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Chapter 476 - 449: Hilarious Scene After the Award Ceremony

Chapter 476: Chapter 449: Hilarious Scene After the Award Ceremony

After receiving the award, Li Chen was planning to head back. He looked at the Purple Gold Guardian Medal in his hand and weighed it, feeling its heft—it seemed quite solid and substantial, indicating no corners had been cut in its making. He figured he could sell it for a pretty penny.

If Secretary Ye knew what Li Chen was thinking, he’d probably keel over, blood spouting from his mouth. This medal has significant meaning, for crying out loud. Could you please take it a bit more seriously?

Just as Li Chen was about to leave the city hall, a staff member approached him, "The front door is completely blocked. Please use the back door."

Li Chen was stunned for a moment, "Completely blocked?"

"Yeah," said the staff member with a smile that was both amused and helpless, "Hero, your popularity is soaring right now, many people are treating you like a celebrity."

"Really?" Li Chen was even more bewildered. To be treated like a celebrity? No way. He thought about what that would mean—reporters tailing him like paparazzi wherever he went, his every date with a girl splashed across the media?

That simply wouldn’t do. Absolutely not.

"Isn’t that a bit exaggerated?" Li Chen was skeptical. When he’d entered earlier, the entrance of the city hall was quite empty, thank you very much. How could it be completely blocked? It was spacious enough for three cars to drive in side by side.

The staff member said helplessly, "Hero, you might want to see for yourself."

Driven by curiosity, Li Chen walked straight to the staircase on the second floor, and what he saw shocked him!

The crowd below was packed like sardines, stretching from the doorway to the lobby. Had it not been for the city hall employees guarding the stairway to the upper floors, those people probably would have rushed up already.

What the hell, where did all these people come from?

Among the crowd were reporters with DSLR cameras, beautifully dressed girls, wait, something’s not right—why are there elderly gentlemen? And, damn it, even schoolchildren with backpacks?

What in the world was going on?

Li Chen was completely baffled. Could it be that Brother Cheen’s charm had reached a level where it appealed to every man, woman, and child across the nation?

Just then, a reporter spotted Li Chen poking his head out from the upstairs and shouted, "Li Chen, Li Chen has come out!"

"Whoosh"

The crowd turned their heads in unison to look at Li Chen.

"Oh my god, the hero!!!!!" a girl screamed.

"I’m so excited! Li Chen, I want an autograph!"

"Hero, I want to shake your hand!!!!!"

...

All of a sudden, the crowd was abuzz with excitement, and they started surging towards the stairs. The city hall staff turned pale and hurriedly shouted, "Please calm down, everyone. Li Chen will be coming down in a bit."

But it was no use. The crowd pushed forward like a swarm of bees, and the few staff members couldn’t hold them back.

Li Chen’s face also changed. This was way too exaggerated. Was this meant to scare the living daylights out of him?

Without saying another word, Li Chen quickly pulled his head back and dashed over to the staff member he’d spoken to before.

"Where’s the back door?"

The staff member, who had anticipated such a scenario, pointed to the side, "Just follow this staircase down, and you’ll reach the back door. See, I wasn’t lying to you, you’re now the nation’s..."

Before he could finish, the staff member turned his head only to find that Li Chen had already disappeared. Startled, he looked back at the stairs and could only see Li Chen’s retreating figure.

Holy crap! How could he be so fast?

The staff member was taken aback, but by then, the crowd had already surged upstairs, muttering to themselves, while a group of reporters started searching like detectives, scouring the area quickly.

"Where’s the hero?"

"Where’s Brother Li Chen?"

The staff member saw trouble brewing and immediately bolted.

Meanwhile, Li Chen came out of the back door of the city hall and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Damn, was it really necessary? Just because I got a Huaxia Guardian Medal, I’ve become a star?

Alas, Li Chen sighed, being too handsome is truly a curse. With my charm and good looks, wherever I go, I shine like a star in the darkness, illuminating everyone.

With a smug smile in his heart, Li Chen was ready to head back home, but at that moment, a cleaner lady was sweeping the floor right next to him, moving her broom towards where he stood.

"Hey, hey, lift your feet, can’t you see I’m cleaning here? What are you doing standing around?"

The lady forced Li Chen to take several steps back with her broom and was about to grumble when she looked up and suddenly froze.

"Oh my, you’re that guy, that...," the lady got excited, but also seemed anxious, as if she couldn’t recall Li Chen’s name on the spot.

Li Chen blinked, about to say something, when the cleaning lady excitedly exclaimed, "Aren’t you Li Chen? The hero from yesterday?"

With a smile on his face, just as Li Chen was about to respond modestly, he saw the lady toss her broom aside, spread her arms wide open with great excitement, and then lunged toward him.

Whoa, hold on, ma’am, what are you doing?

Li Chen was startled, while the lady kept shouting excitedly, "Li Chen is here, Li Chen is here!"

The other people on the street, upon hearing this, all turned their heads to look and, after a moment’s shock, became excited.

"Li Chen!!!!!"

"My hero!!!!!"

"I want to have your baby, Monkey!!!"

Screams and excited shouts arose, and then Li Chen saw the crowd surging towards him.

Oh no, I can’t handle this onslaught, thought Li Chen, and without a second’s hesitation, he too sprinted away.

"Chase him, don’t let the hero escape!"

"Hero, don’t run!!"

"Hero, I’m your fan!!"

Li Chen broke out in a sweat, Damn, are these fans or are they out to devour me?

The situation indeed escalated, with Li Chen running through the streets and a throng of people in pursuit. Initially, the crowd was small, but it quickly swelled to a large mass.

Bystanders from other streets joined in the chase upon hearing the commotion.

"Li Chen, I want to have your baby, Monkey!!!"

Li Chen turned around to see a girl with a crooked face and full of scars shouting wildly, which made his heart clench.

Mamma mia, keep your monkeys to yourself; just stay away from me!

Li Chen felt that if the crowd caught him, he’d be doomed.

Run, I absolutely can’t fall into their hands!

In an instant, the streets near the city hall became the backdrop of a farce, looking like a sea of black from above—just a dense crowd of people.