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Chapter 106: Chapter 106: The Unsung National Hero
Lan Yu couldn’t help but widen her eyes: "The Abis underground boxing match? A national hero?"
"Yes," Han Jing explained, "The Abis Boxing Competition is the most famous underground boxing match in the world, and it has different rules from ordinary underground boxing matches."
"Each competition is sponsored by wealthy backers who provide a prize to attract boxers from all over the world to sign up and participate. The winner of the match takes the prize."
"Because these prizes are often highly valuable, each match sees dozens, and sometimes hundreds, of boxers registering to participate, including many well-known international boxers who come specifically for the prize."
"Due to the fierce competition and excitement of the Abis matches, they are extremely popular and attract a large audience. The betting turnover for each match often exceeds ten million."
"Specifically, depending on the number of participants, the competition can last several days. Each contestant fights one match per night, and opponents are determined by drawing lots for one-on-one battles."
"The loser withdraws, and the winner fights the next night. They continue drawing lots from the previous night’s winners and keep fighting until one person wins the final match."
"I see," Lan Yu became even more curious, "So who is this Panda?"
Mentioning Panda, excitement clearly colored Han Jing’s eyes as he spoke enthusiastically.
"Two years ago, one of the Abis boxing matches drew global attention, even mainstream media from various countries went there to film and interview."
"Because that year’s prize was a rare Bronze Artifact from China, looted by invading allied forces during a war, with an auction value of over a hundred million."
"This was a thing worth hundreds of millions of dollars, so boxers from all over the world exploded with interest and ran to the UK to participate. That competition had over five hundred boxers registered."
"The media had been notified to come and film, not just because of the hype, but because they knew the profound significance that this artifact held for China."
"In recent years, with China’s unstoppable economic growth, Western countries have been engaging in various boycotts and conspiracy theories against us, always provoking opposition or stigmatizing us, even using our past suffering to mock us."
"In their view, even though China’s priceless artifact was right there in plain sight, we couldn’t bring it back to our homeland, we could only watch it remain abroad."
"An artifact that remains abroad and cannot return home is not just a shame from war but a trauma, a trauma for all Chinese people."
"They naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity to see who would finally take the artifact and to which country it would be taken."
"What happened next?" Lan Yu’s curiosity was fully piqued. "What happened after that?"
Han Jing said, "You know, the people who fight in underground boxing matches are extremely robust men, and our Chinese people don’t have the physical advantage in terms of build and strength."
"In that competition, it was basically all burly Black and Caucasian people, and from Asia, only two Chinese participated."
"But these two were a bespectacled, scholarly-looking boy and a slender girl wearing a panda mask."
"It was later revealed that the boy was Ji Yan, the grandson of Old Mr. Ji, head of the China Cultural Heritage Research Institute, but no one knew the identity of the girl."
"Because they used numbers in that competition, and the girl was wearing a panda mask, so everyone at the venue and in the media started calling her Panda."
"That makes sense, I was wondering who would choose a name like ’Panda’ for an English name."
Lan Yu suddenly understood, "So what happened afterward? Why do you say she’s a legendary figure and a national hero?"
Han Jing spoke, "At first, when this girl went up, I didn’t make the connection, but just now seeing her fighting moves, they were exactly like those of Panda back then."
"Do you remember how she kicked Tu Shan so powerfully just now? She was even more fierce in that competition two years ago."
"Everyone initially thought such a slender girl had come to the ring to find death, but from the first fight, everyone was shocked."
"The opponent’s boxer was twice Panda’s weight, but she knocked him out in just thirty seconds, and the man immediately collapsed, unconscious and foaming at the mouth."
"You know, all the boxers who came to that competition were there for the artifact. Those of weak strength wouldn’t dare come; each one was desperately trying to defeat their opponents."
"But in the subsequent seven nights of competition, it’s not an exaggeration to say Panda was unstoppable, killing whoever stood in her way, and no boxer lasted more than five minutes against her."
"Until now, no one has been able to break that record, so everyone said that this was the mysterious power of the Orient. On the final night, the audience at the venue almost spilled out into the streets, just to see her."
"Does that mean, in the end, Panda won the competition and obtained the artifact?" Lan Yu asked.
"Yes," Han Jing said, "But what made her even more legendary was what she did after obtaining the artifact."
"...What did she do?"
This time, it was Lu Youming who asked.
For the first time, Han Jing saw Lu Youming take an interest in someone and became even more enthusiastic in his tale.
"About half a month later, explosive news suddenly broke out domestically, saying that one of China’s long-lost priceless cultural artifacts had returned. It was brought back by Ji Yan, the grandson of Old Mr. Ji." 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
"At the time, Ji Yan merely told the media that a patriotic figure, who had obtained it, gave it to him unconditionally, hoping he would bring it back to the country. However, those who had watched the fight live on foreign websites all knew that this patriot was Panda."
"Ji Yan later said on Twitter that he had participated in the competition precisely because he knew the Chinese artifact was being used as the prize, and he wanted to try and do something. Even though he knew that he couldn’t make it past the first night."
"But after Panda saw him, she immediately told him to withdraw from the competition, saying that she would win the artifact. Ji Yan originally thought the girl was joking, but in the end, she actually did it."
"Moreover, after obtaining the artifact, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Panda didn’t hesitate at all and gave it directly to Ji Yan."
"Ji Yan asked her if she didn’t even have a moment of hesitation, as selling it could set her up for life."
"Panda said she participated in the competition for the same reason as Ji Yan; she just wanted the Chinese cultural heritage to return to China. As for the money, she said she didn’t lack it."
"Sounds cool, right? Moreover, Panda also said that Ji Yan shouldn’t mention anything about her after returning to the country. That’s why I say she’s a national hero who has kept her achievements and name hidden."
Oh my God... so cool!
After hearing all this from Han Jing, Lan Yu looked at the girl on the stage with a newfound respect.
What is this Zhenzhufen powder? She is their God!
