"How could that be? Don't even mention the teacher, even God himself couldn't make it happen!" In contrast, Zhang Lei had no intention of ending it now. His life had been completely ruined by Lei Xiaofeng, and even if it ended, it wouldn't be easy to go back to his original life. Besides, Zhang Lei felt that things were fine as they were, and there was no need to go back to his original life.
With the emergence of several methods to conserve internal energy, Zhang Lei could still have a considerable amount of internal energy left after fighting with Lei Xiaofeng every day, and the process of fighting itself was a training process.
Zhang Lei's personality is somewhat like this; before things happen, he's afraid and tries to avoid them. But once something is looming over him and there's no way to escape, he might as well face it head-on. He has a lot of confidence in his willpower. He'll wear you down if he can't beat you; after all, you're four or five years younger than him. Even considering life expectancy, Zhang Lei has a better chance of living longer!
Moreover, Zhang Lei still had a move he hadn't used yet. How could he be satisfied without testing its effectiveness on Lei Xiaofeng? Although releasing internal energy the instant it hits a person's body is quite difficult—even when practicing on a target, Zhang Lei only succeeded once every ten or so attempts, let alone in actual combat with Lei Xiaofeng—Zhang Lei recently saw someone playing a game and suddenly had an inspiration.
Many people have probably played this game. One person holds a pen and hovers it above, while another person waits below with their hand outstretched. If the person above suddenly lets go, the other person wins if they react quickly enough and grab it; otherwise, they lose.
This is a game that tests reaction speed. If the person on top doesn't make too many feints, the test taker has a good chance of succeeding. However, if you use a ballpoint pen with a spring on it and press it down repeatedly, and then use the spring force to rush down, Zhang Lei has never seen anyone successfully catch it.
Inspiration came from here. With the help of self-examination, Zhang Lei learned to precisely control two sets of muscles, giving them opposite commands to make them stiffen, artificially forming one or even several spring systems.
When needed, release one of the suppressed groups and instantly strengthen the other group with internal energy. This way, the punch will be at least half as fast and the power should be considerable. Zhang Lei tried it, and if the punch missed, his elbow would even feel a tearing sensation.
In fact, Zhang Lei had discovered this for some time, but he was waiting for an opportunity. Zhang Lei had something he hadn't used yet, and who knew if Lei Xiaofeng had any trump cards he hadn't used. Strictly speaking, the two of them were still maintaining restraint to some extent, and neither of them used weapons that did not comply with UN regulations. If Zhang Lei was the first to exceed the limits, he must not give Lei Xiaofeng a chance to retaliate.
Power plants are generally quite large, and to facilitate the enrollment of their children, they usually have affiliated schools. Although these schools are nominally under the jurisdiction of the local education bureau, they are actually directly under the leadership of the power plant.
The same applies to this National Mathematical Olympiad selection competition. The power sector will organize a special selection process, and then the selected participants will represent the power sector in the competition.
There is competition among the various power bureaus, and they compete in all aspects. Since it is inconvenient to directly compare other aspects, this competition has become a arena for them to compete.
The Dongdian Bureau has always lagged behind in this regard. Children in the Northeast are quite wild, and the teaching staff is also somewhat weak. In comparison, the educational level is not as good as that of students in South China, East China, or even North China. In previous years, not to mention being selected, there were very few even encouragement awards.
This time, the Dongdian Corporation has made it clear that no matter which power plant's affiliated school it is, as long as someone is selected, they will be supported no matter what.
The wording was vague, and it was unclear whether it referred to the power plant or specifically the school. In any case, the leadership had already shown sufficient concern, and if they didn't respond to Lingzi, they would be asking for trouble. In any case, they had to show the right attitude.
Therefore, students in the first year of junior high school who meet the age requirements, as well as those in the sixth grade of elementary school who are good at math, should be specially identified and given intensive training in order to participate in the preliminary competition held during the winter vacation.
In the first year of junior high, only Zhang Lei and Tian Zhiguo met the age requirement, meaning they started school early. The other students were all over the age limit. Fortunately, both of them were very good at math, especially Zhang Lei.
Zhang Lei learned from his father that the school had given this matter special attention and had provided him with the special treatment of suspension of classes and exemption from exams. In a school for children of employees, this was just a matter of a word from the school leaders.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, is the day Zhang Lei and Tian Zhiguo will be separated from their classmates and given special time to focus on intensive math competition preparation. From that day on, even Lei Xiaofeng won't be able to find Zhang Lei, because they will be studying for long periods every day. When they go home, a teacher who lives nearby will accompany them. No matter how unruly Lei Xiaofeng is, he wouldn't dare to stop students from fighting in front of the teachers, especially since this is an important matter assigned from above.
Zhang Lei was watching the game on the playground. Today was the day of their class's girls' basketball game. Anyone who had finished their homework during self-study could come and watch, but going home first was not allowed.
San Leizi swaggered over, looking like no respectable person. No wonder the teachers thought she was a hooligan. Zhang Lei kept reminding himself never to walk like her again.
Unlike at the beginning, Zhang Lei no longer avoids San Leizi as much, but he usually doesn't like being with him either. In the past, if this happened, Zhang Lei would usually watch the game from another side, and San Leizi would generally not follow him. If he followed him again, they would start fighting, and no one else could watch. Fighting is not everything in life.
Lei Xiaofeng was slightly taken aback when he saw that Zhang Lei didn't move aside. He was used to Zhang Lei leaving when he came. Although it wasn't a suitable time or place to fight, there were too many people here, but he couldn't show weakness. It wasn't convenient for him to fight here, and it wasn't convenient for Zhang Lei either. He adjusted his mindset and continued walking towards where Zhang Lei was standing, but his steps were no longer as smooth.
Walking up to Zhang Lei, Lei Xiaofeng pinched Zhang Lei's cheek and shook it up and down. "Little Zhang Lei, why didn't you avoid me today? Tsk tsk, this little face feels so good. We're all hitting each other the same, how come your skin is so smooth and soft!" He was sure that Zhang Lei wouldn't make a move here, after all, Zhang Lei still needed to maintain his image as a good student.
He didn't notice the fierce glint in Zhang Lei's eyes. Anyway, he had been saving a trick up his sleeve for today, and the timing was even better than after school. Once the two of them were already fighting, there might not be such a good opportunity. Lei Xiaofeng's quick reaction made Zhang Lei very uneasy.
Zhang Lei stepped forward. "That has to do with character. I have good character, so..." Zhang Lei only got halfway through his sentence before his fist shot out like a venomous snake emerging from its hole.
Zhang Lei chose to land on the lower edge of his stomach. This way, the distance the fist needed to travel was the shortest, making it less likely to be noticed by San Leizi or by those around him. Moreover, this spot was a large target, so even if San Leizi made a slight dodge, he wouldn't completely miss. You know, if a fist using the principle of springs misses the opponent's arm, the damage can be significant.
Another reason can be seen from Lei Xiaofeng's reaction. Lei Xiaofeng is clutching his chest and abdomen, squatting on the ground. Although this guy is skinny, his ability to withstand blows is still admirable to Zhang Lei. Zhang Lei guesses that if it were him, he might have curled up on the ground and rolled around, or even vomited up the lunch he had just eaten.
While expressing his admiration for San Leizi, Zhang Lei walked quickly towards the classroom. It wasn't that Zhang Lei didn't want to take the opportunity to hit him a few more times, but if he made any more moves, he couldn't guarantee that others wouldn't notice. Several people were already looking at them curiously.
Just as Zhang Lei finished packing his schoolbag, San Leizi returned and, without saying a word, kicked Zhang Lei right in the schoolbag he was holding up. Of course, this schoolbag belonged to Zhang Lei's lovely deskmate.
"Don't rush, let's go to the usual place!" Zhang Lei then scattered the contents of San Leizi's backpack everywhere.
"Today I'll show you what San Leizi is all about!" San Leizi's face was already a little distorted. He turned around and walked towards the door. Zhang Lei was different today. San Leizi had already realized it and it was time to get serious!
"Okay!" Zhang Lei slung his backpack over his shoulder and followed Lei Xiaofeng toward the door.
Just as he took a step, Zhang Lei suddenly kicked San Leizi in the lower back, sending him crashing into the wall.
For more than a month, Zhang Lei had been obediently following him to that designated fighting location. San Leizi never expected that Zhang Lei would suddenly attack him in the classroom in front of so many students, and that he would attack with his foot, which he had been afraid to use recently. He was completely unprepared.
The so-called ability to pinpoint location by listening to the wind is an advanced skill that ordinary people don't possess. Although San Leizi can reign supreme in this small place, he is essentially still an ordinary person and naturally wouldn't be able to detect Zhang Lei's despicable activities.
Perhaps Zhang Lei hadn't considered these things when he cooperated so well in the past, but even unintentional actions facilitated his surprise attack today. Changing ingrained thought patterns isn't easy. Since Lei Xiaofeng had already noticed that Zhang Lei was different today, yet still acted as usual, wasn't he just asking for trouble?
Lei Xiaofeng stumbled and crashed into the wall, with Zhang Lei close behind, rushing after him. He couldn't afford to give him time to react, or Zhang Lei might not be able to leave today.
Although he was caught off guard by the kick, it didn't cause San Leizi too much damage. He turned around before hitting the wall, used the wall as leverage, and bounced up against Zhang Lei.
Just like Zhang Lei didn't dare use his feet when fighting Lei Xiaofeng, Lei Xiaofeng didn't use his feet much when fighting Zhang Lei either. Zhang Lei only thought San Leizi's reactions were fast, but he didn't know that in Lei Xiaofeng's eyes, his reactions were just as quick, and getting his leg grabbed by Lei Xiaofeng was no good either. Moreover, aerial maneuvers were absolutely forbidden for Zhang Lei. Lei Xiaofeng wasn't unfamiliar with aerial tricks, but even at the very beginning, he had never gained the upper hand. Otherwise, Lei Xiaofeng could have easily pushed off the wall, flipped over, and delivered a powerful kick.
The distance between Zhang Lei and him was completely beyond San Leizi's imagination. When San Leizi turned around, his nose almost bumped into Zhang Lei's forehead. He instinctively pushed his hands outward, trying to increase the distance between the two of them a little.
At this moment, Zhang Lei's hands were not idle. He had simulated this scene countless times in his mind, and he had practiced this set of movements countless times by himself. Even with his eyes closed, there would be no error.
Zhang Lei's hand gripped San Leizi's parted hair, which was probably covered in hair wax or something similar. Zhang Lei's hand almost slipped off.
With a downward thrust, Zhang Lei seemed to be pulling San Leizi's head down, while at the same time his right knee seemed to be about to slam in.
Lei Xiaofeng was horrified. Even a fool would know that taking such a blow in this situation could flatten his entire face. He didn't know what Zhang Lei had decided today, but he was so ruthless that even San Leizi was a little scared.
Ignoring the pain from his hair being pulled, Lei Xiaofeng forcefully tilted his head back while pressing his hands down, determined not to let Zhang Lei's knee lift. "One leg is worth two fists, one knee is worth three legs"—these are old sayings. Even if Zhang Lei's knee strikes weren't very well-trained, he couldn't afford to take a hit lightly.
If Zhang Lei hadn't rehearsed this routine countless times beforehand, his reaction time definitely wouldn't have been up to par. Unfortunately, San Lei's reactions were exactly what Zhang Lei had anticipated, or rather, what Zhang Lei most wanted him to do. At this moment, Zhang Lei was simply reviewing the movements he had already mastered.
Zhang Lei thrust his right hand forward, using the force of San Leizi's head as he raised it to slam his head against the wall.
"Duang!" The nearby doors and windows shook violently, and a lot of dust fell from the glass, creating a rather beautiful spectacle.
After the collision, Zhang Lei stopped admiring the scenery and ran towards the door. Lei Xiaofeng didn't have time to stop him. All he could do now was hold his head and slump against the wall. By the time he stood up, Zhang Lei would probably already be home. Let him leave early if he wanted, since he wouldn't have to go to class starting tomorrow anyway.