Chen Qiang stood up.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Chen Qiang. No one expected that someone would really challenge Yamazaki Masao.

"Who is he? Which class?"

"Look at me!"

"Isn't it from our class, is it from your class?"

"It's not from our class, maybe it's not from our grade!"

Someone started to talk in a low voice.

Because he wanted to participate in the tug-of-war competition, Chen Qiang wore vests and shorts. Today is the day of the sports meet again. Many students who have competition events did not wear school uniforms, but wore shorts and vests. So everyone regarded Chen Qiang as a contestant in a certain event.

Those who don’t know Chen Qiang would never have thought that Chen Qiang is not a student of Fudan High School at all. He is just a newspaper boy and is a tug-of-war competition to make up the numbers.

The fat little fat Wang Changshou knew Chen Qiang backwards, for fear that things would involve him. People are seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune. When Chen Qiang stood up, Wang Changshou knew something was going to happen, so he hurriedly hid behind.

While hiding, Wang Changshou thought to himself: "No one else has challenged Yamazaki Masao. How big a big shot is you, a newspaper boy,? How can you show off your presence! If the teacher knows this, I invited you, you will not be implicated in me and eat melons together!"

"This person looks like a newspaper boy selling newspapers at the door!" a boy muttered in a low voice.

"Do you know him?" a girl next to her asked immediately.

The boy suddenly remembered that the one he bought from Chen Qiang was a Fengyue tabloid, and that thing was shameful. If the girl knew that she had bought Fengyue tabloids, it would be really embarrassing and she would not be able to raise her head in the class in the future.

"I don't know him. The first time I saw him, how could I know him?" the boy replied guiltily.

Although Chen Qiang's other old customers recognized Chen Qiang's identity as a newspaper boy, they all pretended not to know each other. Everyone had a brain-like situation. They must not let other students know about buying a tabloid.

...

When Masao Yamazaki said the words "Sick Man in East Asia", Tan Sanwu's expression suddenly became serious.

"Yamazaki Jun was too proud and took the initiative to provoke the Chinese. His behavior would destroy my mission!" Gu Sansanwu said in his heart.

Naturally, Gu Sansanwu would not run from Northeast China to Shanghai to find fault with no other matters. He has his own task, and it is also part of the task to come to Fudan High School for exchanges.

But Masao Yamazaki didn't know the task that Tani San Sanwu was responsible for, so he began to float after the victory and took the initiative to provoke.

In Tan Sanwu's opinion, if the task has been completed very smoothly, there should be no more trouble. However, Tan Sanwu felt a little excited in his heart. Although he did not agree with Masao Yamazaki's intentional trouble after winning, Masao Yamazaki's "present-minded" look made Tan Sanwu feel proud.

"Although Yamazaki Jun was a little impulsive, he also happened to tell these Chinese people that our Yamato nation is the best nation in the world!" Gu Sansanwu said in his heart, but his face was a modest expression. He bowed slightly to Principal Li beside him and said, "Principal Li, my disciple is really too reckless and too rude."

Tan Sanwu's Chinese is much better than Masao Yamazaki. After all, he has been in Manchu for seven or eight years, and has a level of eight Northeast dialect. From time to time, words such as "how to do it", "bumping", and "lossing" will appear in daily communication from time to time.

Principal Li just smiled and nodded. Gu Sansanwu only mentioned "recklessness" and "irrespectfulness", but he had no intention of apologizing at all. The implication was to agree with the statement of "sick man from East Asia"!

At this time, Principal Li was angry, but more helpless. Today's competition is like a microcosm of China in the past few decades. He was invaded by the great powers, bullied by the great powers, trampled by the great powers, discriminated by the great powers, finally swung his fists to resist, but was defeated, and then he was invaded, humiliated, trampled and discriminated against!

In this world where the strong prey on the weak, if you fall behind, you will be beaten!

However, what disappointed Principal Li even more was that no one of his students dared to face the challenge.

People are bullying the door, and they point at their noses and call you "Sick Man from East Asia", but you will only be silent...

Are you afraid? Are you numb? Or do you choose to surrender directly when facing a powerful enemy?

Surrender? This is not what Fudan people should do!

Even if you are really not as skilled as others, you should show your courage, at least let the Japanese know that we will not surrender, and Fudan people are not cowards!

When the May 30th Massacre occurred last year, Principal Li personally organized the Fudan Volunteer Army. He felt that Fudan students should be able to learn this truth after that behavior.

But now it seems that just by organizing the Volunteer Army once, it is still impossible to awaken those numb hearts!

Principal Li clenched his fists and his nails had already penetrated into the flesh. At this time, he hoped that someone could stand up and face the challenges of the Japanese.

At this moment, a boy stood up.

"I'll challenge you!" The voice suddenly rang out, like thunder in the silent crowd!

Principal Li raised his head and saw Chen Qiang emerging from the crowd.

The next second, a light of relief appeared in Principal Li's eyes.

"Good! This is our Fudan native!"

...

Masao Yamazaki looked at Chen Qiang carefully. The Chinese man in front of him looked like he was fifteen or sixteen years old. Although he was not short, he was a little thin. He looked different from the rich children around him, his skin was a little dark, and he didn't look pampered, but his temperament was different from other Chinese people.

Masao Yamazaki has been in China for a while. He has met many Chinese people, most of whom look numb, as if they have no opinion and only blindly obedient.

When the Chinese knew that he was Japanese, some showed fear, some showed fear, some showed at a loss, some showed hatred, and some flattered him.

Masao Yamazaki has seen all kinds of Chinese people, but for the first time I saw Chen Qiang like this. The unique temperament that Chen Qiang exuded made Masao Yamazaki feel very familiar and even more uncomfortable.

After thinking for a few seconds, Masao Yamazaki finally realized that the temperament was called "pride"!

That’s right, Chen Qiang naturally exudes a sense of pride. This is different from other Chinese people. Other Chinese people are inferior, but Chen Qiang is proud!

Masao Yamazaki suddenly remembered that he had seen a British nobleman before, and his pride was emitting this kind of pride. That feeling seemed to be invisibly showing his confidence and strength to everyone!

The British Empire was an empire in this era, with colonies spread all over the world, and was the hegemony of this era and the dominant of this era.

So the British are proud, or even arrogant. They think the French are pretentious, the Germans are stereotyped, the Italians are lazy, the Spanish fail, and the Americans are all nouveau riche, so how gentlemen are as gentlemen as I am a British!

In fact, even decades later, the British Empire had declined, and the British still maintained this arrogance.

Masao Yamazaki still vaguely remembered that when he faced the British nobleman, when he felt the proud temperament of the other party, he seemed at a loss and inferior! The confidence exuded by the British made him breathing more rapidly.

Because for the Japanese, Britain is the world's top power, and the Japanese will instinctively surrender when facing the strong.

The temperament exudes from the British is the pride of a powerful country.

And today, Masao Yamazaki saw the same temperament and the same pride in Chen Qiang!

The next second, Yamazaki Masao felt that he had been insulted.

As a Japanese, Masao Yamazaki does not have this kind of proud temperament. But the Chinese in front of him reveals the pride of a strong man all over his body!

Is China a strong country? It was obviously not at that time.

"Why are you a Chinese, why are you so proud? You Chinese are not qualified to have something that even Japanese people don't have!" A cold light suddenly appeared in Masao Yamazaki's eyes. He suddenly felt that he was actually jealous of the Chinese in front of him.

"Okay, you challenge, I accept it, you lose, kneel down and say, "The Sick Man in East Asia!" Masao Yamazaki said word by word, as if trying to suppress the anger in his heart.

"Yes." Chen Qiang nodded without hesitation to agree.

A vague sounded in the crowd around him, perhaps because he admired Chen Qiang's courage, perhaps because he lamented Chen Qiang's recklessness, perhaps because he was mocking Chen Qiang's high and nobleness, or perhaps because he was waiting for Chen Qiang to lose and see a joke.

This reminded Chen Qiang of the people watching the execution in "The True Story of Ah Q". Perhaps they were also waiting for themselves to shout the half sentence "Twenty years later, it's another...", and then howled with the howling of the jackal!

But Chen Qiang is not Ah Q, and he is not on the execution ground.

Chen Qiang stared at Masao Yamazaki seriously and continued, "You lost, kneel down, apologize, and then say that you are the sick husband of East Asia!"

"What!" A shock in Masao Yamazaki's eyes flashed. It was not that he did not understand Chen Qiang's words, but that he did not expect that Chen Qiang would dare to put forward conditions.

The Chinese in this era are numb, obedient, and inferior. When facing the great powers, they can even be said to be "a slut that can't be beaten with a single stick". Even after decades, some people still whisper to foreigners.

But Chen Qiang is different. He is proud and confident. He never feels that he needs to be humble to foreigners. He believes that since Masao Yamazaki chose to come to provoke, he should bear the corresponding consequences.

Chen Qiang wants to give Masao Yamazaki some punishment, which will make him remember and may even become a shame for his life. Chen Qiang wants to let Masao Yamazaki know that looking down on the Chinese will cost him.

It’s like having to pat your butt and leave? That’s impossible!

"What, don't you dare?" Chen Qiang looked at Masao Yamazaki with a contemptuous look.

This look instantly angered Masao Yamazaki and was despised by a Chinese. Masao Yamazaki must not accept it. He nodded: "Yes, I agree!"

"The 12-second 8 result is not as good as a national third-level athlete in the future, so he dares to come out and speak loudly!" Chen Qiang stared at Masao Yamazaki. In his eyes, Masao Yamazaki was already a prey sent to his mouth.

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Chapter completed!