Chapter 14: Let's go
"Any problem hitting one pitch from him? Su Can, do you even know baseball?"
That night in Room 602, Li Han's desk had been requisitioned as an emergency war room. Boys from next door and even farther down the hall crowded around it. Besides Su Can and his three roommates, another eight or nine people had joined them, with some leaving and others coming in.
Room 602 had practically become a hub connecting the social lives of the entire floor.
Zheng Rong of Nanjing University's baseball team had issued a challenge: Su Can was to hit one of his pitches during morning exercises tomorrow. Naturally, he had his reasons for being so confident.
What made everyone nervous was that Su Can, who had only just graduated from high school and had barely settled in or learned his way around campus, had actually dared to accept.
"Just yesterday, the university put out its 'Autumn Morning Exercise Mobilization Bulletin for All Nanjing University Freshmen,' and now there's already a show to watch first thing tomorrow. Several dorm buildings are talking about it. Some people say you don't know your limits, while others say Zheng Rong has no class. A junior threatening a freshman who's only just arrived-doesn't he think he's making a mountain out of a molehill?"
"But seriously, Qian Zhongyuan is pathetic. Does he still think he's in high school, getting someone else to stand up for him? Has he got no shame? If he's a man, he should get out there himself and pitch. Su Can, you take a swing. If you miss, admit defeat. If you hit it, he can get the hell out of your way."
"It's just hitting one pitch. Shouldn't be a problem. I'll do my best. Anyway, thanks for coming up