CHAPTER 990: CHAPTER 571: TARGETED SEARCH_2

Chai Wei is a calm person, the more he thinks about the consequences, the more fearful he becomes.

’There’s still time, it’s not too late yet!’

He quickly re-added Pang Jiao as a friend. As everyone knows, once you delete someone unilaterally on WeChat, as long as you add them back, you can restore the friendship directly.

Chai Wei hastily sent: "Oh my god!"

"What’s going on!"

"Who hacked my account and deleted my friends!"

"Don’t misunderstand, my account was hacked!"

Chai Wei waited anxiously for five minutes, and Pang Jiao still didn’t reply.

His expression changed, and he continued sending messages to salvage the situation: "Hello, the account owner has changed numbers, note [Brother Tian]."

Another five minutes passed, and Pang Jiao still didn’t reply.

Chai Wei: "Damn, today I was haunted by something unclean, finally managed to fully recover my account!"

...

At the 20-kilometer supply point.

After finishing the barbecue, Chen Siyu asked the barbecue master if she could take some to go.

The answer was yes, but each person could only pack one portion.

Amidst the resentful gazes of the crowd, Chen Siyu happily packed a portion, then had her older sister pack another.

Seeing this, Xue Yuantong had a thought and also went to pack a portion of barbecue, this was for Jiang Ning, to thank him for bringing her as a volunteer.

But if she gave it to Jiang Ning, her mother wouldn’t get any.

She ran a bit farther away and messed up her hair a little.

Then she sneaked back to the barbecue master and said, "Hello, I am the sister of the girl just now, we are twin sisters!"

The barbecue master was dumbfounded, are you kidding me?

However, he had been briefed beforehand, and the barbecue master pretended not to notice and packed another portion for Xue Yuantong.

Beside her, Xue Chuchu witnessed this with her own eyes, silently distancing herself from the shameless Tongtong, pretending not to know her.

Chen Siyu carried the packed dinner, then took out her phone to contact Bai Yuxia and ask about the situation at the finish line.

After all, they agreed to wait together for Yang Sheng to win, yet she stopped because of the food.

Opening QQ messages, the list showed Bai Yuxia’s unread message: "Siyu, where are you guys?"

Chen Siyu looked up at the sky, today’s weather was great, the white clouds overhead looking like flocks of sheep.

The white clouds floated slowly across the blue sky, each with its own unique shape, some like galloping horses, some like cute puppies, exceptionally beautiful.

Carrying the barbecue, Chen Siyu thought that Bai Yuxia hadn’t tasted it and definitely didn’t know how delicious it was.

Luckily, she was thoughtful enough to bring a portion for her.

Chen Siyu: "I’m at a particularly, particularly good place!"

Bai Yuxia: "Where? I can come pick you up."

Chen Siyu: "Really? I’m under a cloud that looks like a pony."

Bai Yuxia: "??"

"Why aren’t you saying anything? Aren’t you going to pick me up?" Chen Siyu asked.

Bai Yuxia: "I don’t want to pick you up anymore."

...

Even though the champion had already reached the finish line, the race was still ongoing. The half marathon lasted for 3 hours, with the award ceremony only held after the completion.

hour and 30 minutes, Dan Kaiquan crossed the finish line.

hour and 31 minutes, Huang Yuzhu crossed the finish line.

Waiting here, class monitor Xin Youling gave each person a flower to celebrate finishing the race.

Although it was just a single flower, it immediately won Dan Kaiquan’s favor.

After all, many boys never received any flowers during their school days, especially not from pretty girls.

Besides flowers, there were wet wipes. Dan Kaiquan wiped the salt stains off his body after the 21-kilometer run, where the sweat had already turned into salt.

"Yuzhu, let’s go rinse off and then get something to eat." Dan Kaiquan invited.

Yuzhu’s time was about the same as his, and he was an honest person who everyone liked to hang out with.

Huang Yuzhu stood at the finish line, looking at the track: "I promised Tang Jing I’d wait for her at the finish line."

Dan Kaiquan persuaded: "She’s slow, it’ll be ages!"

Huang Yuzhu still didn’t leave, so Dan Kaiquan went with Guo Kunnan instead.

Guo Kunnan eyed the flower in Dan Kaiquan’s hand, which was given by Xin Youling, whom he liked. Xin Youling still had several flowers in her hands.

He sighed deeply: "Brother Quan, I regret it!"

Dan Kaiquan turned his head, tone somber: "Still thinking about her, huh?"

Guo Kunnan’s mouth twitched: "I regret not joining the marathon."

If he had participated in the competition, wouldn’t Xue Yuantong be the one receiving the flower now?

A lone crossing of 21 kilometers, just for you and a flower, isn’t this boldness exactly what love looks like?

Dan Kaiquan patted his shoulder: "Run with me next time, there might be another competition next year!"

The two figures gradually walked away, "Brother Quan, you were in the top 100 this time, right?"

"Probably, 1 hour and 30 minutes, I did my best."

...

Huang Yuzhu squatted at the finish line, waiting for Tang Jing.

At 1 hour and 45 minutes, Zhang Chi finally arrived late, and as soon as he reached the finish line, he saw Huang Yuzhu.

"Wow, Yuzhu, you ran so fast?" Zhang Chi was shocked, arriving even earlier than him.

Huang Yuzhu smiled honestly, "Not fast, Jiang Ning was the one running fast, he is the champion."

Zhang Chi was dumbfounded: "What did you say? He’s the champion? Are you joking?"

He had been running all the time and did not see the lively atmosphere before.

"Yeah, first to cross the line."

Zhang Chi: "You’re not lying to me, are you?"

He still didn’t know his own ranking but found it very hard to accept the success of his classmate.

660,000 yuan prize money!

Even until the end of the competition, Huang Yuzhu still couldn’t wait for Tang Jing. He found it strange as they agreed to meet at the finish line.

...

At 11 AM, the Yuzhou Half Marathon concluded, and the awards ceremony began.

"Now we will hold the award ceremony for the male champion, runner-up, and second runner-up of the Yuzhou Marathon. At this moment, let’s give our most enthusiastic applause and cheers..."

There were many people at the marathon scene. Because the prize money was generous, many spectators came for it.

Amidst the applauding and cheering, Jiang Ning walked onto the podium. Drawing attention was the fact that, besides him, the other two were all black.

In the crowd, spectators raised their phones to take photos, mixed with comments:

"Isn’t he too young, still a student, right?"

"Well done, the champion is one of us!"

The female host in ceremonial dress shouted: "Next, I will introduce to you the male champion of the 2014 Yuzhou Half Marathon, Jiang Ning!"

"His final time is 1 hour, 7 minutes, and 59 seconds!"

The leader responsible for presenting the award was the second-in-command in Yuzhou. He personally put a medal on Jiang Ning, gave him a trophy, and then handed him a placard marked 660,000 yuan.

The class group of Class 8 was full of praises scrolling through the chat.

Zhang Chi: "It really is 660,000!"

Liu Chuandao: "Damn, that much!"

The amount was so large that it felt unreal to many students. After all, they usually hesitate over a 16 yuan claypot chicken meal.

Let alone a 660,000 yuan prize!

"By the way, Dan Kaiquan, did you win anything?" Zhang Chi asked in the group.

Dan Kaiquan replied: "92nd place, 1,000 yuan prize."

"What about Yuzhu?"

"He’s 99th, also got 1,000 yuan."

Zhang Chi cursed: "Damn it, how come I’m the only one without a prize!"

Yu Wen: "Oh dear, it seems so. Four boys from our class joined the competition, and you’re the only one who didn’t win a prize."

Zhang Chi’s face turned green as he looked at his phone.

Fortunately, at this time, the host on TV exclaimed: "Contestant Jiang Ning expressed that he is willing to donate 600,000 yuan of his prize money, through Green Liquid Company, to children in impoverished areas!"

...

At the Changqing Liquid Headquarters.

Shao Shuangshuang sat in the president’s office chair, looking at the wall where an 80-inch TV was broadcasting the marathon awards ceremony.

She squinted slightly, the corners of her eyes curling up, making her phoenix eyes more enchanting, especially the tear mole in the corner, adding an unspeakable mystery and allure every time she blinked.

In charge of the vast Changqing Liquid Company, countless men outside were curious about Shao Shuangshuang, but unfortunately, no one had caught her eye.

A woman in professional attire stood before her, reporting: "President Shao, I’ve already instructed the information management department to handle it. Once we find suitable candidates, we’ll start the sponsorship immediately."

"Okay, I’ll personally review all the candidates." said Shao Shuangshuang.

This sentence puzzled the female secretary because today President Shao suddenly ordered them to gather information about girls from impoverished rural areas, aged around 13, academically excellent, good-looking, and with a clean background.

Although difficult to collect, Changqing Liquid’s information network spread wide. With sufficient funding, they could even leverage official machinery for database searches.

It’s strange, yet the female secretary dared not voice a single doubt, because this job offered a nine-to-five schedule, eight days off a month, and a five hundred thousand annual salary.

What puzzled her the most was that President Shao personally oversaw it.

After the female secretary left, Shao Shuangshuang leaned back into the comfortable office chair, murmuring softly: "Boss Jiang, did I do it adequately?"