Chapter 39: Unavoidably Throwing a Tantrum
Chapter 39: Unavoidably Throwing a Tantrum
After walking out of the classroom, Su Chunfeng quickly pulled a bench leg as thick as a wrist from under a desk outside. He hid it in front of his body, moving swiftly to avoid being seen by the teachers and students inside the classroom. Then, he walked unhurriedly toward the path between the laboratory and the library.
Li Zhichao was a bit puzzled. Why go this way?
Shouldn’t they head for the playground?
Anyone could guess that if Wang Liqiu was currently forcing Zhang Lifei to chat with him, the chosen spot would most likely be on the playground, and not far from the small round gate leading to the classrooms.
But Li Zhichao didn’t say anything. He pulled out the bench leg he had prepared earlier, also hiding it in front of himself, and followed.
The two of them, one behind the other, turned around from behind the laboratory and headed toward the playground.
Li Zhichao secretly admired Su Chunfeng’s calmness and cleverness in his heart—they had to fight, and striking first was crucial; being slow meant trouble! But if they just rushed in recklessly with sheer bravado, the two of them would really be no match for Wang Liqiu, Xu Zhijun, and Zhang Hai. So they needed to first observe the situation, then launch a surprise attack!
After a successful surprise attack, they would immediately run away.
As for whether they could continue attending Dongwangzhuang Township Middle School in the future, there was no need to worry at all—could Zhao Shangang really stay in the county town selling lotus roots forever and never return?
Once he came back, even the darkest clouds could be blown away by him!
The campus was pitch dark.
The sounds of laughter and singing melodies kept pouring out from each classroom, drifting over the campus.
Without a word, the two walked to the corner of the laboratory wall next to the playground. Su Chunfeng raised his hand to signal Li Zhichao to stop, then leaned sideways to peer southward.
Between the playground and the courtyard where the classrooms were located, there was a red brick wall, built for aesthetics with cross-shaped brick holes, stretching twenty meters and connecting the laboratory and the classrooms. Light from the classrooms spilled over the wall, which was less than two meters high, and through the brick holes, casting some dim light onto the playground near the courtyard wall.
Su Chunfeng’s eyesight was originally very good, and having already adapted to the nighttime lighting, with the help of the dim glow, he could clearly see the situation over there.
At the southernmost end under the campus wall, Zhang Hai and Xu Zhijun were laughing and smoking.
Under the east wall of the laboratory here, less than six meters from the corner where Su Chunfeng and Li Zhichao were standing, Wang Liqiu was quietly saying something to Zhang Lifei. A few meters further south near the small round gate, Wang Haifei stood silently, waiting for the conversation between Zhang Lifei and Wang Liqiu to end.
Wang Liqiu happened to be facing south!
Su Chunfeng hesitated slightly, then sighed. With a somewhat helpless expression, he stepped out from the corner carrying the bench leg and strode toward Wang Liqiu—deep down, he detested and resisted this kind of childish, reckless behavior of showing off toughness and fighting. But, having been reborn into this age of school life, what could he do when encountering such matters?
Li Zhichao followed with a fierce grin, his expression menacing.
At this moment…
Wang Haifei, standing at the small round gate, and Zhang Lifei, standing in front of Wang Liqiu, saw Su Chunfeng and Li Zhichao emerge from the darkness and immediately widened their eyes in surprise. Meanwhile, Xu Zhijun and Zhang Hai under the distant school wall also froze in stunned disbelief—in the short distance of less than six meters, by the time they saw Su Chunfeng and Li Zhichao appear and reacted, the two had already strode up behind Wang Liqiu.
“Wang Liqiu!” Su Chunfeng called out softly.
Wang Liqiu had already noticed Zhang Lifei’s shocked gaze and heard footsteps behind him. He was just about to turn around, and upon hearing someone call his name, he instinctively looked back.
Whack!
The bench leg in Su Chunfeng’s left hand swung diagonally from above onto Wang Liqiu’s cheek, while at the same time, Su Chunfeng lifted his leg and kicked Wang Liqiu’s right knee.
“Ah…”
Wang Liqiu let out a scream, falling to one knee. Blood spurted from the corner of his mouth, and he actually spat out two teeth.
Without any pause, Li Zhichao rushed forward, raised his bench leg, and smashed it fiercely onto Wang Liqiu’s back and shoulder. “Damn your mother!”
If Su Chunfeng hadn’t swiftly kicked Wang Liqiu over, Li Zhichao’s bench leg would have definitely struck the back of Wang Liqiu’s head—that absolutely could not happen, as a blow to the back of the head was too often fatal! So, right from the start of the fight, the mature-minded Su Chunfeng did not act like reckless kids of this age who had no sense of restraint and fought ferociously without regard for life. He didn’t target Wang Liqiu’s head in the surprise attack; instead, he called out to him first.
Two people, both holding bench legs, and the surprise attack succeeded!
What followed was naturally a lightning-fast beating, straight until Wang Liqiu kept screaming and cursing angrily. Finally, using all his might, he managed to struggle free from the flurry of blows, crawling and rolling away before sprinting off along the edge of the playground.
Su Chunfeng and Li Zhichao chased after him, swinging their bench legs…
“Damn your mother, have the guts not to run!” Li Zhichao roared.
As for Su Chunfeng, from the very beginning, he maintained a chilling silence, only fighting, not making a sound!
Though it took many words to describe…
Actually, fights like these were basically resolved within tens of seconds.
It was only now that Xu Zhijun and Zhang Hai finally snapped out of it and chased after them, shouting loudly, “Damn it, we’ll fight you to the end today… Liqiu, don’t run, we’re coming!”
“Kill them!”
By now, Wang Liqiu was already covered in blood, bruised and swollen, and aching all over from being chased and beaten. How could he possibly have the strength or courage to fight back?
Running too slowly might even mean being beaten to death or crippled on the spot!
“Zhichao, turn around and go deal with those two!” Su Chunfeng finally spoke. After saying that, he turned and rushed toward Xu Zhijun and Zhang Hai, completely ignoring Wang Liqiu, who was now like a stray dog. By now, he had already stirred up some long-lost passion and ferocity—fortunately, he hadn’t lost his cool.
“Damn it, I’m gonna fight to my heart’s content today!”
Li Zhichao grinned fiercely, the palm of his hand clutching the bench leg sweating, as he charged madly toward Xu Zhijun and Zhang Hai.
Both Xu Zhijun and Zhang Hai were tall, strong, and quite fierce guys. But now their leader Wang Liqiu had been beaten into a sorry escape, and Su Chunfeng and Li Zhichao were hitting brutally and ruthlessly, clearly ready to go all out. Riding the momentum of their recent victory, one silent and one grim-faced, both still holding bench legs…
It was enough to scare the liver right out of you!
So even before the two sides made contact, Xu Zhijun and Zhang Hai simultaneously turned and ran— wise men knew better than to fight when the odds were against them!
From far away, at the northernmost end of the playground, came Wang Liqiu’s furious shouts, “You damn bastards, just wait for me, wait! We’ll finish you off tonight!”
Su Chunfeng and Li Zhichao stopped chasing once they reached the laboratory area.
The two turned and headed toward the dormitory.
“Su Chunfeng!” Zhang Lifei jogged after them.
Wang Haifei also hurriedly chased over, her face filled with panic. “Chunfeng, where… where are you two going?”
Before Su Chunfeng could speak, Li Zhichao happily rushed to answer, “Going home, of course! Wait here to be beaten by them? Ha ha!” Right now, Li Zhichao felt extremely satisfied and had no fear at all—tonight’s little show was even more thrilling with girls watching! At this moment, he stood tall and proud, as if he had accomplished some heroic feat, and his fierce actions just now seemed incredibly awesome in front of the girls.
“You… what will you do later?” Zhang Lifei looked at Su Chunfeng with deep concern.
“Chunfeng…” Wang Haifei didn’t know what to say for a moment, so anxious that tears streamed down her face.
Li Zhichao suddenly felt awkward. Both beauties were worried about Su Chunfeng. His earlier eagerness to show off now seemed a bit presumptuous.
Su Chunfeng threw away the bench leg and smiled. “Alright, you two hurry back to class. Don’t worry about us… We’ll come to class as usual tomorrow.”
“But…”
Both girls looked worried—Wang Liqiu had been beaten up; how could he possibly let it go? Even Dong Chuliang, once the most famous school bully in the whole school, had been intimidated by Wang Liqiu.
Su Chunfeng frowned and, for once, used a stern tone. “Listen! Get back quickly!”
“I…”
“But…”
Zhang Lifei and Wang Haifei wanted to say more, but seeing Su Chunfeng’s stern, unyielding expression and remembering his fierce appearance while chasing and beating Wang Liqiu, both girls felt a bit intimidated and didn’t dare continue. They nodded, then timidly linked hands and turned to walk toward the small round gate. As they walked, they kept looking back, only to see Su Chunfeng and Li Zhichao had already turned and were walking quickly westward.
This brief fight, from start to finish lasting less than three to five minutes, was bound to shock the whole school. Yet, at this moment, it brought no noticeable impact to the campus.
Because all the teachers and students were immersed in the lively New Year’s Eve parties in their respective classes.
Only in Class 14, a few students vaguely sensed that something might happen or had already happened—Li Zhichao, Su Chunfeng, along with Wang Liqiu, Zhang Hai, and Xu Zhijun, had been out for so long; why hadn’t they returned? They were at odds like fire and water; a fierce clash was inevitable.
Su Chunfeng and Li Zhichao had long agreed to risk a fight tonight, then ride their bikes and flee the school overnight. The next day, they would return to Dongwangzhuang Village to check if Zhao Shangang had returned. If not, they’d simply skip school for another couple of days—Zhao Shangang would surely come back eventually. Once he returned, they could ask him to step in and settle this small matter, which for him would be as easy as lifting a finger.
As for alerting the school teachers…
Su Chunfeng and Li Zhichao hadn’t even considered it, because it would be useless.
However, just as they hurried back to the dormitory and had just mounted their bikes to ride out from the dormitory courtyard and turn around the corner, they saw a sturdy figure hastily walking in through the school gate. Although the guard room at the school gate was often empty, the light outside it would be on every night unless there was a power outage.
So Su Chunfeng and Li Zhichao could clearly see the person’s appearance. He was about 1.75 meters tall, wearing a somewhat old brown leather coat and a cotton hat that was very common in those days.
Upon seeing this person, Su Chunfeng stopped and smiled. “Zhichao, we don’t need to leave.”
“Huh?” Li Zhichao was stunned.