Chapter 29: The debate on freedom (part one)
"...here at the Nanjing University Guest Invitational Debate Competition, organized by our university Youth League Committee and Student Union. Today, we have invited the formidable university debate team from Shanghai International Studies University. Please welcome them with a round of applause. And our own Nanjing University's star debate lineup..." Fan Qiyi swept his gaze across the stage, and cold sweat instantly broke out down his back.
Su Can!
Su Can steeled himself inwardly. What the hell was there to fear? This time, I really have been forced into a corner. I can't go forward or back. There's nothing to do but give it everything.
And so, standing before the debate table, he could no longer worry about much else. His expression was grim, as though the worst that could happen was baring his neck for the blade.
He had no idea that, at this moment, he had already left quite a few people stunned, surprised, or unsure whether to laugh or cry.
Tang Wu had watched the entire process, from Su Can entering the competition area to taking the stage, and found it utterly unbelievable. Student Union vice president Mo Xue had told her that the university Student Union had carefully selected and promoted the participants in this debate, and that the debaters had already held a tactical discussion beforehand. Yet she had never known that Su Can would be standing onstage now, either. And why had she never heard him mention it?
Most importantly, as far as Tang Wu knew, Su Can had never participated in a debate, nor had he received any professional training. How was he going to handle a confrontation like this?
Cheng Congcong, Ruan Si'ou, and Tong Tong all stared dumbfounded at Tang Wu, seemingly waiting for