The pleasant time always passes quickly. The end-of-class bell soon rang throughout the quiet campus, and the dormant campus was instantly filled with youthful vitality.
"Let's go relieve ourselves," Zhuo Tairan put down his comic book and said to Zhang Fan.
"Sure." Zhang Fan didn't need to go at first, but hearing Zhuo Tairan's suggestion, he felt the urge again.
Thus, the two leisurely walked out of the classroom.
"Why is the restroom empty today? Something feels off," Zhuo Tairan said, holding himself and releasing with ease. Mid-way, he felt something was not right.
Zhang Fan glanced at him, gesturing him to look towards the doorway.
"Holy crap, we're blocked."
Zhuo Tairan turned his head to look at the entrance and was so startled that his hand trembled, almost peeing on Zhang Fan's shoes. Fortunately, his reaction was quick enough to avoid disaster.
He saw a group of well-built students with a rowdy air walking into the restroom. Leading them was Liu Yufei, who was now staring at Zhang Fan with a smirk, his eyes full of amusement.
"Brother Fan, what do we do?" Zhuo Tairan was a little panicked. He recognized most of these dozen or so youths; they were students from the school's sports team, all strong and capable fighters who could take on several opponents. Moreover, judging by their demeanor, they seemed to be carrying weapons.
"Don't worry," Zhang Fan said calmly, pulling up his pants and reassuring him.
"I said I'd beat you up every time I saw you. It seems you haven't taken my words to heart?" Liu Yufei stared at Zhang Fan.
"Do you think a piece of trash like you is qualified to be taken seriously by me?" Zhang Fan scoffed, glancing dismissively behind Liu Yufei. "Do you think bringing this group of losers here makes you qualified to strut in front of me?"
"Haha, you're still putting up a brave front at this moment? I know you're a good fighter, but today, even if you were the national Sanda champion, you'd be carried out on a stretcher."
"Alright, come on then." Zhang Fan was unfazed, glancing at the restroom. "Are you sure you want to fight here?"
"Scared?" Liu Yufei said smugly. "We'll fight right here. Today, I want to see you lying in the urinal. I'll call people to watch later, and then we'll see what face you have to stay in school." 138 Reading Network
"Oh, and that kid next to you, I don't like him either. Since we've run into you, you'll both be lying down today."
"Haha, Brother Yufei, that's a ruthless move, but I like it. How dare they provoke our sports team? Today, we'll show them what real fear is." A burly man in a tight black short-sleeved shirt behind Liu Yufei chuckled.
"That's right, today we're going to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys! We'll let everyone in Seventh High know that our sports team members are not to be trifled with. We'll film it after the fight, and see if he dares to be so arrogant anymore?" another man in a black tank top said coldly.
Zhang Fan looked at the two of them, his expression growing increasingly icy.
If it were just him, he might have shown some restraint. But Liu Yufei was prepared to lay hands on his friend, so no matter what, Zhang Fan would not let Liu Yufei off easily today.
"Let's go to the rooftop," a slightly dark-skinned youth behind Liu Yufei suddenly said.
Liu Yufei paused, turned to look at the speaker, and smiled. "Good, we'll do as Brother Haotian suggests and fight on the rooftop. You're lucky today, kid, you won't have to lie in the urinal."
"Haha..." The group of athletes behind him burst into laughter.
Zhuo Tairan glanced at the speaking youth, his expression changing. He leaned close to Zhang Fan and whispered, "That youth is named Lin Haotian. He's the fiercest fighter among the athletes. He can fight a whole group of athletes by himself. I didn't expect Liu Yufei to invite him. It looks like we're in trouble today. Look for an opportunity to break out and rush into a classroom; they won't be able to do anything to you then. Don't worry about me; they're mainly after you."
Zhang Fan heard this and gently shook his head, remaining silent. Even if he couldn't win, he would never abandon his brother and run. Besides, Zhang Fan didn't even consider these scumbags a threat. Why would he run?
"So, the rooftop?" Liu Yufei looked at Zhang Fan as if he were a lamb ready for slaughter, his eyes filled with a smile.
"Alright," Zhang Fan nodded. He didn't particularly like fighting in a restroom either.
"You'd better not think of escaping. Even if you run into a classroom today, I'll come in and drag you out," Liu Yufei threatened.
"You're overthinking it," Zhang Fan shook his head, patted Zhuo Tairan's shoulder, and smiled, "Let's go, I'll show you a good show today."
Hearing this, Zhuo Tairan sighed helplessly. It seemed escaping was impossible. At this moment, he could only hope that Zhang Fan was as capable as he claimed, otherwise, the two of them would likely be lying down today.
He wasn't too worried about himself; he was just collateral damage. He was worried about Zhang Fan. Given the hatred Liu Yufei displayed towards Zhang Fan, there would be no mercy shown if they fought.
The group of athletes surrounded Zhang Fan and Zhuo Tairan and headed towards the rooftop of the teaching building.
As soon as they exited the restroom, Zhang Fan saw students gathered outside, watching. As they walked out of the restroom and headed for the rooftop, many students looked at Zhang Fan and Zhuo Tairan, who were surrounded in the middle, with sympathy. Judging by the scale of this mob, their fate today was likely to be rather grim.
Despite their sympathy, no one dared to step forward and intervene. After all, it was a minority who dared to provoke the athletes at Donghai Seventh High. And that minority would not step up to defend Zhang Fan and Zhuo Tairan.
The door to the rooftop was locked, but the dark-skinned youth named Lin Haotian shattered the lock with a single punch, making Zhuo Tairan tremble with fear.
"Natural strength?" Zhang Fan was a little surprised by this. He hadn't detected any trace of true qi or internal energy in the youth, yet he could break an iron lock with pure strength. This was not strength an ordinary person could possess.
"Kid, I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it. So don't blame me today," Liu Yufei said as soon as they reached the rooftop, drawing a baseball bat from behind him and pointing it at Zhang Fan arrogantly.
"Lin Zihao didn't come, that's a bit of a surprise," Zhang Fan glanced at the group of athletes, not seeing Lin Zihao.
"Looks like this kid knows how to read the situation," Zhang Fan thought to himself.
"Zihao didn't come because he didn't want to see you make a fool of yourself in front of your classmates." Liu Yufei frowned when Lin Zihao was mentioned. He had previously asked Lin Zihao to join them, but Lin Zihao had made an excuse to decline, which made Liu Yufei a bit uncomfortable.
"Stop the nonsense and come at me together. I'm in a hurry," Zhang Fan said, too lazy to listen to the idle chatter. He waved his hand.
"I heard you can crush a basketball with your bare hands?" Lin Haotian suddenly asked.
"Are you here to fight or chat? Why so much nonsense?" Zhang Fan said, slightly annoyed.
He had been itching for a fight for a long time, but for a master like him, he certainly wouldn't make the first move in a formal confrontation like this, as it would seem undignified. Therefore, he had been waiting for the other party to attack. Who knew they would talk so much, which was quite frustrating.
"Fine, since you're so eager to fight, I'll test you first and see if you're all show or truly capable!" Lin Haotian said, then strode towards Zhang Fan.
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To act cool and win, to punch hard and shut down opposition, this is the direction of this book. ^_^