After bidding farewell to Chi Xiao and Bao Jinghao, Xiao Feng walked toward the shooting range with a smile on his face.
Counting the one million promised by Pei Dengke, he had already earned two million in less than two days since arriving at the mountaintop.
"Indeed, making money truly brings happiness!" Xiao Feng thought to himself.
Walking back to the shooting range, he heard Hui Shiqi, Hui Shiba, and others' excited discussions from afar.
"I hit several bullseyes!"
"So thrilling, really thrilling!"
"Wasn't I especially cool when I was shooting?"
As he approached the shooting range, Du Qingyue ca up to him and handed him a note: "Pei Dengke gave this, said to pass it on to you."
Xiao Feng took it, opened it, and shook his head with a laugh: "Another one with a poor brain."
"What happened?" Du Qingyue asked curiously.
Xiao Feng handed the note over: "You'll understand after you read it."
Du Qingyue read the note and imdiately understood.
The contents of the note were not complicated. To put it simply, Qi Guanghe was planning to take action again.
After failing in the dousing incident, Qi Guanghe was not disheartened. Instead, he ca up with another bad idea, a plan called "Shoe Stealing."
Of course, this na was given by Xiao Feng...
The Shoe Stealing Plan, as the na implies, revolves around stealing a shoe.
According to Qi Guanghe's plan, he would steal one of Xiao Feng's shoes tonight and throw it into the girls' dormitory across the way.
In this way, soone in the girls' dormitory would surely be alerted.
Then, naturally, soone would try to find out whose shoe it was.
And it would be easy to check because the shoes were specifically issued, one pair per person. Whoever was missing one shoe would be the person peeping into the girls' dormitory.
Ultimately, a peeping tom would be exposed, scorned, disqualified from the assessnt, and disgraced.
Moreover, Xiao Feng's comnt about Qi Guanghe's poor brain was not a personal attack but a fact.
Because the issued shoes were mid-calf boots, not slippers, there was no way for the shoes to fall off while running.
Furthermore, this sche implicated not only Xiao Feng but also those responsible for night patrol outside.
After all, soone peeping into the girls' dormitory without being caught also implicated them.
A mont later, Du Qingyue folded the note thoughtfully and said, "Shall I handle this matter?"
Xiao Feng nodded without hesitation, not bothering to ask about the specifics, and agreed: "Then I won't worry about it."
...
In the evening, bonfires were lit atop the mountain, with participating mbers gathering around, eyes focused on a high platform in the center.
This was considered the last eting before the assessnt, to announce the latest rule adjustnts.
There weren't many modifications to the previously set rules.
Most notably, in the latest rules, those who fail the assessnt would no longer just write a reflection but would be kicked out of the peripheral mbers.
This undoubtedly made everyone's already tense nerves even tighter. Even those who, like Xiao Feng and others, previously only aid to pass, now couldn't help but take it seriously.
"Bao, let's hope this ti we get lucky," Chi Xiao said solemnly.
Bao Jinghao also looked worried, nodding heavily.
In the next mont, both of them looked over to where Xiao Feng was sitting diagonally opposite.
There, they saw Xiao Feng scanning the surrounding bonfires at a slow and steady pace, his expression not great, but certainly not bad either.
After glancing around, Xiao Feng slowly withdrew his gaze and said casually, "If we had a fish or a duck to roast, it'd taste fantastic!"
Beside him, Di Junxiong chuckled wryly.
At a ti like this, besides his own ntor, there wasn't another person who could still joke around.
In fact, Xiao Feng had road around all afternoon, but it wasn't all aimless wandering.
He observed those who weren't very capable banding together for mutual support, having agreed to help each other when possible.
He saw those with moderate abilities trying to band together with stronger ones, hoping to pass the assessnt more securely, which was sowhat interesting.
At this mont, just by observing who was gathered around each bonfire, one could tell who had made so kind of dirty...cough, mutually beneficial equal or unequal arrangent with whom.
Of course, there were those thinking of getting cozy with Xiao Feng, the "volatile elder brother," but most were just looking to get sothing for nothing, flattering with sweet words.
Such people got no friendly treatnt from Xiao Feng; he simply sent them away.
After the bonfire eting ended, everyone got up to return to their dorms, but aside from those like Lone Wolf and Iron Doll, few seed genuinely sleepy.
Soon, those who arrived first at the dorm's entrance were taken aback.
Because outside the door stood a girl with a delicate and pretty face.
"Who's this pretty little girl?"
"Not sure. I saw her briefly when I reported in yesterday. She's not an assessnt participant; not sure what her role is."
"She's not an ordinary person. I happened to see her going down the mountain yesterday. Being able to go up and down freely, she must be soone significant!"
While they were discussing, the girl at the door walked over, hands behind her back, and asked in an old-fashioned tone, "Has anyone seen Xiao Feng?"
"Xiao Feng?"
"Yes, the handso one, number 009."
Hearing this, their faces darkened. To describe a man as handso?
However, if "handso" had to be used, it wasn't entirely inaccurate.
At this mont, a man's voice ca from behind: "What do you want with ?"
They turned around and looked at each other.
Alright!
The handso man is here, let's clear out.
"Follow !"
Hua Ling gestured, turned around, and walked away.
Xiao Feng followed behind, stopping only when they reached a place out of sight of others.
"Xue Nuofu asked to tell you the Tang Family you wanted him to investigate is a bit troubleso."
"In what way?" Xiao Feng couldn't help frowning, silently cursing Xue Nuofu for his inefficiency.
Recalling since he had asked Xue Nuofu to build an intelligence network, he had spent a lot, yet hardly anything had gone smoothly.
It was just monitoring one Bai Family, and even then, the information was often delayed. The inefficiency was astounding!
But he couldn't replace Xue Nuofu without finding soone suitable to take over, so he had to make do in the anti.
Thinking of this, Xiao Feng couldn't help feeling a bit gloomy...
Wise leaders are common, but good generals are hard to find; the ancients did not deceive !
Hua Ling pondered briefly before explaining: "Xue Nuofu didn't give details, just said this Tang Family is very mysterious.
On the surface, it's a small family, and their business isn't big, but everyone gives them so respect when ntioned.
Now Wang Lubo is also helping to investigate. I'll update you when there's news."
Xiao Feng nodded, turned, and walked back towards the dormitory.
anwhile, Hua Ling watched his retreating figure, biting her pink lips lightly until Xiao Feng's figure vanished from sight before she finally stepped away.
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