Xiao Shiyi glanced at the teenager and turned his gaze
towards Mo Ran, who had just entered the court. He calmly asked, “Where’s
Brother Su? Not playing?”
“Not playing,” Mo Ran nodded absentmindedly, seemingly lost
in thought.
Xiao Shiyi looked at the girl sitting next to the teenager
and furrowed his brows slightly. “What’s the deal with that woman?”
The teenager had dated several girlfriends and boyfriends
before, but none had been as bothersome as the current one.
“Heh,” Mo Ran chuckled coldly, a hint of maliciousness
flickering in his eyes. Then he nonchalantly said, “She’s just a despicable
woman who relies on Brother Su’s favor and has forgotten her own identity. I’ll
make sure she understands her place.”
Xiao Shiyi raised an eyebrow but didn’t say anything more.
The referee blew the whistle as the two were ready, and the
second quarter of the basketball game officially began.
This time, without the teenager on the court, the basketball
game returned to normal.
However, it wasn’t entirely normal, especially after the
first shot was scored.
Because the teenager on the bench applauded, as if praising
the one who made the basket.
Clapping alone wouldn’t be heard by the players on the court,
but when the crowd saw the teenager applauding, they also started clapping, and
this time, the applause was loud enough for everyone on the basketball court to
hear.
The atmosphere on the basketball court suddenly became
awkward, with everyone looking at the player who scored.
The short-haired player thought to himself, ‘...What is
he doing?’
Once the short-haired player realized what was happening, he
became tense, wondering if they were going to target him now. Was successfully
scoring not even allowed now? These people were so difficult to deal with!
Just as the short-haired player thought he would receive the
same treatment as the tall player, everyone averted their gaze.
Then the short-haired player noticed that the atmosphere had
completely changed. It wasn’t about bullying him; it was a completely different
attitude towards the game.
Initially, it was somewhat perfunctory, but after the
teenager applauded, one after another, they put in their best effort to snatch
the ball and play aggressively.
Their attitude became unusually serious, as if they were
playing in an international competition.
Even the posture was somewhat flashy, appearing sharp and
handsome. Even when playing basketball, it seemed like a show-off, full of
elegance, with no signs of embarrassment.
Just like... a group of peacocks displaying their feathers.
Especially when seeing the teenager’s focused gaze in this
direction, it intensified even further. Clearly, it was just a school
competition, but it felt like an international basketball match.
Ruan Qing focused on watching the people on the basketball
court and said, ‘System, their bodies look great.’
The system also knew how weak the teenager’s body was,
probably having only been able to watch others play sports since childhood
while being confined to sitting on the sidelines and admiring them.
Just as the system was about to console him, the teenager
continued, ‘Does the system store have items for body swapping?’
The system: “...”
[Yes, but you can’t afford it.] - the system replied bluntly.
The system’s response was straightforward, and Ruan Qing
simply responded with a faint “oh,” showing no particular emotion.
The next moment, Ruan Qing reached into his pocket as if
searching for something but seemed unable to find it. Then he took out a
universal campus bank card from his pocket and handed it to Xia Baiyi beside
him.
“Yiyi, I ran out of cigarettes. Can you buy me a pack?”
Xia Baiyi nodded, blushing, and accepted the bank card.
“Then, Brother Su Qing, wait for me.”
After saying that, Xia Baiyi stood up and ran toward the
direction outside the school where cigarettes were sold, without asking Ruan
Qing what brand of cigarettes he smoked. It was evident that she knew which
brand he preferred.
When Ruan Qing could no longer see her figure, he beckoned to
the lackey beside him.
The lackey behind Ruan Qing immediately came over cautiously
and spoke in a tone filled with awe, “Brother Su, what’s wrong?”
Ruan Qing casually asked, “Did Yiyi leave while I was away
for a while?”
The lackey thought for a moment and eventually nodded. “Yes,
she left. It seems like she went to the restroom.”
She went to the restroom...
If something happened, it’s probably on the way to the
restroom or in the women’s restroom.
Entering the women’s restroom was inconvenient for Ruan Qing.
Even if someone killed Xia Baiyi and disguised themselves as her, he wouldn’t
be able to confirm it.
So Ruan Qing didn’t say anything more and continued watching
the basketball game.
More than half of the game time had passed, and the
competition on the court was intense. Ruan Qing would applaud every time
someone scored, whether it was by the red team or the blue team.
Moreover, the applause was never delayed, indicating constant
attention to the game.
Although both sides were giving their all, the blue team was
trailing the red team by several points.
Xiao Shiyi called for a timeout directly and then looked
expressionlessly at Song Yu, who had been lagging behind all along.
Song Yu was physically weak, hardly able to get the ball or
stop others. It was as if the blue team was playing with only four players, or
even worse, as the red team specifically targeted attacks on Song Yu’s side. In
this situation, the score gradually widened.
Although Song Yu and Ruan Qing had similar physical
conditions, their treatment was completely different. After calling for a
timeout, Xiao Shiyi kicked Song Yu harshly and then turned around, walking away
and coldly saying, “Substitute.”
“Ugh...” Song Yu, who was already standing on the edge of the
basketball court, was kicked down with one kick. He lay on the ground,
clutching his abdomen where he was kicked, his face pale with no trace of
color.
However, the students from Class 1 seemed as if they couldn’t
see him, completely disregarding his well-being, as they let Song Yu lie on the
ground.
In the end, Song Yu struggled to get up on his own and left
the basketball court.
The blue team substituted another player, and the replacement
for Song Yu was also a skilled horror game player.
After the substitution, the situation underwent a big change.
The score gradually caught up with and even surpassed the red team.
Mo Ran from the red team was indeed very strong, but he was
the only outstanding player. The remaining four players were just average. On
the blue team, apart from Xiao Shiyi, everyone else was a skilled horror game
player, with hardly any weaknesses.
They clearly couldn’t keep up with the blue team’s offensive
rhythm. The four teammates on the red team consecutively conceded scores, while
Mo Ran was targeted relentlessly.
[Mo Ran is in such a miserable state. I’m starting to
sympathize with him.]
[This is my first time watching a horror livestream, but it
feels more like watching a sports broadcast. The gameplay is so intense that it
makes me forget it’s a horror game.]
[Indeed, God Pei used to ignore such meaningless plots. Now
he’s playing basketball on the court with great intensity. He has never done
this before.]
[What kind of basketball game is this? It’s clearly a
show-off fest! They’re all flashy and showy, a bunch of peacock-like men trying
to seduce my wife! He~tui! (an expression of disdain)]
At the end of the second quarter, the red team was trailing
the blue team by nearly ten points. After the referee’s whistle, Mo Ran’s face
darkened, and he gave a fierce glance to the four players who were dragging his
feet.
Those four players shrunk under his gaze, tremblingly lowered
their heads, and didn’t dare to speak.
There was a fifteen-minute break after the end of the second
quarter.
Mo Ran directly walked off the basketball court, looking
distressed, and approached Ruan Qing. He had an almost teary expression and
said, “Brother Su, I’m sorry. We might not win the game. That Xiao Shiyi is
acting like a madman. Last night, we agreed that he would be the traitor, but
today, he has been suppressing us throughout the game.”
Ruan Qing heard this and looked towards Xiao Shiyi on the
opposite side, furrowing his brows.
Seeing the situation, Mo Ran’s eyes flickered slightly. He
cautiously approached Ruan Qing and asked, “Is he... trying to betray Brother
Su?”
After Mo Ran finished speaking, he sighed and changed his
tone, as if he understood Xiao Shiyi very well. “After all, he is the young
master of the Xiao family. His family background is good, and he’s also the
class monitor. It’s normal for him not to like being oppressed by others.”
Ruan Qing arrogantly glanced at Xiao Shiyi and nonchalantly
said, “If we can’t win, then so be it. It’s just a game.”
After speaking, Ruan Qing stood up and walked away without
paying any attention to Xia Baiyi, who hadn’t returned yet. His attitude didn’t
seem to indicate that he didn’t care about Xiao Shiyi’s actions.
Mo Ran also directly quit the game and followed Ruan Qing.
Xiao Shiyi furrowed his brows as he watched the departing
teenager once again. He beckoned to someone nearby and said, “Go and find out
what’s going on.”
The person quickly returned and looked at Xiao Shiyi
cautiously before speaking, “Brother Su seems angry because our class... scored
too many goals.”
The male classmate’s words were tactful, but Xiao Shiyi
understood immediately why.
Because Mo Ran couldn’t defeat him, he complained to the
teenager, even to the extent that Xiao Shiyi could imagine the contents of his
complaint.
After all, the only difference between him and Mo Ran was
their status; he wasn’t part of Class 26.
The teenager had always been a bit petty, and if Xiao Shiyi
didn’t explain it, he would surely hold a grudge.
Xiao Shiyi directly took off his basketball jersey and chased
after the direction the teenager had just left.
Pei Yan glanced coldly at the departing three individuals and
left as well.
The remaining three players looked at Pei Yan, who was
leaving in the same direction as the other three, exchanging puzzled glances,
completely unaware of the current situation.
Did Pei Yan discover something?
Previously, they thought the NPC named Song Yu was the key,
but after the basketball game, it was clear that the issue lay with Xiao Shiyi
and Mo Ran.
Something was off about their skills and strength.
They had much more power than an ordinary adult man. Even
players like them, who exercised regularly, were somewhat inferior to these
two.
These two NPCs definitely had something peculiar about them.
While the three players were unclear about the situation,
they were substituted by other classmates from Class 1, a few who weren’t
skilled at basketball at all.
The three players didn’t mind and shared the situation with
the other players.
“So Mo Ran and Xiao Shiyi are suspicious?” one of the players
summarized their findings.
The short-haired player nodded. “Yeah, I suggest we
investigate them secretly. Maybe we’ll find something.”
A petite female player frowned, “I think Su Qing is
suspicious too. He doesn’t seem like a school bully at all, and both of them
are his top followers, right? Why is it specifically his followers who have
problems?”
Others agreed. The relationships among those few were
extremely strange. Su Qing didn’t resemble a typical school bully, and his
followers seemed abnormal.
But both followers remained fiercely loyal to the school
bully without a single complaint.
While the players were discussing nearby, the classmates who
had replaced them quickly lost the lead in the score.
The basketball game ended with Class 26 winning by a narrow
one-point margin.
Hehe. I've always been a fan of... dogs biting their owner's hands. ðŸ¤
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