Chapter 18

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Over the past few days, there have been a lot of freaks!” Little Fatty’s eyes widened as he spoke with an extremely surprised and exaggerated expression. He even raised his arms over his shoulders, and his palms formed the shape of eagle claws as he gripped the air twice.

The girls beside him frowned. They felt that the pervert that Little Fatty was talking about was himself because his current image could not be any more perverted.

“What kind of pervert?” Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward and everyone’s reaction did not achieve the expected effect of Little Fatty, the short freckled girl asked timely.

Little Fatty looked at the freckled girl gratefully and continued, “Have you seen the news? There are many people running naked on the streets in this city, both male and female!”

“Running naked?”

“There are women?” Immediately, a group of students was attracted.

“No way!” A voice of doubt came from the side. It was a tall and thin boy. He continued, “It’s understandable if there are a few of them occasionally. They might be involved in performance art. But how can there be so many of them at the same time?”

“Yeah, right,” another slightly plump girl with curly hair chimed in.

“But, maybe it’s group performance art?” The short freckled girl’s weak voice sounded. She was met with the disdainful gazes of the tall and skinny boy and the slightly plump curly-haired girl. Then, she quickly shut her mouth.

“That’s weird, right!” Little Fatty pursed his lips and said excitedly, “Also, it’s not just that. The clothes in several school dormitories have been stolen! These include clothes for boys and girls, including underwear!”

“This—are there still people who steal clothes in this day and age? Aiya, this is so perverted. He wouldn’t specially stare at the undergarments in the female dormitory to steal them, right?” The slightly plump and curly-haired girl looked as if she was really scared, but looking at her eyes, she was probably quite excited about this kind of thing, hoping that it would happen to her.

“Hey! Like I said, there are clothes for both males and females, and not just undergarments!” Little Fatty pursed his lips. “Finally! The most important problem is here!” Little Fatty raised his voice, raising the suspense. He glanced at the class from the corner of his eyes, enjoying the feeling of being the center of attention.

Indeed, he succeeded. Many in the class turned to look at him, wanting to hear what he had to say. Those who did not turn their heads also pricked up their ears, including Yan Chong, who was sitting in front reading an English textbook.

“What’s the problem, Zhao Hao?” A familiar female voice sounded.

“That’s right, uh—Hello, Teacher Zhang!” Little Fatty’s voice suddenly stopped.

The form teacher and math teacher, Zhang Yuqing, had her arms crossed and a lesson plan clip under her armpit. She stood at the entrance of the classroom and looked at Little Fatty with interest.

The students immediately looked at Little Fatty’s comical behavior with ridicule and started whispering to each other.

“Go on, I’m curious too.” Zhang Yuqing nodded.

“Uh, alright. The most important thing is that all the cameras along the way did not capture any human figures! All of these were reported by the city’s victims in one day!”

When she heard that, Zhang Yuqing smiled and said, “Alright, let’s not talk about how developed the city surveillance system of our country is. Even if something like this really happened, it has nothing to do with everyone. Right now, the only thing you all need to be concerned about is the college entrance examination!

“We’re starting class!”

Initially, when Yan Chong heard Zhao Yao’s story, he did not pay much attention to it because this kid was a joker. He was full of vigor and loved to show off. However, when he heard the latter part, his interest was gradually piqued.

Because Yan Chong had been plagued by strange dreams and his mental health was stressed for more than half a year, he had only recovered a few days ago and transmigrated once at the same time. Therefore, he paid more attention to this kind of abnormal event. He wasn’t as skeptical as others.

Although it was rare to see people running naked and clothes stealers, it was not like no one had done it before. However, it was really strange that the surveillance cameras did not capture any of them.

Ten years ago, surveillance cameras were widely used in all the major cities in China. Ten years later, cameras were everywhere. China was the safest country on Earth. Although they sacrificed a portion of their privacy, the cameras were not installed in their bedrooms. It also greatly reduced the crime rate.

Was it done by a hacker? It was possible that it was done once in a while, but if it was in the entire city, the talents of the national system were not to be trifled with. Therefore, Yan Chong was more than ninety percent certain that these incidents are supernatural. However, he had no idea what the perpetrator’s motive was.

“Running around naked, stealing clothes, running around naked, stealing clothes…” A thought flashed through Yan Chong’s mind. “Could it be that these people ran around naked because they didn’t have clothes to wear before stealing clothes? But the problem is, why don’t they have clothes to wear?”

“Yan Chong! Come up and answer this question!”

Yan Chong looked up and saw Teacher Zhang looking at him. He stood up and went to the podium. He looked at the question on the blackboard and thought for a while. Then, he started writing.

Swish! Swish!

Swish! Swish!

Swish! Swish!

Soon, half of the answer to the major question of the last exam was written on the blackboard.

“Teacher, I’m done.” Yan Chong put down the chalk and spoke to the astonished Zhang Yuqing.

“Okay, go back to your seat.” Zhang Yuqing quickly reacted. She smiled and nodded.

Today, Zhang Yuqing was already mentally prepared for Yan Chong to continue sleeping. If Yan Chong’s snoring still drowned out her lecture like yesterday, she would let him continue standing outside. If he didn’t snore, she would ignore him.

However, Yan Chong did not sleep today. Instead, he looked like he was reading his textbook seriously. This surprised her because Yan Chong had been in that state for half a year. Hence, she wanted to test him to see if this was an accident or if this child was truly repentant.

She just happened to be talking about the final problem of the last mock exam. There were less than five students in the entire class who had done it correctly. However, almost everyone was able to answer the first minor question. Yan Chong was one of the two people who had left the entire question blank.

Zhang Yuqing had already made up her mind. If Yan Chong could answer the first minor question, she would give him a way out and encourage him to study. If he couldn’t even answer the first minor question, then his foundation would be too lousy. She would find some time to tutor him during the remaining time.

However, she did not expect Yan Chong to write out all the answers so fluently without any pause. His handwriting was neat and beautiful. It was impossible for him to memorize the answers beforehand. So this means that he could do this question completely.

Then, what was the reason for Yan Chong’s previous state? Although she was puzzled, Zhang Yuqing suppressed the curiosity in her heart and continued her lecture.

Yan Chong walked down from the podium. He was greeted by all kinds of surprised, suspicious gazes, and a slightly admiring gaze. As it was too obvious, Yan Chong looked over. It was the freckled girl who liked to blush.

“Damn, Yan Chong, you’re really awesome!”

The moment he sat down, Zhao Hao’s exclamation sounded behind him.

Yan Chong turned his head slightly and said in a low voice, “It’s nothing much.”

“I knew it. This kid is pretending to be dumb. He will go home and secretly study at night. Then, he will be ruthless during the next exam.” This was Zhao Hao’s secret conversation with the tall and thin boy beside him.

The tall and thin boy said, “Are you kidding me? I don’t believe you. You must have read too many novels.”

Zhao Hao: “Hmph! Forget it if you don’t believe me, but the truth must be like this. Oh right, did you read the novel I recommended you to read previously?”

…

The voice was originally very soft, but with Yan Chong’s current hearing, he could still hear it clearly.

Following this operation, Yan Chong silently announced to the entire class that the proactive student had returned.

Ring! The bell rang. It was rare that Zhang Yuqing didn’t delay the class and directly announced the end of class. She took her lesson plan and walked out of the classroom. However, she shouted at Yan Chong, “Yan Chong, come to the office with me!”