Before the evening self-study session started, Ma Shicheng sat at his desk playing a game.
From time to time, he looked up at the back door. Although subject teachers wouldn't bother them during this period, if one of the school leaders in charge of discipline happened to walk by, they might confiscate his phone.
Back in middle school, a classmate had been extremely arrogant about playing on his phone, drawing a crowd of peers during the break. Eventually, the grade director happened to pass by and took the phone away.
Staring at the door like this, Ma Shicheng saw Wang Yong come to the back rows to chat with a classmate, Wang Longlong. Their voices were very low, and it was impossible to tell what they were talking about.
After a while, Wang Yong left through the back door of the classroom.
Bored out of his mind, Wang Longlong hurried over to watch Ma Shicheng play his game, hoping to score a chance to play for a bit.
Ma Shicheng asked him, "What did Wang Yong want with you just now? You guys were acting all secretive."
With his eyes set on Ma Shicheng's phone, Wang Longlong naturally wouldn't keep it a secret. He said:
"Wang Yong was talking to me about the fight with Song Sheng the other day."
"Song Sheng? He hasn't come in days," Ma Shicheng said, his hands moving with practiced ease as he operated the game.
"I'm telling you this, but you can't go spreading it. Wang Yong told me that Song Sheng is in the hospital," Wang Longlong whispered.
"In the hospital?" Ma…
Chapter 36