Every spectator in the room was dumbfounded by the middle toe that Chen Hao had defiantly raised.
"Fuck? Is this some new level of flipping the bird? I just want to ask, who here can pull off this high-difficulty stunt?"
"This student must be the Biotics Man that's been going viral online recently; otherwise, it's absolutely impossible to do something so shocking!"
Of course, there were those who marveled, and naturally, there were detractors, with the latter being the louder:
"Heh, it's just a cheap trick for attention. With enough training, running upside down for a short distance isn't impossible—it's just a burst of strength for a brief period!"
"Right, I'd like to see if this student can keep running like this for a thousand meters. Remember, he's just started his first lap!"
"Ah, what's wrong with kids these days? Are they so desperate for attention that they resort to such low tactics?"
"I'm not exaggerating when I say that in my younger days, I could run upside down too, and even faster than him!"
***
Qin Changshu, who was responsible for monitoring the students' condition during the test, was also shocked by Chen Hao's actions. His face showed a complex expression, and after a moment of silence, he spoke in a deep voice:
"Bro, why didn't I think of showing off like this before?"
At this moment, Chen Huaiyu was surrounded by principals from various other schools, and faced with their questioning, he felt like his head was about to explode!
"Principal Chen, what's going on with your student? Has the stress of the physical education college entrance exam driven him mad?"
"Yeah, yeah, what's with this bizarre behavior? Take my advice, if the kid is sick, get him to a hospital sooner rather than later—it's not good to delay!"
Among the many principals' comments, the one from the principal of South Hill High School was particularly sharp:
"Heh, the final score of the physical education college entrance exam won't give extra points for being a lunatic. If that's what Principal Chen is hoping for, I'd advise you to give up now, hahaha!"
With that, the surrounding principals all burst into laughter.
Chen Huaiyu's face showed resignation; the arrangements for the physical education college entrance exam were all made by Chu Yi.
Before this, Chen Huaiyu had no idea that Chu Yi would pull such a stunt during the exam!
As the principal, he was well aware of the students' abilities—securing first place was a sure thing, even if they ran upside down!
Although he hadn't expected Chu Yi to go crazy on such a serious occasion, Chen Huaiyu still chose to trust his students.
He didn't take the ridicule from the other principals to heart at all!
It didn't matter. The more they laughed now, the more painful the slap in the face would be later!
On a live broadcast channel of a certain app, every move on the track was streamed live to viewers via camera.
A sweet-looking female reporter stood in front of the camera, with Chen Hao running upside down in the background.
"Dear viewers, what you're seeing now is a live broadcast of the physical education college entrance exam, and we'll bring you the most authentic and timely coverage!"
"What we're seeing is a male student running upside down on the test track, quickly moving from last to first place!
Is this just for show, or does he really have the skills? Stay tuned for our live coverage!"
As soon as the live footage from the sports hall in Gusu City was posted online, countless netizens began to comment.
For a while, the female reporter's live channel was filled with a barrage of comments, and even the live footage became somewhat blurry:
"Holy shit, this dude looks kind of ridiculous! He seems to have some real strength, but I still think he'll finish last."
"Are you kidding me? He's already a lap behind, how could he get to first place? It'd be a miracle if he even got seventh!"
"This guy looks like a damn fool, I'm dying of laughter, hahaha!"
"@I'mTheJoker, I'm going back to Gotham, come check this out, there's a fool here!"
***
As for the students who were watching from the closest distance, the shock Chen Hao brought them far surpassed everyone else!
Xu Guanghui from the second team stared blankly at Chen Hao running upside down and turned to Su Ying from the third team, saying:
"What's Mouse up to? So this is what he meant by causing a stir?"
Su Ying's expression was equally strange, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally said:
"Maybe… maybe the eldest senior brother is just being his true self?"
Hearing their conversation, the expressions on the faces of the surrounding students were also quite odd.
Being one's true self? That doesn't sound like a compliment, does it?
Two students from South Hill High School who had been following Chen Yu were pointing at Chen Hao with a mocking look, saying to Xu Guanghui and Su Ying:
"Why don't you two go take care of your lunatic? He's acting like the track is his personal asylum!"
"Hahaha, forget it, lunatics are dangerous. You might end up getting beaten up!"
"Indeed, I've heard that it's not illegal for a mentally ill person to hit someone!"
"I'll give it ten seconds, in ten seconds this guy will be gasping for air on the ground, giving up. Do you believe it?"
"Ten seconds? You're giving him too much credit. I say five seconds max!"
***
As students of North Hill High School, they were well aware of Chen Hao's real strength and just thought his current behavior was for fun.
But there were still some North Hill students who were not convinced and retorted:
"With your attitude, my brother Mouse could lap you twice in a thousand meters, believe it?"
"My brother Mouse could run faster than your Chen Yu even if he ran backwards!"
The students from South Hill High School naturally didn't want to lose face, and one of Chen Yu's die-hard followers continued:
"Bullshit, my bro Chen could beat that Mouse even if he gave him a head start!"
"My brother Mouse could beat your Chen even with one hand!"
"Then my bro Chen will give that Mouse a two-leg head start!"
"My brother Mouse will run with his head!"
Chen Hao: ???
Chen Yu: ???
In the center of the spectator stands, Old Hua's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at Chu Yi and asked:
"Mr. Chu, is… is this really your idea?"
After hearing this, Chu Yi chuckled and then pointed at Chen Hao, saying to Old Hua:
"Old Hua, don't you think this middle finger is quite poetic? Isn't this handstand quite outstanding?"
Old Hua took another look at Chen Hao and after much stammering, he finally squeezed out a sentence:
"Um… it's certainly… creative…"
Proofreader & Editor: Peter Pan