048 Stop Fishing, Emergency Aid in the Martial World

Liu Meili’s fury had nowhere to go. When Li Lifen dared to speak at this moment, Liu immediately turned her full wrath on her:

“Make a decision? What kind of nonsense decision is that?! I even called the city branch back then to confirm that using Sogou Input Method was allowed, and now you’re denying it?!”

She then sized up Li Lifen from head to toe. “Li Lifen, are you sabotaging from behind the scenes? Afraid of losing first place, trying to get Chairman Yang to disqualify Wang Xiaohong? No Sogou allowed?!”

Hearing Liu Meili’s accusation, the female team leader from Wuyang Branch suddenly looked enlightened: “That’s right... I was wondering how Chairman Yang could make such a foolish decision. Turns out it’s this woman causing trouble behind the scenes!”

“Exactly! It must be her!”

Li Lifen could no longer hold back and shouted loudly, “So what if it was me who said it? Wang Xiaohong using Sogou input method clearly violates the bank’s regulations!”

“Oh my... it really is you! Li Lifen, you are utterly despicable!”

“Shameless and vile!”

“Who’s despicable and vile? If you have the skill, use Wubi and beat me with it—that would be real talent!”

Chairman Yang’s face darkened; he dared not intervene.

He had already experienced the fierce temperament of these grassroots branch women.

But Li Lifen, what are you saying now?! Isn’t this just pouring fuel on the fire?!

The ruckus in the organizing committee’s office caught the attention of the deputy branch manager in charge. Seeing the union chairman being besieged by two women with a crowd gathering to watch, he couldn’t allow this to continue.

He immediately called the two team leaders of the branches and ordered them to pull their people away swiftly.

Thus, the farce came to an end.

Liu Meili was taken back to her team by Wu Shengli’s group. Though angry, she understood the outcome was irreversible.

During lunch, Xia He and Su Ming also came over to discuss how to proceed with the competition.

“Manager Xia, Manager Su, I really can’t participate,” Zhang Rong said with a dejected expression.

He simply didn’t know how to use Wubi!

As for Intelligent Quanpin or Microsoft Pinyin? They couldn’t compare to Sogou at all.

Sigh...

He had wanted to show off a bit in front of the leaders but ended up making a mess.

Before the two leaders could speak, Liu Meili grew anxious.

“What are we going to do if our team lacks a player? Are we going to be looked down on by that Li Lifen again?!”

Xia He frowned slightly.

The previous contests saw Nanxin Branch’s results barely passable. Now, for the Chinese character input event, they couldn’t even gather enough people.

As branch manager, it was a blow to her reputation.

Wu Shengli and Liu Meili felt even more embarrassed.

After so much training, with the unit providing free boxed lunches every afternoon and paying overtime, this was the result?!

“Who else knows Wubi?!” Xia He asked.

Winning or losing was one matter; at least they needed a full team.

Everyone looked around silently.

Actually, some did know Wubi, but some had already participated in two events and were ineligible for a third; others who were eligible had poor speed and feared embarrassing themselves.

People should be realistic about their abilities.

Seeing the silence, Xia He sighed softly.

She couldn’t possibly compete herself, could she?

Though her Wubi typing speed wasn’t slow, still...

“Fang Qingye knows Wubi and types quite fast,” Chen Meimei suddenly spoke up.

“That’s right... Xiao Fang, his typing speed is pretty fast. I even asked him to sign up for the competition,” Liu Meili immediately added.

Fang Qingye’s fast Wubi typing was unexpected to Xia He.

But since Chen Meimei and Liu Meili both vouched for him, it was probably true.

The question was... what was he doing this weekend?

Fishing, it seemed.

He had mentioned it while playing badminton on Friday.

No fishing now—an urgent call for help from the banking world.

Xia He made a quick decision: “Alright then, have Fang Qingye come to the city branch immediately. There should still be time.”

“I’ll call him,” Liu Meili volunteered, taking out her phone and dialing. After a moment, she said, “The call connects... but no one’s picking up.”

“I’ll call!” Wu Shengli took out his phone as well.

“This guy must be deliberately ignoring Liu Meili’s call to avoid disturbing his weekend rest!” he thought as he dialed Fang Qingye’s number.

From the other end came the ringtone of Phoenix Legend’s "Cai Ling":

Who is singing

Warming the loneliness

White clouds drifting, the blue sky remains

Tears adrift

...

…

But still no answer!

Wu Shengli’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

Actually, Fang Qingye wasn’t intentionally ignoring the call; he had set his phone to silent.

Since the time a fishing trip was interrupted by Song Dahai’s call, he always kept his phone on silent while fishing.

At that moment, he was fishing near the main channel of Jiaogang by Wujiacun.

It was a cloudy day, no harsh sun—perfect for fishing. Fang Qingye wore a tank top and shorts, with a sun-protection jacket over them and a straw hat, sitting on a small stool by the riverbank, fully focused.

Luck was on his side: in just half a day, he caught seven fish of various sizes.

Unfortunately, although he had heard you could catch softshell turtles here, he hadn’t seen a single one.

Noticing it was past noon and feeling hungry, Fang Qingye stood up and walked to the small car parked on the roadside nearby to get some bread.

Fishermen weren’t picky about food—just enough to fill the stomach.

As he walked, he pulled out his phone and was startled to see several missed calls—all from colleagues at work!

From Liu Meili to Xia He, one after another.

What happened?

Was there some big issue with the competition?

But even if there was, why call me?

Fang Qingye thought but still called back Xia He’s number.

The call connected quickly. Before he could ask what was wrong, Xia He’s slightly anxious voice came through:

“Xiao Fang, where are you? Why haven’t you answered your phone?”

“I’m fishing, so naturally it’s on silent...” Fang Qingye explained, then asked, “What happened? Why have so many people been calling me?”

Xia He didn’t answer his question immediately but asked, “Where are you fishing?”

“Near the main channel of Jiaogang by Wujiacun,” Fang Qingye answered truthfully.

“Wujiacun? The one in Wuyao Town? That’s closer to Jinghai! Perfect, hurry to the city branch and join the competition!”

“Ah? Me, compete?” Fang Qingye was surprised.

Only then did Xia He briefly explain the situation and urge him, “Come quickly and replace Zhang Rong.”

Well... Fang Qingye was a hundred times unwilling.

“Manager Xia, although I use Wubi, my typing speed isn’t fast enough to compete with Li Lifen,” Fang Qingye said.

“You’re not expected to be faster than Li Lifen... You can’t have your senior sister go up and compete, can you? Hurry, it’s an emergency! If you don’t drive, I’ll send the driver to pick you up!” Xia He said on the phone.

You going up yourself wouldn’t be bad.

The branch manager personally competing would definitely cause a sensation!

Of course, now wasn’t the time to say that.

Refusing would be improper, and there was no good excuse.

“All right then...” Fang Qingye agreed. “I’ll drive myself.”

“Don’t rush. Drive carefully. Just get to the city branch before two o’clock,” Xia He reminded him.

Thus, the matter was set in motion.