Chapter 384: The Gynophobe Crown Prince 34

Yan Hancheng quickly opened the video.

He then saw Tang Wan and the others surrounded by a group of people, who were asking how they had come up with certain combat strategies.

At this moment, Lin Cong stepped forward with a smug expression. “This all comes down to my brilliant brain! We started with fewer than a hundred people, so there was no way we could fight the enemy head-on. So I gave it some thought and came up with Chairman Mao's guerrilla warfare tactics!”

“But the most impressive one was definitely Tang Wan. Don't let his usual smiling face fool you. He's got some seriously nasty tricks! He used everything from deceiving the heavens to crossing the sea, burning the bridge after crossing it, and attacking from the east while striking from the west. He played them all with ease! Anyway, I absolutely wouldn't want to become his enemy. Otherwise, you wouldn't even know how you got screwed over!”

“Of course, our Crown Prince was pretty amazing too. The victories in the later battles were all achieved under the Crown Prince's command!”

“……”

……

After watching the video, Yan Hancheng narrowed his eyes slightly.

If that was the case, then everything made sense.

After all, judging from the command style, the early battles were clearly more in line with the style of ordinary people. It would not be an exaggeration to say they had used every means available.

But the Crown Prince had received aristocratic education since childhood, and the biggest characteristic of aristocratic education was that one had to care about one's reputation.

Caring about one's reputation meant that people from aristocratic backgrounds were often disdainful of using some underhanded, low-level methods. After all, even if they won using such methods, they would still be looked down upon by other nobles.

But if the earlier battles had been commanded by Tang Wan and Lin Cong, both of whom came from ordinary backgrounds, then it made sense.

Thinking this, Yan Hancheng scoffed softly.

It seemed he had been overly cautious.

The imperial family had been under his surveillance all these years. If there really were anything unusual about Zhou Zitong, there was no way he wouldn't know.

A pair of embroidered pillows—what kind of peerless genius could they possibly produce?

As long as he eliminated the people assisting him, a mere Crown Prince was nothing worth mentioning.

……

What he didn't know was that after returning to the dormitory, Lin Cong proudly asked, “How was my acting just now?”

Zhou Zitong glanced at him. “Overacted!”

“Huh?!” Lin Cong's face immediately fell.

He had watched so many movies and television dramas. Had he really not learned even the slightest bit of acting?!

Seeing this, Tang Wan immediately laughed softly. “Don't listen to him. Your acting was great!”

Only then did Lin Cong relax. Then he said, “But why did we have to do that? Most of the victories were clearly won under the Crown Prince's command.”

It always made him feel as though he had taken credit for the Crown Prince's achievements.

“You were just bragging about how smart you were, so how did your brain suddenly rust?” Tang Wan rolled her eyes at him.

“Do you really think everyone is hoping for Tongtong to take first place?”

The moment she said this, Lin Cong's expression changed in surprise. Then his eyes shifted as he understood.

“I get it.”

“Good that you understand. But I'm warning you, if anyone tries to recruit you or anything like that in the future, you have to hold your ground!” Tang Wan said.

“Of course!” Lin Cong immediately replied.

He would absolutely never betray the Crown Prince!

Seeing how readily he agreed, Tang Wan curved her lips and then added, “Of course, if they offer enough benefits, that's fine too. Just make sure you split half the benefits with us when the time comes.”

Lin Cong: …

Were you seriously saying that right in front of the Crown Prince? Weren't you afraid he'd beat you to death?!

……

After Lin Cong left, Tang Wan turned to Zhou Zitong and asked, “Tongtong, you know something, don't you?”

Before they left the virtual world, Tongtong had instructed them to credit the command strategies from the earlier part of the competition to her and Lin Cong.

At the time, she knew that he was definitely doing it for Yan Hancheng to see.