Chapter 171 - Time Out! Not Arrived? (2/2)
As time went toward 9 am, the students of the eight schools were all here on time.
Seven students from the University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine also came to the scene.
When Jiang Mengjie arrived at the scene, she looked at UJCM but did not see Fang Qiu, so she doubtfully looked at Jiang Miaoyu.
Jiang Miaoyu shook her head worriedly, and she did not know how Fang Qiu was doing at this moment.
In the entire conference room, the leaders were all there, and only the two lonely seats on the stage were empty.
Fang Qiu and Zhu Benzheng had not appeared.
Time was passing by.
Under the stage, the students of University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine could not help but start talking about it.
”Where is Fang Qiu?”
It's going to be nine o'clock now. Why does Fang Qiu not come?
”Anything unexpected happened to him?”
”Don't speak that!”
”If Fang Qiu does not come, we might lose the competition this time.”
”Yes, our team has always relied on him. Without him, it's hard for us to win this round of personal warfare.”
...
Students from other schools were also whispering to each other.
”Does Fang Qiu not come?”
”It's great if he won't come. This is the opportunity for our school to win this round.”
”Well, they just took some advantages in the first two rounds. Even if he comes, whether he could be the first is still uncertain.”
”Whatever, that Fang Qiu doesn't come is the best for our team.”
”Yes, hope that the time could be going faster!”
...
The sound of the audience's discussion was racketing here and there.
On the stage, all the people who heard the news yesterday were waiting curiously to see if Fang Qiu would appear in time.
A strange scene appeared in the entire conference room.
The audience was very lively, but those who were on the stage were so silent.
It was 8:57 am.
Fang Qiu was still absent.
This time.
Everyone was getting anxious.
Did Fang Qiu really not come?
Jiang Mengjie and Jiang Miaoyu were even more worried than others. If Fang Qiu didn't show up, it meant that Fang Qiu was seriously ill.
In this case, how could they be calm to compete with others?
”Will Fang Qiu come to join this game?”
Where the leaders sat, Chen Yinsheng frowned and asked Qi Kaiwen who sat next to him.
Qi Kaiwen shook his head and said in anxiety, ”I don't know, either. The medicine has been taken away to him in the morning, so I think he would come.”
It was 8:59 am.
The host came to the stage.
People who came from UJCM were somewhat awkward.
There was only one minute left.
If Fang Qiu didn't show up on time, it would be considered that he gave up.
Did Fang Qiu really give up?
Did he really not come?
Just as the students from University of Jiangjing Chinese Medicine lost their minds, they suddenly saw two figures coming in from the side door of the lecture hall.
They were Fang Qiu and Zhu Benzheng.
”Sorry for having you all wait for us.”
Without Zhu Benzheng's help, Fang Qiu lightly handcuffed on his lower abdomen with a pale face, and he endured severe pain. He said to the host and walked to his seat meanwhile.
Zhu Benzheng was closely following him.
With the appearance of the two, all from UJCM suddenly sighed with relief.
Fortunately, they were not late.
But when they saw Fang Qiu's pale face, they were suddenly stunned.
Their presence should have aroused the warm cheers from the audience, but now they couldn't make it.
”What happened to Fang Qiu?”
”Why doesn't he look well?”
”Did something go wrong?”
”Fang Qiu was really food-poisoned!”
The students, from different schools on the stage, immediately said to themselves after seeing Fangqiu. Some of them felt sorry about it, while some felt lucky.
In the camp of Jingbei University of Chinese Medicine.
Jiang Mengjie looked at Fang Qiu and bit her lips gently. The worry in her eyes was revealed without any cover.
Fang Qiu noticed the gaze that Jiang Mengjie had cast to.
Fang Qiu raised his pale face, slightly smiled at Jiang Mengjie, and signaled her to relieve.
At this moment, the host went to the stage and announced, ”Good morning, Leaders and every student here.
”It's nine o'clock now.
”The third round of the Freshmen Knowledge Competition for the nine University of Chinese Medicine personal warfare starts now!
”Personal warfare, the rule of the first round: raise up the board to answer.”
”This round is 81 to 40, and the elimination rate is higher than 50%. Once your answer is wrong, you are out directly.”
The host announced.
The crowd was amazed by the rules.
This was just the first round, but more than half of the participants would be eliminated?
And as long as one gave a wrong answer, he or she would be eliminated directly.
This rule was too strict!
After the amazement, everyone became looking forward to it.
This was exciting enough!
”No more to say, the game will start now.”
The host started to show the question directly.
And here.
Fang Qiu sat on the stool, holding the answer sheet in one hand, and licking his lower abdomen with the other hand. Only a few minutes passed, but his forehead was covered with a layer of sweat.
The colicky pain in his lower abdomen was getting worse.
In order to answer questions, he could only release his right hand, which had been covering his abdomen, and turned the answer board upside down with his left hand, pressed the lower edge of the answer board tightly on his abdomen, and held the pen in his right hand to answer the question.
Seeing Fang Qiu's acts, Jiang Miaoyu was deeply distressed.
”The first question...”
The host continued reading the question.
The question was finished.
Eighty-one people on the stage were writing hard.
Five seconds later.
”The time is up. Please show your answer board.”
As the host's voice vanished, everyone raised the answer board, only Fang Qiu put his board in front of him.