Basketball arena.
It was brightly lit here.
When Lin Mo arrived, everyone had already gathered in a circle.
However, none of them knew how to handle the situation. They just stood around, while the physical education teachers were still maintaining order.
They were trying to prevent the two sides from getting into a fight.
After all, a foot - pad incident was a serious matter. One careless move could lead to a group fight.
"Lin Mo is here! Make way! Make way!"
In the preliminary draw of the basketball game, Class 8 was drawn to play against Class 2.
When the students in Class 2 heard that Lin Mo had come, their faces all changed.
Although Lin Mo was not a school bully, his combat ability and reputation were far above the average.
Pushing through the crowd, Lin Mo walked over to Ma Li.
At this time, Ma Li was lying on the ground, holding his foot with both hands.
The ankle was already swollen.
"Is there an ice pack?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Jiang Daming emerged from somewhere, holding Yunnan Baiyao in his hand.
"Let's spray Yunnan Baiyao first. I've sent a student to buy some frozen drinks."
Sure enough, as a physical education teacher, he was quite experienced in dealing with sports injuries.
Hearing Jiang Daming's return, Ma Li burst into tears.
"Teacher! Is there anything wrong with my foot? Can I still run in the future? I..."
Jiang Daming patted Ma Li on the shoulder to comfort him.
"It's okay. As long as the ligament is not torn and it's not a comminuted fracture, it's not a big problem. You'll be fine after a short rest."
At this time, Lin Mo walked over.
"Let me take a look. My grandfather used to be an old bone - setting doctor. I know how to diagnose this kind of injury."
With that, Lin Mo directly grabbed Ma Li's foot.
It had already been sprayed with Yunnan Baiyao, but it was still swollen.
Lin Mo started to massage it. Ma Li didn't feel any pain. Instead, he felt a tingling sensation.
"How... how is it?"
"The bone is okay, and the ligament is okay too. It's just a muscle strain. I can give you a little massage."
Lin Mo raised his hands and rubbed them together, looking very professional.
Actually, Lin Mo secretly used his supernatural power, "Miraculous Hands to Revive the Dead", on his hands.
In fact, Ma Li's foot injury was very serious, and there were even some problems with the bone.
If he recovered through normal rest, there would be sequelae even after he got better. So Lin Mo simply took action.
After just a few rubs, the swollen area significantly subsided.
Then the student who went to buy the frozen drinks came back.
"Okay, apply cold compress. If you're not at ease, you can go to the hospital and have a check, but generally there's no big problem. You'll be fine after a few days' rest."
Lin Mo put Ma Li's foot down.
He didn't have any strange fetishes in this regard, so he went straight to wash his hands.
As for the basketball game between Class 8 and Class 2, it had been suspended.
The physical education teachers were still coordinating.
When Lin Mo came back, he heard Su Mingzhao cursing.
"You guys injured our classmate. Shouldn't you take that player off the court? If he does it again, what will happen?"
However, Class 2 didn't seem to want to take off the culprit who caused Ma Li's injury.
Probably because this player, although playing dirty, was really good at basketball.
Ma Li was sitting on a chair, holding a drink to apply cold compress on his own.
Lin Mo walked over.
"Do you think it was intentional or an accident?"
Lin Mo asked casually.
Ma Li, who felt less pain, had also calmed down.
"I don't know. I was doing a jump shot on the spot and stepped on his foot when I landed."
A foot - pad is a dangerous move. It's actually dangerous for both the person who pads the foot and the person who gets padded.
Of course, if it's a pre - meditated act against an unsuspecting victim, the victim is more likely to get injured.
Actually, Ma Li wanted to say that the other player must have done it on purpose, but saying so would easily lead to a fight among the classmates in his class.
Jiang Daming and Teacher Long from Class 2 were standing in the distance, obviously discussing something.
Lin Mo extended his divine sense.
"Whether the student who padded the foot did it intentionally or not, he has to be taken off the court. If he stays on the court, how will the students in Class 8 feel?"
Jiang Daming argued forcefully.
But Teacher Long was a bald middle - aged man.
He seemed to carry an inexplicable arrogance.
"Teacher Jiang, you're in charge of track and field, and I'm in charge of basketball. I won't agree to penalize a player for an accidental act."
"Teacher Long, just because I'm in charge of track and field doesn't mean I've never played basketball. If you don't take him off the court, the students in Class 8 might cause a ruckus."
Jiang Daming was almost suppressing his temper as he spoke.
"Cause a ruckus? How? Do they want to fight? If they want to play, then continue the game. If not, just end the game."
Lin Mo frowned. Why was Teacher Long being so lenient towards that student?
Ma Li, seeing everyone arguing for him, could only look at Lin Mo.
"Lin Mo, tell them not to argue. I heard that Coach Long is pursuing Lei Qi's aunt, so he's protecting Lei Qi."
So that's the relationship.
Moreover, this Coach Long was not only bald but also quite old. No wonder he was using a kid to curry favor with an adult.
Lin Mo got angry when he heard this. Taking the player off the court wouldn't do any harm. What was he trying to do by keeping him on the court?
However, it seemed that Jiang Daming couldn't convince Teacher Long.
After all, in terms of seniority and title, Teacher Long was far above Jiang Daming.
Finally, Jiang Daming came back and gathered the students in Class 8 around Ma Li.
"That Lei Qi plays dirtier than me. If he doesn't get taken off the court, will he pad feet when the school team goes to the competition?"
Su Mingzhao cursed as he came down.
The others were concerned about Ma Li's injury.
Some people said, "Let's not play anymore. Ma Li is injured. We're short of a power forward, and it'll be hard to grab rebounds."
But Su Mingzhao said, "A game has four quarters. Do you expect Ma Li to play the whole game? And we're leading. How can the leading team give up first!"
Although Su Mingzhao was not a very nice person, what he said made some sense.
Jian Lihao on the side looked at Lin Mo.
"Lin Mo, why don't you play on the court to help us?"
Ma Li also looked at Lin Mo and pleaded.
"Yes, you're so good at jump shots. Help us advance to the next round."
Although Ma Li didn't know if he could play later, the class honor of sports students was actually stronger than that of other students.
Lin Mo didn't intend to refuse. After all, it was Teacher Long who was being unreasonable first.
Then don't blame Class 8 for using their trump card.
Lin Mo looked at the score. It was 32 to 40. Class 8 was leading.
But in the preliminary round, a game had to be played for two quarters.
Each quarter was 12 minutes.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Ma Li was injured and had to leave the court.
There were still ten minutes left.
Without Ma Li to grab rebounds, to be honest, Class 8 was at a disadvantage.
Although they were leading by eight points, if they couldn't suppress the other side within ten minutes, it was very easy to be overturned.
The students in Class 2 all knew this very well. As long as Lei Qi didn't get taken off the court, Class 2 would surely win.
Although they also despised Lei Qi's dirty playing skills, they wanted to win more.