Say Thank you...

As Qi ci was about to pick up his snacks he heard a loud noise behind him.

A shadowy figure, holding an iron box, rushed out of the store, knocking over a shelf and scattering his snacks all over the floor.

"Ah! The safe!"

The girl screamed, ignoring Qi Ce, and ran out the door, shouting in the direction the shadowy figure was heading.

"Catch that Man! He's a thief!"

Qi Ce picked up the football that the girl had thrown earlier and rushed out the door. "You all call the police! I'll chase him!" he said

What are the odds! Qi Ce thought, overjoyed. He never imagined that a small supermarket would offer an opportunity to complete three seemingly impossible tasks at once. He had to take advantage of this!

At this time in town, most people were elderly, enjoying the sun and taking walks. Although the girl's screams caught their attention, none of them could keep up with the shadowy figure, who was obviously young and running fast.

"This guy is fast!"

Qi Ce cursed under his breath. He must be a habitual offender. His escape route was erratic yet deliberate. He was confident he could catch him with pure speed, but the thief knew the area very well.

It was noon in June, and the weather was already very hot. After running for a while, Qi Ce realized that the thief would not last long.

After weaving through many turns, the thief rushed into a muddy field. Qi Ce wasn't sure if the thief panicked or was intentional, but he headed straight into the field.

Qi Ce stopped running. His vision cleared up, but he didn't want his coaches to find out he snuck out.

"Come on, Mr spoiler! Why didn't you chase me? Try to catch me! You're supposed to be fast!"

Qi Ce frowned. The thief was arrogant and taunting him. The thief held the safe above his head, as if showing off to him.

Qi Ce took a deep breath and held the football at chest height.

"Come on! If you can hit me, try it!"

After taunting Qi Ce, the thief turned and continued running away.

Just then, the girl from the store arrived at the scene with two police officers. Qi Ce tossed the football gently, took a step back, and then kicked it with full force(T/N: Gouenji Shuuya style).

His newly bought Adidas boots (T/N: Not sponsored)made perfect contact with the football, creating a loud thud. The ball transformed into a small, fast-moving gray object and shot off from Qi Ce's foot!

This ball must be faster than a bullet!(T/N: "__")

This was a truth in football to encourage players to pass the ball more instead of dribbling, and it applied well here.

The two police officers tried to catch up with the thief, but the distance was too great. Suddenly, a football came flying through the air!

The ball had a slight curve, but Qi Ce aimed for power rather than precision. The curve was to keep the thief from predicting the ball's trajectory.

Bang!

Although the thief heard the sound of the ball flying towards him when he looked back, The football struck him directly in the face. Despite trying to dodge, the football's arc hit his head perfectly, causing him to drop the safe.

The thief screamed, and the safe he was holding fell into the field. The two police officers seized the opportunity to control the thief.

"Well done, young man! You have excellent aim!"

The police officer gave Qi Ce a thumbs-up. Qi Ce nodded slightly, checking his virtual stadium task board.

The task was complete!

Yes!

There were 147 football coins, just three short!

What time is it?

"Hey! What time is it?" Qi Ce asked the girl, who had just put the safe back on her electric bike.

"It's 12:45. And, thank you," she replied.

Oh no, I'm running out of time!

Before the girl could react, Qi Ce was already sitting on the back of her electric bike.

"Quick, take me to the football base!"

"Hey? What are you doing?"

Qi Ce pulled out a hundred yuan from his pocket. "Hurry, hurry! You know where the football base is, right? I'm in a rush!"

The girl grumbled but put the money in her pocket.

"Thank you, sir!"

She thanked the two police officers, then took Qi Ce with her and sped off.

"You are quite odd, rushing in and saying all this," the girl said as she rode on the empty dirt road.

"Just hurry up!"

"This is the fastest I can go!"

Qi Ce didn't speak further. At least the electric bike was faster than running.

The girl's riding skills weren't great, so he held on tightly to the back of the bike. He had considered holding onto her waist, but that would be too awkward.

They arrived near the football base just before 1 o'clock. Qi Ce grabbed his bags and headed for the wall.

"My name is Lin Xiaojia, what's yours?"

The girl shouted from behind.

Qi Ce paused. "Qi Ce"

"Oh, have you always played here?" She asked.

"Yes, but I may not be here for much longer."

After speaking, Qi Ce tossed his bags over the wall, then leaped over it himself.

Lin Xiaojia watched Qi Ce disappear over the low wall and then suddenly remembered something. "Qi Ce!" She called

"What is it? Just go back quickly and don't let me be discovered," Qi Ce's voice echoed from the other side of the wall.

"You're so strange! But thank you. This is for you!"

Lin Xiaojia threw a football over the wall. It wasn't a traditional ball; it had donut-like patterns on it, making it quite cute.

"Thank you." Qi Ce finished packing the snacks and ran toward the dormitory without looking back. He noticed some cars at the gate, and some staff in white coats getting out. It seemed that the Football Association people had arrived.

Qi Ce ran nonstop to the dormitory.

The group waiting there immediately perked up when they saw him and took the bags from him. "Boss, should we split these?" They asked.

"I'll divide some first, then leave the rest to you... Hurry up and say thank you."

Yan Junling was the first to take the bag and gave Qi Ce a strange look. Qi Ce urged him, "Say thank you."

"Uh... thank you."

Qi Ce watched the virtual stadium locker room panel, noting the progress of task completion: 1/10.

It seemed the snacks were indeed useful, and Yan Junling's thanks were genuine.

Wu Lei, Sun Kai, and Zhang Linpeng thanked Qi Ce one by one. Although they found it puzzling, thanking Qi Ce didn't cost them anything, and they genuinely appreciated the snacks.

"Qi Ce!"

Hearing Jiang Bingyao's voice echoing in the corridor, Qi Ce quickly sneaked into another dormitory and distributed the snacks to everyone. Asking them to say;

"Say thank you!"

Task completion progress:

5/10,

6/10...

7/10

8/10.

Darn, there are only four people in a dormitory. Including the previous four, I am still two people short!

Suddenly, Cao Yunding appeared with Jiang Bingyao.

Qi Ce and the others quickly hid the snacks before Jiang Bingyao arrived.

"What are you doing here? Get over here!"