"Wow, is it really true? Where is this Volcano Park? I need to go there too!"

"Made three hundred and fifty million US dollars in two days — that’s over two billion RMB, faster than picking up money!"

"This is too exaggerated. Who would believe it? If the park really had so many diamonds to dig up, it would have been flattened long ago; how would it be their turn?"

"I bet the person who suggested it is stunned. Who would have thought he just gave a playful suggestion to mess with the poster, and it was actually adopted? They made so much money from it!"

The comments flying through the live stream were quite exciting. Viewers had mixed feelings—some believing it, while others thought Huo Sining was just talking nonsense.

Huo Sining seemed to have anticipated the audience’s reaction. Without waiting for reporters to ask, she pressed the play button in her hand again. The projector flashed, and another image appeared before everyone’s eyes:

"This was the first day; taken when my friends and I returned to the country villa where we were temporarily staying after leaving Volcano Park. At that time, my husband Gu Xu and my friend Li Jun were exhausted and utterly dirty from digging too many pits during the day. As soon as they entered the house, they collapsed on the sofa and fell asleep, oblivious to anything. I secretly took out my phone and snapped a few photos of them; you can check the timestamp on the photos."

As she continued speaking, Huo Sining clicked a few more times, and one photo after another appeared on the large screen. After several exaggeratedly embarrassing photos of Gu Xu and Su Qingqing, the last one showed a heap of diamonds thrown on the table by Huo Sining.

Colorful transparent stones scattered across the coffee table, covered in dirt that hadn’t been cleaned off yet, making it hard to discern the specific contours of the diamonds. However, any expert could tell these were unprocessed raw diamonds, each piece considerably sized.

Huo Sining did not display the photos of the finished round diamonds that she traded with Windsor Reed that day, only showing this batch of raw stones untouched by Qibao’s Spiritual Energy transformation.

She did this mainly considering Windsor Reed’s diamond trading exhibition in May. Mr. Windsor would likely conduct in-depth designs on that batch of diamonds during this period, so before then, the quality and shape of those diamonds were commercial secrets, which Huo Sining couldn’t reveal ahead of time, otherwise, she would breach the contract.

However, these photos were already sufficient to prove the truth of Huo Sining’s previous statements. Especially upon seeing the final image, not only the reporters present but also the viewers watching the live stream at home were dumbfounded.

Even though Zhou Shitao, Qin Lianshan, and other old hands were aware of Huo Sining’s diamond discovery, it was the first time they saw the diamonds’ appearance. Now, seeing the photos Huo Sining had shown everyone, Qin Lianshan and others realized that the diamonds Sining found in Oregon over those two days were just like this.

The scene was utterly silent, with everyone quietly staring at the photo without speaking for a long time.

Initially dismissing it in their minds, believing Huo Sining was purely fabricating, even thinking her fabricated reasoning was absurd, those reporters were compelled to believe her, observing the evidence Huo Sining presented along with Windsor Reed’s firm support and her candidly innocent eyes, that this woman wasn’t lying—what she said was indeed true!

Of course, even if they believed, some hadn’t forgotten their purpose for attending the press conference—to disrupt its order and create conflict and doubts. So, as everyone was still recovering, someone had already stood up.

Among the hundreds of reporters, another reporter with ulterior motives stood up. Before Huo Sining had a chance to speak, this reporter interrupted her with sharp comments:

"Miss Huo, since this matter has such significant hidden details, why didn’t you come forward to explain at the beginning? Why wait until things escalated to such a point to hold a press conference? Were you doing it on purpose, or were you planning to use media and netizens to gain publicity?"

With the reporter’s question, many turned questioning and even suspicious eyes toward Huo Sining.

Indeed, this matter had been going on for three or four days. Huo Sining could have clarified it as soon as it emerged, why wait till now?

Huo Sining certainly knew this battle wasn’t going to settle easily. Many reporters hid their thoughts and intentions, and she had anticipated this. However, the reporter’s accusation of using it for publicity stirred some anger within her.

A trace of grimness flashed in her eyes, but she smiled more graciously and appropriately.

Just as she was about to explain, Zhou Shitao couldn’t hold back anymore. Previously, it was Huo Sining explaining; Zhou Shitao didn’t speak, but seeing someone persisting in nitpicking, he couldn’t let his apprentice be slandered repeatedly.

So he reached out and intercepted Huo Sining, snatching the microphone directly.

Zhou Shitao’s eccentric temperament was known, yet he always projected a positive image to the outside world and rarely showed anger publicly. However, at this moment, he looked at the reporter with cold eyes, showing no warmth.

"Dear reporter friend, your speculation is rather malicious."

Holding the microphone, Zhou Shitao said coldly:

"What I detest most are keyboard warriors. I don’t fear offending people; in our country, writers can create eloquent pieces from a few words, even turn black to white. Yet, they often ignore how much hardship and effort those abroad undergo."

"A reporter once correctly observed that every action and word of Huaxia people abroad represents not just individuals but the entire Huaxia Nation."

"If you haven’t gone abroad, you won’t know Huaxia’s international standing is not as optimistic as imagined."

"You claim Huo Sining exploits this for publicity. But have you forgotten my apprentice needs publicity? If she did, why not capitalize on her overnight fame at the Spring Festival Gala, the international treasure appraisal conference in New York, or even winning in Las Vegas’ WGC? Any of these moments could suffice for publicity?"