After Gu Baobao was thoroughly humiliated, she quit.
The audience, initially skeptical and scrutinizing, gradually turned to surprise and admiration, and finally to a state of complete silence, focused attention, and utter awe.
Especially Mr. Qian, whose eyes shone with excitement, his hands trembling slightly.
This is the kind of talent he has his eye on!
This is true erudition and talent!
Huo Zheng adjusted his glasses, looking at the young woman on stage who was calm and composed in the face of questioning, and whose knowledge was beyond belief.
He looked down at the resume in his hand that said he had graduated from elementary school, his eyes filled with disbelief and intense interest.
This cannot be explained simply by family inheritance.
Her brain is like a treasure trove.
Liu Jianguo, Zhao Jinfeng, and others had already turned from red to white, and then from white to green.
They found that the pointed questions they had prepared were utterly naive in the face of the other party's absolute knowledge and ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
They became clowns, while the other side was a mountain they could not reach.
After another questioner sat down, convinced of the answer, a brief silence fell over the auditorium.
Gu Baobao put down the chalk and patted the dust off her hands. There were fine beads of sweat on her forehead, but her eyes remained clear and sharp.
She slowly scanned the audience, her gaze finally settling on the area where Liu Jianguo, Zhao Jinfeng, and others were located. Her voice was calm, yet carried a heavy weight:
"I have answered all your questions. I have also demonstrated my medicine and my medical skills."
She paused for a few seconds, and the auditorium was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Then, she spoke softly, her voice clearly reaching everyone's ears through the microphone:
"Now, I would like to ask everyone here, especially those comrades who jointly reported me, questioned whether I was an enemy agent, and suspected that I had ulterior motives."
Are you all satisfied now?
Are you convinced now?
No one answered.
Liu Jianguo lowered his head, not daring to meet her gaze.
Zhao Jinfeng and Zhao Dezhu were pale-faced and huddled in their seats.
Gu Baobao smiled, but there was no smugness in her smile; instead, there was a deep weariness and a faint hint of mockery.
"It seems they've been convinced."
She nodded, as if talking to herself.
Then, she raised her head, her gaze sweeping over Commander Feng, Huo Zheng, and the entire room. Her voice suddenly rose, carrying a resolute tone:
"Now that I have used all my knowledge and abilities to prove that I don't rely on academic qualifications or background, but on my solid skills and sincere desire to do something for this country, for our soldiers, and for our people..."
"So, starting today—"
Her voice was resolute, echoing in the silent auditorium:
“I, Gu Baobao, voluntarily resign from my position as a specially appointed expert at the island military hospital. I am no longer a member of the military family compound.”
"I will pack my bags immediately and return to my hometown, Qinghetun, Liaoning Province."
"I am no longer needed here. And I shouldn't stay here, getting in some people's way or blocking their path."
After she finished speaking, she bowed deeply to the audience.
He straightened up, without any further hesitation, turned around, and walked off the podium.
His steps remained steady, his back straight, yet he exuded an indescribable desolation and resoluteness.
She walked through the silent auditorium, past the stunned crowd, and headed straight for the side door.
"Baby Comrade!"
Mr. Qian suddenly stood up, his voice trembling.
"Baby!"
Zhou Mingren also became anxious.
Commander Feng suddenly stood up, his expression changing drastically.
Huo Zheng's eyes behind his glasses suddenly widened.
Lu Zhanming stepped out of the shadows, intending to stop her, but froze when he met her calm, unfathomable eyes.
Gu Baobao didn't look at anyone, nor did she linger.
She opened the door and went out.
"Clang."
The door closed gently behind her.
Inside the auditorium, a deathly silence lasted for a good ten seconds.
Then, with a "boom," the pot exploded!
"What did she say? Resign? Go back to her hometown?"
"This...this won't do?!"
"Nonsense! Utter nonsense!"
Old Qian was so angry his beard was trembling as he pointed in the direction of Liu Jianguo and the others.
"You! What a mess you've made! You've driven away the country's talent! Are you satisfied now?!"
Liu Jianguo was deathly pale and slumped in his chair.
Zhao Jinfeng and Zhao Dezhu were dumbfounded. They just wanted to teach that show-off girl a lesson, but they didn't expect... they didn't expect it to turn out like this!
Commander Feng's face turned ashen, and he slammed his fist on the table in front of him.
"Playing the piano haphazardly!"
Huo Zheng quickly stood up, whispered a few words to the members of the working group beside him, and then looked at Commander Feng, his tone urgent and solemn:
"Commander Feng, the situation has changed! We must keep Comrade Gu Baobao here immediately! I request to contact our superiors right away! Her value far exceeds our expectations! We absolutely cannot let her leave like this!"
He realized that today's confrontation, far from ruining Gu Baobao, was like a fire that refined true gold.
Her irreplaceable value and indomitable spirit were laid bare before everyone.
Forcing someone like that to leave is not a victory, it's a crime!
It is a huge and irreparable loss!
Zhang Yunxiang had already rushed out; he was going to find Gu Baobao and stop her no matter what!
Lu Zhanming was faster than Zhang Yunxiang; he had already darted out of the side door of the auditorium like a cheetah and was running wildly towards the family compound.
His heart pounded wildly in his chest, and an unprecedented panic gripped him.
We can't leave!
Baby, you can't leave!
On the podium, the small blackboard still stood there, densely covered with professional charts, formulas, and explanations.
It silently recounts everything that just happened, mocking those narrow-minded suspicions and malicious slanders.
A meticulously planned denunciation meeting ended with the protagonist declaring, "I'm not playing with you anymore," and turning away.
What remained was a mess, and countless faces filled with shock, regret, and panic.
The sky over the island seemed to have truly changed at that moment.
At this moment, Gu Baobao, who had already walked quickly back to her family's courtyard, no longer had the resolute and cold expression she had on stage.
She pushed open the courtyard gate, closed it behind her, leaned against the door, and let out a soft sigh.
A faint, cunning glint flashed in his eyes.
【Defu,】
She asked herself,
How was the acting?
The system's voice was filled with excitement and adoration:
【Host! I kneel before you! You deserve ten Oscars! This strategic retreat, this resignation, is absolutely brilliant!】
Didn't you see the looks on their faces? They were like a dye vat! This system predicts that within three minutes, pursuers will arrive! No, they'll be there in a grand sedan chair to take you back!
Gu Baobao slightly curled the corners of her mouth.
Of course she wouldn't actually leave.
The hemostatic powder hadn't been invented yet, antibiotics hadn't been researched, her family hadn't arrived, and her charitable work had only just begun. And then there was... that guy whose eyes always seemed so intense...
However, some people will never learn to respect and cherish unless they are given a severe lesson and made to feel the pain to the core.
Today, she will let them know:
I, Gu Baobao, am not someone you can manipulate, slander, or question at will.
Inviting a god is easy, but sending one away is difficult?
That's not so simple.
Hearing the hurried footsteps approaching from afar, she straightened her clothes and her face regained its calm and composed expression.
The real show has only just begun.
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