Chapter 144

"Me?" Su Bei smiled casually, "I will definitely give in immediately!"

"Tsk!" Ai Baozhu, who was eavesdropping on their conversation, immediately expressed her disdain for him, "Your answer is too perfunctory!"

It was obvious that he was talking nonsense. No one believed that Su Bei would choose to admit defeat. Not to mention him, I'm afraid no one in Class S would admit defeat.

In response to Ai Baozhu's complaint, Su Bei just raised his eyebrows and smiled, and did not continue to reply. If he did not give this answer, then what should he say? Should he tell the truth?

The truth is, if the supernatural power of that Class B student could really copy all of his abilities, then as soon as he faced off, he would be able to adjust the opponent's pointer to the point of instant death.

Although doing so would consume a great deal of his mental energy, it was still worthwhile in order to prevent future troubles.

But this was in school after all, and intentional murder would get you thrown in jail. So Su Bei wasn't lying, if he couldn't find out from others whether the B-class student's ability could replicate all the abilities, he would have chosen to give up before going on stage.

While they were chatting, Zhou Renjie came out and Mo Xiaotian was called in to take the exam. Zhou Renjie won the exam without a doubt. However, he did not seem to be very happy about winning. Instead, he went straight to Jiang Tianming and asked, "What did you do in the exam room that required the teacher to sign a confidentiality agreement?"

He was really nervous. Between Jiang Tianming and Mo Xiaotian, Zhou Renjie secretly thought that Jiang Tianming was weaker. After all, Mo Xiaotian had always been a student in Class A, while Jiang Tianming was promoted from Class F. Most importantly, his ability would not have any advantage against Mo Xiaotian, but if he fought against Jiang Tianming, he would still have a certain chance of winning.

Therefore, Zhou Renjie actually always believed that the candidate spot would be a competition between him and Jiang Tianming, so he would naturally pay more attention to Jiang Tianming.

It was not until he heard the "confidentiality agreement" from the teacher that he was completely panicked. What kind of situation would cause the teacher to ask students to sign a confidentiality agreement? Only if Jiang Tianming's ability was very hidden and very useful, useful enough to make him selected, would the teacher take the initiative to ask both parties to the exam to sign a confidentiality agreement.

How could Zhou Renjie bear this? He thought he was competing for second place and third place, but he was secretly recommended first place.

"You said we've signed a confidentiality agreement, so of course I can't tell anyone." Jiang Tianming shrugged. He knew what Zhou Renjie was worried about, so he said maliciously, "It's okay. There's still one spot left."

There was indeed one spot left, but Zhou Renjie felt that he had no chance of winning against Mo Xiaotian. He had said before that his ability had no advantage against Mo Xiaotian, and it could even be said that he was restrained.

Just like Wu Mingbai could fill Zhou Renjie's stomach with soil, Mo Xiaotian could do it even easier. He could just fill it with air. Even though his stomach could hold a lot more things now than before, it could still be easily filled with air!

As long as Mo Xiaotian can stay in his stomach for a while longer, he will be able to defeat him sooner or later.

Seeing that Jiang Tianming obviously had no intention of telling him the secret, Zhou Renjie sat aside angrily, thinking about what to do next. Although he was reluctant to believe it, Jiang Tianming must have a powerful trump card, otherwise why would the teacher sign a confidentiality agreement with him?

If he had such a secret, then he might not be able to win. Even if he could win, the academy might not give up on him. After all, Meng Huai had said before that if we only considered the grades in this monthly exam, then the ranking would be the key. But if we were to consider the qualification, then it would depend on the overall performance.

Jiang Tianming must have signed the confidentiality agreement to keep people from other colleges from knowing about it, but fortunately he performed very well in the three-school competition. This also means that he has a high overall evaluation in the teacher's mind, so Zhou Renjie might as well think of a way to deal with Mo Xiaotian, who has revealed his cards, and he can only compete with Mo Xiaotian.

But the same old saying still applies. I can't defeat the enemy with my supernatural powers. What can I do?

"Mo Xiaotian is out!" While he was thinking, Qi Huang was the first to notice Mo Xiaotian coming out of the classroom. As soon as she saw Mo Xiaotian's expression, she knew it was safe, "You can go eat now!"

After a morning of exams, she was already extremely hungry. If it weren't for the consideration of friendship between classmates, Qi Huang would have gone to the cafeteria to eat.

"Great! Let's go eat!" Mo Xiaotian rushed to the crowd, looked left and right, "Why didn't anyone ask me about the test results?"

It's hard to judge. They really didn't want to ask him questions based on his performance. They knew what the result would be. Wu Mingbai pushed his head down and said, "You won, right?"

Mo Xiaotian smiled and said, "You guessed it right!"

"Only a fool would guess wrong." Wu Mingbai rolled his eyes.

The wooden iron man next to him complimented him politely, "Very impressive! It's not easy for your ability to make a breakthrough in the control system."

Compared with other students who were originally specialized in control, Mo Xiaotian was a latecomer and had to learn the basics before he could start. It was not easy for him to pass all the levels and defeat all the generals under such circumstances.

"We're walking while we're chatting. Aren't you hungry?" Qi Huang complained unhappily, dragging a few girls along to walk forward. It was already 12:30, and the others were also hungry. They walked towards the cafeteria while chatting and laughing.

Almost no one noticed that Zhou Renjie, who was lagging behind, stood there for a moment, his eyes dim and unclear, as if he was brewing some plan. But soon he recovered his facial expression as if nothing had happened, and quickly caught up with the main force.

However, Su Bei noticed this scene.

In fact, he had started to pay attention to him when Zhou Renjie attacked Jiang Tianming just now. Su Bei had thought about this problem before. There were conflicts between the candidates for the control department and the strong attack department, and there would definitely be plot points during this period.

Unlike the offensive system, which depends on each person's strength, the control system will definitely be more complicated because of the existence of the protagonist.

Mo Xiaotian, who was asked by the leader of the "Black Flash" organization to come to the control department, Zhou Renjie, who was under too much family pressure and wanted a seat very much, and Jiang Tianming, the protagonist who would definitely be selected.

Su Bei knew without even having to think about it that Zhou Renjie would definitely be the one to be eliminated among the three. There was no other way. His background story was far inferior to the first two, and his importance in the plot was also inferior. Add to that the problem of his ability, and the possibility of him being selected was very small.

But Zhou Renjie is definitely not a generous person who would sincerely send his blessings after the opponent wins. He can be called the "half-bad guy" who is the least like the protagonist among the current protagonists.

The reason why he is called a "half-bad guy" is that although Zhou Renjie is sarcastic, he has not done anything bad so far except for his bad words.

There are so many hidden flaws in him, including his family, personality, and a foreshadowing that has not yet been revealed in the comics, that is, what happened to him after he was caught in the dreamland in the maze and everyone went their separate ways up the stairs.

Based on Su Bei's years of experience in reading comics, he felt that Zhou Renjie just lacked an opportunity to completely push him into the villain camp. And now, this opportunity might be coming soon.

Should he make a move to change it? The answer is of course "no". Putting aside the question of whether he can change the necessary plot point, the matter itself has nothing to do with him.

If Zhou Renjie really turned evil, the ones he would retaliate against would only be Jiang Tianming and Si Zhaohua, and he would most likely not be affected.

Moreover, Zhou Renjie may not necessarily turn evil completely. After all, he has always been a protagonist before. He may just have gone astray and will soon be brought back on track by the protagonists.

This is also a common plot. It can not only increase Zhou Renjie's personal resume, but also highlight the people who pull him back on the right path. It kills two birds with one stone, and maybe it can also solve Zhou Renjie's family problems.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, Zhou Renjie left on the pretext of going to the restroom. Su Bei's trouble radar immediately started beeping, and he realized that Zhou Renjie might be up to something.

As for what the trick is, it's easy to guess. He now feels that he may not be able to beat the two competitors in Class S, and he is not confident that he will be selected. The only two choices are to either improve himself or weaken his opponents.

There is definitely no way to improve himself in a short period of time, unless he is willing to take some stimulants or something like that. But that is against the rules and can be easily detected.

Therefore, the biggest possibility is to weaken the opponent, such as making the opponent suddenly have diarrhea and miss the exam or something, which is a common method in novels and comics.

Perhaps because they knew everyone was taking an exam today, the food in the cafeteria was exceptionally good. In addition to the usual meals, the Points Cafeteria even provided a kind of edible high-grade Nightmare Beast meat today.

You should know that because most high-level nightmare beasts are in human form, their meat cannot be eaten. Only a very small number can be eaten, and the value is extremely high. For ordinary people, eating it for a long time can even prolong their life.

For people with special abilities, it is much simpler and clearer, just strengthen their physical fitness and improve their mental strength. Although there is an upper limit, it is obvious that these first-year students cannot reach this upper limit.

Not to mention Jiang Tianming and his country bumpkins, even Si Zhaohua and Feng Lan had never eaten it before. Seeing it at school, everyone immediately spent their points and bought one each.

It is worth mentioning that each person is limited to one purchase, 1,000 points per purchase, which can be said to be very expensive. There is also a board next to the window that specifically introduces this high-level nightmare beast meat, which is the nightmare dragon meat.

Yes, a kind of meat from a dragon. Only the piece of meat under the scales at the heart can be turned into a delicious delicacy like this, almost without cooking.

A small piece of meat, crystal clear, pale yellow, and like jelly, was served on a plate. It melts in your mouth, and the fresh and delicious taste fills your lips and teeth, so delicious that you want to bite off your tongue.

After graduating from school, Su Bei had the first thought of opening a hardware store. Savoring the extremely delicious food that remained in his mouth, he thought it would be okay to open a restaurant in the future. After all, he could be self-sufficient, right?

But on second thought, forget it. With his cooking skills, it’s better not to waste the ingredients.

After eating the meat of the Nightmare Dragon, eating ordinary food tastes like chewing wax. Fortunately, the meat of the Nightmare Dragon contains a lot of calories and energy, so there is no need to eat anything else.

So when Zhou Renjie hurried back, he saw that everyone looked like they had eaten and drunk enough, and seemed to be packing up and preparing to go back to the dormitory.

"You guys eat so fast," he said in surprise, "I was only there for less than ten minutes and you guys finished eating."

Si Zhaohua pointed to today's special window and said, "We bought that one. One serving is enough for us."

After his reminder, Zhou Renjie finally saw the dragon meat window. He was surprised at first, after all, this kind of thing is not available at any time.

But soon Zhou Renjie frowned again, stood there in a daze for a moment, and then bought a portion of dragon meat in a daze.

"What's wrong with you?" Noticing his strangeness, Si Zhaohua asked with some confusion.

Zhou Renjie shook his head to indicate that he was fine, but soon added with a stammer: "Well, I... I plan to treat everyone, yes, I plan to treat everyone. If you are not too hungry, I will buy you drinks."

"Why are you treating us?" Wu Mingbai asked suspiciously. If someone is being attentive without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. It is hard not to have some bad associations when someone like Zhou Renjie suddenly treats us to a meal.

This is very strange. Zhou Renjie has a good family background and is very generous, but he gives people a petty feeling. It may be because he has never taken action in front of Jiang Tianming and others.

Although Zhou Renjie felt guilty, he was also very proud. His original guilt instantly turned into anger when Wu Mingbai asked him: "What do you mean, what's wrong with me treating you? If not..."

As soon as he said this, he suddenly stopped talking. His eyes flashed and he thought of a good excuse: "If my father hadn't asked me to treat you, do you think I would be willing to treat you?"

His excuse was indeed good, and his anger just now was quite real, so no one suspected that he had any bad intentions. But this was normal, in fact, even if Zhou Renjie showed some abnormality, no one would doubt it.

Who would suspect that a classmate wants to harm them?

At this time, Su Bei's mobile phone suddenly received a message from Wu Jinfa: "Zhou Renjie is lying."

He has the ability to sense emotions, so of course he can judge what Zhou Renjie was feeling when he said those words just now.

It was not just anger, it was mixed with a great deal of guilt, which was so obvious that he couldn't help but ignore it.

Su Bei was about to reply that he didn't need to worry about it, but suddenly he thought that Wu Jin's perception might be the clue the author used to give to Jiang Tianming, Mo Xiaotian and others. Because of his intervention, they fell into Zhou Renjie's trap.

Thinking of this, he simply replied: "It's up to you."

Wu Jin looked a little confused when he saw this reply, but he didn't say anything. Like everyone else, he didn't expect Zhou Renjie to use this dinner party to do something bad, and just thought that he was just treating them for embarrassing reasons.

Zhou Renjie finished his lunch quickly, not even bothering to taste the food. He gave a long speech and then hurried out to buy water for everyone. Seeing him like this, Ai Baozhu couldn't help but laugh and said, "It seems that uncle is very serious about his instructions this time."

Si Zhaohua was a little confused: "Where is he going to buy drinks? Isn't there a small shop next to the cafeteria?"

"Maybe he's planning to go outside," Ai Baozhu guessed casually, then turned to Qi Huang and the other girls, "There's a new milk tea shop opened at the school gate, I haven't been there yet, let's go together after school."

The girls naturally had no objection, and they chatted in the newly opened shop at the school gate while waiting for Zhou Renjie to come back in the classroom. Others were also waiting for Zhou Renjie to come back in the classroom. It was still early, and they might even take a nap after he came back to distribute drinks.

After a while, Zhou Renjie came back. He walked into the classroom, but beads of sweat could be seen on his forehead, indicating that he had been running very fast just now.

Zhou Renjie placed several cups of milk tea in a bag on the podium, and then distributed one cup to each person. He bought the same flavor, so that people would not have to exchange their cups because of different tastes.

When Mo Xiaotian handed the milk tea to him, he was comparing who had more milk tea. He certainly didn't do this to cause trouble, he was just bored.

"Hey, mine is the most!" Mo Xiaotian said in surprise after receiving his milk tea, "It seems like mine is a little more!"

Because it was liquid filled from a machine, everyone else had about the same amount of milk tea, except for his, which was a little more.

He was just joking, but Zhou Renjie was obviously panicked: "What's the big deal? Aren't they exactly the same?"

After hearing this, Mo Xiaotian immediately became more serious. He took the milk tea from the wooden iron man, put it in a straight line, and handed it to Zhou Renjie: "Look! Isn't this cup a little too much?"

By this time Zhou Renjie had already realized his mistake and nodded randomly: "Yes, a little more, drink it quickly."

After getting a satisfactory answer, Mo Xiaotian took back the two cups of milk tea with satisfaction. Then something happened that made Zhou Renjie lose his composure. He actually gave the extra cup to the wooden iron man!

"What are you doing?" Zhou Renjie panicked and quickly stopped him, "That cup is yours!"

Mo Xiaotian carefully examined it and found that what he said was correct. But the question was: "What does it matter? Aren't they the same? Neither of us has even put in the straw yet."

Zhou Renjie was choked by his words and couldn't say anything to refute for a while. His brain was working quickly, trying to make up a reason: "Since you got the extra cup, it means it's destined for you. How can you change it casually?"

These words did indeed appease Mo Xiaotian, but left the others full of doubts.

It seemed too weird that Zhou Renjie insisted on having Mo Xiaotian and this cup together and even coaxed Mo Xiaotian for it, just like... just like the queen who tricked Snow White into eating the red apple.

I don’t know why, but Jiang Tianming suddenly had this idea in his mind.

"Are you...are you okay?" Ai Baozhu frowned, revealing a strange expression as if she had eaten a sour lemon. "Were you possessed by a ghost just now?"

Si Zhaohua also looked speechless, but since Ai Baozhu was already leaning close to him and mocking him, he stopped talking.

Hearing her say this, Zhou Renjie's face flushed immediately: "No, I just... I just have a little obsessive-compulsive disorder and don't like others to mess up my plans."

However, this explanation that he managed to come up with was not recognized by the two. It was not the first day they knew each other. Ai Baozhu put her hands on her waist and said, "Don't I know whether you have obsessive-compulsive disorder or not?"

Zhou Renjie is definitely not sloppy, but he definitely doesn't have obsessive-compulsive disorder. To put it bluntly, because of Zhou Renjie's family background and because he considers himself to be inferior, among the three of them, he is the one who can least afford to have any problems.

For example, a problem like obsessive-compulsive disorder can easily cause trouble to people around him, thus causing others to dislike him. Zhou Renjie must not be disliked by Si Zhaohua and Ai Baozhu, otherwise his status in the family will drop significantly.

Zhou Renjie was speechless again. He looked at the cup of milk tea hesitantly, and finally snatched it back from Mo Xiaotian's hand: "I... I just think it's annoying that he doesn't care about this cup even though it's a little more. If he doesn't care, then don't drink it!"

After saying this, he took his milk tea and left the classroom, seemingly angry but actually panicked.

"What happened?" Mo Xiaotian looked confused.

Ai Baozhu was also confused: "Ah, I touched his fragile heart. Why did he leave suddenly? He also said so many weird things."

Others didn't know what was going on. Although Zhou Renjie was often mean, he wasn't that weird. No one said anything harsh to him, and what happened just now was just a small matter.

From the moment Zhou Renjie said he wanted to buy milk tea, his every move revealed something strange. But no one knew what was going on, so they could only stand there and look at each other.

Su Bei had to say that it was right for Zhou Renjie to leave now. He definitely didn't leave because he felt guilty and didn't want to continue poisoning Mo Xiaotian. Since he decided to tamper with the milk tea, he must have made up his mind.

The reason why he left now was probably because he knew that if he continued to do this, even if he was not discovered now, clues would definitely be discovered after the incident.

After all, his flaws were too obvious. When nothing happened, no one could react. But once something happened, how could they not realize it?

He would still lose his qualification to qualify, and his family would be disgraced. Rather than end up in such a situation with nothing to show for it, it would be better to take the evidence away now. Even if Ai Baozhu and the others said he had a weird temper, it was better than being exposed.

But will he really give up? Su Bei looked at Zhou Renjie's departing back thoughtfully, and only after a long while did he look away: "I'll go back first."

"I'll go with you!" Wu Jin spoke in a rare loud voice, and then hurriedly left the classroom with Su Bei.

Seeing that the two of them obviously had something to say, the others didn't follow them and continued chatting in the classroom.

"You told me to do what I want, is this the thing you want me to do?" When they arrived at the empty space outside the teaching building, Wu Jincai asked Su Bei, "There was something wrong with Zhou Renjie's cup of milk tea."

As expected, he also realized it. After all, she knew that Zhou Renjie had been lying before. After seeing his strange behavior just now, it was not difficult for her to connect the truth.

Su Bei did not intend to hide it: "But now it seems that you don't need to do anything."

Wu Jin lowered his head and spoke in a low voice, but Su Bei could still hear it clearly: "But I don't think Zhou Renjie is really going to give up."

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