Mu Siri ran upstairs. She stood at the door of Mu Jie’s office and peeked inside. As expected, she saw Lu Wanqing. For some reason, her heart was beating a little fast, and she felt a bit happy.
"Knock, knock, knock..." Mu Siri raised her hand and knocked on the door.
Inside the office, Lu Wanqing saw Mu Siri, then looked at Mu Jie.
Mu Jie looked up and asked Mu Siri, "Is there something?"
Mu Siri’s face was filled with unconcealed curiosity. She looked at Lu Wanqing and asked cautiously, "Sister Wanqing, have your and Mu Lan's rankings been released? How did it go?"
She had seen the mecha that Lu Wanqing and Mu Lan had designed. It was at their house. Although it looked a bit ugly, its functions were practical. It was a genuine mecha, and even her elder brother had tested it. It worked!
Sister Wanqing had only been studying for a month, and Mu Lan was only four years old. They had both studied for such a short time and were able to build a mecha. Every time Mu Siri thought about it, she felt it was amazing. It was because of this that she couldn't help but believe that if Yuanyuan studied for a month and participated in the competition, she might also be able to design a mecha to participate?
However, Yuanyuan's reaction just now was really strange. She didn't understand it and couldn't comprehend it.
She had only studied for a month and could design a mecha, which was already very impressive. Why did Yuanyuan have such high expectations? Wasn't it normal not to be in the top thousand?
As Mu Siri thought about it, she looked at Lu Wanqing again, very curious about Sister Wanqing's and Mu Lan's rankings.
Lu Wanqing knew that Mu Siri had been with Lu Yuanyuan just now, and she had also said downstairs that Lu Yuanyuan had participated in the competition. She just didn't know... how Lu Yuanyuan ranked?
Lu Wanqing thought about it but didn't ask. She smiled and replied, "It was okay. We received a Special Potential Award."
"Special Potential Award?" Mu Siri's eyes widened in surprise.
Lu Wanqing nodded upon hearing this, "Yes."
Lu Wanqing looked at Mu Siri and explained with a smile, "The mecha Mu Lan and I designed is very ordinary. But your brother said that I had only studied for a month, and Mu Lan was only four years old, which is very unusual. Given our circumstances, being able to design a mecha is already not simple, which is why we were awarded this prize."
Mu Siri looked at Lu Wanqing, opened her mouth, and after a while, she finally spoke, "But Yuanyuan also only studied for a month?"
Did Yuanyuan not win an award, but Sister Wanqing did?
Mu Siri had always believed that her family was fair and just. But now, she had a little doubt. She couldn't help but look at her elder brother. Could it be that her elder brother had really gone easy on Sister Wanqing and given her special treatment?
"They won the award based on their own merits. It has nothing to do with me." Mu Siri's suspicious expression was too obvious. Mu Jie spoke to explain, his voice faint.
"But what about Yuanyuan? Yuanyuan also only studied for a month..."
"If you want to know, you can go and ask the judging committee. They handled these matters, so they should be clear." Mu Jie said directly.
Mu Siri frowned and hesitated for a moment. She said, "Okay."
Mu Siri actually didn't want to get involved in company matters. However, this matter involved her good friend, so she couldn't help but want to ask.
If her elder brother had really gone easy on Sister Wanqing, wouldn't that be too unfair to Yuanyuan and the other participants?
Mu Siri left quickly.
Lu Wanqing watched Mu Siri’s receding figure. She hesitated for a moment, then stood up, turned to Mu Jie, and said, "I'll go take a look."
She was actually quite curious. This Lu Yuanyuan was always causing trouble. She wondered what trouble she had stirred up this time.
Mu Jie did not stop her. Lu Wanqing followed Mu Siri and left. Mu Siri noticed Lu Wanqing following her but didn't mind. She went directly to the judging committee.
Mu Siri was, after all, the boss's sister, the little princess of the Mu family. The judging committee had to give her some face. So, upon seeing Mu Siri arrive, the members of the judging committee showed great respect.
"Miss Siri, you've come here. May I ask if there's anything?" the head of the judging committee asked cautiously.
Mu Siri glanced back at Lu Wanqing. She swallowed and then turned to the head of the judging committee and asked, "I heard that there's a special award for the mecha competition. Sister Wanqing and Mu Lan's work received a special award, but..."
"Do you know Yuanyuan? Lu Yuanyuan, the daughter of the richest man, the Lu family. She also participated in the competition. What is her ranking?"
The judging committee listened to Mu Siri's words, glanced at Lu Wanqing following behind her, and then quickly said, "I'll check."
There were over a billion participants in the competition, so they couldn't clearly remember everyone's situation. To find out, they still needed to check.
The search was quick. The head of the judging committee soon pulled up the results. He glanced at it, frowned, and then looked up at Mu Siri and said, "Miss Siri, there are a total of eighteen people named Lu Yuanyuan participating in this competition. Which one is the richest man's daughter? Do you know her ID number?"
Mu Siri didn't know Lu Yuanyuan's ID number. However, she knew Lu Yuanyuan's birthday. Coupled with the fact that they were the same age, their ID numbers had the same starting sequence.
Mu Siri went over and quickly confirmed Lu Yuanyuan's identity through her ID number. But the information under that identity made her stunned.
"Cheating? The design was bought?" Mu Siri exclaimed in shock.
"How is that possible? Yuanyuan is very capable. How could she cheat? How could her design be bought?" Mu Siri said in disbelief.
The head of the judging committee also looked at the only Lu Yuanyuan among the dozen or so who had been disqualified for cheating. He continued to click on the information, and a more detailed document instantly appeared.
Mu Siri looked at that document, her eyes widening in disbelief. This document recorded in detail who Lu Yuanyuan bought the design blueprints from, when she bought them, and even the transaction amount. This was simply...
Lu Wanqing also saw this transaction record and found it a bit hard to stomach.
She had been surprised earlier that Lu Yuanyuan could also build mechas. But she hadn't expected that she would participate in the competition by such means. What was the purpose of this?
Mu Siri walked out of the judging committee's office in a daze. Lu Wanqing also left with her. She sighed and was a bit speechless. She hadn't expected there to be such fraud in the interstellar era.
However, the technology of the interstellar era seemed quite powerful? In just one month, Mu Corporation could process the data of so many contestants and investigate what tricks they had played. That was truly impressive?
Mu Siri's worldview had been impacted. Lu Wanqing comforted her a few words, and then returned to Mu Jie’s office alone.
Mu Jie was still working. He looked up when he heard the movement at the door.
Lu Wanqing paused for a moment, then entered.
"Have you found out?" Mu Jie asked.