23.In the early of summer，the annual trial began.In the journey of the trial，with all-round skills and vigorous physical strength，Kama and Gongbu held a safe lead，far away ahead of other team members.50 km had passed before they came to the steep part of Garbage Mountain also called "Devil Frowning Peak" where the road was steep and lofty and air was thin.The difficulty here couldn't be second to that of Alps course.In reality，lots of top athletes of the world came here and failed.All the participants began to slow down while Kama and Gongbu accelerated their speeds and succeeded in implementing the coach's training approach and fulfilling his intention.Gradually the distance between them and the others was becoming larger and larger.They fully demonstrated their competitive advantages.
24.However，this couldn't satisfy Pierre，who drove his coach car following Kama and Gongbu.He shouted with one hand on the steering and another on the stopwatch，"Dépêchez-vous！Dépêchez-vous！You，lazy yak ..." Hearing this，Gongbu pedaled abruptly with force，leaving a sting of words，"French stone，French stone ..." and flashed away.
25.Seeing the situation，Pierre laughed and laughed and then he slammed the accelerator to go after them.
26.After a while，Kama and Gongbu had ridden to the pass of the peak.They stopped，straddling on the bicycle with one leg and they waving their hands，exclaiming，"Fat Feng，cheer up！Thumb，play up to exceed！" Their yelling echoed in the valley.
27.When Pierre saw the pride on their faces and heard the yell，he recalled his experience which transformed his appreciation into a surprise.The present scene was not fresh but real indeed for him.He remembered that he participated in a European Tournament five years ago，in which he endeavored to advance and finally was far ahead all the competitors； at that time he laughed proudly like Kama and Gongbu and when he dashed to destination with all his force，the disaster occurred at the common S-bend； he fell down badly because of the fast speed，his contempt and improper skill； the ambulance wailed and racing bicycles passed by …
28.Suddenly，Pierre let out a cry，"No！The mistake will never be repeated！" He stepped on the accelerator and drove to Gongbu and Kama，hanging his upper body out of the car's window to lecture them，"Who permits you to stop？What deserves your laughing？You，two idiots，can be satisfied for a silver medal！A couple of moron！Listen to me，sprint to the base of slope at full speed.Listen up，you must focus on it and if you fall down，get out of the club."
29.Pierre drove 40 kilometers downhill at 85 kph，his off-road vehicle whipping like wind until he arrived at the foot.When he stopped and looked backward，he found，to his embarrassment，that Kama and Gongbu had pulled their bicycles alongside his car.He said to them with a smile，"What a surprise！You two guys did very well going downhill." But his compliment failed to stir any delight in the brown faces of the two guys.So he repeated，"I was harsh to you for your good，you know.You really did a fantastic job in going downhill.Very fantastic！" But this compliment again took no effect on the two athletes，which left Pierre quite perplexed.He didn't know what to do or say to them.
30.The three men looked at each other without a word.Around them was entire silence except for bees buzzing in the **** flowers.They remained speechless for a long while until Kama placed his bicycle on the ground and came up to open the front door of the car with force.
31.Pierre，who had kept his hands upon the steering wheel，thought to himself，"Is he going to fight me？Ha，I am not afraid of him.Why should I be afraid of him？I won't run away so that they have the chance to look down upon me.I was a champion boxer in my college； how come that I fear him？" In the meantime，he extended his right hand to open the door as he was preparing his left hand well for a possible attack from the young man.
32.Pierre saw in the rear mirror that Gongbu was placing his bicycle on the road and walking up from the right side.The idea that he was in a more dangerous situation made his heart beat very fast.The attack he had expected，however，didn't happen at all.The two young men had never meant to be rude.Rather，they took his hands and helped him get out of the car.The three of them walked hand in hand beyond the road to the prairie，where they sat down.Kama said to him with a modest smile，"Thanks，coach.But you flattered us.We are two big nuts.If we have done anything clever，that is because you instructed well.You are such a wonderful coach.From today on，we will do exactly as you tell us.There is one point，Mr.Pierre； you are extremely strict with us.So today，we have a request to ask of you.The only request we will have.Can you give your promise？" "What can I do for you？Please go ahead.I will try my best." Pierre asked immediately when he heard the young man out."If we win the championship in the match，" Kama answered，"Let's play a contest among us three，shall we？" Nodding，Pierre asked in a low voice： "Only the three of us？How to play？" Pointing to the main peak of the snow mountain far away，Kama said，"This mountain is called Snow Treasure Mountain.We will climb to the top and pick a beautiful snow lotus from there.If you fail，you should get back to your Alps Club！" Pierre burst into laughter when he heard these words.Without saying anything，he immediately extended his hand，so did Kama and Gongbu.Thus they clapped their hands to make an agreement.
33.Kama and Gongbu were leaving for the training base when the latter put down his bicycle again and walked up to Pierre，to whom he murmured a few words.It seemed that he intended to talk to Pierre privately.When they finished，they clapped their hands again.