Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Noticing Dong Qiangqiang approaching, everyone waved to him one after another.

As he got closer, he saw varying degrees of damage on different display boards: some photos were completely torn off, some photos were torn off in half, with only the other half hanging on the display board and teetering, some photos were still on the display board, but were sprayed with huge red crosses with red paint, some entire display boards were sprayed with German swear words with red paint, the people in some photos had "new makeup" put on their faces, some display boards were pushed to the ground, the legs of the display boards were stepped on and broken, and some display boards were even covered with shoe prints and all kinds of filth.

Dong Qiangqiang looked around and it seemed that all the display boards were damaged. But when he left the university last night, the display boards were still standing quietly in a corner of the hall.

Seeing Zheng Chunhua and Fang Shuang still talking to the Germans, he didn't want to disturb them, so he walked to the fallen display boards and prepared to pick them up one by one. Seeing this, Ji Fengping and Zhao Ke hurried forward to stop him.

"Boss, Fang Shuang just said that we shouldn't put these (display boards) up yet." Zhao Ke stopped him.

"Why?" Dong Qiangqiang was confused for a moment, but he still stopped what he was doing. "It's too ugly to do it backwards, and what will happen if foreign students passing by see it?"

"She said it was a request from the police, and it seemed like they wanted to protect the scene." Ji Fengping, who followed, continued to explain.

Since there was a request, Dong Qiangqiang had to give up. The three of them stared at each other and waited for Zheng Chunhua to finish talking.

Zheng Chunhua and Fang Shuang quickly ended their conversation with each other, and everyone immediately gathered around them spontaneously.

"What did the people from the university security department say?" Gu Xin was even more anxious than Zhao Ke. After hearing her question, Dong Qiangqiang finally knew the identities of those people.

"They said that according to the legal requirements for protecting public privacy, there is no camera installed in the hall. And from last night until now, no witness has contacted the Security Department to report the matter, so we don't know who did it for the time being. The Security Department said it will investigate as soon as possible." Zheng Chunhua synchronized the results of her conversation with the other party with everyone.

"Fang Shuang, what time did you call the police?" Zhao Ke asked while looking at his watch.

"I called the police before I called you guys just now," Fang Shuang was the first person to see the scene today, "about an hour ago."

"Oh my god, it's amazing! It's been over an hour and the police still haven't come. They won't be here until the year after next?" Zhao Ke said angrily. "Based on their (police) efficiency, do we have no hope?"

"Whether you want to report it or not, I've already called the police," Fang Shuang continued, "Now we can only wait."

"Don't be too anxious. It's raining heavily today and the police will definitely not come that fast," said Zheng Chunhua.

"Before the police came," Dong Qiangqiang pointed at the exhibition boards lying all over the floor, "Shouldn't all of these be collected?"

"Yes." Fang Shuang and Zheng Chunhua said in unison.

"Since you can't collect it, why don't you just call the reporters from the newspapers and radio stations," Dong Qiangqiang suggested to Zheng Chunhua, pointing at the fallen display board. "Let them all come and have a look. The opening ceremony was held yesterday, and this happened in the evening. It will definitely be the headline. Report it well. We must speak up for ourselves."

Zheng Chunhua turned around and made a phone call.

Seeing Fang Shuang's serious expression, staring at the floor in silence, Ji Fengping asked unwillingly, "The police haven't arrived for such a long time, and there are no witnesses. Do you think this case will end up in nothing?"

Fang Shuang didn't answer for a long time, and the others all fell silent.

"Could it be that someone who was listening to our speech yesterday secretly smashed it?" Gu Xin suddenly asked, "I saw that the tall boy didn't look very happy after being scolded by Dong Qiangqiang."

"We can't rule out this possibility." Ji Fengping agreed.

"I heard that criminals usually return to the crime scene to admire their work as soon as possible. Do you think that grandson or those scums are nearby and laughing at us?" Zhao Ke asked while looking around vigilantly at the students passing by, trying to find someone he thought was behaving abnormally.

"It's hard to say." After hearing what he said, Gu Xin couldn't help but turn around and observe.

Without any warning, Zhao Ke suddenly cursed loudly at the air in front of him: "Damn it! Damn it! Who is so ungrateful? Aren't you afraid of giving birth to a baby without an asshole? Are all Germans beasts? Come out if you have the guts! Stupid!"

Zhao Ke angrily cursed the perpetrator who was spying on everyone from somewhere. As his curse was too harsh, several people stopped him from continuing.

"Zhao, stop scolding." Zheng Chunhua was the calmest among the group. "Does anyone have any ideas? Dong Qiangqiang."

"Our top priority is to minimize the impact of this incident as quickly as possible." Dong Qiangqiang reminded, "It won't solve the problem if we waste time here now. He Yangjin is still waiting for us to install the awning."

"Then I'll stay here and wait for the police, you guys go first." Zheng Chunhua immediately accepted Dong Qiangqiang's suggestion.

"We can just go and set up the tent. Fang Shuang has the drafts of all the photos and texts, so we can make another set as soon as possible. Once we get the photos and texts, we can put them on the display boards as soon as possible." Dong Qiangqiang said. "But some of the display boards are covered with red paint, which can't be wiped off. Even if we put photos and texts on them, they won't cover them up." Zhao Ke questioned.

"Except for the damaged display boards that must be replaced with new ones, those that have been sprayed with red paint should be preserved for future visitors to see. This is what is happening in German universities today." Dong Qiangqiang made a firm tone, "We don't need to avoid it."

"Do you think we need to do it again?" Gu Xin asked hesitantly, as if trying to sort out some of his thoughts. "Even if we do it again today, what if someone comes to sabotage it again at night? Wouldn't our efforts be in vain?"

"We didn't do anything wrong, so why don't we continue?" Dong Qiangqiang turned around and asked, "Not only should we continue, but we should also post the letter of condemnation in a prominent position on each display board and tell everyone what happened yesterday."

"Yes, we must fight them to the end." Zhao Ke supported, "We can't give in."

"But Gu Xin's worry is also justified. This is what I think. We will take turns to look after the display board these few nights. I will be the first to come tonight, and I will watch it until the university locks the door." Dong Qiangqiang thought that he had to go to Luxembourg for class in the afternoon, and immediately added, "But I may not be able to arrive at the university until after 20 p.m. tonight, so I'll have to trouble one of you to watch it before then."

"Then I'll come tomorrow night." Zheng Chunhua followed immediately.

"It's not enough to just watch at night. I'll come and watch as soon as the university opens every morning these days to make sure nothing goes wrong." Fang Shuang also volunteered, "I live in the student dormitory next door, which is the closest to here."

Ji Fengping and Zhao Ke looked at each other and said, "Then I'll come the day after tomorrow night. It's the last night for Lao Zhao."

"It's settled," Dong Qiangqiang took out his SLR camera and handed it to Fang Shuang, "Please Fang Shuang, please work harder and take more photos of the miserable scene at the exhibition board site, print them out, and make a new exhibition board specifically for this."

"Then I'll go get (the photos) developed now, and then I'll go buy new display boards. I won't be back for now. The awning is up to you guys. I'll call you if there's anything else."

"Can you drive?" Dong Qiangqiang took out the car keys and handed them to Fang Shuang. "Drive slowly and be careful when it rains."

Fang Shuang smiled bitterly: "I don't have a driver's license."

"I'll go find Fang Shuang once the music is done. You guys go quickly, or it will be too late." Zheng Chunhua urged, "If anyone has something urgent to do, please let everyone know in advance. Everyone can support each other, or you can call me."

Looking at the backs of Dong Qiangqiang and others walking out of the teaching building, only Zheng Chunhua realized that everyone had unknowingly begun to take Dong Qiangqiang's opinions seriously.

Just when Dong Qiangqiang was about to go out, he heard someone calling his name from behind. Turning around, he saw Boss Wanfu carrying a bunch of things. He asked the others to go first, and he went over immediately after talking to Boss Wanfu.

"Boss Li, business has been booming these days." When the other party approached, Dong Qiangqiang immediately congratulated him, "I saw that you were very busy yesterday, and I didn't feel like looking for you again. You have so many bags, are you ready for today?"

"Business is booming, business is booming, hehe, isn't it all thanks to you?" Boss Li replied with a smile, "I was careless yesterday, but I made a special trip to Luxembourg last night. There will definitely not be another accident like yesterday today. If that happens, I can't agree to it even if I promise you. But having said that, I really have to thank you very much. I didn't expect (Chinese food) to be so popular. This can only mean one thing, that the local Chinese restaurants are not doing well at all. As long as Wanfu can open, there will definitely be great opportunities."

"That's great. I was afraid that asking you to come here would cause you to lose money."

"As we agreed before, all the income from yesterday will be donated to you. But as you can see, I am really too busy right now. It will probably take a few days to calculate yesterday's (income) figures. Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised you. I promised Mazu that I will not break my promise."

Dong Qiangqiang knew that people along the coast had always believed in Mazu. Even if they immigrated to Germany, their beliefs would not change easily. He must be sincere in swearing to Mazu: "With yesterday's publicity, I believe your business will be better today. You go ahead and do your work. I..."

Before Dong Qiangqiang finished speaking, Boss Li had already dragged him to a corner and pointed in the direction of the display board area, "What's going on over there?"

"Someone destroyed the photos and the display board."

"Do you know who did it?"

"do not know."

"Hey, you are all doing good things, why are there still people trying to sabotage them?" Boss Li was puzzled.

"Boss Li, I have to go to the back to help out. I have a performance in the morning."

"Oh, then you go ahead," Boss Li said hurriedly, "I'll find you when I've calculated it."

When Dong Qiangqiang arrived at the location of yesterday's lion dance, although it was raining heavily, the scene was full of bustling work.

People wearing colorful raincoats worked in pairs to build a rudimentary awning. Dong Qiangqiang asked others for raincoats and found Ji Fengping and Zhao Ke who were building another awning. He worked hard and soon forgot about his early morning annoyance. He Yangjin brought so many people and musical instruments from hundreds of kilometers away to support China Week and support him. He didn't ask for money or for him to take care of their food and accommodation. If he couldn't take good care of them, he would feel embarrassed. (End of this chapter)