"Xiao Wan, where is your seat, hmm, next to Qiu Ling..."
Pang Yuan, who brought Wan Yunting in, pointed to the seats in the first row of the venue, with names noted on each chair.
Those sitting in the first and second rows were basically the police officers to be honored that day, so Wan Yunting was among them, sitting right next to Niu Qiuling.
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded to Pang Yuan and Hu Yaqing, then walked towards his seat...
Pang Yuan and the others walked onto the main stage of the auditorium with Hu Yaqing. The seats were already arranged, with the two seats in the center, names of Pang Yuan and Hu Yaqing placed in front of them. To Pang Yuan's left sat several senior leaders of the police station, and to Hu Yaqing's right sat several major leaders from the municipal government.
Although the auditorium was not large, it could accommodate over a thousand people. Besides invited leaders from other provinces, the back of the auditorium was filled with police officers in uniform.
At the same time, on both sides of the main stage of the auditorium, local news reporters had set up their cameras and were making final adjustments, and the event was being broadcast live by local news.
Even the Huadu City News channel on Douyin was live-streaming, with tens of thousands of viewers already in the broadcast room, watching the Huadu City Police commendation ceremony.
The time had not yet come, and on the main stage, Pang Yuan and Hu Yaqing, along with other leaders, were organizing their speeches for the upcoming conference...
"Captain Zhou, Captain Wu..."
As Wan Yunting was walking towards his seat, he saw Zhou Dong and Wu Bochao sitting in the first row and waved to them with a smile.
"Yunting, where is your seat..."
Wu Bochao and the others immediately pointed to the chair to Niu Qiuling's left. Wan Yunting walked over with a smile, glanced at Niu Qiuling who was looking at her phone, and then adjusted his suit and sat down.
Beside him, Niu Qiuling was looking down at her phone, pretending to be engrossed, and not looking up to greet him, clearly deliberately ignoring him.
Wan Yunting turned to look at her, seemingly seeing through her intentions, so he didn't greet her first but turned to chat with Zhou Dong and Wu Bochao sitting on the other side.
This made Niu Qiuling so angry that her face turned green. She tilted her head slightly, glared at Wan Yunting with her almond eyes, and gritted her teeth, secretly fuming, "You bastard, you just know how to annoy me..."
"Did you get a first-class merit?"
The next moment, Wan Yunting suddenly turned his head back and asked Niu Qiuling with a smile.
Niu Qiuling immediately lowered her head again, pretending not to hear him. Seeing that he had finally taken the initiative to speak to her, she felt inexplicably happy.
Seeing her still pretending, Wan Yunting couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you laughing at?"
Niu Qiuling, also unable to resist, looked up, turned her head, and glared fiercely at Wan Yunting, saying proudly, "I earned the first-class merit with my own ability. Do you have a problem with that?"
"What ability? The ability to pretend to be a young lady?"
Seeing that the girl had finally broken her composure, Wan Yunting chuckled wickedly and teased.
"You...!"
Seeing that the man dared to question her, Niu Qiuling's almond eyes widened, her pretty face turned ashen, and she reached out to pinch Wan Yunting's right arm fiercely, scolding him grumpily, "You still have the nerve to say that! It was you who asked me to impersonate a young lady every time."
"Hey, why are you pinching me?"
Wan Yunting quickly opened her small hand, almost losing a piece of flesh from her pinch, and gave her a white eye. His gaze then lasciviously swept over Niu Qiuling's proud, ample chest, and he said with a smile, "It was for the mission. Besides, your figure is so good, so only you could pretend."
"Pfft, you're just deliberately messing with me."
Niu Qiuling spat at his face with a sniff and cursed fiercely.
Wiping the saliva from his face, Wan Yunting looked speechless, "Can't you talk properly? And spitting at me."
"Hmph."
Niu Qiuling glanced at him coldly and snorted, "For a scumbag like you, it's good I haven't beaten you to death."
"Scumbag?"
Wan Yunting's expression froze, and even Zhou Dong and Wu Bochao, sitting on either side of them, looked at Wan Yunting with strange expressions.
"Hey, you can eat anything, but you can't say anything carelessly. Why are you calling me a scumbag?" Wan Yunting asked Niu Qiuling with a stern face.
"Then I'll ask you!"
Niu Qiuling also got fired up, her almond eyes wide open, staring directly into Wan Yunting's eyes, and she snorted sarcastically, "Have you broken up with your current girlfriend? What's your relationship with your ex-girlfriend now? And what's the deal with the scandal with the chairman of Song's Group? Aren't these scumbag behaviors?"
These words stunned Wan Yunting. Looking at Niu Qiuling's resentful expression, as if she were a wife who had caught her boyfriend contacting his ex, he said somewhat dejectedly, "What nonsense are you talking about? Have you lost your mind?"
"Don't touch me."
Niu Qiuling irritably pushed away Wan Yunting's hand that was about to tap her forehead, and snorted, "You're a big scumbag and a liar anyway."
Seeing the girl with her arms crossed, like a wronged woman, Wan Yunting was a bit bewildered. Then, as if he thought of something, he said to Niu Qiuling with a smile, "Sister Niu, even if I'm in contact with my ex-girlfriend, it has nothing to do with you, right?"
Niu Qiuling suddenly turned her head, her almond eyes wide and glaring furiously at Wan Yunting, then said angrily, "Yes, it has nothing to do with me, why would I care about your messed up affairs... Aqi, let me switch seats with you..."
Saying that, Niu Qiuling got up and stomped over to switch seats with another police officer, not wanting to sit next to that scumbag Wan Yunting anymore.
Aqi, the young police officer who switched seats with her, nodded awkwardly at Wan Yunting.
Zhou Dong and Wu Bochao, sitting to his left, had been silently watching Wan Yunting and Niu Qiuling argue. Seeing that Qiu Ling had left in anger, they couldn't help but sigh and say, "Yunting, are you really oblivious or pretending to be? That girl Qiu Ling clearly likes you."
"Oh."
Zhou Dong became even more obtuse and said with a smile, "I was wondering why that girl has been sulking for the past few days, acting like she's eaten gunpowder, snapping at everyone. So she's jealous."
"Sigh..."
Wan Yunting shook his head and gave a wry smile. How could he not know that Niu Qiuling liked him?
He guessed that the girl must have heard about him and Fang Yanxi from somewhere again, which was why she was so jealous.
"Everyone quiet down, the commendation ceremony has begun."
At this moment, Pang Yuan, seated on the main stage, gently tapped the microphone in front of him, and the entire audience immediately fell silent.
Wan Yunting turned his head to glance at Niu Qiuling, who had switched seats with Aqi and was now sitting on the edge of the first row. Seeing that she was still sulking with a long face, Wan Yunting smiled helplessly. Seeing that the ceremony had started, he decided not to think about it for now and would try to coax Niu Qiuling after the ceremony.
Sitting on the stage, Pang Yuan began holding his manuscript, speaking into the microphone, his gaze occasionally lifting to look at all the police officers and leaders present. He said, "This commendation ceremony is to award honors and commend police officers who have performed excellently in dismantling and cracking down on drug trafficking criminal groups in various places over the past few months."
"Now, let us all stand up and observe three minutes of silence for our comrades who sacrificed their lives for the country in this anti-drug operation. Please stand up..."
Swoosh...
Instantly, everyone in the audience stood up. Especially Wu Bochao, Zhou Dong, and Niu Qiuling, who had been on the front lines, their eyes reddened as they thought of their comrades who had sacrificed their lives fighting drug trafficking groups. They all bowed their heads and began to observe the silence...
Wan Yunting and the municipal leaders on the stage, including Hu Yaqing, were no exception. They all bowed their heads in silence for the soldiers who had died for the country. They were the true heroes of this nation.
The solemn atmosphere allowed everyone present to feel an indescribable strength, as if it were a flame burning in the heart of every police officer.
It also inspired the citizens outside the live broadcast and television screens, who felt immense sadness for the heroes who had sacrificed their lives for the country, society, and the people.
Many citizens who were watching the live broadcast intently silently observed three minutes of silence...