"Hey Commander Fu, your little wildcat has some skills." Qi Tian said, cracking sunflower seeds and sprawling on the table like a boneless person, with Fu Jianzhi sitting upright next to him.
Fu Jianzhi ignored him, focusing intently on the electronic screen as he worked on a set of tactical simulation questions.
"How did she figure out the pass was a trap? Did you leak the questions to her?"
The so-called "pass" is actually the first lesson that Xiaobailou wants to teach these prospective students. Just like the rules on the second floor say, "Don't believe anything you see or hear here that is beyond your understanding." There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world.
Whoever presses this pass ticket is eliminated.
Fu Jianzhi gave a soft hum. "She grew up in a very backward town until she was thirteen, and only after being taken back to Jingzhou by the Ruan family did she receive a systematic education. At sixteen, she received a guaranteed admission to the First Military Academy, but she 'voluntarily' gave it to her older sister. Two years later, she entered the First Military Academy again, ranking first in the province, but unfortunately, she didn't graduate—if it weren't for that, perhaps she would have come to Crescent Bay a few years ago. Someone like her doesn't need me to leak her answers. She understands better than anyone that everything you want in this world comes at a price."
Qi Tian chuckled mischievously, "Not bad, Commander Fu, you seem to care quite a bit about your little wildcat. But speaking of which, why didn't she graduate? She got in first place in the whole province, how could she not graduate?"
"She went through a lot of changes in those years. Her adoptive mother died in a car accident, her younger sister committed suicide, and her brother became paralyzed from the waist down. Just before she graduated from university, she disappeared for half a year, with no trace of her. The Ruan family reported her missing to the police. But after she was expelled from the First Military Academy, she suddenly returned. The Ruan family told the outside world that the second young lady had been deceived by some shady man in society." Fu Jianzhi frowned as he recalled the personal file of Ruan Chen that he had seen in the office a few days ago. There was a hint of pity in his eyes, and he sighed softly.
"Damn, that's pretty tragic." Qi Tian clicked his tongue. "Is the Ruan family deliberately targeting this second young lady? Putting aside why she disappeared, even if she really eloped, they can't just say it out loud. Is this family crazy?"
Fu Jianzhi finished a question, clicked submit, and switched to the next one. "It's worse than you think. Actually, after I roughly looked through Ruan Chen's personal information, I think the Ruan family has really big problems."
Fu Jianzhi didn't even need to look at Ruan Chen's information. Just from Ruan Chen's words, "Kill them all," he could imagine the living hell Ruan Chen had endured in the Ruan family all those years.
"Tell me about it," Qi Fei said with a gossipy expression, leaning closer.
For some reason, Fu Jianzhi suddenly found Qi Fei's expression at that moment repulsive.
He and Qi Fei were good companions in Crescent Bay. Qi Fei was a bit of a gossip and liked to ask questions, which Fu Jianzhi was used to. He would also ask Qi Fei questions from time to time.
But now, the thought that Qi Fei was gossiping about Ruan Chen made Fu Jianzhi feel inexplicably choked up. He nudged Qi Fei away with his elbow and said irritably, "That's someone else's privacy. Don't gossip like that. Also, if I hear anyone talking about her outside, don't blame me for turning against you."
Fu Jianzhi rarely spoke to Qi Fei in such a stiff tone.
Qi Fei was stunned at first, then smiled helplessly and muttered to himself, "Oh, so your possessiveness is kicking in?"
"Stop muttering nonsense!" Fu Jianzhi slammed his electronic pen on the table.
"Alright, alright, I won't say anymore. Don't worry, that's enough." Qi Fei raised his hands in surrender.
Fu Jianzhi knew that this person was a man of his word, so he was slightly relieved. He looked up from the electronic screen and glanced at the surveillance footage.
Then his pupils contracted, and even the corners of his eyes twitched.
He could imagine that Ruan Chen must have something in mind when he threw out that pass as bait, but he didn't expect the Little White Building to be in such a mess at this moment.
After Ruan Chen announced who would collect it, many people on the second floor went almost crazy.
Of course, some people remained rational and dispersed, clearly indicating their unwillingness to participate.
Ruan Chen held a device that was flashing red light, his thumb resting on the top button, but he didn't press it. He said, "This is the pass. Whoever presses it passes. Who wants it?"
"I know some of you want to snatch it, but believe me, I'll press the button faster than you can grab it." Ruan Chen's tone was icy, and she didn't look at anyone as she spoke, only staring at the floor in front of her.
Someone asked, "Why don't you use it?"
“Because I have companions here,” Ruan Chen glanced at Yan Qian naturally, and then said, “You can name your price now, the highest bidder wins.”
Yan Qian was sulking, angry that Ruan Chen had gotten such a good thing without telling her, but she was caught off guard when she heard Ruan Chen say, "My companion is here," and a surge of emotion welled up in her heart.
She was almost in tears.
She secretly vowed that when she returned to her country and took over the power from the previous Holy Maiden, she would repay Ruan Chen properly.
"I'll trade this bag of supplies with you!" The first person to make the offer was still bruised and battered. He had been seriously injured while fighting for food and guessed that he might be being targeted. He thought it would be better to exchange all the stolen supplies for a pass.
But the next second, the supplies he had raised high scattered all over the ground with a crash, and he was tackled to the ground by the person next to him. The two of them actually started fighting!
The person who tackled him was the companion he had initially chosen for himself.
The fight started and couldn't be stopped. Ruan Chen stood against the wall, lazily watching the group of people fighting for a pass, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.
Yan Qian remained unmoved.
It's all just greed.
"You're quite loyal." Yan Qian then remembered to thank Ruan Chen. To be honest, it would have been normal for Ruan Chen to leave as soon as he got the pass, but she didn't expect him to stay for her sake. "I might have run away if I hadn't told you. When I get home, I'll give you a present."
Ruan Chen gave an ambiguous "hmm," not taking a word to heart.
Of the twelve people, only one remained standing in the field. That person was covered in blood, struggling to gather everything together, unable to even speak, staring intently at what Ruan Chen was holding.
Ruan Chen threw the items over directly, then pulled Yan Qian to tidy up the supplies on the ground.
She was humming a tune as she put things into her bag, a protein bar dangling from her mouth. But she only put in enough for herself and Yan Qian to live frugally for a week.
Yan Qian wanted to stuff more into the bundle, but Ruan Chen said, "That's enough, just leave the rest here."
Yan Qian immediately understood.
"Are you really that insidious? You just used that pass to eliminate twelve people!"
Ruan Chen simply carried his things back to the first floor, adding in his mind that there were thirteen people. The last person had fainted after pressing the pass, so he didn't have time to tell him it was a scam.
The sounds of fighting came from not far behind.
Ruan Chen sat in a room on the first floor, leaning against the safe. Yan Qian went out, and Fu Jianzhi's voice suddenly came from inside the room.
"Ruan Chen, what's wrong with you?! You've already broken the rules, do you know that?"
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