In the afternoon, Zhou Zihan did not come out from his room, as he was afraid that it would be embarrassing to meet Zhong Wentao.
Outside, Zhong Wentao was treating people and preparing for the competition in Chinese Medical Association. He was extremely busy and did not have the time to spend with his children, nor did he have the time to worry about what Bai Shiyun was doing right now.
Very quickly, a month's time had passed. The first round of the competition had arrived.
On this day, Zhong Wentao went to the Chinese Medical Association to participate in the competition by himself. The competition was held outside of the association building and had already created a large space with the railings.
The space was limited. If the late arrivals were unable to enter, they would be eliminated.
Zhong Wentao had already arrived half an hour ago, yet he was already in the thousandth row. Even today, it might not be his turn.
After all, entering the Chinese Medical Association was equivalent to obtaining professional certification, proving that one's medical skills were good. In the future, if one wanted to open a clinic or a clinic, they would have the reputation to promote themselves to the outside world.
Thus, no matter how old they were, they wanted to enter the Chinese Medical Association to give themselves a guarantee of life in the future.
Only with a few thousand people competing would there be a few victors. The chances were too slim.
Last year, Chinese Medical Association did not even accept a single member. Just because the talent of those who participated in the tournament was very poor, it made people fear the Chinese Medical Association even more.
Otherwise, there would be even more participants than right now.
After entering the arena, there was an endless amount of waiting.
A huge television screen was set up at the entrance of the association. From the television, one could see the contestant's appearance as if he had heard the contestant's answer. It seemed like it was a live broadcast.
Zhong Wentao stood in his own position, and watched the big screen with great interest, listening to everyone's answers, and secretly analyzing the personal preferences and general direction of the questions.
The problem was indeed the most basic common knowledge of Chinese medicine. It was just that the angle in which the question was posed was somewhat tricky. It was all in the form of a small story, with many traps hidden inside.
Those who answered the questions would make mistakes if they were not careful. If they made mistakes, they would be eliminated without a chance. This caused everyone in the competition to feel uneasy. They were worried that they would be the next to be eliminated.
"President, there are thousands of people today. It will take them two or three days to finish the first round. Today we'll leave a thousand people. It would be better to let them come back tomorrow, no?"
In the office, Yang Hao gave his opinion to the president.
With thousands of people gathered below, it was hard to say if there would be any problems, but when the media gave out their report, they would bring shame to the Chinese Medical Association.
They were an organization that had only appeared with the consent of the government. If the government was not satisfied with their decision, they would not be able to have a proper existence.
"Look, there are two more people who left because they didn't want to wait any longer."
The President spoke softly and pointed at the situation below for Yang Hao to see.
The purpose of his actions was to judge everyone based on their character. For those who came early, even if their basic abilities were low, they would at least be diligent.
However, there were a few who had arrived late and were not willing to follow the rules and wait. They were not people that the Chinese Medical Association was looking for.
Their goal was to find someone with as good a character as he was capable of.
Although Yang Hao was well aware of what the guild leader was thinking, at this rate, it would be hard to protect the loss of many outstanding talents.
Furthermore … There were already people who had secretly hinted to him that if they wanted his help in entering the Chinese Medical Association, he would agree to it. However, if things continued this way, perhaps they would not even be able to enter.
"The guild leader is right."
Although she replied softly, she didn't think so in her heart.
"I'm old. In the future, it will be you youngsters' world."
The president lamented, causing Yang Hao's expression to turn ugly.
Yang Hao was also around 40 to 50 years old, could he still be a young man?
The President's intention was to warn him that the Chinese Medical Association was the world of the youths in the future, and that he should not interfere too much in order to give the youths a chance.
"President, you're not old yet. Your body is strong and robust."
Yang Hao pretended to only hear the first half of the message, and spoke softly.
The two stopped talking and just quietly watched the match below. They listened to the various contestants and maintained this position for a long time.
An entire morning had passed, yet there were only a few hundred people left. Twelve had entered the second round, eliminating many people within, but there was still a long way to go before Zhong Wentao.
At noon, the contestants were still unable to leave. They had to be brought along in a circle, so they could only find someone to bring them food. If they were to leave, it would be considered as elimination.
It's just that Zhou Zihan was in class, Zhou Cangzhu was looking at the infirmary, there was basically no one who could bring him food.
Sitting on the ground and watching the people around him eat, he decided to slowly cultivate and forget about his hunger.
When he closed his eyes and meditated, he couldn't see clearly in the crowd.
But upstairs, the president saw his actions with a single glance. The hand holding the walking stick tightened slightly and his heart was very excited as well.
"Phew …"
Yang Hao looked at him strangely, not knowing what had happened.
"Guild leader, are you alright?"
Yang Hao asked softly, wishing that Yang Hao's body was unwell and left right now, so that he could take care of the following matters, and tell Zhong Wentao to f * * k off!
"I'm fine."
The guild leader spoke calmly. Indeed, it didn't look like there was a problem.
Yang Hao nodded lightly, but his expression became even more unsightly.
If this old man didn't leave, how would he play tricks?
Perhaps because he knew what Yang Hao was thinking, the president decided to stay here. Even if he was not feeling well, he did not leave.
Zhong Wentao had to enter the Chinese Medical Association. This was the reason why he was left here.
Zhong Wentao could change the atmosphere of the association and pass on the Chinese Medical Association's teachings well. He had to have someone to follow him, and that person had to be him in Chinese.
As if he felt the burning gaze of the guild leader, Zhong Wentao suddenly looked up. However, because he was too far away, he could not see clearly who was standing behind the window.
"What? Does the guild leader know him?"
Seeing Zhong Wentao's actions, Yang Hao coldly asked, as he also tried to probe the thoughts of the president.
"He's just someone who deputy mayor hates."
The president opened his mouth and didn't hide anything, allowing Yang Hao to feel more at ease.
deputy mayor hated Zhong Wentao, so such people could not enter the Chinese Medical Association. After all, the Chinese Medical Association was raised up by these people, and they could not go against them.
"Oh, there's such a relationship?"
Yang Hao pretended to be surprised.
"Then what should we do?"
"Naturally, we'll follow the procedure and see how far he can go. If he really has the ability, then we can just directly eliminate him in the final stage."
The president said calmly, as if he had already made such preparations long ago, knowing that Yang Hao would ask these questions.
"That's not good, right?"
Yang Hao asked softly, as though he was not very satisfied with this kind of thing, but it was clear that the person who did not want Zhong Wentao to enter the most was Yang Hao.
"Who asked him to offend the deputy mayor? For the sake of the association, I can only do so, don't tell the others, if he had the ability, he would have been eliminated early on, and they would have let him display his true strength. Let's see what the people the deputy mayor hates will do."
The reason why the President had coldly instructed him was to use this kind of method to prevent Yang Hao from making a move against Zhong Wentao.
As long as Zhong Wentao could smoothly pass the first two stages, the third stage would not be a problem.
Yang Hao only nodded slightly, he did not speak, and the President was unable to guess what he was thinking.
"Ding ling ling …"
Outside, Male Secretary came in with a phone. The phone was ringing and someone was calling.
"Who is it?"
The guild leader asked coldly.
"deputy mayor."
Male Secretary said softly. He looked at Yang Hao and felt like he was carrying someone else.
"I'll go out first."
Yang Hao pretended to leave, because he knew that the Male Secretary was already his man. Naturally, he knew what the deputy mayor was going to say.
But in order to prevent the guild leader from suspecting anything, it would be better to leave first.
"No need."
The guild leader coldly spoke as he picked up the phone.
The call ended in less than two minutes.
"deputy mayor requests that you do not obstruct him during the first two stages. You can just wait until he is directly eliminated in the third stage. You can arrange for this matter to be arranged and not let anyone else know about it."
The President's face was extremely serious, but Yang Hao was feeling very proud.
"Guild Leader, don't worry. I will definitely arrange this matter well."
With that, Yang Hao left and the Male Secretary followed, leaving the president alone in his room.
Looking at Zhong Wentao who was still meditating outside the window, the President smirked.
Since he had already helped Zhong Wentao to this extent, the rest would depend on this brat's good fortune.
If they were still tricked by Yang Hao to not enter the Chinese Medical Association, then the descendants of the Tai Yi Sect were nothing more than this.
In the entire day, only eight hundred contestants were challenged, and a total of fifteen people entered the next round.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the examiners returned home to rest. The contestants also dispersed, and they continued to come for the competition tomorrow.
He dragged his exhausted body back to the infirmary. He hadn't eaten lunch or dinner, and now he was starving to death.
Zhou Zihan went to stay at his friend's house. Zhou Cangzhu was already asleep and had nothing to eat in the house. Zhong Wentao could only leave the infirmary and search for food in the night market.
He left in a hurry, forgetting that there was no money in his pockets.
When they arrived at the night market, the only thing they could do was to look but not eat. It was another form of torture.
"Young man, do you want to try the pig's feet? They're very tasty."
The owner of the round blade that was chopping the pig's feet laughed and said to Zhong Wentao. He wanted to recruit business.
Zhong Wentao laughed as he shook his head, "I don't have any money."
"That won't do!"
The boss also laughed and said, he did not have any intention of looking down on Zhong Wentao.
Zhong Wentao did not leave immediately. Looking at the way the boss chopped at his things, Zhong Wentao could tell that his wrist was hurting.
"Big Brother, is your wrist really painful?"
Maybe it was because of the explosion of his profession, Zhong Wentao asked softly, as if he wanted to show it to the boss.
Putting down the knife, the boss asked in surprise, "How did you know?"
Zhong Wentao smiled but did not speak, because...