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Chapter 378: Chapter 275: Your Knight
Tuesday evening self-study.
Class monitor Huang Zhongfei, along with the monitors of Class 9 and 10, attended the grade-level meeting.
For some reason, the classroom seemed a bit restless tonight.
There were more students talking than usual.
The strip fluorescent lights on the ceiling were doing their best to shine brightly, illuminating the classroom as if it were daylight.
Wang Longlong said, "Brother Ma, turn up the brightness of your screen, it’s tiring to look at."
Ma Shicheng said, "It’s almost out of battery."
Wang Longlong pulled out a battery from his desk hole, "This one is fully charged."
The current smartphones don’t have fast charging, but changing the battery is convenient; just clip on a new battery, and Ma Shicheng’s phone had three spare batteries.
Jiang Ning was holding a high school physics book; the content wasn’t profound, basic physics rules, but simplicity leads to complexity, the simpler, the more variations can arise.
His deskmate, Xue Yuantong, was sleeping.
His sister Chen Siqing turned and asked Jiang Ning,
"Did you sign up for any events at the sports meet?"
As the school anniversary events were gradually announced, the class monitors had registration forms for various activities, and students were continuously signing up.
Jiang Ning said, "Not yet."
Chen Siqing pondered and said, "Jiang Ning, your explosive power is impressive, I think you could try the 100-meter dash."
Bai Yuxia suddenly turned around and asked,
"How do you know his explosive power is good?"
Chen Siqing was shocked for a moment, then regained her composure, and naturally said,
"Didn’t you know about Jiang Ning’s past?"
She was a bit shy, seemingly embarrassed to bring it up in his presence.
Bai Yuxia’s beautiful face was as calm as water, her gaze intense,
"Which past?"
Chen Siqing struggled for a few seconds before saying, "Ah, you know, the fights!"
It always felt awkward to mention in front of Jiang Ning that he was good at fighting.
But once the topic was open, it burst forth like a dam breaking, 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
"It was Jiang Ning who kicked someone and sent them flying."
Chen Siqing gestured with her hands: "That’s why I say Jiang Ning’s explosive power is terrifying. If he runs the 100 meters, he’s bound to win a prize."
Bai Yuxia said, "Don’t forget, there are also sports students."
Her voice chimed like a flowing spring, yet to Chen Siqing’s ears, it weighed heavily.
"Yes, there are sports students," Chen Siqing repeated.
Students from the Fourth Middle School who were sports students often got into top sports colleges every year.
In truth, Chen Siqing didn’t quite understand sports students; she always pictured them as lofty, like sports stars in commercials, strong and robust.
She reassuringly muttered to herself, "Oh well, if Jiang Ning competes, he wouldn’t be worse than the sports students, right?"
Bai Yuxia said, "Jiang Ning could also try long-distance running, he has good stamina."
Chen Siqing looked puzzled and murmured,
"How do you know he has good stamina?"
Jiang Ning, listening, furrowed his brows, wondering why their conversation felt so strange?
Bai Yuxia glanced at Jiang Ning and calmly explained,
"Every time he carries the water jugs, two at a time, from the water room to the class, he doesn’t even get out of breath, so his stamina must be good."
Listening to her, Chen Siqing looked down and noticed Xue Yuantong still sleeping.
She nodded, convinced by Bai Yuxia’s words.
"Jiang Ning, both your explosive power and stamina are good, sign up for multiple events, and you’re sure to perform well," Chen Siqing encouraged.
"We’ll see," Jiang Ning was not very keen.
Chen Siqing said, "I heard that this sports meet will not only have regular events but also a lot of fun activities."
"Yes, like tug-of-war," Jiang Ning said.
"Tug-of-war?" Chen Siqing exclaimed, "The last time we had tug-of-war was in elementary school."
They continued discussing the sports meet for a while. Dan Kaiquan from the opposite bank of the corridor had noticed them earlier.
He looked around; others were also talking, so he simply leaned in.
"Talking about the sports meet? I signed up for the 100-meter sprint and the relay race," Dan Kaiquan shared.
Chen Siqing asked, "The relay race needs four people, right?"
"Yeah, it’s me, Brother Nan, Wang Longlong, and Ma Shicheng."
As Dan Kaiquan spoke, Jiang Ning’s Divine Sense stirred, suddenly sensing something unusual.
Class 8, still a hubbub of discussion.
Suddenly, there was a piercing scream.
"Ah!!"
"Look, look over there!" Lu Qiqi screamed, pointing at the ground.
A dark shadow swiftly swept past.
Guo Kunnan exclaimed: "Fuck! A rat!"
A dark, huge rat dashed across the classroom’s concrete floor.
Everyone who noticed it was shocked at heart.
A rat! Such a big rat.
Wherever the rat went, it caused a huge commotion.
The girls reacted more dramatically, their continuous screaming adding to the chaos of the classroom.
Dan Kaiquan also jumped when the rat headed his way.
It wasn’t just the girls who were afraid of this creature, the boys were too. A real, dark, and roughly-featured rat would elicit fear in most people, followed by disgust, not a feeling of ’cute mouse’.
Dan Kaiquan dodged swiftly, moving away from the direction the rat was heading.
The rat darted under his chair and into the interconnected benches in the middle of the room, causing an uproar accompanied by the clattering of desks and chairs.
Pang Jiao was eating sugar control tablets, a hero among girls, but deep inside, she still had a girl’s heart.
Seeing the rat rushing towards her feet, she let out a loud yell,
"Ha!!!"
With surprising strength, her hefty body leaped, like a basketball, instantly landing on the desktop.
Wu Xiaoqi was jolted, his arms shooting up into the air.
At the same time, Wang Yan Yan, Zhang Yifei, and Li Shengnan all retreated.
Even Song Sheng clambered onto the table.
Following that, Yu Wen and others started screaming, shouting:
"Quick, drive it away, drive it away!"
How could girls stand such a sight?
After a few seconds of cowardice, Dong Qingfeng observed the rat’s movements, preparing to drive it out and stop his classmates from trembling in fear.
