The system is very abstract, fortunately I am also.

Chapter 429 There are actually people in this world who crave to be spied on.

After dinner, in the classroom.

"Holy crap!!"

"What are you doing, Baowei? Why are you barking like a dog?" Lin Ligang and Bai Bufan walked into the classroom and frowned at Zhou Baowei.

When they heard Bao Wei's roar in the corridor, the two were startled—they thought Xue Jian couldn't wait for the New Year and was going to kill Bao Wei.

If Xue Jian starts the banquet but doesn't invite them, the two of them will really be angry.

"I lost all the easy questions!!" Zhou Baowei held a newly distributed answer sheet in his hand, looking utterly dejected.

"Tell me more." Since their joy was built on their brother's suffering, Lin Li and Bai Bufan's eyes immediately lit up.

“I…” Zhou Baowei looked at his answer sheet, and couldn’t help but close his eyes and sigh, saying with a sense of despair, “Didn’t this history exam have an easy fill-in-the-blank question about Germany’s blitzkrieg against Poland?”

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Zhou Baowei: "I don't know what I was thinking during the exam. Anyway, I wrote 'Germany blitzes Berlin,' and even checked it several times without finding any problem."

Lin Li and Bai Bufan: "..."

Lin Li chuckled: "I feel like you're the kind of person who would write about the American attack on Pearl Harbor."

Bai Bufan chuckled: "I feel like you're the kind of person who would write that China is a developing country, therefore the United States is a developing country."

Hearing the two sarcastic remarks, Zhou Baowei couldn't hold back any longer. He pressed the answer sheet against his face (barely covering his huge face) and laughed uncontrollably.

Once the laughter subsided, Zhou Baowei leaned back in his chair, chair legs dangling in the air, and chuckled and cursed at Lin Li and Bai Bufan:
"Humans cannot imagine things beyond their cognition. I seriously doubt that you wrote these two answers before."

It's common knowledge that acting so arrogantly in the last row is suicidal.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan swiftly stepped forward, grabbing the back of the chair from both sides and pulling it sharply.

"Damn it! You bastard!!" The already wobbly chair tilted violently, and Zhou Baowei quickly grabbed the edge of the table with both hands, his face ashen and his soul nearly leaving his body.

"Are you trying to cause an earthquake?!" Qin Zeyu, who was standing to the side, reacted and asked the two in shock, "Have you considered what would happen if you two hadn't caught Baowei and he had fallen to the ground?"
Can you bear the consequences of the earthquake?!

Lin Li and Bai Bufan: "We're sorry."

OK, Bao Wei, who was originally going to beat up Lin Li and Bai Bufan, has now shifted his focus to his deskmate.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan returned to their seats and picked up the history answer sheets on the table to look at them.

"Bufan, did the teacher not correct my answer sheet? Why is there not a single red pen mark? Yours has so many red pen marks, I'm so envious..."

After looking at both sides of the answer sheet, Lin Li stared longingly at Bai Bufan's answer sheet, feeling envious.

"You beast!" Bai Bufan couldn't hold back any longer and pointed at Lin Li's nose, laughing and cursing, "You're disgusting. It's truly blind of Heaven that someone like you gets such good grades."

Monthly exams are not as prestigious as midterms or finals. Although multiple-choice questions are still graded by machines, it's only because it's convenient.

For fill-in-the-blank questions, scanning and uploading them to the computer before having teachers grade them on the screen with a mouse would be completely unnecessary. Therefore, teachers still grade them directly on the answer sheets.

Lin Li shrugged and said, "Who says Heaven is blind? I've heard that Heaven rewards and punishes fairly. It lashes out at the wicked and feeds the virtuous with beef hotpot."

Zhou Baowei, perked up his ears and turned his head on Qin Zeyu's corpse: "What beef hot pot?"

Realizing what Lin Li was talking about, Bai Bufan shivered: "It's so cold."

Zhou Baowei's eyes lit up: "Winter is the perfect time to eat hot pot! I want to eat it too."

"..."

Zhou Baowei: "Why is nobody paying attention to me?"

Lin Li and Bai Bufan didn't even turn their heads, leaving Zhou Baowei feeling isolated and somewhat sad.

Compared to him, Zeyu is much better to him, always responding to his needs—when a fist hits him, he'll immediately let out a muffled groan.

After everyone had played around for a while, just before evening self-study was about to begin, Xue Jian walked into the classroom, posted the grade sheet on the class bulletin board, and said in a calm tone: "Monthly exam results and rankings, those who are interested can come and take a look."

"Wang Ze, what's my ranking in the grade this time?" It's too far, so I won't squeeze up this time. Lin Li shouted to Wang Ze, who was already lying on top.

"Stop barking like a dog." Wang Ze simply raised his middle finger behind him without turning his head and laughed as he cursed.

"What dog is barking? So what's my number? I'm really curious." Seeing that Wang Ze wouldn't tell him, it seemed he would have to rely on himself, so Lin Li got up and walked towards the notice board.

"First place, huh—" Wang Ze turned around with amusement, looking at Lin Li, "Satisfied now?"

"Hey, Lin Li, you should really go to the docks. There's plenty of cargo there, it's perfect for you."

From Wang Ze's perspective, everything Lin Li is doing now is to use him as a mouthpiece to show off his first-place ranking in the grade to everyone.

"First place? First in the grade?" But Lin Li knew he wasn't, and was immediately stunned upon hearing this.

Especially after catching a glimpse of the meaningful smile on Xue Jian's lips in front of the podium, his expression changed, and he quickly walked towards the notice board.

Arrive and inspect.

Sure enough, my name was at the top of the list, and my grade ranking was clearly "1".

The quality of students at Nansang Middle School is not so high that even if the second-ranked student in the grade gets a 60-point advantage, they still can't get the first place.

Lin Li's gaze suddenly turned to Xue Jian in front of the podium: "Teacher, I want to see the specific scores for each subject!"

Xue Jian had just plugged a USB drive into the multimedia system. After pulling out the spreadsheet file, he had a faint smile on his face: "Take a look for yourself."

"150 in math!?"

Lin Li's pupils constricted when he opened the sub-file for Class 4 in the spreadsheet and saw the glaring "150" under his math score column.

Immediately, Lin Li's gaze turned to Xue Jian beside him with horror. When he met Xue Jian's meaningful smile, he couldn't help but tremble all over: "Teacher... what's going on with this 150?"

"There's a mole! There's something fishy going on! There's so much filth behind this 150! I can't accept this! I'm going to report it to—"

"Lin Li! Don't go too far!!!"

A voice filled with grief and indignation rang out.

But the voice did not belong to Xue Jian, but to Wang Yuezhi, who was standing opposite Lin Li and looking at the results from below the podium.

"Huh?" Lin Li's emotions, which had been building up, became somewhat disjointed after being interrupted like this. He looked at Wang Yuezhi with confusion, wondering why he was suddenly defending Lao Jiantou.

"This 150 is the result of my hard work! What makes you think I cheated! Do you think you're the only one who can get 150!" Wang Yuezhi stared straight at Lin Li, clenching his fist and shouting.

Wang Yuezhi was genuinely angry; his eyes were even slightly red, and it seemed as if he was about to shed tears.

I was already annoyed about spending lunch alone with Chen Tianming!
"what?"

Lin Li paused for a moment, then glanced at the computer screen. Oh, I think I know why now.

Chen Yuying must have made a mistake in her math test this time, as she only got 145, but Lao Wang got a perfect score of 150.

He was the only one in the class besides himself to get a perfect score.

He probably thought that his questions were meant to imply to Xue Jian that there was something wrong with the 150 yuan, and that he wanted to report it.

After thinking it through, Lin Li scratched his head and said, "Ochi, I didn't question you. I questioned my own grades. There must be something wrong with my 150. There must be some evil person behind this."

Wang Yuezhi: "(；☉_☉)?"

Dude, are you speaking Chinese?

"Uh, I'm sorry." Wang Yuezhi, whose emotions were interrupted and disjointed, scratched his head and said apologetically.

"Brother, since you've already shown this attitude, what else can I say? It's alright, you keep looking at your grades, I'll get back to my business." Lin Li waved his hand repeatedly.

After Wang Yuezhi nodded, Lin Li smiled.

The next second, he took a deep breath, his expression changed, and he turned to Xue Jian again, shouting sharply, "Teacher! There's a mole! There's something fishy going on—"

Xue Jian's lips twitched slightly.

It's amazing that the child's emotions were still connected even after being sent to the hospital.

She has an incredibly strong talent for changing her expression.

However, Xue Jian also found Lin Li's constant barking a bit noisy, so he waved his hand dismissively and explained:
"You filled in so many multiple-choice questions, making it a dark mess. The teacher in charge of your exam room noticed it immediately when he handed it to the grading machine. He even sent it to our group chat, and in the end, he was the one who changed your final score."

Go ask him questions, don't bother me.

"I don't believe you, but I'm sure you've given your approval, teacher." Lin Li still looked at Xue Jian with a suspicious gaze.

"I didn't agree." Xue Jian scoffed, firmly denying it.

All I did was send a "okay" message on WeChat; I didn't even nod. Lin Li is trying to slander me—how ridiculous!
Seeing that Lin Li still didn't believe him, but knowing he absolutely couldn't show any weakness in front of Lin Li, Xue Jian simply sneered:

"Lin Li, how about I tell you the name of that teacher from another class so you can go and confront him?"

"Never mind," Lin Li shook his head and waved his hand as he walked off the stage, "This will cause trouble for that teacher. As the top student in the grade, I should act like one and be considerate of the teacher. Let's leave it at that."

Xue Jian: "(；☉_☉)?"

Then what am I?

You stand up to defend other people's teachers, but you sit and kick your own without feeling sorry for them?

Lin Li, who wasn't yet inclined to eavesdrop on others' thoughts, ignored the resentful gaze behind him and slowly returned to his seat.

Lin Li wasn't particularly annoyed by this little incident.

It was just something I did on a whim. Even if I don't get first place in the grade this time, it's still uncertain whether the system will give me any tasks during the final exams. There's no need to feel too sorry about something that's uncertain.

Evening self-study officially began, and the classroom gradually quieted down.

Xue Jian continued to sit on the podium and work.

After all, in the past two or three days, almost all the teachers have focused on explaining the test papers, and since there's no new material taught, there's not much homework. Most people are more idle than usual, so it's even more important to keep a close eye on them.

Today is Wednesday, and there's no need to go to competition tutoring. Lin Li appears to be reviewing his textbook, but in reality, his left hand is resting on a photocopy of the cultivation technique. He is studying it using his divine sense in a "Braille reading" manner, without attracting anyone's attention.

Nearly an hour passed, and then the sound of footsteps, deliberately kept low, came from the podium. Lin Li looked up and saw Xue Jian walking out of the classroom.

Lin Liben didn't care, and even waited for Xue Jian to leave completely so he could chat with Bai Bufan for a while.

But then he realized something and his eyes sharpened – could Old Jiantou have gone to light mosquito coils?

Thinking of this, Lin Li couldn't sit still any longer. After Xue Jian's figure disappeared at the door, he carefully got up, tiptoed open the back door, and sneakily peeked out.

Sure enough, at the window at the end of the corridor, Xue Jian was leaning against the window, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, unlit.

Holding his breath, Lin Li crept over quietly.

With his current control over his body, it wouldn't be difficult for him to do something silently.

"Teacher Xue, could I borrow a light?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Jian instinctively reached behind him to hold the lighter. After recognizing the person, he raised an eyebrow, immediately grabbed the lighter with his thumb and forefinger, and then lightly tapped Lin Li's head with his remaining three fingers, saying irritably:

"What are you doing out here? get out of class isn't over yet, go back to your studies!"

"Teacher, smoking is not allowed at school," Lin Li said earnestly, staring intently at the cigarette in Xue Jian's mouth.

"..."

Xue Jian stared at Lin Li for a while before taking the cigarette out of his mouth and putting it back in the cigarette case.

After a moment of silence, he licked his lips and looked at Lin Li suspiciously: "...A new method of revenge?"

This kid is so petty.

"What are you talking about revenge? I don't understand. Smoking is harmful to your health, and secondhand smoke is even more harmful. I'm thinking about your health and everyone else's health," Lin Li shook his head and said earnestly.

"Teacher, time is money. If you keep smoking, you'll go bankrupt sooner or later."

"Okay, I'm done smoking. Let's go back to the classroom."

Xue Jian wasn't particularly angry. He thought Lin Li was simply seeking revenge because he still believed he had tampered with the grades. Instead, he found it somewhat amusing. So, Xue Jian put the cigarette case back in his pocket and shook his head.

Lin Li looked at the system panel, but the task was not responding.

"Teacher, you're not kidding me, are you?" Therefore, Lin Li looked at Xue Jian suspiciously, thought for a moment, and added, "I will keep an eye on you, always..."

"You can keep staring at me like this?" Xue Jian asked, glancing sideways at Lin Li.

"I will try my best," Lin Li said, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Hehe, I hope you can do it." Xue Jian patted Lin Li on the shoulder.

Lin Li's expression immediately darkened: "Teacher, are you provoking me?"

“No,” Xue Jian shook his head, “I’m sincere. If all you’re busy doing in this life is keeping an eye on me so I don’t get into any other trouble, like going to raid prostitutes or eating hot pot, I’ll wake up laughing in my dreams. And the first thing I’ll do after I wake up is check if you’re still watching me. If you are, I’ll keep smiling as I go to sleep.”

Lin Li: "..."

Oh, no.

Such a simple wish.

As for that?

……

In classrooms.

Xue Jian sat back down on the podium, looking at his phone and occasionally answering questions from students who came up to him.

Lin Li looked at the system panel.

Theoretically speaking, if the system didn't respond, then Xue Jian probably didn't listen to what he said.

Then let's keep an eye on it; we'll find something eventually.

--(all)!

After answering the students' questions, Xue Jian, who was drinking water, noticed out of the corner of his eye Lin Li staring at him with eyes wide like copper bells. He almost sprayed all the water on Wang Ze.

After choking a few times, he gave Lin Li a disgruntled look, signaling him to "go do your own thing."

Such blatant surveillance didn't seem to be very effective, so Lin Li thought for a moment and decided to change tactics.

He began to lower his head.

Although he appeared to be facing the table, he was actually rubbing his eyebrows with his thumb and forefinger as a cover, while his eyes rolled upwards, and he was staring intently at Xue Jian on the podium through the gaps between his fingers.

It makes sense to do this.

A few minutes later, Xue Jian subconsciously touched his lips, then suddenly stood up and quietly walked outside.

Before leaving the classroom, he glanced at the direction Lin Li was standing in, and then disappeared through the door.

Lin Li smiled smugly: Old Jian, you're still too green to fight us.

Lin Li first looked up at the window and saw that Xue Jian had not appeared and was not heading towards the toilet. Lin Li immediately got up and used the same trick again, opening the back door and peeking out towards the window at the end of the corridor.

However, Lin Li frowned slightly—his field of vision was empty.

Did they change locations and go to another place to smoke?
There was no one else in the hallway.

Chen Tianming, who was closest to the back door, saw Lin Li make a second attempt. Curious, he leaned back in his chair, craning his neck to look in the direction Lin Li was gazing, and asked:

"Lin Li, what are you doing?"

"Go find Old Jiantou," Lin Li replied.

"What do you want with Old Jian?" Hearing this, Xue Jian leaned closer and asked curiously.

"Children shouldn't meddle in adults' affairs," Lin Li waved his hand.

Smoking is also prohibited by the 18-year-old rule.

Upon hearing this, Chen Tianming smiled and shook his head, saying calmly, "Then you continue."

After saying that, Chen Tianming immediately straightened the tilted chair, sat up straight, and began to study with a blank expression and sweat pouring down his back.

As for Lin Li, after looking for another second and realizing that he really couldn't see Xue Jian, the idea of ​​going out to find out where Xue Jian had gone inexplicably disappeared from his mind. In short, he suddenly felt that it was unnecessary.

Therefore, Lin Li simply sighed and muttered to himself:
"Oh well, if I can't find it, I'll just go back to my seat and study hard every day, hoping to get first place in the grade on the final exam to repay my beloved teacher Xue for her earnest teachings~"

After saying that, Lin Li quickly tried to return to his position.

"Stop." Xue Jian's cold laugh rang out.

Lin Li's spirits collapsed instantly. He turned around, looked at the sneering Xue Jian with a fawning expression, and greeted him, "Oh, teacher, I've found you."

Xue Jian smiled: "We've been found."

Lin Li: "..."

Menma, when did you arrive?
Eleven-year-old Xue Jian has become a ghost in a white dress... Never mind, that's not appropriate.

Lin Li, whose mind was wandering, suddenly frowned.

How did Old Jiantou appear behind me?

Although the classroom curtains were only half drawn today, if Xue Jian had walked normally from the front door to the back door, it would have been impossible for me not to have seen him when I peeked out.

As for getting to the back door by going around one floor from upstairs or downstairs, even with Linli, there wouldn't be enough time.

Furthermore, when he opened the door, Lin Li glanced in the direction of Class 5 but did not see Xue Jian.

and many more.

Lin Li's lips twitched slightly.

There is only one truth left.

Damn it, this is a trap.

After Old Jiantou came out of the front door, he immediately abandoned his upright ape form.

He immediately crouched down, using the blind spot below the classroom window on the corridor wall, and moved quickly to the back door like a thief, using both hands and feet. Then, with another swift movement, he hid in the recessed vestibule space embedded in the wall of the front door of the adjacent Class 5 classroom.

Only in this way can we perfectly explain why, when I opened the door and peeked inside, I glanced around but ultimately found nothing—Old Jiantou was pressed against the door of Class 5 like a gecko.

Damn it, you old scoundrel.

"..."

However, despite falling for the trap, Lin Li still found it hard to stay calm when the image of Xue Jian sneaking along the wall with his butt sticking out appeared in his mind.

Therefore, turning his gaze to Xue Jian, Lin Li blinked and asked, "Teacher, how did you end up at the back door?"

Xue Jian, who had been sneering, suddenly looked a little awkward upon hearing this.

He coughed lightly, put his hands behind his back with an air of authority, looked away, and said in a tone almost exactly the same as Lin Li's earlier, "Children shouldn't meddle in adult matters."

Lin Li: "..."

You're embarrassed yourself, aren't you?

(End of this chapter)