Cheng Huaijin suppressed his awkwardness and asked casually, "How many supplementary admission candidates made it into the school team?"
Fang Juexia said regretfully, "Not many. Sigh, my mom said she'd buy me the new color-changing jersey if I made the school team. I was even thinking of getting Xiaomei to wear it, but unfortunately, I guess I won't be selected. It's because I only came in third place in the combat competition..."
"Oh right, you came in third place back then," Cheng Huaijin replied.
Fang Juexiao said smugly, "Yeah! Who told that the original second-place candidate to not score as high as me on the written test? Hehehe, I ranked second overall! I was just one point away from surpassing you! If only I hadn't filled in the wrong answers, sigh..."
Wow, he's a top student!
Cheng Huaijin thought silently.
"Why are there so few students admitted through the supplementary enrollment process joining the school team?" Cheng Huaijin continued to ask.
Fang Juexia casually replied, "What else could it be? Looking down on supplementary admission candidates, of course..." Then, she suddenly looked up at Cheng Huaijin, "But this time they'll definitely be proven wrong! Because Huaijin, you're amazing, you'll definitely utterly crush them!"
...Actually, Cheng Huaijin was quite curious about Fang Juexia's inexplicable trust in her.
Why is this little sister so supportive of her?
"You..." Before Cheng Huaijin could even ask, Fang Juexia's communicator suddenly roared.
"Answer the phone quickly!!!!" A deep voice came from Fang Juexia's pocket. Fang Juexia frantically pulled it out, glanced at it, and muttered, "Oh no, oh no," while saying to Cheng Huaijin, "Sorry, Huaijin, I have to go!"
She summoned a flying seahorse, mounted it, and flew away.
Cheng Huaijin silently took out his communicator and shone it on the flying seahorse.
Flying Seahorse, an aquatic pet, is a winged seahorse. Females are fierce and skilled in combat, while males are gentle and suitable as flying mounts.
"Wow!" Cheng Huaijin exclaimed enviously, "It can fly!"
Cheng Huaijin didn't have a flying pet, only two eggs, so she had no choice but to walk out and take the bus.
As soon as Cheng Huaijin crossed a deserted path, he heard a strange sound.
"You can't even do something this simple right! Do you have a death wish?!"
Cheng Huaijin quietly walked towards the source of the sound and saw a scene that surprised her.
That arrogant guy with the gold chain, Rick, was kneeling on the ground, covered in wounds.
The dark blue-haired boy grabbed his hair and pulled it backward forcefully.
Rick hissed in pain as the tug on his facial wound.
The dark blue-haired boy was backlit, so Cheng Huaijin couldn't see his face clearly, but he could vaguely make out a deep scar on the boy's face, which looked terrifying.
She saw a metal spike protruding from the scarred boy's left palm, pressed against Rick's neck.
Cheng Huaijin calmly observed everything, remaining secretly vigilant and not daring to move an inch.
Judging from the situation, it seems she has stumbled into some dangerous scene, and all she can do now is to hide herself as much as possible and not be discovered.
As for being a hero and saving people... forget about it. This dark blue-haired boy doesn't look like a normal person at all.
Who in their right mind would stick metal spikes out of their hands?! Is this what they call human modification? Cyberpunk? Metal prosthetics?
Cheng Huaijin became more and more confused, feeling that the world was becoming increasingly strange.
The scarred boy leaned down and whispered something in Rick's ear. Rick's eyes widened in shock and rage. He stared intently at the scarred boy, gritting his teeth as he said, "You can't do this! You promised me!"
He was emotional and tried to rush forward, but was kicked to the ground by the scarred boy.
The white school uniform shirt was stained red with blood, slowly seeping into a puddle.
Rick was breathing heavily, his eyes filled with hatred. Cheng Huaijin couldn't see the scarred boy's expression, but she could sense the contempt in him.
“I’m not cooperating with you, I’m giving you orders.”
The scarred boy stepped on Rick's chest and ground it down: "Don't disappoint me again." With that, he strode away.
Rick lay alone on the ground, staring blankly at the sky.
Cheng Huaijin remained cautious, not daring to make any move. She watched as Lei Ke suddenly put his hand to his face and began to sob.
...emmm, how should I put it? In this situation, it seems she should leave.
As luck would have it, the communicator rang.
Cheng Huaijin looked up awkwardly and met Lei Ke's teary eyes.
"Um... I got lost and accidentally ended up here." Cheng Huaijin dawdled over, feigning surprise, "Ah! You're injured! Are you alright?"
Rick looked at Cheng Huaijin with a bitter and resentful expression and said, "You saw so much... hiccup!"
He was crying so hard just now, and he just can't stop hiccuping!
Cheng Huaijin racked her brains for all the sad memories she could think of to stop herself from laughing. Perhaps her expression as she suppressed laughter was too contorted, because Lei Ke, enraged and embarrassed, yelled, "Are you watching me laugh... hiccup!"
"Pfft—" Cheng Huaijin had no professional training, and she couldn't help but laugh.
Despite her laughter, she remembered that Rick had just been brutally beaten and should be taken to the hospital immediately. However, judging from the way Rick was cursing with such vigor, his injuries didn't seem too serious, just rather pitiful.
"Let me take you to the hospital," Cheng Huaijin said. "I can't help you up in your current state. I'll call an ambulance for you first."
“No need,” Rick immediately refused.
Cheng Huaijin wasn't surprised. Judging from the situation just now, it seemed that Lei Ke was having some kind of shady deal with some disreputable organization. However, none of this concerned her. She just wanted to focus on her studies and fully experience her new life in this other world.
Cheng Huaijin put away the communicator: "Then I'll go first, my aunt is calling me home for dinner."
"Wait!" Rick didn't expect this person to leave so quickly, showing no remorse whatsoever for not helping someone in distress!
Cheng Huaijin turned around: "Is there anything else?"
Rick sobbed, "You, help me up, come on."
Cheng Huaijin looked at him suspiciously: "What if it causes secondary damage?"
With tears welling up in his eyes, Rick looked truly pitiful: "No, no. My body, I, I know."
“Okay.” Cheng Huaijin walked over, bent down and picked up Lei Ke.
Since becoming a beast tamer, Cheng Huaijin's physical abilities have been increasingly enhanced by the influence of his pets. At this moment, lifting a 1.7-1.8-meter-tall young man is effortless for him.
Cheng Huaijin helped him to the side of the road, and just as he was about to leave, he was tugged at the corner of his clothes.
Rick sobbed, "I... I don't want my classmates to see me. Please take me out of school. I... I can't walk by myself."
Cheng Huaijin: ...The difference in your persona before and after you were beaten is too big!
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