After the meal, Gu Nanxun helped clear the table, and then the two took a walk in the space, enjoying a rare moment of peace. Gu Nanxun knew that once the investigation began, they would likely be busy again.

That evening, Gu Nanxun checked the time and went home. Lin Qing returned shortly after he arrived.

After dinner, the two of them returned to their space.

"Nanxun, didn't you go to school this afternoon?"

In the afternoon, Lin Qing noticed Gu Nanxun and his uncle drinking in the space, but she was in class at the time and didn't hear their conversation.

"Yes, I need to see my uncle this afternoon about something!"

Gu Nanxun didn't tell Lin Qing anything, so Lin Qing didn't ask any further questions. He knew that Gu Nanxun must have had his reasons for not telling him.

"If you're free tomorrow, you can take Gu Bei over there. Gu Bei has already absorbed all the knowledge here."

Lin Qing said with a smile that Gu Bei was the robot they bought from Li Mo. It had already absorbed all the knowledge here yesterday. Because school started today, Lin Qing and the others didn't have time to send Gu Bei over.

"Okay, I understand. I'll take him there tomorrow at noon."

Gu Nanxun nodded in agreement.

The two chatted for a while longer, then lay in bed, watched a movie, and finally turned off the lights and went to sleep.

Unbeknownst to Gu Nanxun, after he fell asleep, Lin Qing opened her eyes again. She stared at Gu Nanxun for a long time before sighing and closing her eyes again. At noon, Gu Nanxun had mentioned school matters to her, but by evening he hadn't brought it up again. Lin Qing guessed that things might not be so simple.

The next day, Gu Nanxun arrived at school as usual, as if he had never mentioned military training the day before, and went straight to the playground to assemble.

"Gu Nanxun, the principal wants to see you!"

During the break, a man wearing glasses approached Gu Nanxun and spoke in a low voice.

"Okay, I understand. You go ahead! I'll let the instructor know and I'll be there in a bit."

Gu Nanxun nodded in agreement.

After the man with glasses left, Gu Nanxun greeted Chen Bin and then found Zhao Aijun.

"Aijun, the principal wants to see me. I need to go to the principal's office."

Gu Nanxun patted Zhao Aijun on the shoulder and said in a low voice.

"Is it about military training? You should go quickly!"

Gu Nanxun nodded to Zhao Aijun and then left the playground.

"Hey classmate, your name is Chen Bin, right? Is your friend Gu Nanxun related to you?"

Chen Bin was staring blankly at Gu Nanxun's departing figure when suddenly a classmate reached out and patted him on the shoulder, saying something.

"have no idea!"

Chen Bin said coldly.

The person asking the question smiled awkwardly and said, "Hey, I was just asking..."

Chen Bin didn't reply, and the classmate turned around and went to chat with other classmates.

"So, did you get the answer?"

As soon as that student walked over, the other students couldn't wait to ask. They spoke in low voices, but Chen Bin, who often ate at Lin Qing's place and whose hearing was nurtured by Lin Qing's spiritual spring water, had exceptionally good hearing.

The student pursed his lips and said with dissatisfaction, "What?! He ignored me and didn't want to say anything. I was just asking out of curiosity. If he doesn't want to talk, he doesn't have to. Why is he giving me the cold shoulder?"

"Forget it...forget it...there are still some people with connections in our military academy. We ordinary folks should be careful not to offend anyone unintentionally."

Seeing that the other student was unhappy, another classmate reached out and patted him on the shoulder in a comforting manner, smiling and saying soothingly.

"Sigh! That's right, those two must have some kind of relationship. Why don't you try? It's not easy to get leave from military training. They didn't come yesterday afternoon, and they left again today. If you have no connections, go and try to get leave."

"There must be a connection. Look at them, even though they come for military training, they don't have to work as hard as us. They're supposed to be assistants to the instructors, but have you ever seen an assistant just standing by and watching?"

"Look at what you're saying. He's the supervisor, but there's nothing we can do about it. He's really skilled. He can learn military boxing after watching it once, while we can't even beat 50% of it. We can't argue with that!"

"You're really naive. Who knows if he learned that military boxing beforehand? He can perform it so well after watching it only once. Who would believe that!"

...

Chen Bin didn't listen to their conversation anymore. Fourth Brother definitely wouldn't be coming to school often in the future, so these things were bound to be talked about sooner or later.

After leaving the playground, Gu Nanxun went straight to the principal's office, where, as expected, the principal was already waiting for him.

"Major Gu, please have a seat!"

Upon seeing Gu Nanxun enter, the principal immediately stood up with a smile and said...

Gu Nanxun didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly in front of the principal.

"Major Gu, it's like this, I've reconsidered your suggestion from yesterday, and I think what you said makes a lot of sense. So I've called you here today to ask if you have any specific suggestions?"

The principal said with a smile, his face full of kindness.

Gu Nanxun's heart skipped a beat, but he remained outwardly calm, simply nodding. "What does the principal mean?"

The principal cleared his throat and said, "I've decided to take your suggestion and make some adjustments to the military training plan. You're right, we can conduct the training in stages and gradually increase the difficulty."

Gu Nanxun wasn't particularly pleased upon hearing this. He was secretly on guard; the principal's change in attitude was too rapid, making him suspect there might be other reasons behind it. The principal's change in attitude also seemed to confirm that his initial suspicions were likely correct.

Gu Nanxun said calmly, "That's great. I believe that such a training program can better cultivate outstanding military talents."

After Gu Nanxun finished speaking, he handed the document he brought to the principal: "This is the military training plan I made yesterday. I originally planned to show it to the principal yesterday, but the principal... But it's not too late to look at it now!"

The principal's expression changed slightly, but he quickly accepted the document with a smile.

"Major Gu is truly capable! You've really worked hard, Major Gu."

Gu Nanxun deliberately ignored the sarcasm in the principal's words and nodded, saying, "Principal, you're joking. It's all for the sake of the country."

The principal's expression stiffened for a moment, then he immediately smiled and said, "Let's do it your way!"

Looking at the documents in front of him, the principal suppressed his displeasure. Since he had already decided to compromise for the time being, he might as well go along with the other party for now! As long as he could dispel the other party's suspicions, it was just military training, and it wouldn't change anything! Little did the principal know that even if he went along with Gu Nanxun, he wouldn't be able to dispel Gu Nanxun's suspicions about him.

Next, the principal discussed some details with Gu Nanxun, and then Gu Nanxun left the principal's office.