Chapter 53 Cheerleading Squad

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  "There's a foreign language speech contest to celebrate National Day, you know? I signed up for it. After sending Zhang Li off, I returned to the dorm and wrote several drafts of my speech, which I left on my bed. Then I went to the cafeteria to eat, but when I came back, they were gone."

  Sun Zesheng briefly told what had happened.

  Zhang Xinglong pointed to several sheets of paper on the table that were densely filled with English writing, "Those ones, aren't they?"

  Sun Zesheng clutched those few sheets of paper in his hand, shaking them. "This is what I rewrote after I found that my original speech was gone. Eldest brother, when I went to the cafeteria to eat just now, you and Wang Xiaofeng had just returned, did you see my speech?"

  "No way." Zhang Xinglong slapped his forehead, "Could it be that your sister-in-law's crow mouth came true? Is our dormitory inviting trouble?"

  "Invite thieves? What are you talking about?" Sun Zesheng asked.

  Zhang Xinglong forgot to lock the door when he left the dormitory. Wang Xiaofeng reminded him, but he was too lazy to come up and said to Sun Zesheng, "No way, we have to take a look quickly to see if anything valuable is missing."

  Sun Zesheng shrugged his shoulders, "Apart from the speech draft, I didn't lose anything."

  Zhang Xinglong took a look at his belongings and found that nothing was missing. The cabinet door also showed no signs of being pried open.

  Sun Zesheng waved his hand and said, "Forget it, if we can't find it then so be it."

  "This won't do. How can this be? Sun Zesheng, don't you think there's something fishy about this? Why did the thief steal your speech draft and nothing else? Let's analyze the reasons behind this."

  Zhang Xinglong supported his chin with his hand and struck a pose like a detective.

  "What's with the analysis? Do you think you're Sherlock Holmes or Detective Zhang?" Sun Zesheng teased Zhang Xinglong.

  Zhang Xinglong was nonchalant, "Your speech draft was lost because I didn't lock the door, I bear an inescapable responsibility, I must analyze and try to find your speech draft back, to redeem myself."

  Sun Zesheng, you said that thief stole your speech draft. Is he also participating in the foreign language speech contest? He found out you're a strong competitor and stole your draft?

  But that's not right either, your little English level can only be the king in our dormitory, put it in our class, and immediately shrink by half. If you put it in the whole school, you won't even count as a scallion. That thief took you as a competitor, also too lacking in vision."

  "Get out!" Sun Zesheng cursed with a smile, "Stop beating around the bush and fabricating things about me."

  Xing Long smiled slyly, "If my analysis is correct, he really took a liking to your speech draft. He'll eventually reveal his true intentions. When that happens, I'll definitely expose him for you. Dammit, why did he have to steal from our dormitory? Just wait till I catch him, I'll chop off his paws."

  Sun Zesheng curled his lip, "You still dare to chop off people's paws? An old hen stretches out her claws in front of you and you don't even dare to chop them."

  "I'm also the eldest, can't you show some respect for your elder?" Zhang Xinglong tried to maintain his dignity as the eldest.

  "Didn't I just call you 'old big'? Do you want to wait until I win the championship of the foreign language speech contest and invite you to dinner before showing respect?" Sun Zesheng laughed.

  "Hey, you said it yourself, I didn't force you. Sun Zesheng, we can't take back our words, if you really win the championship, you have to treat me to a meal, and also your sister-in-law." Zhang Xinglong quickly made sure of Sun Zesheng's promise.

  "You foodie, you must have been a starving ghost in your past life." Sun Zesheng joked.

  "I'm the boss, I won't argue with you. Sun Zesheng, did you really sign up for the foreign language speech contest? I heard this competition is filled with masters and strong contenders. With your level of just passing CET-4 with 520 points, going to participate in it wouldn't be like being a prop or a mere statistic, would it?" Zhang Xinglong seriously doubted Sun Zesheng's abilities.

  Sun Zesheng said: "Whether I can get an award or not, just wait and see, won't you know then?"

  Zhang Xinglong smiled and said: "Look at your appearance, you have a bit of an air of confidence. Isn't this the extraordinary state of having poetry and books in one's belly and being naturally elegant?"

  What if you really stepped on stinky dog shit and luckily won the prize, but we didn't show up to cheer for you, and afterwards we just took advantage of your good fortune, wouldn't that be a bit unseemly?

  "Alright then, I've decided. Later on, I'll organize a cheerleading squad for you and we'll go to the scene to cheer you on. And let them see that our dormitory can also produce talented people."

  Sun Zesheng felt warmth in his heart, "Thanks, boss."

  Xing Long scratched his head, "You say that, I really feel a bit uncomfortable, brother feels a lot of pressure. If I don't make the cheerleading squad for you, I won't be able to justify this 'thank you'. Sun Ze Sheng, wait for it, absolutely won't let you down."

  "I won't bother with you anymore, I still have to continue writing my article," Sun Zesheng said.

  Zhang Xinglong hurriedly said: "Alright, you're busy, I'll go visit a few nearby dormitories. If someone enters our dormitory to steal things, it's impossible that there won't be any clues. I'll take a look."

  Zhang Xinglong's so-called "visit" is doomed to end in nothing, he is not a policeman and has not received professional training, only if he can find the thief, it would be called amazing.

  As expected, until evening, Zhang Xinglong's visit and investigation had no harvest at all. No one said they saw someone entering or leaving their dormitory.

  It's not time for school yet, and the dormitory is originally empty. Coinciding with meal times, it's easy to form an unmanned gap period, allowing people to take advantage of it.

  Sun Zesheng didn't take it very seriously after learning about the result. The manuscript was lost, so what? It wasn't anything important anyway.

  But this incident gave him a wake-up call and he couldn't casually put things away anymore.

  When he was at home, his mother Feng Yueying took his bank card. Since then, he has kept a close eye on the bank card and there have been no more accidents.

  This time it's the speech for the foreign language speech contest, if it were an important technical document, if he lost it, he would have nowhere to cry. From now on, anything can't be placed randomly, must be well taken care of.

  Be cautious and prudent!

  The four words flashed through Sun Zesheng's mind again and left a deep impression on his mind.

  Before he knew it, two days had passed and with the school's selection match on August 31st drawing near, Sun Zesheng couldn't help but feel a bit nervous.

  His tension was not psychological, but his focus began to shift towards this matter.

  For the champion of the foreign language speech contest, Sun Zesheng is determined to win. The prize money of 50,000 yuan is not particularly important to him, what matters most is that this foreign language speech contest has a high standard and the value of being the champion is considerable.

  If he can win the championship, it's like giving him a gold medal, which will be a strong advantage for him to choose what to do after graduation in two years.

  For this reason alone, there can be no failure.

  He didn't put more energy into this matter, how could he?