PHEW—
Standing in the small grove after finishing the Hidden Force version of the Northern Sect’s Eight Pieces of Brocade, Zhang Beixing exhaled deeply. A faint sound, like rolling thunder, accompanied his breath. Inside his body, the blood that had been rushing like a torrential river finally quieted. It grew thick, almost like paste, flowing only with his breathing. He moved his body, expelling the accumulated sweat.
Zhang Beixing was about to find a wooden post to practice striking it underwater and test the power of his Hidden Force when his phone suddenly rang.
"Daddy, your son is calling! Daddy, your son’s call—"
The urgent ringtone blared from Zhang Beixing’s bag.
Hearing this, Zhang Beixing paused his intended water-striking practice. He walked over to his backpack and fished out his phone.
He saw an incoming call from an unknown number with a Shishi area code.
At this sight, Zhang Beixing frowned slightly. This must be so telemarketing call, he thought, and didn’t hesitate to hang up.
He assud the caller would give up after he hung up. But unexpectedly, the caller was quite persistent. If one call didn’t go through, they’d imdiately try a second. This continued until Zhang Beixing had hung up on them seven tis in just three minutes.
Just how stubborn is this telemarketer? Never gives up, Zhang Beixing thought, getting a bit impatient. So, after a mont, he decided to answer the eighth call.
Zhang Beixing answered and took the offensive, "Didn’t I tell you not to call during this period? The flour hasn’t arrived yet, so don’t rush! Don’t you know the cops are on high alert these days? By the way, what about that guy I told you to deal with? Is it done? If not..."
BANG! BANG! Zhang Beixing hamred a nearby tree twice, emitting a dull thud. He gasped for breath, "The usual place! Make sure you clean up these two I’ve got as well!"
After the commotion on Zhang Beixing’s end, there was a dead silence from the other side of the call for a mont.
After a short pause, a female voice finally ca through, saying, "Hello, Mr. Zhang Beixing, this is the Shishi Municipal Governnt. We are calling to request your presence to receive the ’Outstanding Youth Representative’ award and certificate... Your entire conversation has been recorded, and the police were listening in. You..."
Before the woman could finish, sounds of confusion ca from the phone, followed by Inspector Bai’s distinctively deep voice, "Hello, is this Zhang Beixing? What were you just talking about? Flour? Dealing with soone?"
CLICK!
Upon hearing Inspector Bai’s voice, Zhang Beixing hung up without hesitation. Then, he imdiately called back.
Hearing the slightly bewildered female voice on the other end, Zhang Beixing’s face broke into an unprecedented smile. His voice sounded so gentle it almost seed to bubble with charm as he said, "Hello, you must be from the Shishi Municipal Governnt, right? Hello, I am Zhang Beixing, the one who acted bravely for a just cause. I suppose you’re calling now to present with the ’Outstanding Youth Representative’ certificate, is that correct? Please tell the address, and I’ll be right over, honey~"
"Ah, this..." Hearing Zhang Beixing’s words, the young woman on the phone was quite baffled.
But she still dutifully relayed the location of the Shishi Municipal Governnt.
「One hour later.」
Holding the Outstanding Youth Representative dal and certificate issued by the Shishi Municipal Governnt, Zhang Beixing walked out. He was flanked on his left and right by Inspector Bai and Li Shuo, two formidable figures of both law and lawlessness.
Inspector Bai’s eyes continuously sized up Zhang Beixing. After a mont, he asked, "Are you sure you haven’t done anything illegal?"
"I’m certain, absolutely certain, extrely sure! Inspector Bai, surely you know what kind of person I, Zhang Beixing, am? An Outstanding Youth Representative, a good citizen through and through!" Zhang Beixing vehently asserted his innocence.
To this, Inspector Bai raised an eyebrow, asking, "Then what about that phone call just now?"
"That’s because I suspected it was a scam call, so I said those things," Zhang Beixing explained with a pained expression.
Who could have imagined the Shishi Municipal Governnt’s phone number would be so plain and unremarkable, without any distinguishing features? Normally, shouldn’t official phone lines have so distinguishing feature or a clear identification? he mused.
"Young man, it’s good to be wary of scams, but you... went a bit overboard. You should at least confirm who it is before making such a scene. Otherwise, what if a city leader calls you one day to attend an Outstanding Youth Representative symposium, and you pull a stunt like this? What would they think?"
"Yes, yes, you’re right. I’ll definitely rember that for next ti."
Zhang Beixing agreed, then dutifully returned to Shi University to start preparing for his final exams.
「At night.」
While scrolling through Douyin, Zhang Beixing ca across a video of himself receiving the Outstanding Youth Representative dal at the Shishi Municipal Governnt.
I’m quite photogenic, he couldn’t help but think. Now, I should be considered a minor celebrity, right?
So he promptly shared the video to his own Douyin account.
Before long, he received nurous likes and comnts from netizens.
"666! The blogger has really made it, becoming Shishi’s Outstanding Youth Representative!"
"Exactly! This is all thanks to us, the original old-school fans! Without our support, how could the blogger have gotten to where he is today?"
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