As residents' suspicious thoughts deepened, some even whispered privately.
Could it be that Gao Fei wanted to whitewash his identity as a gang leader, so he hired a group of extras to stage a play?
If Gao Fei could hear this, he would definitely encourage them to write novels.
Their imaginations were truly boundless!
Who would dare to impersonate national units, and provincial ones at that, without fearing a lifetime in prison?
As the residents pondered, another middle-aged man stepped forward from the crowd.
He shook hands with Gao Fei in a friendly manner and said warmly, "Hello, student Gao. I am Wu Chengyong, the director of the Municipal Education Bureau."
"Congratulations on achieving a total score of 747, making you the provincial top scorer in liberal arts and the national top scorer in liberal arts!"
The residents of the community might not know who Li Chang'an, the Secretary-General of the Provincial Department of Education, was.
But the director of the Municipal Education Bureau, a municipal leader, often appeared in the news, so the public was not unfamiliar with him.
Upon confirming he was Director Wu Chengyong, the residents immediately realized that Gao Fei's status as a top scorer was confirmed and not an act.
However, the shocking scene was not over.
As leaders from the province and city personally visited, two black vans sped in from outside the community.
As soon as the cars stopped, six men and women got out.
A middle-aged woman wearing glasses nodded to a middle-aged man who got out of the other car.
Although it seemed friendly, their eyes had already begun to clash the moment they met.
The accompanying staff members had already sensed the subtle tension.
Just as the leaders were inquiring about Gao Fei's family situation.
Director Huang, who had been reduced to a minor role, coughed gently, signaling for him to look behind.
He looked up and saw six men and women striding towards them.
Secretary Li and Director Wu also turned their heads. Upon seeing the approaching men and women, they were ready to watch the show.
"Secretary Li, Director Wu!"
"Director Xu, Director Liu!"
After exchanging greetings, the woman with glasses looked at Gao Fei and spoke first, "Student Gao Fei, I am Xu Qing, the head teacher for admissions at Peking University!"
The middle-aged man beside her, unwilling to be outdone, introduced himself, "Student Gao Fei, I am Liu Jianguo, director of the admissions office at Tsinghua University!"
"Hello, Director Xu and Director Liu!"
Gao Fei shook hands with both of them with neither subservience nor arrogance.
The residents standing behind, watching the spectacle, widened their eyes in astonishment when they heard that one was a director from Peking University and the other from Tsinghua University.
They had seen news and television dramas about the two top universities in the country personally recruiting students.
Now, the news and television dramas were becoming reality.
With a group of leaders standing downstairs, Gao Fei remained unfazed. He stepped forward with a smile and said, "Distinguished leaders and directors, perhaps we should go upstairs first. With so many of us, we shouldn't disturb our neighbors' lives!"
"Alright, let's talk upstairs!"
The leaders and their entourage numbered about ten people, plus television reporters, making it nearly thirty in total.
Their large group could not fit into his small eighty-square-meter house.
Finally, Gao Fei asked Director Huang to stay with the provincial TV reporter and the local TV reporter Bai Bing. He gave small red envelopes to everyone else as a token of thanks for their presence today.
However, the red envelopes were funded by his recent shop earnings.
Director Huang observed all of Gao Fei's social graces.
He thought to himself, where did this kid learn all this? But it seemed that every reporter was satisfied and had a good impression of him.
After the group went upstairs, the remaining reporters also dispersed.
Just as the residents were still discussing animatedly downstairs, two police cars also arrived at Gao Fei's building.
Upon seeing the police officers getting out of the cars, the residents' eyes lit up.
"See, even if he's the top scorer in liberal arts, he can't escape his identity as a criminal element!"
"Now that the police are here, it seems our community's top scorer is going to jail!"
"I told Gao Fei not to be too arrogant. What's the point of being a top scorer if you break the law and still get arrested!"
The residents were in an uproar about the arrival of the police officers.
They all believed the police were there to arrest Gao Fei!
The surrounding gossip was overheard by the leading police officer, Liu He.
He frowned slightly, walked forward with a smile, and called out to the gossiping crowd, "Everyone, grandpas and grandmas, uncles and aunts, please quiet down for a moment. I have something to inform you about!"
After his announcement, the residents quieted down.
Liu He cleared his throat and said with a smile, "Everyone, you may have some misunderstandings about student Gao Fei. He is not a criminal element in society. All of this is malicious slander. For the overall events, you can tune into the noon news today."
After he finished speaking, Aunt Li, who had firmly believed Gao Fei was a criminal element, immediately asked, "Since Gao Fei is not a gang leader, why are you officers looking for him?"
Liu He did not hide the main purpose of their visit and stated directly, "To award student Gao Fei the 'Model Citizen' honor, which is an addition from the province!"
With that, he led his team into the building.
Gao Fei's identity as a criminal element was denied, leaving the residents, who were still unaware of the truth, very confused.
Finally, everyone dispersed and returned to their homes to wait for the noon news.
At Gao Fei's home.
After the leaders completed their simple inquiries and condolences, they began to watch the drama of the two top universities vying for talent.
The conditions offered by Tsinghua and Peking Universities were similar.
They offered tuition and miscellaneous fees waived for four years, and guarantees for postgraduate studies if certain conditions were met.
After hearing the conditions from both sides, Gao Fei finally told them that he needed some time to consider and would contact them once he had made up his mind.
The matter of the universities was temporarily set aside. Next was Liu He, representing the province, to present the additional "Model Citizen" award.
This was something Gao Fei had never expected, but he knew that the award was likely due to his status as the top scorer.
As it was nearing lunchtime, his mother Yang Lan was anxiously wondering how to arrange lunch for the leaders.
But everyone tacitly avoided staying, making excuses and leaving in unison.
Before leaving, Xu Qing, the head teacher for admissions at Peking University, intentionally shared some news with Gao Fei.
She mentioned that Peking University was currently encouraging student entrepreneurship, and students who succeeded in starting businesses while enrolled would receive a million-dollar bonus.
Upon hearing this news, Gao Fei's inclination began to shift.
However, he did not reveal his thoughts or give an immediate answer.
Instead, he waited to see if Tsinghua would offer any additional incentives.
At lunchtime, Fengyun City's local news channel officially began broadcasting.
When the grandpas, grandmas, uncles, and aunts in the community saw that Gao Fei had assisted the police in solving a criminal gang case.
Everyone finally realized that Gao Fei, whom they had considered a criminal element, was not a gang leader at all.
Instead, he was a good youth who had helped the police solve a case.
The stain on Gao Fei's name was completely washed away.
The labels of "criminal element," "delinquent youth," and "bottom of the class" were all in the past.
At this moment, in the eyes of netizens and the public in real life,
He was a model youth of the new era.
If there were influencer rankings in this era, Gao Fei would undoubtedly be the top celebrity in China today.
Time flew by, and it was the last day for college applications and the graduation party of City No. 1 Middle School.
"Xiao Fei, have you decided? Tsinghua or Peking University?"