The train driver in the courtyard

"Develop sports and enhance people's physical fitness"

The big red banner clanked amid the flying snowflakes.

All units attached great importance to this competition and helped their athletes with pre-match warm-up exercises.

Most people in these days have not received formal warm-up training.

There are many people doing Tai Chi, doing radio gymnastics, and jumping off the spot.

Li Aiguo even saw two young guys with big tops in the crowd.

"Patriot, don't underestimate them."

Zhou Ke is responsible for the logistics support work. Since arriving at the scene, he has used his advantages to inquire about the enemy's situation everywhere and explain the key opponents to Li Aiguo.

"They are teachers from the Changxindian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Factory Technical School, and they are very capable."

"Really?" Li Aiguo stood with his feet side by side, and his head moved around in a rhythm of front, back, left, and right, from small to large.

"There are a few young men over there. They are athletes from Beijing Sports University. They are also very strong." Zhou Ke pointed to several young men doing frog jumps.

Zhou Ke pointed to a group of people again: "The strongest one is the little man wearing a jacket. He comes from the Beijing Mining Institute. The daily newspaper said that the school is 'a unit famous for long-distance running.'"

Well, mining professionals often have to go into deep mountains and old forests, and they will inevitably be chased by tigers. It makes sense to run fast, right?

Li Aiguo put his hands on his hips, took a big step forward with his right foot, took a big step back with his left foot, bent his right leg at the knee, buckled his toes in slightly, and did a lunge and leg press.

"These are powerful enemies. What is the level of our maintenance section?" He felt something was wrong.

Zhou Ke puffed up his chest: "Last year, the three athletes we sent successfully completed the competition."

Li Aiguo: "."

So glorious!

At this time, the little man who was named just now saw Li Aiguo acting strangely and walked over on his own initiative.

"Hello, comrade, my name is Dong Guanglu, a junior at the School of Mining."

"I am Li Aiguo, an employee of the Qianmen locomotive depot."

After greeting each other, Dong Guanglu asked curiously: "Comrade Li Aiguo, this warm-up exercise you did is a bit strange."

After doing the bow and leg press and completing the warm-up exercise, Li Aiguo wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"This is my own way to warm up before a long run."

"It looks interesting. Can you teach me a lesson?" Dong Guanglu's eyes lit up.

"Okay, wait until the game is over."

Li Aiguo agreed immediately.

Exercise is also a science. Don’t underestimate these warm-up exercises. They are all developed after years of research and technology accumulation.

If it can be spread, it can prevent a large number of athletes from getting injured during competitions.

Dong Guanglu did not expect that Li Patriot would be so forthcoming. After nodding his thanks, he returned to his square formation.

Two young men from the nearby Sports University came over.

"Brother Dong, what's going on? There's a competition coming soon. Why are you talking to a worker?"

"That person's warm-up exercise seems to be more scientific than ours." Dong Guanglu frowned vaguely.

These two college students, one named Ma Shangfei and the other Zhou Su, are both members of the long-distance running team of the Sports University and have participated in competitions abroad.

"What does a small worker know? It's just a trick." Ma Shangfei curled his lips and said disdainfully: "Brother Dong, you will definitely win first place in this competition, and we are second and third! They are just running around.”

Zhou Su also nodded in agreement: "Yes, we are college students, the rising sun of our motherland!"

Dong Guanglu turned to look at Li Aiguo and narrowed his eyes: "That worker seems to be a bit uneasy. This time we have encountered a formidable enemy."

Ma Shangfei said: "Brother Dong, you have won several championships, there is no need to belittle yourself."

"Yes, yes, the champion of this competition must be Brother Dong." Zhou Su agreed.

Dong Guanglu knew the nature of the two of them, and they didn't have any bad intentions. They just stayed in the school all year round and won many medals, so they thought highly of themselves.

He just said, "That worker in the locomotive depot is not an ordinary person." Then he came to the starting line.

The two looked at each other and felt that Dong Guanglu had taken the wrong medicine today.

Their daily job is long-distance running training. Can that little worker use his hobby to beat his profession?
ridiculous!

It's not that they feel superior to others, but it's because of their strength.

Ma Shangfei: "Later in the competition, I will let this kid know what professionalism is!"

Zhou Su: "Brother Ma, the first place this time will definitely be yours."

Ma Shangfei: "You have been training very hard in the past six months. Maybe the first place will be yours."

Zhou Su: "How can I have such a talent as Brother Ma?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, turned around and came to the starting line.

Li Aiguo didn't know that he had been targeted. After doing warm-up exercises, he came to the starting line.

The event week director raised his wrist to look at the time, frowned and said, "It's almost half past eight, and there are still eleven contestants who haven't come to register, so we won't wait!"

He said to Zhang Ning: "Comrade Zhang Ning, please lead someone to deliver the supplies."

What? Any supplies? This game is quite formal.

Li Aiguo's eyes widened suddenly.

But when he saw the so-called supplies, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry.

Zhang Ning took several newspaper staff with thermos bottles and poured each athlete a large cup of brown sugar tea.

"No. 16, your supplies." His fair hands held the enamel jar and handed it over.

Li Aiguo reached out to take it, brought it to his mouth and took a sip.

It's hot and sweet, and my stomach and intestines suddenly feel warm, and my limbs are full of strength.

Well, these are indeed supplies!
Jia Dongxu also got the brown sugar tea and was about to put it to his mouth when Jia Zhang rushed out from the side and stopped him.

"Dongxu, this is such a big cup of brown sugar tea. My mother has a bad gastrointestinal condition recently. I heard this stuff can nourish the stomach."

There was no other way, so Jia Dongxu could only give Jia Zhang a half-enamel jar of tea.

Yi Zhonghai saw his Adam's apple trembling and swallowed his saliva. He felt that Jia Dongxu should give him the brown sugar water as a tribute.

The time came to half past eight without realizing it.

With the crisp sound of the starting gun, more than two thousand athletes set off from the starting line.

The audience suddenly burst into enthusiasm at this moment, and various shouts sounded at the same time.

The snow in the sky is getting heavier and heavier, and although special personnel have been organized to clean it up, the ground is still a little slippery.

Fortunately for Li Aiguo, Chen Xueru specially made him a pair of home-made running shoes based on his ideas. The soles were non-slip thousand-layer soles.

Those athletes wear whatever they want.

As soon as we set off, a large group of people started skating, just like bowling. You bumped into me, I bumped into you, and several fell down in a row.

They climbed up and continued running forward, regardless of the pain all over their bodies from the fall.

You can lose the game, but you can’t lose your spirit!
Xu Damao competed the most and was knocked down by an athlete from the lumber factory. His butt almost broke into two pieces and he almost cried in pain.

He wanted to quit the race at that time, but thinking about being a leader, he didn't bother to wipe the slush off his face, got up and ran forward.

"Xu Damao, haha, I surpass you!"

At this time, Jia Dongxu's advantage of slow speed became apparent. He perfectly avoided the crowd and passed Xu Damao with long strides.

"Jia Dongxu, you grandson!" Xu Damao cursed and chased after him.

The staff member responsible for supervision nearby frowned, picked up the loudspeaker and shouted: "Attention contestants, please don't use swear words!"

Jia Dongxu: "."

Xu Damao: "."

When Li Aiguo started running, he did not compete with others. Instead, he deliberately slowed down and was thrown away by others at the start.

In long-distance running like this, fast is not fast at the beginning, but fast at the end.

Although he has no long-distance running skills, his spear fighting skills have greatly increased his physical fitness.

And in his previous life, he ran very fast.

As long as he wants to run, he can win.

All that needs to be done now is to adjust the pace.

The soles of his feet stepped on the ice-covered road, and Li Aiguo adjusted his breathing slowly. He felt his body getting lighter and lighter, like a high-end sports car driving slowly, without stepping on the accelerator at all.

From Tiananmen to Xidan, Li Aiguo completely lagged behind those athletes.

But the game has just begun!
After passing Xidan and heading towards Pinganli, the team split into two parts.

The leaders are several college athletes such as Dong Guanglu, Ma Shangfei and Zhou Su.

Seeing that there was no annoying shadow around him, Zhou Su gasped and said proudly: "Brother Dong, why is that boy you have so much hope for missing?"

Dong Guanglu didn't say a word. Ma Shangfei reminded: "Old Zhou, don't be careless. Those people in the technical school are not easy to mess with."

Hearing this, Zhou Su turned around and glanced away with his peripheral vision, and sure enough he saw the teachers from the technical school following closely behind them.

His pace couldn't help but speed up a bit.

The second part of the team consisted of representatives from those factories.

Running is very simple and anyone can run it, but running for four or five miles continuously at high speed is something that not everyone can do.

The workers were now so tired that they were sweating profusely and panting, and some of their speeds had also dropped.

Among them are Xu Damao and Jia Dongxu.

These two guys were chasing each other just now, wasting a lot of energy, and now they are as tired as dead dogs.

"No, master, I'm going to die." Jia Dongxu gasped and shouted to the side.

It should be said that Yi Zhonghai also spent a lot of money for his apprentice. At this time, he actually borrowed a bicycle and followed Jia Dongxu.

Well, it feels a bit like a nanny car.

"Apprentice, if you persist just a little longer, you will win soon!" Yi Zhonghai could only encourage.

He recommended Jia Dongxu to participate.

Let alone winning the championship now, if he can't even finish the competition, Deputy Director Li will never let him go.

"I can't do it anymore, master, I'm going to die." Every time Jia Dongxu took a step, he felt as if his lungs were about to explode and his legs were so sore.

For people who don't run often, suddenly participating in a competition will definitely be too much for their bodies.

Jia Dongxu's dead-dog look left Yi Zhonghai helpless.

He rolled his eyes and said: "Dongxu, Li Aiguo is still behind you! Do you want to be surpassed by Li Aiguo?"

Hearing this, Jia Dongxu suddenly became energetic.

"Master, don't worry, I won't let Li Aiguo do it."

Before he finished speaking, Jia Dongxu's heart trembled. He heard fast footsteps approaching quickly.

At first he thought it was the young men from the lumber factory who were catching up, but he soon felt something was wrong.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a red figure.

Among all the athletes, only Li Aiguo wore red clothes.

Li Aiguo!
Just when the red shadow passed by Jia Dongxu, Jia Dongxu lost his mind, slipped on his feet, and fell to the ground with a chirp.

"Ah ah ah, I'm injured and can't run anymore."

Watching the red figure getting further and further away, Jia Dongxu lay on the street, looking up at the gray sky.

The sudden change caused Yi Zhonghai to only pay attention to Jia Dongxu. Without noticing, he hit the fence directly and suffered a bruise and swollen face.

The most important thing is that the bicycle wheel was also flattened and several banners were broken.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the red figure and slammed his fist on the ground. "Damn Li Aiguo, if it weren't for you, Dongxu and I wouldn't have fallen down. You are just a troublemaker!"

There were also logistical staff responsible for ensuring the safety of the athletes during the city tour. Seeing Jia Dongxu fall, a staff member ran over on a donkey riding backwards.

After checking Jia Dongxu's body and knowing that he could not continue the game, two or three staff members lifted Jia Dongxu onto the donkey, stared at the pedals, and prepared to send him to the rest area.

Yi Zhonghai wanted to get up, but found that his ankle was sprained. He felt severe pain in his ankle when he moved slightly.

"Comrade, I, I am also injured." He raised his hands and shouted towards the staff.

The staff member waved his hand: "Comrade, you are not a participant and cannot enjoy relief benefits."

Yi Zhonghai: "."

It’s not that the staff are stingy, it’s snowing heavily today, and there are not 2,000 but 500 people who fell on the roadside. If they rescue everyone, how can they ensure the normal progress of the game.

Of course, out of humanitarian considerations, the staff said that Yi Zhonghai could go to a nearby rescue point for treatment.

Finally, Auntie, Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu rushed over, and they helped Yi Zhonghai up.

"Oh, old man, why weren't you more careful?" The aunt looked at the bicycle and scratched her head depressedly: "It's better now. If the bicycle crashes like this, Lao Yan will definitely never be done with you."

"Hey, be gentle, I'm a wounded person!"

Suckling, Yi Zhonghai cursed angrily: "It's all Li Aiguo's fault!"

Unfortunately, Li Aiguo was already immersed in running at this time and did not hear his scream at all.

The dopamine produced by running is second only to falling in love. Three kilometers is designed to cure all kinds of discomfort, five kilometers is specialized to cure various internal injuries, and after running ten kilometers, you feel refreshed.

Li Aiguo can use all the strength of his waist, abdomen, hips, legs, arms and other parts of his body in a coordinated and orderly manner. It can be clearly felt that his body becomes more compact and lighter.

The speed instantly increased a lot.

Xu Damao was running hard when he heard footsteps behind him.

When he turned around, a red figure had already rushed past him.

"Fuck you, patriotic brothers, you are so awesome!"

The crowd at the scene also noticed this scene.

A wild announcer with a loudspeaker stood behind the donkey riding backwards and shouted loudly: "The competition begins!... Although the venue was slippery, the athletes still tried their best and carried forward the spirit of hard work.
The leader now is Dong Guanglu from the School of Mining. He is a veteran and has won several domestic competition championships.

They are closely followed by two students from the School of Physical Education. They firmly occupy the top three places."

"Hey, things have changed. A red figure, no, it's a red whirlwind. He rushes up from the end of the team, and his speed is accelerating."

The wild announcer wanted to call out the name, but found that as a runner, he did not recognize the red cyclone.

He picked up the manuscript paper that was wet with snowflakes and flipped through it, trying to quickly find out the contestant's information.

"His name is Li Aiguo, and he is the train driver at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot." At this time, Zhao Ning's clear and sweet voice came from the side.

Train drivers, workers, frontline workers, this BUFF is stacked!
No matter in which era, most of the champions of sports events are professional athletes or sports-related personnel.

Now a worker suddenly appears out of nowhere!
The wild broadcaster suddenly became excited and stood on the 'mobile broadcast truck', facing the wind and snow, and shouted loudly: "Red Cyclone! The accelerating red cyclone is Comrade Li Aiguo from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot. He is also a Glorious train driver.”

The rough and hoarse voice, filled with excitement, echoed in the streets.

The audience at the scene unanimously turned their attention to Li Aiguo.

They all want to know whether this red cyclone can win the final victory.

Zhou Ke was originally squatting at the starting point, thinking about whose house he should go to drink at night, when he heard the words "Red Tornado is awesome" coming from the street.

He stood up and pulled the old man next to him.

"Uncle, what is the red whirlwind?"

"You don't know yet, but just now a young man from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot surpassed more than 300 athletes in ten minutes!

He wore a red suit and ran very fast, so everyone called him the Red Tornado. "

The old man's beard and eyebrows were covered with hoarfrost, but his face was flushed with excitement.

He is an old worker. Compared with college students or college teachers, workers are obviously closer to him.

The one in red clothes at the front door of the maintenance section is Li Aiguo!

Zhou Ke clenched his fist tightly and waved.

I've known for a long time that Brother Patriot is a master!
Chen Xueru's family is also here today.

Chen Fangxuan, Chen Xingjia, Chen Xingyi, eldest sister-in-law, and second sister-in-law all came to cheer for Li Aiguo.

Aunt Liu and He Yuyu also came to join in the fun.

It was just that I was lonely. At the beginning, I shouted a few cheers, and then the team disappeared.

They could only stand boredly in the snow and chatter.

When she heard Red Tornado, the sister-in-law's eyes shone: "This nickname sounds very grand. I don't know which young man it is, or which girl will benefit from it in the future."

The second sister-in-law also nodded: "Red Tornado, tsk tsk, if it were me, I would marry such a person. Listen to the old man, those who can't run fast are strong. How happy it would be!"

See, the focus of married lesbians is different.

"Brother Patriot, the clothes you are wearing today are red, right?"'

As soon as He Yuyu said these words, the chattering people stopped.

"Could it really be my brother-in-law?" The sister-in-law opened her mouth and hummed an incredible sound from her throat.

The more they thought about it, the more they thought it was possible.

How many gay men wear red clothing these days?
A few people were still laughing just now, why did Chen Xueru make Li Aiguo a red dress!

Thinking of what she just said, the second sister-in-law's face turned red with embarrassment, and she looked at Chen Xueru a little embarrassed.

The second brother glared at her fiercely: "You are the only one who talks a lot, are you making a joke now?"

He felt happy.

Last night, after half a night of hard work and following the method given to him by Li Aiguo, he finally persuaded his second sister-in-law to agree to be transferred to the capital.

But I have been nagged for a while, made many compromises in bed, and now I can finally get my revenge.

Chen Xueru smiled brightly and pursed her lips.

She was sure that the red whirlwind was Li Aiguo.

After all, his sister-in-law told him that a man is considered powerful after half an hour.

And Li Aiguo can drive for two hours continuously.

Could it be an ordinary person?
Then several people began to pay attention to the battle situation.

There was no radio in these days, and the conditions of long-distance running were special and the venue was too far away. The spread of news could only rely on word of mouth among the masses.

"What, the red whirlwind has accelerated again and will soon catch up with the second echelon."

"The Red Tornado played steadily and surpassed the second tier."

"Crossing Dongdan, the red whirlwind is following closely behind the first echelon!"

"Red Tornado! Come on, come on!"

on the street.

Hearing the shouts of the crowd, Li Aiguo was a little confused, who was the whirlwind?

But he didn't care about it. Instead, he kept calm and followed closely the college students in front of him.

Zhou Su currently ranks among the top five in domestic long-distance running.

After starting the race, I showed my best form.

So I can keep up with Dong Guanglu and Ma Shangfei.

Last year, Zhou Su only finished 20th in the Ring City Fortress. In the eyes of others, this might be worthy of celebration.

But Zhou Su comes from a sports family.

His distant relative Li Sen participated in the 11th Olympic Games in Berlin.

His father once won fourth place in the pole vault at the Fifth National Games of the Republic of China.

It can be said that the blood of sports is already flowing in the bodies of the children of the Zhou family.

After liberation, some members of the Zhou family became workers.

But Zhou Su became the family's hope because of his outstanding talent and talent in long-distance running.

Last year's results were a humiliation for him.

Since May, Zhou Su has been conducting targeted training under the guidance of his father and has made extremely rapid progress.

When they reach the finish line, he will give Dong Guanglu and Ma Shangfei a surprise.

Hearing the footsteps coming from behind, Zhou Su saw a flash of red following closely from the corner of his eye. Zhou Su knew clearly that the person chasing him should be the worker.

Although he was slightly surprised, he was not in a hurry.

Now that the competition is just over halfway, it is normal for these amateur athletes to catch up with their own abilities.

However, the game does not rely solely on talent, but more importantly, mentality.

This round-the-city race can be said to be the most important race in the capital city. Once he successfully wins the championship, he will become a star figure that attracts everyone's attention.

These people from wild backgrounds simply cannot control themselves.

Take Dong Guanglu, who is currently ranked first, as an example. He is the top figure in the country in terms of endurance and speed.

Last year, it was because of the psychological imbalance in the final sprint stage and the huge pressure from the audience that we only got third place.

The advantage is mine! Zhou Su told himself secretly in his heart.

Fortunately, Li Aiguo didn't know what Zhou Su was thinking, otherwise he would have laughed out loud while running.

Yes, this is indeed a much-anticipated competition.

Tens of thousands of people watched, and the leaders paid great attention to it. Many people may have weak legs and feel confused when standing on the court, let alone talk about the game results.

but.

These pressures are not worth mentioning compared with Li Aiguo's meeting with teachers and teachers and reporting work to farmers.

Li Aiguo is someone who has climbed Mount Everest, and there is no pressure at all when he climbs these local hills.

For Li Aiguo, this City Games is just a game to test his endurance.

The mountains and tsunami roared nearby, and the steps of some athletes were disrupted.

Halfway through the race, when passing through Iron Lion Alley, more than half of the athletes were left behind.

They were getting farther and farther away from the first echelon, walking hard, gasping for air, and might fall down at any time, but no one was left behind.

Except of course Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu was carried backwards on a donkey to the tent. After a simple bandage, he was no longer seriously injured.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai limping in, Jia Dongxu quickly sat up straight.

"Master, it was just an accident. Otherwise, I would have reached the first echelon by now."

"What a sweet boy."

Yi Zhonghai was very pleased when he heard this.

Auntie asked a nurse to help Yi Zhonghai treat his foot injury.

As soon as the nurse picked up the red potion, there was a burst of cheers from outside.

"The red whirlwind has caught up with the first echelon!"

The medicine bottle was placed on the table, and the nurse ran out with a group of staff.

".I'm still waiting!" Yi Zhonghai wanted to criticize the nurse, but his face and mouth were covered by the aunt.

If the nurse gets angry, there is no one to treat her injury.

Jia Dongxu scratched his head: "Master, what is the red whirlwind?"

(End of this chapter)