Chapter 40: Fifteen Years Ago
There was another explosion, and a huge fireball pressed against the sailboat-like zenith that seemed to burst out of the roof. The clanging of steel pipes and the cracking of glass followed, playing the most horrific score of hell.
Weak screams echoed through the hall again. What was originally a sports event has become a disaster today. People don't know when they'll get out and when they'll be saved.
Take a look around. After the explosion, all they left behind were black traces, like black holes, devouring light little by little. The sailboat-like zenith, like the Titanic that was about to sink, slowly collapsed. There are also dozens of steel pipes left behind, supporting the slightly vicissitudes of the zenith.
"God made a man only decent and roguelike." Jiangxi Mu looked outside from the big window, looked at the cangyi outside, and said this mantra lightly.
"Coach, is it really you?" Song Qingci covered her mouth, hard to believe this only fact. But there is a good saying, if you eliminate all impossibilities, no matter how impossible it may seem, then this must be the truth. This coach is really the creator of the murder.
Coach An Xi's mouth twitched, as if he had something to say, but he swallowed it back one by one. His eyes were in a hurry, shaking incessantly, sometimes his half-closed eyes flashed to show sadness, and sometimes his eyes burst into flames, highlighting his anger. After several changes in feelings, he remained silent.
"I don't want to understand the reason why you want to kill someone." Jiang Xi Mu crossed his hands in front of his chest, "Mr. Yang'an, please resolve this crisis first." β
Coach An Xi was silent for a long time.
Song Qingci thought about the pain suffered by outsiders, and felt uncomfortable in her heart. The audience outside is innocent, why should they be tortured like this. She stepped forward and patiently persuaded: "Coach, if you really did it, I hope you can disarm the bombing device." The people out there are nothing wrong with them and should not suffer like this. Moreover, they also have families and will be worried. β
Coach An Xi leaned back in the rocking chair, covering the upper half of his face with one hand, and choked with a whimper. Tears flowed through the palms of the hands like bubbling springs. After a long time, he calmed down a little, took his hand away, and still saw the reddish and slightly swollen eyes. It's just that the voice is still choked, "This device...... The device can't stop...... Once it's on, there's no chance to stopβ"
The two were shocked.
Song Qingci still couldn't believe it, and asked tremblingly: "You mean, bombing-bombing, it won't stop at all?" What does that mean? Can't stop? β
Coach An Xi nodded, turned his face, and sighed softly: "I can't stop." Unless it's blown up. There were 30 of them, and now there are -- eight of them are used......"
Jiangxi Mu asked coldly: "Then you must know that there is another way." β
Coach An Xi slowly sat back in the rocking chair, very tired, and closed his eyes, "The revenge has been avenged, and I have nothing to be nostalgic about." There is another way, but it is very difficult, and I am afraid that you will not be able to do it. β
As soon as the words fell, the lounge shook violently, comparable to the shaking of the mountains. Song Qingci couldn't stand on his feet and fell on Jiangxi Mu's body. Jiangxi Mu supported her, looked at each other's eyes, and he turned his face, "You stand firm." β
"What happened just now?" Song Qingci blushed and asked, "Is there another explosion?" β
Jiangxi Mu didn't speak, Song Qingci looked outside and covered his mouth in fright. Two clouds of black smoke almost filled the gymnasium, and in a blur, I saw that the ceiling in the northeast direction was cracked with a large opening of more than 50 square meters, and the basketball court below was obviously damaged, and the wooden floor was full of ruins and broken walls, and the black and white seemed to be a grave mourning. Due to Fang Cai's fall, two or three large craters were smashed into the wooden floor.
Luckily, no one had an accident.
Song Qingci half-squatted next to Coach An Xi, "Coach, tell me, what is the solution?" β
Coach An Xi shook his head, "I'm afraid it's going to be difficult." β
"Is it difficult, you say it first. Maybe it's a turning point. It's better than doing nothing. Song Qingci hurriedly said.
"You can't stop bombing, but I put a sensor on the No. 4 basketball hoop to slow down the explosion." Coach An Xi looked at the ceiling with half-open eyes, and said softly: "However, the operation of the sensor is very difficult. To make six basketballs in a row, there must be no interruptions in the middle of the game, such as hitting a rebound and failing to make the frame. There was an interruption and the sensor stopped working. Only six basketballs in a row will be thrown, and the sensor will turn on and the bomb will pause for 20 minutes. During this time, you can evacuate the crowd. If you break the tiles in the lounge cabinet on the first floor, you will see a hole, and you can exit the gymnasium through this hole. β
Song Qingci covered his mouth, very surprised, "This device is too smart, right?" β
"Interesting." Jiang Jiang Mu sneered, "The bombs are all placed at the zenith, and the lounge can be said to be a dead end, even if you don't need to shoot, you can escape from the lounge." β
Coach An Xi shook his head, "No, you're wrong. The last twenty bombs, all in large doses. Five of them are located on the faΓ§ade of the gymnasium, and five of them are located in the lounge on the first floor. In another ten minutes, these ten bombs will explode together, and no one will be able to escape. When the last ten were all blown up, the ceiling of the stadium collapsed, and no one from the audience could get out alive. β
"This-this-" Song Qingci sat down on the ground, too frightened to speak. She could never have imagined that the device was so mercilessly choreographed that it would put people to death.
Jiang Mul pulled her up and sent her to the door of the break room, "There are still eight minutes, what you have to do now - first, notify the Suns players below and try to make the sensor activate; Second, maintain order and let everyone evacuate from the lounge on the first floor quickly! β
"W-what about you?" Song Qingci was stunned for a moment and asked.
Jiangxi Mu closed the door, and a voice came from the iron gate, "I believe you can solve it." β
Song Qingci looked at the time on his phone, it was 11:22, and he had to tell them quickly. She took three steps and made two steps, and sped down the stairs.
Jiang Xi Mu walked through the locker and slowly walked behind Coach Anxi. Coach An Xi closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep again. It's just that the wrinkles on the cheeks of the tears refuse to fall.
"You didn't plant these bombs, did you? With your knowledge, you can't come up with such a high-IQ device and arrangement. Jiangxi Mu said coldly.
"Well, not me. It was a great assistance from a gentleman. Coach An Xi said lightly: "However, I still prefer to talk about the things that brought me pain and made me angry 15 years ago." β
"Listen up." Jiang Xi Mu leaned against the table, his hands propped up behind his back, and one foot in front of the other.
"Let's go in chronological order that I know." Coach An Xi closed his eyes, and he could clearly see the rapid rotation of his eyes in his eyelids. He spoke slowly, as if he had traveled back in time to 1996.
"As you know, when I was 35 years old, I was the vice principal of the second high school, and at that time I was not short and lame as I am now, but chic and tall, and very popular with teachers and students. In addition, I am very good at playing basketball, and every time I play basketball, there are always a lot of people watching and praising me from the sidelines. β
"As a vice-principal, you have to assist the principal in doing a lot of work. But I don't like to talk to the principal, I like to talk to the top management, while I like to do student work and do practical things. Although the principal didn't value my work very much, the two of us at least said that we were okay. β
"These innocuous things are here for now. At the beginning of May 1996, our school was notified that there would be a basketball game in July. The year before last, we lost the basketball game in the second middle school, so this time the principal attached great importance to it, and vigorously introduced teachers who could play basketball, saying that they would win the game in everything. The principal gave me the responsibility for this activity, and I began to spread out. What I thought of was to find the physical education teacher Yong Yule, and the newly recruited teacher Guan Heling. β
"The three of us trained first, practiced shooting, dribbling. was worried that he couldn't find anyone, and Yu Jiaao, who was still the head of the teaching at the time, and Tai Chang Yin joined in. It's a good thing that someone joins, but I didn't expect these two to know very little about basketball and belong to the level of shooting ball. I would have liked to find someone else who could do a little bit of basketball, but the other teachers, most of whom were women, were not interested. That's it. β
"With only a month and a half left for the competition, the two PE teachers and I stepped up to train the two deans to make sure they didn't lag behind. Obviously, the principal took this competition very seriously, and made an exception to say that the five of us had to train at all times except for special urgent matters, and that we had to bring glory to the school in everything. At that time, we trained at least 4 hours a day, sometimes 6 hours. It's hard work, but I feel happy, and playing basketball has always been my hobby. β
"At the beginning of July, I can't remember what number it was, because it was more than a week of continuous competition. As the captain, I named the team the Suns, probably because I like the Phoenix Suns in the NBA, and I often read the game in the newspaper, and I think the sun symbolizes a kind of vitality and hope. β
"The game played well, in today's words, watermelon knife chopping vegetables, all the way to the top five. That's a good result. At that time, there were also photographs taken and written into news reports. You should all see it. β
"In mid-July, the principal brought two people into my office, and I poured boiling water for them. According to the principal, these two people are from the CPPCC. At that time, the two comrades of the CPPCC first praised me for playing basketball well, unlike their CPPCC, there was no shadow of qualifying. Anyway, the general conversation is just idle and homely, and there is not much talk about reality. The principal sent the two comrades away and came back to explain, 'The Organization Department has arranged for the comrades to come over to investigate, and if nothing happens, you will be transferred to the CPPCC.' β
"I was stunned, but the principal sneered, 'Basketball is playing well, the CPPCC takes a fancy to a basketball genius like you, so it poachs people.' Sure enough, if the ball is played well, the official luck will generally be good. I didn't think I would be promoted so quickly. β
Coach An Xi let out a long breath, his eyes were half-open, he raised his right leg slightly, and said sadly: "In August, the prison robbery shocked the whole city. And I was at the lowest ebb, and that was my legs. In mid-August, I practiced playing basketball with Yong Yule, and it was pretty good at first. But when I was jumping to the basket in three steps, suddenly he slammed into me, and I lost my balance and fell heavily on the basketball hoop. At that time, my knee hurt so much that I couldn't speak, and I froze there for a long time. β
"After Yong Yule was taken to the hospital, the doctor examined and shook his head, my knee was shattered. With the technology at that time, my leg was completely useless. Since then, my leg has fallen disabled and I can't play on the court. Alas, a good person, completely ruined. β