"Actually, I've never been a soldier, nor have I been a police officer, but I truly admire these two professions from the bottom of my heart," Xiao Feng's magnetic voice came out of the speakers: "Protecting the country and maintaining social stability, these professions are sacred and dangerous, but someone has to do it."

The host finally breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed to listen to what Xiao Feng was going to say next.

"Take this competition for example. Every participating team gives their all to gain honor, but this kind of event is just a way to motivate the teams. The goal is to enhance the overall strength to deal with potential dangers in the future."...

Xiao Feng said in a deep voice, "Everyone's road ahead is long, and one failure doesn't mean much. There's a saying, 'Don't judge a hero by temporary success or failure.' I hope everyone will step onto an even bigger stage!"

This time everyone represents their own city, and in the future, it might be the entire province, or even representing the country. I hope that by then, everyone will return victorious!"

A wave of enthusiastic applause erupted, especially from the little girl, who was jumping up and clapping like a true fan girl.

The only slight blemish was the committee leadership; they looked at Xiao Feng with somewhat unfavorable expressions…

What the kid said is all well and good, but the problem is, dammit, these are our lines!

You've said everything; what are we supposed to say when we get on stage later?

Luckily, Xiao Feng quickly finished his speech, handed the microphone to Zhao Huoshan, and took the trophy back to the Jiangcheng Team's position.

"Brother Xiao Feng, your speech was amazing!" The little girl ran up quickly and handed over a bunch of wildflowers she'd picked from somewhere.

Miao Yueqian echoed, "The speech was good, but it felt like something was missing."

"It's supposed to miss something," Xiao Feng chuckled, "Didn't you see the murderous looks from those leaders? If I kept talking, they'd probably cut off my mic."

To be honest, Xiao Feng genuinely felt a bit unsatisfied. Initially, he didn't want to give a speech, but the host insisted he say a few words. When he did speak, he wasn't allowed to go all out, which was truly frustrating.

"Were those words planned in advance?" Miao Yueqian asked.

"Sort of," Xiao Feng nodded, "But everything I said comes from my heart."

Regarding the military and police, Xiao Feng indeed respects them deeply, constantly active on the dangerous front lines, evident from previous earthquake rescues and recent evacuation operations.

It may not feel as obvious domestically, but abroad one truly appreciates how good domestic security is.

After a while, Xiao Feng walked over and sat next to Song Keren, "Your dad left?"

"Yeah, he left a few days ago," Song Keren replied, but couldn't help feeling a bit nervous.

"What about your situation with Wu Tian?" Xiao Feng asked casually, thinking that as old friends, he couldn't pretend not to know her.

Previously, because of the competition, it was fine, but now that it's over, it seemed necessary to say a few words.

Song Keren replied, "The Wu Family encountered some trouble, so my dad didn't bring up the matter."

Upon hearing this, Song Keren saw that Xiao Feng wasn't surprised at all. She hesitated for a moment, then turned and whispered, "Is the trouble the Wu Family encountered related to you? Or did you already know they would encounter trouble?"

"How could it be!" Xiao Feng exaggeratedly exclaimed, "Don't talk nonsense, how could this have anything to do with me? I'm just a little commoner, how could I be compared to the prestigious Wu Family?"

"..." Song Keren's mouth twitched, but she was already convinced that this matter had something to do with Xiao Feng.

Although it sounded incredible, Song Keren was sure the person beside her could indeed manage it.

However, the main point was, did Xiao Feng trip up the Wu Family because of me?

Thinking of this, Song Keren's cheeks flushed. She didn't continue questioning but seriously reminded him, "Don't take risks next time. I can solve my own problems."

As soon as she spoke, Song Keren regretted it.

Because saying this seemed like she was eager to cut ties with him, she wanted to explain but felt no words were suitable, so she swallowed the bitter fruit, telling herself to think through her words before speaking next time.

Little did she know, Xiao Feng was now full of confusion.

How did I take risks?

Are we even on the same channel here?

After a moment, Xiao Feng stood up and said, "Alright, in the future, if you encounter any tricky cases..."

Song Keren's heart leaped with joy. What a great opportunity! Never mind whether there are tricky cases, just lure Xiao Feng back first.

But before she could speak, Xiao Feng calmly said the rest: "Try not to find me."

"..." Song Keren was a bit disappointed. Try not to find him for tricky cases in the future? This seems like blocking any opportunities to meet again.

As a police officer, her free time was already pathetically short, mostly spent solving cases.

Especially since Xiao Feng left, Song Keren felt the burden on her shoulders heavier. Not that it affected her work enthusiasm, but it felt different, as if she lacked a lot of confidence.

Xiao Feng naturally didn't know what Song Keren was thinking, but he suggested she not bring tricky cases to him in the future because Miao Yueqian's commission this time had scared him.

The competition had several unexpected twists, almost leading to disasters multiple times, the risk was too high.

Most importantly, Xiao Feng was someone who, once he promised to help, would strive to fulfill it. Hence, in the future, he would avoid commitments; even if he agreed to help, he wouldn't give absolute promises.

...

At noon, Miao Yueqian generously hosted everyone for a celebration banquet.

The location for the celebration was naturally chosen at the star hotel currently operated by Zhou Jiwen. As the behind-the-scenes Boss Xiao said, this was like keeping resources close by; spending it anywhere is still spending.

However, Xiao Feng did not join the feast but went with the little girl to the hospital to pick up Du Qingyue for discharge.

Du Qingyue's rapid discharge undoubtedly benefited from Wang Lubo's thousand-year-old ginseng.

When the two arrived at the hospital, they found the Du Family was there, including Du Qingyun, who was supporting himself with a cane, showing how much the Du Family valued Du Qingyue now.

"You came?" Du Linlang, sitting on the bench, saw Xiao Feng and gave a charming smile: "Would you like to sit down and chat?"

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