Shi Suo's move, "Poison Dragon Leaving the Cave," was timed perfectly.
With his left hand, he shoved the opponent's leg aside, and with his right fist, he drove a blow straight into the opponent's chest, pushing him directly out of the ring.
According to the rules, the party knocked out of the ring was considered the loser.
Thus, Shi Suo successfully defended the stage, while the opponent returned to the LQ County team, clearly unwilling to accept the defeat.
However, it was obvious that Shi Suo was now exhausted. Facing the next opponent, he certainly wouldn't be able to hold out for long.
Sure enough, Shi Suo had been standing on the stage for less than ten seconds before another defense officer from LQ County stepped up.
There was no helping it; under these tournament rules, the opponent was not going to give Shi Suo any time to rest.
Of course, if Shi Suo had lost, Wang An and Bai Xiuwei would have been equally unwilling to give the opponent any rest.
After the referee shouted "Start," Shi Suo began fighting the second defense officer.
Soon, Shi Suo began to fully utilize his ability to take a hit; he basically stopped fighting back.
It wasn't that he didn't want to fight back, but rather that he couldn't. He was in a position of complete passive endurance.
After a while, Wang An, standing outside the ring, saw that Shi Suo was still stubbornly holding on and couldn't help but shout to him
"Brother Shi, just admit defeat already!"
Bai Xiuwei immediately shouted as well
"Shi Suo, hurry up and surrender!"
To be honest, Wang An couldn't understand why Shi Suo was being so stubborn.
He clearly only had the ability to block and no power to strike back, yet he was still there holding on like a stubborn donkey.
Although his current approach was indeed extremely beneficial for the subsequent matches—because he was draining the opponent's stamina—continuing to take a beating like this was truly unnecessary.
Mainly, this was just a competition; it wasn't as if winning would... Thinking of this, Wang An suddenly realized why Shi Suo was fighting so desperately.
It had to be said, Shi Suo was a genuine, real man!
The reason he said this was that Wang An suddenly remembered that on the day of the grappling selection trials, Shi Suo had told him that as long as DJ County won this competition, the station chief of the police station where Shi Suo worked had promised to grant him permanent status.
He remembered that at the time, Shi Suo's eyes were filled with hope and longing.
Because only if he became a permanent employee could he earn a bit more money each month, so that his chronically ill wife wouldn't have to abruptly stop taking her medicine just because there was no money to buy it!
Putting himself in those shoes—if his own wife were sick and he had to force her to stop her medication because he lacked the money—damn, what kind of mood would Shi Suo be in!
From this, it was clear that he didn't want to lose; he only wanted to win, and he *had* to win!
Unfortunately, in this kind of ring match, one person alone could absolutely not win.
Therefore, Shi Suo wanted to stall for as long as possible, doing his utmost to create a chance for Bai Xiuwei and Wang An to win.
Once he understood this, Wang An suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.
Although Shi Suo had his own motives for fighting so hard, the truth was that anyone who strives desperately for their loved ones is worthy of respect.
After Wang An and Bai Xiuwei finished shouting, Shi Suo acted as if he had heard nothing. He remained like a roly-poly toy, swaying and staggering, looking as if he would fall at any moment, yet he damn well never did.
Shi Suo's willpower was truly fucking strong!
Shi Suo's body was also truly fucking durable! He could take a hell of a beating!
Shi Suo's performance didn't just move Wang An and Bai Xiuwei; it moved everyone present.
However, what they didn't understand was why Shi Suo had to be so desperate.
At this point, even his opponent couldn't bear to keep beating him brutally and began advising him while fighting
"Buddy, I'm telling you, it's not worth being this desperate, is it?"
"Why don't you just go down? This is a ring match. What, you damn well think you can fight the three of us by yourself?"
"I'm telling you, buddy, if you don't go down, I'm going to throw you out."
"God damn it, what the hell are you trying to achieve?"
The kid rambled on for a long time, but Shi Suo remained silent, which pissed the kid off.
Not far away, Zhang Shuya and Sun Nian, who were watching the fight, both had their brows furrowed, clearly perplexed by Shi Suo's performance.
Sun Nian couldn't help but mutter to Zhang Shuya
"If I remember correctly, he's from the West District police station. Their station chief isn't here, so what kind of ulterior motive does he have?"
Hearing this, Zhang Shuya shook her head, clearly also confused.
Then, Zhang Shuya said
"I feel like this guy named Shi Suo isn't trying to attract anyone's attention."
After a pause, Zhang Shuya muttered in bewilderment
"Then what is he trying to do by fighting so desperately?"
After Zhang Shuya finished speaking, she and Sun Nian looked at each other. Seeing that Sun Nian was also shaking her head, the two turned back to continue watching the match.
In fact, it wasn't just Zhang Shuya and Sun Nian; almost everyone present thought the same.
After all, this was just a competition. Even if they won, the bureau would at most give all the participants a bonus of three to five yuan.
Even if they lost, they would be rewarded with a towel, or a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste.
Moreover, Shi Suo had successfully taken down one opponent; it could be said he had already done enough.
Even if Bai Xiuwei and Wang An lost afterward, Shi Suo had already proven his strength.
In short, in everyone's eyes, Shi Suo's actions were completely unnecessary.
After Shi Suo held on for a while longer, he began to teeter, appearing as if he would collapse at any second.
It was clear that he was completely exhausted, and his large face, which had taken countless punches, began to turn bruised and swollen.
As the opponent's final punch landed on Shi Suo's forehead, Shi Suo swayed a few times and finally couldn't hold on, collapsing to the ground.
Wang An and Bai Xiuwei stepped onto the stage together to help Shi Suo up. Shi Suo immediately said to them in a weak voice
"Do me a favor... you two must win."
Looking at the bruised and swollen face of Shi Suo, Wang An immediately promised
"Yeah, Brother Shi, don't worry. Leave the rest to us."
Bai Xiuwei also said
"Yeah, Brother Shi, since you've gone this far, we definitely have to win. If we don't, we'd be letting you down."
After helping Shi Suo out of the ring and handing him over to the two doctors at the training ground, Bai Xiuwei immediately turned and stepped back onto the stage.
Shi Suo had fought desperately to drain much of the opponent's stamina; how could he let the opponent recover?
As the referee's "Start" rang out, Bai Xiuwei charged toward the opponent.
It was clear that Bai Xiuwei didn't want to give the opponent a single second of rest!
(End of Chapter)