Gui Jianchou was completely dumbfounded right then and there!
Didn't you fucking say your name was Bi Yunsheng?
And now, in the blink of an eye, you've transformed into the heroic Ye Xuan?
Could it be that Bi Yuntao, twin brothers, being held back a year—were all just a bunch of bullshit to fool me?
How the hell did this kid have the nerve!
While he was still dazed and confused, Ye Xuan greeted him with an utterly harmless smile: "Hello, Director Qian."
He and Gui Jianchou had a certain amount of private history between them.
A year ago, when he and Hong Letao were messing around on campus, Gui Jianchou caught them and gave them both a thorough dressing-down.
At that time, Ye Xuan vowed that he would definitely get his own back one day.
Of course, given Ye Xuan's personality, he never fought a battle without preparation.
He had already figured it out when he was pulling the wool over Gui Jianchou's eyes.
With deeds like his, No. 1 High School and even the Education Bureau would definitely treat him as a role model to be promoted.
Especially today, with people from the Mingcheng Branch Bureau, the Education Bureau, and the TV station all present.
Unless Gui Jianchou had lost his mind, he would definitely swallow this bitter pill first.
As for the future...
He was graduating soon anyway, so what future was there to speak of?
Enjoy the moment first!
Just as he predicted, Gui Jianchou's expression shifted several times before he finally squeezed out a smile and said, "Student Ye Xuan, you are the pride of our No. 1 High School, and I am proud to have a student like you!"
With that, he even patted Ye Xuan on the shoulder.
After some polite pleasantries, everyone took their seats.
A few minutes later, the award ceremony began.
Following nearly an hour of leadership speeches, Ye Xuan took the stage.
Chen Wu, the school leaders, and the leaders of the Education Bureau shook hands with him one by one.
Then, etiquette hostesses carrying trays walked onto the stage.
Taking a quick glance, Ye Xuan saw that besides the certificate for bravery and the commemorative banner, there were also two large checks.
One for 50,000, and one for 2,000.
"The 50,000 one must be the reward money, but what about the 2,000 one? Is that a bonus for bravery?"
Ye Xuan pondered inwardly.
"Student Ye Xuan, I've kept my promise to you, so you better not go looking for Xiao Zhang anymore."
Chen Wu picked up the checks, handed them to Ye Xuan, and said teasingly.
Ye Xuan looked bewildered.
Chen Wu laughed heartily: "Xiao Zhang came back yesterday and complained to me, saying that if I didn't get the reward money approved for you, you and Sister Wang were going to go looking for him."
Ye Xuan finally remembered this matter: "Chief Chen, we were just joking at the time. Did Officer Zhang actually take it seriously?"
"You bet he did, he was scared half to death and didn't even sleep well last night."
Chen Wu's expression was exaggerated, clearly joking.
Ye Xuan was amused: "So you gave me the bounty just because you were afraid I'd go looking for Officer Zhang? Looks like I really did the right thing."
"You rascal."
Chen Wu pointed a finger at him, then turned around to pose for a commemorative photo with him.
Off the stage, all the teachers, including Gui Jianchou, looked a mixture of startled and doubtful.
Chen Wu was among the top five figures in all of Mingcheng.
Even the principal had to act somewhat reserved in front of him.
Yet Ye Xuan was able to chat and laugh with him so casually?
Could it be... that Ye Xuan was a relative of Chen Wu's?
Gui Jianchou, who had originally planned to find an opportunity to put Ye Xuan in his place later, began to feel nervous inside.
After the award ceremony, Ye Xuan was invited backstage to be interviewed by Mingcheng TV Station.
As soon as he stepped inside, a graceful beauty walked up to greet him: "Student Ye Xuan, I am Du Bing, the host of *Mingcheng Good News*."
"Du Bing... that name sounds a bit familiar."
Ye Xuan's eyes flashed, and he quickly recalled.
Du Bing was the top beauty anchor at Mingcheng TV Station.
In his past life, she had been pursued by a local second-generation rich kid.
After interacting for a while, she found out that the guy had character flaws and turned him down.
As a result, the rich kid flew into a rage and stabbed her right at the entrance of the TV station.
She was rushed to the hospital, but resuscitation efforts failed, and she passed away.
At the time, this incident caused a huge uproar online, and because it happened in Ye Xuan's hometown, it left a very deep impression on him.
"If I can prevent this from happening, will I get causality value rewards?"
Thinking of this, Ye Xuan's thoughts began to wander.
Were there any other celebrities whose romances and marriages were unhappy in his past life?
Brother Qiang definitely counted as one.
Brother Liang had to count as one, too.
Brother Fei... barely counted as one as well.
That was quite a lot.
If he went around disrupting all of them, wouldn't he be branded with the nickname "Relationship Destroyer"?
"Student Ye Xuan?"
Seeing him freeze up the moment he walked in, Du Bing couldn't help but prompt him.
Ye Xuan quickly reined in his thoughts: "Sorry, I was just thinking about a math problem."
Counting heads could also be considered a math problem, nothing wrong with that.
Du Bing smiled brightly: "It seems Student Ye Xuan is very diligent in his studies."
As the top beauty host of Mingcheng TV Station, her attire was very professional.
A white shirt, a silver-gray pencil skirt, skin-toned stockings, and white high heels.
They perfectly outlined her fine figure, radiating both intellectual charm and a hint of allure.
Ye Xuan smiled: "Not too bad, with the Gaokao less than a month away, I have to step up."
After some warm-up banter, the interview officially began.
"Does Student Ye Xuan have any usual hobbies or special skills?"
"My hobbies are singing, dancing, rap, and basketball."
Du Bing's pretty eyes lit up: "Rap? Can you perform a piece for us?"
Ye Xuan: "..."
I was just making a running joke, why did you actually take it seriously?
Taking it seriously was one thing, but why couldn't you have asked me to play basketball instead?
I'm actually a bit better at that one!
"Is it difficult?" Du Bing pressed on.
Ye Xuan shook his head: "Not difficult at all. Then I'll sing a rap song I wrote myself."
"You can write songs too?" Du Bing was very surprised.
The cameraman was surprised as well.
Rap was a niche genre of music in Long Country, about as niche as it got.
There weren't even many people who knew how to sing it, let alone write it.
Ye Xuan nodded: "I wouldn't call it 'knowing how', I just wrote it for fun."
Du Bing: "Then I am all ears."
Ye Xuan cleared his throat and began to sing:
"I always cram at the very last minute, I'll take any random college entrance test!"
"I always cram at the very last minute, and my scores are better than the class monitor's best!"
Du Bing: "..."
Cameraman: "..."
Do you call this writing for fun?
You've practically pioneered a brand-new style of rapping!
You're seriously out of this world, kid!
As an experienced host, not bursting into laughter was the most basic professional ethics.
After a brief moment of bewilderment, Du Bing adjusted herself: "That song sounds very rhythmic and refreshing."
Then, without waiting for Ye Xuan to reply, she changed the subject: "Then what is your special skill?"
Ye Xuan pondered for two seconds: "Rapid mental calculation?"
Du Bing became interested: "Then can I test you?"
Ye Xuan nodded: "Go ahead."
"367 multiplied by 758?"
Before Du Bing even finished speaking, Ye Xuan blurted out: "."
Both Du Bing and the cameraman were shocked.
That was less than 0.1 seconds, and Ye Xuan already had the answer?
He was a mental math genius!
However, when Du Bing used a pen to calculate the correct result, she was completely dumbfounded: "Student Ye Xuan, the answer you gave doesn't seem right..."
"Just tell me whether it was fast or not."
Ye Xuan said with a straight face.
Du Bing burst out laughing with a "pfft."
Before the interview started, she had always thought Ye Xuan was that kind of upright young man filled with a sense of justice.
Usually expressionless, only shouting out when he encountered injustice on the road.
After a brief contact, she realized how utterly wrong she was.
This guy was simply too hilarious!
Seeing the beautiful host laughing so happily, Ye Xuan was quite happy himself.
This was a walking causality value extraction machine right here; he had to establish a long-term connection with her.
If he just followed the standard interview routine, the chance of them contacting each other afterward was practically zero.
After his little stunt here, that possibility increased dramatically.
After laughing, Du Bing got down to business: "In the eyes of most Mingcheng residents, the Rainy Night Fiend is a synonym for ferocious and terrifying. When you accidentally ran into him committing a crime, wasn't the situation extremely dangerous?"
Ye Xuan straightened his expression and said, "The situation looked very dangerous at the time, but in reality, it wasn't safe at all."
Du Bing: "???"
Cameraman: "???"