Mingqiao's transformation into an NPC was within Shi Xin's expectations, but also beyond his expectations. They had discussed before that Mingqiao was indeed likely to become an NPC, but what Shi Xin did not expect was that Mingqiao had become like this after only a few hours of separation. This speed was so fast that it caught people off guard.

He looked up at Ming Qiao on the podium.

He was dressed very straight, and with his hair combed carefully, he looked extremely serious. In fact, Mingqiao was also very serious sometimes, but he had a gentle face, and even if he was serious, there was a limit to it. In short, he was completely different from the Mingqiao who had become an NPC. It was hard to imagine what he had experienced in the past few hours to change a person so much.

He had a plastic work badge hanging around his neck. Xin couldn't see what was written on it because he was far away, but it was the same style as the work badge of the tall man he had seen in the playground casino before.

Mingqiao picked up a piece of chalk and turned around to write down the exam subject and time on the blackboard. This exam was for Chinese and the exam time was two and a half hours. He held the chalk in his plain fingers and wrote quickly, but each word was extremely careful and beautiful, exactly the same as the handwriting on the paper that was stuffed into Shi Xin's hand.

After he finished writing, he gave a look to the deputy invigilator next to him, who began to show the sealing strip on the paper bag containing the test paper, and then opened it in front of everyone.

During the whole process, Shi Xin was staring at Ming Qiao, but Ming Qiao didn't even glance at him, as if he didn't know him at all, which made Shi Xin feel frustrated and uneasy. He really wanted to rush up to Ming Qiao and give him a bear hug, asking him what happened and why he became like this. But reason still made him firmly nail his butt to the bench, quietly thinking about what to do next and how to save Ming Qiao.

He remembered that sentence.

【Believe what you believe.】

What did Mingqiao want to convey by deliberately leaving him this message?

Shi Xin pursed his lips.

According to the literal meaning, if he believed what Mingqiao wanted him to believe, then he believed that Mingqiao would not easily become an NPC without self-thinking. The NPC Fendi met in the library could also maintain human sobriety at certain moments. Since Fendi could do it, Mingqiao must be able to do it too.

Based on Shi Xin's understanding of him, if the fact that Mingqiao was not a complete NPC was a clue that he wanted him to know, it meant that Mingqiao already had a plan in mind, and leaving a note probably meant that he wanted him to find an opportunity to cooperate with him.

This made Shi Xin feel much more at ease.

He had not forgotten that he had an exam soon, so he rummaged in the trash can in the corner for a long time and found a pen refill with only half of the ink left. He drew casually on the palm of his hand, and the refill could barely write with ink, which was already very good, better than not having a pen at all.

The deputy invigilator began distributing test papers to people in the classroom. Shi Xin was in the last row and got his paper a little late.

When Shi Xin received the test paper from the deputy invigilator, he glanced at the work badge hanging around his neck.

There was a 1-inch bare-headed photo with a white background on the work badge, but the name below was: Susan.

Shi Xin's mind raced. He remembered Jiang Su saying that Fendi's original name was not Fendi, but Fang Duo. This male deputy invigilator obviously would not be named after a foreign woman, which meant that "Susan" was most likely a change of her original name.

Then the question arises again. Since Fendi, who was previously confirmed to be a special NPC, and Susan, the current ordinary NPC, have both changed their names, why hasn't Mingqiao changed his name?

Is it because there is not enough time?

Shi Xin quickly rejected this answer.

It is highly likely that Mingqiao's becoming an NPC was something that the "it" behind the scenes had planned for a long time. If all NPCs have time to change their names, then Mingqiao must have had time to change his name as well, and it must have been prepared long ago.

Shi Xin looked at Ming Qiao again.

The other person lowered his eyes, looking at an extra test paper in his hand. Perhaps he noticed my gaze, and he looked up at me.

Shi Xin looked at him without hesitation.

Mingqiao looked at him with strange eyes, no different from the way he looked at other people. He just glanced at him once, then lowered his head indifferently and looked at the test paper again.

Shi Xin's gaze froze, and he felt like there was a stone blocking his heart, making him feel uncomfortable.

He blinked and looked down at his test paper on the table - staring at Mingqiao all the time would probably not only be fruitless, but also a waste of time.

This is a very ordinary Chinese paper. Considering that Shi Xin is now in junior high school, the difficulty of the paper is also at the junior high school level.

Although he had graduated from junior high school many years ago, Shi Xin had done well in Chinese before, so this question was not difficult. After he finished writing, he looked up at the clock hanging on the blackboard, and only one hour had passed.

Shi Xin gave it a rough check and found no problems, so he turned the finished paper upside down on the table and propped up his chin to look at Ming Qiao on the podium.

Mingqiao stood very straight, his hands slightly resting on the edge of the podium, looking around the entire classroom.

Shi Xin originally wanted to make some noise to attract Ming Qiao's attention, but the deputy invigilator Susan happened to walk around in front of him and bent down half of her body to look at Shi Xin's paper, but Shi Xin's paper was turned upside down, leaving only a blank space on the back.

"Are you done?" Susan asked suddenly.

Before Shi Xin could react to what Susan wanted to do, her paper was taken away from her: "You can hand it in early, you can leave now."

Shi Xin opened his mouth but couldn't speak. He could only grab the corner of the paper and silently confront Susan.

"Susan." Ming Qiao's voice came coldly from the podium in front. He reminded: "You violated the rules."

Susan could only let go, put Shi Xin's paper back on the table, and smiled apologetically at Ming Qiao: "I'm sorry."

Mingqiao ignored him and looked past Susan at Shi Xin: "Do you want to hand in the paper early?"

Shi Xin shook his head.

After hearing Shi Xin's answer, the two invigilators stopped talking and walked around him to look at others.

No one came to bother him anymore, so Shi Xin continued to watch Ming Qiao until the exam was officially over.

There is nothing suspicious about this exam for the time being. If I have to say, the most suspicious person is Mingqiao. Maybe it's fate, or maybe it's a deliberate arrangement, but Shi Xin always feels that it's a coincidence that he met Mingqiao invigilating in this examination room.

Could it be that he really came to the examination room where he was on purpose to supervise the exam?

In short, Shi Xin did not find any other obvious clues besides this, so he could only drag on the time, at least until the third-to-last exam. After communicating with Jiang Su and Wen Xing, he might be able to get more useful information from them.

After the exam, the classroom was still very quiet. No one checked answers with each other, and no one stood up and left their seats. This was a good thing for Shi Xin, as at least there would be no chaotic scene to disturb his thoughts.

Shi Xin sat dejectedly in his seat. A simple exam did not consume much energy for him, but Mingqiao's matter still troubled him.

The interval between the two exams was very short. Shi Xin didn't even have time to stand up and relax his arms and legs before Mingqiao and Susan came in, each holding a stack of papers. Mingqiao stood in the corner of the classroom, while Susan stood in front of the podium in the middle.

"Now let me announce the test results." Susan unfolded the test paper in her hand and spread it flat on the podium. "Shi Xin, 113 points. Please come up and take your test paper."

Shi Xin's eyebrows jumped. Was it the test paper that he had just finished? It was graded so quickly.

He walked up to Susan in a few steps and took the test paper she handed over. Just as he guessed, this was the Chinese test paper. The mistakes and points deducted had been marked with a red pen, and the bright red score was written at the top of the test paper.

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Mingqiao who was standing not far away, habitually wanting to seek hints from him, but Mingqiao's cold expression remained unchanged, and he refused to accept any help from the "student".

Shi Xin had no choice but to sit back in his seat with the test paper. While Susan was handing out test papers to others, he was looking at his own mistakes. He lost six points on his composition and failed to write a single sentence in classical Chinese.

After Susan finished handing out the papers, Mingqiao began to show the sealing strip on the new test paper bag.

Last time it was Susan who handed out the curlers, this time it was Mingqiao's turn. Shi Xin could clearly feel that when Mingqiao walked to his side, his movements in handing out the curlers were much slower than when he handed them to others. His pupils shrank slightly, and when Mingqiao walked in front of him, he looked up and saw clearly the work badge hanging around Mingqiao's neck.

His work card is reversed, showing a few hints on the back:

【Instructions for Chief Invigilator:

All examination room rules are supervised by the chief invigilator.

Please do not help your students. If necessary, ask the Deputy Proctor to assist.

Please strictly follow the teaching experiment.

Please comply with the instructions, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences. 】

Ming Qiao's voice came from above Shi Xin's head, calm and peaceful, as calm as the Dead Sea: "Do you need any help?"

Shi Xin blinked, and after realizing what was happening, he pointed to the empty pen refill on his desk.

"Susan," Mingqiao turned around and called the person on the podium, "Prepare a pen for this candidate."

As soon as Mingqiao finished speaking, a new black carbon pen was placed on Shixin's desk. Mingqiao nodded to Susan, who returned to the podium, and Mingqiao continued to hand out papers to others.

In just a dozen seconds, Shi Xin already knew: the chief invigilator could not help the students, but the deputy invigilator could; the chief invigilator almost completely dominated the examination room and had a high degree of power; they were conducting a teaching experiment, and this experiment was related to continuous examinations; the most important point was that he now believed that Ming Qiao must not have become an NPC who had completely lost himself.

Shi Xin copied all the information he could get on the desk. The carbon pen kept slipping and could only leave shallow marks, which actually made it easier for him to avoid being discovered easily.

He finished writing this before opening the paper in his hand, but the content made him breathless.

All the questions in this paper are exactly the same as those in the previous one.