The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

The second assessment began quickly, starting with questions from Master Fang.

Li Kaixin was a little nervous at first, but she was stunned halfway through the conversation.

Isn't this one of the questions that Master Fang mentioned during the last interview?

After Master Fang slowly finished explaining the question, Li Kaixin looked at Master Fang and saw him wink at her with a smile.

He instantly understood: if Political Commissar Chen could arrange it, then Secretary Liu certainly could too.

Without further hesitation, he answered directly.

Master Fang nodded in satisfaction: "Comrade Li Kaixin, approved!"

The second question came from Wang Defa.

His mind raced, and he suddenly remembered a question that had stumped many second-level master craftsmen. With a hint of pride on his face, he posed the question.

After hearing this, Li Kaixin was filled with doubt.

This is the same question that Master Fang asked himself during the last interview, but it was the last and most difficult one.

Could it be that he guessed wrong, and that the person in front of him was also arranged by Secretary Liu? He couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Master Fang.

Master Fang was also completely bewildered, thinking to himself that such a coincidence was truly astonishing.

Seeing that Li Kaixin couldn't answer for a while, Wang Defa smiled and urged, "Comrade Li Kaixin, please answer my question. If you don't answer, I'll take it as a forfeit."

Station Chief Zhao, who was watching from behind, had sweaty palms and kept silently chanting in his mind: Answer quickly, I'm so happy!

"Don't worry, Master Wang. I was just wondering why you came up with such an easy answer." Li Kaixin smiled and turned to look at Wang Defa, then blurted out the answer in one breath.

Wang Defa scoffed at the first half of the story, but after hearing the second half, his expression froze, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He glanced back at Political Commissar Chen and saw that his face had darkened. Cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

Seeing that Wang Defa was delaying in announcing the results, Secretary Liu, who was sitting in the back, asked, "Comrade Wang, how did Comrade Li Kaixin answer?"

When Secretary Liu asked Wang Defa that question, Wang Defa was sweating profusely.

He opened his mouth, his voice trembling slightly: "Comrade Li Kaixin, yes, no problem."

After saying that, he seemed to have used up all his strength and collapsed onto the assessment seat.

"Good!" Station Chief Zhao couldn't help but shout, his usual calm demeanor completely gone.

Political Commissar Chen's face darkened, and he turned his head to glare at Station Chief Zhao.

Station Chief Zhao wasn't intimidated at all. He wasn't on Political Commissar Chen's side, so he just smiled awkwardly and said, "Sorry, Political Commissar Chen, I got a little carried away just now."

Secretary Liu noticed the commotion and turned around with a smile: "What's wrong, Lao Chen? Comrade Li Kaixin answered correctly, isn't that something to be happy about?"

"Happy? Of course I'm happy," Political Commissar Chen said through gritted teeth.

After Wang De finished speaking, Master Niu also raised his own question.

This time there were fewer coincidences. It was clear that Master Niu was the only one present who remained neutral.

The question was fairly standard for a deputy level two assessment, not particularly difficult.

However, Li Kaixin pondered for a while before giving his answer. Of the three questions, the most difficult was actually the one posed by Master Niu.

After Master Niu answered all the questions, he passed all the questions from the three examiners.

Master Fang stood up, nodded to Li Kaixin, and then turned to the audience: "The second maintenance assessment will now proceed to the practical stage. Comrade Li Kaixin needs to..."

"Wait, Lao Fang, let me announce it," Wang Defa said, standing up to interrupt.

Master Fang's face immediately darkened; this was the second time today.

Wang Defa ignored him and immediately continued, "Comrade Li Kaixin needs to find out and fix the problem with that car in the audience within half an hour."

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and go ahead. If Li Kaixin's words just now caused Political Commissar Chen to misunderstand that he was in cahoots with Secretary Liu, he would be finished.

As soon as the words were spoken, both Master Chen and Captain Wang, who were not far away, frowned. A murmur of discussion arose from the crowd of onlookers:

"Half an hour? Doesn't investigating an accident usually take an hour?"

"Yeah! What exactly happened today?"

"Do you think Master Li offended this person, and he's taking revenge here?"

These voices quickly reached the stage.

Master Fang, no longer caring about anything else, roared, "Wang Defa, you've shortened a one-hour accident investigation to half an hour! What are you up to?"

"Yes, Wang Defa, can the rules for the assessment be changed just like that?" Master Niu also spoke up with a stern face.

"Old Niu, Old Fang, you're wrong about that."

Wang De realized he might as well go all the way down this path, so he forced a smile onto his face.

"Half an hour, I just wanted Comrade Li Kaixin to stand out more in this assessment."

Then, turning to Political Commissar Chen, he said, "Political Commissar Chen, you agree, right?"

His last remark put Political Commissar Chen in a very difficult position.

Despite the discussions among the audience and the questions posed by the two mentors, Political Commissar Chen was not deaf.

Their fights were always within the rules, but Wang Defa went and completely overturned those rules.

If there weren't so many people present, Political Commissar Chen would have wanted to lash out and give him a good scolding.

Then, Political Commissar Chen forced a smile and said, "Well, it's up to Comrade Li Kaixin to decide."

Wang Defa assumed that Political Commissar Chen supported him, so he eagerly looked at Li Kaixin and asked, "Comrade Li Kaixin, a young talent like you should be able to agree, right?"

After he finished speaking, all eyes around him immediately turned to Li Kaixin, waiting for his decision.

Li Kaixin met those pairs of eyes and slowly nodded: "Okay."

"Well done, Comrade Li Kaixin!" Wang Defa couldn't help but be happy when he saw that his plan had succeeded.

Although Station Chief Zhao, who was standing behind, knew Li Kaixin's personality and that he never did anything without being sure of success, a trace of worry still appeared between his brows.

Li Kaixin once again completely ignored Wang Defa, walked straight off the stage, and stood by the car.

Next, the timer started on stage, and Li Kaixin began to carefully check the condition of the vehicle.

Fortunately, he had familiarized himself with all the parts of the car before Secretary Liu arrived, otherwise he really wouldn't have dared to agree.

Everyone, from the onlookers to those on stage, fell silent and no one disturbed Li Kaixin.

Zhou Zhiming, watching his master intently from a distance, kept praying in his heart.

Master Chen, Wen Tianyou, and the others were no exception; their eyes were all fixed on that busy figure.

As time went on, Li Kaixin gradually entered a state of complete absorption, and his hand movements became faster and faster.

They quickly finished checking most of the areas and fixed some minor issues as well.

Finally, after about twenty minutes, Li Kaixin finished troubleshooting all the vehicle's malfunctions.

He immediately turned around and called out to the testing platform, "The car has been inspected and repaired. Please check it, examiner!"

Upon hearing this, Master Fang, Master Wang Defa, and Master Niu immediately stepped down from the stage and walked towards the car.

They climbed into the driver's seat one by one, started the car, listened carefully to the engine sound, and then got out to check the places where Li Kai had been moved.

After confirming that the car was indeed working properly, Mr. Fang and Mr. Niu exchanged a glance.

Master Fang announced loudly from the stage: "Distinguished leaders, Comrade Li Kaixin has passed all assessments!"

Master Niu smiled and nodded at the stage.

Only Wang Defa stood still, unsure of what to say.