"I understand." Nuonuo looked into Lu Mingfei's eyes and said, "Are you trying to... lure the enemy deeper into your territory?"

"It would be more accurate to describe it as playing hard to get. The principal is not our enemy." Lu Mingfei smiled. He understood that Nuonuo had figured out his approach.

“Same idea.” Nuo Nuo rolled her eyes at Lu Mingfei. “But you acted really well. If you hadn’t said it, I wouldn’t have noticed it.”

"Of course I have to. An old fox like the principal is not someone I can easily fool. I rehearsed several times in private by myself." Lu Mingfei said as a matter of course, "I told myself that I must act like I really had no idea and show the surprise, confusion and anger of being betrayed. I've been reading Stanislavsky's Principles of Acting at my uncle's house these past few days."

"You're wasting your talent if you don't study acting." Nuo Nuo was a little speechless. "You've been acting since you walked in, right? Even your own people have been fooled by you."

"I can't help it. The famous acting master said that if you want to fool others, you have to fool yourself first. I really fooled myself. I didn't even tell Eri about this." Lu Mingfei spread his hands. "It's not that I want to hide it from everyone, but the more people know about this plan, the easier it is to reveal flaws. When Brother Waste asked me why I did this, I didn't explain it to him clearly. After all, it's too risky to hide it from the principal."

"What do you mean?" Ye Sheng was still in the dark. He scratched his forehead and looked at Lu Mingfei and Nuonuo in a simple and honest manner. "Can anyone of you explain it to me?"

The conversation between the two profilers sounded like a coded telegram to other people's ears. Ye Sheng felt like a stupid Japanese.

"Okay, this guy's fault. He has done a good job this time." Nono glanced at Finkel who was pinned to the table by Caesar and Chu Zihang. "Let him go. If this guy hadn't been there, the principal might not have let us go so easily."

Caesar and Chu Zihang released Finkel. Finkel twisted his arm which was almost broken, with a look of grievance on his face which did not seem to be fake.

"To put it simply, I know that the academy will definitely find out what happened in this city, so I think instead of letting the academy investigate, we should take the initiative to reveal some information to the academy." Lu Mingfei explained to Ye Sheng, his eyes drifting to Finkel, "And we happen to have a very suitable candidate here."

"Now you know how useful I am, right?" Finkel said to Lu Mingfei relentlessly, "Is this how you treat a hero? A month's worth of family food can't make up for me!"

"Okay, I'll cover your family bucket until graduation, plus a French dinner." Lu Mingfei snapped his fingers at Finkel and continued to explain to the others, "I said Brother Wasteful is suitable, because from the beginning, this guy has been the principal's man."

"From the beginning?" Caesar looked at Finkel. He had some doubts about these four words.

"Did it start from this incident?" Ye Sheng asked curiously, "Could it be that the academy had already noticed the abnormality of this city, and guessed that Junior Brother Lu Mingfei would be involved in the incident here, so it sent Senior Brother Finger to monitor Junior Brother Lu from the beginning?"

"Mortals." Finkel sneered, "lack of imagination."

"It started when I enrolled in school." Lu Mingfei explained, "To be precise, it was before I enrolled in school. I used my own methods to find out that this guy was arranged by the principal to be by my side from the beginning. You can call him a monitor or a babysitter. Part of the reason why he didn't graduate for so long was because of me."

"Don't give me that." Finkel snorted twice, "It's all because of you that I haven't graduated!"

"An 'S' level hasn't appeared in more than 40 years. It's understandable that the principal wants to send someone to monitor and protect it. After all, I also think I'm a... weirdo." Lu Mingfei shrugged, but in fact his eyes quickly swept over everyone without any expression.

Actually, he wanted to say "monster", but finally changed it to "weird"... Finkel's identity is not that simple. Finkel is a chess piece placed by the principal next to him. Lu Mingfei inferred this based on the story in the dream. The principal's intention of arranging Finkel is definitely not just because he is "S" level. Maybe the principal knows Lu Mingfei better than he knows himself. After all, he knows his parents and they seem to be very familiar with each other.

So Lu Mingfei's explanation was actually a bit redundant, because no one would ask why the principal placed a Finger next to Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei's peculiarity was obvious to all, but Lu Mingfei said this deliberately. He said this just to see everyone's reaction... Fortunately, no one present felt that there was anything wrong with his words.

"You are indeed a weirdo." Nuonuo nodded in agreement. Until now, she still felt that it was unrealistic for Lu Mingfei to defeat Odin in hand-to-hand combat.

"But since Senior Brother Finkel is the principal's man, why is he willing to betray the principal?" Ye Sheng caught a blind spot.

"I have my reasons, don't worry about it." Finkel said stubbornly.

"Let's use threats and inducements," Lu Mingfei said. "I have some leverage over this guy, but I promised him not to tell anyone."

"Don't give me that. This time I'm acting purely out of brotherhood, okay? Do you think I'll fall for threats like that?" Finkel said dissatisfiedly. "Besides, who said I betrayed the principal? I've always been loyal, okay? Didn't I report what happened here to him? You guys should keep this to yourself. Don't make fun of me when you get back to the academy!"

"Given the strong style of the secret party and the principal, if they knew that there was a problem related to the dragon clan in this city, they would definitely investigate it to the end. No matter how we explain it, they will think that we are holding back, because we have never taken the initiative to contact the academy about the things here." Lu Mingfei continued to explain his intentions to everyone, "But if an eyewitness took the initiative to report to the principal from the principal's position at this time, it would be different. The principal doesn't believe us, but he has no reason not to believe his own people. Moreover, my senior brother took the initiative to contact him. The principal has no need to doubt the authenticity of the information, and the information is indeed true, just incomplete."

"If you act like you're surprised and angry about Finkel's dismissal, the principal won't be suspicious, right?" Nono said, "After all, all of us, including yourself, have been deceived by yourself. As long as nothing goes wrong with Finkel, the principal won't be able to see the flaws."

"The one I'm least worried about in this phase is useless senior brother. After all, he's a lackey in his bones." Lu Mingfei patted Finkel's shoulder and praised him. He looked at Nuonuo and Chu Zihang again, "But you guys cooperated pretty well, senior brothers and sisters. Especially when senior brother told the principal that Odin was killed by our round-robin battle. And your hatred for useless senior brother is simply the finishing touch!"

"That was just a good pretense. At that time, I really wanted to tear this guy to pieces. I hate people who don't have moral principles the most." Thinking of her feelings just now, Nuo Nuo glared at Lu Mingfei and Finger. "I almost thought that this guy was going to expose Chu Tianjiao's affairs! But in the end, when Chu Zihang said that Odin was killed by a war of attrition, this guy didn't reveal it. I was a little surprised."

"I'm a completely decent person!" Finkel puffed out his chest, "I have neither betrayed the principal nor my junior fellow apprentice. I am a man of merit wherever I am!"

"Okay, okay, you're the hero, so let's have a celebration banquet?" Lu Mingfei suggested. "In order to successfully end this incident and for us to be together again after such a long time, my sister also agreed to the proposal of the boss today, so we must have a good meal. I'm the host and I'm going to treat you, so don't snatch it from me!"

"No one is competing with you for it." Nuonuo curled his lips.

After restoring the conference room to its original state, everyone walked out of the conference room. A group of boys and girls who were not wearing school uniforms but were very good-looking walked in a group on the playground of Shilan Middle School. The rate of turning heads was very high. There were even several pairs holding hands openly... The only pair who did not hold hands were Chu Zihang and Su Qian, but they were not very far apart, just a normal distance between friends, chatting about some things about the Lionheart Club during the time when Chu Zihang was away.

Only Finkel was the only one left alone, but he didn't look depressed at all. He kept muttering "foie gras", "wagyu beef" and "Romanee-Conti". It seemed that after hearing that Lu Mingfei wanted to treat them, he planned to slaughter him hard to avenge the abuse he had just suffered.

"Foie gras and wagyu beef can satisfy you, but we don't have Romanee-Conti. Here we only drink Moutai..." When he walked to the door of the study, the cell phone in Lu Mingfei's pocket suddenly rang. The specially set ringtone made him stunned.

"Wait a moment." Lu Mingfei said to everyone, then gently patted Eiry's hand, walked to an empty corner, and took out his cell phone.

Lu Mingfei had only set this special note ringtone for a few people. Whenever there was a call, it was most likely an urgent matter... Sure enough, the contact on the screen showed a familiar name... Long Legs.

Thinking of how Jiude Mai had left anxiously without saying goodbye, Lu Mingfei felt a bad premonition in his heart. He hoped madly in his heart that it was all his illusion and that the bad premonition would not come true.

Lu Mingfei looked around and found that no one was paying attention to this side. He quickly put the phone to his ear, pressed the answer button at the same time, and whispered: "Hello..."

But the next moment, the even deeper voice of Jiude Mai on the other end of the phone made his heart stop.

"Something happened to Chu Tianjiao!"

……

At the doorstep of the Regent Hotel, there is a bustling neighborhood.

Boys and girls in exquisite clothes filed out of the lobby of the Regent Hotel. They all looked to be around 20 years old, but the ones in the lead exuded an elite aura. They looked like young talents who owned independent offices in high-rise buildings in the CBD area at the very least.

"The prawns just now were really delicious. I haven't eaten so much since I started losing weight!" Xu Miaomiao rubbed his belly, which was not so round now.

"That wine is awesome!" Xu Yanyan burped. "It's my first time trying this kind of eating method with premium Maotai for Western food. I just took a few photos and posted them on my blog. In less than 20 minutes, there were more than 100 comments!"

The old classmates behind him were discussing and reminiscing about the satisfaction and luxury of the meal they had just had, but Su Xiaoqiang, who was walking in front of the group, was unusually silent.

"What's wrong with her?" Zhao Menghua, who was not far away, noticed that something was wrong with Su Xiaoqiang, poked Chen Wenwen's arm and asked, "I noticed something was wrong with her when we were having dinner just now."

Chen Wenwen opened her mouth but remained silent, with a complicated and embarrassed expression on her face.

"Can't you guess it?" Liu Miaomiao at the side gave the answer, "Who else could it be because of other than Lu Mingfei?"

"Lu Mingfei?" Zhao Menghua frowned. "I just heard Xu Yanyan and the others say that Lu Mingfei was found and is not actually missing. Why is she still unhappy?"

In fact, during the time when Lu Mingfei disappeared, Chen Wenwen was also in a rather obvious low mood. Zhao Menghua was not a fool. He noticed it but he kept pretending to be stupid and pretending not to know... What else could he do? Should he force Chen Wenwen to ask if she still had Lu Mingfei in her heart? Or should he ask who was more important in Chen Wenwen's heart, him or Lu Mingfei? Zhao Menghua, who claimed to be a decent person, would not ask such a melodramatic youth drama line, and Chen Wenwen would not give a clear answer, and would probably just keep crying.

But fortunately, Lu Mingfei has been found now, he is not missing and no accident happened to him, and Lu Mingfei is even married. Zhao Menghua is actually quite happy about this. After all, when Lu Mingfei looked down on Chen Wenwen, Chen Wenwen's heart was wavering. If Lu Mingfei really turned around and gave Chen Wenwen a coquettish look one day, wouldn't Chen Wenwen be seduced away with both her body and soul?

Although the probability of such an event is extremely small, Zhao Menghua, as a man and a husband, must always be prepared for danger.

Chapter 1036 Bandage Monster

So Zhao Menghua was really happy when Lu Mingfei got married. Even though the person Lu Mingfei was going to marry was a beauty like Eri, who was much better than Chen Wenwen and Liu Miaomiao, Zhao Menghua didn't feel too unwilling... After all, with such a beautiful and outstanding partner, the probability that Lu Mingfei would still miss Chen Wenwen in the future should be zero.

Although the probability of Lu Mingfei falling in love with Chen Wenwen was infinitely close to zero... unless he could go back five years in time and wake him up from his dream every night when he dreamed of the "Dragon Clan".

Originally, Zhao Menghua thought that as long as Lu Mingfei got married, they would be overjoyed and everything would be over. Chen Wenwen, Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang and other crazy girls should give up on this idea. However, Lu Mingfei's sudden disappearance some time ago exposed their true colors. These girls were so anxious that they had to search the whole city for Lu Mingfei in the typhoon and heavy rain. In Zhao Menghua's opinion, they were simply crazy.

And now that Lu Mingfei has finally shown up and nothing has happened to him, shouldn’t we be happy and relieved and everyone be happy?

Why do I feel so helpless and even lost?

No wonder some philosopher once said that the most profound and difficult unsolved mystery in the world is the mind of girls. This is true. In any case, Zhao Menghua doesn’t understand it at all.

"Why didn't you realize at school that you're actually a blockhead?" Liu Miaomiao rolled her eyes at Zhao Menghua. Even if the piano beauty cursed, she couldn't be that fierce. "You can't even guess such a simple girl's thoughts. It's because Lu Mingfei didn't come to the party today, and someone's treat was not good enough."

"Does Su Xiaoqiang need that little money?" Zhao Menghua glanced at the hurried little goddess, "At most I'll treat you today."

"The point is not about treating, the point is that Lu Mingfei didn't come to the party." Liu Miaomiao sighed, "You are really hopeless."

Zhao Menghua glanced at Chen Wenwen unconsciously, because during the banquet, Chen Wenwen was obviously not in a very good mood and did not eat much of the expensive and exquisite food on the table... Although Chen Wenwen was not a greedy or cheap person, but after being with her for so long, how could Zhao Menghua not see that Chen Wenwen was absent-minded.

Since Su Xiaoqiang was because of Lu Mingfei, then Chen Wenwen was 99.99% likely to be because of Lu Mingfei... Zhao Menghua felt humiliated and helpless. He didn't want to quarrel with Chen Wenwen again because of this matter, but he really didn't know what kind of love potion Lu Mingfei had given these girls. Why were they so devoted to him, as if the world would not turn without him.

"That's not right. What about you?" Zhao Menghua looked at Liu Miaomiao, who was still in a relatively stable mood. "How come you eat normally when you're at a party?"

"What's the point of a party if you don't eat?" Liu Miaomiao asked, "Should I wear this grass skirt and dance on the table?"

"I mean, aren't you also interested in Lu Mingfei?" Zhao Menghua asked, "I heard from Chen Wenwen that you were also very worried when Lu Mingfei disappeared. How come you don't look disappointed at all today?"

"Lu Mingfei already knows everything, so what's there to be sad about? Isn't his appearance a good thing?" Liu Miaomiao glanced at Zhao Menghua.

Zhao Menghua opened his mouth but couldn't say anything, he was completely blocked... He had been thinking from the perspective of Su Xiaoqiang and Chen Wenwen, so he was put into their shoes. However, it was obvious that these two girls had been bewitched by Lu Mingfei and were a little abnormal. On the contrary, Liu Miaomiao was the only sober person, so this should be her normal reaction.

"I know what you mean, but my thoughts are indeed different from theirs." Liu Miaomiao sighed and looked up at the sky. "I like Lu Mingfei, and I also like Senior Brother Chu. I can even admit that I liked you..."

"Hey, there's no need to use the word 'even' when referring to me." Zhao Menghua was a little dissatisfied.

He admitted that he was not as good as Chu Zihang, and he admitted that he was not as good as Lu Mingfei... okay, he also admitted it.

What can he do if he doesn't admit it? When he was a student, Zhao Menghua really didn't accept it at all, and he didn't want to admit defeat to Lu Mingfei. Why should he admit it? In terms of appearance, family background, and growing environment, what aspects of Zhao Menghua couldn't compare to Lu Mingfei? Especially Zhao Menghua's personality was originally very strong. Seeing Lu Mingfei catch up with him little by little, and even surpassing him in less than two years, and ranking first on the "This Beast Should Be Killed List" after Chu Zihang, how could Zhao Menghua be willing to accept it? Even after graduation, he couldn't swallow this breath.

But then Lu Mingfei was admitted to Kassel College and received the highest scholarship in the history of Shilan Middle School. He became close friends with Chu Zihang, and became an honorary alumnus of Shilan Middle School with his own ability. He was nominated as an outstanding youth in the city, and found a beautiful partner who could make movies. Even the partner didn't even bother to hang out with people like him in the high school circle... How else can we compare? Even if Zhao Menghua was unilaterally unwilling to admit defeat, Lu Mingfei didn't even need to look at him straight in the eye. Just based on this point, he had already lost completely.

"Maybe a person's love is not a very valuable thing." Liu Miaomiao didn't notice Zhao Menghua's heroic sadness, and continued to talk to herself, "Liking doesn't necessarily mean you have to get it, because liking is only your own business, and whether you can get it is other people's business, and you can't control other people's thoughts. At this time, what else can I do except tell myself that love and secret love are worthless? Anyway, I have figured it out. I can break up with Lu Mingfei and my brothers and sisters when I am in a relationship. If one of them suddenly becomes interested in me one day, I can change my mind. Otherwise, I can't keep waiting for them and exhaust myself to death."

"You may sound a bit like a scumbag, but I have to say you are quite insightful..." Zhao Menghua nodded and was about to agree with Liu Miaomiao's honest idea when suddenly, there was a commotion in front.

The two looked up and saw that Su Xiaoqiang had walked some distance away from them. In front of Su Xiaoqiang stood a strange figure. As for the commotion, it came from a farther block.

……

Su Xiaoqiang looked up in surprise and looked at the "weirdo" in front of her. Unconsciously, she had walked a long way alone and was several hundred meters away from her classmates.

What Zhao Menghua said was right. Su Xiaoqiang was indeed upset because of Lu Mingfei. Every time Lu Mingfei showed up, her mood was always in a mess. First he disappeared, and people looked for him for several days but couldn't find him. But today he suddenly showed up by himself, and nothing happened at all. He didn't even say hello. Isn't this deceiving people's feelings?

And she's involved with a guy like Mr. Shao... Logically speaking, Lu Mingfei is already married, and Su Xiaoqiang has promised Eri that she won't think about Lu Mingfei anymore, but liking someone is not something that can be done immediately with just a promise. But Su Xiaoqiang just has a very strong personality, and she feels powerless when she can't do something, and this feeling of powerlessness makes her even more annoyed.

When she walked away with her head down, it was not because she was unhappy with the party, but because she was simply angry with herself. However, she did not want others to see her cowardly side, so she walked very fast. Passersby along the way saw such a beautiful girl with a strong aura but a sullen face walking along the road like a race walker, and they all made way for her...but the weirdo in front of her did not make way for her, so Su Xiaoqiang naturally bumped into him.

"I'm... I'm sorry, I was walking too fast and didn't... look at the road." Su Xiaoqiang said with some stuttering.

Logically speaking, the little goddess wouldn't be so nervous that she would stutter when she apologized even if she bumped into someone, but Su Xiaoqiang was really a little scared at this moment, because the person in front of him was so weird.

This is a man with a very strange appearance. It can be roughly judged that he is a man. Although his face is completely wrapped in bandages, his gender can be roughly determined from his height, body shape, and the short black hair that sticks out from the gaps in the bandages.

The man was wrapped in bandages all over, and a ragged black suit could be vaguely seen through the bandages. The suit was soaked with an unknown crimson liquid, some of which had even seeped through the bandages. What was even more terrifying was that a pungent smell of blood was coming from the man's body... The crimson liquid that soaked the suit and bandages seemed to be blood.

What's even more terrifying is that this man has a pair of golden eyes. This kind of gold is not reflective, and cosmetic contact lenses can't achieve this effect... That kind of gold is bursting out from this man's pupils, like two burning flames, and there seems to be a terrifying picture like hell hidden inside.

The moment Su Xiaoqiang met the man's eyes, her mind went blank, her legs unconsciously became weak, and she seemed to no longer feel the presence of her high heels. An urge to kneel down arose in her mind, as if a mortal had witnessed the arrival of a god or demon with her own eyes, and her spiritual world was about to be torn apart.

"…Who are you?" The man uttered hoarse syllables from within the bandages. The sound in his throat was like two pieces of scrap metal rubbing against each other.

"Ah!!!" Su Xiaoqiang came back to his senses from the blankness and intense mental shock, and burst into a heart-wrenching scream.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Liu Miaomiao pulled Chen Wenwen next to her and pulled her back a step, away from the weirdo.

"Hey, this...brother." Zhao Menghua was also frightened when he saw the weirdo for the first time, but he still maintained his masculinity and stood in front of the girls, saying in a bluffing tone, "Did you bully my classmate just now?"

When Zhao Menghua said this, his voice was trembling a little. There was no way not to be afraid of this guy. He was so strange and scary, just like a mummy that had just been dug out of an emperor's tomb. But there wasn't so much blood on a mummy's body. And this guy's eyes looked like two light bulbs were stuffed in them.

“Zhao Menghua…” Su Xiaoqiang’s voice was still very soft, trembling violently, and he looked frightened. “I bumped into him… I was scared myself.”

"Oh oh oh... why didn't you say so earlier." Zhao Menghua complained, turned around and apologized to the "mummy", "I'm sorry, my classmate didn't explain clearly just now, and when I heard her screaming, I thought she was bullied. Girls love to make a fuss, and I was impulsive just now, please forgive me."

Even though this man was so weird that it was scary, Zhao Menghua still adhered to the upbringing of an elite family, and his apology was smooth and sincere… The reason why Zhao Menghua was not that scared was that he felt that this man was probably an actor from a certain crew. The bandages all over his body and the blood-stained suit should be the crew's clothes. The smell of blood on this actor was really realistic, it should be that pig blood or sheep blood was splashed on his clothes, and the glowing golden contact lenses on his eyes, one has to say that today's crews and actors are really dedicated.

"…Who am I?" The man, whom Zhao Menghua regarded as an actor, asked in a very low and hoarse voice.

"What did you say?" Zhao Menghua didn't hear clearly, so he put his ear a little closer.

"...Odin...Odin..." The man repeated the name in a voice mixed with pain and curse.

"Odin? Isn't that right?" Zhao Menghua glanced at the bandaged man's "costume". "Are you playing a mummy? Odin is a god in Norse mythology. The god of death in your Egyptian mythology is called Anubis, right?"

"Where... is Odin?" The man suddenly turned his head, staring at Zhao Menghua's face with a pair of golden eyes.

Zhao Menghua was startled by the sudden gaze and almost swore.

"Damn it, brother, what's wrong with you!" Zhao Menghua felt that he was being stared at by those eyes, and the hairs on his back stood up. "I say, are you too immersed in the play and haven't come back to your senses yet? This is the East, this is Asia, there are only Fuxi and Nuwa here, no Odin!"

"No... Odin..." The man's eyes flickered, and his tone became violent, "No! Odin!"

"Can you please stop yelling?" Zhao Menghua frowned deeply. At this moment, he really felt that this guy was a little mentally ill. "We are on the street. It's easy to get caught if you do this. I'm telling you, buddy, are you acting like a madman?"

"Stay away from him! Stay away from him!" A shout came from a distance, "This guy is dangerous!"

The sirens of police cars rang out continuously on the street.

The police's reminder was obviously too late.

The bandaged man suddenly stretched out a hand towards Zhao Menghua. A foul smell of blood emanated from the bandaged hand. Zhao Menghua was frightened. His hair stood on end. He cursed loudly and quickly backed away from the man.

But the man's figure suddenly disappeared, and the next moment, Zhao Menghua felt a huge force coming from his neck, so strong that his throat was almost crushed. Zhao Menghua wanted to scream in horror, but he couldn't make any sound at all. His brain was extremely lacking in oxygen. In his terrified and increasingly blurred vision, the man pinched his throat and lifted his feet up in the air.

Zhao Menghua could even smell the breath of death oozing from the man's fingertips.

At this moment, Zhao Menghua was so scared that his heart was broken. He didn't know what he had encountered. This man... no, this guy was not human at all!

Chapter 1037 The Man Who Fell from the Sky

Although Zhao Menghua's consciousness had begun to blur, he was very sure that this guy had just disappeared from his sight... He had really disappeared in just a moment, and when he reappeared, he had been held in his hand, like a chicken without any ability to fight back, ready to be slaughtered.

Zhao Menghua raised his arm with all his strength and punched the strange man's arm hard. When facing the threat of death, the desire to survive can make people burst out with strength beyond their limits, but this man's hand seemed as hard as steel. No matter how Zhao Menghua resisted, he didn't move at all.

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