Chapter 37
Holiday time is always very short. In the blink of an eye, Chu Zhongyuan and his friends returned to Lantai No. 1 Middle School to study hard for their high school courses and CPA knowledge.
The results of the monthly exam came out, and they were almost the same as everyone's self-perception. Gu Qingming's score of 631 was almost the same as his own estimate. Chu Zhongyuan, who always had serious deviations in his estimated scores, was amazed.
He counted 600 for himself, but when the scores were distributed, he got 673, eleventh in the grade. Gu Qingming couldn't help but clench his fists when he saw this.
Are you really ranked 1400 and in the top ten of your grade? What an outrageous physique.
Luo Dong and Zheng Qiuji thought very clearly. They would not bother with the two freaks who were leading by a huge margin in Class 15. As soon as the results came out, they started preparing for the midterm exam in advance.
Lantai No. 1 Middle School has never cared about the lives of its students. The midterm exams are approaching, and they still need to race against time.
"Of course you guys, you really made me proud!"
At noon, when the club was studying together in the meeting room, Cao Sheng ran in with a beaming face. He brought a pile of CPA mysterious common sense exercise books without answers, and sighed as he looked at several classmates who were lying on the table with complaints.
When registering at the Forbidden City, although Cao Sheng asked the mobile specialist from the Forbidden City to help look after his new students in Lan Tai, as a new teacher and considering the special circumstances of the four high school students, Cao Sheng still felt the complex emotions of an old mother worrying about her children, and flew back to Lan Tai without stopping as soon as he finished his business.
What greeted him was not four overworked high school students, but a silk banner from Shuhe City, which almost scared Cao Sheng into thinking it was a provocation from Ceob.
However, after receiving a call from Chen An, the head of the Shuhe City CPA branch, Cao Sheng finally figured out the whole story.
These four elementary school students of our family actually solved a mysterious incident while on their way to travel!
That was a secret event! What countless adult CPAs couldn't do was successfully solved by five underage high school students... It would be a lie to say that he wasn't shocked. Cao Sheng could only sigh: It's true that heroes have always emerged from youth.
“The Yangtze River’s waves behind push the waves ahead.”
Cao Sheng walked out of the CPA headquarters in Lantai City with emotion. During the walk, someone handed him a document from the Forbidden City. Boss Cao couldn't help but blurt out: How do you know that several students I coached successfully solved the secret realm mission?
The one who was cheated when handing over the documents:?
"Tell me, what reward do you want?"
Extreme joy overwhelmed Cao Sheng's brain. He waved his hand and made a promise arrogantly.
Gu Qingming and the other three looked at each other, and Zheng Qiuji gave a thumbs up, indicating his absolute support.
The next second, Gu Qingming, Chu Zhongyuan and Luo Dong made the same request as if they had the same brain.
"Then Boss Cao, please answer our questions."
The three men surrounded Cao Sheng with fake smiles, looking quite oppressive.
Cao Sheng: ...A gentleman’s word is as good as gold, so just say it!
In Cao Sheng's half-forced and half-voluntary narration, Gu Qingming and the other two finally figured out the whole story.
Gu Qingming's parents, Chu Zhongyuan's grandfather, and Luo Dong's cousin Lori are all well-known and powerful psychics in CPA.
After they disappeared for unknown reasons, all the forces and mysteries that they had offended came around one after another and surrounded the high school students. This was why Gu Qingming and others had frequently encountered strange things before.
Seeing that the situation was getting more and more serious, Fox Mask, the Forbidden City's roaming specialist who was entrusted by the parents to temporarily protect the three people, took the initiative to send the three families' notes to the three high school students, helping them awaken their superpowers in advance and improving their ability to withstand attacks.
The three people met at Lantai No. 1 Middle School by such coincidence. It was not just a simple coincidence, but the result of the activities of many parties. The fundamental purpose was to better protect the three people from those dark forces and mysterious hands before they awakened their superpowers.
Although CPAs have always been brave enough to face death, their motto is "The bones of our predecessors fill the stairs, so we should fight with our lives." However, everyone is selfish, and no one is an exception.
It’s just… relying on the protection of others is unreliable after all, and the fox mask can only help them a little. Gu Qingming and the other two must grow up quickly and possess abilities that are not inferior to those of their predecessors.
Not only for the fox mask, Cao Sheng ran from the Forbidden City to Lantai City for the promise.
A commitment with colleagues.
"If we disappear one day for some reason, then... I'll leave him in your care."
Before leaving, the loving couple, the white-haired grandfather, and the young brother made the first and last request of their lives to Cao Sheng for the sake of their loved ones.
They seemed to know their own ending, but still resolutely walked on that destined path.
Cao Sheng's father, as a senior executive of the association, was always busy and did not pay much attention to his relatives. When he had no time to take care of him, he would just leave him to these three seniors.
Rather than being Cao Sheng’s colleagues, these seniors are important people who combine the characteristics of both relatives and friends.
But after that last gathering, Gu Nanfeng and his wife were buried by a mountain torrent, Chu Zhongyuan's grandfather disappeared on the way to an island in the South China Sea, and Luo Dong's cousin Lori also disappeared in an explosion during a mission by the Municipal Bureau.
If Lu Ze hadn’t been there, Cao Sheng really wouldn’t have known what to do when his world collapsed in an instant.
His colleagues have left due to strange reasons, and Cao Sheng will do his best to take care of their younger generations.
Besides, this is not his personal matter.
"It's not just them... The number of powerful psychics who disappeared at the same time in the CPA is not large, but it is not small either. This incident is still a hotly discussed topic in the entire CPA. The Forbidden City Headquarters even held several meetings on this incident, but unfortunately there are too few clues..."
Cao Sheng crossed his hands and supported them in front of himself.
"But don't worry," he promised his students.
"No matter how many clues there are, I will definitely find the truth behind this and the truth behind the disappearance of my colleagues."
His voice was sonorous and powerful. The usually nonchalant man became serious, and there was an indescribable determination in his brown eyes.
There were three main subjects in the afternoon classes. After finally finishing four classes, Gu Qingming and Chu Zhongyuan walked towards the cafeteria together. On the way, they couldn't help but feel emotional.
"Did they know what fate they would face?"
Gu Qingming felt even more uncomfortable. It turned out that his parents knew everything, but they still walked forward for deeper reasons that were still unknown to them.
And...his parents did not abandon him. They even did everything they could and asked their colleagues and friends to arrange for their own child.
"Lu Ze, this is actually one of your parents' arrangements."
The sound of Cao Sheng's sigh rang out in Gu Qingming's mind again. The numbing pain surged around his heart, making Gu Qingming feel the long-lost discomfort.
The sadness is mixed with a few strands of expired warmth, making it even more heartbreaking.
Chu Zhongyuan felt the same way. His grandmother passed away early, and his grandfather was almost the best comfort in his childhood.
In his heart, his grandfather, who was a professional explorer in his early years, always brought him all kinds of new colors.
But such a grandfather passed away in a shipwreck not long ago.
Whenever Chu Zhongyuan thought about this incident, he felt extremely sad.
"It's okay, it's okay, we will find out the truth, and... they are just missing."
Chu Zhongyuan gave a feignedly open-minded smile and patted Gu Qingming on the shoulder.
"We will find out the truth."
Gu Qingming repeated this sentence word by word. The breathing rates of the two people intertwined, like two little birds keeping each other warm in the wind and rain.
In the gradually silent atmosphere, a translucent shadow emerged from not far away, wandering aimlessly, diverting the two's attention from their sadness.
Several students passing by didn't notice it at all and even bumped into the spirit.
"Why did the spirit appear again..."
Gu Qingming frowned and quickened his pace to catch up.
There are too many spirits born in nature. If these spirits wandering around without consciousness are not dealt with and accumulate to a certain level, they will form a spirit tide that is very harmful to the human body.
"Alas, it seems that I have to work overtime in advance to get the right to eat."
Chu Zhongyuan returned to his usual half-depressed but not humble appearance. He shook his head helplessly and followed Gu Qingming.
The spirit turned the corner of the building, floating in the air. Although it had no consciousness, it was a kind of mysterious creature after all, and had the instinct of mysterious creatures to seek benefits and avoid harm.
Chu Zhongyuan and Gu Qingming went around from two directions and attacked the spirit from both sides.
Behind the corner of the building was an empty path where spirits were moving slowly, but Gu Qingming and Chu Zhongyuan had not yet recovered their speed from the fast-paced battle with Sha, and they suddenly pounced on each other.
The spirit emerged from the air swayingly, as if mocking the two people's recklessness.
Before losing his balance and falling to the ground, the only reaction Chu Zhongyuan could make was to put his hands behind Gu Qingming's head to prevent his little deskmate from hitting his head.
The boy's black hair fell between Chu Zhongyuan's fingers, feeling a little itchy. His brown, always cold and penetrating eyes revealed a vivid feeling of helplessness as he lost balance and fell.
The boy's eyebrows and eyes were extremely pure, just like the fragrance of jasmine flowers that Chu Zhongyuan smelled in the rain.
Too close.
Chu Zhongyuan, who had been staring at Gu Qingming in a daze for a while, suddenly realized.
His current posture was with one hand behind Gu Qingming's head and the other hand on the boy's ear, his whole body almost sticking to the other person, which made people's thoughts a little confused.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Chu Zhongyuan suddenly jumped up, turned his back in an attempt to cover up his guilt, and chased after the translucent spirit to beat it up.
“How strange…”
Gu Qingming muttered a few words, stood up from the ground and patted the board to wipe the dust off his school uniform.
What is this gentleman's reaction?
Standing from behind, he could clearly notice that Chu Zhongyuan's ears, covered by his long black hair, were actually slightly red.
Not really? Could it be that a hard-to-catch spirit has made this gentleman so anxious?
Gu Qingming, a true straight man, thought.
"What are they doing? Fell together?"
Luo Dong, who vaguely saw Gu Qingming and Chu Zhongyuan falling together not far away, asked curiously.
"Probably teaching physical training."
Zheng Qiuji gave an answer that he himself didn't believe.
Luo Dong suddenly realized: "Oh, so that's how it is. Let Brother Gu teach me next time."
On the other side, the spirit continued to sway, and the two people cooperated with each other and struggled in the grass for a long time. After they flew to the trash can, they finally caught the spirit that was making trouble.
Gu Qingming was just breathing a sigh of relief when he heard footsteps coming from the front of the building. The next second, Zhou Xiao's figure appeared at the end of the path.
"Gu Qingming, Chu Zhongyuan, Teacher Cao is calling you..."
Zhou Xiao was quite happy to run into Gu Qingming and Chu Zhongyuan here. Just when he was about to finish what Cao Sheng had told him to do, he saw Gu Qingming standing on the trash can in a strange and difficult posture, with his hands stuffing something into it, while Chu Zhongyuan next to him also had a strange posture, as if he was blocking something.
"Well, are you guys, rehearsing for the acrobatic show for the New Year's Eve party?"
Zhou Xiao felt that his voice must be very dry.
She could understand Chu Zhongyuan. After all, she was not surprised that this gentleman would steal Director Zhang's window in the middle of the night. However, Gu Qingming, who was always steady...
Could it be that he was finally led astray by the legend in his grade?
Gu Qingming stuffed the spirit into the trash can as a reflex: ...suddenly I wanted to jump in too.
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