Chapter 767 Zeng Xiaoxian's Badge of Courage

Chapter 766 Zeng Xiaoxian's Badge of Courage

After much persuasion, everyone finally managed to calm down the furious Yifei and get her to agree to let Nanfeng and the others handle the aftermath of the matter.

Under normal circumstances, Xiaoxian and Yifei, as the top mediation partners in Love Apartment, one gentle and the other firm, should be able to handle accountability and compensation matters on their own.

The problem is that the current situation can only be described as a complete mess.

Although the number of tourists trapped inside the Ferris wheel wasn't large, the crowd gathered below included not only the trapped victims, but also relatives and friends who, like Nanfeng and his group, had rushed over after hearing the news, reporters who had come to investigate, and onlookers from the amusement park.

This place is now a barrel of gunpowder, ready to explode at the slightest touch, and it might explode even if you don't.

If Yifei gets angry or upset at this time, she will only make things worse.

Meijia and Youyou, along with Yifei and Zeng Xiaoxian who were still furious, walked towards the parking lot, leaving Nanfeng and Ziqiao to handle the aftermath.

"Is everything ready?"

Looking at the crowded and noisy crowd, Nanfeng covered his ears and asked loudly.

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Yu Mo, Zi Qiao, Zhan Bo, Wan Yu, and Zhang Wei, who insisted on staying to provide legal aid, all nodded in agreement.

"very good."

The group exchanged glances and took a deep breath in unison.

"Charge!!!"

They shouted and pushed their way into the crowd.

Three minutes later, Nanfeng and his group were squeezed out, looking disheveled and miserable.

Wan Yu tidied her messy hair, pinched her nose and endured the pungent smell of sweat in the air: "No way, everyone is trying to squeeze in, we can't get in at all."

Zhanbo also complained, "Yeah, everyone's not calm right now. They don't seem to want to solve the problem; they're just venting their emotions."

"Based on the current situation, the time it will take for everyone to truly calm down and start trying to solve the problem is approximately—"

If any accidents or injuries occur during this process, around 6 PM, the time will have to be postponed further.

Yu Mo pouted and asked, "Should we call the police and have them come and maintain order?"

Nanfeng said, "With so many people at the scene, someone must have called the police already."

"However, given the current situation, I think it will take the police quite a while to maintain order."

"What should we do then?"

Zhang Wei's eyes widened upon hearing this: "We can't just wait until everyone's anger has subsided before resolving this. How long would that take?"

"I've got an idea!"

Ziqiao, who had been deep in thought, suddenly clapped his hands and spoke.

"What method?"

Everyone turned to look at Ziqiao.

Ziqiao smiled mysteriously, keeping everyone in suspense: "Do you know how rebellions in ancient times were carried out by manipulating public opinion?"

"rebel?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing this.

Ten minutes later, after explaining everything, Ziqiao cleared his throat and asked Nanfeng and the others, "Are you all ready?"

Yu Mo nodded with a strange expression: "The preparations are complete, but Zi Qiao, are you sure your plan will work?"

Ziqiao shrugged confidently: "Of course, I'm a professional when it comes to conning people."

The crowd continued to stare at him strangely.

"Hey, there's nothing to lose even if we fail, so give me some credit."

That makes sense.

After thinking about it, everyone decided to try Ziqiao's method.

So the five people dispersed around the crowd, squeezing into the five areas at the top, bottom, left, right, and center.

After the five of them had settled down in different areas of the crowd, Ziqiao found a relatively high place to stand on.

He pulled a large megaphone from behind his back, held it in front of him, focused his energy, and shouted with all his might.

"Everyone, please calm down!!!"

"Calm down—"

"one time----"

"Down----"

As Zi Qiao shouted loudly, the surrounding noise came to an abrupt halt, and everyone looked at Zi Qiao in astonishment, with only one thought in their minds.

Who shouts through a megaphone and expects it to echo back up?

Who the hell are you?!

Before anyone could speak, Ziqiao coughed lightly and said loudly, "Listen up, everyone, I also have a friend who got stuck on the Ferris wheel."

"We are all very sad, upset, and angry about what happened!"

"But I believe that everyone is gathered here to resolve this matter properly, not to vent their anger."

As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and we, the working people, cannot be without our own leader!

As he spoke, he straightened his back, revealing an upright and dignified appearance.

To be honest, Ziqiao is quite good at putting on an act.

"If you all trust me, Lü Xiaobu, I'm willing to represent you and work with you to handle the subsequent accountability and compensation matters!"

The surroundings remained completely silent.

Everyone stared at Ziqiao, their faces displaying a variety of expressions, the most prominent being confusion and bewilderment.

Would you like to represent everyone?

【No, who the hell are you?】

Just as everyone was about to ignore Lu Shiyaobu, who had inexplicably jumped out and was about to act as a representative of the crowd, and continue to vent their anger on the amusement park staff, Nanfeng and others, who had already squeezed into the crowd, began to play their part.

Zhanbo, standing in the crowd, shouted in an extremely exaggerated manner, "What?! You're the legendary Lu Xiaobu?!"

Everyone was taken aback by what they heard.

The legendary Lü Xiaobu?

What is this thing again?

The crowd around Zhanbo turned to look at him in astonishment, their eyes filled with curiosity.

Zhanbo, who wasn't very good at lying, stammered, "He's the legendary Lü Xiaobu! Don't you all recognize him?"

As everyone watched Zhanbo stare wide-eyed in disbelief, they couldn't help but wonder.

This Lü Xiaobu sounds quite famous, doesn't he?

Before they could think it through, Yu Mo and Wan Yu, who were in different places, continued Zhan Bo's words in a call-and-response style: "By the way, I recognize you. Aren't you the legendary Lu Xiaobu?"

"Oh yeah, Teacher Bu, what are you doing here?"

"Teacher Xiao Bu, it would be wonderful if you could be our representative! We all support you!"

Nanfeng and Zhang Wei quickly pretended to be extremely excited. Zhang Wei clenched his fists and cheered.

"Teacher Xiao Bu, it's you!"

"If the legendary Lü Xiaobu were to become our representative, all problems could be solved quickly."

The south wind nodded heavily.

"That's right, with Lu Xiaobu here, the world will be at peace. With Lu Xiaobu here, the sky will be clear in Goose City—the amusement park."

At this moment, apart from Ziqiao, everyone was crowded together in a huge mass. Nanfeng and his group were like four drops of water merging into the ocean. In the midst of the sea of ​​people and the surging tide, no one could carefully observe the exaggerated performance of Nanfeng and his group.

What they could sense was that the quiet atmosphere had been broken, and "crowds" from all directions recognized this "legendary Lü Xiaobu," and their voices were more and more excited than the last, and their words were more and more exaggerated than the last.

For a moment, everyone thought they had arrived in North Korea and were basking in the sunshine.

loyalty!

Everyone who was initially confused and dissatisfied with Ziqiao's sudden volunteering to be a representative of the masses was stunned. They stared wide-eyed, and began to have doubts in their hearts.

Could it be that this Lu Xiaobu really does have some kind of background?

While everyone was hesitant and conflicted, Nanfeng and his group slowly shifted their positions, asking in confusion, "Why isn't anyone saying anything? Don't you recognize Xiaobu?"

"No way, no way, there really isn't anyone who doesn't know the legendary Lü Xiaobu?"

"Teacher Xiao Bu is so famous, how could anyone not know him?"

Nanfeng and his gang of six secretly changed positions and deliberately spoke in different voices. To strangers unfamiliar with their voices, it was as if "people" from all directions were telling them that Lu Xiaobu was really famous and powerful.

Soon, a knowledgeable person in the previously silent crowd exclaimed in "aha!" "That's right, isn't he that Lu something-bu—Lu Xiaobu!"

"Yes! Lü Xiaobu!"

"I know him! He's that Lu Xiaobu!"

"Yes, I know him!"

As soon as the first pretentious know-it-all fell into the trap, a second, and a third, looked up and said "Oh."

He made a sound.

"I remember now, isn't he the legendary Lu Xiaobu?"

"Yes, I remember now, so that's what he looks like."

"Oh my, this Lu Xiaobu is truly a handsome and talented man."

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The third one, the fourth one —

Almost instantly, nearly a quarter of the crowd "recognized" the legendary Lü Xiaobu.

Don't underestimate the seemingly small percentage of one-quarter. It's important to understand that most people in the world don't like to express their opinions; they prefer to remain silent.

In other words, at least half of the people present had already acknowledged Lü Xiaobu's fame and prestige.

Even now, they still don't understand why Lu Xiaobu is so famous, or what makes him so powerful.

But that's not important!

Anyway, that's all that matters—his fame and his talent!

Seeing everyone calling him "Lu Xiaobu" repeatedly, Nanfeng and his group of five felt that this world was simply too crazy.

So it turns out that only a tiny bit of shilling is needed to fool so many people?

Before they could think any further, seeing that someone had already started asking who Ziqiao really was, Nanfeng and his group of five quickly raised their arms and shouted.

"Be a representative! Be a representative!"

"I choose Lü Xiaobu; he's the one everyone wants!"

"I think Lü Xiaobu is the obvious choice!"

"I think so too!"

Same as above!

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As Nanfeng and his group began to stir up trouble, everyone joined in, raising their arms and cheering, demanding that Lü Xiaobu represent the masses and uphold justice for them.

Some of the more astute people in the crowd began to shout, urging everyone to calm down and investigate this mysterious Lu Xiaobu before making any decisions.

But if the masses could calm down so easily, then Nanfeng and his group wouldn't need to resort to such a suggestion.

Thus, the voice of the wise was ultimately drowned out by the overwhelming public opinion.

Everyone agreed that as long as the legendary Lü Xiaobu was made the leader of the masses, the matter would be perfectly resolved—even though just a minute ago, none of them knew the name Lü Xiaobu.

[In his inner world, Lu Ziqiao, dressed in a white lab coat and wearing black-rimmed glasses, pointed at the blackboard with a pointer and spoke.]

Humans are typically social animals, and the instinct to conform—a biological trait that social animals can hardly eliminate—is to live in groups.

In other words, conforming to the crowd means following public opinion.

Therefore, as long as you have the ability to manipulate public opinion, you can make a group of people move in the direction you want.

The Lüshi Chunqiu states: There are only two ways to manipulate public opinion: power and volume.

[To seize control of the discourse, occupy the high ground of public opinion, and brainwash the masses with repetitive and loud language.]

Most importantly—never give those who are clear-headed a chance to speak.

[Ziqiao put away his pointer, his smile both smug and dangerous.]

[As long as you stand high enough, your voice is loud enough, and your online army is well-hidden, you can be invincible and successful in everything you do.]

Let the ignorant hear your voice, and they will forget that they themselves are the silent majority.

Nanfeng and the others stayed at the amusement park to handle the aftermath, while the remaining four planned to take Yifei and Xiaoxian to the hospital for a simple check-up before returning to the apartment.

Xiaoxian glanced at his smart bracelet casually on his way out of the amusement park and was surprised to find that his courage value had exceeded 500 at some point.

Not only him, but Yifei's courage level also made a great leap, almost breaking through 300.

Although Xiaoxian and Yifei had made up their minds never to come to this amusement park again, they still wanted to claim the grand prize.

So the group decisively changed their route and asked the amusement park staff where they could claim the mysterious grand prize after completing the "Trial of the Brave".

With the staff's guidance, Xiaoxian quickly received his mystery prize: one or two one-year VIP passes and a gold necklace shaped like a badge of courage.

That's right, it's the Crest of Courage that Taichi Yagami used to evolve Agumon in Digimon.

However, Zeng Xiaoxian neither had Agumon, nor could this Crest of Courage enable his Digimon to Mega Evolve.

Compared to the chosen children, Zeng Xiaoxian knew very well that he was just a boring adult who was left over after being selected.

But he still really liked the badge of courage.

Because it is golden—pure gold.

Throughout the journey, Zeng Xiaoxian kept playing with his Courage Badge, his mouth practically stretched to the back of his ears with a wide grin.

To be fair, the mysterious grand prize of this "Trial of the Brave" truly matches the difficulty of the trial.

Even disregarding the two year-long VIP passes, the pure gold badge itself is exceptional in both size and purity.

Of course, Xiaoxian seriously suspects that if the value of this mysterious grand prize wasn't that high, the amusement park staff would likely have been beaten half to death by the tourists who passed through the gates.

A full five hundred points of courage! Five hundred points!

Even if someone is brave enough and fearless, they won't reach 500 courage points in a whole day, even if they're exhausted. On the other hand, someone who is too timid and easily gains courage points will find it difficult to muster the courage to challenge themselves with so many thrilling activities.

Aside from Zeng Xiaoxian, who was forced by Yifei to challenge himself and happened to encounter a Ferris wheel malfunction, who knows when the next person to complete the "Trial of the Brave" will be able to do so.

Xiao Xian thought to himself with a smile as he solemnly put the badge of courage around his neck.

Even if this badge of courage can't give my Digimon a Mega Evolution, it's good if it can give me a little more courage.

"Yifei?"

While registering and getting checked at the hospital, Xiaoxian subtly nudged Yifei's arm.

"what?"

Yifei looked up at Zeng Xiaoxian.

"A friend gave me two more movie tickets. How about we go see a movie together next week?"

"Get lost!"

Yifei said irritably.

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