6: Chapter 6 Liu Yanyan, I won't use "investigation" to question you.

Inside the school infirmary.

Suddenly, the noisy commotion from outside woke Chu Hong, who was lying on the hospital bed as if sleeping peacefully, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Absolutely no one will discover it.

In just that split second, the "duplicate Chu Hong" who was originally lying on the bed had already been replaced by the real person.

Outside the door, chaotic sounds resembling people shoving each other could still be heard.

That fatty Wang Suming was blocking the entrance of the school infirmary for dear life.

Chu Hong stood up.

Outside the door.

Wu Gang, who was in the same training class as Chu Hong and Wang Suming, had bulging muscles, and his dark skin resembled certain fitness dyed-blonde characters in NTR mobile games. At this moment, he was crossing his arms and looking down at the fatty Wang Suming in front of him with an arrogant and smug expression.

Behind him, a dozen or so men and women were jeering, enjoying the spectacle and hoping the commotion would get even bigger.

"Wang Suming, what are you doing? We heard that Chu Hong couldn't take the blow and wanted to commit suicide, so aren't we just kindly here to check on him? How can you block us?"

"Exactly, we are all classmates after all. If the initial skill has no grade, then it has no grade. Anyway, our Boss Wu awakened the Origin-tier skill [Bomb Thrower]. In the future, when Boss Wu eats his fill from the secret realm and lets a little slip through his fingers, won't that be enough for the orphan Chu Hong—who eats enough for one so his whole family is not hungry—to live comfortably?"

"Hahaha, Boss Wu is righteous, but it looks like this kid Chu Hong isn't giving us any face."

Wang Suming's face turned alternately green and purple with anger at these vulgar and realistic classmates.

But this was the human environment of the cataclysmic Blue Star, where order was chaotic and the strong were supreme.

Although he believed that Chu Hong would certainly not be crushed just like that.

But clearly, his trust was completely useless.

Right at this moment.

With a "clatter" sound, the door behind Wang Suming was opened from the inside.

Chu Hong stood calmly at the doorway, looking at the crowd surrounding him. His gaze first swept indifferently over Wu Gang and the others, focusing particularly on the girl beside the other party.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

Liu Yanyan.

That was the person who humiliated his predecessor to the point of a breakdown, and even drove him to hang himself in the end.

I have to admit... big enough, white enough... and sultry enough!

"Yo, isn't our classmate Chu doing quite well? Looks like that fatty rushed over just in time, but the tattoo on this neck is quite unique..."

Wu Gang draped one arm over Liu Yanyan's shoulders, his drooping fingers seemingly brushing against that exaggerated curve right in front of Chu Hong, his face full of mockery and disdain.

Once upon a time, this fellow Chu Hong possessed a school-hunk-level handsome face, and plenty of girls proactively approached him.

Not to mention their training class, even within this Huangshan Source Energy No. 1 High School, many people knew Chu Hong's name.

Not only was this fellow's academic performance excellent, but he also happened to have a handsome face.

But now it was great.

Heaven has eyes!

The smugness on Wu Gang's face grew even more intense.

"Chu Hong, I heard that the awakened initial skill has no grade? That can't be right, can it? From enrollment until now, over the past few years, your grades have consistently been in the top ten of the entire high school. How could your awakened initial skill have no grade?"

"This doesn't fit the identity of a top student!"

Wu Gang exaggerated his tone intentionally.

The lackeys behind him were also tactful and immediately delivered a finishing blow: "Boss, what does awakening an initial skill have to do with grades? This kid just had too much romantic luck and used up all his luck, serves him right!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Looking at Wu Gang, who was laughing wildly without stopping, there was not the slightest trace of anger on Chu Hong's face.

After all, the one who died was the predecessor, and the one who was trash was also the predecessor.

While he, the latecomer...

Chu Hong grabbed fatty Wang Suming, who was so angry that he was about to rush forward and throw punches. With what seemed like a casual hand resting on the other's shoulder, it was like a pair of iron pliers, freezing Wang Suming's body right where he was about to charge out.

When he turned his head back with a face full of anger, it was filled with utter shock and bewilderment.

Chu Hong smiled slightly.

Looking at Wu Gang, who was surrounded by the crowd in the middle.

"What Class Monitor Wu says is true. Ah, my luck was indeed a bit poor, but skill awakening doesn't just depend on luck; it's also related to that aspect..." Chu Hong supported his waist with a troubled expression.

He looked with a half-smile at Liu Yanyan, who was snuggled in Wu Gang's arms like a little bird dependent on a person.

"I was thinking about it by day and dreaming about it by night, and ended up having zero state right before the awakening. If you don't believe me, ask Yanyan."

Liu Yanyan furrowed her brows, but saw a sarcastic curve outline the corner of Chu Hong's mouth.

"Boss Wu should have experienced it already, right? Yanyan is not second-hand goods..."

This single sentence caused both Wu Gang and Liu Yanyan in his arms to instantly change their expressions.

However, Chu Hong continued to speak.

"Yanyan and I have been together for two years. During this time, I Investigation her during the day, Investigation her at night, Investigation her on the school rooftop, and continued to Investigation her in the training ground's equipment room..."

"I conducted Investigation on her from the front, conducted Investigation on her from the back..."

"Conducted Investigation on her while standing, conducted Investigation on her while lying down..."

Wang Suming looked at Chu Hong, who was shaking his head and smiling as if reminiscing while sharing these out-of-bounds topics, and felt that today's Chu Hong completely exceeded his cognition.

Prior to this.

Even as his best friend, if he said a single word against Liu Yanyan in front of Chu Hong, he would inevitably face a round of scolding.

But today...

Chu Hong talked eloquently, ranging from "bare-handed Investigation" of Liu Yanyan, to using "humans are good at using tools" for Investigation of Liu Yanyan, and finally to "interest is the best teacher" for in-depth Investigation of Liu Yanyan.

Hearing this, the crowd of lackeys behind Wu Gang, as well as the classmates who came to watch the commotion, couldn't help revealing strange expressions.

Wu Gang's already somewhat dark complexion was now as black as the bottom of a pot.

As for Liu Yanyan...

"Shut up! Chu Hong, you bastard, what nonsense are you spouting?!"

Liu Yanyan's pretty face was flushed red with anger.

Having to admit that her looks were top-notch, her heart immediately panicked when she saw Wu Gang's angry gaze at this moment.

"Wu Gang, don't listen to his nonsense. I didn't, I didn't even let him touch me, he..."

Chu Hong added a lingering finishing blow: "Boss Wu, after my Investigation, I found that Yanyan loves eating puffs the most..."

"You..."

"Enough!" Wu Gang roared fiercely.

Instantly, the entire school infirmary finally returned to a dead silence.

Chu Hong smiled, standing at the doorway with his arms crossed. Facing Wu Gang's gaze, which looked almost murderous, he wasn't flustered in the least.

"Hmph! Your tongue is quite sharp, but no grade is no grade. A person like you, even a Pioneer Squad won't want you, let alone entering the secret realm to condense source energy."

"Either honestly drop out and become a bottom-tier trash ordinary person in the base city from now on, or... do you dare enter the secret realm alone?"

Wu Gang took a step forward, closing the distance to the point where he could almost kiss Chu Hong if he went any further, glaring fiercely at Chu Hong with both eyes.

"In another month, it will be the graduation exam. By then, everyone must enter a secret realm once. If you know what's good for you and don't want to die, scram early. But if you go in... you'd better pray you don't run into me!"

Having said that.

Wu Gang immediately turned around and pulled Liu Yanyan—who was glaring resentfully at Chu Hong—away towards the outside.

Chu Hong wasn't angry either. Watching the departing backs of the other party, he waved his hand with a full smile.

"Classmate Wu Gang, rest assured, I understand boundary sense. From now on, between Yanyan and me, I am clear-cut, she is pure-white, and I will never Investigation her again from now on..."

"Ah! Chu Hong, you bastard!" Liu Yanyan shouted angrily, but was forcibly pulled away by Wu Gang.

Finally, after giving Chu Hong a deep look with strange expressions, the crowd dispersed one after another.

Leaving behind Wang Suming, who looked at Chu Hong with an expression full of reverence, as if meeting him for the first time.

"F*ck! Brother Hong, you, you were simply... amazing just now! How could you possibly say such harsh words to Liu Yanyan? You... you are the best!"

The fatty excitedly raised a thumb.

But immediately following that, a smile that all men understand couldn't help but surface on his face, his gaze shifting downward.

"Brother Hong, was that Liu Yanyan really that ruthless, making you truly clear-cut?"

"Scram!"

Inside the school infirmary, Chu Hong ate the food packed by Wang Suming, listening to the other chatter on and on about the things that had happened in the training class during the time he was in the medical room.

"Brother Hong, right now that Wu Gang is simply insufferable in class. Yesterday when you were unconscious, people from the Pioneers Guild came to test those in our school who awakened source energy skills. Guess how much that grandson Wu Gang tested?"

With a face full of envy, jealousy, and hatred, Wang Suming gritted his teeth and extended three thick fingers.

"Three stages! An Origin Third-Stage skill! If he enters the secret realm with this, how far ahead of us will he be..."