Another Transfer Student
Late at night.
Qing Chen returned to his room and took out his communicator. "Are you there?"
This time, even at 3 a. m., Liu Dezhu immediately replied, "Boss! I'm here! I keep my communicator next to my pillow while I sleep, so I wake up as soon as it vibrates. I'm ready to be summoned at any time! Boss, how did I do?"
Qing Chen sat on his bed in his bedroom, his expression turning strange. Why had Liu Dezhu suddenly changed his ways?
The sudden display of loyalty left him somewhat unaccustomed.
Could it be that the previous torture had truly reformed Liu Dezhu?
Qing Chen sent a message: "Call Kunlun. There's something very important that I need to convey to them as soon as possible."
A few minutes later, Liu Dezhu messaged Qing Chen back. "Boss, Kunlun Lu Yuan's phone is switched off again..."
Qing Chen was speechless. Last time he asked Jiang Xue to call Lu Yuan, the guy's phone was off. He didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing again.
Why would someone who's always unreachable leave their phone number for others? Are they going to make a wish while looking at their own number?
Normally it would be fine, but today this matter is too important, Qing Chen must contact Kunlun.
At this moment, Liu Dezhu suddenly said, "Boss, it's my time to prove myself. Trust me, I have a way to find Kunlun immediately!"
More than ten minutes later.
In Xinglong Residential Area, two Kunlun members were sitting quietly in the building opposite Liu Dezhu's house. Xiao Ying held up binoculars and observed the surroundings with great interest, while Bing Tang held a cup of coffee and sat there listlessly.
To be fair, the nicknames of other members are all incredibly cool, like Black Wolf or Vermilion Bird, which sound imposing.
In contrast, Kunlun's products—such as Xiao Ying, hawthorns, wrenches, Bing Tang, and gourds—sound very down-to-earth.
The Xiao Ying, on the other hand, always seemed to be working himself to the bone, never tiring or afraid.
"Why should we protect him?" Bing Tang said helplessly. "I don't think he has any value in being protected."
As Xiao Ying scanned the surroundings, he replied, "You're mistaken. We're not protecting him. The team sent us here to use him as bait for criminals. Liu Dezhu is too valuable; many people will be after him. Often Time Walker hides in the shadows, and we can't spot him. With Liu Dezhu, he's like a lantern in the night; mosquitoes will swarm to him."
"That's true," said Bing Tang after thinking for a moment.
Just then, Xiao Ying suddenly said, "Hey, why did Liu Dezhu suddenly go out... What's he doing?"
Bing Tang peered out the window and saw Liu Dezhu waving his hands wildly around in circles, looking as if he were mentally challenged.
It involuntarily reminds one of the scene with Aba Aba that night.
"Could he be trying to distract us and make us go find him?" Xiao Ying wondered.
"Do we really need to go through all this trouble to find us? We could just call Lu Dui," Bing Tang said. "He has Lu Dui's number."
Xiao Ying thought it made sense, but something still felt off.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Liu Dezhu had no choice but to run outside.
He arrived at the entrance of the residential area, where two taxis were parked.
He thought for a moment and got into one of the cars because the driver looked younger and was more in line with Kunlun's characteristics.
After getting into the car, Liu Dezhu stared intently at the driver.
The driver was feeling uneasy in the middle of the night. Just as he was about to ask Liu Dezhu where he was going, Liu Dezhu said, "I am Liu Dezhu."
Driver: "... Huh?"
Suddenly, the driver's emotions became disjointed, and the two men, sitting opposite each other, found themselves in a tense standoff...
Through the binoculars, the Xiao Ying saw Liu Dezhu a taxi, but the taxi didn't start for a long time...
The Xiao Ying gasped and turned to rush downstairs.
Bing Tang asked from behind him, "Where are you going?"
Xiao Ying quickly said, "This guy is looking for us. He thinks the taxi driver is one of ours, but my taxi is still under repair, and there's no one from our group at the door!"
At this moment, Liu Dezhu, who was in the car, looked at the driver and said, "You're dressed up quite convincingly, and you even have a QR code for payment, but you have a flaw."
The taxi driver asked in confusion, "What flaw?"
"Taxi drivers listen to the radio in the middle of the night, but you didn't," Liu Dezhu said.
The driver was bewildered. "My radio is broken..."
Liu Dezhu lowered his voice and leaned closer, saying, "No need to explain, I know your secret."
The taxi driver was momentarily stunned. He asked in a trembling voice, "Brother, are you Xiaohua's boyfriend? How did you find me? We're just friends..."
Liu Dezhu lowered his voice and said, "Stop pretending, I know what you do. I have something important to discuss with your boss!"
The taxi driver was both amused and exasperated. "Brother, please don't do this, I'm a little scared now!"
Suddenly, the taxi door was pulled open.
Xiao Ying pulled Liu Dezhu out of the passenger seat, then explained to the driver, "Sorry, my friend here has some mental issues!"
Liu Dezhu recognized Xiao Ying: "Hey! You're the driver who took me to Xingshu Road that night, I know you!"
He grabbed Xiao Ying's arm. "I need to see your boss. I have something very important to tell him. Hurry, there's no time to lose. I need to talk to him in person right now!"
Xiao Ying paused for a moment, then said, "Our boss isn't in Los Angeles, it's the same thing you're telling me!"
At this very moment, a plane has just arrived at Jingcheng Daxing International Airport.
The airport, bathed in warm orange light at night, looked very cozy.
Passengers disembarked one after another, all curiously watching a black full-size SUV not far away.
Beside the SUV, two men in black suits stood guard.
It looked just like a scene from a movie where a big shot is picked up at the airport—solemn and mysterious.
All eyes turned to the SUV, and everyone couldn't help but wonder who it was waiting for.
However, the black SUV didn't see the person it was waiting for until the passengers left in the shuttle bus.
A few minutes later, Zheng Yuandong, dressed in a black Zhongshan suit, slowly stepped out of the plane.
He calmly approached the black SUV. He Jinqiu opened the door, jumped out, and said with a smile, "Old Squad Leader, you've graced us with your presence, and you're even on a commercial flight! What's even more surprising is that I had someone check, and you're actually flying economy class! Has Kunlun fallen into such dire straits?"
Zheng Yuandong calmly looked at He Jinqiu: "Good steel should naturally be used where it's needed most. Kunlun doesn't have the habit of extravagance. Instead of spending that money, we should buy more commercial insurance for our members so they have no worries."
"The old squad leader is as considerate of his subordinates as ever," He Jinqiu, dressed in a smart suit, exclaimed. "But I'm curious, what could possibly have prompted you to fly to Jingcheng in the middle of the night?"
"It's important," Zheng Yuandong said. "Our people have noticed new moves by the conglomerate. Many of the Time Walker we've been monitoring are behaving strangely, and we can't find them in the Inner World either. Currently, these people have been detained by the conglomerate's forces."
"Two of my Jiuzhou members have also been exposed and are currently being held captive by the Qing Clan in an unknown location," He Jinqiu said, his smile fading and his expression turning grave. "But since the old squad leader has flown to Jingcheng capital in the middle of the night, he'd better tell me some information that I don't know."
Zheng Yuandong calmly stated, "Not long ago, my men were isolated and detained by the Li family. He suspects that hundreds of others were detained with him. I suspect that the Li family will soon make a major move. Not only the Li family, but the Qing and Chen families will definitely make similar moves as well."
It must be said that the consortium's plan was very meticulous. They did not put the Time Walker together in order to prevent them from colluding and plotting after returning to the Outer World.
He Jinqiu responded, "I think the same as the old squad leader, and this action must be related to our Outer World. The behemoths of the Inner World have been threatened and will not sit idly by."
As it turns out, large organizations also have their advantages compared to lone wolves like Qing Chen.
However, the consortium will not inform the controlled Time Walker of the Purge Plan at present.
Only relatively key figures like Li Tongyun and Li Yinuo knew about it.
Therefore, Zheng Yuandong and He Jinqiu did not know what the conglomerate was planning; they could only guess!
At this moment, Zheng Yuandong suddenly said, "My men could expose their identities as members of the Outer World Organization at any time. You should also know very well that the conglomerate does not want our plans to be known, as that would allow us to launch an organized and planned counterattack. Therefore, before executing the actual plan, they will definitely try to purge the team. My men are also prepared to die in the line of duty."
He Jinqiu thought for a moment and said, "Old squad leader, if you want me to go with you to rescue them, then I can refuse now. The price is too high. Kunlun and Jiuzhou are not qualified to contend with the Inner World at present. We must be patient and develop, and wait for the right opportunity."
"I never thought about rescuing them," Zheng Yuandong said solemnly. Although he was heartbroken and even foresaw the future fate of his subordinates, he still couldn't do anything in the Inner World.
"So what does the old squad leader want to do?" He Jinqiu calmly took out the "Correct Coin," the Forbidden Item ACE-099, from his pocket.
The gold coin flipped and tumbled on the back of his hand, bouncing nimbly like a dancing sprite.
The airport at night, the well-dressed young man in the SUV, the mysterious gold coins—all these elements gave He Jinqiu a unique aura.
Zheng Yuandong looked at the gold coin and said, "This autumn, you never trust anyone, so you want to use gold coins to judge the truth and lies, is that right?"
He Jinqiu smiled and said, "Boss Zheng, is there anyone in this world who can be trusted?"
Zheng Yuandong said, "Without comrades-in-arms with whom we can trust and support each other, how can we reach a further goal?"
He Jinqiu remained noncommittal. "First, tell me what you want me to do, Boss Zheng. Remember to tell the truth."
Zheng Yuandong said expressionlessly, "When the Inner World retaliates, the most important thing is not your life or mine, but the lives of all Time Walker. I have no intention of rescuing my subordinates, and I can die at any time. But there is one thing that cannot be obtained by the conglomerate, and that is the Household Registration Database. This is the most dangerous thing. Once they get their hands on it, all Time Walker will be re-verified."
Most importantly, the Household Registration Database is networked nationwide, and any computer on the internal network of any public security bureau can access the database, making it too easy to breach!
They can't possibly send people to watch over thousands of police station buildings every day, can they?
He Jinqiu thought for a moment and said, "If you want me to shut down the Household Registration Database and implement physical isolation, then I can't do it. Boss Zheng, neither you nor I have that much authority, and this involves too many things. Applying, reporting, and approval would probably take several months."
Zheng Yuandong said, "I know your 12 Data Fortress are already built, and you plan to launch the group chat platform in the next few days to bring all Time Walker under your management. But I hope you can hold off for now and use the Data Fortress to protect the Household Registration Database first! With this, if the conglomerate wants to obtain the household registration information, they will have to carry a huge decoder, which is not something that humans can bring back with their bodies."
He Jinqiu frowned. "Boss Zheng, I have my own plans. You didn't come all this way just to delay my progress, did you?"
"You know very well what's important and what's not. I hope you'll prioritize the bigger picture," Zheng Yuandong said, and then strode towards the terminal.
At this moment, the gold coin on the back of He Jinqiu's hand came to an abrupt end.
He asked softly, "Is what Boss Zheng said the truth?"
The gold coin suddenly began to flow like a stream, and when it solidified again, the upward-facing design revealed a circular pattern of wheat ears.
That's the truth.
He took out a gold bar and melted it into the gold coin, saying in a low voice, "My debt has been repaid."
He Jinqiu put away the Correct Coin, then looked at Zheng Yuandong's somewhat lonely figure.
The person walking away has no companions, nor does he seem to need any, like a pioneer with unwavering faith, indifferent to whether he is alone.
He shouted, "I promise you, I'll use the Data Fortress to protect the Household Registration Database first."
Zheng Yuandong waved his hand, indicating that he understood.
He Jinqiu called out again, "Old squad leader, don't go to the waiting area by yourself. Jiuzhou's private plane is right next door. I'll have someone take you back. Time is your most precious resource right now."
Just then, Zheng Yuandong's phone rang.
His expression turned serious as soon as he answered the phone, as if the person on the other end had said something very important.
After hanging up the phone, he turned to He Jinqiu and said, "Someone has more specific information than we do. The conglomerate has already formulated Purge Plan to retaliate against the Outer World! And their counterattack is coming. You and I must join forces this time! One conglomerate alone controls hundreds of Time Walker. They plan to raise the strength of all these Time Walker to a certain level and give them the most professional training."
He Jinqiu was surprised. He hadn't expected that someone would have obtained information that was even more detailed than that of Kunlun and Jiuzhou!
He thought for a moment and asked, "Isn't Boss Zheng afraid that I'll use this opportunity to interfere in domestic affairs?"
Zheng Yuandong looked at him and said, "We should prioritize the overall situation. This is our shared mission. If we have disagreements, we can discuss them in the future."
He Jinqiu smiled and agreed, "Okay, I had imagined that one day I would fight alongside my old squad leader again, but I didn't expect that day to come so soon."
However, He Jinqiu had a question at this moment: the information provided by this person was too accurate, at least more accurate than the information from Jiuzhou and Kunlun.
They could only guess, while the other party seemed to be involved.
He Jinqiu realized that there was probably a Time Walker hiding behind the scenes who had taken the lead in this race against time.
He must find this Time Walker.
He Jinqiu glanced at Zheng Yuandong nonchalantly, guessing that the other party probably had the same idea.
Having such an extraordinary individual in any organization gives them a significant advantage.
What's more urgent is that they now need a more detailed "Purge Plan".
Countdown: 161:00:00.
7 a. m.
Qing Chen hadn't slept long before he had to get out of bed to go to school. He glanced at Weibo and saw that Chuang Wang's post had quickly climbed to the top of the trending topics.
A third of the comments section was discussing the Shadow Struggle. Everyone was captivated by this drama of nine princes vying for the throne, as if they were watching a grand palace intrigue.
Some people also collected snippets of information posted by the Time Walker and compiled data on the Shadow Candidate.
Qing Chen glanced at it; the information actually contained more details than he knew...
For example, Qing Huai is the eldest son of the third Qing Clan Fourth Branch, and is the most popular candidate in the Shadow Struggle.
For example, Qing Wen enjoys watching animal fights. The most luxurious private room in the most famous arena in City 12 is always reserved for him. He also keeps a White Tiger that he captured from the Forbidden Zone, which is exceptionally fierce.
For example, Qing Shi is the only girl in the Shadow Struggle and rarely appears in public.
For example, Qing Yi the youngest among the candidates, and is said to still be in junior high school.
Of course, this is all information that the general public already knows, and it's not particularly important.
This information is from a long time ago, and nowadays, Time Walker, fearing for their own safety, have all chosen to disappear.
However, it was only when everyone was organizing the data that they discovered this.
They only managed to compile information on eight candidates, leaving the last Shadow Candidate all alone in the table, completely unknown to everyone.
In the table, each of the other candidates' names was followed by a series of tabloid stories.
The ninth one is the only one whose name no one even knows, which is quite abrupt.
In the comments section, about a third of the discussion revolved around the identity of the Chuang Wang a figure from the novel Chuangzi), with many curious about who he was and how he knew so much.
The remaining third of the discussion was about whether Teacher Wang was going to hold another concert, so Chuang Wang jumped out and released such a bombshell announcement...
Just then, his communicator vibrated.
Qing Chen picked it up and saw that it was a message from Liu Dezhu: "Boss, I received another strange letter. It was right next to my pillow when I woke up this morning. Boss, I'm so scared."
The holder of the Demon Stamp suddenly reappeared.
"Don't be afraid, he's not targeting you," Qing Chen replied. "What's in the letter?"
Liu Dezhu sent the message verbatim to the communicator. "You have more information than I do. I'm even more interested in you now, hehe."
Qing Chen frowned as he read the message. The information the sender was referring to was clearly about the "Purge Plan".
Because the letter arrived very "timely".
Last night, he specifically instructed Liu Dezhu that this matter must be kept secret and that he must speak directly to the person in charge at Kunlun.
Because no one knows whether there are "spies" from the Inner World in Kunlun and Jiuzhou, if the information Liu Dezhu gave is known to "spies" from the Inner World, then the conglomerate will definitely have a more intense reaction.
For example, investigating who leaked the information to the Outer World.
For example, changing the existing Purge Plan could complicate matters further.
The Inner World behind it are now intertwined, like waging a "spy war" against each other, with each side having spies around them.
Whoever exposes themselves first loses.
Qing Chen couldn't confirm how the holder of the Demon Stamp knew the information, but it was a very dangerous sign:
Either Kunlun and Jiuzhou failed to maintain secrecy.
Either the holder is more powerful than imagined.
In short, both are dangerous.
Just then, Liu Dezhu sent another message: "Boss, two more letters have appeared out of nowhere next to my pillow. His exact words are: Don't worry about leaks. The security measures in Kunlun and Jiuzhou are more stringent than you think. Even the Time Walker controlled by the Inner World Consortium are not as powerful as me, hehe; how about we have a competition to see who finds more spies, hehe."
Qing Chen's head was throbbing from seeing all those giggles.
Then he thought that the person opposite him might be a burly man chuckling, and Qing Chen's head started to ache even more.
The good news is that the other party is unlikely to leak the secret to the Inner World, and it will be difficult for others to obtain this information.
Qing Chen was unsure whether to be happy or sad.
Wait, they sent two letters this time?
That means the Demon Stamp does indeed have a limited word count; otherwise, the sender could have said everything in a single letter.
At this moment, Liu Dezhu said, "Boss, another letter: you can have your slaves drip blood onto a stamp and then burn it, and I will receive your reply."
Qing Chen was surprised. Lin Xiaoxiao hadn't said that the Forbidden Item ACE-017 Demon Stamp could actually reply!
Come to think of it, Forbidden Item are too mysterious. Even the holders may not know all their abilities, and others can only guess.
Qing Chen considered for a moment and said, "Ask him why he wants to see me."
Liu Dezhu took a fruit knife from home, gritted his teeth, cut his finger, and squeezed the blood onto the stamp.
The moment the blood dripped onto the stamp, the purplish-red blood slowly began to wriggle on its own, forming a strange circular postmark on the stamp, with an unreadable line of characters inside.
Liu Dezhu wrote in the letter: Why are you looking for me?
Then he went to the kitchen, got a stainless steel plate, put the letter in it, and burned it.
The other party replied, "Of course, I'll find you and make you my slave, hehe."
Qing Chen said to Liu Dezhu, "Write a letter: Aren't you afraid of ending up as my slave?"
With a mournful Liu Dezhu squeezed out a few more drops of blood and did as instructed.
The other party replied, "That seems like a good option, hehe."
Qing Chen was stunned. What kind of person was this? He actually thought being his slave wouldn't be so bad?!
He replied, "The letter sent by the Demon Stamp can only contain one sentence. Next time Hu Xiaoniu trades a gold bar, keep one for yourself and use it to buy some supplements. This is compensation for you."
After sending the original message to Qing Chen, Liu Dezhu suddenly added a request, "Boss, we can't say everything at once. If we keep talking like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it..."
No one in this world will provide services to others for free forever, and Qing Chen will not let Liu Dezhu work for nothing.
Moreover, the compensation he mentioned here also included compensation for the gene serum, since he accidentally sterilized someone, which made Qing Chen feel guilty.
No matter what, Liu Dezhu was just a high school student; his crime didn't warrant sterilization...
I don't know if there's any way to salvage this situation in the future.
However, Liu Dezhu, who was completely unaware of this, beamed with joy upon hearing that he could leave behind a gold bar. "Thank you, boss! You're so generous! You'll make a fortune! Compared to your business, what is a little blood of Liu Dezhu?"
Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "Write back to him and ask if he was the mastermind Laojun Mountain incident?"
The other party replied: If you really want to find a mastermind, then it can be me, hehe.
Qing Chen was puzzled; what kind of answer was that?
Given the other person's personality, they shouldn't be afraid to admit the bad things they've done, since this holder has no sense of shame or moral standards.
However, the other party did not directly admit it in this answer.
Qing Chen sent a message: "Ask him, aren't you afraid of losing sleep over doing bad things, or going to hell?"
The reply was, "Aren't we in hell right now?"
Before Qing Chen could reply, the other party sent another message: "My brother is waking up, let's chat again next time, hehe."
Qing Chen breathed a sigh of relief; it was finally over.
Even simple conversations with this kind of person are exhausting.
Now that a Time Walker has appeared, he finds it hard to feel safe. The other party is like a demon watching him in the dark, ready to suck his blood and marrow at any moment.
To steal his soul.
However, in this power struggle between the two sides, Qing Chen has a slight advantage: at least he doesn't have to cut his own finger and squeeze out blood...
Meanwhile, at Liu Dezhu's home, his parents came looking for him, drawn by the smell of burning paper.
Ever since Liu Dezhu became Time Walker, his parents have been paying attention to public opinion, so they know that their son is one of the most powerful Time Walker.
Although they still found it difficult to understand the strange things in the Inner World, since their son was the most powerful, they tried to understand and accept him.
And she tried to establish common topics with Liu Dezhu.
At this moment, Liu Dezhu's father carefully pushed open the bedroom door. He looked at the smoke-filled room, at Liu Dezhu's cut finger, and at the ashes in the stainless steel plate.
After hesitating for a while, Liu Dezhu's father asked, "Um... are they performing a ritual?"
Liu Dezhu: "???"
His father quickly said, "Come and have breakfast now that the ritual is over..."
Jiang Xue had already prepared breakfast. She was wearing a brown apron with the sleeves casually rolled up to her forearms.
She was humming a tune as she placed the plate on the table.
Unlike the terrible days of the past, she is now free from pressure and fear, and completely relaxed, both physically and mentally.
Her entire demeanor changed, like a pearl covered in dust that was suddenly wiped clean.
Jiang Xue smiled as she saw Qing Chen come out of the room and asked, "Little Chen, was there any danger in the Inner World this time?"
"No," Qing Chen smiled, "Aunt Jiang Xue, you seem especially happy today."
"Yes," Jiang Xue said with a smile, "I bought two small bottles of special ointment on the black market, the kind for treating external injuries. Feel free to use it whenever you train. Auntie will bring it back for you every time she travels to and from the Inner World."
Little Li Tongyun looked up from the side and said, "When my mom came back from the Inner World last night, her cheeks were bulging out like a hamster's."
Jiang Xue chuckled and patted Li Tongyun's head, "Go eat your food."
At this moment, Jiang Xue said to Qing Chen, "When I went to buy groceries this morning, I found that it seems like someone is already living next door. There's a motorcycle parked in front of the door, which should also belong to this person. I thought it would be a while before anyone moved in, at least they could renovate it."
Qing Chen thought for a moment, "Moving in so hastily, could they also be Time Walker? Aunt Jiang Xue, have you seen what the new homeowner looks like?"
His house was already dilapidated before it was sold; the paint was peeling off, the corners were moldy, and one of the light bulbs was broken, but Qing Chen was too lazy to fix it.
The other party didn't even bother with renovations and just moved in.
Moreover, neither of them heard any moving sounds. Could it be that the other person is sleeping directly in Qing Chen's bed?
As he left, Qing Chen glanced at the motorcycle parked by the door without making a sound, but there seemed to be nothing unusual about it.
When he arrived at the school, he was shocked to find many luxury cars parked at the entrance, each worth over a million yuan, occupying all the teachers' parking spaces.
Qing Chen was puzzled. Had something happened at school?
Several people passing by him were discussing, "Wow, so many new transfer students have arrived at the school! We guessed there would be transfer students, but we didn't expect so many to come all at once!"
Someone said, "My uncle works in the school's Youth League Committee. He said that suddenly a lot of students have transferred to our school, and their families are all high-ranking officials or even extremely wealthy. The luxury cars parked outside all belong to those transfer students, and most of them drive themselves to school."
"I've heard that all the executive suites at the Aden Peninsula Hotel have been booked out for a year!"
"Oh, by the way, my uncle said they all transferred to Class 4, Grade 2 next door..."
In Los Angeles, a small third-tier city, having a company with assets worth tens of millions already qualifies you as a top-tier rich second-generation.
But the rich kids in these places don't look much different from ordinary students when they're in school. They just wear nicer clothes, wear more expensive sneakers, and smoke more expensive cigarettes. That's about it.
When have you ever seen such a gathering of luxury cars?
Some students wondered, "Why are all the transfer students so rich? It's outrageous."
However, Qing Chen felt that this was not an exaggeration, but a kind of survivor bias: it's like someone jokingly said that the parachute manufacturing company has zero negative reviews because the people who wanted to give a bad review all died in the end, so they couldn't give a bad review.
Therefore, the sales reviews for parachutes are all positive.
This principle remains the same today.
Only the super-rich can transfer schools so easily. Even if students from ordinary families become Time Walker, they may not be able to transfer to the side of a "big shot" at will.
Therefore, the only transfer students that everyone sees are "rich kids".
The students walked briskly and excitedly toward the school.
Among the crowd, it seemed that only Qing Chen was walking calmly, as if everything was irrelevant to him.
However, when he passed by the corridor outside Class 4, Grade 2, even Qing Chen, Time Walker who had seen the world, was almost stunned.
Inside the small classroom, a large number of students were gathered, some wearing strange but somewhat fashionable clothes, and others even sporting dreadlocks.
Most importantly, there were over a hundred people crammed into one class!
The transfer students surrounded Liu Dezhu, chattering away and stating their requests. "Um... Boss, I have two enemies in the Inner World. Can you get Li Dongze to kill them for me? I'll give you their addresses."
"Hey bro, I'd like to get two vials of gene serum. Do you have any in stock?"
"Boss, my requirements are..."
From the crowd came Liu Dezhu's weak voice. "Everyone, don't rush, let's speak one by one. Besides, I'm not as omnipotent as you all think..."
Qing Chen wondered to himself, "Can this class still maintain its teaching order?"
This isn't Class 4, Grade 2 at all; it's clearly a legendary black market trading place, and Liu Dezhu has been treated like an NPC, a "black market merchant."
However, when he heard the request for Li Dongze to help him kill someone, he suddenly realized why a group of transfer students had suddenly come together.
Because of Wang Yun's death.
The news that Li Dongze had killed Wang Yun had spread like wildfire, and everyone saw it as a testament to Liu Dezhu's ability and status.
A top-tier rich second-generation heir died so easily in the Inner World.
What ordinary people feel is fear, but these people see it as excitement.
That was a world that could truly stimulate adrenaline!
At that moment, Qing Chen bumped into Nan Gengchen.
The other person leaned closer and lowered their voice, saying smugly, "Brother Chen, they're all here for Liu Dezhu, but they probably don't expect the real god isn't in Class 4, Grade 2, but next door!"
Nan Gengchen looked excited; the feeling of being the only one sober in a world of drunks was indescribable.
Qing Chen glanced at him. "Don't be so cocky, it's dangerous."
"Don't worry, Brother Chen, I won't leak anything!" Nan Gengchen glanced at the classroom of Class 4, Grade 2 again, thinking to himself that he was the one who had truly latched onto a powerful figure.
When I returned to my classroom.
Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen suddenly turned to Qing Chen in the classroom and smiled, "Hello, classmate. We'll be spending more time together from now on."
Qing Chen was somewhat surprised. "Shouldn't you two be in the next class?"
Hu Xiaoniu smiled and said, "You should have seen what the class next door was like. It's too chaotic in that environment, so we applied last night to transfer to your class. You can guess that we are Time Walker, and we came here for Liu Dezhu. But now there are too many people around him, so there's no point in us staying there. We might as well give up the idea of completely relying on others and find a way out in the Inner World."
Hu Xiaoniu spoke very frankly and honestly.
They had already met Liu Dezhu and established a business relationship, having been registered with the powerful figure behind Liu Dezhu, which gave them a foothold.
At this point, what he needed to do was not to continue getting closer to Liu Dezhu, but to increase his own value so that he would be qualified to continue the transaction.
Hu Xiaoniu had analyzed the logic behind the mastermind's actions. The man was low-key and cautious, wise and calm, yet had a strong sense of justice.
This kind of person should look down on those spoiled brats.
If he were to associate with those nouveau riche playboys, he would probably be looked down upon by the big boss.
Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen are willing to abandon and forget their family backgrounds, make friends with their classmates, and get along well with them, but they also have their own pride.
At this point, Zhang Tianzhen added, "Besides, the class next door is really too crowded right now..."
Nan Gengchen had a strange expression on his face. He thought to himself, "You guys have just walked right up to the side of the true god... awesome."
The two of them were tidying up their tables, which happened to be the two empty tables that Wang Yun and Bai Wan'er had vacated, so they didn't need to move any new tables.
The last row of four tables was occupied by Nan Gengchen, Qing Chen, Zhang Tianzhen, and Hu Xiaoniu, who were lined up in a row.
Nan Gengchen suddenly had a feeling: This is probably not the case of Qing Chen and Nan Gengchen being the only constants, while classmates come and go like flowing water.
The next moment, the homeroom teacher, Tian Hailong, walked into the classroom, followed by an extremely tall girl with her hands in her hoodie pockets and an unusually calm expression.
The other person was originally wearing a hood, but after entering the classroom, they casually took off the hood, revealing a head of long, straight, and smooth black hair that fell down their back.
That perfectly oval face concealed a hidden sharpness.
Tian Hailong stood on the podium and said, "Classmates, this is our new transfer student. This student..."
On stage, the teacher was giving an introduction, while Qing Chen stared blankly at the girl below the stage. He didn't pay attention to a single word the teacher said, because he had seen this girl before.
This is the man from Laojun Mountain who once helped him deal with the thugs.
Qing Chen felt as if he had returned to the parking lot that night, and all his memories overlapped with this moment.
He could even imagine that when the other person raised his palm and pressed the thug to his knees with unparalleled force, the expression in the shadows under the hood was just as calm.
However, just as Qing Chen was looking at the girl, the girl's gaze also swept over Qing Chen.
The girl's gaze swept over Qing Chen, landed on Zhang Tianzhen, and then quickly returned to Qing Chen.
There was a hint of doubt in his eyes.
She looked at it carefully.
No, it was less of a scrutiny and more of an observation.
It's more like a scrutiny devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
Then, on the podium, Tian Hailong said, "New students, please introduce yourselves."
The girl looked at Qing Chen and said, "You can just call me Yang Yang, thank you."
Out of the corner of his eye, Qing Chen noticed that Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen were both staring blankly at the girl. He turned to them and asked, "Do you two know each other?"
Zhang Tianzhen explained, "We've been friends for generations, and she's a legendary figure at our Haicheng High School. Have you ever seen that video... of a ten-year-old foreign girl moving through the woods, shooting with a gun, switching guns and magazines with practiced ease, hitting the bullseye every time... When we went to shooting ranges abroad with our parents when we were kids, she was even fiercer than that little girl..."
Qing Chen was stunned. He had seen the video, but he never expected that there would be such a fierce girl in China.
Hu Xiaoniu added, "When Yang Yang was 16, she sailed a yacht across the Indian Ocean and encountered small pirates who robbed fishermen. My dad said that she used an automatic rifle to kill three pirates from hundreds of meters away and actually drove them away."
Qing Chen and Nan Gengchen looked at each other in bewilderment. To these two students from small cities, such a story sounded like a fantasy tale.
At this moment, Yang Yang walked down from the podium and stood in front of Zhang Tianzhen's desk, silently looking at her.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Zhang Tianzhen timidly packed up her books and got up to make room for her.
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