Julian made no effort to stop the police call. Teically, his as had been wrong, but he just couldn't hold himself back.

  "You'll regret this, kid. I'll ruin you socially."

  Leo muttered venomously, leaning close to Julian.

  Then, as if flipping a switch, Leo's expression shifted. Tears welled up in his eyes as he looked pitifully at the fans aers surrounding him.

  "I don't uand why this gentleman did this to me," he said, his voice soft. "But if he apologizes, I'm willing tive him."

  His dispy of fiveness only made his female fans more emotional.

  "Our Leo is so kind!"

  "Who is that guy? We 't let him get away with this!"

  "We have to avenge Leo!"

  The fans were so riled up they looked like they might bite Julian to vent their anger.

  "See that?" Leo whispered smugly to Julian.

  Julian nodded. "I see it."

  Then, without hesitation, he kicked Leo square iomach. The force sent Leo rolling several times until he nded in the middle of his fans.

  'WTF!'

  The security guards and bodyguards froze. They had seen arrogance before, but nothing like this.

  The first time, Julian's trip might have seemed subtle. But this? This was btant. In front of reporters, Julian had openly kicked Leo, sending him flying over teers.

  It ure audacity.

  Leo felt his stomach . As he y on the ground, tless hands reached toward him—but none of them helped him up.

  The female fans were ecstatic. Their idol had literally fallen into their arms. They couldn't resist toug him, some even feeling grateful to Julian fiving them this opportunity.

  The bodyguards finally snapped out of their daze and scrambled to help Leo, their minds rag with ohought: 'We're probably getting fired today'

  'News! Big News!'

  Meanwhile, the reporters were in heaven. This was headlierial.

  The rookie female reporter suddenly gasped. "I know who he is now, sir!"

  Her senior looked at her in surprise, but before he could ask, she blurted out, "That's Julian! Julian, the grandson of Champion John!"

  The senior reporter's hand trembled as he held his camera. The rookie's words jogged his memory, and he realized why the masked young man looked so familiar.

  It was Julian—the same Julian he had photographed during the Hundred Schools League.

  With a dawning sense of realization, the senior reporter muttered, "Leo's done for."

  Although the veteraer's voice was soft, the rookie heard it and asked curiously, "How is it not Julian's fault? Even if this goes to court, Julian has no ce of winning."

  The senior reporter didn't reply. His eyes remained fixed on Julian, who stood calmly ahead. In his mind, he was already drafting tomorrow's headline.

  Meanwhile, Leo, now helped to his feet by his bodyguards, was utterly furious. He seemed tet his public image as a celebrity and roared at the bodyguards nearby, "Break his legs!"

  Luckily, he retained some sense and didn't ht demand Julian's life.

  The bodyguards, feeling guilty for failing to protect Leo earlier, saw this as a ce to redeem themselves aheir jobs. All four of them moved toward Julian.

  As this unfolded, security guards formed a circle around Leo, keeping his fans at bay.

  "Hold on."

  The four bodyguards were just about to close in, and Julian was about to stretch his muscles, when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps behind him.

  Turning around, he saw a yet professional-looking woman ihirties rushing over.

  "Kailey! He's bullying me!"

  The moment Leo saw his manager arrive, his anger melted into a pitiful expression, and he began g loudly.

  But Kailey ignored him pletely. Instead, she looked at Julian with an apologetic smile and said, "Young Master Walker, I sincerely apologize. This is entirely our fault. Please five Leo; he's still young."

  She had reized Julian ba the first-css se of the pne. Knowing the gap in status between them, she refrained from disturbing him. After they nded, some work matters deyed her, so she let Leo and his bodyguards leave ahead of her.

  Who would have thought that in just five or six minutes, such a disaster would occur?

  "I'm 19. How old is he?" Julian said ftly.

  Leo was 23.

  Kailey: (⊙︿⊙)

  "Haha.. Young Master, I made a mistake. How about this—let me host a dionight, and Leo formally apologize to you."

  As the manager of a popur celebrity, Kailey's ability to handle crises was evident.

  "No need, he already called the police. I assume enfort officers are on their way."

  At an airport, enfort agents were alresent. As if on cue, Julian's words were followed by the sight of officers in judicial uniforms approag briskly.

  They weren't alone; agents from two different divisions arrived simultaneously.

  - Public Prosecution Bureau: Primarily deals with non-trainers.

  - Trainer Iion Bureau: Handles cases involving trainers.

  Because it wasn't clear whether the suspect was a traihe two bureaus ofteed together until the suspect's identity was firmed. Once identified, they would trahe case to the appropriate agency.

  "It's me! I was the one who called! He's the one who hit me!"

  Before the officers could even speak, Leo pointed dramatically at Julian.

  From a distance of over teers, Leo couldn't hear the versatioween Kailey and Julian. If he had, he might have already been scared shitless.

  "Misuanding! This is a misuanding!"

  Kailey interjected hastily.

  'Misuanding?'

  Looking at Leo, whose face was bloodied and who clutched his stomach, the officers couldn't help but think, 'This seems like quite a big misuanding'

  The Public Prosecution Bureau officer approached Julian and asked, "Did you hit this man?"

  "Yes, I did."

  "Why did you hit him?"

  "Because he was ag like a diva. It disgusted me, so I hit him."

  The crowd: …(⊙＿⊙;)…

  Seeing that Julian wasn't behaving dangerously, they refrained from using handcuffs.

  "e with us. You too," the officer said, gesturing to Leo and his bodyguards.

  Thus, the group was taken away.

  "Kailey! You must make sure he goes to prison! I want him locked away for life! I—"

  "Shut up!"

  Kailey snapped angrily.

  As a popur young celebrity, news of Leo being assaulted hit the trending topics almost instantly. Videos of the i began cirg on ptforms like TikTalk.

  Initially, Leo's female fans flooded the i with insults directed at the assaint, while simultaneously words of fort to their idol.

  Oher hand, male users celebrated, enting;

  "Finally, someone did it! Been waiting for this guy to get knocked doeg."

  However, it didn't take long for izens to identify the masked assaint.

  The moment Julian's identity was firmed, the i skyrocketed to the number one spot orending list. In fact, the top five trending topics were all reted to the event.

  - "Hahaha, Leo is doomed now."

  - "Julian: Ag like a diva? You disgusted me, so I hit you."

  - "I'm a Julian fan now."

  - "From ral to fan!"

  - "From ral to fan +1."

  - "Julian hit my idol! I'm now ygest hater!"

  The online discourse was explosive.

  A certain self-procimed expert weighed in: "As one of Drakoria's rerainers, Julian's as are far tant. This is a btant mockery of our try's ws."

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