Chapter 165: Come and Play, Handsome~

In no time, the taxi arrived at the Broadcasting and Television Building.

A crowd was already waiting for Jiang Yun at the entrance of the building.

The moment they caught sight of the drone hovering beside Jiang Yun, smiles bloomed across everyone's faces.

Jiang Yun swore that even the elderly director of the orphanage had never looked at him with such enthusiasm...

In truth, he knew very well that while capturing a Class-A wanted fugitive was a massive merit, it didn't quite warrant such a grand reception.

The main reason was that he was also a top-tier livestreamer.

Yesterday's capture had taken place right in front of over fifty thousand witnesses in his livestream room.

Coupled with the fact that yesterday's incident was technically a lapse in duty on the authorities' part, they needed to handle public relations properly to avoid severely negative impacts.

This was precisely why they had strongly insisted that Jiang Yun broadcast live during his commendation ceremony.

"Comrade Jiang Yun, we've been waiting for you for a long time!"

The person in the lead was none other than the middle-aged police officer who had shared a car ride with Jiang Yun yesterday.

His face still wore that same enthusiastic and gentle smile.

More importantly, his positioning was identical to yesterday's—precisely at the camera's optimal shooting angle...

'His camera awareness is truly top-notch.'

Jiang Yun couldn't help but complain inwardly.

Whether it was yesterday or today, the middle-aged officer always managed to find the best shooting angle immediately; his sense of framing could only be described as formidable.

Jiang Yun reached out both hands to shake the officer's, saying politely, "Apologies, it's my first time in Chongqing, and I couldn't resist staying out a bit longer."

"If you like it, stay longer. We warmly welcome talents like Comrade Jiang Yun. Come, let's talk as we walk inside..."

As the officer pulled Jiang Yun by the hand and led him forward, he began introducing the surrounding people.

Good grief, after a whole round of introductions, the livestream chat was flooded with expressions of utter shock.

Even Jiang Yun himself felt a trace of surprise.

(There were actually several major running gags planned for the awards ceremony scene, but it seemed none of them would pass review. With no other choice, the ending felt a bit anticlimactic. Apologies, apologies.)

.........

The entire commendation process was somewhat elaborate, featuring multiple speeches midway and quite a few reporters on site.

By the time Jiang Yun emerged from the broadcasting hall, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon.

A banquet had originally been arranged, but Jiang Yun politely declined under the pretext of having matters to attend to back home.

He simply couldn't quite adapt to that kind of atmosphere...

Having finally bid farewell to everyone and departed, Jiang Yun was guided back to the parking space where his own car was parked.

Once inside the vehicle, Jiang Yun let out a long breath.

"Whew~ I really am not used to that kind of atmosphere; it feels so weird."

Tuntun, sitting beside him, also stuck out her tongue. "The atmosphere was too serious, completely unsuitable for variety streamers like us."

"That's the truth."

Jiang Yun nodded in agreement and then turned his attention to the livestream chat.

Because of the commendation ceremony today, he had essentially fulfilled several days' worth of streaming time all at once.

"Oh my god, Brother Yun is getting more and more outrageous by the day."

"Even though I know this was just a ceremony, watching it still makes it feel like Brother Yun's status has skyrocketed instantly."

"I didn't feel much when I found out Brother Yun was rich, but the moment he stood up there to give a speech, I suddenly felt the gap between us widen."

"This is my fourth time working overtime, and by far the most prestigious overtime ever!"

"You're done with the commendation ceremony, right? Can you come back to Chengdu now? Please stop staying in Chongqing, I'm genuinely terrified!"

"No way, bro, I'm from Chengdu and I'm terrified too!"

"........."

Seeing the barrage of comments in the livestream, Jiang Yun playfully bantered, "Alright brothers, I've streamed for several days' worth of hours today, so I might take a harsh break for the next few days. Don't miss me too much, everyone!"

As soon as these words fell, the livestream was instantly filled with question marks.

At this, Jiang Yun chuckled, said nothing more, and directly turned off the livestream.

Resting was out of the question, but teasing the audience a little was always fair game.

"Are we heading back to Chengdu now?"

Seeing Jiang Yun shut down the livestream, Tuntun in the backseat asked aloud.

"Wait a moment, let me check something."

With that, Jiang Yun took out his phone and feigned the appearance of browsing through some items.

In reality, however, he was checking the livestream rewards for today.

As early as before the commendation ceremony had even concluded, the system had already issued today's reward.

It was just that Jiang Yun hadn't been in a position to get distracted back then, so he hadn't checked it.

Only now did he finally carve out some time to look through the system logs.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for a successful check-in. Reward: Master-level Skill Card.]

[Master-level Skill Card: The host may choose one of the following skills to learn. Upon learning, the corresponding master-level skill will be acquired. Master-level Plumbing, Master-level Home Appliance Repair, Master-level Construction Labor, Master-level House Cleaning, Master-level Musical Instrument Mastery.]

Jiang Yun: .......

Although Jiang Yun hadn't dared to lose focus earlier, he had vaguely caught the words "Skill Card," so he had held exceptionally high expectations for today's reward.

Yet in his wildest dreams, he never expected that home appliance repair, plumbing, house cleaning, and construction labor would actually make a comeback!

Last time you at least bothered to disguise them as everyday life skills, but this time you're not even pretending anymore, huh?

"I choose Master-level Musical Instrument Mastery."

Jiang Yun said with a helpless sigh to the system in his mind.

From his perspective, the previous options were utterly useless, but this final musical instrument mastery would at least allow him to show off a little.

During routine livestreams when he had nothing to do, he could always head to a shopping mall and pull off some crowd-dazzling stunts; it still had some practical value.

The moment Jiang Yun made his selection, his fingers trembled unconsciously for a brief second, and a vast amount of knowledge regarding musical instruments flooded into his mind.

Once the reception was complete, Jiang Yun put down his phone, feigned having finished reading, and told Tuntun, "Fasten your seatbelt, we're going home."

"Got it."

Tuntun acknowledged and promptly clicked her seatbelt into place.

Seeing this, Jiang Yun started the car and drove in the direction of Chengdu.

From Chaotianmen in Chongqing to Chengdu, the entire journey spanned nearly three hundred kilometers, so naturally, they couldn't arrive instantly.

To keep Jiang Yun from finding the drive too monotonous, Tuntun occasionally chatted idly with him.

"Brother Yun, I'll tell you a little joke, do you want to hear it?"

"Whether I want to hear it or not, aren't you going to tell it anyway?"

Tuntun: .......

"Well, do you want to hear it or not?!"

"Hear, hear, go ahead."

"Dogs go woof woof woof, cats go meow meow meow, what do chickens do?"

Hearing Tuntun's question, the corners of Jiang Yun's mouth twitched. "Such an old joke. Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared."

"Wrong!"

Tuntun looked at Jiang Yun with a smug expression. "Chickens say, 'Mister, come play with me!'"

Jiang Yun: ..........

"Brothels' chickens, is that it? If you're going to put it that way, then I have to refute you."

"Huh?" Tuntun looked at Jiang Yun in confusion. "What are you refuting me about?"

"Hh, chickens would never say something like 'Mister, come play.' Chickens only say, 'You are so beautiful, baby~ You really are so beautiful, baby~'"

Tuntun: .........