And so, it was decided. It wouldn't be too much trouble for Hah'Er; he would just need to stand by the starting line and strike the gong. This was what made the Yunzhong City Marathon unique—no one dared to give a panda a gun, not even a starter pistol. So, the organizing committee changed the rule from starting with a gunshot to starting with the strike of a gong. Besides, a marathon is 42.195 kilometers long, so a one-second difference at the start hardly matters.
Qin Qing had told Shen Yibin all of this, and Shen Yibin had no objections. He just reminded Qin Qing not to forget to register him and Xu Ye for the race.
"Okay, send me both of your ID numbers, and I'll get you registered. Once it's done, I'll drop off your race bibs when I'm in the area." After saying this, Qin Qing got up to leave. The race was just around the corner, and he had a lot to take care of.
