Chapter 116: Role Model

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The images on the large stage screen continued to play.
Yet because the video had been filmed on a mobile phone, the picture not only shook but was also somewhat blurred.
By all rights, a video of this sort, if aired on any program, would be the kind netizens would mock to death.
Yet right now, this video not only drew no mockery; everyone stared at it without blinking.
Even the viewers in the livestream nearly pressed their eyeballs against their computer or phone screens, desperate not to miss a single detail of the footage!
In the video, a police car screeched to a halt by the roadside, and two officers stepped out.
When they saw the only remaining thug still standing on the ground scramble over on all fours to clutch the police uncle’s leg, sniveling and sobbing his grievances, the crowd could no longer hold back.
“Hahaha! This little thug is too funny! Actually hugging a policeman’s leg! Doesn’t he know he’s the criminal? Hahaha!”
“I bet this thug was scared stupid by Su Chen! Hahaha! In his heart right now, only the police uncle can give him a sense of safety!”
“I think the most confused one right now should be this cop. Why would a thug come to him for protection? I bet he thinks Su Chen is the real culprit!”
“You’re not wrong—look at that cop comforting the thug and actually pulling out his baton toward Su Chen! Hahaha! I can’t take it, I’m dying of laughter!”
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The heartless comments on the bullet screen laughed and made noise, thoroughly displaying the fun-seeking nature of onlookers.
But where there are fun-seekers, there are also rational people.
Watching the developments in the video, they found it even harder to understand why Su Chen later went and harmed the elderly man lying on the ground.
Only when the video showed the old man’s livid face did they vaguely form a thought!
But… that couldn’t be possible, could it?!
The video continued playing, and on stage Su Chen’s song continued as well, soon reaching the second verse.
“Perhaps the world is simply this way.”
“I am still walking the road.”
“There is no one to whom I can speak.”
“Perhaps silence is all I may keep.”
“Tears moisten the rims of my eyes.”
“Yet I refuse to yield to cowardice.”
“Head bowed, I await the daylight.”
“Accepting every taunt that comes.”
“Facing the wind, embracing the rainbow.”
“Bravely I press onward.”
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Accompanied by Su Chen’s singing, the story unfolding on the large stage screen gradually grew clear.
Everyone watched in astonishment as Su Chen, upon discovering the boss was nearly gone, disregarded the police’s attempts to stop him and sprinted toward the man!
At that moment the audience covered their mouths!
And Su Chen displayed his mature, steady mindset along with extremely proficient first-aid knowledge.
The second he roared at the officers demanding the police dagger, the people in the seats, recalling the earlier scandalous video of Su Chen, finally realized what he intended to do!
He was going to perform surgery on the boss right there in the street!
He was going to save the boss!
We… had all wronged Su Chen!
The footage continued. Su Chen steadily took the dagger the officer handed over, as though receiving responsibility and trust itself.
That scene made many hearts clench, and some sensitive viewers even reddened at the eyes!
Carrying such complex and intense emotions, Su Chen reached the second chorus.
“That ray of dawn will cross the darkness.”
“Breaking every fear, I can find the answer.”
“Even if I must go against the light, I will drive the darkness away.”
“Casting aside every burden, no longer alone.”
“No longer alone.”
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With the song, the Su Chen in the video brought the blade down with steady precision.
Of course, after Wu Tong obtained the video, the details had still been mosaicked.
Everyone saw only Su Chen’s steady hands, his face covered in sweat, and the two officers pinning the old man down with gritted teeth and all their strength.
At that instant every heart leapt into every throat!
In the livestream, the earlier teasing and worried comments all turned into encouragement and prayer!
“Come on, Su Chen! Hang in there, boss! Hold on!”
“So Su Chen used the dagger to save a life! I really deserve to die—why did I curse him before!”
“I’m a doctor; I roughly understand Su Chen’s intent. The old man’s chest took a heavy blow; his breathing must have stopped. He’s ventilating the lungs. Without this, the old man would have been beyond saving!”
“My God, performing surgery on the old man in an environment like that—wasn’t Su Chen afraid of taking responsibility? He could have simply stayed out of it!”
“I knew it—Su Chen isn’t that kind of person. Go, Su Chen!!!”
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Amid the crowd’s eager anticipation, the Su Chen in the video soon finished the procedure.
The moment the straw was inserted into the chest, the old man’s face visibly regained its color!
At that very moment, countless people shed tears of excitement!
“That ray of dawn will cross the darkness.”
“Breaking every fear, I can find the answer.”
“Even if I must go against the light, I will drive the darkness away.”
“With ten thousand strengths, I drown the loneliness.”
“No longer alone.”
The song came to a complete end, and the video behind Su Chen finished as well, concluding with Su Chen climbing into the police car, blood dripping from his hand.
Everything was perfectly timed.
The music fell silent. Su Chen bowed deeply and stepped down from the stage.
The next instant, as if by prior agreement, the audience erupted into thunderous applause!
Applause and cheers filled the entire venue; even when their throats grew hoarse and their palms turned red and numb, they refused to stop!
“Your Answer” deserved no less!
And Su Chen deserved it even more!
For a long while the audience clapped and cheered for a full two or three minutes before gradually quieting.
Liu Shao, eyes also red, walked onto the stage, took the microphone, and said, “Let us once again thank contestant Su Chen for his effort and his performance!”
“I believe every member of the audience is extremely moved right now, but please hold your excitement a little longer, for the results of this round have not yet been announced.”
“Now, let us turn the cameras to the mentors’ seats and invite our four mentors to give an objective and fair evaluation of contestant Su Chen’s song ‘Your Answer’!”
Following Liu Shao’s words, the director switched the camera, revealing two mentors with reddened eyes, one mentor weeping like a tearful mess, and another whose face was as black as pitch.
Zhou Zhiqian roughly scrubbed his face before finally mastering his emotions.
He drew a deep breath and said, “Actually I feel there is no need for me to say much. My evaluation remains the same as the previous round—I cannot evaluate it!”
“I have always felt Su Chen should not be standing here. He should stand on a larger stage and properly tell those people in the entertainment industry, tell those star-chasers!”
“What a true role model worthy of admiration really is!!!”
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