Free Web NovelChapter 589: Chapter 411: Number 1, Rise to Fame! _4
"No backing out once you’ve made a bet!"
After saying that, he couldn’t actually be stubborn anymore.
Because from now on, the person in front of him might be his comrade.
Fang Huai smiled contentedly, immediately picked up his hand, shook it firmly, and said, "You’re a diver, right? We have too few good swimmers in our squadron! With you joining, our diving sub-team will be easy to set up! We’re just missing a sub-team leader like you!"
Fang Huai switched to a "welcoming poverty alleviation" dog face, devoid of the air of superiority he had before, which made Jiang Yonghui feel much better.
Sub-team leader, that title did not seem to diminish him.
Jiang Yonghui did not say anything more about "seeing if you can transfer me," he just smiled.
Fang Huai was looking around at the chattering crowd and couldn’t help but start calculating in his mind.
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So with a spring breeze of pride and a swift horse’s pace, he laughed and said,
"Any more challengers? There are three more events left in the Ironman Quadrathlon! Come on and challenge! Our squadron still has four spots open!
Right here in the provincial city, in the pleasant Guiyang, one of the best places in the country for climate and air quality, warm in winter and cool in summer!
Traveling home on vacation by plane is super convenient!
Those interested, come find me! Don’t be shy, I’m not going out today. Just come to the innermost room on the fourth floor and knock!"
Hearing this, people around him started to keep their distance.
Damn, he doesn’t seem like a serious guy!
If everyone had his strength, they would’ve been figuring out how to make a name in one battle and winning multiple championships already! Why does he feel like he’s running a training side job and a pyramid scheme as his main gig?
As Fang Huai was talking, he was somewhat unsatisfied and smacked his lips.
Damnit, having to explain to everyone in person, I forgot to print flyers!
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In the afternoon, with the arrival of the remaining dozen or so brigades, the reputation of "Number 1" gradually spread.
The name Fang Huai was not as easy to remember as Number 1.
Many ambitious competitors had just arrived and were immediately hit with the unfortunate news of Number 1 finishing the Ironman competition in 4 minutes and 18 seconds.
Quite a few came to the entrance of the Guizhou Brigade to sightsee, but when they saw an actual interview table set up and Fang Huai sitting upright behind it, most of them looked from the door, clicked their tongues, and left.
In this half-day, the flyers of the Guizhou Brigade had made their way into every dormitory.
Unexpectedly, by five o’clock, they faced a Waterloo.
Karma struck, and they were reported.
People from the competition leadership team came and ordered them not to distribute flyers anymore. Fang Huai pleaded for a while and finally negotiated the terms down to not allowing flyers to be stuffed under the dormitory doors and that they must pick up all the flyers thrown in the hallways.
At lunchtime, Old Zhang also came and notified Fang Huai of the final conditions given by Vice Bureau Chief Yu: Jiang Yonghui could be transferred if he did not place in the top three individuals of the martial arts competition.
That night, only after Fang Huai confirmed that everyone in the martial arts competition knew Second Squadron’s conditions did he stop external communication, gathered everyone on the playground, and retrained the basic movements the coach had corrected for the competitors in a warm-up session before the competition.
He also ordered the team members that from now on, if anyone came to inquire about the Second Squadron, they were to keep their mouths shut.
From tomorrow on, maintain a cool demeanor and fully demonstrate their strength.
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The following day.
Below the podium, all teams and their leading cadres stood in front of signs that marked their brigades, forming a long line.
The podium was separated from everyone by the distance of a track, and Director Chen stood up, asking everyone to first remove their hats and observe a moment of silence for the comrades and victims who had sacrificed themselves in the May earthquake.
He then announced that there would be 30 brigades competing. XZ and XJ brigades could not make it as they were still maintaining stability, protecting the lives and properties of the people in their regions. freewebnøvel.com
Director Chen asked everyone to learn from the fearless spirit of serving the people demonstrated by comrades in the two brigades, particularly praising the XZ Brigade for their dedication and bravery in fire rescue during the March 14th incident, and to observe a moment of silence for Zhu Xiaolei, Zhang Yu, and Gao Feng from the XJ Brigade who had sacrificed themselves in the Dehui International Plaza fire.
The unique circumstances of this year made the atmosphere at the start of the competition different from the usual fervency. They all knew what their comrades in the two provinces were facing.
This year, all soldiers were contributing an unprecedented zeal for the stability of the state and the prosperity of society.
Everyone said that the Reform and Opening Up was a masterful move, WTO was a masterful move, and hosting the Olympics was a masterful move, but such masterful moves couldn’t just make any country soar. Buried in them was the flesh and blood of some and sacrifices unimaginable to many.
These sacrifices were the giants of an era.
The passion in everyone’s hearts was gradually ignited by the words of Director Chen.
"Comrades, the pace of the era demands that we train hard! You’re the vanguard of practicing the spirit of firefighting and must withstand the test of disasters even more! I expect you to fight bravely, overcome obstacles! Do you have the confidence to face the testing from The Party and The People?"
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
