"Including some margin for error, it was about 10.40 seconds. Not a bad performance..." Lin Feng was somewhat satisfied with Yang Ming’s performance. By his estimation, Yang Ming’s time was nearly a full second less than the second-place runner’s; his advantage was clear.
"Not bad? This is downright terrifying!" Xu Jing exclaimed to Lin Feng in a delicate voice. "Lin Feng, you don’t know, the men’s 100-meter dash record at Jiangzhou University is only 10.45 seconds. Yang Ming has already broken that record with this run! It’s a shame this is only the preliminary round and doesn’t count towards the final score. If this were the final, this performance would have earned our class seven points!"
"This breaks the school record? Is Jiangzhou University’s record that easy to break?" Lin Feng looked at Xu Jing, startled, a somewhat strange expression on his face. He had only thought of Yang Ming’s running speed as average at best...
"Are you really in the dark or just pretending to be?" Xu Jing stared at Lin Feng, speaking with some exasperation. "A time under 10.4 seconds puts Yang Ming in a strong position even for provincial competitions, so breaking a school sports meet record is simple enough!"
"I see... I was overthinking." Lin Feng managed a bitter smile. He had assumed that many athletes at Jiangzhou University would be able to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds. It seemed he had miscalculated...
"Yang Ming came in first, and you don’t seem excited at all. You knew about his strength all along, didn’t you?" Xu Jing looked at Lin Feng, her expression suspicious.
"Why get too excited..." Lin Feng smiled casually at Xu Jing, speaking with nonchalance. "If you get so excited now, Teacher, you’ll be truly shocked later..."
"What are you saying... I don’t understand." Xu Jing was puzzled by Lin Feng’s words. However, before she could ask again, Lin Feng had already fallen silent.
But soon, Xu Jing understood what Lin Feng meant by "shocked."
During the following 200m, 400m, and 800m preliminary races, the Business Administration class’s other two competitors from the School of Economics and Management, Zhong Jialiang and Wang Zikai, won first place in one and two events respectively. Even more astoundingly, they both surpassed Jiangzhou University’s original school records! Their speeds were breathtaking.
Upon the completion of the preliminary races for the four sprint events, Jiangzhou University was virtually in an uproar.
In particular, the students from the School of Physical Education watched, dumbfounded, as these startling events transpired again and again.
"Impossible! How can there be so many incredible competitors among the new students of the Business Administration class? Were they professional runners in high school?"
"They all broke records, and without false starts! Damn it, these guys didn’t take performance-enhancing drugs, did they?"
"It’s too much! Even Yang Zhi, running the 200m himself, was outpaced by five body lengths by that kid Zhong Jialiang! Is this guy even human?"
Of course, it wasn’t just the students from the School of Physical Education who were shocked. Students from other majors gradually noticed it too: every record-breaking runner wasn’t from the School of Physical Education, but from the Business Administration class of the School of Economics and Management!
"Damn! These guys must be using cheats..."
"The School of Physical Education is being left so far in the dust, it’s too ridiculous!"
"Hehe, isn’t the School of Physical Education usually so arrogant? They openly claimed that the school sports meet is their stage. This is going to be quite the slap in the face for them!"
Gradually, spectators who sensed the unfolding drama gathered by the scoreboard, which displayed the points. Soon, hundreds of people had congregated, excitedly speculating about the results of the final two long-distance races: the 1,500m and 3,000m.
"I bet those guys from the School of Economics and Management definitely took drugs to temporarily beat the professional athletes from the School of Physical Education in explosive power. Long-distance running is all about endurance; they should be out of luck now!"
"How do you know they took drugs? Maybe they’ve been planning to give the School of Physical Education a good slap in the face at this year’s sports meet and started secret training months ago!"
"Bullshit! You think a few months of secret training will let them beat professional athletes from the School of Physical Education? Who the hell do you think you are? Those guys have been training for over a decade!"
"Err... then they must have taken drugs..."
It wasn’t just the spectators who thought Wang Zikai and the others were doping. Vice Principal Zheng Yi, who was in charge of organizing the competition, personally came to the scene. He summoned Wang Zikai, Yang Ming, and Zhong Jialiang, conducted brief interviews, and even took samples of their bodily fluids to be reserved for later drug testing.
Faced with Zheng Yi’s queries, Wang Zikai and the others cooperated. They vaguely mentioned that they had practiced a bit more than usual but didn’t reveal Lin Feng’s involvement to Zheng Yi. After providing about half a test tube of urine each, the trio nonchalantly left the office and rejoined Lin Feng on the field.
"Brother Feng... you’re incredible! I can barely believe it!" Upon seeing Lin Feng, Yang Ming quickly gave him a bear hug, exclaiming excitedly, "I was just running casually and didn’t feel like I was going particularly fast, but somehow, the other competitors suddenly seemed to slow down so much... 10.23 seconds! That scared the hell out of me! This is the first time I’ve ever broken 13 seconds in the 100-meter dash!"
"Yes... Yang Ming is right. I definitely felt the other competitors running much slower than before too," Zhong Jialiang added with a grin. "It felt like a dream, so unbelievable..."
"The most critical part is, I ran both the 400m and 800m preliminaries consecutively, and I’m still not flushed or out of breath..." Wang Zikai said to Lin Feng, feigning a troubled expression. "Brother Feng, you’ve got to come clean. Did you secretly give us Viagra? Principal Zheng just had us pee for a drug test. Boss, you better not ruin our lifelong reputations!"
"Viagra? I don’t have anything like that... As for your lifelong reputation? Do you even have one of those? Wasn’t it ruined by Yi Hongmei a long time ago?" Lin Feng pushed Wang Zikai away with a wry smile. This guy always spoke recklessly.
"Damn it, Brother Feng, if you bring that up again, I’ll seriously get pissed off!" Hearing Lin Feng mention Yi Hongmei, Wang Zikai immediately tensed up and roared. His failed attempt at a first-time experience with Yi Hongmei at a cheap motel had become the ultimate teasing material for his roommates. Now, he practically had a complex about it; whenever Yi Hongmei was mentioned, Wang Zikai would fly off the handle.
Wang Zikai and the others were so excited to see Lin Feng that they didn’t notice Xu Jing, who stood next to him, had a very strange expression on her face.
So, the outstanding performances of Wang Zikai, Yang Ming, and Zhong Jialiang are actually thanks to Lin Feng. What exactly did he do to suddenly give these three ordinary boys the physique of professional athletes?
Stealing a glance at Lin Feng, Xu Jing wondered inwardly, Could this ability of Lin Feng’s have something to do with the medical skills he inherited?