At 8 a.m. on the 21st, Xu Qian and others got into a commercial vehicle, which was responsible for transporting this special contestant to the competition location of this quarterly national competition.
All contestants are provided with food, accommodation and transportation by the Eighth Bureau of the Special Branch. Each contestant can bring no more than 3 groups of relatives and friends to the site. However, the group of relatives and friends needs to take care of their own food, accommodation and transportation, and cannot stay in the hotel to participate in the competition. The hotel where the person lives. However, as Xu Qian is the director of the Special Branch, the competition cannot give him the green light to facilitate it, but it is also necessary to take more care of these administrative arrangements. That's why Qianshu and the others were able to live in Jingyun, and even the cars they took were business cars, not buses like other contestants.
The National Science and Technology Museum is the venue for this competition. Unlike the Dongsheng Building in Nanhai City, which is the competition point itself, the National Science and Technology Museum is usually just a science and technology museum and does not host city points competitions or provincial competitions. It is just because of the venue of this competition. After choosing the Science and Technology Museum, some special modifications were carried out, but it was not troublesome. It was just a decoration and no groundbreaking was required.
It is not far from Jingyun Hotel to the Science and Technology Museum, less than three kilometers. The entire road is closed. Only pedestrians are allowed to walk on the curb. The driving lane is reserved for vehicles transporting contestants, but it only needs to be closed for a short period of time. That’s it. It only takes a few minutes for a car to travel these three kilometers of smooth road.
The reason for this arrangement is that the form is more important than the content. It is not really necessary to free up the road for the racing cars to pass in order to ensure the arrival time. This is more for its radiation significance. Not to mention that there will be many people on both sides of the road stopping to cheer for the contestants. Even making such a gesture can make the Chinese people realize how much the country values this game and how much honor they can get by being a player in such a game. , to encourage more people to join the game.
Xu Qian and Lin Qiaoni were the first contestants to arrive at the Science and Technology Museum. The staff led him to the venue where they took a small train to enter the game, while Qianshu and Shanshan were shunted into the hall where relatives and friends watched the live broadcast.
Similar to the provincial competition, the whole country can see the live broadcasts of the game online and on TV. The hall where the family and friends group is located will also have hosts and commentators, and the online and TV broadcasts will also be interspersed in the live broadcast hall. In this situation, this game has received unprecedented attention.
One after another, buses entered the Science and Technology Museum, and the contestants were led by the staff to the venue where the train was located in an orderly manner.
At the level of the national competition, the contestants are all elites from each province, including some well-known monks, but in terms of popularity, none of them can match the popularity of Xu Qianxu Tianwang.
Everyone recognized Xu Qian, and some people came up to say hello to Xu Qian as a way to get acquainted. Some of them just glanced at him, but their eyes stayed on Lin Qiaoni. Even on an occasion like today, the beauty's charm is still not inferior to that of a king-level figure!
Xu Qian himself doesn't like to say hello to people he doesn't know, let alone more than one. But now he still bears the title of director of the Special Branch, and he is also a role model for young monks set by the country. If he rejects others, he will only I'm afraid it's not appropriate.
Suddenly, two contestants were heard whispering, "Have you heard? Tao Dada was killed at home two days ago."
"Oh no?"
"It's absolutely true! It's just that because it's close to the national competition, this kind of news will have some impact on the competition, so we blocked the news first."
"Then how do you know?"
"Don't you know what Dada Tao's status is in our province? His murder is a big deal. The people in the circle can't cover it up at all. It's just ordinary people who don't know about it. But the news will probably spread after the game starts. . I guess you have been in retreat after the provincial competition and don’t know the news.”
"I've really been in seclusion. However, is there any news about who the murderer is? Anyone who can kill Tao Dada must be a master!"
"Everyone wants to know the question you asked! In fact, it's not just Tao Dada. I heard that strong people in other provinces were also killed. They all performed well in the provincial competition, and they were at least among the top three in the provincial competition."
"What? There are them in other provinces too? Are they specifically for competitions?"
"Who says it's not the case? In the first one or two years, the news was not blocked, and there were always reports. Later, the officials probably discovered that something was wrong, and all the reports were withdrawn, and all subsequent incidents were covered up. Stay tuned. I am just worried that it will cause adverse effects and even affect the normal progress of the game."
"It's too scary. It can't be that Dawn. They have carried out so many terrorist attacks before. After being destroyed by the Special Branch, they have been quiet for a while. Now they are out to act like a monster again!"
"God knows what's going on, but these are troubled times, so practicing hard is the right way to go!"
"No matter how strong you practice, it's useless. A great person like Tao Dada will still die. I think ranking high in the competition is the key. If you perform well, you will become the assassination target of those people. People may not be based on the ranking of the competition. In order, kill them one after another."
"What you said is too scary! Even so, it is impossible for the officials to allow this kind of thing to develop. Also, if you are strong enough, those people will not be able to do anything to you. For example, King Xu Tian, isn't it? Were you also assassinated? Aren't you still living well?"
"I know this. The provincial competition had just ended and I hadn't gone into seclusion yet. Those killers were really crazy, even Xu Qian dared to attack. But this also shows from the side that there is nothing the official can do against these killers. It’s been more than twenty days, and people are still committing crimes like crazy, and I don’t know what the Special Branch is doing.”
At this point, the two of them remembered that Xu Qian was on the spot, and quickly looked towards Xu Qian. When they found that Xu Tianwang was indeed staring at them, they were so frightened that they immediately shut up.
Xu Qian was naturally aware of all these situations, but these days he was busy with the reform of the Special Branch. This matter itself was handed over to the first three departments below for investigation, so he did not ask any more questions. In fact, he probably knew the truth of the matter itself. The chief should know more. It's just that knowing the truth is one thing, being able to solve it is another.
In the final analysis, the person involved behind this matter is too powerful, or its influence is so intricate that even Mr. Ye has to deal with it carefully, otherwise it may cause greater harm to China.
"I must dig out that big borer. No matter what interests are involved behind it, I will just kill him. Do I have to keep it for the New Year?" Xu Qian made a decision in his heart. He is not engaged in politics or conspiracy. He does not understand all the twists and turns. He is just a scholar and a monk. Either he can learn to be ignorant of the world's affairs, or he can speak with his fists. .
Lin Qiaoni found an acquaintance and whispered to Xu Qian, "Look, it's Xi Jiuhai."
This muscular, flat-headed man walked toward Xu Qian and the others with steady steps.
"Xi Jiuhai, are you going to fight with me this time?" Xu Qian didn't want to pay attention to the stranger, but he recognized Xi Jiuhai.
"No fight, no fight." Xi Jiuhai shook his head quickly. "I can't beat you, you are better than me."
Xu Qian was surprised that Xi Jiuhai would say this. He thought Xi Jiuhai would feel that their competition was interrupted by the sea soul beast last time, so he wanted to fight again this time!
The last time the two of them fought was between brothers, but Xu Qian thought that he was slightly inferior in combat skills. Especially after seeing the power of Xi Jiuhai's combat skills on the beach, he was also wary. If you remove all the tricks and auras you have, such as the regeneration ability of dragon blood, the assistance of all external objects, such as spiritual attack, etc., he may not necessarily be able to match his opponent in terms of actual abilities. Of course, if it was a real fight rather than a competition, Xu Qian would definitely be the one to survive.
As the saying goes, "recognize a hero and value a hero." The last time Xi Jiuhai ignored his own safety and tried his best to save others, he was already very fond of him. This time, he would take the initiative to admit defeat. This kind of magnanimity and upright temperament made Xu Qian like him even more.
"We should be equally matched, each with our own merits." Xu Qian extended his hand, meaning to make Xi Jiuhai a friend.
Unexpectedly, Xi Jiuhai's instinctive reaction was to perform the ancient monk's ritual, which made Xu Qian's extended hand slightly embarrassed.
