On the other end of the phone, the man’s voice was low with a hint of danger: "Where are you?" Just those three simple words made Su Xingyu’s heart tremble. "I..." she stammered. On stage, the second contestant had already stepped up and was passionately introducing their photo. Lu Shifeng’s voice gave away no emotion: "Did you climb over the wall to sneak into the finals?" Su Xingyu’s heart was in turmoil after being exposed, and she forced herself to reason with him: "Lu Shifeng, house arrest is house arrest. The fact that I managed to escape is my own ability. Don’t try any tricks at the finals. If I don’t win the championship for some inexplicable reason, I will never forgive you in this lifetime!" "This lifetime?" His voice made her scalp tingle. "Yes, this lifetime!" She stubbornly replied. At this point, she had to push through whether it was possible or not. "You’re the Crown Prince of Blade Group, the big boss. You must maintain the fairness of your competition!" "Our competition?" This time, the anger in Lu Shifeng’s voice was palpable even across the phone line. Su Xingyu realized she misspoke. This petty man was most sensitive to her using "your Blade Group" when addressing him. She hesitated over whether to apologize to him. But the problem was, she had already spoken harshly; would it make her seem too weak to now backtrack and apologize? While she was caught in hesitation, Lu Shifeng’s voice came again over the phone: "Wait for me after the competition." Before she could respond, the call ended. "Hello? Hello!" Su Xingyu was furious, "I didn’t agree yet! I’m not going to wait for you!" Wait for him? Stay here and get caught red-handed? She sat in the darkness of the first row of the audience, distracted by his call, her mind a chaotic mess. She hadn’t paid attention to what photos the other contestants were showing. By the time she came back to her senses, it was Lin Luna and Su Xingqi’s turn on stage. A commotion arose from the audience: "Look, there’s Lin Luna and Su Xingqi! The two who were accused of staging photos before." The buzzing at the scene was quite loud. Su Xingqi was wearing a beautiful gown, her makeup was exquisite, and she held a proud posture. Her lips painted with crimson lipstick curled into what seemed like a mocking smile. Ha, so many people suspected her of staging? So what, they had no evidence! This final, the staged photo they brought would surely shock the entire audience! She elegantly took her place on stage. Next to her, Lin Luna also took her place, ignoring the commotion below the stage, and opened her own photo: "This time the theme was ’Golden Wing Angel’, and it’s of my good friend next to me, Su Xingqi. Xingqi is an excellent model. Even in daily life, her every gesture is full of charm, providing me with much creative inspiration..." Lin Luna narrated gracefully. Su Xingyu squinted to examine that photo closely, bold and brazen of them to stage the same kind of photo again. This final-round photo looked like... another staged shot! "Shameless." She muttered under her breath. Mr. Leng, who was beside her, closed the notebook in his hands at some point and looked up at the stage. "The light is wrong." He tersely remarked. Sitting beside him, Su Xingyu heard this, turned her head to him: "What’s wrong with it?" She also felt something was off with the lighting, but it was just an intuition without any evidence to back it. She was curious about what astounding skills this "Mr. Leng" supposedly here to assist her had, that he could expose Su Xingqi and convince everyone? She eagerly awaited an answer, but Mr. Leng just turned his cool, aloof face away and ignored her again. This content belongs to novel{f}ire.net Su Xingyu was rebuffed, turned back to the stage feeling disappointed. She felt even more strongly that Blade Group was comprised of weirdos. On the stage, the photo of Su Xingqi taken by Lin Luna was indeed beautiful. This time, it was in a garden where they had afternoon tea, under bright sunlight. Su Xingqi wore a fairy-like floral dress and smiled as she took the matcha cake delivered by a waiter. Her posture was light and elegant, a beam of sunlight fell behind her like delicate golden wings unfolding from an angel, leaving people in awe. "This really is stunning..." "Quite impressive to capture in the moment. With such lighting and composition, it probably lasted less than a second?" "Is it really candid? They were suspected of staging before. This could also be staged, right?" "There’s no evidence. You see the light is so natural, the composition, the angle ratios are all fine. It’s not impossible to believe it’s candid." Lin Luna and Su Xingqi clearly heard the discussions from the audience. Lin Luna’s smile grew a bit stiff. Seeing this, Su Xingqi took a step forward gracefully, smiling as she raised the microphone: "No need to doubt us, Luna and I are honest, and this picture truly is candid. Blame it on Luna’s excellent photography skills making me look so perfect, which leads to suspicions of staging." Her innocent demeanor quieted the crowd somewhat. Such is the advantage of a beauty—what she says sounds more convincing than most. She continued: "If you don’t believe it, we can disclose the camera model and shooting data. Look at our aperture, shutter speed, etc., and you’ll understand this photo is legitimate." As she spoke, Lin Luna indeed disclosed the data, with the camera model, lens, aperture, shutter exposure, and so on listed on a big screen. Quickly, many in the audience started discussing: "It’s not impossible." "The data looks fine." "It really might be candid." Su Xingqi listened to the crowd’s discussion, an accomplished smile on her face. However, Su Xingyu shook her head below the stage, muttering to herself: "Not right... something’s definitely not right! This photo shouldn’t be ." She frowned, intently staring at the photo, trying to pinpoint the problem. The lighting was peculiar. If it was ambient light scattering, the colors should be duller. While minor adjustments within the competition’s allowed post-processing range were possible, the color temperature, angles of the subject... "Definitely not right!" She concluded. Mr. Leng glanced over at her. Initially, when Lu Shifeng had him pulled from his confidential government project to help a nobody, he was displeased. But now, he found himself a bit interested in Su Xingyu: "Absolute color perception?" he asked. Deep in thought and concentration, Su Xingyu was startled by his sudden question: "Huh?" "I said, do you have absolute color perception?" Mr. Leng patiently repeated. The so-called absolute color perception is a rare talent. For instance, the same shade of Chinese red would appear more vivid in a completely white environment and duller in a completely black one, making some people think they see two different reds. However, someone with absolute color perception won’t be affected by environmental colors or lighting changes, able to distinguish colors precisely and without deviation in any complex or mixed environment.