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Lin Chuan sat back down in the queue, and Wang Xu immediately came over. "Old Lin, no, I mean Brother Lin, I'm really not good at the Benzema and stuff, am I?"

"I remember you're good at basketball, right?" Lin Chuan glanced at him.

"I'm just average, but I'm afraid I can't handle a five-on-five match. If I lose, I'm afraid I'll get scolded by the instructors." Wang Xu was a little scared. He was fine playing around normally, but he was a bit nervous about playing in a class competition, especially such an important one.

"Then wouldn't it be great if we just won?" Lin Chuan said matter-of-factly.

To be honest, his deskmate wasn't exactly a great person, but he wasn't bad either. However, he lacked confidence and was quite timid. In his previous life, he was easily manipulated by his boss at work. He worked diligently every day, but after marrying a woman, he divorced her after only six months.

They also stole a lot of money from his family, leaving him in a miserable and wretched state.

"The other side isn't necessarily better than you," Lin Chuan patted him on the shoulder. "Go ahead and fight. If you really lose, it'll be me, the squad leader, who gets scolded by Instructor Liu, not you."

Wang Xu paused for a moment, then finally said "Oh".

"Hey, can I be the team leader?" Compared to Wang Xu, who lacked confidence, Liu Hao was bursting with confidence. He went straight to Lin Chuan and asked.

"Why?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Because my basketball skills are better than yours," Liu Hao said frankly, after all, he had played basketball with Lin Chuan, his classmate in junior high school.

Moreover, since he signed up, he must be confident in his basketball skills. Plus, this is a great opportunity to show off in class, so why would he let it pass?

"I didn't want to be the captain, I just wanted to win this game, and it's also for the sake of my classmates." He added at the end to make it seem like he had nothing to do with it.

However, Lin Chuan could guess the other party's little scheme with a snap of his fingers. He continued, "You're wrong. I'm actually better at basketball."

If he were only at a junior high school level, he would indeed play only so-so. But unfortunately, he had already been to university, and because it was a relatively bad university, he actually played more basketball there. He was very enthusiastic about playing basketball back then and even trained with his university team for quite a long time.

To be honest, if he wanted to, joining the school team at this high school wouldn't be a problem.

"Do you think I want to be the captain? If we lose, we might all get scolded, and then we won't have any good training grounds left," Liu Hao continued, acting as if he was doing it for the good of the class, and intentionally or unintentionally putting pressure on Lin Chuan.

"We'll talk after we lose," Lin Chuan said, completely unfazed. This was nothing; he'd seen it all in his years in the workplace. He still had a smile on his face. "And if you want to be the captain, you might have to be a class monitor first. Then it'll be up to you."

Liu Hao was speechless for a moment after being choked. He gritted his teeth and thought to himself, "Such a show-off. If you lose, you'll be in for a world of hurt."

"Squad leader, how are we going to fight later?" Liu Lei asked quickly when he sensed that the atmosphere was not right.

"It's a last-minute game, so we don't have much of a tactical plan. We'll just use the simplest man-to-man defense," Lin Chuan said, looking at Wang Guohua who had been silent. "Can you handle the rebounds?"

"Okay," Wang Guohua said. He was the tallest among them, only about 1.8 meters tall.

Lin Chuan said, "Then I'll take charge of that PE student."

Since it was just a temporary competition, there wouldn't be any practice time, so he didn't intend to teach any tactics or teamwork to the players. After all, it wasn't realistic for a temporary competition. He just gave them a few simple instructions, and the rest depended on their individual teamwork and performance on the day.

After another half hour, the long break finally arrived. When the head instructor announced the break, the entire drill ground became lively.

With a long enough break, many of the social terrorists had already gone to visit other classes or the convenience store. Only the students from Class 5 and Class 3 headed to the basketball court together. After all, this wasn't an ordinary class match; it also concerned their training venue later on.

Even girls who don't watch basketball have moved on.

"Do you think our class can win?" Zhao Jiajia asked Chen Xiyu beside her.

"Sure," Chen Xiyu said.

"You trust the class monitor that much?"

"If he loses, it wouldn't be bad for him to get a scolding from Instructor Liu," Chen Xiyu said.

Zhao Jiajia said, "Hehe, then you should cheer on the boys in the class later, and they'll be as energetic as if they've been injected with chicken blood."

Chen Xiyu smiled and said, "I'll think about it."

At this time of day, there were hardly any people on the basketball court. Lin Chuan and his friends randomly chose a court next to it, and the court was full of students on both sides.

Of course, some students from other classes came to watch the fun, since it would be boring to sit there during break time.

Without much preamble, Lin Chuan and Zhang Fu stood on either side of the dividing line in the center of the basketball court, while a boy in military training uniform stood in the middle holding a basketball, also serving as a temporary referee.

The boy shouted to the students below, "Ten minutes will be the timer."

"Okay." The other boy took out his phone and started preparing.

"If there are no problems, I'm about to begin," the boy said, glancing at the two people beside him.

"Let's get started," Zhang Fu said.

Lin Chuan nodded as well.

"Start!" As soon as he finished speaking, the boy threw the basketball upwards with all his might.

Lin Chuan reacted the fastest, jumping the instant the boy tossed the ball. This is similar to rebounding; the one who gets the ball isn't necessarily the one who jumps the highest, but rather the one who has the best timing.

Lin Chuan did indeed touch the basketball first, but instead of catching it, he slapped it forward, sending the ball flying behind Zhang Fu.

After the ball bounced off the ground, Wang Xu was the first to catch it. He then started dribbling forward and quickly reached the basket. He took three steps and jumped to prepare for a layup when a figure suddenly appeared behind him, jumped up, and blocked his shot from behind.

That was Zhang Fu, who was the fastest to get back on defense; the basketball was slammed heavily onto the backboard.

"Excuse me," Wang Xu said somewhat awkwardly to Lin Chuan after the first ball was intercepted, "that guy runs really fast."

"It's just the beginning," Lin Chuan said.

Soon, the offense and defense switched, and Zhang Fu had the ball. He first stood outside the three-meter line and dribbled slowly, then suddenly accelerated to break through to the right. Taking advantage of Lin Chuan's movement, he dribbled to the left in a crossover pattern.

As a result, Lin Chuan quickly adjusted his body and caught up again. Zhang Fu was stunned. He did not expect the opponent to defend so well. Several attempts were blocked. He could only pass the basketball to his teammate.

A guy with a buzz cut on Zhang Fu's team happened to catch the pass and scored with a quick layup.

After scoring first, the students of Class 3 cheered.

Although they conceded the first goal, Lin Chuan and his team quickly recovered. Wang Guohua received a pass from his teammate under the basket and scored with a back-to-the-basket move.

The scores on both sides began to rise alternately, but Class 3 seemed to have better teamwork. Besides Zhang Fu, there was another guy who looked like a sports student. The two seemed to play ball together often.

In Class 3's team, the ball was basically in the hands of those two. When they worked together, scoring points was relatively easy.

"Hey, it seems like their class is a bit better," a girl from Class 5 couldn't help but say.

"This is just the beginning," Zhao Jiajia said. "Let's cheer for our class monitor and the others! Go Class 5!"

"Go Class 5!" the girls shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chuan caught the basketball passed to him by his teammate. Before the defenders could get in position, he had already pulled up for a jump shot. The basketball drew an arc in the air and then fell precisely into the net, clean and neat.

A cheer erupted, this time from the students of Class 5.

The pace of the game quickened, and with each goal, the shouts from both sides became even more enthusiastic. In particular, the boys on the field went all out after hearing the girls cheer.

Looking at those boys who were as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood, Lin Chuan couldn't help but sigh. They really were high school boys, at the most youthful and passionate age.

While feeling a bit emotional, Lin Chuan couldn't help but want to say to the tall, buzz-cut guy, "Dude, if you're going to play basketball, just play basketball. Can you please not crash into me like a tank? I just want to play basketball, not wrestle."

During the match, Liu Hao was eager to show off. Despite being double-teamed by two opponents, he still chose to go one-on-one. However, he was dispossessed as soon as he entered the two-meter line.

The opposing team seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack and scored another goal.

"Hey buddy, if you can't play, pass the ball!" Liu Lei finally couldn't help but say. He had just run into empty space, and if Liu Hao passed the ball, it would be easy to pass.

Liu Hao's expression turned somewhat grim, and he finally managed to utter only two words, "Mine."

"Don't rush, we're only down by a few points now, let's take it slow," Lin Chuan said from the side. "Liu Hao, you also need to pay attention to teamwork."

Hearing that it sounded like a way to defuse the situation, Liu Hao's expression turned even uglier.