"You?" Xu Yan looked Dong Xuebin up and down. "You can do it?"
Dong Xuebin said, "I'll definitely do my best."
Li Qing looked very gratified. He knew that at a moment like this, Dong Xuebin would certainly step forward to share his leader's burden. It was not a matter of whether he could defend the goal, but of attitude. Li Qing truly felt lucky to have a subordinate like him. Yet precisely because of that, and because he wanted to protect Dong Xuebin, Li Qing did not want Little Dong to take the field. With No. 21's footwork, there was no way this penalty could be saved. He could not let Little Dong take the blame for nothing. "Director Xu, this is Dong Xuebin from our General Affairs Department. He was the one who rushed into the fire last time to save the department's documents. He was injured all over and only got out of the hospital a few days ago, so perhaps we shouldn't let him..."
Xu Yan frowned, then remembered. "That Firefighter?"
Li Qing smiled. "Yes, that's him."
Xu Yan steadied herself, thought for a moment, and fixed her gaze on Dong Xuebin's eyes. "This ball concerns the overall image of our Chengxi Branch Bureau. We absolutely cannot lose. The fire was huge, and you managed to save things then. Can you save this?" After a pause, her tone turned stern. "I'm not asking whether you'll do your best. I'm asking whether you can definitely do it."
Li Qing hurriedly said, "Director Xu, Little Dong can't play soccer, he..."
Dong Xuebin understood that Li Qing meant well and gave him a grateful look before saying, "Director Xu, I guarantee I'll complete the task."
"Good." Xu Yan nodded heavily. "Go on."
Dong Xuebin immediately walked a few steps