Chapter 43: Crisis

When there were only the last hundred meters left, Third Brother and I started our sprint, while Chen Duxiu behind us wanted to keep up, but his body's load had already been exceeded, and he couldn't sprint or increase speed at all, only able to pant heavily and run at a constant speed. The people on the stands saw this scene with faces full of disbelief, especially those fans and little fangirls of Chen Duxiu who were crazily cheering for Chen Duxiu on the stands.

However, Chen Duxiu didn't have the sudden burst they imagined. Third Brother and I crossed the finish line one after the other—I was first, Third Brother was second. Our classmates saw this and shouted excitedly.

Our class teacher and Chen Ling were thrilled because, due to our rankings, our class was ranked first in the entire grade, which was something they hadn't expected.

Immediately after, Chen Duxiu also crossed the finish line. After reaching the finish line, Chen Duxiu was exhausted, standing there panting heavily. He knelt on the ground, looked at us, and said, "You are indeed very strong. Congratulations!"

I smiled slightly, took his hand, and pulled him up, saying, "Congratulations to you too. I hope we can fight together in the future!"

Chen Duxiu nodded.

Those fans of Chen Duxiu on the stands hadn't reacted yet; it wasn't until they saw Chen Duxiu being pulled up by me that they gradually woke up. They looked at the time run, and it had actually broken the school's previous highest record, which made these fans of Chen Duxiu feel a bit better. And when they saw that our relationship with Chen Duxiu was quite good, they didn't have much anger.

Chen Ling and Zhang Yinuo hurriedly ran over to hand towels and water to Third Brother and me. Third Brother took them naturally; he was very excited about this moment, looked at the people around and the classmates on the stands, and struck a very flashy pose.

Chen Ling was so excited her eyes were wide open. Chen Ling's eyes were truly very lively and also very good-looking. She excitedly said to me, "Classmate Yang Yun, thank you very much, you are really too powerful!"

"Hey, I'm also very powerful, okay? Class Monitor, don't you thank me too?" Third Brother was very unconvinced.

Chen Ling blushed awkwardly, stuck out her tongue, and said, "I don't want to. When I first asked you to participate in the long-distance run, you didn't pay attention to me. It was only after I begged Classmate Yang Yun that you came!"

Third Brother was full of resentment. Zhang Yinuo looked at Chen Ling with a slightly strange expression, but she recovered to normal after a moment and said to me indifferently, "Congratulations!"

I smiled at Zhang Yinuo and said, "Thank you!"

Third Brother and I could be considered exceptionally eye-catching in this sports meet, which made those in the sports club very impressed.

Ever since the old beggar taught us the moves, we hadn't seen him again. He seemed to have disappeared from this place. Third Brother and I looked for him several times without success, and even when we asked people around, we didn't get any news. They didn't even know such a person existed; it felt like the old beggar had just popped out of thin air, which made Third Brother and me extremely strange.

After Li Hong learned that Third Brother and I had joined the sports club, he stopped suppressing the sports club and instead turned to approach Zhuge Yue. However, Zhuge Yue wasn't someone he could easily recruit. He went several times and was rebuffed, and no matter what method he used, every time he would be easily resolved by Zhuge Yue. Moreover, every action seemed to have a spy inside his own group, and all of them ended up empty-handed. All the actions he took couldn't bring the slightest impact to Zhuge Yue and her group, which made him very frustrated. At the same time, this matter also let us know the power of Zhuge Yue.

However, the group led by another rich kid wasn't as lucky. Although they had money, Li Hong didn't care and simply incorporated the other party's forces. That group of rich kids had no other way besides throwing money, so they could only end up in a mess.

Now, the entire school was equivalent to having only three forces left, but in reality, it was two, because Zhuge Yue and her group didn't have many people, and they were all women, so they couldn't be counted as a force. Moreover, her relationship with us was quite good, which meant that in the true sense, only we and Li Hong were left. Li Hong had also recruited a lot of people during this period, and he now had a full seventy or eighty people under him.

As for our side, it was quite miserable, with only about thirty people, so overall, we were much weaker.

This day, I walked out of the classroom door and was just about to go to the restroom when someone suddenly bumped into me and then hurriedly apologized and ran away. However, when he left, he handed me a note. I looked at the content of the note, and my face changed drastically. The note read: Li Hong is going to make a move on Su Xueya!

Seeing this note, I was extremely nervous. I looked at the person who had just left, but he was already nowhere to be found. I wondered if this note was true, but just in case, I went directly to Su Xueya's classroom and found that Su Xueya was indeed not in the classroom. I asked her classmates, and they said Su Xueya had just been called away by someone.

Hearing this news, I panicked even more. I quickly went to Zhuge Yue's classroom to find her. Zhuge Yue clearly knew I would come to find her and was waiting for me at the classroom door in advance. After seeing me, Zhuge Yue smiled and looked at me, saying, "In such a hurry to find me? Is there something you need my help with?"

"Enough, I know you understand what I'm looking for you for. Where is she!" I asked Zhuge Yue anxiously.

"Do you take me for a god? And this doesn't look like an attitude of asking for help either!" Zhuge Yue looked at me, annoyed.

"Please, time is urgent, it's a matter of life and death. As long as you help me, I'll do whatever you want afterward!" I was extremely anxious.

Hearing my words, Zhuge Yue nodded with satisfaction and said, "Don't worry, things haven't reached that point yet. You can ask Chen Duxiu about the person you want to find!"

I quickly took out my mobile phone and dialed Chen Duxiu's number. It didn't take long for the other party to answer, and I quickly asked, "Is Su Xueya with you?"

"Yes, she's with me. What's wrong?" Chen Duxiu was clearly very surprised.

"Where are you now? Is everything okay?"

"We're on the playground. Everything is fine right now. Wait, what are you doing? Stop!"

After saying this, I only heard the sound of fighting coming from the other side. Hearing this, I knew something must have happened. I quickly ran toward the playground, hoping to make it in time.

Arriving at the playground, I saw a group of people surrounding Chen Duxiu and beating him, while Su Xueya was being grabbed by several people who were about to take her away. Su Xueya was struggling desperately.