Chapter 37
Ye Xuan ate especially well at lunch today.
It was the most satisfying meal he had ever had in the cafeteria.
The other team members also ate until they were sprawled all over the place, too full to walk properly.
Another team walked in through the entrance. When they saw Ye Xuan’s group, disgust appeared on their faces.
“Damn, why did we run into Team 2B? What bad luck.”
“We deliberately came an hour later to eat. How did we still run into this unlucky bunch?”
Ye Xuan did not know why this team had such great hostility toward his own team, but he saw Quan Guanxi at the end of their line, staring fixedly at him as if he wanted to bore a hole through his face.
Ye Xuan placed his hand under the table and provocatively made a contemptuous gesture at him.
Quan Guanxi saw it, and his eyes widened as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. Suddenly, he was punched by the person in front of him.
“Trash, hurry up and get our food.”
Quan Guanxi held his head, glaring at Ye Xuan while walking toward the serving window.
Ye Xuan’s little movement was seen by Lu Shao, who was sitting beside him.
Lu Shao pointed at Quan Guanxi and asked Ye Xuan, “You know him?”
Of course he knew him. Very well, in fact.
Ye Xuan nodded.
Lu Shao said to Ye Xuan, “I heard that guy privately went to trouble a reserve team member and got their whole team punished. They have to work for the base for free for a week. Their Team C already does the most tiring work, so their team has a lot of resentment toward him.”
Understandable. If Ye Xuan encountered that kind of teammate, even if he did not say it out loud, he would definitely feel resentful too.
“But they don’t seem very friendly toward us either.”
They had even deliberately emphasized “2B” to mock them.
“Aiya, just let them run their mouths a little. Brother Feng told us not to lower ourselves to their level.” Lu Shao picked his teeth with a toothpick. “Our Team B doesn’t need to do those dangerous missions, and the benefits are good too. They’re jealous.”
Ye Xuan looked thoughtful. “So that’s how it is.”
Someone slammed a tray down in front of them with a bang.
“Are you done eating? If you’re done, stop occupying the latrine without taking a shit.”
Before Lu Shao and Ye Xuan could say anything, someone stood up ahead of them and pointed at that person while cursing. It was Tong Wei.
“Ding Kai, don’t look for trouble for no reason. There are so many seats, but you just have to sit here?”
The other members of Team C also walked over and put down their trays.
“We just want to sit here. What do you mean by hogging the seats after you’re done eating? Are you bandits?”
Tong Wei spat, raising his fist as he walked up to them.
“And now you’re turning around and blaming us?”
“What? You’re hogging seats and now you want to hit people too?”
The person called Ding Kai pointed at his own face and said to Tong Wei, “Come on, hit me. Hit me right here. If you do, just wait to be locked up in solitary confinement.”
He was truly arrogant. The members of Team B could not stand it anymore and all stood up.
“You Team C people better not go too far. We’ve never taken the initiative to provoke you.”
“You Team B people are parasites of the base. You clearly don’t do much work, so why does the base give you such good benefits?”
“Do you see the world through your asshole? Although our Team B’s missions aren’t dangerous, which one of them isn’t beneficial to the base? On the other hand, your Team C goes out scouting every day, but I’ve never heard of you finding anything. All the information is brought back by Team One and Team A. If you ask me, your Team C is the real parasite of the base.”
“What did you say? Fuck, you’re asking to die.”
Luo Feng stopped the fist swinging toward Tong Wei. When the person who had thrown the punch saw Luo Feng step forward, he no longer dared to speak. He pulled back his hand and rubbed his wrist bones, but his expression was still unconvinced.
“Settle down for a bit.” Luo Feng took a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth, lighting it with one hand. He took a deep drag, blew out a ring of smoke, and looked at the members of Team C. “If you’re unconvinced, then participate in Sunday’s team challenge match. If our Team B loses, I’ll apply to the base for our team to be downgraded.”
Luo Feng took another drag, tossed the cigarette onto the ground, and stepped on it. His gaze became sharp and dangerous, intimidating without anger. “If you lose, then control your own mouths. Otherwise, even if I have to take the base’s punishment, I’ll beat every single one of you until you can’t speak.”
The members of Team C looked at one another and stood there without daring to make a sound.
Luo Feng raised his hand and called out, “Let’s go, kids. Since you’re full, we’ll go back and train early today.”
“Yes!”
Ye Xuan followed the main group behind Luo Feng.
At that moment, he felt as if he were acting in a TV drama. Luo Feng was the underworld boss, and they were the younger brothers following behind him to do his bidding.
After walking out of the cafeteria, Tong Wei could no longer keep up the act. He ran to Luo Feng’s side and shouted, “Brother Feng, you are my god!”
“That was so cool, okay? We kept giving way to Team C again and again, but they just kept pushing further. We should’ve stood firm like this long ago.”
“Brother Feng, do you know how handsome you were just now?”
Someone imitated Luo Feng, tossing a nonexistent cigarette onto the ground and lowering his voice. “Otherwise, even if I have to take the base’s punishment, I’ll beat every single one of you until you can’t speak.”
Once one person imitated him, everyone followed.
Luo Feng could not withstand the commotion and covered his face.
“Alright, alright. I know your team leader is very handsome.”
Luo Feng suddenly stopped and turned around to face everyone.
“But next, all of you better train properly. Don’t embarrass me in Sunday’s challenge match. Do you understand?”
“Yes!”
The answer was orderly and unified. When it was time to be serious, everyone’s attitude was unexpectedly proper.
Ye Xuan also silently clenched his fist. He could not drag the team down either.
After returning to the venue, most people went to the central venue to train. Even Chen Cheng went.
Ye Xuan had neither merit points nor battle points, so he could only stay in the team venue to train.
To be honest, he felt a little discouraged, but he could only comfort himself and take things slowly.
Luo Feng walked over to Ye Xuan with one hand in his pocket.
“There’s a mission tomorrow that needs five people. You should go with Tong Wei and the others. It’s not dangerous.”
Ye Xuan’s eyes lit up slightly, but then he shook his head.
“I only came here today. I’m not qualified to participate, right?”
Would this count as stealing someone else’s spot? He understood Luo Feng’s kindness. Luo Feng wanted to give him a chance to earn merit points.
Luo Feng patted his shoulder and said fiercely, “I already told you. You kid, when others are good to you, just accept it. What’s there to feel embarrassed about?”
Seeing that Ye Xuan was still hesitating, Luo Feng said to him, “I asked Chen Cheng. Chen Cheng doesn’t want to go. The other kids also want to stay in the venue and train to prepare for Sunday’s challenge match. So this chance is yours.”
“If you really don’t want to go, I’ll ask the other kids.”
Luo Feng made as if to leave.
Ye Xuan hurriedly grabbed him. “Brother Feng, I’ll go.”
Luo Feng looked back and scoffed. “Brat, you clearly wanted to go so badly. It was written all over your face, yet you still insisted on pretending.”
Ye Xuan scratched his head in embarrassment. “I was afraid of taking someone else’s spot. That wouldn’t be good. I can’t accept it so naturally.”
Luo Feng stared at him for a while, then scoffed again. “You kid really do have a strong sense of morality. When you were little, did you never cry and ask for candy?”
Ye Xuan did not refute it. He truly had never cried and asked for candy.
Because before he could even start crying, the candy had already been brought to his mouth.
