Chapter 741: Roommate!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
On the other hand, Gu Zhengrong had the aura of a soldier. He was really good at a.s.sessing the situation and determining the most optimal way on how to react to it. Additionally, he was really good at taking care of people. With these traits, he should be the most probable suspect. However, these traits could also be the reason why he could also be the least probable suspect, as hiding out in the open would probably attract less suspicion, but he still might be the person from the Flying Dragon Special Forces.
These three people were all suspicious but there was no solid evidence to prove that they were from the Flying Dragon Special Forces. Maybe the person from Flying Dragon Special Forces was not among the three people in her apartment. After all, there were 20 transfer students but she only saw eight of them.
The five people who came together with her could be eliminated, as she didn’t feel a sense of uncertainty when she met them.
Her Profound Insight couldn’t pinpoint out the target but it could help her eliminate some people.
Soon, it was lunchtime. Gu Zhengrong knocked on Ling Lan’s door just as he promised. Ling Lan walked out of her room excitedly. However, when she saw Meng Shaoran and Leng Hanfeng standing in the living room, she almost backtracked into her room in fright.
“Shaoyun, since we are living in the same apartment, we should move together. Leng Hanfeng and Meng Shaoran are not bad people. What are you afraid of?” Gu Zhengrong was speechless. Pei Shaoyun is too timid.
“No, I’m not afraid. I just didn’t expect these two brothers to be waiting for me.” Ling Lan waved her hand hurriedly. She was not scared, she was just shocked.
“That is better.” Meng Shaoran tapped his lips with his finger and gave Ling Lan an evil smile. That seductive gaze and flirtatious expression made Ling Lan furious. She wanted to drag this person behind an alleyway and beat him up badly. F**k, I’m a man now. Why are you giving me that look! d.a.m.n it!
Meng Shaoran’s expression caused Ling Lan to hide behind Gu Zhengrong’s back. Just as Gu Zhengrong wanted to ask Meng Shaoran to stop teasing Pei Shaoyun, Ling Lan popped her head out and said righteously, “Brother Meng, I’m a man. Don’t seduce me!”
“Pfft!” Gu Zhengrong laughed immediately, even the cold Leng Hanfeng cracked a smile.
Meng Shaoran was shocked. He didn’t expect to be teased by this shy little rabbit. He was stunned for a moment before he started laughing as well.
“Hahaha, interesting! Very interesting!” This little rabbit is not totally useless after all. He still has some courage left in him. Meng Shaoran was really interested in Ling Lan now as he was just faking his interest just now.
“Okay, it’s okay. Your expression was too real just now so Shaoyun misunderstood you.” Gu Zhengrong suppressed his laughter and started covering for Ling Lan.
“Let’s go. I don’t want to eat leftovers.” Leng Hanfeng suddenly interrupted them.
Meng Shaoran looked at Leng Hanfeng in surprise. He didn’t expect the proud Leng Hanfeng to help someone. Is he in a good mood? That impossible. The reason why was helping her could only be because he got interested in Ling Lan too.
Haha, this is getting exciting! Now, Meng Shaoran truly felt that coming to this school was a good decision. Leng Hanfeng was interesting. Gu Zhengrong was interesting as well. Su Pei and Xiao Yiqiu were interesting too. Even Pei Shaoyun, who he didn’t like at the start, got interesting…
It seems like he won’t get bored this year!
The canteen of the Central Scout Academy was split into low-cla.s.s, middle-cla.s.s, and high-cla.s.s sections. Ling Lan and her roommates were going to the high-cla.s.s section. Students who could enter the high-cla.s.s section were either from the special cla.s.s or were transfer students.
The uniform of the Central Scout Academy was dark blue in color. Only the valedictorian had white lines on its edges. There was only one valedictorian in each grade. They had a special dining spot in the canteen, showcasing the honor of a valedictorian.
The valedictorian in the Central Scout Academy must be the highest scoring student in terms of physical skills. Once the position was given, it would not change for the entire year. The only way the valedictorian position could be taken away was through a challenge. If you wanted to compete against the valedictorian for his position, you would need to fight against the members of the valedictorian’s battle team first. After winning against his five normal members and the valedictorian himself, would you obtain the position of valedictorian?
This cruel challenge rule meant that the valedictorian would keep changing. However, this survival of the fittest atmosphere caused the students there to be strong and full of fighting spirit. This was why the students from Central Scout Academy of Planet Azure were able to enter various military academies even though their talent and potential were average among the ma.s.ses.
The moment Ling Lan and her roommates entered the canteen, they saw people already challenging Yu Zhengyuan and his battle team. The students in the canteen got excited when they saw this, so they quickly gathered around them to spectate.
Yu Zhengyuan put down his chopsticks. “You really want to challenge me?”
“Of course!” An arrogant youth replied proudly. He was one of the 20 transfer students that arrived earlier today. Three more arrogant young men stood beside him. They must live in the same apartment. They probably came to challenge the 10th grade valedictorian together.
Little Jin smiled and asked, “Do you know how the challenge goes?”
“I just have to win against all of you and then win against him, right?” The arrogant youth pointed at Yu Zhengyuan.
“Yup, we will each take a turn fighting you. Do you have the confidence to win against all of us?” Little Jin waved his finger to remind the youth that the challenge was not that easy.
The arrogant youth didn’t back down. He sneered. “I know. The five of you are a piece of cake anyway.” He looked at Yu Zhengyuan who was staring at him calmly. Among the six people in front of him, only the valedictorian made him feel pressured. The other members seemed easy to deal with.
Little Jin smiled and got up after hearing what the youth said. He stretched his body and said, “Since you are looking for a beating, I have to satisfy you. If not, I’ll feel sorry for your mother who wasted her years, raising a son who’s blind.”
“You b.a.s.t.a.r.d!” Little Jin’s insult caused the youth to explode in anger. He rushed up and wanted to give Little Jin a good punch in the face. However, he suddenly realized that Little Jin had disappeared from where was standing.
He felt a strong gust of wind behind his back. In response, he turned around and punched behind him.
Boom! Two fists collided. The youth felt a huge force coming towards him and took a few steps back to negate it.
Little Jin took two steps back too. He retracted his fist and smiled. “No wonder you are so bold. You do have some skills.”
“That guy is pretty okay. He could take Little Jin’s brutal blow.” Yu Zhengyuan’s team members discussed quietly among themselves. They no longer looked down on this youth.
“Since he dared to challenge us, he, of course, has some capabilities. However, Little Jin has the innate talent ‘Brutal Force’. His opponent could never fight on an equal playing field.” Yu Zhengyuan was not worried at all, as Little Jin took two steps back while his opponent took four steps back. The difference in strength seemed small but it was actually huge. After a few more rounds, the difference in strength would be exposed soon.
As expected, when Little Jin realized that he was at an advantage, he continued attacking relentlessly.
The arrogant youth wanted to go on the defensive but Little Jin didn’t give him any chance to do so. Hence, after throwing punches at each other for a while, the arrogant youth couldn’t bear it anymore. When Little Jin threw the last punch, the arrogant youth took ten steps back and spat out some blood.
His internal organs were severely injured from that last punch.
Little Jin retracted his fist. He blew at it while looking at the youth with disdain. “Do you still want to challenge our team leader?”
The arrogant youth turned pale. He didn’t expect this average-looking member to be so strong. It should be known that in his previous school, his ability was enough for him to rule the entire school. He thought he was considered quite strong there but unexpectedly, he couldn’t even win against a normal member.
This huge setback caused the youth to lose his confidence. He screamed and pushed his comrades away, before rus.h.i.+ng out of the canteen. He was too embarra.s.sed to eat his meal there.
Little Jin shrugged. He said with pity, “Boring.” That transfer student couldn’t even handle such a small setback. It seems like the strength of the transfer students this year varied.
Little Jin looked at the three people who came with the arrogant youth. The three people took a step back instinctively. This timid action caused Little Jin and Yu Zhengyuan to shook their heads. Ling Lan and her roommates also felt unhappy too. They felt that the arrogant youth embarra.s.sed all the transfer students.
Little Jin was bored so he wanted to continue eating. When he turned around, he saw Ling Lan from the corner of his eyes. Ling Lan gave him a shy smile and secretly gave him a thumbs up. Little Jin was speechless.
Doesn’t he know that he is also a transfer student? Isn’t he afraid that other transfer students would notice that small action? Little Jin felt worried about Pei Shaoyun. To prevent anyone else from noticing her, he quickly looked away and walked towards his team leader. He sat down and started eating seriously.
Little Brother Shaoyun, don’t come and look for me! Little Jin prayed silently.
“You know him?” Everybody except her roommates didn’t see Ling Lan’s small action. Gu Zhengrong couldn’t keep the doubt he had to himself and immediately asked her.
Ling Lan nodded. “I’m able to complete my registration mission because of him. He is a good person.” Ling Lan looked grateful, seemingly oblivious to how her answer could be taken the wrong way.
Meng Shaoran rubbed his forehead. He said in a low voice, “I suggest we should keep a distance from this idiot.” He didn’t want every transfer student to misunderstand him, thinking that he seek refuge with the non-transfer students.
“Idiot? Who?” Ling Lan blinked innocently.
Meng Shaoran’s lips twitched. He couldn’t maintain his naughty smile anymore. He left them instantly. He didn’t want to stay with an idiot.
“You really don’t know who he was talking about?” Gu Zhengrong was speechless.
“If I knew, he’ll be happy, right?” Ling Lan asked him back while giving a cheeky look.
Leng Hanfeng smiled. He knew Pei Shaoyun was not as simple as he looked. He was innocent and shy but not stupid. Also, he had a superb instinct. He knew who he shouldn’t offend and who he could make friends with.
Gu Zhengrong heard her question and laughed. This Pei Shaoyun. Should I call him bold or warn him against being too overconfident?
The four of them ate their lunch and then returned to their apartment. After chatting for a while, they returned to their rooms.
The next day, the four of them came to their cla.s.sroom. The 20 transfer students were split into two special cla.s.ses. Each cla.s.s had 10 students. Coincidentally, Ling Lan and her roommates were all placed in the second cla.s.s. Su Pei, Xiao Yiqiu and a bunch of other people were in the same cla.s.s. This order might be due to their time of registration. The first 10 people who registered were put in the first cla.s.s.
“We meet again.” They saw familiar faces as they walked into the cla.s.sroom. Su Pei greeted them amiably and Xiao Yiqiu waved at them.
Leng Hanfeng didn’t reply to them. Meng Shaoran didn’t seem interested in Su Pei and Xiao Yiqiu so he just leaned against the doorframe lazily. Ling Lan lowered her head as she was walking into the cla.s.sroom. Gu Zhengrong looked at the three of them and felt that he couldn’t rely on any of them. “h.e.l.lo, you two are bright and early.”
“No, we are not. Lesson is almost starting.” Su Pei replied gently but his words were not amiable at all. Gu Zhengrong smiled awkwardly.
In the end, Leng Hanfeng couldn’t stand it anymore and walked pa.s.sed Su Pei and Xiao Yiqiu. Ling Lan followed closely behind him. She continued looking on the ground as she walked by the two of them. Meng Shaoran shook his head and followed after Ling Lan. Gu Zhengrong smiled apologetically at Su Pei and Xiao Yiqiu before walking past them as well.
Sob, why do they always let me do the hardest things? Gu Zhengrong gave the three people blaming look. Leng Hanfeng and Meng Shaoran ignored him while Ling Lan didn’t even look at his face. No one answered him in the end.