| Examiner Zhou picks out...: |
When they reached the market, they found Fan Jin standing in the doorway of a temple. His hair was tousled, his face streaked with mud, and one of his shoes had come off. But he was still clapping his hands and crowing, 「Aha! I've passed! I've passed!」
Butcher Hu bore down on him like an avenging fury, roaring, 「You blasted idiot! What have you passed?」 and fetched him a blow. The bystanders and neighbours could hardly suppress their laughter. But although Butcher Hu had screwed up his courage to strike once, he was still afraid at heart, and his hand was trembling too much to strike a second time. The one blow, however, had been enough to knock Fan Jin out. |
