The Foolish Bookworm of the Aristocratic Boys’ School chapter 114.5

Part 5

“Uncle Gong” grabbed his hand with absolutely overwhelming power. The bones and flesh were nearly twisted.

Enduring the pain, Wen Rong lifted his leg to hook “Uncle Gong’s” leg aside. “Uncle Gong” fell to the ground instantly. Wen Rong quickly grabbed his hair with his left hand and slammed his head against the wall.

“Uncle Gong” was surprisingly slow to react. His head smashed against the wall, bleeding. Blood flowed down his cheek to his chin, but he didn’t fight back.

Because Lin Jinghang was invaded by intense pain once again.

This time, he saw the face on the car roof clearly.

A dark-skinned but handsome boy. His eyes were bright as stars, and when he smiled, he revealed distinct canine teeth.

“Li Chaoyang, you’re so weak. How did you survive before meeting me?”

“I…”

“Forget it. Driving alone is boring. Having someone to chat with isn’t bad.”

“I’ll tell you the story of my first love.”

“Your first love? Did he turn into a zombie?”

“Probably not. Definitely not. He’s great at hiding; he definitely wouldn’t get bitten by a zombie.”

“Then is he still alive?”

In the apocalypse, many people chose suicide.

“Of course he’s alive. He’s tough as hell. When I find him, I’ll invite you to be our witness.”

“You can’t say no. Good brothers are for being witnesses.”

“Oh,” Lin Jinghang heard himself answer perfunctorily.

Who is Li Chaoyang?

He should be that boy who has a first love.

Lin Jinghang judged.

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“Li Chaoyang, do you think Wen Rong is really still alive?”

“Probably.”

“But there are only two of us left in the world!”

“He might have become a zombie.”

“Those zombies are all too ugly; they aren’t him. I really checked every single one; he’s not there. He’s not here. Where is he? Where could he go?!”

“Maybe he got eaten.”

Lin Jinghang thought idly, Is saying that too cold?

“No, he wouldn’t be eaten.”

“Can I… and him… not go to the same world after death?”

No way, are you that love-struck?

It’s the final step. Push the button, boom! Zombies all blown up. We are the saviors, hey.

“Li Chaoyang, you haven’t done anything wrong. You can definitely go to the same world as him. Help me find him. Help me find him. Help me find him!”

The hoarse voice echoed in the darkness, like the desperate roar of a madman. No one could hear it except him. Except him…

Alright, I should calm him down. After all, it’s just the two of us left.

“Fine. What’s the name of the person you want to find? What do you want to do when you find him?” Lin Jinghang heard himself say.

“Wen Rong.”

“Wen as in gentle (Wenrou), Rong as in fluff (Rongmao).”

“Help me tell him…”

“I like you?” Lin Jinghang was a bit annoyed by the other’s sentimentality and guessed presumptuously.

“No.”

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“Help me tell him… I’m sorry.”

“I’m sorry,” Lin Jinghang repeated these three words.

Severe pain shot through his temples again. Lin Jinghang had to break free from Wen Rong’s grip, grabbing his hand and flinging it hard.

Wen Rong stumbled back and crashed into the cabinet. Antiques and vases all wobbled and fell.

Crash—

Bang—

Screech—

Thud—

The sounds of collision were so melodious, like a victory march declaring he had defeated Wen Rong.

Only, why was his chest so cold?

His internal organs felt like they had frozen.

Lin Jinghang looked down sluggishly. He didn’t see his chest; he only saw the wall.

Then he suddenly realized there was a hole through his chest. His internal organs were completely exposed to the air.

Violent pain tore at him.

In the flashing images, not only did the love-struck face become clearer, but he also saw himself in the other’s eyes.

Is this me?

This is me.

But why does he call me Li Chaoyang?

If I am Li Chaoyang, then who is he?

He is…

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He is Lin Jinghang!

In this moment, Li Chaoyang finally retrieved his sealed memories.

Because the dead would be erased by the System, he had forgotten Lin Jinghang! He forgot!

To remember, he remembered himself as Lin Jinghang.

But he quickly forgot why he wanted to be Lin Jinghang. He forgot the person Lin Jinghang asked him to find.

Lin Jinghang wanted to find…

Wen Rong.

Li Chaoyang woke with a start. He lunged forward onto the ground, crawling on all fours like a dog to Wen Rong’s side.

His blood-drenched hand touched Wen Rong’s face.

He suddenly felt this face was so familiar, just as good-looking as Lin Jinghang had described every day in the car. Just seeing it, he could recognize it.

“I’m sorry.”

He said it for Lin Jinghang.

“You don’t remember Lin Jinghang either, do you?”

He cried out against the injustice for Lin Jinghang.

“You fucking wake up! Remember Lin Jinghang! He spent his whole life looking for you.”

Li Chaoyang roared in anger. Gunshots and screams passed by his ears, disturbing him. He tried to grab Wen Rong even more frantically.

Bang, bang. Someone was bashing the door violently from outside.

Li Chaoyang used his last ounce of strength to grab Wen Rong. “You—”

Bang!

The door was finally smashed open.

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Li Chaoyang was flung aside forcefully, and someone snatched Wen Rong away.

“My name isn’t Lin Jinghang, my name is Li Chaoyang.”

He shouted silently.

…

Wen Rong fell again, sheets of green numbers flying upward.

Unlike before, this time the numbers had an end.

Landing on the ground, the surroundings were pitch black.

“Brother?”

【Detecting Health Points continuously decreasing. When it reaches 0, the Host’s data will be cleared with one click.】

“So I’m going to die.” Wen Rong took a deep breath, cherishing it, savoring and enjoying the feeling of being alive and breathing.

The System was silent for two seconds, then said: 【Given that this is the Host’s first transmigration, the System can provide the Host with one extra chance to go to a new world to perform tasks. After completing the tasks there, the Host can continue to live.】

“…”

【Host?】

“No need.”

【Why?】 The System emitted a tone that didn’t belong to an AI.

“I’ve established a connection with this world. I can’t leave.”

【Host, Health Points are almost at 0.】

“…”

“Brother, thank you.”

The last number vanished into the darkness. The System World returned to complete silence.

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Wen Rong lay flat on the ground, feeling very comfortable.

Here, his abdomen wasn’t injured, and he wasn’t smashed by so many things. He could just peacefully sleep.

Zhou Xie should be able to publish the things in the computer.

Uncle Gong and his people would be caught. The woman on Blue Book could go back to the Outer District herself to find her brother.

Xiao Hua and Xiao Shan would go to the welfare institute in the Inner District.

Shi Ye, Senior Leon, and Zhou Xie were good friends; they would overcome any difficulties.

Yeah, just sleep like this.

Wen Rong closed his eyes completely.

Drip—

An inexplicable speck of light fell into the darkness.

Ripples of fluorescent light surged out wave after wave, watering the dry earth. The earth sprouted new buds; branches grew, shooting straight up into the sky strand by strand.

【Li Chaoyang operating point transfer.】

【Beep—Host Points +3546…63290】

In the Federation’s largest case in history, jointly tried by seven major judges with the entire Federation populace as the jury, Councilor Wang Sichen, who engaged in illegal organ trafficking, was sentenced to death. Multiple officials directly involved in the trade were sentenced to death.

Zhou Xie internally reported the Principal of Floriman Academy for recruiting multiple students with falsified awards during his tenure. By decision of the Floriman Academy Board of Directors, the Principal was removed from office, and mathematician Xu Qiu was appointed as the new Principal.

Floriman Academy Student Council President Lin Jinghang was removed from office.

In the same year, Floriman Academy internally passed the “Special Recruit Expansion” plan: In the new year, led by the Student Council President, outstanding students would be sought out across the entire Federation for special admission.

The first year of the expansion plan’s implementation.

On the day of club recruitment, ten admitted special recruits stood trembling.

Among them, some came from ordinary families, some from poor families. The uniform fee of 500,000 was a huge sum they temporarily couldn’t afford.

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They heard that not wearing a uniform would result in a Yellow Card penalty, and they might not even be allowed to enter the club recruitment venue.

“Not wearing uniforms?”

A gentle voice came from ahead. The special recruits lowered their heads nervously.

“You can consider joining the Student Council. No threshold, and a set of uniforms is provided to students for free.”

Dong—

The bell in the chapel rang. Startled white doves spread their wings and streaked across the sky, their scattered shadows falling on the Student Council President’s handsome face.

Truly a good-looking person.

There was just a small vertical scar between his eyebrows. It was said to be an injury sustained when exposing the Outer District organ trafficking last year.

He was a special recruit.

He proposed the “Special Recruit Expansion” plan to the school.

On the Black Pigeon forum, his pinned statement read—No form of bullying is allowed on campus.

He was the most powerful student at Floriman Academy; no one dared to defy him.

Outside the school, a large group of people pledged to follow him to the death. Some media even said that if he signed up to run for President, he could immediately become the first 19-year-old leader in the history of the Federation.

Of course, people were still more keen on his gossip.

The Black Pigeon entertainment tabloid said he had over a thousand concubines!

Author’s Note:

Finally finished. There are many shortcomings, thank you for your tolerance. Updates were unstable, thank you for your company.

The whole story was written with a bit of idealism. When typing, I hesitated whether to really write such a thing. After all, this counts as my first work; I’m a newbie and don’t have that kind of skill. But in the end, I decided to write it according to my true inner thoughts.

Maybe the fun of writing lies here, recording the stage where I’m still idealistic. If one day in the future I don’t believe in these things anymore and come back to read this text, perhaps there will be the wistfulness of a retired old lady sighing over her youth. That moment must be wonderful, hahahaha.

PS: Some unrecovered plot points will be resolved in the alternate endings. The real Lin Jinghang was forgotten by Little Rong the moment he died, and he won’t be remembered in the future. After all, he was indeed a bully. Even if he admitted his mistake, the harm existed, so being forgotten is his fate.

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Translator’s note: Thank you for reading. It’s finished, and I hope you enjoyed reading it!

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