Gu Jun was seething with frustration. "Su Li," he exclaimed, "you're our leader. How can you be so mild-mannered? Sun Wei is practically trampling all over you!"
Su Li remained silent, his gaze shifting to the class monitor. The monitor had already seen Su Li's ranking and total score, only second to the top student, Gao Ming. It took him a moment to recover from his surprise. Swallowing hard, he announced, "In this competition, Sun Wei ranks fourth in total score, while Su Li ranks second. Su Li is the winner."
This revelation stunned everyone, both on Sun Wei's side and Su Li's. It took them a moment to process the information, and they rushed forward to confirm the results.
Once they had, they fell silent. Su Li had indeed secured the second rank, his total score a full ten points higher than Sun Wei's. He placed within the top five of their class, this was a crushing victory.