When he saw Zhu Lin's news again, it was already a week later.
Dong Li thought it would take longer, but for some reason, the court's verdict on this matter came out very quickly. All the major news platforms were competing to report it. For a time, the popularity of " Zhu Lin is a fraud expert " overshadowed all the popular celebrities.
He had indeed paid a heavy price for all his previous remarks.
Not only was he dismissed from his post, but he was also expelled from the party. He was also sentenced to life imprisonment in the first trial. However, the court later considered that he had made a lot of contributions to the country and changed the sentence to 20 years in prison, which was immediately executed.
Such a result was still acceptable to the public, except for some vicious netizens. They believed that Zhu Lin, as a famous expert, should be sentenced to death for his extremely bad remarks and especially serious circumstances.
They also questioned their professionalism and listed the survey data. However, when they realized that not many people were paying attention to them, they tactfully returned to the bottom of the water.
The webpage was scrolled to the end very quickly.
Dong Li put her phone aside and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
This week, other than the first day, many colleagues from the research institute came to visit her and asked some questions that she didn't really want to answer.
The remaining days were no different from usual.
He sent a message to Zhou Xia, but the other party said that he would be participating in the new round of the National Women's Sanda Competition soon, so he had been training every day and couldn't find time.
During this time, she had also gone to the Shallow Bar alone for a drink in the afternoon.
The bar owner had asked her about Wang Mufa and Zhu Lin, but she had only answered half-heartedly. She already knew about the relationship between the three of them, so it was better not to say anything that would make her boss feel uncomfortable.
Soon, she would be busy too.
After Zhu Lin was brought back to the country, there had been rumors that the next director of the research institute would be Wang Qi. It sounded like a fantasy. Although Wang Qi was a well-known person, it was a fact that he did not have enough qualifications. Moreover, there were other seniors with high qualifications in the institute.
He didn't know who had spread the absurd information.
However, Zhu Lin's trial results had been announced, which also meant that the name of the person who would replace him would be announced tomorrow. Therefore, she also received the news that she had to report to the conference room of the comprehensive building in the research institute at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.
He was probably going to attend the meeting to announce the new director and the subsequent work arrangements.
Well, since he was going to work again tomorrow, he would have one last party today.
After making her decision, Dongli jumped off the bed.
Then, she stopped where she was and scratched her head. She frowned and pondered.
"It's called a party, but why should I party? I don't have any friends."
"Oh right, Zhou Xia sent me the location of the training ground. I can go and see her.”
"If I tell her that I have to go to work tomorrow and pretend to be pitiful, she will at least have some time to come out.”
"Then, won't we be able to go shopping and eat?”
After thinking about it, it seemed that this was the only way that could slightly meet the criteria of a " party." After Dongli washed up and changed her clothes, she called a taxi and quickly went to a place called the Peak Martial Arts Dojo.
"As expected of a dojo. It looks as domineering as its name.”
This was Dongli's first time visiting Zhou Xia's training ground. She did not send a message to him in advance, so she took it as a surprise.
Just as she was about to step up the stairs, she saw a gift shop beside her.
"Yes... It would be better to buy some gifts and bring them over. Perhaps it would be more like a surprise.”
She knew that her best friend's favorite thing was to eat, which was the same as her. However, other than that, Zhou Xia also liked something else, which was dolls.
She had once teased Zhou Xia about why he would like a little girl's toy, but in the end, he had beaten her up badly.
Just thinking about that scene made him shudder.
Dongli shook her head and immediately picked a stupid bear doll that had become popular recently.
The price tag was 277 yuan, which was still a little expensive. However, after the shop owner gave her a beautiful packaging, the grade seemed to have increased a lot. It was also relatively worth the price, which made her feel less heartache.
As she walked up the steps leading to the door of the dojo, she saw that there were people wearing martial arts uniforms standing guard on both sides of the door. She could not help but feel suspicious. Are all dojos so heavily guarded?
When she got closer, the two of them stopped her. One of the men with a buzz cut said coldly,"The museum is closed today. I'm really sorry. Please go back.”
"Uh... I'm not here to register. I'm here to look for someone.”"Do you know Zhou Xia?" Dong Li smiled awkwardly. I'm her best friend."
The two men looked at each other, and the buzz cut replied, but his tone softened a little."Hello, but perhaps you came at the wrong time. Zhou Xia is currently accepting a challenge from a challenger. He doesn't have time to see you.”
"Challenge?"
Dongli was slightly surprised. In this era, there was still talk of challenging the dojo? She had always thought that this was a plot that could only be seen on the screen.
"Since you're her best friend, you should have heard her mention some things about our industry, right?”The short-haired man next to the buzz cut said with a hint of suspicion.
Dongli shook her head." She never tells me these things. When we're together, we just eat, eat, buy, and buy."
Buzzcut elbowed the short-haired man in the chest, seemingly blaming him. He then smiled at Dongli and said,""This brother of mine is obsessed with martial arts and doesn't understand the way you girls get along.”
After seeing Dongli return a smile that said nothing, he turned to the side and opened the door for her, saying,""Go in. It'll be easy to find her, but you might have to wait by the side for a while. Ah, remember to take off your shoes and put them on the shelf.”
"Alright! It's fine with me, I can see how Xia Jiang beats up others!”Just like her tone, Dongli's expression was also very excited. To be precise, she could not wait any longer.
After she left, Buzzcut and the short-haired man looked at each other with confusion in their eyes. They felt that there was something wrong with the last sentence.
Unlike the dignified and neat appearance outside, the space inside was very spacious, giving off a sense of deja vu.
She stood at the entrance and the first thing she saw was the ring in front of her.
With the arena as the center, there were all kinds of training equipment scattered in four directions. Dongli could not name them, but it did not affect the novelty they brought.
She hurriedly took off her shoes and placed them on a shelf at the side. There were already quite a number of shoes here, roughly around 30 pairs.
He felt a gentle touch under his feet.
The floor here was made of rubber boards, the kind commonly used in martial arts centers. Even if one fell on the ground, they would not feel particularly painful.
However, what made him curious was why he didn't see anyone.
With this doubt in her heart, she wandered around for a while more and finally heard someone's voice not far away. She looked in the direction of the voice and realized that it came from behind the white wall.
Just as he was about to take a closer look, a part of the wall suddenly opened.
Dong Li finally realized that there was a door there.
Then, a huge crowd walked out of the door. It carried a murderous aura, instantly filling the originally peaceful atmosphere with coldness.
They seemed to be heading towards the ring, but Dongli was standing beside them. Everyone naturally looked at her as they moved forward. Most of their gazes were filled with doubt.
Zhou Xia appeared at the end of the crowd.
"Dongli? Why are you here?"
She asked as she jogged to Dongli's side, her eyes filled with confusion.
"I... I wanted to come and see you. By the way, I might have to go to work tomorrow. I wanted to go shopping and eat after you're done here.”
Seeing that the situation was not right, Dong Li's voice became softer.
"You have to work tomorrow? Why so sudden?"
"Didn't Director Zhu's verdict come out today? The research institute has arranged a meeting tomorrow to discuss this matter and announce the next director.”
"You know, a new official will definitely do a lot of things.“
"Even if I stay at home under special circumstances, I'm still a member of the police station. They will definitely arrange work for me after the meeting.”
When Zhou Xia heard this, his eyes became conflicted.
After a moment of thought, she said apologetically,"I'm sorry, Dongli. It's really not a good time today. The matter on my side is too important.”
"Ah, it's fine, it's fine. Someone at the door told me that you're going to accept the challenge.”Dong Li's expression became excited halfway through her sentence, which startled Zhou Xia. "It's just a fight! Hurry up and fight! I just want to see how you beat someone up!”
“.....”
Why did these words sound so awkward?
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