In the courtyard, with the absence of Shazhu and Banggeng, Yi Zhonghai spent his days worrying about his retirement. However, the atmosphere in the courtyard began to calm down. Of course, the occasional sounds of Liu Haizhong scolding children could only be considered a lively distraction.
Days passed one by one, and before long, September arrived. At this time, Wang Jiefang was on a ship returning to Longguo with the delegation from Jiaobenji. Jiaobenji had not yet established diplomatic relations with Longguo, and the people of Longguo harbored deep resentment towards Jiaobenji for its past invasions.
As for why Wang Jiefang, who was blind, was traveling with the delegation to Jiaobenji, it was all due to the chaos stirred up by that country. Wang Jiefang never expected that during this period, there would be a Paralympic Games! To make matters worse, this year's Paralympic Games were being held in the defeated nation of Jiaobenji!
Given Longguo's current rising status, it had no intention of sending representatives to participate in an event hosted by Jiaobenji. However, despite being an invading nation that ultimately faced defeat, Jiaobenji did not believe they had lost to Longguo. They took advantage of the Paralympic Games to publicly proclaim through the media that the people of Longguo were all sickly and that Jiaobenji only needed disabled athletes to defeat Longguo's able-bodied competitors.
This news reached the ears of Longguo's leaders, who were furious. They immediately ordered the Sports Bureau to organize disabled athletes from Longguo to participate in this so-called Paralympic Games and instructed them to fiercely counteract Jiaobenji's arrogance during the competition.
This posed a significant challenge for the leaders of the Sports Bureau. By April, when Jiaobenji's reports emerged, it was already nearly May, and the Paralympic Games were scheduled for August! This meant that they had only three months to find qualified participants and achieve good results!
The leaders of the Sports Bureau were so stressed that they were losing hair by the handful! Ultimately, they had no choice but to summon soldiers who had been injured in battle and became disabled for selection.
Wang Jiefang learned about this and sought them out himself. Initially, the leaders of the Sports Bureau did not take him seriously due to his blindness. However, after witnessing Wang Jiefang's abilities, they wished they could elevate him to a higher status!
In fact, Wang Jiefang did not disappoint them. He ultimately won gold medals in both triple jump and archery at the Paralympic Games! It wasn't that he didn't want to win more medals; rather, Jiaobenji found him too difficult to handle and unexpectedly changed the rules to limit each participant to only three events.
Wang Jiefang also registered for three events. As for why he didn't win gold in another event? It was because he noticed that Jiaobenji's organizers frequently employed unfair tactics against Longguo!
In a fit of anger during the javelin competition, Wang Jiefang ended up injuring two judges from Jiaobenji! As a result, he nearly got arrested by their authorities. Fortunately, there were members of the Olympic Committee present; although Jiaobenji was the host country, they couldn't act with complete impunity!
Moreover, the Olympic Committee was also displeased with Jiaobenji's unfair practices. They believed such actions insulted the spirit of the Paralympic Games!
After discussions, the Olympic Committee concluded that since Wang Jiefang was blind and his actions were not intentional harm during competition, they decided not to hold him accountable. However, he lost his qualification to continue competing as a result.
The leader of Longguo's delegation felt regret over Wang Jiefang losing his javelin competition qualification but did not blame him for it. After all, this leader had also been resisting Jiaobenji's provocations and had long wanted to deal with those troublesome individuals.
Unfortunately for him, none of the other participants he brought managed to win any championships either. He understood this well; after all, Longguo was still striving for basic sustenance at that time. These hastily selected athletes could not compare with those who had undergone rigorous training.
Fortunately, with Wang Jiefang securing two gold medals, they could return home with some accomplishments!
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