Chapter 31
Although there was no need to explain the situation in detail to the director, there was nothing to eat when they went back to the cafeteria. It had all been tossed over in the commotion from the previous fight, and even if it hadnât, Zhang Jingkai had turned it over directly from the table as he rushed over, so there were no leftovers left.
So Shi Nian ordered a takeaway, along with a few of the students who had gone over with them to the office building.
And because of this incident, it was not long after eating, before the afternoon class had to start.
Shi Nian thought about it. It was difficult for him to eat in the cafeteria. He would never have had such a long lunch break if he had gone to a restaurant. If he knew it earlier, he would not have listened to Lu Bo Ting.
The boss was to blame.
He had already opened the communication and was ready to send out accusatory messages, but after thinking about it, he closed it.
Forget it; itâs time to care for the lonely and the elderly. People who love acting as fathers are generally old and lonely.
The students around him were still looking at Shi Nian, this time in total shock.
âBrother Shi is really Brother Shi. One word, cool!â
âTo be honest, I still doubt Iâm awake. One hand⦠with just one flick of a hand, that big sentinel was flung away.â
Even Yan Huaxin was all, âHow did you manage that?â
ââ¦â¦â
Shi Nian explained casually. âActually, itâs not that hard to flip someone over. Just find the right point of impact. Itâs picking someone up with one hand that takes the effort. â
The crowd: ââ¦â¦â
Picking up someoneâ¦with⦠oneâ¦hand?!
âMy eldest nephew is only three years old. I can never lift him with one hand. That brat is so heavy, itâs tiring to even hold him with two! â
Everyone shook their heads, deeply feeling that it was incomparable⦠incomparable!
Not only their class, but almost the whole school was discussing this matter.
Including the teachers.
No matter what, it was a big deal for a sentry to beat up a guide, not to mention that he ended up being beaten down by a guide.
If they hadnât seen it with their own eyes and the canteen surveillance, not many people would have believed it.
After all, the sentinel wasnât a physically unfit sort; he was a third-year student in the combat department. Even the headmaster was alarmed and scolded the teachers of the combat department.
The main scolding was about how they taught the students. First came Ji Yiqing, and as if he was not enough, out came Zhou Shengmu. He even dared to fight a guide; the key was that he was beaten instead.
This was so bad that teachers didnât even know where to throw up.
âAsk, you must ask clearly. What is going on?â
On one hand, the teachers were talking to Zhou Shengmu, and over there, the students were speculating about what was going on with his crazy behavior.
âIf I am not mistaken, Ji Yiqing is not his own brother, nor his own son, right? A mere friend can do that? â
âI always feel that something is wrongâ¦â
Shi Nianâs friends, including that small group of Zho Shengmuâs friends, were still dumbfounded. They all shook their heads when they were asked: âI havenât seen them have a good relationship before. This kneeling and begging for help and trying to beat peopleâ¦â
To be honest, weâre more surprised than you are!
But no matter how curious everyone was, when it was time to go to class, you still had to go.
âAlso, let all those students not go on Starnet and explode it. Itâs a good thing no one filmed it at that time. â
âEspecially Shi Nianâ¦.â
Because the previous incident involving Ji Yiqing was so big that it caused a lot of damage to the schoolâs reputation, the school was afraid that this incident would spread out again.
Shi Nian didnât know this, but he sensed it. Because when he was halfway through his class and said he needed to go to the bathroom, the teacher looked at him with a suspicious look on his face.
And then he said, âStudent Shi Nian, the teacher knows that you are aggrieved by this matter, but the school will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation, so you donât have toâ¦â
âTeacher,â Shi Nian was speechless: âWhat do you think of me? I donât really like to pick things up. Think about it carefully. At what time was it that Ji Yiqing didnât look for trouble first? â
Teacher: ââ¦.â
The students thought about it carefully, âIt seems so. Whether it was the school forum, the game forum or on the Star network, it was always Ji Yiqing that started it!â
âThe one who flirts first is cheap; he deserves it.â
âTeacher, I really need to go to the bathroom. I was shocked by the big incident at noon. I drank too much water and forgot to go to the bathroom before class. I canât help it now. â
Shi Nian added, âIf I really wanted to post it on the internet, I would have done so before class. Why wait until now?â
The teacher: ââ¦.â
âOkay, you hurry up and go.â
Shi Nian stood up neatly and left the classroom. The moment he closed the classroom door, his expression changed.
Of course, it was not because he wanted to go to the bathroom. He is a divine phoenix. How could he be afraid of holding it in?
He was out because he sensed that someone had entered the villa. Two people were in the room on the first floor of the villa that is normally used to put potions and other materials in, and the room was full of crisscrossing red ropes. The ropes were just ordinary ropes, nothing special, but he often used them and still had a slight sense of them.
Just now, those ropes were touched.
After spending so much time together, he and Lu Bo Ting could not say that they knew each other very well, but they still had eight points of understanding. At least Shi Nian felt that the other party would not go up to his first floor and touch his things at will.
Besides, when he left this morning, he made it a point to tell him to wait until he was back and deal with the delivery.
Lu Bo Ting was in a meeting at the moment, when his light brain suddenly rang. All the people in the conference room were stunned.
When Lu Bo Ting scanned the caller ID, he saw that it was Shi Nian, âIsnât it still time for class?â
He instantly realized that something might be wrong and picked it up.
In the next second, Shi Nianâs face appeared on the light screen that was originally projecting important information. Before he could see the situation on the other side, Shi Nianâs words were already out.
âBoss, Iâve put some not-so-peaceful potions on the first floor of the villaâ¦.â
âNo one would go up to the first floor⦠waitâ¦â Lu Bo Ting suddenly realized something.
âYes.â Shi Nian said, âSomeone went up there.â
âIf itâs not one of your people, we donât know who it is. And remember to call someone to save them; they should have broken the tubes by now. â
Lu Bo Ting immediately looked at Xue Chi and said, âAdjutant Xue.â
Xue Chi immediately responded and hurriedly went to contact someone. It was just as well that there were their people at the villa next to it. But they should be looking after that side as well, so how could they be infiltrated?
In the conference hall, the room was filled with silence. After a long time, someone from the other side came with the news, âSomeone has entered, Adjutant Xue.â They said, âThey got in from the blind spot in the other direction; our men didnât see them.â
Xue Chi immediately looked at Lu Bo Ting. The latter said, âLet them go in and take a look. Remember to guard well to prevent exposure to the potion. What do you have in that tube, Shi Nian? â
âA lot.â Shi Nian said, âCosmetic ones that disfigure, ones that make people cry, ones that make them laugh, and ones that make them itch all overâ¦..it all depends on what theyâve broken.â
The crowd: ââ¦.â
âThe good news is that most potions are all inhalation types, not contact types. So just wear a protective mask and specialist gloves. â
However, over there, the two men who broke in didnât expect such a situation. They had brought a knife, a gun, and a signal blocker, but they didnât wear protective masks. They hadnât actually planned to come to this villa; after all, to the outside world, the place where Lu Bo Ting had been living was next door. They had coincidentally discovered that there was actually a hidden path between the two villas on this side and had followed the pathway with the intention of breaking into the other guarded villa.
Who would have guessed that as soon as they turned in, they would see a lot of instruments in the hall? The two men were instantly amazed!
They found out that these were all instruments that would be used to make potions, and once they saw the large pile of Qianbai flowers over there, there was nothing they could misunderstand. The news was passed on to Senator Bai and the others and was immediately confirmed.
âI told you that his small research institute couldnât make better potions, so he found another pharmacist and hid them here to make potions.â
âNo wonder Lu Bo Ting had to go live outside when he was fine. Earlier, we guessed that he finally couldnât stand his motherâs fucking tender concern anymore, but it turned out to be for this. â
âWho could have imagined this? And it was so easy to get in! â
Senator Bai was also excited, âThey didnât put any security on this side of the building so as not to attract attention! Good, good, good! Letâs take this opportunity to get a clear picture of the place. â
âLu Bo Ting is so young and vigorous after all!â Bai Zihanâs grandfather couldnât help but laugh and say, âI thought he was thoughtfulâ¦. Old Lu really shouldnât have retired in the first place. He put a kid up there. Yes, he can fight, but heâs not as good as he was! â
âYou think he wanted to retreat? Old Luâs spiritual sea was bound not to hold out. If you spend all day with a sword and a gun on a mecha, you must have a hard time with your spiritual sea! Itâs not like us who have soothing potions. Itâs a little more costly, but itâs goodâ¦â
They were ready to celebrate in advance on this side. The two people who sneaked in there also got a burst of joy. They never thought that this mission would be so easy.
âYou still need to be more careful.â One of them whispered, âLuckily, that pharmacist happens to be away right now.â
Should they go up and copy the data first, or take some samples back first? â
âWait, what?!â
The two men had gone up to the first floor and pushed open the door to the first room, and were shocked by the style inside.
The walls were all green. It was the wallpaper that Shi Nian had just changed two days ago. After all, it was convenient and it made the walls were all adjustable, so he had changed it to a big green forest. The bird climbing frame made like a sycamore tree from the living room had also been brought up.
The king-size bed was thrown aside, and a floating bed with a circular center was hung. It also had great greenery.
As soon as the door opened, the bed flashed red, gold, green, and all kinds of light, saying, âWelcome home.â
After the flashing, it was back to green, but it was already almost blinding to the two.
âIs this, is this really the master pharmacistâs residence?â
Are you certain it wasnât a non-mainstream or non-generic non-mainstream residence?
At that time, they didnât know that the bedroom didnât count for anything. When they opened the door to the potions room, they were instantly shocked by the red lines everywhere.
Was this really a place for potion making and not a place for the moonshiner to pull red threads?
âThese are the medicines.â One of them pointed inside the corner and said, âOver there are the ingredients.â
âI wonder whatâs wrong with this pharmacist; he likes to take red threads and tie them up for storage. The lab shouldnât be this. Itâs probably on the third floor. Letâs take some pictures over here, grab some samples, and go up to the third floor â¦.ugh, donât you mess with the red threads. â
Itâs nothing. Theyâre just normal red threads and not loaded with any sensors.â The other man said, âDonât worry, I did look before I touched.â
However, he did not anticipate that once the red threads Shi Nian had tied were touched, theyâd become a real mess and tangle up. Some were loose, some were tight, some were untied, and they just sat there in a blobby mess.
When Shi Nian used them himself, he didnât actually carry much importance to these red threads. His divine sense was very strong. So these small details werenât a problem for him. All heâd do was use his spiritual power to pull out a tube. But if it was someone else, theyâd have to touch the thread, which immediately causes the potion to fall to the ground.
And not just one tube, but a long string of drops follow one after the next. Then the next string is triggered and the tubes continue to drop. Itâs like the famous dominoes, and eventually, with a bang, half the room was full of potion tubes falling down.
It could be said that the two having been sent to carry out this kind of task meant they had some skill. But even the best of them could not handle this kind of situation. Or maybe not, as long as they were human. Not to mention humans, not even an octopus with its eight tentacles would be able to save the situation.
âThey just happened to be destroyedâ¦â one of them said, before lurching forward, followed by loud laughter.
The other was startled by his sudden laugh as he was trying to salvage the test tubes that had fallen to the floor, to take one or two back as samples. He accidentally propped his hand on the floor and touched a potion.
His gloves were designed to prevent leaving fingerprints and were not waterproof, so he was quickly exposed to the potion on the floor.
Immediately afterward, there was a miserable sound: âAh!!!â
When Lu Bo Tingâs men came over, one was laughing and the other was screaming in agony while operating the optical brain with one hand. A group of men wearing gas masks and professional gloves rushed in, arrested the two men easily, and dragged them downstairs.
One of them quickly grabbed the light brain and found that it had already sent the message ahead of time and shut down. Apparently, the one who screamed had a premonition when he screamed. But the one who was laughing couldnât do anything at the moment.
âOh.â Shi Nian said when he was informed, âAs long as the pain doesnât make one dizzy, some people, especially those who have experienced training in this area, can remain awake. There should be very few people who are specifically trained to laugh, and that laughter cannot be faked, it must be joy from the heart. â
âCan you tell me what was in those test tubes?â Lu Bo Ting asked.
âThe one who screamed miserably should be unlucky enough to run into the beauty medicine I practiced.â
The moment these words came out, nearly the entire conference room of people stared in awe.
Beauty medicine? Youâre not trying to disfigure your face, are you?
If theyâre not mistaken, according to the footage coming back from the scene over there, that manâs hand was left as a skeleton!â
â It was an incidental product, one of the plants I used was both beneficial and harmful to beauty, so I divided it into two. Part of it was used for beauty. This is what I came up with after going to the beauty salon with Yan Huaxin that day, so I tried it out when I got back. The other part was what could cause disfigurement. Together, they became what I call Hongyan Kugu. The beauty potion is called âHongyanâ (rosyface), and the other one is called âKuguâ (withered bones). â
Xue Chi couldnât help but twitch the corners of his mouth, thinking, âYouâve really come up with a proper name.â
One of the admirals couldnât help but ask, âWhat about the one who kept laughing?â
âOh, thatâs because thereâs a student in my class who hasnât known what laughter is since he was born. To be precise, he can laugh, but he doesnât feel pleasure in his heart. So I came up with a method. That potion can probably amplify a personâs happiness by 10,000 times. But I hadnât started the tests yet. So the person who accidentally inhaled the raw material is expected to be miserable. I guess heâll have to laugh for three or five hours before he can stop it! â
Shi Nian said seriously: âI hope heâs miserable soon and wonât pass out laughing.â
The crowd: ââ¦â¦â
Lu Bo Tingâs men dragged the men away, treated them, and interrogated them.
Shi Nian yawned. He was afraid that it was the two demons who came, so he waited for a while. After confirming it was not them, he knew Lu Bo Tingâs people could handle it and were ready to hang up the communication.
âItâs been quite a while,â he said. âThe teacher originally suspected that I had come out to explode the news on Starnet, so if I donât go back, heâll wonder what Iâm up to.â
Lu Bo Ting: âExplode what news? Whatâs wrong with the school? â
Itâs all your fault.â Shi Nian immediately accused, âI listened to you and went to the school cafeteria for lunch today, but someone tried to beat me up.â
Even though it was a video communication and a quick glance showed that the person should be fine, Lu Bo Ting immediately asked, âHow are you?â
âHuh? The sentinel? â Shi Nian said, âDonât worry, heâs not dead. I have proper measure.â
Lu Bo Ting: ââ¦â¦â
The others: ââ¦â¦â