aircannonsinc Chapter 361 Isolation
Chapter 361 Isolation
The midday sun blazed down relentlessly, giving the rubber track on the playground a strong, unpleasant rubbery smell.
Before the confetti and cannon fire on the awards stage had even been swept away, Jiang Bai, carrying the heavy medal and surrounded by his three roommates, headed straight for the second cafeteria.
Jiang Bai walked in the very center, his steps light and breezy.
However, the state of his three sons beside him was rather intriguing.
"Alas... If only life could be like our first meeting, why would the autumn wind bring sorrow to the painted fan?"
Su Ze's eyes were unfocused, and he looked like a dried-up corpse whose soul had been extracted. He sighed as he walked.
"Third brother, do you think I was too focused on watching you receive your award just now?"
"How come, in the short time it took to turn my head, Bai Zhi didn't even leave me with a fleeting image?"
Lin Le also pushed up his glasses, looking extremely annoyed:
"Sigh, I should have known better than to watch the third brother win the medal, or I would have missed having dinner with Bai Zhi."
Gu Dapeng was the most exaggerated; he clutched the silver medal that represented the runner-up tightly.
His eyes were slightly red, and his voice carried the characteristic grievance of a burly Northeastern man.
"Brother-in-law, I'm so heartbroken!"
"This is the first national... no, school-wide medal I've ever won. I was planning to personally hang it around Bai Zhi's neck so she could feel the steadiness of her brother, Da Peng."
"And then? Why did she leave? Did she think my silver medal wasn't as impressive as your gold?"
Jiang Bai was almost laughing so hard he could barely breathe, listening to the three people buzzing in his ears.
"Gone?"
"Nonsense, I'm standing right here. Do you think I'd magically transform into Bai Zhi just because I didn't tell you my sister was gone?!"
He just received the award.
The three sons began to remember his trumpet and said they wanted to have lunch with Bai Zhi.
Fortunately, Jiang Bai was quick-witted and immediately said that his sister had already left.
The group was naturally completely bewildered.
When did they leave? How come they didn't see them?
In response, Jiang Bai simply said, "Just now, with so many people blocking the way, you definitely couldn't have seen it."
then.
From just now until now.
All the way there, the three sons regretted their earlier negligence.
Jiang Bai shook his head helplessly, cleared his throat, and said calmly:
"Alright, stop looking like you've all been widowed."
"My sister is very busy with work and studies. She has finished the competition and is probably heading back to the hotel to eat and study."
"Don't bother her, I'll treat you to dinner."
Upon hearing that Jiang Bai was treating everyone, my roommate was still heartbroken.
But the hunger that had been extinguished by the excitement of the morning ultimately triumphed over innocence.
"Eat! You have to eat!"
Su Ze gritted his teeth and wiped his face.
"I'll channel all my longing for Bai Zhi into the motivation to eat!"
Gu Dapeng also straightened his back, his eyes becoming extremely fierce:
"That's right! Turning grief and anger into appetite!"
"I'm going to eat five bowls of rice! Every single grain will be a blessing from my little sister Baizhi!!"
.......
The group of four crossed the main road.
Along the way, Jiang Bai truly experienced what "the price of traffic" meant.
Because of that incredible 20.07-meter throw, plus the reputation of Jiang Baizhi's brother.
Jiang Bai's current level of attention at school has reached an extremely bizarre level.
Students passing by, whether they were athletes who had just finished a competition or senior students carrying milk tea.
The moment she saw Jiang Bai, her normally normal walking posture instantly became extremely stiff.
Judging from his eyes, he was no longer looking at a normal human being.
Instead, they were watching a humanoid monster that could crush gravity with one hand.
"Look! That's the 20.07-meter-tall Demon King!"
"Wow... those muscles... I just saw him crack the throwing ring floor with one stomp from the stands. Is he even human?"
"Shh! Keep your voice down. I heard he's from the underworld. If he punches you, you might have to live in the world of anime!"
Jiang Bai remained expressionless, his eyes fixed on nothing, but inwardly he was ranting and raving:
"Cracked the floor? Really? I didn't know that!!"
"Backed by organized crime? I'm a model citizen, you know!"
[Ding! Host has achieved the achievement: [Humanoid Deterrent Weapon] .]
[Popularity score calculation in progress: Due to the host's display of violent aesthetics on the playground, the proportion of boys in the entire school who 'dare not pursue Bai Zhi' has increased by 0.5%, Popularity score: +500,0!]
Jiang Bai's eye twitched.
"What kind of reward is this?"
"If no boy in the whole school dares to pursue Bai Zhi, where the hell am I supposed to get my popularity points from? System, have you lost your mind too?!"
Just as Jiang Bai was complaining, Lin Le exclaimed in surprise.
"Third brother, look! Hahaha!"
Lin Le laughed and handed his phone to Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai took a look and saw that the homepage of the Shanghai Theatre Academy campus forum had been dominated by a pinned post with red text.
Title: On the Physical Destructive Power of Brother-in-Law Jiang Bai: Did He Really Just Want to Throw His Sister 18 Meters? I Don't Believe It!
Posted by: [The Last Stand of Physicists]
The content is as follows:
"Based on the data from that incredible 20.07-meter throw from the playground, I conducted a modeling analysis and came to an extremely terrifying conclusion."
"Jiang Bai's right arm's explosive force, converted to an initial velocity of approximately 1000 meters per second."
"This means that if the target he 'throws' isn't a 7.26 kg shot put, but a petite woman weighing about 45 kg..."
"Based on the principles of parabolic trajectory and air resistance calculations, Senior Jiang Bai can not only throw Goddess Jiang Baizhi 18 meters, but if he wanted, he could throw her directly from the South Playground into the Huangpu River outside the school!!!"
The comments section below has completely gone crazy:
Holy crap! The Huangpu River?! Are they going to drown themselves or ride a human rocket?!
[What a man! Is this his "profound" love for his sister? To love her so much that he sends her to heaven, shoulder to shoulder with the sun?]
[Help! I just saw my brother-in-law on my way to the cafeteria. The way he looked at the leaves on the trees next to him was like he was calculating how far he could throw a leaf to kill a passerby.]
Wow, that's incredible! In ancient times, that would be considered a human cannon!
Jiang Bai stared at his phone screen, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
but.
Although these rumors are outrageous, they also have their benefits.
That is, the identity segregation program was very successful.
Now the whole school thinks Jiang Bai is a super strong man who is "incredibly strong and could go berserk at any time".
This is similar to his "delicate, meat-loving, and beautifully singing" angelica pseudonym.
They are no longer in the same species category.
"The system."
Jiang Bai called out in his heart:
"For the afternoon's 1000-meter race, how about you give me some kind of prop so Bai Zhi can work her magic at the finish line?"
[Ding! Host, your addiction to 'directing and acting' is getting stronger and stronger. But just a heads up, because your 20-meter time was so astonishing, Zhang Cheng is planning to wait for his 'brother-in-law' at the 1000-meter finish line this afternoon with a case of Red Bull. He's even prepared an ice-cold towel to personally wipe your sweat.]
Jiang Bai suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"Wipe...wipe your sweat?"
A face that resembled Old Zhang appeared in his mind.
"Get him out of here!! I don't need my buddy's concern!!!"
"I just want Jiang Baizhi to appear and show me her care!"
.......
At 2 p.m., the playground of the Shanghai Theatre Academy in Shanghai was getting quite hot under the afternoon sun.
In front of the charity sale stall in Zone C, Jiang Bai sat upright behind a large mahogany desk, his purple bamboo brush leaving trails of afterimages on the rice paper.
Time passed quickly.
Soon, it will be time to participate in the 1000-meter race.
While maintaining her energetic and talented smile, Jiang Bai was frantically calling for the system in her mind:
"Tongzi, where's Lao Zhang?"
"My 1000-meter check-in time is almost up!"
"If someone doesn't come to the rescue soon, I'll have to go running in a skirt!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a dignified cough came from the outer edge of the crowd.
"Ahem! Make way, everyone make way!"
Old Zhang, with his hands behind his back and a poker face, forced his way into the crowd.
Without even glancing at his son Zhang Cheng, who was intently grinding ink beside him, he spoke directly to Jiang Bai:
"Jiang Baizhi, the college just received a notification that you need to go to the office building to sign a few more confirmation documents regarding the designated use of the funds from your charity sale."
"Leave this to Su Ze and the others for now. You're coming with me."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng immediately straightened up:
"Dad! I can do this kind of chores. Let Bai Zhi take a break!"
Old Zhang's eyes widened, and his aura was fully unleashed:
"Do you understand financial auditing? Do you understand official seal filing?"
"Go water the trees over there!"
With Lao Zhang's almost perfect excuse, Jiang Bai naturally followed Lao Zhang away from the charity sale stall amidst the regretful gazes of the crowd.
.......
The men's restroom on the top floor of the old teaching building.
Jiang Bai started the Storm Demolition like a madman in the cubicle.
Five minutes later, the large version reappeared.
As he sprinted toward the starting line on the playground, he mentally rejected the system's sales pitch.
[Ding! Detected that the host is about to participate in a 1000-meter race. Given the host's current stamina of 14 points, the system recommends: [God-Level Long-Distance Running Endurance Pack] (Price: 500,000 Popularity Points). With it, you'll be the Usain Bolt of the track, the god of land flight!]
"Rejected!"
"I'm already superhuman enough on the shot put."
"If I had run that kilometer in another two minutes and thirty seconds, the school clinic would have really dragged me in for an autopsy!"
"No one can be too perfect. I have to leave those athletes some dignity, otherwise how will they get along in school?"