Chapter 2010 — The Mysterious Phone Call, Part Two
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"That's true enough." Zhang Duopan nodded, thinking to himself that this was actually a fine idea. That way, even if it didn't work, he bore no responsibility. Dressed like that at a freshman gala, she could perfectly well explain it away as a costume—and even if it proved useless, he lost nothing. A chance was better than no chance! At this thought, Zhang Duopan said, "Good. Many thanks. I'll do as you say!"
"In that case, I'll say no more," the rasping voice said.
"Then... if it works, how should I repay you?" Zhang Duopan asked.
"No need!" With that, the rasping voice hung up outright.
"Strange, truly strange. Could he really be an enemy of Wei Zhao's?" Staring at the disconnected call, Zhang Duopan shook his head in bewilderment. He truly could not see what the point of the other man's actions was—it was pure, one-sided help to him!
"What is it, Brother Zhang?" Fan Ganhe asked hurriedly.
"It's like this—just now a man with a rasping voice called me, saying he could get our act first place at the freshman gala and beat Xu Shilan!" Zhang Duopan then repeated the rasping voice's words to Fan Ganhe.
"That's a good thing, Brother Zhang!" Fan Ganhe said after hearing it out. "Whether it works or not, we've got nothing to lose by giving it a try."
"That's what I thought too. So we have to move fast on this—the freshman gala is almost here. We've got tomorrow daytime, and by tomorrow night it has to be done!" Zhang Duopan said. "Ganhe, I'm leaving this to you. Can you handle it?"
"Don't worry, Brother Zhang. I have a cousin sister at another school. I'll have her come over tomorrow night—nobody here knows her, so it'll be done without anyone the wiser," Fan Ganhe said with a nod.
"Good. If that rasping voice was telling the truth, then this is our big chance!" Zhang Duopan nodded.
The night passed without incident. After a day of rehearsals, the pharmaceutical major's act had become quite polished, and they were full of confidence as they prepared to go compete at the freshman gala.
"Does everyone have confidence that we'll take first place?" After the final rehearsal, Xu Shilan pumped her fist and asked, rallying everyone's spirits.
"Yes!" The answer came back like thunder. With Xu Shilan performing alongside them, if they still failed to win first place, they might as well all go buy a block of tofu and smash their heads against it together.
Although You Panhu, Huang Mao, and Zi Mao had no interest in going onstage to perform, this was, after all, a point of honor for Boss Bai—and if they took first place, Boss Bai would be happy. So You Panhu did not dare cause any trouble.
That evening, the school auditorium entrance was festooned with lights and decorations, a dense crowd milling about. All around were the little stalls set up by the student council—glow sticks, drinks, snacks, and so on. Clearly the student council meant to earn a bit of activity funding from this event.
Although the gala was called a freshman gala, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and even graduate students had all come to take part. The student couples especially had arrived at the auditorium early, bought their glow sticks and snacks, and claimed good seats, ready to spend a romantic evening.