Chapter 50: Takeshi Kaneshiro stepped aside
A loose ball rolled up to Su Can with a rumble. He bent down and scooped it up. Little Jiang Li looked as though she could not bear to watch. "We're done for! 'Third-rate skills,' throw it, quick! Throw it to Sister Lin!"
The two players on Zhao Lu's side grew even more vigilant, their relatively tall, sturdy bodies boxing Lin Luoran in completely. Letting Lin Luoran get the ball was a frightening prospect. To be honest, if the girl had not been panting constantly by now, her stamina badly depleted, they would never have managed to open up such a lead.
Zhao Lu, who had been guarding Lin Zouwen, curled his lips in a smile. He began leaving behind Lin Zouwen, whose exhausted body had grown sluggish and could no longer twist free, and headed toward Su Can. He did not move quickly, thinking he would recover a little stamina first, then launch a fast break after "taking" the ball from Su Can.
Of the four on his side, Su Can was somewhat tired too, but he had used up the least stamina. After all, he rarely got the ball, and spent even less time holding on to it. Wang Weiwei and the others had all realized that Su Can was the opposition's "ball dispenser." Give him the ball, and it was bound to change hands immediately.
So Zhao Lu came up to Su Can and spread both arms wide in a bear-hug stance, indicating that every direction was blocked and Su Can could not escape his defensive line. He pointed at the ball in Su Can's arms and chuckled. "Give it here."
Jiang Li grew agitated at Zhao Lu's blatant attempt to act cool. "Pfft! Who do you think you are, Stephen