Chapter 32: Shocking the Soul
Chapter 32: Shocking the Soul (Two Chapters in One)
By the evening, most of the candidates in each examination room had left, and the remaining ones could only sit there waiting. Their emotions changed from nervousness and anticipation to uneasiness and anxiety, and then to confusion and exhaustion.
Although this day is a test of physical strength, it is actually a big deal for the candidates present. The key is the mental exhaustion, which is very torturous.
Chen Chuan only went out for exercise during breaks, and unlike others, he mastered the breathing technique, so he could quickly get into the state with just a little guidance before the exam officially began.
As the students whose numbers were called left one by one, the number of people in the field became visibly sparse. The female teacher was no longer as stern as she was at the beginning. Instead, she stood at the gate, looking outside in silence, no one knew what she was thinking.
The remaining candidates finally relaxed a little and started talking to each other.
"Alas, it's so late, my sister is still waiting for me outside, I don't know how long she will have to wait."
"Brothers, after the exam is over, regardless of whether you pass or not, I will treat everyone to a meal at a restaurant outside. After all, you have been admitted to Wuyi Academy, so we should celebrate."
"By the way, Han, your family runs a restaurant, right? You said you'd give us a 50% discount, right?"
The little fat man smiled and said, "Yes, but the road is a bit far, so forget about it at night. Welcome everyone to come to our Han's Restaurant during the day. Those who pass the retest are free, and those who fail can get a 50% discount, hehe."
"For this meal, I'll give you one!"
The female teacher saw the assistant teacher at the test center signaling to her, knowing that the group of candidates above had finished the test, so she took out the list again, turned around, and called out the numbers: "No. 401, No. 16, No. 18, go to test center No. 1; No. 392..."
Fifteen more candidates stood up immediately, including several who were speaking, and hurriedly picked up their things and ran to the examination center.
About seven or eight minutes later, there was a sudden sound of chaotic footsteps outside, followed by some exclamations, and then some candidates near the exit stood up and went to the windows and doors to look out.
Fang Mingming put down the information and said in confusion, "What happened?"
The female teacher suddenly came to the door, took a look, turned back and said sternly: "Everyone sit back, the exam is suspended." After saying that, she asked the assistant teacher to watch here and hurried out.
"what happened?"
"It seems that the candidate at test center No. 5 is missing..."
"Dead, dead?"
When the candidates heard this, they all felt palpitations and fear. The injuries were understandable, but suddenly hearing that a candidate had died was a big shock to them, even though this kind of thing had happened before.
"The person being tested at test site number five should be the one called Zhong Wu, right? Since he's dead, the school should have replaced him, right?"
"Yes, yes, we will definitely change people."
"Well, that's great."
When Chen Chuan heard about the fifth test site, he thought about it. According to the number just reported, the person who went there should be...
He looked up at a seat, where there were still a few restaurant advertising papers and a discarded beef jerky packaging bag.
In examination room number three, Jiang Weiban was sitting in an examination center. He had just finished watching a contest between a candidate and a senior student and was waiting for the examiners' scores, when his assistant came over and whispered something in his ear.
Jiang Weiban immediately took notice and asked, "What are the examiners' opinions?"
"What the examiners mean is... replace the examiner, and the student at fault should be punished in due course, and the examinee's family should be given adequate compensation..."
Jiang Weiban frowned and said, "This is not a proper way to deal with it. Anyone who comes to apply for the exam is automatically deemed to have signed a waiver agreement. The students in charge of the assessment are also under great pressure, and it is common for them to not be able to control themselves. Why should we replace them?
If we handle it this way, how will the other students in charge of the assessment see it? Can they still perform normally? Can they still test the true level of the candidates? "
The assistant said awkwardly: "But the examiners..."
Commissioner Jiang stood up and said, "I'll go see them right away." The assistant quickly turned aside and said, "Commissioner, please come this way. The examiners are all in the conference room now..."
Ten minutes later, Jiang Weiban appeared in the conference room of examination room No. 4. As soon as he came in, he said to Gao Shi and other examiners, "I heard that you want to cancel the examination qualification of that student?"
Yue Hong said, "Yes, we are discussing this matter. This student Zhong caused the death of the examinee because of excessive force. Even if it was just negligence, this student cannot continue to serve as an examinee."
Jiang's office rejected it immediately, saying, "I think it's inappropriate. It will cause great harm to the students and will also be a blow to other students taking the exam."
After a short pause, he continued, "I do know this student named Zhong Wu. He is now a security consultant at the Tongshi Bureau. After graduation, he will be a personal consultant to a certain congressman. He is very outstanding. If things are handled like this, it will be a stain on his resume. We also need to take care of outstanding talents. Moreover, this matter is too big. How will the Government Affairs Office view our Wuyi graduates?"
Some teachers present were very dissatisfied with his words, but they also knew in their hearts that this was not a problem of a certain student, and Jiangwei Office did not really want to stand up for this student. The root of the conflict was that Jiangwei Office, as the client, wanted to compete with them, the management party, for the dominant position in the re-examination.
Yue Hong retorted: "If we need to take care of the students who are being assessed, shouldn't we also take care of the examinees? If we need to consider the feelings of the students who are being assessed, shouldn't we also consider the feelings of the examinees?"
Committee Member Jiang looked at him in surprise, as if he was surprised that he would say that.
Yue Hong wanted to say something, but Master Gao stopped him and said, "The exam is still going on. Since Commissioner Jiang insists, the treatment of student Zhong Wu can be discussed after the exam. His qualification as an assessment student will not be revoked for the time being, but all the assessments that this student will be responsible for must be conducted under the joint supervision of both of us."
Jiang knew that the examiners could no longer give in at this point, so he looked at Teacher Gao and said in a slow tone, "Supervisor Gao's proposal is reasonable. I accept it."
Teacher Gao looked at everyone seriously and said, "Those who need to do their work should do their work, and the rest of you should go with me to test site number five."
In examination room number four, Chen Chuan walked to the window and looked ahead silently. In examination room number five, three paramedics pushed out a stretcher with a figure covered from head to toe, with only the hair sticking out.
The atmosphere seemed very depressing for a moment. The candidates around me sighed a few times, but most of them were still worried about the upcoming exam and hoped that the student at that test site could be replaced.
After a while, the female teacher came in from the examination room. She said in a slightly lower voice than before: "Examinees, return to your original seats. The examination continues."
"What, you don't want to change people?"
"Not changing, that's impossible, right?"
"Look at the notice board."
The candidates took a look at the bulletin board at the test center and saw no changes, which meant that the test center had not replaced the examinees. Everyone seemed uneasy, fearing that they would be assigned to that test center as well.
Chen Chuan walked back and sat in his original seat, his eyes becoming extremely calm.
The exam continued, but as it progressed, the first candidate chose to give up the re-examination because he was assigned to test site No. 5.
After all, they have passed the preliminary examination. Even if they fail the re-examination, they are still Wu Yi's students. They don't want to risk their lives.
After the first one, there was the second one. After several rounds, the female teacher's voice sounded again: "Number 96, number 398, number 421, go to test site number 5..."
Fang Mingzhi shuddered all over because it was his turn this time, "I..." At this time he saw Chen Chuan stood up and walked towards the test site. Not far from him, another candidate's voice came, "I don't want to take the test anymore, I give up." Then a boy packed up his things, lowered his head and walked out the door.
Chen Chuan didn't even turn his head.
Fang Mingming hesitated for a moment, and when he saw Chen Chuan walking over, he gritted his teeth and followed him. Since Chen Chuan dared to go, why wouldn't he dare? He would not give up without a try!
The remaining candidates in the examination room looked at them in astonishment. How dare they do this? Do they even want to give up their lives?
When Chen Chuan walked out of the door, he brushed past the female teacher. The latter suddenly felt goose bumps on her skin and her muscles tensed up. Then she turned her head abruptly and stared at Chen Chuan's back.
Chen Chuan kept walking, and his steps were very steady, but each step seemed very heavy. He walked to the end of the corridor, glanced at the bulletin board next to him, then reached out and pushed open the two thick doors.
What appeared before him was a spacious examination room with two rows of long tables on both sides of the open space. Commissioner Jiang was sitting in the middle of the right side of the venue, with his assistant and a communication teacher beside him.
Opposite Jiang Wei's office, facing him was Teacher Gao, and on his left and right were Yue Hong and the lecturer Bian Feng who had admitted him, as well as several other teachers. Some assistants stood on one side, and not far from the door stood paramedics. Some of them were looking at him with surprise, pity and sympathy.
In the middle of the venue, there stood a senior student who was over two meters tall. He was fat, broad, and extremely strong. He seemed to be grown sideways, giving people the feeling of a large vat filled with water. When he stood there, the floor seemed to be compacted a little.
The muscles in his shoulders and back were so strong that his neck seemed almost nonexistent, and his eyes were just a slit. Under his thick arms, his two palms were surprisingly large, as if they could easily wrap around an ordinary person's head.
Fang Mingming, who was behind, followed and was immediately shocked. Before he saw this person, he could hardly imagine what kind of person this was. But when he saw him with his own eyes, he regretted following him. But since he was already here, it was impossible to back out, so he gritted his teeth and stood up straight.
An examiner said, "Are there only two candidates here? Number 398 will take the exam first."
Yue Hong then reminded: "Candidates, in order to avoid accidents, we recommend that you wear protective gear."
Fang Mingming immediately agreed to listen to the advice. Even if he couldn't fight back, he could still fight him for a few moves, right? He went to the side and put on all the protective gear, then came in front of Zhong Wu.
At the age of sixteen, he was only 1.7 meters tall. The contrast between the two was very stark due to the difference in height and body shape.
At this time, Fang Mingming felt how strong the pressure from the other party was. Feeling the heat transmitted from that huge body, his mouth suddenly became dry. At this time, he heard the other party say in a muffled voice: "Hello, classmate, my name is Zhong Wu." Fang Mingming took a deep breath and tried to say his name in a stable voice: "Fang Mingming."
When both parties stood together, it meant the test began, and he decided to take the initiative, otherwise he would have no chance. He let out a "hey" and punched the opponent's stomach, and he punched him more than ten times in a row, but every blow was like hitting a firm rubber ball, and the opponent didn't react at all.
At this moment, he raised his head, and saw Zhong Wu looking down at him. He said, "Oh? You started?" Then he stretched out his hands to grab him. Fang Mingming quickly dodged, but those hands were too big and looked slow, but were actually very fast. He reached across and grabbed his arm.
"I, I give up..." Fang Mingming realized something was wrong and shouted immediately, but Zhong Wu seemed not to have heard him at all. He picked him up with one hand like a chicken, and he let out a terrified scream.
"Stop!"
Yue Hong stood up and said sternly, "Stop." He stared at Zhong Wu, "He has given up."
Zhong Wu narrowed his eyes, loosened his grip, and Fang Mingming fell to the ground, holding his arm in pain. Zhong Wu touched his head and said in a dull and seemingly honest voice: "I'm sorry, examiner, I didn't hear you just now, I'm sorry. Classmate, I'm sorry." As he spoke, his huge body bowed to the front.
Fang Mingming suddenly felt a huge shadow falling from above, covering him completely. He couldn't help but shrink, enduring the piercing pain, and said tremblingly: "No, it's okay..." Then he felt the body slowly straighten up, and the sky above his head became bright again.
Yue Hong shook his head and sat down.
The examiners remained silent because it was common for candidates to get injured in exams, and since even the candidates said they could accept it, they could not blame Zhong Wu for this.
Bian Feng looked at Zhong Wu deeply. He had just accidentally killed a candidate, and now he did this again. He was either really stupid or he was fearless. If it was the former, he would not have been accepted into the mutual aid association and become a member of it.
The paramedics immediately came forward to check on him. Fortunately, it was only his arm that was dislocated and there was nothing else serious. After saying a few words of comfort, they immediately took him away.
The examiner looked at Chen Chuan and said, "Candidate number 421, it's your turn."
Chen Chuan walked up to them, facing everyone's gaze. Zhong Wu saw him coming and greeted him as usual: "Hello, classmate. My name is Zhong Wu."
Chen Chuan didn't say anything and slowly walked in front of Zhong Wu. He didn't look up and Zhong Wu couldn't see his expression clearly, but since he was standing in front of him, it meant that the assessment had begun.
He grabbed Chen Chuan with both hands.
Although he looked honest, he was uniquely sensitive and could judge the strength of his opponent by feeling. Chen Chuan gave him a vague sense of danger, so he did not intend to underestimate him at all. When he grabbed with both hands, he used the wrestling and hugging strength that he had never used since the assessment.
As long as he can grasp the opponent and the force penetrates into him, the opponent will immediately lose all resistance and let him grasp him. Moreover, at the moment of exerting this force, most of his body will be covered with the force, and he will have almost no flaws.
Chen Chuan seemed not to notice his action and stood there without any reaction. The examiner who was paying close attention to the test could not help but become nervous and was ready to intervene and stop the test at any time.
At this moment, Chen Chuan seemed to be unaware of everything around him. There was only his opponent left in front of him. As the two big hands reached towards him, just when the fingertips just touched his shoulder, a light lit up in his eyes. The second I merged with him in an instant, then raised my knee and kicked up to the sky!
This kick condensed all his strength, and he used the limit-breaking attack at all costs. Almost all the muscles in his body were strained in an instant, but at the same time, the second me took all the damage.
Zhong Wu's huge body means he has greater power, but the nerve transmission is definitely not as fast as Chen's. Even if both parties react equally, with the doubled support of the second me, the speed is fast enough to make him unable to react, so this kick hit the former's chin.
However, because the force of the wrestling and hugging was spread all over Zhong Wu's body at this time, even under the effect of the limit-breaking attack, the explosive force only made his head slightly dizzy. But even so, the originally smooth movement could not help but pause. Although his hands had just landed on Chen Chuan, the force could not be smoothly exerted. Then he instinctively began to adjust his breathing, preparing to use his strength again. After thousands of times of training, this was only a very short gap.
But just as he was about to unleash his strength, Chen Chuan's second kick arrived!
During the second overlap, Chen Chuan fully demonstrated his inhuman speed. Even when Zhong Wu was only able to react with his body and his mind had not yet started to work, he had already kicked him in the ear!
Under the impact of the power of the Jingshen Fist, it was as if a thunder exploded in Zhong Wu's brain, causing this solid giant to lose consciousness on the spot.
At this moment, Commissioner Jiang was talking to the people around him, instructing his assistant about ordering dinner for the evening. He didn't pay much attention to it because there was nothing good to see, but at this moment, he heard a loud bang.
"what sound?"
Commissioner Jiang turned around and saw that Zhong Wu and Chen Chuan were still standing there, as if they had not moved like they did at the beginning. From his angle, Zhong Wu had both hands on Chen Chuan's shoulders, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
At this time, Chen Chuan had actually won, but he did not stop, but kicked again! Then the fourth, fifth, and sixth kicks...
Zhong Wu's body weighing more than 200 kilograms should have fallen down after losing the support of his will, but he was held there by his powerful kick!
boom!
boom!
boom!
Since Chen Chuan's speed was so fast, except for the examiner present, those who were not from a fighting background, such as Jiang Weiban, some rescuers, and even some assistant teachers with poor eyesight, could not see his kicks clearly. They could only hear the loud bangs of whip kicks coming from the venue!
After a while, even Commissioner Jiang could tell something was wrong from Zhong Wu's rolled-up eyes and his body swaying like a pendulum.
The rescuers were also panicking and shouted quickly: "Hey, stop! Stop!"
"Did you hear that? Stop it now!"
Chen Chuan pretended not to hear and continued kicking Zhong Wu. At this moment, Zhong Wu was like a deflated sandbag, with blood oozing from his eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
But Wu Yi's teachers and instructors just sat there silently without moving, and no one spoke up to stop them.
It was not until the blood flowed to the ground and a lot of blood foam splashed on the tables on both sides that Master Gao spoke: "Stop."
His voice was not loud, but everyone present felt their chest vibrating.
Chen Chuan paused, letting the huge body fall forward and hit the ground heavily. He slowly retracted his feet, straightened his slightly wrinkled clothes, touched his collar, looked down, and calmly said to Zhong Wu who was lying there: "My name is Chen Chuan."
The examination room was quiet for a moment, and the only sound was rapid and heavy breathing.
It took a while for Commissioner Jiang to react. He stood up and asked sternly, "Candidate, I told you to stop before, didn't you hear me?!"
Chen Chuan turned around, looked at Commissioner Jiang, and calmly replied, "I'm sorry, I didn't hear you."
When Commissioner Jiang heard what he said, he narrowed his eyes, stared at his face, and said, "I think you did it on purpose!"
Chen Chuan said slowly, "The examiner did not stop it, so the exam was considered to be going on normally. I remember this was the rule of the exam, and it was also written on the notice board." He looked at the examiners present, "Isn't that right?"
The senior teacher reached out and picked up Chen Chuan's file, took a look at it, and said, "Candidate Chen Chuan knocked down the senior student in charge. The process met the examination regulations and no scoring is required. He can be directly judged as passed."
Yue Hong immediately followed up: "No objection, passed!"
Bian Feng said in a deep voice: "Pass!"
"pass!
"by!"
"by!"
One by one, the examiners present expressed their judgment without hesitation.
Commissioner Jiang couldn't help but look at everyone present with a gloomy look in his eyes.
Yue Hong looked at Commissioner Jiang and urged him, "Commissioner Jiang, please sign. Of course, you don't have to sign." He smiled and said, "Because the examinee defeated the senior student in charge of the examination, he will be considered to have passed directly. This is the rule of Wuyi."
Master Gao said in a deep voice: "Yes, this is Wu Yi's rule."
Everyone in the examination room was looking at Jiang Weiban. Under the stares of the powerful teachers from Wuhan University, Jiang Weiban was fine, but his assistant felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest, with cold sweat on his back.
Commissioner Jiang had a sullen face. He snatched the form from the trembling hands of his assistant and signed on it with a pen. He used too much force and the paper seemed to be punctured by the pen tip.
He was a little annoyed at the moment, not because Zhong Wu was knocked down, but because he lost a game in the battle with the management and was forced to make a decision.
After signing, he threw the pen on the table and sat back with his arms crossed. He looked at Master Gao and others and sneered in his heart. It was just a test-taker passing. What use could a person be? The rules of the world would never change because of one person.
At this time, Teacher Gao said, "Carry the man down." The paramedics then woke up from the tense atmosphere, rushed forward, put the man on a stretcher and pushed him down for treatment. The rest of the people hurried up to clean the examination room and wipe the blood around it.
Bian Feng said to Chen Chuan: "Student Chen, there is nothing for you to do here anymore. Go back and pack your things and wait for school to start."
Chen Chuan turned around, faced everyone, leaned forward slightly, and said, "Thank you, teachers."
Then he stood up, picked up his things, walked out from the other side door, and came to the outer corridor. Because it was dark, the street lights in the building and the school were already on.
He slowly walked out of the examination room and came to the boundless night sky. He looked up and after a while, he reached into his pocket, took out the beef jerky, tore off the wrapping paper, put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and said silently in his heart:
"delicious."
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(End of this chapter)