Xia Chen'an, already prepared to go to the podium, stopped abruptly upon hearing this.
The reporters who were initially aggressively pressing questions, one after the other, closed their mouths.
Everyone, as if by agreement, turned their heads in puzzlement, seeking the source of the speaker.
Qin Shujian, who had been hanging her head, felt as if she were suffering from auditory hallucinations. She stared blankly for a good while, only lifting her gaze incredulously after noticing the unexpected silence.
As everyone puzzled over, the voice came again from the loudspeaker: "Please make way. Thank you."
This time, everyone identified the source of the voice, collectively turning to look behind them.
At the very back, the crowd parted, revealing a one-meter-wide path. Some still hadn't seen who had spoken, but they followed others in creating a path, retreating half a step. Soon, a one-meter-wide path appeared.