Qi Jiu braced her arms on the table and looked at all the students who were stunned in place from beginning to end.

How did they all become so stupid?

While it's possible to get things done through back channels in anything, there's absolutely no benefit to doing so in this kind of situation.

“You got ahead because of your own abilities, and so did those people on the black market. If they had used connections, they would have died long ago, on missions.”

Qi Jiu hadn't originally planned to give them the chicken soup, but seeing their foolish expressions, she couldn't help herself.

She certainly didn't want anyone who joined an assassin organization to be an absolute idiot.

"I'm sorry, sir."

Number 36 pursed her lips, seemingly understanding something, her eyes darting away.

If there were a crack in the ground in this training ground, I probably would have crawled into it long ago.

How could she not have thought of such a simple truth?

"Alright, that's enough about this matter. Now, I'm going to start investigating."

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone on the training ground was stunned. Why did this sound so awkward? Shouldn't they have decided not to pursue the matter?

The girl flipped through the documents in her hand. "Who is spreading the rumors?"

There must be a source for these messages.

It couldn't just appear out of nowhere.

And the news spread so widely that even new students know about it.

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire training ground fell silent, and the word 'confusion' could be seen on the faces of most of the students.

Leng Ruo maintained her poker face as always, but upon hearing Qi Jiu's question, her expression softened slightly.

She turned her head slightly and subconsciously looked in a certain direction.

"Nobody admits it? Fine."

Qi Jiu nodded. "In my eyes, this behavior is deceiving the superior. Our assessment will continue, but anyone who spreads rumors will have all their scores canceled."

As she spoke, she slapped the documents in her hand onto Tallinn's body.

The assessment has begun.

Others seem indifferent to such remarks, because they feel it has nothing to do with them.

Everyone focused their attention on the assessment.

But in a corner unseen by others, a Western woman pretended to be calm, but her mind was no longer on the assessment.

His eyes wandered around, his mind a complete blank.

The words Qi Jiu spoke on the high platform kept echoing in my mind.

It wasn't until the group in front of them started moving slowly that they gradually realized what was happening.

What does this mean? Do they know she did it? Or are they just saying this to provoke her out?

Looking at the somewhat busy environment around her where the review process had begun, her unease became even more pronounced.

The people around her had already gotten back on track, their faces serious as they strained to open and close the gates, while she had no focus on the assessment at all.

Didn't you risk your life to get in and train so hard just to get a good score on this day of assessment and then join the assassin organization?

Yes, that's right, she can't give up easily.

If Number 7 knew who did this, and had tolerated it until now, she probably would have kicked her out long ago.

The purpose of doing this is to blast her out.

We can't go out, and we can't admit it now!

Seemingly relieved, the person breathed a sigh of relief and immediately adjusted their mindset to focus on the review process.

Standing on the high platform, Qi Jiu, who had been silently observing her, looked at the documents on the table and smiled.

"What's this guy's purpose? Doing this might just eliminate one competitor, but isn't putting himself in danger a bit too much of a waste?"

Li Hao walked over, picked up the documents on the table, and looked at them.

"Since the incident with the non-magnetic substance, we had our intelligence network check the information on all the remaining trainees. Everyone's information is accurate, and looking at the information, this guy doesn't seem to have any significant backing..."

This opportunity has already been given; no matter what achievements she makes next, she will be kicked out.

Seemingly puzzled, Li Hao scratched his head with his large hand.

Qi Jiu looked at the Western woman who had already gotten into the zone and started the assessment, took out a mint and put it in her mouth.

"That's because she believes Leng Ruoben didn't have the ability to get in."

As she spoke, she took out her phone, found a video, and handed it to Li Hao.

Li Hao looked at the quality of the surveillance footage and started playing the video.

In the surveillance footage, Leng Ruo was mostly alone at the training ground; she seemed to dislike socializing.

This wasn't the first time the Western woman had challenged her to a sparring match, but she had always been coldly refused. After one or two attempts, she finally lost her patience and resorted to violence.

The so-called sneak attack.

Leng Ruo wasn't the type to be bullied, so seeing the fist coming at her, she naturally started to fight back.

After several cycles, the Western woman lay on the ground, her eyes filled with resentment.

However, Leng Ruo, the young girl, did not notice anything amiss. Without saying a word, she turned and left.

In other people's eyes, this would probably make them feel that Leng Ruo looks down on them.

"Did you understand?"

The video ended there, and Li Hao pursed his lips.

"So, she did this out of pure jealousy?"

What kind of result is this? Is jealousy something we should be using now? Can't we see what's more important?

Sometimes, jealousy can really ruin a lot of things, just like this guy.

What good is it if she gets first place in this assessment? She's been spreading rumors and deceiving people; she no longer deserves to stay in this assassin organization.

The assessment period this time was significantly shorter than the last one.

The girl looked at the final report card under the light and took out the data of the top 30% from the remaining crowd.

"Keep these, send the rest back." Another 30% pass rate.

Seeing that another handful and a half of the data had disappeared, Li Hao sighed.

He had a feeling that fewer people might stay this time than before.

Overnight, the number of people at the training ground decreased by more than half. Last time, only 3,000 people remained after the audit, but now that 30% has been withdrawn, only 900 people are left.

The girl looked at Leng Ruo's mediocre grades on the report card and pursed her lips. Each student's grades didn't seem bad, but they didn't stand out in a crowd.

There were no problems this time, but what about next time?

If the next assessment still selects the top 30%, will Leng Ruo still be on the list?

Based on current performance, it is impossible to achieve that.

Inside the tent, Tallinn watched the girl silently holding her report card and tiptoed to her side.

Following her gaze, I looked at the names and information on the list and smiled.

"Worried about your roommate? When did our little Qiqi become so sentimental?"