Zongman: My Smart Group

Hearing someone call her name, Yukino Yukinoshita turned her head and saw that it was Lin Mo.

She frowned. Normally, she wouldn't whisper to someone in class, but this person happened to be Lin Mo, and she felt a little guilty towards him.

Resisting the urge to turn away and ignore him, Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at her teacher and, finding that he wasn't paying attention to her, prepared to listen to what Lin Mo wanted to say to her.

Seeing that Yukino Yukinoshita was looking at him, Lin Mo quickly whispered, "What class are we having today?"

"!!!"

Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes widened as she looked at the English words on the blackboard, then at Lin Mo's serious expression. She glanced at the teacher, and upon confirming it was indeed her English teacher, a look of shock crossed her face.

Even if someone damaged their brain, it's impossible for them to not recognize English, right? Or is it intermittent amnesia?

Yukino Yukinoshita fell into deep thought.

Seeing that Yukino Yukinoshita remained silent, Lin Mo couldn't help but call out again, "Yukinoshita, Yukinoshita!"

Finally, the English teacher, unable to bear it any longer, slammed her hand on the desk and said, "Quiet! Student, please do not disturb everyone's learning."

Lin Mo quickly sat up straight, picked up a pen and scribbled randomly on the textbook, leaving a few meaningless marks. Every now and then, he would peek at the teacher and then make a few more marks.

Yukino Yukinoshita also came to her senses at this moment, and gave Lin Mo a deep look. She had to find out the specific situation of Lin Mo as soon as possible and figure out what had happened to him!

Having realized that she simply couldn't keep up with her studies, Lin Mo completely gave up on learning and started to give up entirely. Anyway, with the system backing her up, even if she did terribly on the exam, she could still get help from it.

System: "Don't treat me like a question-solving app!"

And so, the morning passed. Lin Mo, clutching his rumbling stomach, hurriedly ran to the cafeteria. He hadn't eaten anything that morning, and if he didn't eat lunch soon, he felt he would starve to death.

Although he ran fast enough, the location was not advantageous, and he had to queue. After waiting for a while, Lin Mo used all his money to buy two lunches and started eating.

Before long, both portions were gone, leaving us less than three-tenths full.

Lin Mo turned to look at the long queue at the food pick-up counter, sighed silently, and walked out.

It's better to kill him than to let him smell the aroma of food but not be able to eat it.

Lin Mo slowly walked back to his seat, slumped onto the table, and sighed, feeling the hunger in his stomach, "So hungry~"

At the same time, he thought to himself, "System, quickly find a way to get me some food, I'm really starving."

System: "OK! I'll generate the task right away."

Ding--

Sign-in task: Rob someone while wearing black stockings.

Task Reward: One sign-in.

System: "Host, isn't your thinking a bit too extreme? It's just going hungry, there's really no need for that."

Lin Mo said angrily, "Slander! You're slandering me again! It's clearly your own moral depravity that led to this mission, how can you blame it on me! Nobody knows that I'm known in the martial arts world as the Jade-Faced Moral Gentleman! If you dare to tarnish my reputation like this again, believe me, I'll banish you to the cold palace!"

Meanwhile, Yukino Yukinoshita, who was eating, was puzzled when she saw Lin Mo walk in. It wasn't hard to deduce from the fact that he ran off as soon as get out of class ended that he went to the cafeteria to get food, but why did he come back? And why did he say he was so hungry? Could it be that he didn't get any food? Or did he not bring any money?

Just as Yukino Yukinoshita was hesitating about whether to help him, she noticed that Lin Mo suddenly sat up straight, looking somewhat agitated and exasperated.

I don't understand, I really don't understand. Maybe only a head injury could explain Lin Mo's abnormal behavior.

System: "You're wronged, host! I've said it before: the generation of this task is composed of your myriad thoughts. In other words, you had this idea first, which is why this task was generated. It has absolutely nothing to do with me!"

Lin Mo slammed his hand on the table: "Still trying to argue!"

Yukino Yukinoshita, who had just picked up a piece of food, was startled and dropped the food onto the table.

The system was exhausted: "Whatever you say, just figure out how to get yourself hungry."

Lin Mo gave the middle finger: "Useless system, utterly useless! When it matters, I still have to rely on myself!"

Then he took out black stockings from his pocket and put them on his head, preparing to randomly pick a lucky person to rob. After all, with black stockings on his head, no one would recognize him.

Yukino Yukinoshita, who witnessed all of this, remained silent.

Did I encounter a pervert?

Chapter 16 Murder and Silence

Just as Lin Mo was about to make a move, he turned his head and saw Yukino Yukinoshita standing there in a daze. The two stared at each other, and the atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.

Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat. When did Yukino Yukinoshita get here?! Oh no, he'd been discovered before he even started doing anything wrong! And by the incredibly righteous Yukino Yukinoshita! Would she call the police and send him to jail?

"bite--

Sign-in task: Kill to silence witnesses.

Task Reward: One sign-in.

"!!!"

System: "Damn it! Host! Can't you use your brain for once? You're so bloodthirsty! When other people see anime heroines standing in front of them, they all call them 'wife, wife,' and you just have to kill them all, right?"

Lin Mo ignored the system's plans and his brain was working frantically to try to break the current situation. Then he saw the lunchbox in front of Yukino Yukinoshita and a brilliant idea popped into his head!

He could easily exploit Yukino Yukinoshita's sympathy to rob her of lunch, thus completing his mission while avoiding being sent to jail! Thinking this, Lin Mo felt like a genius; he had managed to solve this entire situation!

Without hesitation, Lin Mo looked around, picked up the ballpoint pen he had borrowed from Yukino Yukinoshita on the table, pointed it at Yukino Yukinoshita, and said fiercely, "Robbery! Hand over your lunch! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

With black stockings on, I don't care about anyone!

Yukino Yukinoshita stared at Lin Mo's face, distorted by the black stockings, and his attempt at a fierce expression; he really looked like an idiot. She stood there, stunned, unable to process what had just happened. He was fine a moment ago, how did things suddenly turn out like this?

Seeing that Yukino Yukinoshita remained silent for a long time, Lin Mo figured she might be intimidated by his fierce demeanor. He couldn't help but feel a little smug, thinking that he had a talent for everything!

So she grabbed her lunchbox and ran out, giving Yukino Yukinoshita no time to react.

Yukino Yukinoshita stared at the empty desk, then at the chopsticks in her hand, and finally at the doorway where Lin Mo had left, still completely bewildered.

Who am I? What just happened? What am I doing?

Yukino Yukinoshita was bewildered, Yukino Yukinoshita was thinking, Yukino Yukinoshita gave up thinking, and Yukino Yukinoshita chased after her.

Lin Mo looked excitedly at the lunchbox in his hand, a sly smile creeping onto his face. Sure enough, grabbing something and running away was thrilling!

The system stared in disbelief and said, "Host, are you really a genius? I've never seen anything like this before."

Lin Mo: "I've always been a genius, okay? I've said it before, I'm incredibly clever! System, sign in!"

"bite--

Congratulations, host, you have obtained: 10 x Advanced Nutrient Solution (Green)

Advanced Nutrient Solution (Green): A nutrient solution created in a technologically advanced world to replace food; one bottle is equivalent to a normal person's energy needs for a week.

System: "Host, you're in luck. You won't have to worry about going hungry for the next few days."

Lin Mo: "Of course, I've always been very lucky."

Just as Lin Mo finished speaking, he bumped into an unexpected person at the corner—Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Seeing Lin Mo's unconventional attire, Hiratsuka Shizuka immediately shouted, "Stop! Who are you!"

Lin Mo sensed something was wrong and immediately turned and ran back, only to encounter Yukino Yukinoshita who had caught up with him.

Lin Mo was caught in a pincer attack, cold sweat pouring down his face. This was bad!

He glanced at Yukino Yukinoshita, who was slightly out of breath, then at Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was rubbing her hands together in anticipation. He then pulled down his black stockings, revealing a smile that looked more like a grimace, and said, "I think I can explain."

Hiratsuka Shizuka froze on the spot, and said in surprise, "Lin Mo? Wait! What's going on? Why are you dressed like this?"

Lin Mo frantically called out to the system in his mind: "System! System! Help me quickly!"

The system said gloatingly, "Hey~ We suggest you just cosplay as a teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll), maybe that will save you some face."

Lin Mo: "6".

System: "7".

Lin Mo: "..."

………………

In Hiratsuka Shizuka's office, she looked at Lin Mo with a headache and asked, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at Lin Mo, who was pretending to be clueless, organized her thoughts, and said, "Hiratsuka-sensei, Lin Mo took my lunch because he was too hungry."

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Lin Mo in shock: "That's it!"

Lin Mo lowered his head: This floor is really hard.

"Goo-"

Just then, Lin Mo's stomach growled, and he blushed and lowered his head even further.

What a huge embarrassment! My lifelong reputation is ruined just like that!

It's all the fault of that inherently evil system brat!

System: "You brought this on yourself, so you can't blame anyone else."

Hiratsuka Shizuka rubbed her forehead and said, "Even if you're starving, you can't steal someone else's lunchbox. Why don't you eat at the cafeteria?"

Lin Mo: "I have no money."

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "No money? If you have no money, where did you get those black stockings? When I first saw you, I was shocked. I thought terrorists had infiltrated the school."

Lin Mo: "I picked up the black stockings when I was in school. I was thinking that I could get rich quick by taking risks, but as you know, that's how it turned out."

Hiratsuka Shizuka said with a headache, "How should I put it? Even if you're poor, you can't steal someone else's lunchbox, right? Yukinoshita, what do you think?"

Yukino Yukinoshita thought for a moment and said, "Lin Mo, no matter how poor you are, you can't steal other people's things. That's wrong. We should use our own hands to get what we want!"

Although it was just robbing my lunchbox, many illegal acts accumulate from small things. Once you cross your own bottom line, you're likely to go down the wrong path! I hope you understand this and don't make the same mistake again! By the way, are you short of money?

Lin Mo reached into his pocket and a 50-yuan coin fell out. He picked it up and said, "This is my last possession."

Hiratsuka Shizuka exclaimed in surprise, "Really? Where's your guardian? Doesn't he care about you anymore?"

Lin Mo sighed and said, "I've hardly ever seen him since I was a child, let alone when I came of age. He disappeared without a trace and I have no idea where he went off to."

Hiratsuka Shizuka was slightly taken aback, then remembered Lin Mo's situation and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."

This child is really pitiful. It's one thing for his guardians to ignore him, but he also suffered brain damage when school started. I guess it was because of the brain damage that he did such a thing. I wonder how Yukino Yukinoshita will handle this.

Lin Mo looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle: "It's just a little bit of wind and frost."

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Hiratsuka-sensei, given Lin Mo's situation, he should be eligible to apply for the school's poverty grant, right?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "That's certainly possible, but the paperwork alone will take a long time, which won't solve the immediate problem."

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded and said, "I see. Hiratsuka-sensei, you can apply for a poverty grant from the school, and in the meantime..."

Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Lin Mo and said, "Lin Mo, although I am very angry that you stole my lunch, I will give you a chance to redeem yourself since you had a reason for it."

I can introduce you to a job. Before you get paid, I can lend you some money to help you make ends meet. You can pay me back slowly after you get paid. In the meantime, I'll decide whether to forgive you based on your behavior. What do you think?

Chapter 17 Call an ambulance immediately!

Hiratsuka Shizuka was quite satisfied with Yukino Yukinoshita's answer. Although Yukino was rather withdrawn in class, she was at least kind-hearted. Her handling of the situation was also quite appropriate; instead of directly giving money, she chose to address the problem at its root, which was somewhat reminiscent of Yukino Haruno's style.

Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded and said, "I will do my best to apply for poverty assistance as quickly as possible."

Lin Mo scratched his head and said, "Actually, the salary doesn't matter, as long as meals are provided, and they have to be plentiful."

Judging from my own appetite, a month's salary might not even be enough to sustain me for a week, let alone as an hourly worker.

Yukino Yukinoshita: "You have a big appetite?"

Lin Mo: "To be honest, I had already eaten lunch for two before this."

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Really?"

Lin Mo shrugged and said, "I wouldn't lie about something like this. If you don't believe me, you can treat me to a meal, and I'll prove it to you in person."

Lin Mo smiled to himself, pleased with his own cleverness. He had found a source of money and solved his hunger problem at the same time.

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "I don't believe you can eat that much by yourself. Come on, aren't you still hungry? Let's go to the school cafeteria, I'll treat you to a meal!"

Lin Mo's eyes lit up: "Really? Teacher!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, it's just a meal, I can afford it. Yukinoshita, come along too. Your bento is completely cold, so let's go see just how much Lin Mo can eat."