Chapter 119: Crazy Basketball (1)

Fang Haijun looked at the students’ excitement and immediately frowned. He was the basketball prince! He should be the center of attention for these losers!

“Referee!” Fang Haijun shouted, then walked straight toward the referee, who was also the school’s physical education teacher. As soon as Fang Haijun spoke, everyone’s eyes turned to him.

“Student Fang Haijun, what is the matter?” the PE teacher asked. Fang Haijun was a fairly good sports student with high visibility at school, so the teacher recognized him naturally.

Fang Haijun arrogantly glanced at Tang Chen before speaking to the PE teacher. “Teacher, this guy doesn’t seem to be part of the Senior Year Two Basketball Team. First, I question his professional skills, and second, since he’s not on the team, why is he allowed to play? I protest.”

“That’s right, we protest!” Yang Chaozheng, one of Fang Haijun’s top followers, immediately chimed in. The other three team members also voiced their agreement. Fang Haijun was the captain, and they dared not disobey him.

The PE teacher thought it over carefully. It made sense—it wasn’t an unreasonable protest. If the other party wasn’t part of the Senior Year Two Basketball Team, why should he be allowed to compete?

With that in mind, the PE teacher went up to Tang Chen and said, “Student, the protest is valid. If you can’t give a reasonable explanation, I’m sorry, but you won’t be allowed to play in this game.”

Tang Chen narrowed his eyes and glanced at Fang Haijun. That guy had a face that just asked for a beating. The game hadn’t even started, and he was already targeting Tang Chen—he was really asking for it.

“Teacher, here’s the thing—I really am newly joined to the basketball team. I just became the team captain. There’s a reason why the former captain isn’t here: his house suddenly exploded.” Tang Chen said it as if it were the truth, while the four players behind him were stunned. Sure enough, it was Young Master Tang—he could tell such a blatant lie with a straight face.

His house didn’t explode! It was clearly because you beat him up so badly he couldn’t come to the game!

The PE teacher was speechless. Twitching his lips, he said, “Student, lying is not good. And even if you lie, you should come up with a believable reason. His house is fine; there was no terrorist attack, so why would it explode?”

Tang Chen shrugged calmly. “How should I know? Maybe he did too many bad things and heaven decided to punish him. You know, if heaven wants to punish someone, there’s no escaping it. If you don’t believe me, ask our other players. I might be lying alone, but surely not all of us are lying.”

The other four guys immediately understood what Tang Chen meant and nodded frantically, confirming that such a thing had indeed happened.

The PE teacher was in a tough spot. It was impossible to accept such an absurd story, but he had no solid proof against it either.

Tang Chen then grinned at Fang Haijun and said loudly, “I’ve long heard that the Senior Year Three basketball team is so arrogant, but looking at them now, they’re just a bunch of trash. What, are you scared you’ll wet your pants just because we changed one player? If you’re afraid of losing, just say so—don’t make excuses.”

Tang Chen spoke loudly on purpose so everyone could hear. Fang Wenxin was taken aback at first, then stood up and laughed heartily, saying scornfully, “Yeah, Young Master Tang is right. The Senior Year Three basketball team is a bunch of losers. As soon as Young Master Tang steps on the court, they all chicken out.”

“Right, Young Master Tang’s dominating aura is just too awesome. These guys are no match for him at all!”

“Senior Year Three’s basketball team should just get lost. Don’t embarrass yourselves here anymore.” After Fang Wenxin’s flattery, other members of the Zhongmen Society started getting rowdy too. This mood spread to other students, and soon everyone was yelling insults, telling Senior Year Three to get lost.

Fang Haijun stared fiercely at Tang Chen. This kid was stirring up the crowd to insult him—what a clever move.

“Fine, we withdraw our protest. Even if you play, so what? I don’t believe changing one player will help you Senior Year Two losers turn things around.” With that, he led his team back to their side.

Tang Chen waved a dismissive hand. “What an idiot. Do you really think you’re that great? Young Master will show you today what a comeback looks like!”

The tension between the two teams stirred up the audience’s excitement. Everyone could tell today’s game was going to be anything but ordinary.

Before the game, the cheerleading squad performed. As the cheer captain, Yang Mi was naturally there. She wore a short white skirt, and her graceful dance moves captivated many of the boys. Meanwhile, the vice-captain, Yan Siqin, flirted with the students. At the end of the routine, she even winked at Fang Haijun.

Fang Haijun didn’t even glance at her. He was completely captivated by Yang Mi. When he saw Yang Mi give Tang Chen a sweet smile, he was furious. That jerk actually dared to compete with him for Yang Mi’s attention—he was done for!

While Fang Haijun swore to himself that he’d teach Tang Chen a lesson during the game, Tang Chen and his team were called onto the court by the PE teacher.

Yang Mi smiled sweetly and said to Tang Chen, “Tang Chen, you have to do your best. Win this for the Senior Year Two basketball team.”

Tang Chen grunted in agreement and said to Yang Mi, “That girl dancing next to you just now, the one who looked like a flirtatious monkey—that’s Yan Siqin, right?”

The term “flirtatious monkey” made Yang Mi giggle. She nodded obediently. “Yes, that’s her. That’s Yan Siqin.”

Tang Chen gently stroked Yang Mi’s cheek with his finger and teased, “Don’t worry, Young Master will make these male monkeys run back to Senior Year Three with their flowery underwear on their heads. Oh, and if I win today, seven times tonight.”

Yang Mi was puzzled at first, but then she suddenly understood and blushed bright red. She lifted her foot and stomped hard on Tang Chen’s foot, scolding him playfully, “Stop being such a pervert, you dirty wolf!”

After their playful banter, Tang Chen and his team took their positions on the court. The ten players stared each other down, and it was clear Fang Haijun and his team had fiercer glares.

Although Tang Chen didn’t show any fierce expression, he picked his nose with one hand and tapped his feet, clearly showing his contempt for Fang Haijun and his teammates.

Fang Haijun clenched his fists tightly, waiting to teach Tang Chen a lesson. The whistle blew, and the PE teacher tossed the ball into the air. Fang Haijun jumped instantly, his long hair flowing handsomely with the movement—it looked pretty cool, but it was useless.

Because as soon as he jumped, Tang Chen jumped too. Tang Chen reached out his hand as if to grab the ball, but instead, there was a sharp slap. Fang Haijun felt a stinging pain on his face, and his body was thrown backward, landing hard on the ground. Meanwhile, Tang Chen snatched the ball away.

Beep!

The PE teacher blew his whistle and shouted, “Foul! A hitting foul!”

All the students were speechless. Damn, a foul right at the start? Young Master Tang clearly wasn’t here to play basketball—he was here to fight!

“Young Master Fang!” Yang Chaozheng hurried to help Fang Haijun up, then angrily yelled at Tang Chen, “That was intentional hitting! Teacher, send him off! Send him off the court!”

Whoosh!

Thump!

Without even looking, Tang Chen accurately threw the basketball and hit Yang Chaozheng square in the chest. The impact was so strong that Yang Chaozheng fell to the ground on the spot.

“No hitting! Opposing players cannot hit each other!” The PE teacher really wanted to curse. How dare you hit someone so brazenly right in front of the referee? Do you even respect the rules?

Tang Chen shrugged casually. “Sorry, my hand slipped. It’s not my fault. At most, I’ll apologize to him. Basketball is a sport with a lot of physical contact anyway. If he can’t handle a little pain, why doesn’t he go do ballet instead?”

The students were stunned. Damn, he could even come up with that excuse? Anyone could tell he did it on purpose! Tang Chen’s own teammates were also floored. Was this what Young Master Tang meant by not playing by the rules? How was this any different from fighting?

“You—”

“Forget it, teacher. He’s right—if we can’t handle a little pain, we might as well go do ballet!” Fang Haijun was completely enraged. This guy had awakened his fighting spirit—he was finished.

Tang Chen chuckled, completely unfazed by Fang Haijun’s anger. Instead, he said innocently, “Can we continue now?”

The PE teacher sighed helplessly and blew his whistle. “Game on!”

As Fang Haijun retreated, he said to Yang Chaozheng and the others, “During the game, don’t worry about the rules. Beat the crap out of them!”

Yang Chaozheng grunted in agreement and nodded coldly.

Tang Chen also narrowed his eyes and mentally said to the System, “System, you can activate Lingbo Weibu now!”