"Alright, cut the nonsense! Let's talk business! Judging by the Audi's speed earlier, he'll be here soon. Stop him when he arrives and wait for me, got it?"
"But, Brother Liu, didn't you just say you admired him? Why do you still want to..." Yellow's hesitant voice finally came through after a long silence on the walkie-talkie.
"Just stop him!" Liu Tang thought, You bastards really think I'm some sort of hooligan. Good thing my colleagues aren't here today, otherwise...
Meanwhile, Zhuifeng was feeling cocky, with no one blocking his way. "Wow, I'm so impressed with myself, haha... Who's the boss? Haha..." Maintaining a speed of 250 km/h, he left the 'live broadcasters' dumbfounded. These were all curves; it was too dizzying, so much so that everyone forgot their actual job!
"Hehe, now you know how awesome I am. You've come to welcome me, but I'm in a hurry and don't have time for you. That's what you get for looking down on me before!"
Never offend someone like this; otherwise, you'll find yourself without even underwear to wear and won't know what happened! Haha...
"He's here!" As soon as the Audi appeared, the young men and women excitedly shouted and completely blocked the road.
"Beep... Beep..."
"What's going on? Why are you surrounding me?" After honking with no effect, Zhuifeng rolled down his window. "Hey, big shots, what are you trying to do? Can't handle losing?"
There were about 30 young people surrounding him, but not one answered. Several of them even had reluctant looks.
"You... you're not trying to rob me, are you?" He was getting scared.
Sweat!
"Screech..." Liu Tang had arrived.
"Brother Liu!"
Liu Tang nodded and closed the car door. "Where is he?"
"Over there."
"Little brother, you're pretty good!" Liu Tang extended his right hand with a grin.
"What exactly do you mean? Can't handle losing?"
Patting Zhuifeng's chest, "Don't misunderstand, I don't have any other intentions. It's just that my brothers misinterpreted my meaning."
"Then what exactly do you want?"
"Actually, it's very simple! I... I just wanted to know your name, that's all."
"Just that?"
"Yeah, I've never met anyone with driving skills like yours! But, judging by your actions, you're definitely not an old hand, so I was just curious!"
Massive sweating! He powerlessly rolled his eyes.
Liu Tang suddenly put on a serious face, "Mind if we talk in the car?"
"Sure!" Is this some kind of face-changing performance? His expression changes so fast! Looking at the now very serious Liu Tang, Zhuifeng was puzzled.
After getting in the car, Liu Tang finally spoke after a while, "Did you see those people outside?"
"Do you think I'm blind? Damn!"
Liu Tang didn't seem to mind, "Do you know why they're here?"
"Aren't they just here to watch the race?"
"Is it just to simply watch the race?" As a driver, Liu Tang's eyes, which should have been clear, gradually became misty. "How I wish they were just here to simply watch the race!"
Seeing his expression, Zhuifeng began to ponder.
"Let me tell you! If they just wanted to watch the race, couldn't they watch it on TV at home? Why come all the way here..."
Zhuifeng smirked, "That's because watching on TV doesn't give you the same feeling as being here in person!"
"Do you think, apart from feeling a bit of excitement at the start and finish, the rest is more thrilling than watching it on TV at home?"
"..."
"Then why do they come?" Zhuifeng was confused, very confused!
"Do you know why they admire me? It's not because my car is fast or my driving skills are good. It's because..." His previously dejected voice suddenly became proud. "It's because I'm from Chongqing, I'm Chinese! They're not really here to watch the race, but to feel a sense of pride in their hearts! Because this is a 'race' we 'organize' ourselves, racing on 'tracks' we arranged ourselves, and it's our chance to be a part of car culture, racing culture!"
Zhuifeng gradually felt a sense of sadness welling up inside. It's true! In China, there were very few racing events organized by their own people, very few tracks built specifically for racing, and in international automotive competitions, China couldn't even get near the stage. "I think I understand what you mean, but I don't quite get why you're telling me all this!"
"Do you think it's good to let them continue blindly worshiping drivers like me? No! I can't even be called a driver! Is it okay to go on like this?"
Zhuifeng fell silent.
Liu Tang continued, "Obviously, it's not okay to continue like this! If we keep racing like we do, it will definitely affect the racing skills of the next generation and their corresponding level!"
"Then what can we do?"
"We can do something!" Liu Tang turned his head, not daring to let Zhuifeng see the sly smile on his face. "The most basic thing we can do is to work hard to improve our driving skills, so they don't worship us just because we're Chinese! By then, not only will we raise the racing level of our countrymen, but their appreciation level will also improve accordingly. This way, Chinese people won't be too embarrassed in the racing world in the future! What do you think?"
Zhuifeng fell into contemplative silence.
After not hearing a response for a long time, Liu Tang found it strange and pushed, "Is something wrong?"
"Can I ask you a question?" Zhuifeng's expression was unusual.
"Go ahead!"
"What exactly do you race for?"
Without thinking, Liu Tang said, "I'm racing for the rise of China!"
An expression of "as expected" immediately appeared on Zhuifeng's face.
Suppressing his laughter: "Then I think your method might succeed! Because your ideal is really, really lofty, hehe... Hahaha...!" He couldn't hold it in anymore and laughed wildly for a while before stopping. "But I still don't understand why you're telling me all this."
"You don't need to understand anything, I just want to know if you agree with my viewpoint?"
"...I agree!" Zhuifeng nodded helplessly.
"Good, then let's go!"
"What for? I need to go home! Hey, what are you doing, let go of me! Damn, what are you guys doing?" Dragged out of the car by Liu Tang, Zhuifeng was startled again by the scene before him. Dozens of young men and women were standing in an orderly fashion, all staring at him.
"Why aren't you cheering for him?"
"Brother Liu, we didn't hear you ask for his name, how can we cheer for him?" Yellow awkwardly raised the walkie-talkie in his hand.
"Damn! Pretending to be mysterious, saying we'll talk in the car? Then you turn on the walkie-talkie, I'm done!" Zhuifeng was completely flabbergasted. "My name is Zhuifeng!"
"Zhuifeng? Isn't that a surname?"
Zhuifeng:...
"Then let's not use our names, just call him..."
"Big Brother!" The young men and women called out in unison.
"Damn!" Startled again, is this the mafia? He pulled Liu Tang aside. "Look, what game are you playing? Stop messing with me!"
Liu Tang looked at him with a triumphant expression. "Hehe! Have you forgotten what you just promised me?"
After thinking for a while, "I don't understand! When did I promise you anything?"
"Damn! You're not going back on your word, are you?" Liu Tang glared, looking as if he was ready to turn hostile if the promise wasn't honored.
"Uh... I'm saying, what exactly did I promise you? How come I don't remember?" No matter how he looked at it, he felt like a piece of meat on Liu Tang's chopping board!
"Hehe, let me remind you, didn't you also feel that China was embarrassing in the racing scene? Didn't you want to do something about it? Didn't you agree with my viewpoint? So just agree to their request!"
Zhuifeng nodded to each of Liu Tang's questions, "Yes, yes, yes, I agree... Ahem, agree to what?"
"Agree to be our idol! I don't care, anyway, you've agreed!"
Zhuifeng rolled down the car window, letting the cold night breeze flow into the car, his left hand resting on the car door, his right hand gripping the steering wheel.
"I..." Before the words "agree" could come out of his mouth, the image of his family appeared in his mind. "I'm sorry, I can't agree!"
"Why?"
Seeing all the genuinely expectant eyes around him instantly dim, his heart inexplicably ached. "I... I'm really sorry..." Before finishing his words, he hurriedly tried to get back into the car.
Liu Tang grabbed the car door that Zhuifeng was trying to close. "Do you have some kind of difficulty?"
"...No, I actually just came here to have some fun today, I didn't have any other intentions..."