192: Chapter 192 Sending My Sister to School

The southern suburbs of Kyoto, the headquarters of the New Martial Arts Special Strategy Department.

The morning sun shone through the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, spilling onto the floor paved with star alloy.

Lin Fan sat cross-legged on the red sandalwood armchair he had swiped from the Qin Family, holding a cup of steaming soy milk in his hand.

Before him, two rows of people stood in neat formation.

The row on the left consisted of young masters from wealthy families like Zhao Wujing and Qian Duoduo, all wearing cleaner uniforms and looking utterly despondent.

On the right was Lin Xiaoya, wearing a brand-new school uniform and carrying a small backpack, looking well-behaved and adorable.

"Ahem."

Lin Fan cleared his throat and set down his cup of soy milk.

"After careful consideration by the organization, and given your good performance over the past few days—especially Comrade Zhao Wujing, who has shown amazing talent in the two projects of scrubbing toilets and moving bricks..."

Lin Fan spoke with a straight face, "I have decided to end your labor reform period early."

Hearing this, Zhao Wujing, who had been hanging his head, suddenly looked up, his eyes bursting with an unbelievable light.

"Brother Fan, are you serious?"

Zhao Wujing's voice was trembling.

God knows how he had survived these past few days.

By day, he had to move bricks on this construction site filled with radioactive waste and terrifying formations; by night, he was forced by Lin Fan to write labor reflections.

Even though he was the grandson of a Grandmaster and a young master of the Kyoto Zhao Family, at this moment, he only wanted to go home to his mother.

"Of course it's true. I've always been one to win people over with virtue."

Lin Fan pulled a stack of documents from his robe with a smile, "However, you have worked in our department after all, which means you've come into contact with state secrets."

"So, before you leave, each of you must sign an 'External Personnel Confidentiality Agreement' and a 'Myriad Treasures Pavilion Lifetime VIP Spending Commitment'."

"It's not much, just a commitment that your annual spending at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion will not be less than twenty million in the future."

Qian Duoduo, that little fatty, was the first to rush forward, grabbing a pen to sign.

"Brother Fan, I'll sign! Forget twenty million, as long as there are those blind boxes that can yield divine artifacts in the future, just save one for me!"

Though Qian Duoduo had been tired these past few days, he had seen with his own eyes how Lin Fan turned piles of scrap metal into divine weapons.

A businessman's keen intuition told him that by clinging to this powerful leg, he could definitely walk tall in the future.

With Qian Duoduo leading the way, the others also stepped forward to sign and leave their marks.

After signing, Zhao Wujing looked at Lin Fan, hesitating to speak.

"What? Don't want to leave? Then stay and scrub toilets for another two months?"

Lin Fan raised an eyebrow.

"No, no, no!"

Zhao Wujing shook his head like a rattle.

"Alright, beat it. Don't delay me sending my sister to school."

Lin Fan waved his hand dismissively.

The group of young masters fled as if granted a general amnesty, scrambling out of the base gates, not even caring about the dust-covered supercars parked at the entrance.

Having sent off the free labor, Lin Fan's gaze fell on Lin Xiaoya.

His originally arrogant gaze instantly softened.

"Xiaoya, are you nervous?"

Lin Fan walked over and helped his sister straighten her collar.

Lin Xiaoya shook her head, her large eyes sparkling with a maturity and cleverness that transcended her age.

"Brother, I'm not nervous. I just think that school might be hard to get into."

Lin Xiaoya said softly, "I heard that the Affiliated High School of Kyoto University is the hardest school to enter in all of Long Country. You don't just need money; you need power, and most of all, talent."

"Don't worry, your brother is a Major General now, after all. I still have that much face."

Lin Fan gave a confident smile, pulled out his phone, and dialed a number.

The call was quickly answered.

"Hello? Who is this?"

It was a slightly dignified middle-aged male voice.

"Minister Wang, I hope you've been well. This is Lin Fan."

There was a distinct silence on the other end for two seconds, followed by the voice of Vice Minister of Education Wang Wenyuan, sounding both pleasantly surprised and slightly headachy.

"So it's Major General Lin Fan... What, just finished causing a scene at the Qin Family and you've thought of this old man?"

Wang Wenyuan had personally gone to Jianghai City to recruit Lin Fan and had a deep understanding of this young man's potential and his knack for causing trouble.

Especially over the last two days, the commotion Lin Fan had caused in Kyoto was being discussed even in the Ministry of Education's breakroom.

"Look at what you're saying; that was just self-defense."

Lin Fan chuckled, "I have a serious matter for you today. My sister, Lin Xiaoya, wants to transfer into the Affiliated High School of Kyoto University for her senior year."

"The Affiliated High School of Kyoto University?"

Wang Wenyuan pondered for a moment, "Enrollment at that school is very sought after, and the entrance exams are extremely strict..."

"Minister Wang, my sister is a genius who has awakened an S-Rank Talent in the Mental System."

Lin Fan threw out his bargaining chip directly, "Furthermore, I recently acquired a batch of special blind boxes that can enhance mental power. I was planning to send some to the senior leaders at our Ministry of Education to give them a taste..."

"Ahem!"

Wang Wenyuan immediately coughed twice, interrupting Lin Fan, "Major General Lin is too kind. Kyoto is a place of complex relationships; this isn't something that can be solved just by giving gifts. It makes things very difficult for me."

"However... it's not unsolvable. I previously wanted to specially recruit you to Kyoto University, but your strength and status are no longer suitable for being a student."

"I said before that the gates of Kyoto University are always open to you. You can now take an honorary professorship at the university. As a family member, your sister will naturally be able to attend the affiliated high school."

"I see. I agree then, let's do the honorary post. But I'll still provide the blind boxes to support the school. Thanks, Old Wang!"

Hanging up the phone, Lin Fan gave Lin Xiaoya an 'OK' sign.

"Done."

...

An hour later.

The Affiliated High School of Kyoto University, the Dean's Office.

A pot-bellied middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses sat in a leather swivel chair, holding Lin Xiaoya's files with a deep frown.

This man's name was Liu Defa, the Director of Admissions.

But his expression at the moment was cold.

"Major General Lin Fan, is it?"

Liu Defa set down the files and pushed up his glasses, his tone carrying a hint of manipulation, "Although Teacher Wang put in a word, our affiliated high school is a prestigious school after all. Rules cannot be broken."

"The elite class for this year's seniors is already full, and they are all scions of various great families. If we suddenly insert a student, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among the parents."

Lin Fan sat on the sofa, quietly watching the fat man's performance.

He keenly caught the fleeting disdain in the other man's eyes.

It was the specific sense of superiority that Kyoto locals felt toward out-of-town nouveau riche.

"So, what is Director Liu's meaning?"

Lin Fan asked indifferently.

"My meaning is, could we first arrange for your sister to transition in a regular class?"

Liu Defa said with a fake smile, "Or, if Major General Lin is willing to donate a library to the school, the board of directors might consider an exceptional admission into the elite class."

This was intentional obstruction.

And to dare do this even after Wang Wenyuan had called suggested it likely involved the school's internal factional struggles.

Clearly, Liu Defa didn't know about Lin Fan's honorary appointment at Kyoto University and treated him like a typical nouveau riche trying to use the back door.

Just as Lin Fan was about to lose his temper, Lin Xiaoya, who had been sitting quietly beside him, suddenly tugged on his sleeve.

Lin Xiaoya leaned into Lin Fan's ear and said in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Brother, he's lying."

"He was just thinking that someone from the Zhao Family sent him a message, telling him to intentionally block us. They want to provoke you into taking action at the school so they can attack you in the media."

"And, in the drawer under his desk, there's a check for five hundred thousand that the Zhao Family just sent over."

Lin Xiaoya's voice was very soft, yet it exploded in Lin Fan's ear like a thunderclap.

Is this the passive ability of the S-Rank Talent 'Mind Dominator'?

Mind reading?

Lin Fan's gaze instantly turned cold.

Originally, he thought this fat man was just from an opposing faction to Wang Wenyuan; he didn't expect the Zhao Family's revenge to be involved as well.

"Director Liu."

Lin Fan stood up, wearing that signature, hair-raising smile.

He walked step by step to the desk, leaning his hands on the surface and looking down at Liu Defa.

"You just said the elite class is full?"

Liu Defa was startled by Lin Fan's aura and instinctively shrank back.

"Yes... yes, those are the school's regulations..."

"Then is that Zhao Family check in your drawer also a school regulation?"

Lin Fan's voice wasn't loud, but it was full of piercing power.

Liu Defa's face instantly turned deathly pale.

He looked at Lin Fan in terror, as if looking at a demon.

This matter was extremely secret—even his wife didn't know. How did this Lin Fan know?

"You... you're talking nonsense! This is slander!"

Liu Defa shouted with false bravado, "This is a school, please leave!"

"Slander?"

Lin Fan sneered and suddenly yanked open the desk drawer.

Clatter!

A pile of documents was flipped over, and a check that hadn't yet been deposited in the bank lay right there.

It was clearly stamped with the seal of the Zhao Family Merchant House.

The air instantly froze.

Cold sweat poured down Liu Defa's forehead like rain, and his entire body was shaking.

"Director Liu, as an educator, you are colluding with outside forces, suppressing the family of an active-duty military officer, and are suspected of large-scale bribery."

Lin Fan picked up the check and gave it a light flick, "Tell me, if I hand this to the ICAC or just post it online, how many years do you think you'll get?"

"Major General Lin, it's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"

Liu Defa's legs went weak, and he slid right off his chair, kneeling on the ground.

"I... I was momentarily confused! It was the Zhao Family... the Zhao Family forced me!"

"I'll handle it right now, immediately! She'll go straight into the best Rocket Class!"