Survival on the bus in class, I'm the only boy in the whole class.

Looking at Wen Ting staring at him expectantly, Chen Qing felt a chill run down his spine, caught in a dilemma.

Hit her? Looking at her tearful, expectant expression, if I were to slap her, I would look like a pervert bullying a good student.

Not fight? With that pitiful, persistent look on her face, she might keep pestering me for who knows how long.

After weighing the options carefully, Chen Qing finally sighed.

Forget it, even if there has to be a "punishment," it absolutely cannot be done in front of everyone.

It's hard to say whether keeping Wen Ting around is a blessing or a curse, given that her personality seems somewhat extreme.

Just so she could punish her, she even used her abilities to make Zhang Yan trigger the rules of the cashier.

Wen Ting has S-level talent; keeping her would definitely be a major asset.

But her personality is too extreme, and she's prone to getting into trouble.

Weighing the pros and cons, expelling Wen Ting is definitely the best choice, because there can be no hidden dangers on the bus, just like Zhang Yan.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Qing decided to get straight to the point: "Wen Ting, you deliberately let Zhang Yan escape, didn't you?"

Chen Qing still gave Wen Ting a chance. Now it's up to Wen Ting to see how she performs and what she says.

If her answer displeases Chen Qing, he will not hesitate to expel her.

Wen Ting seemed much more relaxed upon hearing this, realizing that Chen Qing had already figured it out.

She looked straight at Chen Qing, her eyes showing no evasion, but rather an almost obsessive stubbornness.

Chen Qing's gaze was fixed on Wen Ting, her tone cold and hard: "I'll ask you one more time, did you deliberately let Zhang Yan escape?"

"I let it escape."

"She deserved it," Wen Ting added, speaking very softly, yet with a chilling ruthlessness.

"She has been targeting you since school, talking badly about you behind your back, ganging up with others to isolate you... she even tampered with your water cup, I saw it all."

Her voice gradually trembled slightly, not from fear, but from excitement.

"Class monitor, you're such a good person, you're clearly doing it for everyone's good, but she's always making sarcastic and disruptive remarks."

"Just now, when Wang Zihan and I were tying her up, Zhang Yan was still cursing you, calling you a tyrannical and autocratic ruler, and saying we were blind to follow you... I couldn't stand it, I wanted to make her pay the price."

"Class monitor, I'm sorry, I hid it from you. Actually, I awakened the S-rank talent 'Malice Surgery'."

"I used my talent to tamper with her a little, making her go berserk, making her stronger to break free of the ropes, and making her unable to resist going to the supermarket to steal things... I just wanted to make her trigger the rules and have her torn to pieces by the cashier."

"At that time, I used my talent to see the physical structure of the silver-collecting ghosts. They weren't strong. I thought that even if the rules were triggered, you wouldn't be in danger, and I was also capable of dealing with those three silver-collecting ghosts."

Wen Ting became more and more excited as she spoke, her cheeks flushing red.

"But I was wrong. I shouldn't have hidden it from you. Even if the cashier isn't strong, you might still be in danger. I'm sorry, class monitor."

"But there's one thing I didn't do wrong: Zhang Yan has to pay the price. I know this is wrong, I know I'm being extreme... but I don't regret it. I'm willing to do anything for the class monitor!"

She took a small step forward, looked up at Chen Qing, her eyes full of anticipation.

"Squad leader, I know I was wrong. Please punish me, hit me, scold me, even lock me up, just don't expel me, okay? I don't want to leave you, I don't want to leave this vehicle..."

As she spoke, she reached out and gently tugged at Chen Qing's sleeve.

Looking at her like this, Chen Qing felt a mix of emotions.

Wen Ting did these things because she couldn't stand Zhang Yan targeting her.

This seemingly well-behaved class monitor actually harbors such a deep obsession.

Chen Qing didn't speak, but stared into Wen Ting's eyes and activated his Heavenly Eye again.

Lines of information appeared clearly before my eyes.

I feel anxious and afraid of being abandoned by you.

I'd do anything to stay by your side.

Current loyalty: 100%.

[It can be trusted.]

100% loyalty?

He originally thought Wen Ting was a hidden danger, a time bomb that could explode at any moment, but he never expected that the fuse of this bomb was firmly in his own hands.

Expel her? Chen Qing abandoned the idea.

With her S-class talent and almost pathological loyalty, she could definitely become his sharpest weapon if he guided her a little.

Wen Ting clenched her fists even tighter, her knuckles turning white from the force, as if she was afraid of hearing the word "expulsion" from Chen Qing's mouth.

Chen Qing remained silent for a full half minute before finally speaking slowly.

"Wen Ting, you used your talent without permission to harm your teammates, ignored team rules, and almost put the whole team in danger. This is a serious crime."

Wen Ting swayed, her face turning deathly pale.

"However," Chen Qing changed the subject, "considering that this is your first offense and your intention was to protect the team, I can spare your life."

Upon hearing this, Wen Ting grasped at a straw as if it were a lifeline.

"However, you may be spared the death penalty, but you cannot escape punishment." Chen Qing stared at her and said, word by word.

"From today onwards, you must report to me before using your talents, and you may not use them without permission."

He paused, then emphasized, "Did you understand?"

"I understand." Wen Ting almost choked out, "Thank you, class monitor, thank you, class monitor. I will definitely be obedient from now on and I will never do it again."

Chen Qing sighed inwardly as he looked at Wen Ting's tearful expression of joy.

Was keeping Wen Ting the right or wrong decision?

he does not know.

But he knew that in this cannibalistic apocalypse, a loyal and powerful fighter was far more useful than an ordinary, law-abiding citizen.

Just then, Yan Xia's voice suddenly came from afar, accompanied by a series of footsteps.

"Chen Qing, come quick! We found something strange lying next to the corpse of the Silver Collector!"

Chen Qing waved to Wen Ting, turned around and left, saying, "I'll go take a look first. You go and get to work."

Wen Ting watched his retreating figure, a sickly smile appearing on her face.

.......

Chen Qing rushed to the corpses of the three silver-collecting ghosts.

Sure enough, a black coin was found under the corpse of the one on the far side.

It's about the size of a palm, with crooked and twisted patterns engraved on it, giving it an eerie feel.

He didn't dare to reach out rashly, so he first carefully poked the coin with the steel pipe in his hand.

There was no movement.

Chen Qing thought to himself, "This thing doesn't look like an ordinary item. Could it be a dropped piece of equipment?"

He had activated his Heavenly Eye several times in a row, and his mental energy was almost exhausted. He could only sustain one more Heavenly Eye probe at most.

Chen Qing took a deep breath, a faint golden light flashing in his eyes.

【Name: Ghost Coin】

[Type: Currency.]

[Description: This is the exclusive currency of the Bus Survival World game. It can be exchanged for supplies and items at designated stations, service areas, trading camps, and other locations.]

[Acquisition methods: Defeating monsters, opening treasure chests, completing special missions, etc.]