourself?
This incident was already reported on the 15th, and there were even interviews with some eyewitnesses.
Although not many, they are all online.
You're denying it without even looking?
If you're so argumentative, why don't you go play mahjong and make money?"
As more busybodies and eyewitnesses joined in, the full details of the October 15th hijacking case gradually came to light.
"I was an eyewitness to the 10.15 hijacking case, sitting in first class at the time.
The plane was flying smoothly when suddenly several masked gunmen with guns entered from economy class.
They held a flight attendant hostage and threatened the captain to open the cockpit door.
Qin Xuan, after they entered, subdued the two hijackers who were left in first class!"
"I am also an eyewitness to the 10.15 hijacking case, sitting in economy class at the time.
One of the hijackers sat next to me the whole time, it really scared me to death!
Later, Qin Xuan came out from first class and, by himself, subdued the hijackers left in economy class.
If only those people in the cockpit hadn't come out again, Qin Xuan would have rescued everyone then!"
"I am also a flight attendant from the 10.15 hijacking case. Qin Xuan is truly amazing. If it weren't for him, no one on flight Lg-5402 would have survived.
If I were still young, I would definitely marry him without hesitation!
He is a hero to all of us!"
The descriptions from several eyewitnesses made people even more interested in what happened in the cockpit.
At this moment, the pilot Yan Huaizhong, who had previously spoken out for Qin Xuan, posted another video.
And in the video, he also described in detail everything Qin Xuan did in the cockpit.
"Holy cow, disarmed a bomb with his bare hands, and succeeded on the first try? Just how strong is Qin Xuan's psychological fortitude?"
"Are you kidding me, dude upstairs? If you don't succeed on the first try disarming a bomb, it's going to blow up, and there will be no survivors on the plane!"
"Hahaha, the two of you upstairs are hilarious. But I have to say, Qin Xuan's psychological fortitude is indeed strong, and his reaction speed is outrageously fast.
Just by operating the throttle, he could control the plane.
From this point alone, I, a professional pilot, feel ashamed."
"My goodness, no wonder Qin Xuan was promoted to Grand General ahead of schedule. His actions directly saved hundreds of lives!
He is a hero!
I believe there must be another reason behind the assault incident!"
"I believe it too. Someone capable of such actions would never be a bully!"
"You guys are so fickle, you have no stance of your own.
What was the situation then?
If he didn't do it, he would have died too.
So he had to act, right?
This has no direct bearing on whether he beat someone up later!"
"Why are you still arguing, dude upstairs? If it were you, would you have acted? You'd probably be so scared you'd wet your pants!"
"..."
Because Su Nishang had blocked most of the news after the hijacking incident, many people were unaware of the details of that day.
This discussion, however, brought almost the entire process on the plane to public view.
More and more netizens began to lean towards Qin Xuan, and more and more people started apologizing on his personal account.
"I'm sorry, Qin Xuan. I was hot-headed and followed the crowd to criticize you. I apologize."
"I apologize too. I shouldn't have only listened to Fu Mei and Li Fengying's one-sided accounts. I'm sorry, Qin Xuan."
"I'm sorry, General Qin. I was the one who leaked your information at the time. I apologize, please don't let the law enforcement bureau arrest me."
"I'm sorry, General Qin Xuan..."
"Sorry..."
"Sorry..."
And so, amidst the netizens' repeated "sorrys," the temple bells began to chime.
The hour and minute hands perfectly aligned.
12 o'clock arrived.