Huh? Just before Su Wanli had left the Guidance Office, the Director still looked completely reluctant, but who would’ve thought he could be so efficient? He actually started announcing the list of offenders right in the middle of the exam…
Listening to the voice ringing in her ear, Su Wanli rubbed her own chin, frowning slightly.
Logically speaking, to avoid disrupting the students’ exam flow, announcements of cheating like this are usually made after the exams are over, aren’t they?
Could it be that she and Meng Huange had scared him so much, he decided to broadcast the list of names they’d submitted right away as a show of respect?
While Su Wanli was still marveling at how powerful capital could be capable of making things move as quickly as possible the expression of the ponytailed girl beside her had already become far more resigned.
Meng Huange glanced at the still-blaring Broadcast, helplessly pinching her own shoulder as she turned to Su Wanli and said,
“…Su Xiaoli, before we begin, I have something I want to ask you.”
She turned her body and held up five slender, pale fingers toward Su Chunli.
“The number twenty—does it hold any special meaning for you?”
“Huh? 1 77”
What, what’s wrong, did she act too fixated on the number fifty and Meng Huange noticed she was carrying out a mission?
No, no, no way. Meng Huange can’t read minds—unless she’s crazy or mentally ill, she can’t possibly know that Su Wanli is operating with some secret agenda…
Su Wanli was startled for just a moment before quickly recovering. She gave a couple of deliberately deep coughs in Meng Huange’s direction and said,
“Of course not. I just think that if we can’t even catch ten people, it really won’t serve as any sort of deterrent, that’s all. But do you think that number is too high and want to set a lower target?”
“No, Miss Wanli, I still think we need to catch a certain number before it will have an effect on correcting the school atmosphere.”
Meng Huange quietly lowered her head, then pointed upwards above them.
“It’s just that our efficiency from here on might not be as high as it was during the language exam.”
“Huh? Why is that?”
Su Wanli blinked, following Meng Huange’s finger to look up at the ceiling.
“Is it because of that Broadcast?”
“Yes. If I’m not mistaken, the Broadcast Director Li Zhengqi just played wasn’t aimed at the students, but at all the proctoring and inspecting teachers…”
Sure enough, just as Meng Huange had predicted, in the following ten minutes, as they passed seven or eight classrooms, every proctor suddenly seemed ten times more alert, pacing back and forth at the rear of the exam hall. The moment they spotted Su Wanli and Meng Huange, they would immediately clear their throats and loudly remind the entire class to pay attention to the arrival of the Disciplinary Committee Members.
Looking at the two new photos in her phone, Su Wanli couldn’t help but sigh.
…So difficult. If those two people hadn’t reacted a beat too late and been caught red-handed by Meng Huange, she and Meng Huange would have accomplished nothing at all in the past ten minutes!
Even with the Discipline Armband on their arms, it was useless—just running into two girls outside a classroom was enough to make the proctors stand up like facing a dire enemy and even broadcast a warning inside the classroom.
Wait, there really was a teacher just now who loudly warned the students, “The Disciplinary Committee Members are coming, everyone be careful…”
Damn it, Li Zhengqi actually pulled this on her.
Su Wanli ground her teeth in annoyance, crumpling the armband labeled “Disciplinary Committee Member” in her hand into a ball.
But she couldn’t even blame him—after all, when she asked Li Zhengqi for time off earlier, she had already told him her goal was to correct the school atmosphere.
So, now, with Su Wanli’s name as a deterrent, the school exam environment improved in an instant, and her mission just got harder in an instant.
If this level of vigilance continues, even if she skips the English exam altogether and spends all her time on inspections, there’s still no guarantee of catching the remaining 27 people as planned…
Noticing Su Chunli’s increasingly discouraged gaze, Meng Huange hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and patted her shoulder.
“Su Xiaoli, I don’t think we’re going to make much more progress over here. Next, why don’t we change locations and try our luck over at Shiyan Lou?”
What? What does she mean by that?
The places with the worst discipline are all empty—now she wants to go to Shiyan Lou? Has Meng Huange started to give up as well?
Su Wanli sighed, clasped her hands in front of her, and tilted her head at Meng Huange.
“You mean, there are even more offenders over at Shiyan Lou than in the regular classrooms? Isn’t that building supposed to be for the top students?”
“Su Xiaoli, the likelihood of cheating isn’t really related to the students’ original grades, but rather is inversely proportional to their moral standards and the risks they face.”
Meng Huange chuckled softly, nodding to Su Wanli.
“Besides, sometimes the better a student is, the less they can accept their own grades dropping.”
“Also, yesterday at lunch, when I was helping you with your uniform, I noticed that the Broadcast in Shiyan Lou is probably independent from the one in the regular Teaching Building.”
South City, Baiying Academy, Class 1, Second Year Experimental
The legendary young master of Baiying, also the only son of the Bai Family—Bai Hewei—was sitting there yawning, gazing at the exam paper that he had already thoroughly checked over once.
Well, that’s another subject completed…
Honestly, every opening exam feels like a waste of his time. The level of difficulty is as easy as playing a game. Most of the questions can even be found directly in the textbook.
If not for the purpose of comparing grades with other students across the school to prove his own strength, Bai Hewei wouldn’t bother spending this much time on review at all.
As for the previous language exam, those questions were just as simple. Unless something unexpected happened, he should still be ranked first in his year.
Bai Hewei narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, then glanced up at the clock above the blackboard.
There was still more than half an hour left until the end of the exam.
Alright, for the rest of this time, he might as well think over the arrangements for tomorrow’s Evening Banquet. Even though Su Wanli’s actions are usually easy to predict, she often does something unexpected at the most surprising moments.
As long as he maintains his composure at the event, and keeps his mindset calm, the victory will be his.
“Young Master Bai, Young Master Bai.”
Before Bai Hewei could fully immerse himself in his plans, a soft call entered his ears.
“Hm?”
He gently raised his eyebrows, looking back at the classmate behind him.
“What’s up, Liu Ying, do you need something?”
“Heh, it’s just that—aren’t questions 25 and 36 content we’re only starting to learn this semester?”
The boy sitting right behind Bai Hewei scratched his head sheepishly, lowered his voice, and whispered,
“I didn’t preview this part at all over the break, and Mr. Zhang was out yesterday, so I don’t get this material at all. Bai Shao, could you give me a quick hint? Show me how to do it? If I mess up my ranking again, my dad’s going to dock my allowance…”
…Tch, having to lend a hand even with questions like this, how can such a student survive at Baiying Academy for so long? If this is the best the Academy can do, then its reputation is overrated.
Although he thought that, Bai Hewei would never say it out loud. Known as the most well-liked student in the class, he never refused to help anyone in need.
He casually glanced toward the lectern, noticing that the teacher wasn’t paying any attention to their end, then nodded slightly to the student behind him.
“Fine, but next time make sure to review in advance. During the real big exams, there won’t be anyone to help you.”
“Ha, I knew Bai Shao was a good person—good people are always rewarded, may you have everything go your way, and live long and prosper…”
One wish for everything to go your way is enough. Hopefully, tomorrow will really go as planned…
As Bai Hewei muttered to himself, he slightly lifted a corner of his answer sheet, then slid it to the edge of his desk.
But the other party wasn’t satisfied, still asking for more.
“Young Master Bai, can you move it a little closer? I can’t see clearly from here…”
If this keeps up, it’ll be too obvious. If his school record is tarnished over such a trivial thing, it wouldn’t be worth it.
Bai Hewei frowned slightly, glanced at the proctor at the front, who seemed vaguely aware but made no big move, merely pausing in grading and maintaining his usual attitude.
Sigh, it seemed the teacher was still rather lenient with him, the perennial first-place student. Since that’s the case, it doesn’t matter.
Bai Hewei boldly moved his chair back another notch, pressed the answer sheet flat on the desk, and began reviewing as if nothing had happened.
Noticing Bai Hewei’s actions, students all around him began to stir, each one sneaking peeks at the answers he’d written.
Even though the test itself was simple and the opening exam didn’t carry much weight, Bai Hewei had always enjoyed being the one others looked up to, the focus of everyone’s attention.
But today, perhaps, would be the day he stopped enjoying it.
A clear and chilling female voice rang out from behind him, accompanied by the distinctive clack-clack of high heels.
“Excuse me? This student, what are you doing?”