Xu Shanlan

"They won't get any results if they go." Yin Yi leisurely came to a conclusion and raised an eyebrow at Cong Zhanyi, "Do you believe it?"

Cong Zhanyi clenched his fists and tried his best to suppress the anger in his chest. His voice was a little dry due to suppression, and he said, "How could this be? How shameless!"

"Shameless?" Yin Yi smiled, "There are many more shameless than this. This is where you are. This is the rule of this game. Since you are involved, you must follow it. Of course, you can resist and violate it. But the end result must be that only you get hurt."

Cong Zhanyi's eyes were burning, and there was a sense of cruelty, and the words came out from between his teeth, as if he wanted to chew someone up: "I think the game should be fair."

Yin Yi stood up and walked to the window, the warm sunshine came over him, he narrowed his eyes almost comfortably, and said softly: "There is no fairness in this world, if you want it, you can, as long as you are so strong that others dare not It's unfair to you. Or—" He turned his head, looked directly at Cong Zhanyi, and said word by word, "It's up to you to create fairness." He paused, then continued, "Before that, You'd better be patient, even though it's hard. It's the same for everyone."

Cong Zhanyi sat by the bed, his eyes flickering.Yin Yi knew that this choice was too uncomfortable, so he didn't urge him. The two of them sat down one by one, and were silent for a long time. Then they heard the loud noise from the jungle outside the door: "It's outrageous! A bunch of scum!"

The door of the room was pushed open "suddenly", Jungle was furious, Gu Haiping was indignant, Xu Shanlan was bewildered and confused.

Conglin threw the materials in his hand on the table: "I gave them the birth certificate, household registration booklet, even the school registration certificate, and the ID card, and they still said no, so they used the bone age test as the standard, one science at a time. His grandma Yes, with so many documents and so many people, it’s not as good as that broken machine?!” He hurried up and down the room, furious and helpless.

It seemed that there was really nothing to do, Cong Zhanyi looked at Yin Yi.The uncle's face was indifferent, this result had been expected by him, and he did not see any emotional fluctuations.Gu Hai complied with Master angrily, and the two scolded the organizing committee like hell, but that was all they could do.

Conglin let out a bad breath from his chest, took Xu Shanlan's hand, and comforted him, saying, "Good boy, don't worry, Master will look for them again for you! If it doesn't work, look up and ask them to give an explanation." No!" He paused for a moment, as if the following words were difficult to say, and it took a long time before he softened his tone and said, "It's really impossible... If it's really impossible, let's compete again in the next year. There are plenty of opportunities. Anyway, you are still young, not yet your age , and..." He muttered to himself that he didn't know what he had said, looking into Xu Shanlan's clear black and white eyes, he suddenly couldn't say a word, and he tilted his head and sighed angrily and angrily, feeling really annoyed .

"Actually...it's okay if you don't compete..." Xu Shanlan said in a very low voice.The thought of not having to compete with others on the field under the watchful eyes of the public suddenly relieved the burden on my body, but what was more, it was a strong disappointment.Xu Shanlan always thought that he hated competitions, he was not willing to face that kind of pressure, and he didn't like to practice martial arts so hard.But one day, it is still difficult to suppress the gray feeling in my heart, frustration, loss, grievance, and sadness.

Who wouldn't want to be on the top podium?What's more, he already has such strength.That medal does not only represent honor and interests, it is a kind of affirmation, a kind of respect, and a way to express the dream in the most direct form.

But Xu Shanlan knew that Master had tried his best, who could be blamed for this kind of thing?

Xu Shanlan felt that his throat was blocked by something, and he couldn't continue after saying a word, tears glistened in his eyes.He was afraid that his elder brother would also be anxious, so he tilted his head and smiled at Cong Zhanyi, but he didn't know that this smile made people feel so distressed that it almost shattered.Cong Zhanyi couldn't look any more, picked up the big backpack on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go."

Only then did everyone realize that they had been delayed for a long time, and there would still be a competition in a while.When this kind of thing happened, no one felt very happy. The carriage was dull and oppressive. Everyone was suffocated and had nowhere to vent.Cong Zhanyi kept looking out of the car window, expressionless, wondering what he was thinking.

The arena was filled with crowds again. Cong Zhanyi was a dark horse, completely beyond the expectations of the participating teams. Everyone could tell that today's semi-final was the key.A strong opponent against a strong opponent is bound to be a fight.Some of the audience came to learn, some came to watch the excitement, gearing up and waiting eagerly, just to watch this real contest of masters.

The sports school did its best. Under the leadership of the principal, the banners, gongs and drums were all ready, and a large cheerleading team was specially organized to select students with good voices and loud voices.No matter how the athletes perform, the momentum must never be lost.

Xie Liang changed into the red suit for the game early, put on his boxing gloves and warmed up before the game on the sidelines, with the coach constantly guiding him.They studied Cong Zhanyi's game video for a whole night last night, comprehensively analyzed Cong Zhanyi's strengths and weaknesses, and this morning they gave Xie Liang a surprise training and explained strategies and tactics.The atmosphere in the arena was very warm and tense. Although it was the semi-finals, it was even more exciting than the finals.

In contrast, Cong Zhanyi's side is much simpler, there are only five people, because they came late, they changed their clothes as soon as possible for pre-match training.But as soon as Cong Zhanyi appeared, the audience cheered.Xie Liang was so famous that teachers and students in other sports schools wanted to watch Cong Zhanyi beat him.Not to be outdone by the City Sports School, the cheerleaders opened their throats and shouted: "Xie Liang must win! Xie Liang must win!"

Jungle was holding his breath in his chest, as if a fire was burning.He didn't give Cong Zhanyi any other guidance, but only said two words: "Win him!" Gu Haiping came over and patted Cong Zhanyi's shoulder forcefully: "Brother, give us this!" After all, Xu Shanlan It's a child, who has long forgotten about his own affairs, raised a small fist at Cong Zhanyi: "Come on, brother!"

Yin Yi didn't say a word from the beginning to the end.

Cong Zhanyi was doing preparatory activities, the noisy voices in his ears seemed inaudible as if they were separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and he could even hear what they said in the jungle in a daze.Yin Yi's advice echoed over and over in his ears: Give in, there is no harm except losing a gold medal...

With a "boom" sound of the gong, Gu Haiping pushed Cong Zhanyi in a daze: "Brother, it's time to play, what are you thinking?"

Cong Zhanyi looked around in a daze, and Xie Liang had already stepped onto the stage, bouncing around slightly, his eyes gleaming unstoppably, like a young tiger rushing down the mountain.Cong Zhanyi opened the guardrail and got in.There was a burst of cheers from the audience, and the host calmly said, "The first round."

Xie Liang was the first to pounce on him, punching fast and hard, and went straight to Cong Zhanyi's face.Cong Zhanyi protects his upper body, and occasionally strikes back... Martial arts schools need to develop, and it is impossible to rely on only one or two gold medals and one or two people. This is a long-term process... Should we give up, or should we compromise? , Do you want to put aside your honor and dignity, do you want to lower your head...

"Fight! Fight! Come on!" Cong Cong and Gu Haiping circled the field anxiously. "Brother, what punch!" Gu Haiping wished he could rush up and hit Cong Zhanyi twice, "Hold hard! Hit!"

"Bang" another gong sounded, and there was an intermission.Cong Zhanyi returned to his own corner, Gu Haiping relaxed his muscles, Jungle almost shouted: "What's the matter with you? Hit! Don't be affected by the things in the morning, punch! The opponent's kicks are very good, Try to use wrestling, wrestling!"

Cong Zhanyi took the water from Xu Shanlan, rinsed his mouth, and put on the mouthguard. The 30-second rest time came in no time, and the referee signaled the athletes to go on the field with both hands.The opponent obviously saw something, Xie Liang was very stable, punched decisively, and his tactics were very clear, which attracted applause from the audience.

Cong Zhanyi seemed to be overwhelmed, and kept backing away, only to counterattack when he saw that he was about to retreat to the side.Cong Zhanyi seemed to be absent-minded, he hesitated to punch with no force, Gu Haiping was so angry that he threw the towel in his hand violently, and stared at the elder brother in pain and disbelief.

Jungle was still clapping his hands to cheer him up: "Shove him! Throw him! Straight punch! Straight punch! Oh, what a punch!"

The gong sounded again, and the first game was over, and Xie Liang had an absolute advantage.The headmaster of the sports school showed his fat belly, and his face was shining.Cong Zhanyi fell to the sidelines and was hit on the nose by Xie Liang, bleeding profusely.Gu Haiping hurriedly took out ice cubes to stop the bleeding, and said in his mouth: "What's the matter with you, senior brother? Mobilize your emotions, mobilize your emotions, you know? If you go on like this, you are doomed!"

"Punch hard! What are you doing? Embroidering?" Jungle yelled with his arms crossed, "You have to win him, do you know if you win him? You still can't beat him with such indecent means?! You don't like this scum What are you keeping him for?!..."

There was buzzing in Cong Zhanyi's ears, and it was so chaotic that he couldn't hear clearly.The injured nose affected the tear glands, his eyes were blurred, and there were figures dangling around.The master said: "His grandma, with so many documents and so many people, is it not as good as that broken machine?" The uncle said: "There is no fairness in this world... Before that, you have to be patient... "Finally, it was Xu Shanlan's soft voice: "Actually...in fact, it's okay if you don't compete..." And that smile with tears...

"Boom" - the sound of the gong was extremely long, this time Cong Zhanyi did not wait for the urging of his master and junior, he took a deep breath and slowly stepped onto the arena.With the referee's whistle in his mouth, he blew it. Xie Liang raised his fists and opened his posture. The sound of drums and cheers resounded throughout the arena.

Cong Zhanyi didn't move, he raised his hand, and slowly but without hesitation, he unfastened the glove on his right hand.Both the referee and Xie Liang were stunned, not knowing what he was going to do, and remained motionless as if suddenly frozen.

Cong Zhanyi raised his gloved hand high and said, "I abstain."

He said this very softly, almost drowned in the tide of cheers.But the referee and the opponent, Xie Liang, still heard it clearly. They looked at each other in surprise, and couldn't believe their ears.It's not that the referee has never seen a forfeit in a game, but he can see that Cong Zhanyi's physical condition has no effect at all, and such a situation is unique.But after all, he has rich experience. After two seconds of astonishment, he quickly returned to the referee's task and whistled.

The sharp whistle echoed in the arena, and everyone was shocked.

Cong Zhanyi raised his voice and said word by word: "I, waiver, right."

The audience was silent and silent, but in an instant there were whistles, laughter, boos, and curses: "Go down, go down!" "Fucking abstention, you gave up!" , actually abstained!"

All this happened so suddenly, less than 2 minutes before and after, Conglin, Gu Haiping and Xu Shanlan didn't react at all.By the time they understood, Cong Zhanyi was already gone.

Conglin's heart was squeezed as if being strangled by a wire, and it was difficult to breathe. He was trembling with anger, his face was distorted and deformed, and he pointed at Cong Zhanyi's nose: "You...you...you..." Turned black, staggered and almost fell.Yin Yi rushed forward to support him: "Don't be angry, don't be angry."

Jungle covered his chest with his hands, closed his eyes and waved his hands, his face pale as death.He has always been strong, and his disciples usually scold him for a long time for making a mistake in training, but now he can't say a word.The pain in his heart was unspeakable, and he waved his hand lightly: "Go... let's go, don't embarrass yourself here..." The last four words were extremely difficult to say. He had to be strong for a lifetime, but who knew that such a thing would happen.Not wanting to look at Cong Zhanyi again, with Yin Yi's support, he staggered out.His straight back arched down, as if he was ten years older all of a sudden.

Gu Haiping gritted his teeth and was furious. He was really angry, stepped forward and punched Cong Zhanyi hard, and hissed: "You—— hello... hello!" and ran out without looking back.

The surroundings were full of ridicule and sarcasm, and even Xie Liang said contemptuously: "Bah, coward!"

Cong Zhanyi didn't say a word, since he left the arena, he has been standing like this without moving.Including being punched hard by Gu Haiping, he tilted his head and the corners of his lips were split, but he still didn't move.Many people walked past him, and from time to time there would be one or two curses: "What the hell, you still learn martial arts." "Let someone buy it, it's so fake." "That's even worse, the character is inferior!"

I don't know how long it took, the crowd gradually dispersed and disappeared, leaving only the staff cleaning the venue in twos and threes.Cong Zhanyi bent down to pack his things. Because he had stood there for too long, his bones seemed to be rusted, and it was very laborious to move them.Cong Zhanyi casually threw the towels and clothes into the backpack, and suddenly smiled wryly. Yesterday and today have not been more than 24 hours, but the contrast is too great for him to bear.

He suddenly felt that someone was staring at him, and when he turned around, it was Xu Shanlan.The boy seemed to have been standing there the whole time, looking at him worriedly.

Cong Zhanyi lowered his head in embarrassment, and said bluntly, "Why didn't you go with Master?"

Xu Shanlan rushed over all at once, hugged Cong Zhanyi tightly with all his strength, and called out in a low voice, "Brother..."

This cry made Cong Zhanyi's heart tremble, he gritted his teeth to suppress the soreness in his eyes, and asked, "Do you also think... brother is a coward?" Xu Shanlan didn't answer, he just put his arms around Cong Zhanyi and said :"elder brother……"

"Really? Are you a coward?" I have to say, these two words deeply hurt Cong Zhanyi, he was eager to get a satisfactory answer from the closest person, like a kind of affirmation.

But Xu Shanlan still didn't answer, or rather, he didn't know how to answer.He hugged Cong Zhanyi even harder, calling softly: "Brother...Brother..."

Suddenly, Cong Zhanyi understood.To Xu Shanlan, it doesn't matter whether he is a coward or not, and it doesn't matter whether he wins the game or not. No matter what, he is his brother.

Cong Zhanyi dropped the things in his hands, and hugged the thin young man back, his heart was full, he didn't know whether it was gratification or emotion.

After all, there is such a person, only you, just you, whether sad or happy, glory or humiliation, success or failure, always by your side, never leave.