If someone else were to be the principal, Mingqiao might not think so much about it, and would not associate this matter with himself.
But it happened to be Sun Guiping.
Perhaps the fuse of this bloody storm had already been ignited since Mingqiao accepted Sun Guiping's recommendation to teach at this school. After a year of fermentation, the original spark instantly spread across the prairie, bringing a life-threatening test to everyone in the school.
Mingqiao's mind was blank. He thought a lot, and the matter about Sun Guiping was like a tangled mess blocking his heart.
He seemed to have figured everything out, yet he also seemed not to have figured it out.
If someone could stand up at this time and tell him the true face of Mount Lu...
"Teacher Ming."
It was a difficult time.
The moment Ming Qiao heard his voice, his breathing became stagnant. Shi Xin appeared at the right time, neither too early nor too late, and it pierced his heart.
This young man brought him too many surprises. Mingqiao probably knew what he wanted.
"Based on your current train of thought, I have come up with an explanation that should be reasonable. Do you want to hear it?"
"Yeah." Mingqiao raised his head and looked at the air in front of him, as if he was looking at Shi Xin.
"Put aside all the messy thoughts, let's just study the fact that your teacher asked you to come here to teach and create chaos." Shi Xin said slowly: "Don't you think this is like a bad guy making some preparations before doing something bad, such as asking acquaintances to help him scout the way, or placing chess pieces that might be used in advance."
"Then doesn't that mean Teacher Ming is being treated as a tool?" Cao Haibo asked from the side.
"Yes." Shi Xin continued, "As for Mr. Ming, you always feel that the rules of the game are against you. Either this is a test for you to see if you will be loyal to him, or it is to get rid of you and prevent you from doing those things that get in the way."
Ming Qiao closed his eyes tiredly and helplessly when he heard this: "I prefer the first option, because before entering this game, I will soon face my regularization assessment, and Sun Guiping... He doesn't hate me so much that he wants me to die."
"Okay, let's assume that your teacher wants to test you, then let's speculate what might happen next. You will definitely continue to save people, which will inadvertently ruin the exam. Your teacher is dissatisfied with your behavior, so you will not be able to pass the exam. Failing to pass means you can't escape, and you will die here. Because you die, you can't save many people and can't change the final outcome. And if you choose not to save people, you are more likely to be forced to become an NPC who helps the evil. Without your enthusiastic help, most students who fail the exam will die, but you will be alive in the end and watch this purgatory with your own eyes."
Hearing this, Jiang Su and Cao Haibo stared at Ming Qiao nervously waiting for his reaction.
But Mingqiao didn't say anything. He closed his eyes and immersed himself in his own world, disconnected from everything around him.
Shi Xin was also waiting quietly.
He knew that Mingqiao would rather die than save more people. He was such a person with high moral standards. It could even be said that not letting him sacrifice himself would be an insult to him.
Shi Xin saw through Ming Qiao very early on. He was as pure as a lake of clear water, and his black and white eyes could not hide anything. He liked and admired Ming Qiao, so he knew everything about him, understood his motives, and could guess his mind.
Mingqiao remained silent. He did not choose an answer decisively and without hesitation, but kept his eyes closed.
This can only mean one thing, he is thinking about the optimal solution.
"NPC?" Ming Qiao suddenly asked, "Does the NPC we met have self-awareness?"
"Fang Duo should have. She became like that, perhaps because she was chosen as a student representative and voluntarily became a pawn of 'it'." Jiang Su said: "I don't usually play games, but I also know that for a high-level NPC, game designers are usually willing to give him a rich life background and higher and more complete intelligence. Even if he is not a fully conscious independent individual, he should be a robot with a high degree of intelligence."
"Yes, yes," Cao Haibo echoed, "Teacher, you have done a good job. It is better to protect yourself. If we die in the game, it is fate."
After Cao Haibo finished speaking, he felt two pairs of eyes fixed on him. Ming Qiao and Jiang Su looked at him at a loss, and he stuttered, "What...what happened?"
"That's not what Teacher Ming meant." Jiang Su flicked Cao Haibo's head unhappily: "If you can't speak, don't speak."
Cao Haibo still didn't understand what they were talking about. He rubbed his forehead and said aggrievedly, "Didn't the analysis just now say that if the teacher became an NPC, he could survive, and the other students would have to fend for themselves."
"Not necessarily." Shi Xin said: "If Mr. Ming has a strong sense of self-awareness, it may be easier for him to do things as an NPC, but he will become an undercover agent, and the risks will increase exponentially."
"Let me think about it again." Mingqiao ended the topic. After piecing together the scattered clues, he had a clearer and more definite path in his mind.
His thoughts drifted back to the playground, and now he could devote 100% of his energy to dealing with the problem at hand.
Ming Qiao said, "Let's review the amusement park from the beginning. This time I'll take the lead and you guys will provide the supplements."
Jiang Su sat up straight upon hearing this, obviously he had been prepared for this moment. Cao Haibo also followed Jiang Su's example and straightened his back, listening carefully.
"First of all, Cao Haibo and I entered the playground because we had to complete a side mission - helping the staff generate electricity." Ming Qiao said: "The mission mentioned a premise, 'The children haven't played enough'. The children here should be the students who were eliminated by Fendi and trapped in one game after another."
"All the equipment in the amusement park is powered by the corresponding treadmill in this room, and the power supply for the main lights is connected to the power supply of the pirate ship." Ming Qiao patted the treadmill connected to the pirate ship and said, "This is the one."
"When we disconnected the power supply to the lights and the pirate ship, Jiang Su and his classmates appeared in the device. We had never seen a similar situation before when we simply disconnected the power supply to the device. So we presumed that if we want to enter the branch game to save people, we must disconnect the power supply to the main lights and the equipment at the same time. Just the step of disconnecting the power requires two people, and if we want to go in to save people, we need at least one person. So there are three of us, two people to generate electricity, and one person to go in to complete the rescue. We can consider relaying. Of course, it would be better if these students brought by Jiang Su woke up, and they can also be part of the rescue. This process is likely to be part of the exam, so try to avoid doing things that are not in line with the requirements for the all-round development of students' morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor." Mingqiao finished speaking and looked at Jiang Su: "Anything to add?"
Jiang Su shook his head: "No, you described it in detail."
"Where is Shi Xin?" Mingqiao asked again.
"No."
Mingqiao turned to Cao Haibo and asked, "Do you have anything to add?"
Cao Haibo held his chin and thought carefully, then asked, "Teacher, do we need to follow the library rules in the playground? I remember that the rules we unlocked in the library were particularly strict about actions after 5:00 p.m."
"Good question." Mingqiao thought for a moment and said, "I suggest that everyone try to comply. Let's start with the pirate ship." Mingqiao said to the three people, "Haibo and I will stay to generate electricity, and Jiang Su will cooperate with Shi Xin to rescue people."
"I'm fine." Jiang Su said.
Cao Haibo glanced at him doubtfully and asked Ming Qiao in a low voice: "Is he okay?"
"Sure." Ming Qiao said without hesitation: "Jiang Su is very smart, and for the Hanged Man game, he was able to rescue himself and others. The accumulated experience is the best tool for passing the game. It would be best if he goes, and sometimes Xin can help, so nothing will go wrong."
Mingqiao took his backpack, gave Jiang Su some food and water, and watched him finish eating. He took out his old phone and checked the time: "I'll give you fifteen minutes. After fifteen minutes, no matter how many people you save, our power will be cut off and you have to come out."
Jiang Su nodded solemnly.
"Just go when you're ready."
Mingqiao watched Jiang Su walk to the waiting area of the pirate ship, and when the pirate ship reached its lowest point, he stepped in.
This time he did not sit in the same place as last time, but sat a few rows away, with the purpose of landing on the other two boats.
Jiang Su gave Ming Qiao an OK gesture.
Mingqiao returned to the power room and stepped on the treadmill. He did not ask Cao Haibo to come, but ran on it.
The minute arrived exactly, and all the lights went out.
Mingqiao was a little nervous as he was always worried about Jiang Su's safety.
Shi Xin's voice rang out: "Teacher Ming, he has arrived safely, you can stop now."
Mingqiao got off the treadmill and set a timer on his cell phone.
Shi Xin probably thought Jiang Su was not in any danger, so he stared at him and asked Ming Qiao, "Teacher Ming, what do you think of the comparison between Qin Xue, Fendi and Jiang Su?"
"They are all top students, but Qin Xue was cultivated, Fendi is insensitive, and Jiang Su is born with it." Ming Qiao thought for a while and said, "Jiang Su is more mature and stable than the others, and he has a natural aura when doing things. If it were me, I would choose Jiang Su as the student representative instead of Fendi or Qin Xue."
Shi Xin didn't say anything, Ming Qiao suddenly understood what he meant: "You could have chosen Jiang Su, why did you choose Fendi in the end?"
"Teacher Ming, Jiang Su just talked to me about something after he got on board. He said that Fang Duo is usually the most well-behaved and obedient student in the student union."
"Am I also the best and most obedient one in Sun Guiping's eyes?"
Shi Xin said "hmm" and said nothing more, giving Mingqiao space to think and allowing him to concentrate on staring at Jiang Su.
Mingqiao lowered his head and crossed his arms across his chest.
obedient?
Did Sun Guiping have any misunderstandings about him?
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