Why was she given a major demerit?
Jiang Xiuxiu sensed something unusual and examined Li Xiaoxiao's file several times.
However, the school had not recorded any detailed information about the incident. All Jiang Xiuxiu could
find was a single sentence: "Her behavior was atrocious, causing severe negative impact on the school."
Negative impact.
Could it be related to that love letter?
Jiang Xiuxiu pondered but couldn't come to any conclusion.
But she knew Li Xiaoxiao was likely an important NPC with secrets.
First, she was different from other students at the academy. She was an ordinary person, not a patient, and
had recovered from childhood autism, though she was still lonely by nature.
Her presence at this academy was unusual.
Second, as far as she had seen, no one else had been given a major demerit.
Considering these factors, Jiang Xiuxiu set the file aside, intending to take it to Shu Xin later.
Next, she needed to investigate Xu Bai.
With that thought, Jiang Xiuxiu rolled up her sleeves and eagerly turned to the remaining files.
But then, nothing.
For an entire morning, Jiang Xiuxiu pored over every student file from 1985 to 1995 three times.
Yet, even so, she found not a single trace of information about Boss Xu Bai.
After the first round, she thought she might have missed something.
After the second round, she wondered if the boss had used a fake name.
So, in the third round, she not only checked the names but also paid attention to the photos.
But even then, she discovered nothing.
There was simply no record of Xu Bai in the school's files.
Jiang Xiuxiu still remembered that when she last saw Xu Bai, he had been wearing the academy's uniform.
And Xu Bai had appeared in that sealed classroom.
Staying at the academy and wearing the school uniform, yet he wasn't a student there?
If he wasn't a student, then who was he?
"Bang!"
While Jiang Xiuxiu was still in shock, lost in thought, she suddenly heard a clear collision sound behind
her.
Turning around, she saw an overweight man in his thirties or forties standing behind her.
It was him who had accidentally bumped into a nearby cabinet, causing something to fall.
Seeing that he was noticed, he gave her a fawning smile.
"What a coincidence, Miss Jiang. I... I came to look up some information too."
His face was plump, with an obvious look of unease, and his small eyes kept darting over Jiang Xiuxiu, his
gaze sticky and greedy, like he was sizing up a satisfactory object.
He was a typical small character, the most terrified one in the cafeteria before.
Jiang Xiuxiu remembered him not just because of his behavior but also because his name was on today's class
schedule.
But what did he want with her now?
Jiang Xiuxiu didn't believe he was really here to look up information, especially since his eyes never left
her.
As she pondered, she frowned and stepped back.
She wasn't afraid of what the middle-aged man might do to her since the game explicitly forbade players from
harming each other directly, but the malice in his expression made her wary.
Especially since the game only forbade "direct" harm.
The middle-aged man noticed Jiang Xiuxiu's discomfort but pretended not to, shamelessly approaching her.
"It's really fate that we meet here," he joked, "Miss Jiang, what are you looking up? Maybe if we work
together, we can win that five million, ha ha."
Jiang Xiuxiu responded with an awkward but polite smile at his unfunny joke.
The middle-aged man didn't mind, as he wasn't trying to please Jiang Xiuxiu.
As Jiang Xiuxiu had previously observed, after the first night, the middle-aged man had fallen into complete
panic.
Unlike others, his teammate had been one of the teachers from the previous day, and his teammate's madness
before dying had terrified him even more.
He was scared, so he shrank back today and didn't follow the schedule to teach the students.
But the game wouldn't allow players to avoid tasks. Soon after, the middle-aged man accidentally bumped into
a sneaky male NPC in the hallway.
Afterward, he found a thin piece of paper in his pocket.
Realizing something was wrong, he tried to throw it away, but whether he discarded or burned it, the paper
always reappeared in his pocket.
He knew he was in trouble.
But he didn't want to quit the game, unwilling to give up this opportunity.
After all, five million was more money than he could ever earn in his life.
And what if he survived until the end? What if he won?
With that money, he wouldn't have to flatter those picky bosses, and even the women who once ignored him
would look at him differently. Everyone who looked down on him would come begging.
Moreover, he had something that could help him avoid punishment.
His special ability: Misdirect Trouble.
Most of the other players were young men in their twenties, strong and vigorous, so the middle-aged man
didn't dare to target them.
Shu Xin, though a woman, exuded an upper-class aura that intimidated him.
Only Jiang Xiuxiu, a nineteen-year-old college girl, small and delicate, seemed like an easy target.
"So, Miss Jiang, have you found anything new to share?" he asked with a sly smile, his large body moving
closer, eyes constantly glancing at the files in Jiang Xiuxiu's hands. "Oh, you're looking at student files?
Huh, they all have the surname Xu."
As he spoke, his eyes flashed, and he suddenly reached out to grab the files from Jiang Xiuxiu's hands.
But Jiang Xiuxiu, already wary of him, immediately slammed the student files onto his hand and turned to
run.
She moved quickly, but the middle-aged man was quicker. His target wasn't the files but Jiang Xiuxiu
herself.
The small space of the archive room left Jiang Xiuxiu no room to escape. When she realized the door was
blocked by furniture, she had nowhere to go.
She had been too absorbed in her thoughts earlier, failing to notice someone quietly approaching.
Desperation set in as she was cornered, and she squeezed into a narrow shelf.
She reached the end, blocked by a wall.
There was nowhere left to hide.
Finally, the middle-aged man seized his chance and touched her.
At that moment, his special ability, Misdirect Trouble, was successfully activated.
In that instant, Jiang Xiuxiu felt something, hurriedly checking her pocket.
Sure enough, a thin piece of paper had appeared out of nowhere.
It was the same paper that had been haunting the middle-aged man, now transferred to her.
Her heart sank.
Unfolding the paper, she saw a short message clearly written:
"Teacher Wang, can you meet me under the tree outside the apartment at 9 tonight?"
To her surprise and slight shock, she recognized the handwriting.
It was Li Xiaoxiao's.
Yesterday, she had seen this girl's handwriting on the love letter.
"Sorry, Miss Jiang, but now you have to bear this trouble for me," the middle-aged man said, relieved and
satisfied after successfully using his skill.
Jiang Xiuxiu was the kind of young woman he despised the most.
They were young, beautiful, and never gave him a glance. When he tried to approach and flatter them, they
looked at him with disgust.
Who did they think they were?
Just a bunch of women relying on their youth and beauty, with only money in their eyes.
But so what?
This was no longer society; it was a cold and ruthless game. No matter how proud they were, now they had to
fall into his hands.
The middle-aged man looked at Jiang Xiuxiu, his greasy face full of undisguised triumph. "Miss Jiang, you
were looking up people named Xu, weren't you? That must be an important person, right?"
"Thanks for the tip. Rest assured, after you're eliminated, I'll continue the investigation for you."
"Were you talking about me?"
At that moment, a soft male voice suddenly spoke from behind them.