"My condition is sort of acquired, somewhere between mania and XYY syndrome. It's a kind of stress-induced mental illness, quite complex—I can't even make sense of it myself! As for that matter, you just don't need to worry about it!"
Hearing this, Wang Qian and Wang Chenxi exchanged a blank look.
Wang Qian bit her red lower lip, her gaze flickering with uncertainty as she said, "This Xiaoyang is definitely not simple. Such a huge incident, so many people involved, and yet not a whisper of it online now. Just how much influence and power does it take to pull something like that off? And what's more, he's totally fine now, he doesn't even have to go to the police station..."
Wang Chenxi looked at Wang Qian's thoughtful expression. "Mom, what should we do then? Should we go check on Gu Yang? Or try to help him?"
Wang Qian rolled her eyes with an alluring charm. "That boy doesn't need our help at all. All right, you need to focus on your studying—the college entrance examination is right around the corner!"
June 7th!
The college entrance examination arrived!
Countless parents stood outside the schools beneath the blazing sun, waiting anxiously.
Gu Yang was also reviewing his test paper with concentration.
Jianghuai City.
The elevated highway!
Countless private cars were jammed on the bridge, pulled aside to clear the road while waiting for something.
Everyone looked in astonishment at the fully armed soldiers. People got out of their cars one after another, whispering and asking each other what was going on. As for asking the guards standing duty ahead, they didn't dare do that at all.
Yet a moment later, a rumbling sound echoed through the air.
Dozens of armed helicopters flew overhead.
Immediately following that, a rumbling roar came from the elevated highway itself.
Military trucks, tanks, and armored vehicles filled with fully armed soldiers rolled forward.
Everyone was dumbfounded, staring at the scene in shock.
"What the hell is going on here? Is this a military drill?"
"Are you an idiot? They hold drills here? This damn thing looks like they're hunting terrorists!"
"Crap, our Jianghuai City is definitely going to be famous now!"
"Heh, what are you dreaming about? They've deployed this many troops, tanks, armored vehicles, and armed helicopters, and you think you're going to get famous? Look around and see if anyone even dares to take out their phone to take a picture!"
"..."
A crowd of people pointed at the armored vehicles while keeping a wary eye on the soldiers who were watching them vigilantly.
A few people pulled out their phones to check, but there was no signal!
Instantly, three soldiers swarmed over, connected to the phone using some device they didn't understand, and ran an inspection. In the end, they even used a metal detector to carefully scan the person from head to toe before letting them go. However, the phone wasn't returned—it would only be given back at the very end.
That scared the person so badly that their legs turned to jelly as they leaned against their car, not daring to move a muscle.
At the gates of Jianghuai No. 1 High School, the bustling crowd of parents was struck dumb.
They watched the armed helicopters circling in the sky, along with a continuous stream of dozens of police cars, military trucks, and even... tanks and armored vehicles bringing up the rear.
They were utterly stunned.
Right after that, countless soldiers poured out and cordoned off all the parents.
Tanks and armored vehicles drove straight up to the school gates in formation.
"Bang!"
The lead armored vehicle drove forward and directly crushed and demolished the school gates.
The tanks followed right behind, rolling into the compound.
Many parents watched this scene unfold and began shouting angrily. Yet they were directly intercepted by the fully armed soldiers.
A tank's cannon barrel locked onto a specific location.
Then countless police officers and soldiers rushed into the school, charging straight toward the target the cannon barrel was aiming at.
Inside Jianghuai No. 1 High School, all the proctors were frozen in place in utter shock, staring incredulously at everything happening in the courtyard.
However, before they could react, a swarm of fully armed soldiers and police officers rushed up together.
Everyone watched the scene with pounding hearts.
First floor—passed by without stopping. Second floor—passed by. Third floor...
The proctors on the third floor immediately clasped their heads with both hands and stood aside, watching with mounting terror as the swarm of heavily armed soldiers and police surged past.
By now, the examination room had descended into complete chaos.
All the students looked out the windows in curiosity. Some students even hurriedly began copying answers.
Wang Chenxi also watched the group of heavily armed soldiers with curiosity. For some reason, a bad premonition rose in her chest.
Jianghuai No. 1 High School was her and Gu Yang's examination venue.
She was in the first classroom on the third floor.
And Gu Yang... was right in the second classroom.
At that moment, in the second classroom, the proctor was cowering in the corner with his head in his hands. All the students followed suit, hugging their heads and pressing themselves flat against their desks.
More than a dozen fully armed soldiers clicked off their safety catches and raised their barrels, aiming directly at Gu Yang.
Another dozen police officers raised their pistols, pointing them at Jiang Nan.
Even an armed soldier in an attack helicopter outside was locking a heavy sniper rifle onto him.
Gu Yang let out a deep sigh. "You couldn't come sooner, you couldn't come later, you just had to show up at a time like this!"
"Hands up, behind your head!"
A soldier glared at Gu Yang with extreme vigilance and roared.
Gu Yang had no choice but to raise his hands and clasp them behind his head.
"All right, walk out step by step, and don't make any unnecessary moves, you hear me?"
Gu Yang obediently walked out from behind his desk.
The soldier gave a sharp hand gesture to the police officers beside him. Two cops hurried forward and slapped handcuffs onto Gu Yang.
Only then did all the soldiers and police officers let out a heavy sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from their brows. They turned to the students and teachers present and announced, "Today's exam is canceled. All college entrance examination candidates in Jianghuai City will retake the exam tomorrow!"
With that, they immediately escorted Gu Yang out of the examination room.
As soon as these people left, the room instantly erupted into a clamor.
"Holy shit, who was that? Who the hell was that, being this badass?"
"Are you kidding? Didn't you see those pitch-black gun barrels? Those were real!"
"Pfft, their safeties were even off. I actually peeked and looked up for a second."
"..."
Leaving aside the commotion inside the classroom—
When Wang Chenxi saw that it really was Gu Yang being escorted away, panic instantly seized her. But the guarding soldiers blocked her path and refused to let her leave.
Once the soldiers had departed, Wang Chenxi rushed out of the classroom.
She looked at the armed helicopters, armored vehicles, and tanks pulling away in the distance, and at the ruined school gates, and the shock in her heart grew even more profound.
Then she hurriedly ran out of the school and called Wang Qian.
Police station.
Gu Yang sat in the interrogation room, wearing both handcuffs and leg irons, yet his expression remained completely indifferent.
The criminal investigation specialist sitting opposite him adjusted his glasses, glanced at Gu Yang, and then began reading from the file in his hand.
"Age twenty-three, a senior at Jianghuai No. 3 High School. Former patient with XYY syndrome, currently recovered."
"All personal records and background files prior to age twenty-two are completely fabricated. We've already verified this at the locations listed."
"Are you going to talk yourself, or are we going to drag this out?"
"Give me a cigarette."
The middle-aged man nodded, pulled a pack from his jacket, and personally lit one for Gu Yang.
"What is Sima Yang to you?"
Gu Yang looked dazedly through the wisps of smoke. "My mother's surname is Sima, and my alias is Sima Yang!"
The middle-aged man understood. "My name is He Qiang, captain of the Jianghuai City First Criminal Investigation Team!"
A trace of a smirk curved the corners of Gu Yang's cold mouth. "You're not qualified. Bring someone else in!"