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What was once a line of just over a dozen people had suddenly swelled to include more than two hundred individuals—and the number continued to rise.

Among this crowd, not only were there onlookers but also participants of the Traditional Chinese Medicine competition.

This was something Deputy Mayor Li had never dreamed of. If the situation continued as it was, Zhang Xiaobei would probably not be able to leave his chair for three to five days.

"Xiaobei, do we need to pick a few with severe conditions from these people and talk about the rest when we have time?" Deputy Mayor Li stepped forward and asked.

"No need, Deputy Mayor Li. Could you send me two recorders who are fast at writing in a bit?"

Although Deputy Mayor Li didn't know what Zhang Xiaobei needed two recorders for, he trusted that Zhang had his reasons since he had asked.