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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)

had been scolded by the school head master, he hated

me all the more.

He hated me because of the following three

reasons: firstly, I had punched him in the nose at the

gate of our school when I was escaping from the

dictatorship team. His nose had bled profusely.

Secondly, he was jealous of me. He knew nothing of

sports and was not worthy to be a sport teacher at all.

However, I was a good sport teacher. I was not only

good at playing basketball, but I was also good at

many track and field athletics. Thirdly, he had been

scolded by the headmaster because of me.

He openly proclaimed that he would beat me

sooner or later, but he dared not act rashly. He had to

size up who was strong and weak between us. I was a

taller than him, but I was not as strong. However, I

was not that easy to beat. I was a sports man. I might

have even been good at martial arts too. I had

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