bookbashuk Chapter 108: The final match ended with 3 points being blown out by a biased referee!
Chapter 108: The final match ended with 3 points being blown out by a biased referee!
On the day of the final, the national viewership ratings broke all previous records.
Hundreds of millions of viewers tuned in to watch the ultimate showdown between traditional martial arts and Sanda (Chinese kickboxing).
On one side is Lu Jingchen, the "traditional martial arts fraudster" who has been vilified online for half a month, and on the other side is Chen Tianhao, a seed player of the national team and the grandson of Chen Shanhe.
Everyone thought that Lu Jingchen was bound to lose this time.
The stands were packed, with people even standing in the aisles.
Several hundred students from the Jiangzhou University Martial Arts Association sat in a corner, holding up signs that read "Go Lu Jingchen!"
Although their numbers were small, their voices were exceptionally firm.
"Go, Lu Ge! We believe in you!"
"Traditional martial arts will prevail! Brother Lu will win!"
On the podium, Chen Shanhe, dressed in a sharp suit, personally served as the chief referee for the match.
He picked up the microphone and addressed the audience:
"Today's match will determine who the true national champion is."
"I assure everyone that I will enforce the law fairly and impartially, and will never favor any party."
A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience, as everyone placed their trust in this Sanda master.
Only Lu Jingchen had a mocking smile on his lips.
He knew Chen Shanhe all too well what kind of person he was.
Today's match is destined to be unfair.
"The men's 65kg final is about to begin! Red corner: Lu Jingchen! Blue corner: Chen Tianhao, the national team's seeded player!"
Lu Jingchen and Chen Tianhao entered the octagon at the same time.
Chen Tianhao, dressed in the national team uniform, looked Lu Jingchen up and down with an arrogant expression:
"Lu Jingchen, I advise you to admit defeat sooner rather than later."
"My grandfather is the chief referee, you have no chance of winning."
"If you're willing to publicly apologize and say that traditional martial arts are inferior to Sanda, I can make you lose more gracefully."
Lu Jingchen smiled faintly and said:
"Yeah?"
"Then I'd like to see just how ruthless your grandfather can be."
Chen Shanhe walked between the two and symbolically said a few rules.
Then he gave Chen Tianhao a deep look and said loudly:
"The match begins!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Chen Tianhao rushed forward.
He truly deserves his status as a top contender for the national team; his skill level is definitely several levels above Zhang Feng's.
The combination of punches and kicks is fluid and seamless, combining offense and defense with virtually no weaknesses.
Lu Jingchen responded calmly, countering each move as it came, and the two fought back and forth.
At the end of the first round, Lu Jingchen scored a point with a beautiful side kick.
But Chen Shanhe immediately picked up the microphone and said:
"That kick just now landed on an invalid area; the score is invalid!"
The current score is 0-0!
These words immediately caused an uproar in the room.
"What? Invalid target area? I clearly kicked him in the waist!"
"Exactly! I saw it clearly, it's definitely a valid score!"
"What's wrong with Judge Chen? How can he make such a wrong ruling?"
The students from Jiangzhou University were so angry that they shouted:
"Corrupt referee! Absolutely corrupt referee!"
"Chen Shanhe has gone too far! He's favoring his own grandson!"
Su Muyue was trembling with anger and shouted at the podium:
"Why did you declare it invalid! It's clearly a valid score!"
But Chen Shanhe acted as if he hadn't heard, and said expressionlessly:
"Protest denied! Continue the game!"
At the start of the second round, Chen Tianhao became even more arrogant.
He knew he had his grandfather's backing, so he wasn't afraid of breaking the rules.
Several of his moves were aimed at Lu Jingchen's injured left arm, each one ruthless.
Lu Jingchen was unable to dodge in time and was hit hard in the left arm by an elbow strike.
With a crisp "crack," the bone broke.
"ah--!"
Su Muyue let out a scream, and tears instantly streamed down her face.
"Lu Jingchen! Stop fighting! We forfeit!"
Ma Xiaodong and Shi Lei also shouted anxiously:
"Big brother! Stop fighting! We're not fighting anymore!"
Lu Jingchen was in so much pain that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his face turned deathly pale.
He looked down at his drooping left arm, but his eyes became even more determined.
He shook his head at the audience and said:
"I will not give up."
When Chen Tianhao saw that Lu Jingchen's arm was broken, a cruel smile appeared on his face.
"Kid, are you scared now?"
"I'll forgive you as long as you kneel down, kowtow, and apologize to me."
"Or I'll break your other arm!"
Lu Jingchen raised his head and looked at him coldly:
"Yeah?"
"Even if I only have one arm, I can still beat you."
As he spoke, he put his severed left arm behind his back and beckoned to Chen Tianhao with his right hand.
The entire room fell silent instantly.
Everyone was awestruck by Lu Jingchen's courage.
Even with a broken arm, he still kept fighting. What kind of willpower is that?
Enraged, Chen Tianhao roared:
"court death!"
He charged forward, his fists raining down on Lu Jingchen like a storm.
Without the protection of his left arm, Lu Jingchen was full of openings.
He could only dodge, taking several punches and blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"Brother Lu! Stop hitting him! Please stop!"
Su Muyue cried her heart out and almost fainted.
The audience in the stands couldn't bear to watch any longer either.
"Stop hitting them! It's too cruel!"
"Chen Tianhao went too far! He bullied an injured person!"
"Chen Shanhe! Control your grandson! This is a competition, not murder!"
But Chen Shanhe sat on the platform with a blank expression, without saying a word.
Even when Chen Tianhao fouled again and kicked Lu Jingchen in the chest, he pretended not to see it.
Chen Tianhao grew increasingly smug as he fought, grinning maliciously as he said:
"Kid, let's see how long you can hide!"
He used all his strength to deliver a flying knee strike, slamming it hard into Lu Jingchen's chest.
If that impact had landed squarely, Lu Jingchen's ribs would definitely have been broken.
At this critical moment, Lu Jingchen made a move.
Instead of dodging, he charged straight at Chen Tianhao.
Then he suddenly turned to the side, made a fist with his right hand, gathered all his strength, and used the ultimate move of Bajiquan - the Inch Punch.
"Bang!"
A punch landed squarely on Chen Tianhao's protective gear.
With a "crack," the thick protective gear for Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) was shattered.
Chen Tianhao's eyes widened suddenly, and the smile on his face froze instantly.
He stood there like a wooden statue for three seconds, then fell straight backward and fainted on the spot.
The entire arena fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone froze on the spot, their mouths agape, wide enough to fit an egg.
Hundreds of millions of viewers watching on television were completely stunned.
With a broken arm, he shattered the protective gear with just one punch and knocked out the national team's top seed?
Is this... is this even human?
It took Chen Shanhe a full ten seconds to react.
He suddenly stood up and shouted into the microphone:
"Foul! The red corner player has fouled! That punch was a prohibited move!"
"The result is invalid! The blue team wins!"
These words caused an uproar in the room.
"What? A foul? Where was the foul committed?"
"That's outrageous! Lu Jingchen clearly won!"
"Broken referee! Utterly corrupt refereeing! Chen Shanhe is shameless!"
The audience was furious and stood up, shouting at the podium:
"Chen Shanhe step down! Chen Shanhe step down!"
"Give Lu Jingchen justice! Traditional martial arts will prevail!"
Even those viewers who had previously mocked Lu Jingchen now stood on his side.
They simply couldn't stand this blatant cover-up anymore.
Just then, Lu Jingchen suddenly picked up the microphone from the octagonal cage.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said calmly:
"Chen Shanhe, do you think you can control everything?"
As he spoke, he waved to the audience.
Ma Xiaodong immediately ran up with a laptop and connected it to the big screen in the stadium.
The next second, a recording began playing on the big screen.
Inside is a conversation between Chen Shanhe and Liu Jianguo, clearly recording their entire process of accepting bribes, pre-selecting champions, suppressing traditional martial arts athletes, and providing Zhang Feng with banned substances.
They even discussed how to sabotage Lu Jingchen in the finals, word for word.
The entire audience erupted in uproar.
Everyone was stunned and couldn't believe their ears.
Chen Shanhe's face turned deathly pale instantly, his whole body trembled, and he pointed at Lu Jingchen and shouted:
"You...you forged the recording! You're making baseless accusations!"
Lu Jingchen sneered and said:
"Forgery?"
"Here are your bank transfer records and Zhang Feng's records of purchasing banned drugs."
"Should I read them out to you one by one, in front of the whole nation?"
Chen Shanhe could no longer hold on; his legs buckled, and he fell off the platform.
Liu Jianguo was also ashen-faced, slumped in his chair, unable to move.
Police and organizing committee staff arrived at the scene quickly.
Chen Shanhe and Liu Jianguo were taken away on the spot, and the competition results were declared valid.
"I hereby announce that Lu Jingchen is the champion of the men's 65kg category at this National Wushu Sanda Championship!"
When the referee raised Lu Jingchen's intact right hand, the entire stadium erupted in deafening cheers.
"Lu Jingchen is awesome! Traditional martial arts are awesome!"
"Lu Jingchen! We were wrong! We're sorry!"
"Long live traditional martial arts! Long live Lu Jingchen!"
All the audience members stood up and bowed deeply to Lu Jingchen.
Those who had mocked him before now lowered their heads in shame.
The students from Jiangzhou University were so excited that they hugged each other and burst into tears.
During the awards ceremony, as the flag was slowly raised and the national anthem was played...
Lu Jingchen stood on the podium, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.
He saluted the national flag and silently said in his heart:
"Ancestors, can you see this?"
Traditional martial arts have not declined.
"From now on, I will let the whole world know how powerful martial arts are."