CSGM - Chapter 73
Chapter 73: Scarred, But Still Loved
The police anchor continued speaking frankly, reporting some previous data:
"Since the beginning of this year, there have been numerous cases of people getting lost in the mountains and forests across the country. According to available data, the average rescue time for a missing person in deep mountains or dense forests is about four hours. If it's at night or late at night, the duration can exceed eight or even twelve hours. The longer a person is missing, the greater the threat to their life…"
Many people in the comments section followed up with remarks like: 【Right!】, 【Agreed!!】, and so on.
While various reports were underway, the rescue mission was also progressing. Soon, a reporter delivered the good news: all the lost individuals in the forest had been found by the rescue teams!
The rescue teams were now on their way back, with Chu Xi having drawn the most direct route out for each team.
Finally! A close call, but everyone was safe!
The police anchor let out a sigh of relief, saying, "Thanks to the help provided by a professional, the total rescue time for this operation was 54 minutes, significantly shorter than the projected time."
For such a large, undeveloped mountain forest, with the emergency call coming in right as the sun was setting, the district public security bureau had initially estimated a rescue time of six hours.
But in the end, it took less than an hour!
The rescue teams had barely taken any wrong turns in the forest. The efficiency of this search and rescue was unprecedented!
After leading the trainees out of the forest, the captains of the fire department and the civil police teams both came before the reporters' cameras, overjoyed as they reported the good news.
Everyone being safe was good news! The extraordinary efficiency was also good news!
Then, they solemnly shook Chu Xi's hand, thanking her very, very, very much!
Chu Xi's fans, having heard the news, found their way to the Dou Dou live stream room, only to catch the very end of it—
"Teacher Chu, this time we helped you, and you helped us. Your ability to memorize the map was the greatest help to this rescue operation!" the fire captain said, shaking her hand.
"Heh, although I have no idea how you managed to recognize the paths in the forest, it's clear we didn't ask the wrong person, and I didn't trust the wrong person… I saw you drew a map just now. Could you leave it with us?" the police captain also said, shaking her hand.
Right, the map!
It might come in handy in the future!
Before navigation systems mapped out this part of the forest, the paper map Chu Xi had drawn was a form of insurance for them!
The fire captain, snapping back to his senses, quickly said to the police captain, "We want a copy too. If she gives it to you, just make a copy for us."
The subdistrict office leader cleared his throat and chimed in, "I'll need a copy as well, thank you."
Chu Xi picked up the paper with her "chicken scratch" on it, looked at it, and frowned.
"This… you want this too?"
What did she mean by "this"?
What was "this" supposed to mean?
Were they asking her for a piece of trash?
What was Chu Xi saying??
This was clearly the fruit of her labor!
The police captain was the most thick-skinned and down-to-earth. He just replied to Chu Xi with an "Mhm."
Ren Zhi was already pressing her temples in the background, feeling a headache coming on.
That mouth of hers… how did she manage to put three people on the spot with a single sentence?
Fortunately, Chu Xi's next sentence was sincere enough, instantly dispelling the discomfort everyone had just felt.
"This one is too messy and doesn't look good. How about this: if you want one, I'll redraw a more detailed version and send it to you."
"You'll still remember the map when you get back?" the subdistrict leader asked with concern.
"Isn't that normal?" Chu Xi didn't understand. Why would you forget something you've already memorized?
"Oh… okay…" My mistake for asking.
Since Chu Xi had agreed, the three of them didn't question her further.
"Thank you, then."
Chu Xi nodded. "No problem. It was nothing."
—And so, the live broadcast from the front line ended harmoniously. The fans who had only caught the tail end of it learned about the dangerous situation that had occurred tonight from the police anchor's explanation.
Holy cow! Xixi! You haven't been active for over three months, and here you are secretly doing good deeds again!
The official live stream wasn't the place for fangirling, and the Milkshakes who joined were very sensible. They waited until the broadcast was over before posting on Weibo to cheer for their idol and publicize her glorious deeds.
【So my idol, who was silent for three months, was off helping the police as a special consultant again. /[crying laughter]】
【@Chu Xi You treat us like scraps but act like a star on the police live stream, huh? /[pained] You cruel woman!! Pay some attention to your fans!!】
【You disappeared for three months. I thought you'd been arrested, but it turns out you were off doing good deeds again. Fine, I'll forgive you this time, you heartbreaker. /[smile]】
【Hey, I noticed Xixi was really polite today. After watching the live stream, I actually didn't get scarred by her words.】
Any Milkshake would know. Their idol had a habit of saying some very "offensive" things. Although unintentional, they could still deeply scar innocent, ordinary people like them!
And scarring people of average intelligence was something Xixi did on a regular basis.
But today!
Today!!
The Milkshakes discovered that after watching the live stream, they hadn't been offended by her usual remarks?
【My Xixi has become a gentle Xixi! /[heart eyes]】
【My wife knows how to care about my feelings now. My wife is the best, hehe! /[licking screen]】
【After three months in seclusion, my Xixi has become polite. Mommy is so proud. /[hugging]】
About ten minutes later—
A topic with Chu Xi's name in it appeared at the bottom of the Weibo hot search list, at number forty-three.
#Chu Xi, if you say any more, you'll be rude#
The topic was started by the official Weibo account of Rong County, which had posted a video clip of a TV reporter's interview with Chu Xi.
The local Rong County TV station didn't have a large audience, but by borrowing a bit of the celebrity's popularity and posting today's "lost in the forest" incident online, the number of people paying attention to the event grew.
Many netizens clicked on the hot search topic.
For some, the video on Weibo started playing automatically—
"Paths are the kind of thing you just remember after one look. What's so hard about it? You don't need to be a professional, you just need to use your brain."
"The species, shape, trunk, bark, grain, branch forks, length and thickness, number of leaves, depth of color, and even the extent of disease and damage are all different. How can you think all the trees look the same?"
"A point becomes a line, a line becomes a plane. You learn that in elementary school…"
What was happening? They weren't even ready, and they were already scarred!
The Milkshakes who clicked on it: "…"
Retracting one compliment for their idol!
So it wasn't that Chu Xi hadn't offended anyone today, it was just that it wasn't shown on the live stream. Our mistake!
【Why is it that the more she talks like this, the more I like her? Am I some kind of masochist? /[smile]】
【Scarred, but still loved.】
【First of all, I'm a sapiosexual. Second, I wish she were mute. /[crying laughter]】
【Is that Chu Xi again? She hasn't acted in a while, has she? Why is she helping with search and rescue again?】
【Aside from a few hot searches, I never see any of her work. Did she quit acting? Don't tell me she's going to take the civil service exam now that she's famous for her intelligence? /[laughing crying]】
【Xixi, I'm begging you, don't take the civil service exam… acting suits you better! /[single dog]】
【Why do I always get the feeling that "the only thing stopping her from being universally adored is being poisoned mute"? /[laughing crying]/[laughing crying]】
Although they couldn't possibly comprehend how Chu Xi managed to mentally construct a map of the forest just by watching someone else's video, it was still incredibly awesome!!
Even the police anchor on the public security live stream praised her. Because of Chu Xi, this living GPS, the rescue effort was saved a huge amount of work. A search that would normally take several hours was completed today with everyone brought to safety in less than an hour!!
Online, you could criticize Chu Xi for her bad acting or terrible projects, but now, you could no longer call her a "Nine-Year Education Leaky Fish"!
That one middle school girl who had previously sent 【Learned it!】 in her family group chat to placate her grandfather saw this Weibo post and quickly switched back to WeChat—oh no! It was too late to retract the message!
She learned it?
What the hell did she learn!
Her grandfather probably didn't understand either. Besides "a point becomes a line, a line becomes a plane," which was math, what part of the rest of it was math?
That was theology!
The fans, once again traumatized by Chu Xi, took a while to recover before they started investigating their idol, who had been MIA for three months.
Well… they noticed in the video that besides the rescue teams, there was a bunch of other people where Chu Xi was today. They all looked young and rather attractive.
So many pretty and handsome young people gathered together… it felt a little suspicious, didn't it?
Could it be that Chu Xi had joined some new circle and was off socializing?
Just as the Milkshakes were trying to unravel the mystery and play detective with the clues about their idol's whereabouts, having analyzed the TV interview clip to death…
After all one hundred trainees had returned to the assembly point without a single one missing, the director finally gave the order for the vehicles to depart.
As the trainees in front were boarding the bus, Chu Xi slowly handed the phone back to Ren Zhi.
Ren Zhi took it, but had to tug it firmly to get it back, glancing at Chu Xi with a puzzled look.
"What's up?"
"I have a question…"
The two spoke at the same time.
Ren Zhi continued briskly, "Go ahead."
Chu Xi came around to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with her, lowered her head, and asked in a hushed, gossipy tone, "Is someone pursuing you?"
Ren Zhi gave her a strange look, then realized something and said angrily, "Did you look at my phone?"
Chu Xi wasn't that shameless.
She even made a point to explain, "No! A text message just popped up. I was afraid someone else might see it, so I swiped it away for you."
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