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Chapter Sixty: True Feelings in Adversity
“Zhang Qiu!”
As Zhang Qiu followed the group downstairs, he heard someone calling his name from behind, and the voice was so familiar.
Zhang Qiu turned around to see Gao Zhi, Wang Zhengxiang, and their usual friends Yao Yu and Zhao Pingchuan, all jumping down the stairs two or three steps at a time. Gao Zhi was tightly holding a rolled-up geography book in his hand.
The group ran up to Zhang Qiu, and Gao Zhi said, “Brother Qiu, we’re here to help you.”
Zhang Qiu felt warmth in his heart; true feelings are revealed in times of trouble. Only when faced with difficulties can one truly know who is willing to help.
Although he was touched, Zhang Qiu firmly refused, saying, “What are you all doing here? Go back to class and stop messing around.”
During this period before the college entrance examination, the school was particularly strict about management. If they got caught fighting, the consequences would be severe, and Zhang Qiu didn’t want to drag his brothers into it.
Hearing Zhang Qiu's words, the brothers exchanged glances and laughed together. Since they often played together, they understood Zhang Qiu’s good intentions. It seemed as if they had made a silent agreement; without saying a word or paying attention to Zhang Qiu, they tightly surrounded him.
Looking at them, Zhang Qiu felt a mix of emotions. He considered that if it were possible to avoid a fight later on, he would do so to spare them from trouble.
The group marched confidently to the garden beside the cafeteria. This area was secluded, rarely visited after class, especially during class hours. As both parties stopped walking, they lined up facing each other.
Zhang Qiu scanned the opposing side and counted their numbers; there were at least fifteen people he had to deal with. On his side, counting himself, there were only five. The odds were three to one. While Zhang Qiu wasn’t afraid himself, looking at his brothers made him feel that this fight might be a bit precarious.
Zhang Qiu looked at the opposing group and asked, “Who is your leader?”
Although they were all students, some pretended to be tough by calling themselves leaders or masters. In reality, to those who were truly part of society, they were just a bunch of kids who hadn’t even grown up yet.
"We are led by Zeng Fan," Rascally Boys stepped forward.
"Is your leader not here?" Zhang Qiu noticed that this person stood in the middle of the opposing team, with people on either side looking ready to follow his orders.
"Our leader doesn't need to come for a lesson like this. I'm Wang Zhen, remember my name. Oh, you would remember it even without me telling you because..." At this point, Wang Zhen deliberately elongated his voice, "you will be beaten badly by me."
As soon as Wang Zhen finished speaking, a dozen people burst into laughter.
"I want to know why you want to hit me. I don't recall having any interaction with you," Zhang Qiu said calmly. The more this situation escalated, the less he could afford to panic. First, he needed to determine whether they were here because of Liu Xiaolong. If he had inadvertently offended someone else, he needed to prepare for that.
Wang Zhen looked at Zhang Qiu with disdain and spat a thick loogie on the ground before saying, "Does Fan Shao need a reason to deal with someone?"
Zhang Qiu thought about it; he had heard that Zeng Fan had connections in the Education Bureau. Zeng Fan relied on this to act recklessly on campus without facing consequences. Soon enough, Zeng Fan gathered a group and became the number one at Beiluan No. 1 High School.
"Wang Guodong is what to you?" Suddenly, a thought jumped into Zhang Qiu's mind. This person named Wang Zhen couldn't possibly be related to Wang Guodong, could he?
"What Wang Guodong?"
Hearing Wang Zhen's response, Zhang Qiu felt relieved. It seemed he was being overly cautious; they just happened to share the same surname.
"Why do you talk so much?" Wang Zhen said impatiently, pointing at Zhang Qiu and cursing.
Just as Zhang Qiu was about to speak, he heard Zhao Pingchuan whispering in his ear, "Brother Qiu, this Fan Shao is not someone we can provoke; he's the boss of No. 1 High School."
"Nonsense," Zhang Qiu laughed. "The boss of No. 1 High School is Wu Deyu (Principal Wu of Beiluan No. 1 High School)."
Zhang Qiu and Zhao Pingchuan's voices were low, but in such a quiet environment, with the two groups so close together, Wang Zhen and the others could hear their conversation clearly. The disrespect shown to Fan Shao was unacceptable, and in an instant, Wang Zhen's group surrounded them.
Seeing this, Zhang Qiu shouted, "Run!"
After Zhang Qiu yelled, he pushed the people beside him. Only then did Zhao Pingchuan and the others react and follow Zhang Qiu as they ran toward the teaching building. Gao Zhi thought while running, shouldn't they be shouting to fight? Why are they shouting to run? This isn't right.
Zhang Qiu was no longer the same Zhang Qiu from before. Back in middle school, he had once fought against ten people alone. But now, he would not act so recklessly. The class bell had already rung, and the Senior High Building was closest to the school gate; Yang Yu and the others could reach it in two minutes. By then, the situation would turn in their favor. Moreover, he could avoid dragging his brothers into trouble.
The moon broke through the thick clouds, and two birds of unknown species startled from the grass nearby, squawking as they flew away. Zhang Qiu's legs kicked back powerfully like a rabbit as he ran while pulling out his phone to make a call.
As soon as the call connected, Zhang Qiu shouted, "Come to the teaching building; there are fifteen of them."
On the other end of the line, Yang Yu's voice was calm as he asked, "Brother Qiu, what are you doing? Why are you still out of breath?"
"Being chased around the campus."
"Damn!" Yang Yu hung up the phone, waved to the people behind him, and shouted loudly, "Hurry up! Everyone follow me into First High!"
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