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Chapter 196 - 194. This is not over! (Fourth update)_1

Chapter 196: 194. This is not over! (Fourth update)_1

Military training continued, and Jiang Haoyang was already totally exempt from participating; his vomiting incident had attracted the attention of the entire school’s leadership, who were deeply concerned he might actually have a serious problem.

Liu Bing originally thought he could get out of it just like Jiang Haoyang, but he was still too naive. The next day, bright and early, the instructor asked the other students, "Where are the two classmates who helped Jiang Haoyang to the infirmary? They need to participate in the military training."

Left with no choice, Liu Bing sheepishly returned to the formation...

As for Ren He, he was indifferent; he had endured five-kilometer runs under the scorching sun during previous workouts, so this was nothing to him.

What he enjoyed was the process of skipping military training, that thrill of doing something he wouldn’t have dared in his past life, breaking the rules.

And military training was indeed a waste of time for him, as the purpose was essentially to cultivate students’ resilience and understanding of rules. However, regarding resilience, even now, he was consistently and moderately exercising, because exercise itself prevented laziness.

Of course, he also had to be careful to control his muscles to avoid becoming too muscular. First, because he didn’t think it looked good, and second, because too much muscle could be fatal when climbing snow-covered mountains.

It didn’t matter how impressive the physical stats were, without oxygen, it was game over.

Half of the military training period whizzed by, and during this time, Ren He and Liu Bing, with nothing better to do, would look out for beauties in the formations. Liu Bing started off a bit shy, but soon Ren He’s bad influence had rubbed off on him...

At this time, another big event occurred: Kunlun officially ended its internal testing and began its open beta!

The moment Kunlun entered the open beta, the Divine Punishment System immediately issued a task: "Task: Stand under the sun for 3 hours without moving, deadline one week, or face the punishment of not being able to speak for a month."

This was something Ren He had negotiated with the Divine Punishment System long ago—the game’s punishment would no longer be determined by its earnings but would be issued when it officially entered operation.

Now, during the military training period, standing in the sun for 3 hours was entirely feasible; it simply meant missing out on rest when others were resting.

Before carrying out this task, Ren He went straight to the mall and bought the best sunscreen he could find and lathered himself up. Standing for three hours was no big deal, neither was being in the sun for three hours. What was crucial was to avoid peeling skin. Yang Xi was coming to attend classes after the military training ended, and how could he meet anyone if his face was peeling like a spotted dog?

High schoolers really are fearless, soaking up the sun without applying sunscreen. Ren He saw a student from another class, originally with straight hair, which had become naturally curly due to the sun’s brutal exposure...

Without sunscreen in this temperature and intensity, he really couldn’t face Yang Xi...

Lovers always want to show their best sides to each other. Ren He had never shied away from revealing his true self to Yang Xi, which was why they enjoyed a light and pleasant relationship, with Yang Xi also undisturbed by showing her flaws in front of him.

But that didn’t mean he should display ugliness to others!

When Ren He was buying sunscreen at the mall, he suddenly noticed something—within his excellent memory, there seemed to be two people who kept crossing paths with him!

One was a man around thirty years old, and the other was a younger fellow, probably just over twenty.

Ren He was puzzled. If he didn’t have an excellent memory, he wouldn’t be able to detect that he was being followed, as the followers seemed very professional, never appearing directly in his line of sight, but rather fleeting glimpses caught in peripheral vision, and always for short periods.

It seemed both individuals had a strong grasp of visual control, knowing exactly how wide a person’s field of vision is and the effective duration of visual memory.

Ren He wasn’t foolish; he wouldn’t adopt a wishful thinking that it could be a coincidence. With Ren He’s nature, even if it were by chance, he would rather believe there was some truth to it.

Who could these two people be, or who sent them? Ren He carefully pondered all the possibilities.

Su Ruqin? Unlikely, even Yang Xi didn’t know he was in Capital, much less Su Ruqin, a mere ordinary businesswoman. There was no reason for her to be so vigilant and to hire such professional detectives to track him.

Moreover, if she knew he had already arrived in Capital, she would probably come to negotiate directly instead.

Who could it be then, Lin Hao? In Ren He’s impression, Lin Hao seemed to be looking for an opportunity to take revenge on him, and he also seemed to have the capability.

But it wasn’t necessary, and this didn’t seem to be Lin Hao’s style of doing things. If it really were Lin Hao, he’d likely set a trap somewhere for him instead...

That left only one possibility, those with the highest malice towards him, and most likely to seek revenge: foreign spy organizations!

They had intended to kidnap Yang En to acquire intelligence but were thwarted by Ren He messing with their plans. It was hard to avoid harboring resentment.

Moreover, with the extensive reach of such an organization, they could easily learn personal information and find one’s current school through the transfer records at No. 13 Middle School.

Right, it must be that way!

Ren He felt that he had grasped the truth...

In the distance, a man in his thirties with a Bluetooth headset in his ear heard a voice say, "Wang, is this kid bored or what, walking around the mall with such gusto all by himself."

Wang replied calmly, "Be careful, Monkey. Xingchen told me this kid is definitely not simple. We can’t expose ourselves now. Watch carefully to see if he has any suspicious behavior. In the past few years, there were quite a few who tried to penetrate our organization by various means. The way Lin Hao appeared in that mission was just too abrupt, it’s very likely he’s trying to attract our attention and eventually recruit him into Skydrive."

Monkey was obviously stunned for a moment, "Is that even possible, to go through such a big hassle and take such a roundabout way just to infiltrate our ranks?! OMG, that’s terrifying."

"Hmm, I made that up," Wang replied calmly.

"Damn it!" Monkey was completely thrown off.

"Attention, attention, he’s heading towards the green safety hallway. Something’s off; follow him. I’ll switch surveillance positions with you at the hallway exit!" Wang said hastily and then turned to walk in another direction.

Monkey knew what Wang meant by something being off; a normal person in a mall would take the elevator or the escalator, why would someone use the green fire escape out of the blue? This was abnormal!

For professionals like them, they had long since developed a habit: to question everything that is out of the ordinary!

The young Monkey waited for Ren He to enter the corridor, counted to thirty seconds silently, then followed suit.

By this time, Wang had already run to the exit of the safety corridor from the other side: "I’m in position. We’ve been very cautious not to let the target see us; be sure not to expose yourself."

Confidence filled Wang’s voice. After all, he had completed so many missions, and this time his target was just a 16-year-old boy; how capable could he really be?

"Received," Monkey said softly, but the next second he heard a cry of pain through the headset... It was Wang’s voice!

As Wang stood outside the exit, pretending to look at his phone, Ren He casually brushed past him, but just as Wang was about to turn around to observe Ren He... tears suddenly sprayed from his eyes, and instantly, he was blind!

Then, a fist with immense power smashed fiercely into his stomach!

Ren He had initially planned to strike a deadly, cool blow just like the Divine Punishment System had taught him, but whether in his past life or the current one, he was just an ordinary person after all, with no experience in killing; he truly couldn’t bring himself to do it!

He had no choice but to completely hammer down his opponent!

Really, hammer down... Wang was now lying on the ground, gasping for air... Could this possibly be a punch from a 16-year-old boy?! When Xingchen previously told him the kid was strong enough to deform metal doors with a kick, he hadn’t had a clear concept of that strength!

Now he did...

Ren He thought for a moment; since he couldn’t kill him, he had to come up with a reason to prevent the man from continuing to pursue him, "I’m from Skydrive," he said coldly in an instant, "I hope you guys will look out for yourselves. All reactionaries are paper tigers, get it?"

Wang was confused; Skydrive? You’re the devil’s eggs! I am, alright!

Wang hadn’t even realized the misunderstanding that had just arisen...

But Ren He didn’t continue to entangle with him, since there were still companions on the other side, who knew how many there were?

So, after declaring his identity, he ran away, and only then did Monkey rush out of the safety corridor, seeing Wang, he was stunned, "OMG, Wang, you’ve been beaten to tears?!"

Damn it! Wang felt this was far from over!

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Extra rewards delivered as promised. I keep my word, 1:15 AM, good night everyone.