Gu Mingbo looked up at him, then lowered his head to stare at his phone again, looking puzzled.
"Son, why do I feel like the young man doing that good deed in this video looks a bit like you?"
"What did you say?"
Wen Wanyi immediately leaned over to watch the video on her husband's phone screen.
The same height.
The same clothes.
Even holding a bottle of soy sauce...
Wasn't that her precious son?!
Wen Wanyi was surprised at first, then angry. She turned to Gu Qing with a stern face and scolded him.
"You told me you'd stay far away whenever you saw danger. Is this how you lie to your mother?"
"Who said you could go playing the hero?"
"If something happened to you, how would I go on living?"
Wen Wanyi's eyes reddened as she spoke.
She had never imagined that her son would act so impulsively, with no regard for the consequences, even daring to confront someone with a knife.
Fortunately, the man had looked drunk and could barely hold his knife steady. Otherwise, with how frenzied he had been, how could her son have dodged that swinging cleaver so easily?
Just thinking about it left Wen Wanyi shaken.
Gu Qing was having a hard time dealing with this too.
He had thought he could leave once the deed was done, keeping his achievements and identity hidden, and avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.
He hadn't expected someone at the scene to have caught him on video.
They had even posted it in the homeowners' group chat.
They had really landed him in trouble.
That evening.
A public security officer came to their home to ask about what had happened.
He immediately praised Gu Qing for his bravery, saying his courageous intervention deserved commendation.
He also said they would arrange for the media to interview him later and asked him to cooperate.
At the officer's words.
His parents, who had previously blamed Gu Qing for intervening without considering the consequences, now both looked immensely proud, saying they had taught their child from a young age to be brave and do good deeds.
Gu Qing was speechless as he listened, inwardly grumbling about how quickly his parents had changed their tune.
Then he said to the officer:
"Um... officer, I don't want any media interviews, and I don't need any commendations for bravery either. I just want to live a quiet life."
The officer was very surprised.
There were actually young people these days who didn't want to get on television and enjoy the limelight?
That was rare...
Still, appreciation aside, the officer tried to persuade Gu Qing to accept the interview.
Their public security department had publicity quotas to meet every year.
Gu Qing's case was very suitable for that purpose.
Unfortunately, Gu Qing was adamant and simply refused to be interviewed.
The officer spent quite a while trying to persuade him.
He couldn't convince him.
He had no choice but to give up for the time being.
Before leaving.
The officer looked at Gu Qing and asked curiously:
"Young man, have you trained in martial arts?"
"Yes, a little at school."
"No wonder. I was wondering how a single blow from you could shatter the bones in that drunk's arm. That knife-hand strike in the video really packed a punch."
"..."
Gu Qing smiled without saying anything.
He had never trained in martial arts. It had been nothing but brute strength working wonders.
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Chapter 12: Lightning-fast reflexes
"What exactly were you thinking?"
"You already risked your life to help, so why refuse the public security station's commendation afterward?"
"I really don't understand you."
As soon as the officer left, Wen Wanyi couldn't help speaking, her face full of bewilderment and weariness.
Gu Mingbo hurriedly smoothed things over. "Our son's all grown up now. It's normal for him to have his own ideas. As his parents, we shouldn't interfere too much."
Then he turned to Gu Qing and reminded him, "If you run into something like this again, make sure your own safety comes first. Don't make us worry, understand?"
"Understood."
Gu Qing nodded lightly.
Gu Mingbo said, "After what happened tonight, don't go to school tomorrow. Ask your counselor for a few days off and take some time to recover at home."
Gu Qing waved a hand. "There's no need. All I did was subdue a drunk causing trouble with a knife. I wasn't hurt, so I don't need time off."
His reaction speed had already accumulated a total increase of 83.
Another two days of grinding would earn him the attribute-Lightning-Fast Reflexes.
So.
Taking time off was out of the question.
As soon as he got up tomorrow morning, he would head straight back to school to play games with Chen Zijie.
The public security station was brightly lit.
A vicious knife attack had left two people dead within its jurisdiction.
The complicated follow-up procedures left everyone barely able to breathe.
Everyone was working through the night.
Amid all the bustle.
A man and a woman in black trench coats suddenly pushed the door open and entered.
The woman in black stepped forward and asked:
"Did your station handle a knife attack today, where the attacker suddenly died afterward?"
"You are..."
"Have your station chief come out."
The woman in black couldn't be bothered to waste another word.
Before long.
A slightly overweight middle-aged man hurried out to greet them.
He was the station chief.
At the sight of their attire and bearing, his expression immediately became deeply respectful.
"Please, come into my office, both of you. We can talk over tea..."
"There's no need. Just take us to see the attacker's body."
"Yes, of course. I'll lead the way!"
The station chief remained cautious throughout, his manner humble to the bone.
Clearly, these two people in black had very powerful backgrounds.
Soon.
The two saw the attacker's body in the morgue.
The woman in black stepped forward to examine it.
A moment later, she said:
"That's right. There's a trace of that thing's presence."
"This drunk suddenly went berserk and attacked people because it detonated the negative emotions deep inside him."
"But emotional overstimulation wasn't what actually killed him."
"Instead, a heavy blow to his arm affected his heart, causing an already fragile coronary artery to rupture on the spot, resulting in sudden death."
At those words.
The man in black immediately looked at the arm.
Beneath the flesh, amid the bone and blood, a horrifyingly deep indentation had been driven into it.
"To inflict such serious damage with just an ordinary knife-hand strike... I have to say, that young man is quite strong."
The man in black spoke in an even tone.
The next day.
Gu Qing accidentally slept in too late.
He skipped breakfast altogether.
He hurried out and caught a bus, rushing back to school for class.
Fortunately, the bus was very fast.
He ultimately made it back to school five minutes before class began.
He hurried into the teaching building.
Then walked into the classroom at an unhurried pace.
With a clear goal in mind, Gu Qing sat down beside the female classmate preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam and worked through past papers with her, continuously grinding attributes from her [Academic Ace] tag.
He kept at it through two long classes.
Four hours in total.
[Focus +1] x4 [Learning Ability +1] x4
Gu Qing glanced at the text notifications and paid them no further attention.
He quickly packed his things, then went to the cafeteria with Chen Zijie.
After that.
He went back to juggling two partners, as always.
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