The Great Gene Era
Chapter 21

Hot Pot Catastrophe

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The accompanying teacher, Cha Yifeng, appeared in Xu Tui's Mental Induction.

There were no disgusting scenes.

It was just that Cha Yifeng's actions were a bit unsettling.

The first scene Xu Tui sensed from the large stall was Cha Yifeng seemingly eating something.

Cha Yifeng put something into his mouth and chewed it once or twice.

Xu Tui couldn't sense what was in his mouth.

But this scene was not only a bit disgusting, but also a bit strange.

Eating in the restroom, what kind of fetish does Cha Yifeng have?

Only then did Cha Yifeng start to relieve himself.

After more than ten seconds, he came out of the stall.

Xu Tui didn't leave immediately, pretending to be adjusting his pants somewhere.

In his Mental Induction, Cha Yifeng's spirit seemed a bit tense, but after leaving the large stall, Xu Tui sensed that Cha Yifeng seemed to breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Something was strange.

But soon, Cha Yifeng left Xu Tui's range of perception.

Xu Tui turned his head and used Mental Induction to check the large stall that Cha Yifeng had used.

There was nothing unusual; everything looked perfectly normal.

It was just that Cha Yifeng had entered the large stall but hadn't used it for its intended purpose, which was a little abnormal.

However, many people in daily life directly enter large stalls to relieve themselves.

It wasn't that strange.

But the strangeness Cha Yifeng had just displayed was more than a little.

He got off the bus immediately and went to the large stall, not rushing to relieve himself, but eating something first.

He seemed a bit tense when leaving the large stall.

He only entered the large stall to relieve himself, not to defecate.

These points combined made it quite strange.

If this were the Xu Tui before the stalking and the milk tea shop incident, Xu Tui might not have paid any attention at all.

He wouldn't have even glanced twice.

Sensing a man squatting to defecate was crazy!

However, after the stalking and the milk tea shop incident, the much more mature Xu Tui's thoughts were different.

Many seemingly illogical actions often had deeper reasons behind them.

Xu Tui's penchant for watching mystery-solving anime wasn't for nothing.

Of course, suspecting certain possibilities based on these alone was unlikely.

Xu Tui didn't want to cause trouble for himself.

However, this didn't prevent Xu Tui from paying a little more attention to this accompanying teacher, Cha Yifeng.

During this brief ten-minute break, Xu Tui also observed the convoy.

At this time, there were a total of twelve large buses and thirteen escort vehicles at the supply station.

Each escort vehicle had six uniformed security personnel.

Coupled with the two security guards on each bus, the security force for this batch reached a staggering 102 people.

This did not even include the accompanying teachers.

The accompanying teachers were at least Gene Liberators.

He just didn't know if the other vehicles had one or two accompanying teachers.

However, this security lineup was very powerful.

It put Xu Tui at ease.

During the break, Xu Tui intentionally and unintentionally walked past the resting Cha Yifeng with Cheng Mo several times, but found no further abnormalities.

Ten minutes later, everyone boarded the bus and set off again.

Xu Tui noticed that Professor An Xiaoxue had not gotten off the bus.

"Has she already become a professor? Has her storage capacity also become different from ordinary people?"

Not long after they set off again, Xu Tui discovered the reason why An Xiaoxue hadn't gotten off.

After a satisfying trip to the restroom, all the students were drinking water; free bottled water was provided on the bus.

An Xiaoxue also had a bottle of mineral water in front of her, which she had taken after boarding.

She only drank less than two centimeters.

An Xiaoxue just took a sip.

To moisten her lips.

Unlike him and Cheng Mo, who drank more than half a bottle in one go.

As if sensing Xu Tui's gaze, An Xiaoxue glanced back at Xu Tui before continuing to lower her head and read her book.

Xu Tui was seated a little behind the middle of the bus. Cha Yifeng, who was sitting near the front door, was just within Xu Tui's three-meter Mental Induction range.

However, since getting on the bus, Cha Yifeng had shown no further unusual behavior.

He appeared calm and composed.

Yet, in the Mental Induction, Cha Yifeng's mental state felt tenser than the mental auras released by the other students.

It was possible this was due to the responsibility of the accompanying teacher.

After this break, the thirty students had clearly relaxed considerably.

The atmosphere inside the bus became more lively.

There were many crunching sounds.

Counting from boarding the bus until now, although they had only traveled for three hours, the actual time elapsed was over four hours.

Many students were already hungry.

They began to eat and drink.

Biscuits and other snacks were also provided on the bus.

However, most students had brought delicious food prepared by their parents.

Everyone had different tastes, and various aromas mixed together, which was quite stimulating.

Fortunately, there were no students who were particularly fond of stinky tofu or durian, otherwise, this busload of students would have been overwhelmed by the smell.

Young people are the easiest to get along with.

Especially Cheng Mo, who was naturally gregarious, brought a wide variety of food, a large quantity, and was generous.

Under Cheng Mo's enthusiastic calls, this individual eating quickly turned into a communal feast.

Everyone took out their own delicious food to share.

It was also a way to get to know each other in advance.

If they had a microphone and sang a few songs, it could have turned into a house party.

Xu Tui naturally had to bring out some food too.

Fragrant braised beef, bright red braised pig trotters, and pickled spicy crispy cucumbers.

Finally, Xu Tui took out some soybeans and began distributing them to his classmates.

"Hey, my mom fried these herself. They're crispy and fragrant. Have some as a snack on the road, try them!"

The female student Gong Ling hesitated, showing some concern.

She was clearly worried about the gas produced after eating soybeans, especially on a long journey.

"It's fine, just eat a little. Try the taste," Xu Tui said enthusiastically.

After circulating the snacks, more than half of the students in the bus received some soybeans.

"Teacher Cha, do you want some?" Xu Tui chuckled.

"Thank you, no need!" Cha Yifeng refused decisively.

"Professor An, do you want some?"

An Xiaoxue shook her head.

Xu Tui and Cheng Mo were having a great time with a group of classmates, holding their impromptu feast.

Tong Qi, He Mingxuan, and a few others who had previously been sarcastic naturally felt alienated from the rest.

Xu Tui and Cheng Mo naturally didn't invite them.

Their group appeared somewhat cold.

This feeling of being isolated was not pleasant.

He Mingxuan couldn't sit still.

He immediately took his bag from the luggage rack and took out large boxes one by one.

"Come on, brothers, one for each of you. My mom was busy, and I love hot pot, so she prepared some self-heating hot pots for me, all sorts of flavors, you can choose yourselves."

He Mingxuan brought six or seven self-heating hot pots, which were originally intended to be his meals for two days on the road.

However, at this moment, to avoid being left out, he was very enthusiastic.

In a blink of an eye, three boxes were given out.

"Teacher Cha, do you want some?"

"Thanks, no thanks!" Cha Yifeng still refused.

"Teacher An, how about you? Would you like a box?"

"Thank you!"

An Xiaoxue also refused.

Hiss – the packaging was torn open, and hot water was added.

A few minutes later, He Mingxuan and the others' self-heating hot pots began to steam, emitting a strong aroma.

Especially the spicy flavor.

It was unknown how explosive it tasted, but the smell was both numbing and spicy.

"Whoa, this spice is strong enough, eating this is awesome."

He Mingxuan deliberately spoke loudly, with a hint of showing off.

Seeing a few spicy food lovers secretly swallowing, He Mingxuan, who was sweating profusely from eating, stood directly in the aisle and started eating towards Xu Tui and Cheng Mo's direction.

He ate a bite, praised it.

This behavior made many classmates feel uncomfortable.

It's just a self-heating hot pot, do you have to be like this?

"Hey, He Mingxuan, be careful. Standing so high up, and the car is still moving at high speed, be careful not to spill the hot pot and burn yourself." Xu Tui suddenly reminded him.

He Mingxuan was nonchalant, "How could that happen?"

"The Gene Points I activated are for comprehensive improvements in strength and speed. My hands are as steady as Mount Tai right now."

Just as He Mingxuan was bragging, he suddenly had an accident.

The self-heating hot pot in his hand suddenly tilted inward.

He Mingxuan instinctively dodged, but he was in the middle of bragging and didn't expect to fall, so his dodge was a bit slow.

The bright red hot pot soup poured down along He Mingxuan's chest.

Not much spilled on his chest; most of it landed on his shoes.

He Mingxuan was also wearing a pair of very conspicuous white shoes today.

Then, they changed color.

They were covered in bright red soup.

A string of green peppercorns hung on his chest.

He Mingxuan was dumbfounded.

A bit dazed!

It wasn't too hot.

Self-heating hot pots don't maintain heat for long; the temperature kept dropping after they started eating.

But what about his top, pants, shoes, socks, and even his wet underwear?

What was even more critical was that his clothes and shoes were in his suitcase, which was in the luggage compartment of the bus.

Without stopping the car, he couldn't get his luggage to change.

He Mingxuan's mouth twitched with frustration as he looked at Xu Tui, who had just reminded him, "You, you..."

"Hey, He Mingxuan, I already reminded you, and you're still so careless. Hurry up and clean up. Do you need tissues?" Xu Tui said.

The classmates on the bus were also stunned.

Xu Tui's mouth is too f*cking divine.

Something happened right after he reminded him?

But He Mingxuan was too ostentatious.

Eating a self-heating hot pot, do you have to be so exaggerated?

And standing in the aisle!

Now look, trouble has come.

It could only be said, serves him right!

He even had the nerve to blame Xu Tui, who had reminded him.

His character didn't seem very good.

Need to be careful when interacting with him in the future.

Many shrewd classmates immediately made a note in their interpersonal notebooks.

Xu Tui and Cheng Mo can be befriended.

When interacting with He Mingxuan, one must be vigilant.

While the attention of everyone on the bus was on He Mingxuan, the female researcher An Xiaoxue's gaze followed to the side of He Mingxuan's chair leg.

There, a soybean lay.

A tiny bit of red oil was stuck to the soybean.

It must have gotten on when it collided with the self-heating hot pot just now.

Seeing He Mingxuan's disheveled state, An Xiaoxue looked up at Xu Tui, who was grinning widely.

"This kid holds a grudge."

Although An Xiaoxue hadn't seen it, she had heard a sharp sound cutting through the noisy clamor.

The source of that swift gust of wind was Xu Tui, and its destination was He Mingxuan's self-heating hot pot.

The situation was clear: Xu Tui had knocked over He Mingxuan's self-heating hot pot with a soybean.

However, even knowing this, An Xiaoxue had no proof.

At this moment, many students had soybeans in their hands.

"This Xu Tui is very cautious in his actions," An Xiaoxue concluded again.

But it wasn't just about lacking proof; even if she had it, An Xiaoxue wouldn't expose Xu Tui.

Because she didn't like this He Mingxuan either.

He wasn't worthy of sympathy.

"He Mingxuan, clean up the floor."

An Xiaoxue's soft words were like a heavy blow to Xu Tui.

"Ah!"

He Mingxuan wore a bitter expression and glanced around. No one in the carriage stood up to help him.

The classmates who had been eating his self-heating hot pot just now remained silent.

Especially Tong Qi, who was sitting closest to him, showed no intention of lending a hand.

Finally, a few female classmates took pity and helped him.

Even so, it took He Mingxuan a full half hour to clean up the battlefield of the overturned self-heating hot pot.

The entire carriage was filled with the strong aroma of hot pot, and He Mingxuan smelled even more strongly of it.

His seatmate, disgusted, moved to sit with the military uniform-clad security guard in the back row.

He Mingxuan was on the verge of tears.

Not far away, Xu Tui, having already eaten his fill, was tossing soybeans into his mouth one after another.

He took a bite.

Crispy!

Delicious!

Full and satisfied, and tired from the journey, many students began to sleep.

Time flew by as they slept.

Xu Tui also dozed, but he kept a part of his mind alert, watching Cha Yifeng.

However, Cha Yifeng showed no abnormalities.

Suddenly, Cha Yifeng's voice rang out again.

"Classmates, wake up. We've reached the second supply point. This point not only allows you to refill water but also offers light meals. You have fifteen minutes. We won't wait if you're late."

After speaking, Cha Yifeng opened the carriage door and was the first to get off.

He Mingxuan, who had endured the journey, hopped off second and headed straight for the luggage compartment.

Xu Tui pulled at Cheng Mo, who was still eating, and followed closely behind Cha Yifeng with Cheng Mo.

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