75: Chapter 35: Cobblestone and Moss [Seeking First Subscription!] 75: Chapter 35: Cobblestone and Moss [Seeking First Subscription!] “Throw it!
Throw it now!” Lin Yi roared, tossing the shoes he held into the trash can with all his might.
Next to him, Wei Liang was also successful in throwing away his sneakers.
The sneakers promptly dropped into the trash can.
“I’m letting go, steady yourselves!” Xu Shun shouted, as he slowly withdrew his strength.
Seizing the opportunity, Lin Yi and Wei Liang steadied themselves, retreating step by step from the Staff Passage until they finally left the area engulfed by the booming noise.
They continued to retreat all the way to the slope, near the sign in front of the Cafeteria, where Lin Yi and Wei Liang finally collapsed on the ground, completely exhausted.
thank you!” the two gasped their thanks.
Looking at Xu Shun, who stood under the sun with a baseball bat, they felt a kind of reverence typically reserved for a deity.
Xu Shun waved his hand, sighed deeply, and then scolded them somewhat angrily, “You two really make a fuss over just throwing away stuff.”
“Had I not anticipated your movement, you both would have been done for!”
“You could anticipate this?” Lin Yi was incredibly surprised, remembering how not long ago Xu Shun had stood guard valiantly at the entrance to the Cafeteria.
Then, in the blink of an eye, he had run over to rescue them.
“Not only did I anticipate it, but I also came especially to save you guys, love it…” Wei Liang chimed in from the side.
Xu Shun raised an eyebrow, gazing down at the two bedraggled fellows, one barefoot, the other with both feet bare.
“Do you need a reason to save someone?
I wanted to save you, so I came,” he stated.
Xu Shun smiled, rolled up his pants, and squatted down, sitting next to Lin Yi and Wei Liang on the step.
“By the way, how did you anticipate that we would be in the Staff Passage?” Lin Yi asked curiously.
Xu Shun pointed at his bare feet.
“Your shoes caught something they shouldn’t have, so you obviously had to throw them in the trash can, is that even a question?”
you haven’t read the Cafeteria’s rules, how could you know…?”
“Stop right there!” Xu Shun shook his head with a wry smile, “Who told you I hadn’t read them?”
“Before I became a Sports Student, I was just like you guys.”
“It’s just that I no longer need to abide by the Cafeteria rules now.”
Xu Shun pulled out a baseball bat from behind, holding it gently in his hands.
His gaze was sincere, as if he was a chivalrous warrior fondly cleaning his beloved sword.
“No longer need to abide by them?” Lin Yi was taken aback and contemplative.
“Much as I feel, thanks for saving us.”
“No thanks needed, I’ve heard it so much my ears could grow calluses,” Xu Shun fiddled with his ear.
Unable to hold back, Lin Yi asked, “But …
if the Cafeteria rules state that items stained with Tomato sauce must be discarded into the nearest trash can, why is the trash can placed so far away?”
Xu Shun shrugged, “That, you’ll have to ask the Cafeteria folks.”
Lin Yi fell silent then said, “The Staff Passage…
Xu Shun shook his head, countered, “Otherwise, why do you think the Cafeteria rules specify such strict open hours?”
Lin Yi was taken aback, asking, “Are you saying…
the situation we just encountered is one type of danger you face if you stay in the Cafeteria past the time?”
“So, the Cafeteria’s open hours, they actually refer not just to the building but to the entire Cafeteria area?”
He looked down at his watch.
“It’s only 1:08 PM, how could we face danger?”
Xu Shun retorted, “Staying in a classroom that’s lit all night after 6 PM yet still encountering a blackout, isn’t that possible?”
“Plus, didn’t the Cafeteria rules also state not to go to the Staff Passage under normal circumstances?”
the trash can is over there,” Lin Yi implied that he genuinely had no desire to go.
Xu Shun nodded, “The trash can is there, but I’m guessing you didn’t throw away the garbage immediately for some reason and lingered at the entrance of the Staff Passage for a while, then heard that sound wave, right?”
Seeing that Lin Yi remained silent, Xu Shun knew he was correct.
“Oh yes, let me guess…
did you find that the area stained with the Tomato sauce disappeared, turning into something plastery powder?”
Xu Shun raised his baseball bat covered in plaster powder.
“And then in your little head, you wondered whether what you got on you was Tomato sauce or plaster powder?
After milling about for a while, you encountered what just happened?”
“How did you…?” Lin Yi gaped at Xu Shun, who had guessed everything correctly.
Xu Shun waved his hand, leisurely spelled out four words: “Seen it all before.”
lingering outside the Staff Passage too long also poses danger?”
Lin Yi, astonished, “You actually answered directly?”
Xu Shun pointed at the clear sky above, “With the sky clear and bright, what’s there to fear?
Rather, you should be mindful not to overthink and cross bounds once the time passes, and don’t blame me for not warning you then.”
okay, thanks for the warning.”
“So the right thing for me to do should be to throw away the trash and leave the Staff Passage area immediately without looking back, right?”
Xu Shun nodded, “Yes, and if you are confident in your pitching skills, I suggest you throw from a distance, just make sure it lands in the trash can.”
“But it would be really awkward if it didn’t make it…
you wouldn’t want to hear that sound again while picking something up, would you?”
“I understand,” Lin Yi said.
Well, I’ve rested enough, I’ll be going now,” Xu Shun said, grabbing his bat and standing up.