"I specifically changed Grandpa Liu's life, and that can trigger a reward too?
Right, there's no subject specified in 'changing the course of a life'!
In other words, whether I change my own life's course or someone else's, it triggers a reward?
That means I have way too many opportunities to trigger rewards!"
Ye Xuan had originally just wanted to save Grandpa Liu's life.
He never expected that a twist of fate would lead him to discover the true usage of the Second Life System!
Was this what they called good people getting rewarded?
"Grandpa Liu, please don't say that. You're just blessed with good fortune, it doesn't have much to do with me.
I just had a craving and happened to be at the right place at the right time."
Ye Xuan humbly replied.
"That's right, Old Liu has amazing luck!"
"It was close, it really was that close!"
"Little Ye just got a craving at the exact right moment, isn't that Old Liu's good luck?"
The other neighbors chimed in and nodded.
Officer Zhang, however, felt something was off.
From nine last night until now, it had been all of ten hours.
How many things had Ye Xuan managed to do in such a short time?
Rescuing the little girl in Willow Bridge Lane.
Helping the police capture the Rainy Night Fiend.
And now, by some twist of fate, saving Grandpa Liu.
Was this kid a lucky star reincarnated?!
He shook his head, banishing these bizarre thoughts from his mind.
Officer Zhang walked over to the stray dog's carcass, squatted down, and began inspecting the scene.
"Officer Zhang, what's going on here?"
"Did someone poison the cold skin noodles?"
"What kind of poison is this, it's way too vicious!"
Seeing the residents closing in, Officer Zhang hurriedly stood up to block them: "Everyone stay back, don't contaminate the crime scene."
After pacifying the crowd, he took out his phone to call for backup.
Once that was done, he walked over to Grandpa Liu and asked, "Grandpa, have you made any enemies lately?"
Grandpa Liu frowned as he tried to recall, then shook his head. "No. I'm just a retired old man, who would I have enemies with?"
Ye Xuan mused, "I do have a guess, though I'm not sure if it's correct."
"Oh?" Officer Zhang's eyes lit up as he pulled out his notepad. "Please go ahead."
After everything that had happened, he no longer dared to treat Ye Xuan as an ordinary high school senior.
"If cold skin noodles are stored improperly and spoil, they produce a toxin called bongkrekic acid.
This toxin acts fast, has a high fatality rate, and there's no specific antidote.
I suspect the portion Grandpa Liu bought contained bongkrekic acid.
My advice is to have the police detain the vendor who sold these noodles as soon as possible, and check if the remaining noodles have the same issue."
In his past life, after hearing that Grandpa Liu had passed away, Ye Xuan had specifically tracked down the newspaper reports about it.
The case was actually quite simple: the vendor had sold leftover cold skin noodles from the previous day to cut costs.
Because the temperature had risen, the noodles spoiled, leading to this tragedy.
Fortunately, this was the only portion left from that day, otherwise even more innocent lives would have been lost.
Moreover, through the subsequent investigation, the police discovered that the vendor had also added poppy shells to the broth.
That explained why people were getting addicted to his noodles.
"What the hell? Spoiled noodles are that poisonous?"
"For real?"
"That's terrifying!"
"I'm never daring to eat cold skin noodles again!"
Hearing Ye Xuan's explanation, the neighbors were left thoroughly shaken.
After all, almost everyone ate this cooling summer delicacy.
The thought of having brushed shoulders with the gates of hell terrified everyone.
"Where on earth... did you learn all this knowledge?"
Officer Zhang finished taking notes, asking with a mixture of shock and curiosity.
To be frank, even he, a police academy graduate, didn't know these things.
And Ye Xuan was just a high school senior!
"At school, during biology class, the teacher mentioned it.
Aside from cold skin noodles, fermented corn flour, rice noodle rolls, rice noodles, mushroom soup, white fungus, and black fungus...
If these common foods spoil, they can also produce bongkrekic acid.
So, uncles, aunts, grandpas, and grandmas, please don't eat leftovers anymore.
It's not worth saving a little money only to ruin your health."
Ye Xuan gave them an impromptu science lesson.
In 2004, refrigerators weren't widespread yet, and many people got upset stomachs when the weather turned hot.
They were all neighbors; he might as well try to persuade as many as he could.
"Hearing you say all that, how could I ever dare eat leftovers again? I'm not eating them, never again!"
"I'm listening to Little Ye, no more cutting corners from now on!"
"Son, don't you always ask me what the use of studying is? This is the answer!"
"Sweetie, do you want to be as knowledgeable as Big Brother Ye Xuan when you grow up?"
"Yes!"
"Then you must study hard!"
"Mm!"
Because of Ye Xuan's impromptu lecture, the neighbors not only realized the dangers of spoiled food, but also the importance of knowledge.
For a moment, Ye Xuan became the quintessential "other people's child" in the mouths of many parents.
Having offered his guesses and suggestions, there was nothing left for Ye Xuan to do.
Using the excuse that he still had to go to school, he slipped back home.
"Mom, Dad, I'm going to take a shower first."
With that, Ye Xuan darted into the bathroom.
Once he turned on the showerhead, he entered the system and clicked to use all six subject experience books.
An instant later, a massive influx of complex information surged into his mind.
He had long since returned all his high school knowledge to his teachers.
After all, nineteen years had passed since graduation.
Yet under the impact of this information, the knowledge he had once studied so hard to acquire was instantly reactivated.
It became incomparably clear and profound!
On top of that, he had mastered many new concepts as well!
"I just wonder how much of a boost this will give my grades."
"Isn't today the first mock exam?"
"It'll be the perfect way to test my harvest!"
Being branded as the Rainy Night Fiend in his past life had taken a massive toll on Ye Xuan.
Therefore, he remembered the events surrounding those few days with crystal clarity.
Having made up his mind, he took out the three capsules and used them one by one.
The dark impurities he had imagined being expelled never materialized.
He merely felt a warm current flowing through his entire body.
Then, Ye Xuan walked over to the mirror to take a look.
"I do look a bit more robust than before, don't I?
And a bit more handsome too?
My mind feels sharper than before as well..."
Host: Ye Xuan
Physical Fitness: 79
Brain Power: 83
Charm: 81
Karma Points:
Items: Sports Lottery Second Prize Ticket *1, Rejuvenation Water *3
Glancing at his personal stats, Ye Xuan flashed a victory sign at the mirror: "A new day, a new life, let's do this, kid!"
...
At 7:50 in the morning, Ye Xuan rode his bicycle rushing through the gates of No. 1 High School.
It was currently morning self-study time, and the campus was very quiet.
Looking at the familiar teaching building and the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees, Ye Xuan slowed his bike down until he came to a stop.
Once upon a time, he had spent the brightest and most passionate three years of his life right here.
Now, having wandered half a lifetime, he returned still a youth!
Just as he was immersed in nostalgia for the past, a shout rang out from afar: "That student! What time is it, and you still have the mood to stand there admiring the scenery? Which class are you in, and what's your name?!"
Even after nineteen years, hearing that voice still made Ye Xuan break out in a start!
Wasn't this the legendary head of discipline known in the underworld as Gui Jianchou?!
How did he manage to run into this guy?
Fortunately, Ye Xuan's psychological age was mature enough.
After overcoming the initial shock, he turned around and said, "Reporting, teacher! I am Bi Yuntao from Class Seven, Senior Three! I had some urgent family matters today which is why I'm late, I'm heading back to the classroom right now!"
Gui Jianchou thought he must have misheard: "You're Bi Yun..."
"Bi Yuntao!" Ye Xuan repeated without a blush or a skipped heartbeat.
I've just thrown out this earth-shattering, ghost-weeping name right now, how do you plan to handle this, Your Excellency?