Part 2
Between Chu Xiao and Xiao Shan, the tension was still high, but this time they didn’t fight. They just gave each other a cold stare and walked forward, left and right.
Although they didn’t speak, their thoughts were quite consistent.
They were waiting to see who Luo Shizhen would choose to follow.
As a result, Luo Shizhen didn’t notice they deliberately chose two different directions at all and walked straight toward the teaching building with his head down.
While walking, he was muttering and reciting sequence rankings and ability levels.
Xiao Shan: “…”
Chu Xiao was used to it. Luo Shizhen was just this kind of person.
He wasn’t deliberately ignoring his friends; his mind was just temporarily occupied by “more important study.”
So Chu Xiao never expected he could demand Luo Shizhen not find new friends.
Don’t look at Luo Shizhen usually acting silly; in terms of self-persistence, no one compared to him.
“You have guts.”
Rong Nian saw Luo Shizhen finally alone and awkwardly leaned close to him.
“That’s the Inspector. Being beside him, didn’t you feel the pressure?”
“The Inspector actually came to be our teacher. What is the school thinking?”
Luo Shizhen didn’t understand, but he was happy the new roommate was willing to talk to him actively, so he decided to memorize later.
“What is an Inspector? Why can’t an Inspector be a teacher?”
“I didn’t feel anything.”
He just felt the two were quite tall. But it seemed all Awakeners were tall. Even Chu Xiao seemed to have grown taller.
Eh, so that means? I can grow taller too?!
Luo Shizhen instantly became happy.
Rong Nian: “Inspector is someone who specifically inspects Awakeners. There are only two Inspectors in the whole country, and Sui An is one of them.”
“Do you know what an Inspector does?”
Luo Shizhen shook his head.
Rong Nian scared him: “Some Awakeners, after being polluted, become delirious. Some might turn into madmen, some might suddenly mutate into Anomalies, and some mutate into Anomalies after becoming madmen.”
“The Inspector’s duty is to specifically kill these mutated Awakeners.”
Luo Shizhen widened his eyes. “Kill, kill Awakeners?”
“Yes, and he doesn’t just kill Awakeners who have already mutated. If an Awakener hasn’t started mutating but their pollution level seriously exceeds the risk of mutation, they will also die at Sui An’s hands.”
“Don’t know if it’s because his sequence is high or because he killed too many Awakeners, I heard the Qi on Sui An is particularly terrifying. Awakeners near him feel difficulty breathing. Did you feel it just now? And that was him suppressing it.”
Luo Shizhen was blank. “I didn’t feel anything.”
“That shouldn’t be. You are an Energy User. Logically, you should be more sensitive.”
Rong Nian patted his leg in confusion.
Ahead, Xiao Shan couldn’t hold back. “Luo Shizhen, come here.”
He was still a bit angry, a weird anger blocking his chest.
Why were Luo Shizhen and Chu Xiao still friends?
And best friends at that.
Pah, does Chu Xiao deserve it?!
And then Luo Shizhen started chatting with Rong Nian!
Xiao Shan was even angrier.
Luo Shizhen responded, “My Big Brother is calling me. I won’t talk to you for now. Bye!”
He ran over happily.
Xiao Shan kept a straight face. “You and Chu Xiao are friends?”
Luo Shizhen nodded. “Yes!”
Xiao Shan: “You aren’t suitable. Break up.”
Luo Shizhen widened his eyes. “No, we are quite suitable.”
Xiao Shan’s tone was hard. “I look at him and feel annoyed. That means unsuitable.”
Luo Shizhen scratched his head.
Although surprised, because Chu Xiao had raised similar questions back at No. 3 High School, his surprise wasn’t much.
Sigh, male classmates are bad at this point.
Why can’t they learn from the girls who can all play together?
“Big Brother, you can’t be like this. You don’t like Chu Xiao, so I just won’t drag Chu Xiao to play with you in the future.”
Luo Shizhen explained seriously, “But I can’t stop playing with another friend just because one friend doesn’t like him. That is bullying; it’s bad.”
Xiao Shan didn’t expect Luo Shizhen, who seemed like dough, to be so persistent at such a time.
“I am bullying people. So what?”
Luo Shizhen reasoned slowly, “But if I do this, what if other friends ask me not to play with you, Big Brother?”
Xiao Shan opened his mouth to say What to do? Just let that friend get lost!
But he suddenly realized he had only known Luo Shizhen for two days.
And just now, Luo Shizhen said Chu Xiao grew up with him.
In terms of friendship depth, it seemed Chu Xiao’s friendship with Luo Shizhen was deeper.
Xiao Shan: “…”
He recalled that just now, Luo Shizhen said Chu Xiao was his [Best] friend.
Heh, best.
And Chu Xiao, clearly unhappy about him being with Luo Shizhen, hadn’t said a single word forbidding Luo Shizhen from contacting him.
Xiao Shan’s mind cleared. Right, Chu Xiao must know Luo Shizhen is like this, so he deliberately let it be. If he made a fuss with Luo Shizhen, Luo Shizhen might stop recognizing him as Big Brother.
Chu Xiao, shady dog.
Unhappiness sprouted like weeds in his heart, but seeing Luo Shizhen looking up at him obediently with a face saying “I’m waiting for you to figure it out,” no matter how unhappy, Xiao Shan could only force it down.
Heh, best.
Best before, but maybe not best in the future.
He hid the gloom deep inside, decided to plan long-term, and changed the subject:
“What were you and Rong Nian talking about just now?”
Luo Shizhen answered honestly, “Talking about the Inspector!”
Xiao Shan frowned, ignoring his anger. “Talking about him for what? Don’t get close and don’t discuss the Inspector in the future.”
“Why?”
Before joining Eternal Day, Xiao Shan had a period of “wandering,” referring to mixing with Awakeners who hadn’t joined the official forces.
Because of this, he heard a lot of miscellaneous news.
“Rong Nian didn’t tell you? Sui An once wiped out an entire team of Awakeners showing no signs of mutation. That was his own team. He could have let others do it, but he insisted on going himself.”
“Tell me, what kind of person would insist on personally killing teammates he had been with for three years?”
Behind them, Sui An laughed.
Chen He’an was talking to Lin Qi about other things. Suddenly hearing Sui An laugh, he asked confusedly, “What’s wrong?”
He knew Sui An’s hearing was terrifyingly strong and suspected Sui An heard something.
Lin Qi was expressionless. “You don’t need to mind Captain Sui. He heard someone badmouthing him.”
“When Captain Sui hears someone badmouthing him, he laughs like this.”
Chen He’an didn’t need to guess to know it must be a student saying it. “…Oh, he won’t hit the students, right?”
Lin Qi: “Hard to say. Anyway, we were all beaten into shape. But rest assured, Captain Sui knows limits; he won’t beat them to death.”
Chen He’an: “…”
Lin Qi didn’t even guarantee not beating them to disablement.
He felt the Principal would only want to jump off the building more often in the future.
Luo Shizhen scratched his head after listening to Big Brother’s lecture, still not quite understanding.
Yesterday, he was lectured by Xiao Shan and understood that most Awakeners ended up dying from pollution.
“But, Big Brother, if you get polluted, I would also prefer to kill you personally.”
Xiao Shan froze. “What did you say?”
Luo Shizhen always gave the impression of having a weak personality and no temper. He really didn’t expect to hear such a sentence.
Luo Shizhen stated his thoughts seriously. “If others kill you, it will hurt you.”
“But if I do it, I will be very careful and won’t let you suffer.”
In the distance, Sui An, who was idly pulling leaves, stopped his hand movements.
—Xiao Shan’s heartstrings seemed to be plucked by something. He twitched the corner of his mouth uncomfortably:
“Talking about pain or not. If that day really comes, I’ll have mutated into an Anomaly. How would I know if it hurts or not?”
Luo Shizhen: “But even if you mutate, you are still Big Brother.”
He said seriously, “I don’t want you to hurt.”
Xiao Shan’s body froze. A subtle feeling slowly bred in his chest. Even he didn’t realize the corners of his mouth were slightly rising.
Luo Shizhen started giving examples:
“I’ve killed chickens and pigs. During Chinese New Year, I helped kill many pigs in our town! The butcher praised my steady hand, killing with one blow. The pigs didn’t feel any pain. Big Brother, you definitely won’t feel pain either.”
Xiao Shan’s smile froze. “You mean, kill me like killing a pig?”
“Yeah, killing a pig and killing a person should be about the same. Just find the artery.”
Xiao Shan thought, Fine, as long as the intention is right.
But then he heard Luo Shizhen counting:
“So Big Brother, don’t worry. If that day really comes, I will definitely send you off painlessly. And Chu Xiao, Mr. Chen, um… adding Qin Yinian and Rong Nian, and Lu Qiujin, since we are in the same dorm…”
Xiao Shan: “…”
“Eh? Big Brother, why are you walking away while talking?”
“Big Brother, walk slower, I can’t keep up. Big Brother! Big Brother!”
“Big Brother, thank you for waiting for me. You are so good!”
Chen He’an was talking to Lin Qi about the school’s next budget arrangement when he heard Sui An laugh again.
He whispered to Lin Qi, “Is he hearing my students badmouthing him again?”
Lin Qi: “This time he is really laughing.”
Chen He’an: “…”
Sui An could hear Luo Shizhen speaking from far away, so naturally, he could hear Chen He’an.
He walked over slowly, a smile on his lips.
Chen He’an couldn’t tell, but Lin Qi could see their boss was in a very good mood right now.
Sui An looked at the students walking away. In his usually gloomy eyes, there was actually an extra trace of amusement:
“No wonder Teacher Chen likes being a teacher so much.”
“I’m starting to like being a teacher too.”
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