Chapter 192 The First Lesson

Beijing University, Lecture Hall No. 3.

Five minutes before class started, the classroom, which could hold three hundred people, was already packed, with even the aisles overflowing. The air was filled with a cacophony of voices, a buzzing mix of youthful energy and pent-up energy.

"Hey, did you hear? The guy who came to class today is a real combat hero!"

"Of course! Lu Jingyan, the brigade commander of the Fierce Tiger Special Operations Brigade! My God, a living legend!"

“My dad is in the military. He said that the name Lu Jingyan can stop a child from crying at night in the military region!”

"Really? That's amazing! What does he look like?"

"I don't know, you can't just look at photos of someone like that. But I bet he's got a lot of masculinity!"

Amidst the murmurs, the school bell rang.

The classroom door was pushed open, and a tall, upright figure walked in.

The noise stopped abruptly.

Hundreds of eyes were fixed on the man.

He wore a clean white shirt under a soft gray wool cardigan, and dark trousers that hugged his long legs. This outfit softened many of his sharp features, but the ruthless aura emanating from his very bones could not be concealed.

He walked to the front of the classroom with his hands empty, without any lesson plan, his deep eyes slowly scanning the entire room.

There were no oppressive words, nor any deliberate actions.

But the students whose gaze swept over them involuntarily straightened their backs and subconsciously held their breath.

"My name is Lu Jingyan."

"This semester, I will be teaching 'International Relations and Security Strategy.' Today is the first lesson. I will cover three key points."

He picked up the chalk, turned around, and wrote two words on the blackboard: Strength.

"First, strength. It is the sole basis for national competition. Without strength, everything is just empty talk."

He put down the chalk, turned to face the students, and spoke.

"Second, deterrence. Psychological warfare based on strength. Making the opponent afraid to act is more important than defeating them."

"Third, intelligence. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

That's all.

The three key points were summarized in less than a hundred words.

The students in the audience were completely stunned.

That's it...? What happened to international relations? What happened to strategic analysis? Why does this feel like listening to political slogans?

After a brief moment of awe, a slight commotion began to rise from below.

At first, people viewed him through a lens of his war hero image, thinking his concise and cool way of speaking was impressive!

Ten minutes passed, and Lu Jingyan continued to speak in this manner, going on and on with one concept after another, in a dry and uninteresting way, without any case analysis or interaction.

"Remember. Next."

"Understood. Next."

"That's the important part. Next."

The atmosphere in the classroom gradually shifted from serious to dull, and finally to drowsy.

Some students in the back row were already dozing off, while others were secretly reading novels.

The scene was quite awkward at one point.

Chu Yunfei, sitting in the center of the first row, frowned deeply as she looked at the man on the podium who still had a cold face and was completely unaware that the classroom atmosphere had collapsed. She felt both anxious and angry.

She dressed up carefully for this day. She wanted him to see that she not only understood him, but could also be his most capable assistant.

Now, the opportunity had arrived. Chu Yunfei took a deep breath and stood up from her seat. Her posture was upright, her white shirt accentuating her alluring curves, her high ponytail giving her a dashing look, and her voice was clear and crisp.

"Hello, Teacher Lu."

Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to her.

Lu Jingyan's narration was interrupted. He looked up and his gaze fell on her.

Chu Yunfei gave what she considered to be the most appropriate and understanding smile.

"Professor Lu, I have some thoughts on the 'deterrence' theory you just mentioned. I wonder if I could share them with the students? Perhaps they can help everyone better understand the core of what you just said."

That's a very insightful statement.

It not only points out the predicament that Lu Jingyan's lectures are "too core" for everyone to understand, but also positions itself as a caring teaching assistant "helping the teacher out of the predicament," while also showcasing its own professional knowledge.

Killing three birds with one stone.

Many boys stared at her, their eyes wide with admiration. This woman was not only beautiful, but she also had a lovely voice.

Chu Yunfei raised her chin slightly, waiting for Lu Jingyan's permission and his approving gaze.

However.

Lu Jingyan merely glanced at her coldly, then shifted his gaze to the blackboard.

"Continue. The three basic elements of intelligence: timeliness, accuracy, and concealment."

He... he just ignored it like that?

In front of hundreds of people, they just left her standing there like that?

Chu Yunfei's smile froze.

A surge of heat rushed to her head, and her cheeks instantly turned bright red, the color spreading from her ears all the way to her neck.

A few suppressed snickers came from the surrounding area. Those gazes, which had just been filled with envy and amazement, had now all turned into mocking looks of amusement.

She bit her lip, stood there for a few seconds, and finally, amidst whispers, sat down awkwardly, her hands clenched into fists.

And in the corner at the very back of the classroom.

A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat and large sunglasses, completely covering himself up, couldn't help but tremble at the sight.

Su Wantang lowered her head and covered her mouth with her hand to keep herself from laughing out loud.

This man... this clueless, clueless straight man!

So...cute!

She knew this would happen. Any verbal rebuttal to this self-deluded, manipulative woman would be superfluous; Lu Jingyan's utter indifference was the most hurtful thing ever.

Jingyan, well done!

Just then, an unruly voice rang out without warning.

"teacher."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

In the back row by the window, a boy stood up. He was tall and thin, wearing a faded old jacket, his hair was a little messy, and he exuded a carefree and nonchalant air.

It's Jiang Fan from the Physics Department!

A genius known throughout the school, and also a notorious troublemaker!

It is said that he won the gold medal in the National Physics Competition at the age of fifteen, but he was eccentric and rebellious, looked down on everyone, and failing courses was commonplace for him. He was a headache for all the teachers.

Lu Jingyan stopped lecturing and turned his gaze to him.

Jiang Fan, with one hand in his pocket, tilted his head, a mocking smile on his lips, and interrupted rudely:

"Teacher Lu, what you're saying, this whole thing about the deterrence of strength, is utter nonsense. These big principles are all in our high school political textbooks, we don't need a... lowly soldier like you to repeat them to us, can't we?"

The moment the words "big-head soldier" were uttered, the entire audience erupted in uproar!

This is no longer a question; this is a blatant provocation!

Chu Yunfei suddenly raised her head, looking at Jiang Fan with a mixture of shock and anger. This arrogant guy!

Meanwhile, a middle-aged man wearing glasses and looking rather refined happened to pass by the back door of the classroom.

He was Professor He Jianian of the History Department, who had always been dissatisfied with the military personnel being parachuted in to give strategy lectures, feeling that it was an insult to them, as professional scholars.

At this moment, upon hearing Jiang Fan's provocation, he not only showed no intention of coming in to stop him, but instead smiled gloatingly, crossed his arms, and leisurely prepared to watch the show.

He wanted to see how this reckless brute, who only knew how to fight, would end up.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the podium.

They wanted to see how this legendary "cold-faced devil," who could stop children from crying at night, would react to the open provocation that came knocking on his door on the first day of school.

Will he fly into a rage? Or will he slink away in embarrassment?

On the podium, Lu Jingyan's expression remained unchanged.