Jiawang Swimming Pool (Six)
The warm hands grabbed her with unquestionable firmness, then lifted her up from the sea and carried her swimming upwards.
Xu Wei's head burst out of the water. The fresh air that rushed towards her face forced her to open her mouth wide and take a breath. Water droplets fell in strands from her hair and eyebrows, making her look extremely miserable.
Lu Fanye carried her to the escalator, and the aunt pulled her up.
The pool water seemed reluctant to let her go. When she raised her feet to step ashore, there was an indescribable force pulling her down. Fortunately, she came out with the help of the aunt.
Behind him, Lu Fanye also came ashore and wiped the water in front of him with one hand.
The spherical person came over holding a plastic board, and behind her, the figures split into three and followed closely.
"Non-participants are not allowed to enter the water during the competition."
Xu Wei was still in shock. She sat on the ground in an ungraceful manner, her chest heaving. She gasped and pointed at the three figures: "Didn't they say that only one person from a team can play in a game?" She emphasized each "one".
Why were they able to run into other tracks just now?
The ball-shaped man shook the plastic plate in his hand: "The registration information shows that they do belong to three different teams."
Xu Wei slammed the ground in anger. Ever since she entered this instance, she had been angry a lot: "Then I'm going to report them for breaking the rules! Crossing lanes without permission! And also, they attacked the contestants after the game is over!"
"I'm sorry, the rules I received say that as long as you swim from the starting point to the end point and are the first to touch the finish line, you win. There are no regulations regarding fouls by the participants." The spherical figure flipped through the booklet in her plastic board again.
"Also, please forgive me for not being able to enforce order in the pool after the game."
The spherical person turned and walked away with the figure. Xu Wei stared at her back, panting, as if he wanted to stare a hole in her.
"Girl, are you okay? Why were you motionless and without any sound after falling in? I thought you were melted by the pool. I was scared to death!" The aunt patted her on the back and said nervously.
Xu Wei was in no mood to get angry with the auntie at this time, so he shook his head and said, "I'm fine, thank you."
When she fell into the water, she was struggling hard, holding her breath, trying to float up. Why did the aunt say that she sank "motionlessly"? Also, what was that thing in her vision just now, and what was the sea?
Such an existence filled with oppression that made it impossible to even think of resisting, if this kind of creature was behind the swimming pool...
My thoughts were in a tangled mess, as if there were countless threads intertwined, but I couldn't find any answers.
"Get up first, it's night time." Lu Fanye said.
Xu Wei then looked up and found that Brother Fan and the others had already discussed going back to the storage room to get clothes to keep warm. No one wanted to endure the heat here all night in a swimsuit.
The process of getting the clothes went smoothly. Xu Wei remembered his locker number and the aunt's clothes were thrown directly on the long wooden bench. No supernatural events happened during this period.
The six people discussed and chose a resting place near the Swollen Eyes Store, which was not far from the changing room. It was convenient for buying breakfast and putting the clothes back into the storage room before the swimming pool opened.
Putting on the clothes, Xu Wei dispelled some of the coolness and was glad that he was wearing a sweater.
So many things happened on the first day that everyone was a little tired. They arranged vigil at different time periods and then fell into a deep sleep.
Xu Wei lay down and looked up at the dark glass ceiling. The moonlight faintly filtered in, casting a silver-gray color on the ground.
My body is very tired, but my spirit is very excited.
She could feel herself gradually adapting to the new way of life, even faster than others.
The spherical people are still revealing the rules to them, but it's less direct than in the office and more subtle.
Any attempt to interfere with the game is a foul. This sentence apparently emphasizes the fairness of the game, but the shadow man three-in-one in the warm-up match was not penalized. Can it be understood that external interference is not allowed, but internal interference of athletes during the game is allowed?
Even such important rights as deciding whether to disqualify a player from all competitions are in the hands of the referee.
Then the referee is very important.
What is the attitude of the spherical people towards the players, and how can they help them?
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The next day all the players were forced to get up very early.
He woke up in the double torture of stomachache and cold. The cheap bread really didn't last long. Xu Wei made a preliminary estimate and it was only about six hours.
The small loaves of bread left over from last night had been eaten, which allowed everyone to survive until this morning without expending any energy.
Fortunately, after they supported each other and put the clothes back into the fitting room, they opened the door with swollen eyes.
"How many do you want?" It blocked the door, preventing others from looking inside.
Lao Fang was very hungry, so he quickly paid for two small breads.
Others followed suit.
It was Xu Wei's turn. She swayed her body and managed to peek inside over the swollen eyelids, but the latter tilted his head, blocking her view completely.
Xu Wei had no choice but to ask, "What's the five-dollar one?"
The man with swollen eyes stretched his neck and looked at her, as if he was puzzled by her "high consumption": "The five-dollar one is a hot dog bun."
"Give me one." Xu Wei took out the only six yuan left in his pocket and handed over a five-yuan bill.
After getting the hot hot dog bun, what he was greeted with was not envious looks from others, but instead they looked like they were crazy.
The auntie hurriedly pushed her back and said, "You are so confused! It's only a small amount, and there are still four days left. Come on, ask if you can return the goods!"
Xu Wei really had no strength left and could only let her push him backwards.
Brother Fan and Lao Fang were whispering, Zhang Guang looked at him as if he were a dead person, only Lu Fanye remained the same, with no expression.
"Sorry, no returns once sold~" The man with swollen eyes laughed gloatingly behind him and closed the glass door.
Amid the sighs of the auntie and the complicated looks from others, Xu Wei struggled to hold the hot dog bun and walked forward towards Lu Fanye.
"Here, it's for you." Xu Wei handed it to him.
Lu Fanye took it silently, as if he understood why she did it, and handed over the two small breads in his hand.
"Thanks."
Xu Wei was the first to wake up in the morning. She was the most seriously injured and was suffering from the adverse condition caused by hunger. Just as she was struggling, she found that Lu Fanye had also woken up, his lips were pale and he was in very bad condition.
He was not injured. If there was any difference between him and others, it was that he participated in the warm-up match last night.
So Xu Wei thought that the energy consumed by athletes must be very high, so much that the small bread could not offset it at all.
Last night everyone had already spent four yuan to buy two small breads, which could only last until this morning. With a daily consumption of four yuan, no one could make it to the fifth day.
What's more, you have to keep competing and winning gold medals.
Xu Wei couldn't guarantee that the next games would be easier than today, but since Lu Fanye could beat the Shadow Man, it would be best if he could win all the gold medals today. Three games and three gold medals would leave a high margin of error for the next games.
But the most urgent task is to ensure that Lu Fanye has sufficient physical strength.
The time of the competition was uncertain, maybe it would start right away, maybe it would have to wait until the evening, but the door was only opened three times a day, and Xu Wei didn't want to take the risk.
He is the person in the team who is confirmed to play the next game today. It concerns the gold medal and getting out alive, and the athlete cannot make any mistakes.
There must be other ways to solve the food problem.
Xu Wei took a small piece of bread from him, tore open the package, and ate it in a few bites: "Keep this one for yourself. Eat it when you run out of energy. We don't know when the competition will start, so be prepared."
Lu Fanye looked at her, with no emotion visible on his face.
"You guys practice first, I'll go for a walk outside." After recovering a little, Xu Wei waved to everyone and walked to the other side.
At this time, people had entered the swimming pool one after another. The swimming classes lined up in a row to do warm-up exercises, and the quiet venue gradually became lively.
After leaving the team, Xu Wei walked slowly but his destination was clear.
There was a knock on the door, and a woman's voice came: "Come in."
Carefully closing the door, Xu Wei looked at the spherical person. She was still buried in a pile of forms like she was yesterday, with a white head.
"You're different from them, aren't you?" she asked bluntly.
The spherical man didn't even look up, and continued writing on the form: "What difference can it make?"
Xu Wei smiled, a relaxed smile as if a heavy weight had been lifted from his heart: "When you asked me this question, it means you are different from them."
The spherical man then looked up and faced her with his white head.
No matter how rich your imagination is, you can't read any emotions from her completely blank face.
“▃▃▃▅▆▆▆▆▂█?”
She whispered something, but Xu Wei didn't hear it clearly. She just felt that the pronunciation was complex and vague, not like any known language.
Seeing the other party's puzzled expression, the spherical man lowered his head again, looked through the form, and said nothing more.
The attempt to get close to her seemed to have failed. Xu Wei was afraid that the ball-shaped person would have a bad impression of her, so she changed the subject: "Miss Referee, Mr. Director of the Swimming Management Office, I have a favor to ask of you."
The office was quiet, with only the rustling sound of paper and pens.
Xu Wei then bravely continued: "It's like this. Although we plan to participate in the competition in your gym, the gym provides too few benefits to participating athletes. We even have to pay for our own meals and can only drink tap water. There is no basic living guarantee, which can easily affect the athletes' condition and lead to unfair competition."
"I think that in line with the principles of fairness, openness and justice, the gymnasium should guarantee the athletes' daily needs, such as adequate food and a place to sleep."
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