Chapter 22: The Competition

The recruitment scene for the External Liaison Department was chaotic, quickly attracting upperclassmen from other departments to watch; Zhou Yang was not very popular, so most people were just there for the spectacle, with no intention of stepping in to mediate.

The situation was also easy to figure out; there were still many freshmen boys present, and Zhou Yang had just used gender as a reason to reject Yang Tianxing, which also shattered their hopes of joining the External Liaison Department.

Therefore, in their words, Yang Tianxing had become a victim of "power," and Zhou Yang was just a "bully" who picked on freshmen, only this bully was a bit pathetic, having been taught a lesson by Yang Tianxing to the point where he didn't even dare to lift his head.

In the end, even the Vice Chairman of the Humanities and Social Sciences Student Union, Long Fuxin, rushed over. After understanding the situation, he walked into the classroom with a frown and said in a deep voice: "Enough. A proper student union recruitment has turned into this. That freshman, if you continue like this, I will call the Security Office."

Seeing his big brother arrive, Zhou Yang immediately felt emboldened, walked quickly to Long Fuxin's side, and excitedly accused Yang Tianxing of all sorts of excessive behavior.

Yang Tianxing did not recognize this person and asked: "Who are you?"

"I am the Vice Chairman of the Department Student Union, Long Fuxin."

With things having reached this point, Yang Tianxing didn't care if it was Long Fuxin or Bug Fuxin; in any case, they were all the same kind of trash as Zhou Yang. Yang Tianxing nodded: "Then go ahead."

"Go ahead with what?"

Long Fuxin was stunned.

"Aren't you going to find the Security Office? Go quickly, Daddy is waiting for you here."

Yang Tianxing said nonchalantly.

Long Fuxin choked; the Security Office was the school's official administrative body, so what kind of onion did Long Fuxin think he was to be able to command the Security Office? He was just trying to intimidate him and, incidentally, put on a show of authority.

Little did he know that Yang Tianxing was not afraid at all, nor did he give any face to this Vice Chairman.

"Which class are you in? Who is your counselor?"

Long Fuxin was out of options; usually, a freshman would be 100% intimidated in this situation.

However, Yang Tianxing shrugged and said with an indifferent face: "I am Yang Tianxing, the monitor of Public Administration Class 2, and my counselor is Xie Yu'an. Should I give you his phone number too?"

"This..."

Long Fuxin couldn't even continue his sentence, thinking to himself, what kind of freshman is this? How is it that he has no sense of rules or fear in his eyes, and he's actually a class monitor?

As for talking to the counselor, Xie Yu'an would never care about student union matters; he would probably hang up the phone halfway through listening.

Just then, Liu Qirui and the other girls who had gone to other departments were also drawn back by the crowd. Seeing the situation, they didn't hesitate to voice their support: "Are you guys bullying people just because you have more numbers? Ruirui, hurry and call the boys' dormitory, tell them the class monitor is being blocked in."

Long Fuxin hadn't taken it seriously at first, thinking that freshmen were just freshmen, not afraid of anything and completely disunited, but when boys kept gathering outside the classroom door, he started to panic.

Fu Yiming, Song Fei, and a few other boys blocked the door directly, and even Li Ainan came, which showed that Yang Tianxing's prestige among the boys in Public Administration Class 2 was indeed high.

"Classmate, look, how about this: you have already passed the initial interview, so go back now and wait for our second-round notification."

Zhang Wei didn't want the matter to blow up, and even less did she want to trigger a mass incident; she wanted to calm things down in this way.

Yang Tianxing glanced at Zhang Wei; this girl looked poised and spoke in a steady and efficient manner.

Since someone had provided a ladder, Yang Tianxing couldn't be bothered to keep entangling; let the matter end here, and consider it adding a bit of memory to his university life.

However, some people are always fools, because they can never grasp the facts.

Seeing Yang Tianxing back down, Zhou Yang's fragile self-esteem couldn't swallow this, and with Vice Chairman Long Fuxin still by his side, he had to throw out some harsh words.

"This year's freshmen really don't understand the rules, and they are arrogant yet incompetent. You actually told me to step down; if I step down, are you going to be the Vice Minister?"

Yang Tianxing hadn't intended to pursue it further, but hearing Zhou Yang's words, he thought that if he didn't beat this son-of-a-bitch's face until it was swollen today, he wouldn't let him leave.

Yang Tianxing turned around: "So what if I become the Vice Minister?"

"Who made the rule that a freshman can't be a Vice Minister?"

Yang Tianxing asked fiercely.

Seeing their class monitor with such spirit, Liu Lei also chimed in with a strange cry: "Of course, whoever has the ability should be it! What use are the current Student Union Vice Chairman and Vice Minister other than bullying freshmen?"

This was a heavy accusation, and Long Fuxin didn't dare to take it; the previous Student Union Chairman had already graduated, and the three Vice Chairmen were all competing for the position of Chairman. Long Fuxin was worried that today's events would have a negative impact.

"Classmate, the External Liaison Department is an important department of the Student Union, and the Vice Minister bears the responsibility of soliciting sponsorships for events held by the department. Can you guarantee that you can get sponsorships every time?"

Seeing that force and intimidation didn't work, Long Fuxin started to reason.

"Does that mean Minister Zhou can get a sponsorship every time?"

Yang Tianxing retorted.

In this situation, Long Fuxin could only stubbornly support Zhou Yang. He said: "Zhou Yang can."

"Then I can too."

Yang Tianxing said without hesitation.

"You..."

It was truly the first time Long Fuxin had encountered a freshman who was impervious to both soft and hard tactics, especially with more and more students watching; if he didn't help Zhou Yang regain his face, he would have a hard time moving forward in the Student Union in the future.

"How about this."

Long Fuxin pondered for a moment and said: "The department is about to prepare for the Freshman Gala. Banners, formal wear, and small gifts all need sponsorship. Since classmate Yang Tianxing thinks he can do better than Minister Zhou, why not have a competition?"

"A competition to see who can pull in more sponsorship for the Freshman Gala."

This proposal seemed fair, but in reality, Zhou Yang had a huge advantage. Yang Tianxing had just started university and had no connections with surrounding merchants, but Zhou Yang had already been in the External Liaison Department for over a year.

The surrounding students watching the spectacle understood this logic, and Fu Yiming shouted sarcastically: "Why don't you just shove the money into his hands, you motherfucker? What kind of fairness is there in this competition?"

Long Fuxin pretended not to hear, thinking that this was something Yang Tianxing had bragged about himself; he could only say that the young man had too hot a temper and spoke too recklessly, not knowing how to leave himself a way out.

Yang Tianxing waved his hand to tell Fu Yiming and the others not to worry, then turned his head and asked seriously: "What happens if I win?"

Hearing this, the Student Union cadres present, from Long Fuxin to Zhang Wei, from Xun Can to Zhou Yang himself, as well as the upperclassmen from other departments, all felt that this freshman's train of thought was very strange; he simply didn't treat Zhou Yang as a person at all.

Zhou Yang also felt deeply insulted and blurted out: "If you win, I'll give you this Vice Minister position!"

This was obviously said in anger, but Yang Tianxing seized the opportunity and responded decisively: "So many people are listening; I hope you don't use your mouth as your ass."