Chapter Eighteen: Fists and Feet in Whirlwind Fury

  Gu Wenyan let out a heavy hum in the crowd, his mind now filled with regret. He shouldn't have come down from beside Ji Su, and after coming down, he couldn't afford to lose his temper and offend Ning Xiaoying. Originally, he had hoped that Mu Shanshan would humiliate Wen Qian on the court and regain some face, but who would have thought that not only did they fail to regain face, they even lost their pants all the way to Java.

  "A bunch of trash!"

  Hou Qiang, Hong Hou and others were at a loss for words, but they all had nothing to say. A group of big men couldn't even win against such an opponent, what a waste! Gu Wen Yuan didn't even glance at Mu Shan Shan sitting on the ground, nor did he give Wen Qing the opportunity to come over and humiliate him. He turned around and left, coming to the spot where Ji Su had stood earlier. The stands were empty, with only a few people lingering around. Gu Wen Yuan stood silently for a long time, thinking that Ji Su might have developed a bad impression of him. His efforts to pursue her over the past two years had been in vain, and his resentment towards Wen Qing was even greater. He genuinely liked Ji Su, so he had used all his energy to get close to her, not wanting to leave any bad impressions. But today's incident had ruined everything, and no matter how hard he tried to explain, Ji Su's intelligence would never allow her to believe that there was nothing between him and Ning Xiao Ying. Or perhaps she simply didn't care? Gu Wen Yuan's handsome face twisted into a distorted smile: "First the gentleman, then the petty man." He had wanted to make her fall in love with him obediently, but since this path was blocked, he wouldn't blame himself for what was to come.

  Gu Wenyan sneered coldly, his toes tapping firmly on the ground several times. He was always the tallest in any gathering, admired and worshiped by his classmates. But now, it was that despicable guy on the basketball court who was receiving the crowd's gasps and applause, while he could only slink away alone, dispirited.

  Sometimes, winning people's respect only requires one game, one shot, it's simple yet extraordinary.

  Guan You and Shi Zai ran over, helping Mu Shanshan up. The other onlookers who had been watching from the sidelines also gathered around. Mu Shanshan was deeply humiliated, and with a sinister smile, said: "You want to be a grandfather? Maybe in your next life!" With a swift swing of his right hand, he punched Wen Jian's face.

  Others coordinated with him for a long time, and almost at the same time, fists and feet were flying towards Wen Qian's body from all directions. The onlookers saw the competition turn into a group fight and immediately scattered in all directions. Xu Yao's beautiful eyes widened in anger, and she was about to rush over to help when Ning Xiao Ning pulled her back: "This is men's business, you don't go! A girl like you fighting with a bunch of stinky men, what kind of scene would that be? Wen Qian provoked it himself, he has to bear the consequences!"

  "How can this be considered warm and gentle provocation, it's clearly..."

  "He won the game, he should have stopped in time and said a few words to let Mu Shan down from his high horse. But instead, he had to make him fulfill his promise, and on top of that, in a situation where we're at a disadvantage, this is just overestimating himself! Since it's come to this, he'll have to bear the consequences himself!" Ning Xiaocong's words were icy cold, but the concern in her eyes couldn't be hidden.

  Actually, Ning Xiaoyi was right, being able to read the situation is an essential skill for clever people. However, what she didn't know was that between Wen Chen and Mu Shanshan, it wasn't just about Mu Shanshan's joke about Ji Su. Even if Wen Chen gave her a way out, Mu Shanshan might not have taken it. Wen Chen could even be certain that regardless of winning or losing, this fight was inevitable!

  Well then, let's get on with it. Not having a good fight in one's youth is a blank space in a man's growing process.

  As the two men spoke, three people were already lying on the ground. Wen Qian's fighting style was extremely rough and violent, with a desperate look on his face as he swung his fists wildly. However, despite his ferocity, he had a good sense of control, avoiding vital areas such as the chest, back of the head, lower body, and eyes. Instead, he targeted the waist and joints of the arms and legs, causing pain but not serious harm, and temporarily disabling his opponents. In this situation where they were outnumbered, this tactic was crucial to gaining victory. Guan You and Lü Qinghua did not intervene, but Shi Chengcai charged forward, gritting his teeth and fighting fiercely, seemingly with some unknown grudge against Wen Qian.

  However, the more ferocious ones die earlier. Wen Qing just kicked him and hit his abdomen with an elbow strike, and this kid rolled on the ground, writhing in agony. It's not that I look down on these second-generation rich kids, but if eight or nine of them came to fight, Wen Qing would definitely be beaten to the ground. However, except for Mu Shanshan being a bit stronger, the others would only need to be hit once or twice before they couldn't get up, purely because they were all show-offs.

  Bai Huan looked delicate but was actually quite brave and daring, especially since Wen Qing had severely offended him before the match. This kid took advantage of an opening and hugged Wen Qing from behind, while Hou Qiang followed up with a punch to Wen Qing's left face. Wen Qing endured the pain and used his elbow to strike Bai Huan in the chest, then twisted his body to throw him to the ground. Taking advantage of the momentum, he kicked Hou Qiang.

  In just a short moment, seven or eight people were all lying on the ground, crying out in agony. Only Mu Shanshan had a strong resistance to beatings and was still entangled with Wen Qing, shouting: "If I don't kill you today, Grandpa will definitely get you sooner or later!"

  The words were more frightening than realistic, Wen Qing's temper flared up, grabbed his right arm and twisted it back violently, kicked him in the knee pit, when he knelt down, lifted another foot and ruthlessly kicked him in the buttocks, knocking him to the ground.

  Mu Shan only felt a sharp pain in his elbow joint, and the bones in his arm seemed to crack open. In an instant, beads of sweat as big as peas flowed down his face. Although he was tough, he was also beaten by Wen Qian until he hummed and couldn't get up again. Wen Qian's body had been kicked several times, and her left cheek had been punched, but the gloom that had been suppressed in her heart for many years was swept away. Indeed, building happiness on others' pain is a pleasant principle.

  "Who else doesn't agree?" Wen Qian's uncle's bad humor burst out of control, imitating Feng Xiaogang's exaggerated pose in "Kung Fu". A group of second-generation rich kids lay on the ground without a word, they weren't necessarily afraid, but good men don't take advantage of the present, and accounts will be settled later!

  "Wow, idol, sign an autograph for me?" Xǔ Yáo pulled up the hem of her jersey and pressed it against Wēn Qiān's face. The tight clothes outlined the clear shape of a white rabbit on her chest, and Wēn Qiān only then noticed that Xiǎo Nī Zǐ's bust was surprisingly a sharp, peach-shaped one, small enough to be grasped in one hand, extremely aesthetically pleasing.

  Ning Xiaoyu keenly sensed the dazed and confused look in Wen Qian's eyes, pulled the silly Xiu Yao behind her, and said in her usual tone: "The bravery of a mediocre man!"

  He smiled wryly, his cheek stinging from the slap. He turned around and found the person who had slapped him in his memory, pulled him up from the ground, and punched him hard in the face.

  That man was indeed Hou Qiang, who shouted loudly: "Why did you hit me? Don't you have any sense of justice?"

  Ning Xiaoyin and Xu Yaobu couldn't help but burst out laughing, then exchanged a glance, both understanding each other's meaning: Wen Chen was really too despicable with his vengeful nature!

  The teacher was like a police officer in a cop movie, always appearing at the last minute. I don't know who that chatterbox informed on, but the bald-headed director of the teaching office, Hua Guozhang, also known as Flower Magpie, brought a group of teachers over. He wore a floral shirt and often rode his bicycle around campus, carrying a loudspeaker and shouting at anyone he saw dawdling: "Get moving! Get moving! One day is worth an inch of gold, if you don't get into Tsinghua it's because you wasted these few minutes." Later on, people gave him the nickname "Flower Magpie who doesn't take the Tsinghua exam", which spread far and wide.

  The crowd didn't have time to run away and were surrounded by Director Hua, who led the group to split them up. After questioning their nature, they were asked to stand on opposite sides. The result was clear: on one side, there were nine men from Mu Shan's group, while on the other side, there was one man and two women from Wen Qian's group. Although Mu Shan's group was shouting and yelling, Wen Qian's body was also covered in footprints, with a big bruise on her face. It seemed that both sides had fought equally. However, the two female students were beautiful and elegant, with their clothes neat and tidy. Director Hua quickly made a conclusion: Mu Shan's group had gathered to fight and bully women and children, and all of them would be called to have their parents come and pick them up.

  Wen Cheng endured for a moment, and finally didn't ask Huaji the meaning of that "ru" character. Director Hua patted Wen Cheng's shoulder warmly and said: "Flies don't bite uncracked eggs. Although they were wrong, why did they find you? You should also think about whether you've done anything wrong. Especially since you just started high school, you should focus on your studies..." As she spoke, her eyes glanced at Xu Ning and the others, the implication clear without needing to be said.

  Wen Qian had never caused any trouble in her previous life, so the legendary "72nd Devil's Den" of the Teaching Affairs Office was still a first-time visit. Seeing Hua Jiyu handle things fairly (of course, it was fair to herself), speaking warmly and having a good sense of propriety, working methods were very appropriate, and not that kind of rigid and stingy old antique.

  This is also true, if it weren't for that, there wouldn't be those later yes and no. Thinking back to the things with Hua Xi Que and a married female teacher in high school, there was something slightly unusual in her warm eyes.

  According to Zhuohua's plan, it would be good for Mushan and others to call their parents tomorrow. After all, fixed phones are still a luxury at this time, with an initial installation fee of around 5,000 yuan. Unexpectedly, within a short period of time, seven or eight small slips were handed over, all written with phone numbers, and a few were even mobile phones.

  "Principal, you'd better call the parents. We're being beaten like this in school, and we should let our parents come and reason with them." As soon as Mu Shanshan said this, there was a chorus of wails, and Hou Qiang's face still hurt, and tears even came out.

  Hua Jiyu only then felt that he had done a stupid thing, and immediately gave everyone a seat, carefully inquiring about it, and was shocked to find that among the nine people, there were those with a good family background, although not particularly prominent, but all of them were local snakes from various municipal bureaus and district governments. The red monkey, Hou Qiang, was nothing special, but Bai Huan turned out to be the son of Vice Mayor Bai, and Mu Shanshan's father was actually the vice president of the Qinghe Group, which was a person who could converse with the city's top leaders. If he were to single out one of them, Director Hua wouldn't be afraid of him, after all, you sent your child to school, so you have to obey management. The key is that now people are gathered together, it can be considered a group event, and as the director of the teaching affairs office of a key high school, how much face does he have to make this group of people uncomfortable?

  It's also a pity for Hua Xikui, Mu Shan and others are students who just entered the school this year. The principal and other main leaders are aware of it, but they haven't had time to inform Hua Xikui yet, otherwise he should have directly put the blame on Wen Qian's head earlier. Hua Xikui's face turned stern, maintaining the teacher's dignity, now the key is to make a big deal out of nothing and nobody bother each other.

  "I understand what happened, both sides are at fault. Go back and write a self-criticism to be handed in tomorrow. You must behave like students while in school, what's the point of fighting? Since your attitude is not bad, there's no need for me to call your parents, this matter ends here."

  The most influential group fight in the history of Qingyi Middle School, Hua Xikui actually thought that if they didn't deal with one person, they would be crushed. Once it gets out, what will those onlooker classmates think? They'll think that the school is no big deal either, and all sorts of disciplinary problems will emerge one after another. If you manage people strictly, they'll say you're picking on the weak! After all, a school is a place for teaching and educating people, do we still want to save face?

  So Director Hua's brain was feverish and thought of this note, which was really rotten to the core. Even Mu Shanshan, who had such an IQ, saw that it wasn't right and whispered in Director Hua's ear.

  Wen Jian took a look and knew something was wrong. As expected, Lao Hua's expression changed after taking another glance. He coldly said: "Wasn't it you who first punched Mu classmate in the nose during the basketball game?"

  It's not wrong to say that, but isn't it normal for things to go wrong when playing ball? Wen Jian lazily defended himself and nodded.

  "Was it also you who made Mu call me grandpa after the match?"

  Nod again.

  "Alright!" Huaji patted the table, and everyone jumped in unison. "Are you a student or a hooligan? You hit people, scold people, and what's with these two female classmates of yours?"

  Xu Yaobrow raised, about to speak, Mu Shanshan saw him hit the face too wide, in his heart scolding stupid/compelling, had to lean in again, even himself felt this was too much like a dog-headed military advisor.

  Mushan Mountain knew Ning Xiaoying's background and had also been warned by Gu Wenyan, knowing that Xu Yao couldn't be messed with. Not wanting to reveal their identities, he could only whisper to Hua Xikui: "These two female classmates are from the province..."

  The flower magpie shook slightly, and only then did she realize that Xu Yao was the top ten Communist Youth League member who had been heavily promoted in the previous segment. Her face was still so serious: "Whatever your relationship is, it's not the point..." A group of people's mouths twitched at the same time.

  "But considering you two girls, you must have been dragged into this, so the teacher won't pursue it further. But you, Wen Cheng, at such a young age, you're already so unruly, how can you go on like this in the future? Now immediately call your parents over, I want to have a good talk with them."

  Mu Shan and others sneered in unison, with a look of watching a good show. All children do not want to be called by their parents, especially when it comes to fighting and quarreling. Being scolded by their parents is one thing, but the rumor spreading out would be even more unbearable. So they all looked forward to seeing Wen Jian's father furious and pinning Wen Jian to the ground for a good beating. The red monkey and black monkey thought of something funny and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Shouldn't we call your parents? My family has a bit of a temper..."

  "No, don't call your parents today, and you'll be expelled tomorrow!"

  This sentence is more intimidating than practical, it may work for other kids, but Wen Qian is too lazy to listen to such nonsense, with a pitiful expression on her face, which makes Mu Shanshan and others extremely pleased.

  Xu Yao was about to speak, but Ning Xiao Ying pulled her hand and shook her head. Xu Yao understood what she meant - it wasn't good for girls to get involved in these things. In their kind of family, if the parents found out, the consequences might be severe. If the parents believed rumors and thought they had an abnormal relationship, transferring schools would be the lightest punishment, and it could also affect Wen Qian and make her suffer.

  "Maybe..." Xǔ Yáo was getting a bit anxious, Níng Xiǎo Níng tightened her grip on her hand and remained silent. Xǔ Yáo was worried and flustered, while Níng Xiǎo Níng was calmer and more collected. Whoever could borrow the basketball court from the Normal University must have connections within the education system; this was a small matter that didn't require much effort.

  "Alright, I'll call now." Wen Ze picked up the office phone and dialed a number, saying a few words in a low voice before hanging up and standing back up straight. "They'll be here in ten minutes, very soon!"

  The flower magpie saw that he also had a phone, and was slightly surprised in his heart. But thinking again, this matter is indeed your fault, with some property rights, it's possible that dinner will have a place to go, and he can't help but feel at ease and raise his legs to drink tea.

  If he knew that Wen Qing was hitting a mobile phone and knew the owner of the mobile phone, he would probably regret coming to catch people today.