Chapter 1207: Threats
Bai Xiao emerged from behind the big tree with a treasure box in his arms.
Harry looked slightly green in the face.
Damn it! What a stroke of luck.
Just pure luck, sheer coincidence.
Five minutes later, Qi Yuqing found the second treasure box in a cluster of bushes.
Harry's face darkened considerably.
Ten minutes later, Huang Weiguang and Bai Xiao found the third treasure box under a pile of branches.
Harry's face turned even darker.
Half an hour later, Huang Weiguang's team had already found ten treasure boxes.
Harry's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Because they hadn't found a single one.
It was like a coincidence, every time just when his team was about to find a treasure box, a member of the Hong Kong Island Team would find it.
Several times, it was a close call.
Just a second too slow, and someone else snatched it away.
There were even times when they saw it, but their hands were just a bit too slow.
Harry halted Huang Weiguang, who was smugly waving the task card.
He was so frustrated inside.
This Hong Kong Island Team must be doing this on purpose.
Just a while ago, they were being called the unluckiest team around, a joke by any measure.
How do they suddenly seem like they've got some cheat code running?
Hit the target every time.
Always spot-on when searching.
They seem like the ultimate treasure hunters, with treasure boxes especially prepared for them.
Harry was starting to suspect whether the organizing committee was playing tricks behind the scenes! Giving these guys some means to cheat.
He didn't know that the judges behind the screens were just as perplexed.
They were also suspecting that the Hong Kong Island Team had some cheats running.
This was driving them crazy.
Just when Bai Xiao and the others had caused a lot of chaos, and they had finally restored order to the competition, the Hong Kong Island Team started to cause chaos again, making them doubt whether there was a mistake in their rules.
Others didn't even need to search for treasure boxes, they were right under their noses.
A simple reach and it was in their grasp.
Captain Harry's eyes were about to pop out.
His gaze was fixed on Huang Weiguang and the others.
Damn... what the hell is going on!
Several judges looked sympathetically at Captain Harry, who seemed a bit at a loss.
It was too frustrating and humiliating.
But you ran into the invincible lucky star of the China Team, they were already going easy on you.
When the China Team was a ten-person group earlier, they were even more formidable than this.
Though this was also a ten-person group, the speed and frequency were vastly different.
Yet, it was still something to be envied.
So Harry and his team watched helplessly as the others stripped the place clean and then withdrew.
Watching for half an hour, and yet they hadn't grabbed a single treasure box.
Harry's face was dark, and so were the faces of his team members.
And now, they were facing off against each other again.
This was truly a clash of nemeses.
Huang Weiguang and his team smiled cheerfully, ignoring the shouting match between the two team captains.
Harry's team members were exasperated.
Ever since they crossed paths with the Hong Kong Island Team, it was as if they were cursed; everything went well at the start, they were just fifteen points away from all advancing, but then they got stuck at those fifteen points.
After that, they could only find one treasure box roughly every hour, and it dragged on until now when they finally returned.
They firmly believed that Huang Weiguang's team had stolen their luck.
Otherwise, how could they be so unfortunate?
"Captain Harry, please restrain your team members. Let's practice some restraint, after all, we are civilized people, not some street thugs. Making a scene is bad for everyone. Especially for a large nation like yours, with your elite personnel, it's not good for you to be ridiculed." Huang Weiguang was not afraid of Harry.
It's a competition, you can't expect the world to be at your mercy during competitions.
They didn't do anything against the rules of the competition.
Even if the judging panel comes, they can't do anything to them.
Harry sneered, "Everyone stop arguing, let's do what we should be doing. In the upcoming semi-finals, we need the chance to settle the score with them. I don't believe such luck can always be with you. Medicine isn't about luck."
He scolded his team, everyone was speechless.
Task submission went smoothly.
All of Bai Xiao's team advanced.
The Hong Kong Island Team also all advanced.
Bai Xiao and her team even submitted an extra two hundred points, as there were too many treasure boxes opened, which added up to that much more.
The staff members were also helplessly looking at these points.
What could they say about it?
There was no rule in the competition regulations prohibiting extra treasure boxes from being opened.
It was the first revised version of the rules competition, and it led to various unknown violations.
The China Delegation was adept at challenging violations.
There would be no such competition format in the next edition, they believed there could never be again.
Lots of things went awry just this once.
Who could have expected such heaven-defying luck from the China Delegation?
Bai Xiao and Qi Yuqing returned with their team, and everyone was very happy. Without any need for someone to suggest, no one paid any attention to Gu Yangzhi.
Twenty-nine people disdainfully ignored Gu Yangzhi.
Initially, Gu Yangzhi also came to exchange pleasantries, wanting to mend impressions, trying to break the disgraceful acts he had done, but no one paid him any heed.
Gu Yangzhi was isolated.
Gu Yangzhi was furious.
He looked at Bai Xiao and Qi Yuqing, who were surrounded by everyone, feeling sour, indignant, upset, and embarrassed.
"Dr. Bai, isn't what you're doing wrong?"
Qi Yuqing and the others looked at Gu Yangzhi as if he were an idiot.
He still had the nerve to come and provoke.
They were beyond words for Gu Yangzhi's nerve.
Couldn't he tell that everyone didn't welcome him?
Didn't he have any self-awareness of what he had done?
Still daringly strutting over to shout.
Who gave you the nerve?
"Gu Yangzhi! What are you doing? Don't push it!"
Qi Yuqing was furious.
Bai Xiao held back Qi Yuqing, this big sister's temper was too fiery, she was about to start a fight.
One wrong move, Gu Yangzhi would get beaten up again today.
"What do you want to say?"
Bai Xiao could see that Gu Yangzhi's eyes were red.
He was ready to fight with her.
But what was it that she had done to make Gu Yangzhi want to fight?
Feeling wronged, Gu Yangzhi pointed at Bai Xiao, and if not for the people between them, his finger would be on Bai Xiao's nose.
"Is it you right? It's you! I made a mistake earlier; I forgot. I didn't do it on purpose. I only thought of bringing glory to the country. The higher the rank, the better it is for our country's future competitions. I was only thinking about national interest.
I admit I didn't consider it thoroughly, but I didn't commit a grave crime. Now, you're leading everyone to isolate me, you just want to see me disgrace myself! You want to squeeze me out.
Bai Xiao, your heart is really vicious.
As a soldier! As a doctor, you don't deserve this position and honor.
You are narrow-minded, petty, and a complete scoundrel. I'm telling you, I am at odds with you for life.
Don't think you can defeat me like this, I'm telling you, my medical academic achievements far exceed yours, such competitions aren't designed for someone of your caliber, you will regret everything you've done to me today."
"Finished talking? If not, keep going, otherwise shut up."
Bai Xiao maintained a calm disposition, not at all provoked by Gu Yangzhi.
"I'm telling you, Bai Xiao, today it's either you or me, one of us leaves the competition." Gu Yangzhi was so infuriated by Bai Xiao that he lost his mind, and threw out this statement before turning to call the health department leaders.
He didn't believe those people didn't understand his significance.
There was no comparison between Bai Xiao and him.
He was confident that he could squeeze Bai Xiao out.
If Bai Xiao wasn't ousted now, he would have no credibility left, how would he stand in the team in the future?