Changing the World

"Invaluable!"

It took Qiao Mingyuan a full three hours to finish reading the data, his heart churning like a stormy sea, unable to find peace.

The documents detailed a brand-new high-frequency signal. This signal was not only incredibly stable but also capable of long-distance transmission with minimal loss—it was, in a word, perfect.

"If this data were to be released, it would completely revolutionize the field of traditional wireless communication. This is an epoch-making discovery, worthy of a Nobel Prize!"

Qiao Mingyuan marveled to himself.

When Su Yuan had first told him about the research objective, Qiao Mingyuan had felt a sense of dread.

To build a wireless communication system covering every corner of the globe, with stable signals and immunity to hacking or eavesdropping...

Was this truly something that could be developed in this century?

Yet now, looking at this data, Qiao Mingyuan realized that perhaps the wireless communication system Su Yuan envisioned could actually be achieved.

The deeper one delved into the field of wireless communication, the more one realized the sheer importance of this data.

"Just who is my boss..."

Qiao Mingyuan steadied himself. Compared to the data itself, Su Yuan—the man who had produced it and sent it to him—was even more unfathomable.

Coupled with the way Su Yuan had effortlessly rescued him from the Truth Society's pursuit and revealed so many secrets regarding the organization...

Qiao Mingyuan vaguely sensed that even the legendary Truth Society, which dominated great nations and claimed to be omnipotent, paled in comparison to his boss.

In the basement of Villa 66.

After sending the data to Qiao Mingyuan, Su Yuan stopped paying attention to it.

He had already seen every reaction and thought Qiao Mingyuan had through the Grey Mirror.

"Hm?"

Just then, Su Yuan's phone vibrated with a notification.

"School has started..."

Su Yuan glanced at the message and immediately understood the situation.

Without him noticing, the summer break had passed and the new semester had begun; the message was from his dormitory group chat.

"Xiao Lan, is the application for suspension of studies ready?" Su Yuan asked.

Ever since he had transmigrated and gained control of the Grey Mirror, Su Yuan knew he could no longer continue the life of his predecessor.

Given his current circumstances, there was no need for him to attend school; it would be a complete waste of time.

Thus, Su Yuan had long planned to suspend his studies.

As for why he chose to apply for suspension rather than simply disappearing?

If Su Yuan were to vanish without notice, it would trigger a series of consequences and variables.

Two days after the start of the semester, his counselor would notice he hadn't reported in, and after three days with no word, the counselor would choose to call the police.

Once the police were involved, they would issue a missing person report and begin searching for his tracks.

Eventually, a year and two months later, they would discover his fingerprints and iris scan left at the Jinshan Villa District.

Going through the formal channels of suspension would avoid such consequences and possibilities.

After all, once he was on official leave, he wouldn't be considered a missing person, and the counselor would have no reason to call the police.

This was the optimal choice Su Yuan had made based on the answers provided by the Grey Mirror.

"Master, it is ready," Xiao Lan replied immediately.

"Imitate my voice and tone, call the counselor, explain the reasons for the suspension, and send over this application..."

Su Yuan instructed.

He immediately provided Xiao Lan with the pre-prepared script and rhetoric, telling her to simply repeat it to the counselor.

This script was designed to be persuasive enough to ensure the counselor would approve his application.

Suspending one's studies was no small matter; without a sufficient reason, the school would never agree to it.

"Understood..." Xiao Lan immediately began to carry out Su Yuan's orders.

"Zhao Xixi..."

Su Yuan's thoughts drifted, landing on this person.

It was precisely because of Zhao Xixi that his predecessor hadn't even had the money to buy life-saving medication, leading to a recurrence of his heart condition and his death in the dormitory.

As for Zhao Xixi, Su Yuan had long since gained a thorough understanding of her through the Grey Mirror.

Although Zhao Xixi's behavior was extremely immoral and had indirectly caused the death of his predecessor, she was currently suffering from a gastric tumor.

Of course, Zhao Xixi did not yet know she had a gastric tumor. Because of this, she would miss the optimal window for treatment, and her condition would rapidly deteriorate into the terminal stage within a year.

In the end, Zhao Xixi could not bear the agony of chemotherapy, and a year and a half later, she jumped to her death.

This was the ending the Grey Mirror had revealed to Su Yuan regarding Zhao Xixi.

Once Su Yuan learned of this outcome, he no longer paid her any mind.

Inside an office.

A middle-aged woman wearing glasses answered the phone.

"Oh, it's Su Yuan..."

"You say you want to take a leave of absence? Did something happen at home? Tell your counselor..."

"I see, that's how it is. Very well, Student Su Yuan, I have received your application. I will process it through the school, and if you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can always reach out to your counselor."

The middle-aged woman wearing glasses hung up the phone and sighed.

The news of Su Yuan's leave of absence did not cause much of a stir; it spread only within a small circle for a moment before settling into complete silence.

In the class group chat, the class monitor was the first to hear about Su Yuan's leave from the counselor, and she discussed it briefly with the other students.

"Su Yuan is taking a leave of absence?"

"What happened?"

"I'm not sure either. The counselor told me; it must be something significant, otherwise, a leave wouldn't be approved so easily..."

A few girls chattered for a bit before moving on to the next topic.

Su Yuan's presence in the class had never been strong, and combined with his lack of any defining traits, if the class monitor hadn't mentioned it, they might not have even noticed someone was missing.

Inside a girls' dormitory.

Zhao Xixi was applying makeup in front of the mirror.

Just then, her roommate leaned in and whispered, "Xixi, what was the name of that suitor of yours again? Su Yuan—right, Su Yuan. I heard he took a leave of absence..."

"I'm not even close with him, what suitor..."

Zhao Xixi felt a twinge of guilt and thought to herself, He didn't do something desperate because I deleted him, did he?

But then, Zhao Xixi changed her mind: "What does that have to do with me? Who told him to keep pestering me? He had no money and still bothered me—why keep him if I didn't delete him?"

Thinking this, Zhao Xixi immediately felt at ease.

After finishing her makeup, Zhao Xixi suddenly rubbed her stomach: "Did I eat something bad lately? My stomach keeps hurting."

Inside the dormitory.

Su Yuan's roommates were also discussing his withdrawal from school.

"What do you think Yuan will do after dropping out?"

"No idea. Yuan even deleted his WeChat, and his phone number doesn't go through."

"I bet it's because of that Zhao Xixi. I told Yuan ages ago that woman was no good, but he insisted on clinging to her."

The five roommates each shared their own opinions, but after a few days of chatting, the topic of Su Yuan faded rapidly until it vanished entirely.

It was as if this person had never existed in the dormitory at all.

No one knew that the Su Yuan they saw as unremarkable—the one they couldn't even be bothered to discuss—

Was destined to change the world.