Rule-Based Horror: Mistaken for a Top Player Right from the Start!
Chapter 41

[Overseas Chinese Middle School 5] Li Hebing Was Shocked and Took Chen Han as His Boss!

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Chen Han was utterly speechless too.

Li Hebing's appearance had made holding it in truly agonizing for Chen Han.

Only after he actually finished using the toilet did he breathe a sigh of relief.

He had originally thought Li Hebing would just exchange a few casual words with him.

He had never expected so much pointless chatter.

If he wanted an alliance, just form an alliance. Why deliver a lengthy speech?

In fact, the increasingly unfathomable look Chen Han gave Li Hebing was purely because he really couldn't hold it in anymore.

By the end, he wasn't even listening to what Li Hebing wanted to express.

Instead, he simply called a halt.

Whatever it was, it could wait until he finished using the toilet.

Once Chen Han finished using the toilet.

Only then did he recall, from when he had still been able to take in what Li Hebing was saying.

The things Li Hebing had said.

This man had a very high IQ!

Even higher than Fang Lei, whom he had met in his last instance!

He just seemed far too chuuni, reading all sorts of things into every single move Chen Han made.

He had clearly been scared witless, which was why all he could do was keep reading mechanically.

What did he mean, staying in character?

In that respect, he was very much like Fang Lei. Often, Chen Han hadn't done anything at all.

Yet they had already dreamed up an entire drama.

Forming an alliance with him was a decent option too. He might be able to help Chen Han a lot later.

After Chen Han washed his hands.

He turned around and saw Li Hebing again.

This time, Li Hebing was practically pressed against him.

Li Hebing put on a textbook smile.

"Chen Han, have you given it some thought?"

"We're both smart people. Smart people only play with smart people."

Their current class was Grade 12, Class 8.

There were sixteen classes in the grade.

Each floor was divided into two rows, with eight classrooms in each row.

And Class 8 happened to be right outside the toilets.

Li Hebing was just about to step through the classroom's front door, planning to return to class before discussing things with Chen Han in detail.

After all, staying out of class too long would make the other students suspicious of them.

So they needed to act as normally as possible.

Yet to his surprise, Chen Han kept striding ahead.

This time, he even walked straight past the classroom's front door and headed for the back door.

Chen Han wanted to return to the classroom to put down his test paper, simply because he had left in such a hurry earlier.

It was digging into him in his pocket and felt uncomfortable.

As for why he was going through the back door, it was because, although class was over, a teacher was still standing beside the podium.

To be safe, he would avoid drawing attention to himself in front of the teacher.

Li Hebing frowned.

Damn it, I refuse to believe I can't win Chen Han over this time.

Previously, whenever he had wanted to persuade someone, he had never failed!

Perhaps it was because he had heard what Li Hebing said earlier.

At that moment, Chen Han suddenly turned back and said.

"Are you really a smart person?"

The question came out of nowhere.

But the livestream audience heard it very clearly, and so did Li Hebing.

The livestream's bullet comments exploded again.

"Boss Chen Han is so fucking badass!"

"Are you really a smart person? Hahahahaha, I'm dying!"

"Maximum aggression! Maximum humiliation!"

"Am I the only one who thinks that sounded strange?"

"Is Boss Chen Han hinting at something? I've got goosebumps all over."

Li Hebing's first reaction to hearing that was, Are you kidding me?

His second reaction was confusion. Why would Chen Han say that?

Li Hebing suppressed his displeasure.

His mind began rapidly reviewing what Chen Han had just done.

Chen Han had first gone to the toilet. There had been no problem there.

Then he had walked straight past the classroom's front door. That...

Was a problem!

Cold sweat instantly broke out all over Li Hebing.

He remembered that Chen Han clearly sat near the front of the classroom, so why hadn't he used the front door, which was closer to his seat?

Why did he want to use the back door, which was farther from his seat, instead?

Chen Han had definitely discovered something.

Especially since Chen Han had even deliberately asked, "Are you really a smart person?"

He was shocked!

Li Hebing's mind raced through the possibilities.

Could the problem lie in the rules?

[2. Remember your class. Under no circumstances should you enter the wrong one. Entering the wrong class will result in severe punishment.]

Li Hebing swallowed.

For the first time, he felt afraid of this instance.

Simply because some things had gone beyond his expectations.

Was the classroom I was about to enter really the right classroom?

Li Hebing raised his head in disbelief.

He was shocked again!

Holy shit!

At some point, the sign for their original classroom had changed!

It had changed from Grade 12, Class 8 to Grade 12, Class 1!

Holy shit!

Holy shit!

Holy shit!

The livestream camera followed Li Hebing's gaze and shifted to the classroom sign.

The livestream instantly exploded.

"Holy shit."

"When did the classroom sign change?"

"This is unbelievable."

"Boss Chen Han is so fucking awesome. Now that's a real genius."

"He noticed ages ago that the classroom sign had been switched. If Boss Chen Han hadn't warned Li Hebing, he really would've gone into that classroom."

"I'm dying. A straight-up slap in the face. It's obvious who actually has the skills."

"And everyone, pay attention to one detail. The punishment for entering the wrong classroom is severe punishment. This isn't some little slap on the wrist."

"Boss Chen Han is amazing. No matter the situation, his thinking is always incredibly clear!"

Only then did Li Hebing realize he had made an enormous fool of himself.

His own words had come right back to hit him like a boomerang.

In the end, he was still the less capable one.

He finally understood why Chen Han was unwilling to form an alliance with him.

It was because he was simply too weak.

Chen Han was terrifying.

Of all the things he had said earlier, not a single word had shaken Chen Han's core.

Instead, amid details no one else noticed, Chen Han had discovered at some unknown point that the classroom had already changed!

He, on the other hand, hadn't noticed a thing. His mind had become unsettled.

Even if he couldn't form an alliance with Chen Han, it would be far too much of a pity not to establish some connection with him.

The world of rules horror was ever-changing. The slightest lapse in attention could send someone straight into a minefield.

Then surely he could take Chen Han as his boss!

"Boss Chen Han, I failed to recognize greatness when it stood before me."

"I understand your intentions now. You saved my life. If it weren't for you, I would've entered the wrong classroom."

"From now on, I, Li Hebing, am your underling!"

"I hope you'll give me this chance!"

Chen Han simply gazed at him in silence for a few seconds.

Li Hebing felt an immense sense of pressure.

Is this what a truly powerful person is like?

Li Hebing didn't even dare breathe loudly.

At that moment, Chen Han spoke.

"All right."

Li Hebing instantly smiled.

This time, his smile was sincere!

The livestream viewers, too, were happy to watch the spectacle and stir things up.

They loved seeing these satisfying face-slapping scenes.

The viewer count began to soar!

In an instant, it drew over viewers from other perspectives.

"Hahahahaha, so satisfying!"

"If he'd taken Chen Han as his boss earlier, none of this would've happened."

"Last time, Chen Han's underling Fang Lei only managed a perfect clear alongside the boss because he obediently did as he was told!"

"That's what you call being too clever for your own good."

"Holy shit, has this perspective already reached the underling-recruitment stage?"

"The other players are still playing in the dirt in their classrooms. Now this is a real high-IQ player!"

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