WIIAD? Chapter 36: Entrance

Upon hearing the two adjectives describing himself from Dou Yandong, Qilin couldn't help but laugh.

"Seriously, those descriptions are surprisingly accurate!"

Seeing Qilin's amused expression, Dou Yandong somehow began to relax a bit.

He playfully punched Qilin's shoulder. "You rascal, finding joy in others' misfortune!"

This time, Qilin couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.

Hearing the laughter, Shi Fan, who had stopped reciting lines, also came over and sat down next to Qilin.

"What's going on? Why are you laughing so happily?" he asked.

Dou Yandong pushed Qilin and said, "Nothing, just this rascal finding joy in others' misfortune."

Shi Fan sighed and said, "Qilin has such a good mentality. Unlike the two of us, my heart is about to jump out now! Why do we have to compete here? We're just looking for trouble ourselves."

Dou Yandong nodded sympathetically. "Exactly. When I was in school, I hated exams the most. Now, I'm setting up exams for myself! Isn't that just creating trouble for myself?"

Shi Fan turned to Qilin and asked, "Aren't you nervous?"

Qilin looked surprised and asked, "Why should I be nervous? I'm just here as a guest."

Shi Fan: "..."

Dou Yandong: "..."

The two suddenly realized that Qilin was right. Why should he be nervous? After all, he was just a guest appearance, showing his face and leaving.

Seeing that the two still looked a bit nervous, Qilin tried to reassure them and recounted what his coach had once told him.

"You both know I used to study sports, right? My coach once said something to us."

"Only those who can accept failure can enjoy success! Take those table tennis players for example. They practice and compete their whole lives. We only see how many times they win, but have they never lost?"

"I had a classmate who studied table tennis. It took him half a year just to learn 'losing without throwing the racket'."

"Although he was very talented and almost made it to the national team, his ability to accept losing didn't make him weak, did it? Of course not. It just means he's still accumulating experience."

"So, competition isn't scary. Even if you fail, it's nothing. You're just accumulating experience for the next success."

Both of them were a little confused by what Qilin said. "Hey, what does this have to do with us? We don't play table tennis."

Seeing their puzzled looks, Qilin knew he hadn't explained it clearly.

After organizing his thoughts, he continued.

"What I mean is, you shouldn't be nervous because we Chinese have been taking exams since we were young."

"When we were in school, there were quizzes every three days, exams every five days, monthly exams, quizzes, and final exams—we've experienced them all."

"Now it's just another exam after entering society. It's nothing special. In fact, this should be what we're best at."

Finally, the two understood some of the deeper meaning in Qilin's words. Moved, Dou Yandong put his hand on Qilin's shoulder and said seriously.

"Qilin."

"Yeah?"

"Promise me you won't comfort others in the future! Now I'm even more nervous!"

"..."

However, Shi Fan was curious and asked, "Are you saying that athletes should learn to lose before they learn to win?"

Qilin shook his head. "That's not accurate. It's more like learning to lose in order to win."

Dou Yandong bumped Qilin's shoulder. "Hey, how many times have you lost?"

Qilin shook his head. "Ah, how could I remember? I've suffered much worse than them. Losing for me is like getting beaten up!"

"..."

"..."

Regardless of the process, having Qilin interject like this made the two of them less nervous. They sat quietly on the side, listening to Qilin recount his school days of being 'beaten up'.

After more than half an hour, the staff came to inform the three that they were ready and about to go on stage.

The three exchanged glances and went to the mirror to check their makeup and costumes. Then, they followed the staff through the employee passage and waited for their entrance.

There was a group of contestants performing on stage, shouting at the top of their lungs, still full of energy.

But Qilin couldn't tell which scene they were performing.

After the contestants finished their performance, the three judges each gave their evaluation.

Liu Tianwang smiled and only mentioned the positives, while Guojiu and Jiang Dongsheng were less kind, focusing on the negatives, which made the two contestants on stage nervous.

Finally, after a vote from the three judges, one of the contestants obtained the qualification to advance! The other contestant was put on hold and would need to participate in a 'breakthrough round' with other contestants.

After announcing the results, the host stood on stage and announced loudly.

"Now, please welcome the next group of contestants! Dou Yandong and Shi Fan! They will perform 'Infernal Affairs'!"

The curtain slowly opened, revealing the background of a rooftop on the large screen behind.

When Dou Yandong appeared as Liu Jianming, there was an audible gasp from the audience.

Because Dou Yandong's current appearance actually resembled Liu Tianwang to some extent!

He strode onto the stage, scanning left and right. In the next moment, a pistol was already against his lower back.

Shi Fan, playing Chen Yongren, had no expression as he skillfully took away Liu Jianming's spare gun and handcuffs, unloaded the bullets with one hand, and handcuffed Liu Jianming's hands behind his back.

"Pretty swift."

Dou Yandong smiled, his voice calm and unhurried. This made Liu Laoshi, who was sitting in the audience, secretly raise his eyebrows, thinking that these two days of rehearsal were not in vain. Dou Yandong had made significant progress!

"I also went to the police academy."

"You undercover guys are really interesting, always meeting on rooftops."

After quietly handcuffing Dou Yandong, Shi Fan also relaxed, walking slowly in front of him.

"I'm not like you, I'm aboveboard! Where's what I want?"

"What I want, you might not bring!"

The two exchanged words, their voices not loud, but they almost perfectly replicated Liu Tianwang's original rooftop performance!

The three judges sitting below the stage couldn't help but take it seriously.

Perhaps Dou Yandong and Shi Fan hadn't noticed, but since Qilin joined, their progress had been astonishing!

Because Qilin had almost perfectly replicated the performance from the movie, it was as if Liu Tianwang and Liang Yingdi had been rehearsing with them every day. How could their progress not be fast?

"Once upon a time, I had no choice, but now I want to be a good person."

"Sure, go tell the judge and see if he'll let you be a good person."

"Then you want me to die."

"I'm sorry, I'm a cop!"

"Who knows?"

Finally, the three words from Dou Yandong completely broke through 'Chen Yongren's' defenses!

Yes, everyone who knew his undercover identity was dead. The only one left alive was this black S undercover in the police station.

I'm a cop, but who knows?

He slowly raised the gun in his hand and aimed it at Liu Jianming's forehead!

At this moment, Shi Fan grasped Chen Yongren's inner thoughts!

And Qilin, who was sitting below the stage, took two deep breaths and adjusted his expression.

Finally, it's my turn to enter the stage!


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