Lantern Sister is still very capable.

“Okay,” Chu Deng said, opening her palm to Cheng Hao. “You’re being punished by having to hand over a bonus card.”

"Huh?" Cheng Hao's lips curled down. He glanced at the stack of deduction cards hanging on Chu Deng's waist, gritted his teeth, and decided that a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. With trembling hands, he took out a bonus card and reluctantly placed it in Chu Deng's palm.

Cheng Hao had specially kept this bonus card for exchanging or securing points, but he didn't expect it to be handed over before he even had a chance to use it.

Chu Deng decided to go all the way and, since Cheng Hao had already offered tribute, she wouldn't bother with the paper offerings.

Robbery is definitely the fastest way to make money.

Chu Deng stuffed the card with "+3" printed on it into her pocket and sighed inwardly.

Seeing that Chu Deng didn't stick close to him, Cheng Hao was secretly delighted and couldn't help but feel a little smug: "Genius, how about we team up?"

"Cooperation?" Chu Deng looked up at him, wanting to hear what kind of trick this clever kid was up to.

“Hehe,” Cheng Hao chuckled, “You might not know since you came in late, but you can get 10 points for staying in the central area for 10 minutes, and you can only get them once. Since you haven’t gotten any yet, I’ll have someone surround you. You don’t need to have someone stick cards to you one by one; you can just sit in the central area and wait to collect your cards.”

"Does that group of people still dare to come?" Chu Deng didn't believe Cheng Hao could fool the people. "My results have already been announced over the loudspeaker. Nobody will be stupid enough to do that."

“Hmm, that is a problem,” Cheng Hao nodded, stroking his chin in thought for a moment. Chu Deng glanced at him, only to see Cheng Hao snap his fingers. Chu Deng thought he had come up with some good idea, but unexpectedly, Cheng Hao waved to her: “Then I’ll be going now, Genie!”

After saying that, he ran away without looking back.

“…Heh.” When people are speechless to the extreme, they will unconsciously laugh. Chu Deng shook his head, realizing that Cheng Hao had just been buying time for the people he had gathered to escape. “He’s quite loyal.”

Hmm, I can't bring myself to dislike it.

Although she was delayed a bit, Chu Deng couldn't bring herself to dislike these kinds of people. She shook her head and recalled the escape route of those who had surrounded and attacked her. After removing the two who had already been eliminated, there were still eight people left.

……

"This Chu Deng is quite skilled! She's even more decisive and efficient than some other ability users! Did you see her sweeping leg kick that knocked down a guy who's 1.8 meters tall? The card just landed lightly, and after three seconds there was a 'beep' sound. It was like a movie, fast within slow, slow within fast!" Qian Wen, sitting in the monitoring room, excitedly kicked the table, almost tipping over his chair, but was barely stopped by Huo Xuan's wind-type ability.

Huo Xuan helplessly picked up the spilled glass on the table. "Why are you so agitated? Her score isn't high at all; whether she can get a perfect score is another matter."

"Look at you, what are you acting for?" Qian Wen glanced at Huo Xuan. "Don't be so formal! Isn't she someone you've been paying special attention to? Do you think I don't trust your judgment? Besides, she had a 30-point bonus card on her, and she even robbed other people's bonus cards while taking revenge. After this, she probably has 40 points."

"Not only that, she ran quite a distance while chasing, which also adds points." Huo Xuan said slowly, but he had figured out a bit about Chu Deng's character in just three weeks. "However, she may not use the bonus cards she has for herself, so whether it will work out is another matter."

"You mean?" Qian Wen couldn't help but lean out, "She didn't add points because she was afraid of being attacked if her score was too high?"

In fact, Qian Wen thought Chu Deng's approach was quite reasonable. After all, no one can guarantee that they won't lose points. Losing points will expose their score. Saving the bonus cards for later use is also a strategy. Slow development in the early stage gives people a false impression, and then you can accumulate enough points in the later stage to end the game.

"Chu Deng has a friend named Jin Xiaoyue, the little girl running around in monitor number 32. The two get along well, and I reckon Chu Deng will have to give some points to Jin Xiaoyue," Huo Xuan said, pointing to the monitor screen with his chin.

Huo Xuan not only noticed this during the training camp, but also specifically asked the class teacher. After learning that the two children were inseparable and that Jin Xiaoyue's grades were improved by Chu Deng, Huo Xuan, who already admired Chu Deng, felt even more favorably toward him.

Who wouldn't like someone who is not only outstanding but also helps others to become outstanding?

"Wait a minute, Chu Deng is surrounded again." Qian Wen clicked his tongue in amazement. "Never seen anyone so good at attracting hatred? Surrounded twice in less than an hour."

Oh, by the way, there's a type of person she doesn't like—those who get left far behind by her.

Huo Xuan looked at Lin Jingqiong, who was expressionless, in the surveillance footage on monitor number 11, and thought to himself.

Lin Jingqiong and Chu Deng stood facing each other, but Chu Deng didn't look at her. Instead, she stared at Cheng Hao, who looked worried among the group of people.

Cheng Hao, head bowed, noticed Chu Deng staring at him and immediately raised his hands in surrender: "Genius, I didn't mean it! They coerced me, believe me!"

His cowardly appearance made Chu Deng want to laugh, so she chuckled twice.

Chu Deng's smile seemed to give Cheng Hao a signal, and Cheng Hao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, showering him with compliments: "Oh my genie! Your smile is so beautiful! Even the moon in the sky would give way to you, and the little fish in the water would turn belly up when they meet you—cough cough!" Before he could finish his rainbow-colored compliments, Cheng Hao glared at the person who patted him, "What are you doing?!"

Poor kid, didn't you see he was trying to save his life with words?! He'd better stay far away when the genie goes on a killing spree to avoid getting caught in the crossfire!

Cheng Hao swore to God that he didn't want to get involved in the third-place challenge against the first-place. Why couldn't he just say that Lin Jingqiong was an upright and honest person? Why did he have to lie to him!

Cheng Hao heard everything. During the chase, the Genie encountered Lin Jingqiong, who told him that Jin Xiaoyue was waiting for him on Straight Road No. 3.

When the genie arrived, hey! It wasn't Jin Xiaoyue, but Lin Jingqiong who was waiting there with twenty people!

Zhao Jiacheng silently pointed at Lin Jingqiong, who was watching them coldly, indicating that she should stop bragging and that people were watching.

"I'm just wondering, are you afraid of her?" Cheng Hao raised an eyebrow.

“It’s not fear, it’s integrity. She hired us with a bonus card.” Zhao Jiacheng patted the equipment on his back.

Upon hearing this, Chu Deng glanced at the group of people blocking the No. 3 straight lane from the front and back. They were a dense, overwhelming crowd, and he clicked his tongue in annoyance.

Why is Lin Jingqiong able to collect so many bonus points cards?!

"Where did she get so many bonus cards?!" Cheng Hao asked, puzzled.

"She picked it up, just like that, casually, picked it up." Zhao Jiacheng even gestured to show that he bent down and picked it up, and lo and behold, it was a bonus card!

As we all know, because the cards were hidden very well at the beginning, many people just threw them away after they were used, so there were a lot of useless cards on the ground that no one would pick up. But Lin Jingqiong was different!

"If Lin Jingqiong were to take some kind of lucky exam, even the genie would have to admit defeat," Cheng Hao remarked, a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

“I’m sorry, I know I’m being despicable and it’s unfair to you, but since it’s within the rules, I want to be willful this once.” Lin Jingqiong looked stubbornly at Chu Deng, “I want to win this time too.”

Unfair? To whom? To her?

Chu Deng looked around and saw a group of examinees standing there happily, unaware of the tragedy that was about to unfold.

Cheng Hao simply huddled in the corner, leaning against the wall for a sense of security. He raised his hand to cover his eyes, looking as if he couldn't bear to look, but his fingers secretly opened between them.

Hehehe, the show is about to begin!