Silence

Zhao Ning, her eyes red, said to Su Ming.

"Your father has been summoned for investigation."

"Why?"

"This Chilami juvenile outbreak started from the family's garbage dump. It wasn't reported in time."

"No way? What about Mom? This incident is so serious."

Su Ming was speechless. So the disaster originated from his own family's business.

"It's okay, my good son, I'll call Grandpa later."

Zhao Ning quickly comforted Su Ming.

"Grandpa?"

Su Ming's body instinctively trembled, and then a volatile face appeared in his mind.

For a moment, Su Ming's expression became a little unnatural. Grandpa was his paternal grandfather, the current head of the Su Family, whose temper and personality were exceptionally volatile and overbearing.

It could be said that no one in the entire Su Family feared him.

Su Ming last saw him three years ago, during his grandfather's 200th birthday. At that time, his current body was so scared that it almost peed itself, leaving quite a psychological shadow.

"Yes, as long as we tell Grandpa, it should be fine, so you don't have to worry."

"Mhm."

Su Ming thought for a moment and then relaxed. If Grandpa was willing to intervene, it should be fine.

"By the way, son, is your school on break now?"

Zhao Ning asked next.

"Yes, the school told us to go home and study."

"That's great. Son, you stay home and rest. It's not safe outside right now."

Zhao Ning also didn't really want Su Ming to go to school anymore. Her husband had already been taken away. If something happened to Su Ming too, she wouldn't want to live anymore.

"That won't do. The City Exam is coming up."

Su Ming replied with a headache.

"Never mind the City Exam. You just stay home, and I'll make you something delicious to calm your nerves. You must have been terrified yesterday, right?"

Zhao Ning pulled Su Ming towards the house.

Three days later, early morning.

After completing one hundred push-ups and one hundred sit-ups intermittently, Su Ming took a hot shower, changed into loose clothing, and walked down the spiral staircase.

In the living room, Chen Hui saw Su Ming coming down and immediately stepped forward to ask respectfully.

"Young Master, you're awake. Breakfast is ready for you."

"Mhm, where's my mother?"

Su Ming turned his head and looked around the living room, not seeing Zhao Ning's figure.

"Madam left very early. She specifically instructed me to prepare breakfast for you, saying you've been working too hard lately and have lost weight."

Su Ming glanced at the table full of meat and a plate of small green vegetables, and felt a little touched.

"I know. You can go about your business now."

"Yes, Young Master."

Chen Hui left after speaking.

Su Ming walked to the dining table and turned on the projection TV.

He picked up his chopsticks, grabbed some vegetables, and ate while watching TV.

At this time, the news was being broadcast. A female reporter in a blue business suit was reporting on the street.

"To all our citizens, regarding the Chilami invasion incident in the Thirteenth District, the Thirteenth District guards responded with lightning speed and have now completely eliminated all Chilami. It is now safe. All lockdown measures have been officially lifted, and residents can move freely."

Su Ming watched the report and fell into thought.

He had spent the past few days going through textbooks and review materials from the previous two years, but his review was not going well, and the efficiency was too low.

With the City Exam approaching, time was very tight. It seemed he would have to seek help from Teacher Tang Yan.

With this thought, Su Ming got up and left.

A moment later, Su Ming was walking on the wide road. The road was deserted, with almost no pedestrians except for patrols of soldiers.

Most of the shops on both sides were closed, with signs indicating temporary closure. Only a very few shops were still open.

From this, it could be seen that the situation in the Thirteenth District was still very tense.

However, Su Ming didn't care. He jogged towards Teacher Tang Yan's home.

A little over an hour later, Su Ming arrived at the entrance of the residential area where Teacher Tang Yan lived, panting.

Just as he was about to enter, he heard a familiar shout from behind.

"Su Ming."

Su Ming turned his head back, quite surprised, and saw Minke and Chen Tong. He also asked with surprise.

"Why are you guys here?"

"Don't look at me, I'm not with him. We just bumped into each other by chance."

Chen Tong snorted coldly, distancing himself from Minke with disdain.

Minke didn't mind. He explained with a worried expression.

"We're here to find Teacher Tang. The City Exam is approaching, and studying at home during the break isn't enough."

"I think so too. Let's go find the teacher."

Su Ming didn't say much more.

The three walked in together and soon arrived at the teacher's house. Minke stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Knock knock~

The door opened quickly. Just as Su Ming and the other two were about to greet them, they froze when they saw who opened the door.

"Zhao Ran?"

"Class monitor, you guys are here too. Come in quickly."

Zhao Ran was also a little surprised.

Su Ming and the other two walked into the house and saw more than a dozen classmates sitting in the narrow living room. The group of three with yellow hair had also arrived.

It was clear that not everyone in the class had given up; many were still working hard.

"You guys are here too. Find a place to sit. If not, just sit on the floor."

Teacher Tang Yan walked out, his eyes sunken, holding a cup of water with a dejected look.

"What's wrong with the teacher? He looks so down."

Su Ming lowered his voice and asked Minke.

Minke lowered his voice and replied to Su Ming with a heavy heart.

"Yesterday, the school held a memorial service to commemorate the deceased. The teacher attended as a host."

"How come I didn't know? I wasn't notified?"

"How could they notify you? They only invited the families of the deceased students. Do you know how many died in our class?"

"How many?"

"Eleven people died in our class. The casualties in the entire school are countless. They don't even dare to publicize the numbers."

Hearing this, Su Ming's heart sank. He knew the situation was bad, but he didn't expect it to be this terrible.

"Make yourselves comfortable."

Teacher Tang Yan placed the water on the table and then sat dejectedly on the sofa.

Su Ming and the others didn't know what to say. The atmosphere in the room was very oppressive.

At this moment, Minke took a deep breath and said to Teacher Tang Yan.

"Teacher, the City Exam is approaching. The school has suspended classes and told us to study at home, but we are not prepared at all. We can't do it on our own. We are still a long way from Imperial Court Academy. Please help us."

"The class monitor is right, teacher. Please help us."

Zhao Ran and the others echoed in agreement.

"Sigh, actually, after what happened a few days ago, I've let go. What Imperial Court Academy, what spots, none of it matters anymore. What's important is being alive. So, you don't need to be fixated on applying to Imperial Court Academy anymore."

Teacher Tang sighed, looked up, and said to everyone.

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Zhao Ran and the others fell silent.