"These people act like they're possessed whenever they see Ying Jiaojiao. It gives me the creeps. What should we do? Should we just let them be possessed like this every now and then?"
"Ask someone after school."
"What do you want to ask?"
What are they thinking when they target Ying Jiaojiao?
"If they knew what they were thinking, they wouldn't be behaving this strangely, right?"
"We might not know, let's give it a try."
"By the way, why don't you just ask Lu Feng?"
"His performance was not outstanding enough."
"Okay, so in your eyes, who stands out enough?"
Di Xiu rattled off several names, and 001 scratched his head, puzzled, "These seem to be the ones who were the most active and ended up with the worst fates in the timelines, right?"
These are all students who have gone through the middle school entrance exam and then fought their way out of the top classes in the first year of high school. However, the better ones among them have received demerits, their grades have declined, and they have faded into obscurity in ordinary classes. Their final fate is unknown.
They talked in their minds for a long time, until the end of get out of class, but they couldn't come up with a better solution. For now, they decided to just take it one step at a time.
After evening self-study, Di Xiu told Lu Feng to put his homework back in its place, and then left with only an umbrella.
The homeroom teacher always disliked students packing their things early, and had also noticed that "Cheng Shuo" had finished his homework and was reading a book. He guessed that Cheng Shuo had already finished his previewing, so he didn't say anything.
People left the classroom one after another. Di Xiu stood at the door, grabbed the fastest one as the lucky one, and pulled him to a corner to prevent him from being swept away by the dense crowd later.
The people following behind glanced at them hurriedly, seemingly curious, but did not stop. After running past, they naturally looked away.
"Hey? Who is it? Cheng Shuo? Why are you pulling me?"
After three evening self-study sessions, it was already 10 p.m. These students, who had been attending classes all day, needed to hurry back to wash up and go to bed. Those who hadn't finished their homework continued to do so, while those who had finished could do some practice problems. In addition, they also needed to preview the next day's lessons to prepare for possible dictation and memorization exercises...
Di Xiu released the boy he had grabbed and said, "Xu Yong, can I ask you a few questions? Just a few minutes."
Xu Yong was a short boy who sat in the first row of the second group, near the aisle. He was the fastest runner and happened to be one of the people that Di Xiu thought stood out.
He asked in confusion, "You still have questions for me? You're the top student in the grade."
"It has nothing to do with studying. I'm asking you, which is more important, eating or mocking Ying Jiaojiao?"
This direct question completely baffled Xu Yong, and the questioner seemed somewhat displeased with him, his face immediately darkening: "What do you mean? You don't actually have a crush on that pig-headed girl, do you?"
Di Xiu observed his expression, considering that he still needed his cooperation, and added, "It's just that right before dinner, after Ying Jiaojiao finished speaking, you immediately stopped in your tracks as you were rushing out... I found it a bit strange, which is why I asked this question. Please don't overthink it."
Xu Yong paused for a moment, scratched his head, and muttered to himself, "Right, why did I stop? I could eat less dinner if I just glanced at her before dinner..."
Emperor Xiu and 001: "..."
Di Xiu interrupted his rambling: "Think carefully back to what you were thinking when you said those words?"
Xu Yong scratched his buzz cut and thought for a while, his brows furrowing into a knot, before finally saying, "I... I can't quite remember... I think I just found her annoying and couldn't help but want to say something."
"What would you do to other people..."
Xu Yong suddenly shuddered, rubbed his arms, and started spinning around in place: "Am I possessed? I really hate her, but how could she say so many vicious things? If my mom finds out I give my classmate a nickname, she'll beat me to death."
Di Xiu reached out and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, you're not the only one who's 'possessed'. The important thing now is to figure out what's going on."
Xu Yong seemed not to hear him: "And Zhao Yang, could Zhao Yang and the others also be possessed? Should we tell them?"
"Not for now. Let's observe the situation tomorrow before making a decision. Don't tell your parents about this yet."
"But I'm so panicked! There's definitely something wrong with Ying Jiaojiao, I...I..."
Di Xiu reached out and placed his hand on Xu Yong's shoulder, forcing him to stop his pointless little movements. Xu Yong looked up and immediately met his eyes, seeing his own panicked face reflected in the other's calm and unwavering pupils.
"Don't panic, we need to understand the question first before looking for the answer."
Infected by the other party's composure, Xu Yong's trembling gradually subsided, and he inexplicably became less afraid.
"Let's go back."
"But……"
"Have you finished your homework? Have you memorized the book? Have you previewed tomorrow's lessons?"
Xu Yong was suddenly stunned, staring blankly at him as he was pushed around half a circle by the shoulder and carried forward by the force behind him.
As he opened his umbrella to step into the rain, he glanced back at the tall, thin boy and felt reassured.
Once the crowd thinned out, Di Xiu and the others joined the flow of people and headed towards the school gate.
The shoes seemed to be of poor quality; they were already wet on the way to the cafeteria, and now they felt even wetter. He thought absentmindedly that he needed to find a way to improve his family's financial situation.
"That's easy, just trade stocks. Many mission takers rely on that to get their initial capital. Just leave it to me."
Emperor Xiu agreed.
After leaving the school gate, he looked around for Cheng's mother, who might come to pick up her son today. Many people had already left, and he found her quickly.
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