Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 682 Confidence
Luo Xiangshi followed behind. In addition to the twelve students who came to participate in the competition, Haoxia’s principal Jin Shengchao, the director of the Academic Affairs Office Chen Yongcheng, and the head of the group’s security department Gao Zhimin were also here.

In addition, twelve security guards came from the security department, but they all stayed at the foot of the mountain and did not go up the mountain.

Following behind Luo Xiangshi was a strange face that Cao Youyi did not recognize.

He was a man wearing a windbreaker and a top hat, holding a gentleman's cane in his hand. He seemed to notice that Cao Youyi was observing him, so he quickly turned his face away, not daring to look Cao Youyi in the eye.

But he didn't expect Cao Youyi to speak directly, "I haven't asked your name yet?"

The man opened his mouth, stammered, and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Finally, Luo Xiangshi said, "He is Ye Meisheng, the great-great-grandson of Ye Wangshu and the only descendant of the Ye family. Since I have an agreement with Principal Ma, I will naturally abide by it and bring the person who can open the iron box."

Cao Youyi glanced at the cowering Ye Meisheng again and frowned, "Why is Ye Wangshu's great-great-grandson in your hands, Boss Luo?"

"He found me himself and said he wanted to use the Ye family's secrets to exchange for some money from me for emergency use." Luo Xiangshi said lightly.

"If you have difficulties, why don't you come to Houde first?" Cao Youyi asked Ye Meisheng again.

"I contacted Principal Cao and wrote him a letter when I just returned to China, but Principal Cao was unwilling to agree to my request," said Ye Meisheng.

"what do you want?"

"I lost money in my business and need some money to tide over the difficulties." Ye Meisheng said hesitantly.

Luo Xiangshi, who was standing by, did not tolerate him and directly exposed his lies, "He colluded with others to smuggle opium. The customs seized the ship and the goods, and he was also on the wanted list. He wanted money to bribe the Commissioner of Customs."

"If I hadn't provided him with shelter, he would have been arrested by customs long ago. In addition, I promised to give him 20,000 yuan, but he had to wait until the box was opened and the contents were seen."

Cao Youyi frowned even more tightly, looked at Ye Meisheng, wanted to say something, but in the end just sighed.

Instead, Ye Meisheng himself was somewhat unhappy. Seeing that his secret had been revealed, he simply threw the jar into the air.

"This school was founded by my great-grandfather. Strictly speaking, the things in the box belong to our family. I just want to get back our family's things. What's wrong with that?

"Besides, it's not like I didn't give you a chance. I told you that I contacted Principal Cao first, but not only did he not give me money, he even advised me to turn myself in. Is that reasonable?"

Cao Youyi was too lazy to talk to him more and just led the way. Ye Meisheng muttered a few words and then moved closer to Luo Xiangshi.

"Boss Luo, you have to keep your promise to me. Even if Hao Xia loses to Hou De, you have to give me the money."

Luo Xiangshi was originally watching the fight between Ye Wangshu's descendants and Houde with great pleasure, but when he heard these words, he felt like he had eaten a fly.

He waved his hand, "I know, just stay here."

Ye Meisheng was still a little worried, and said to Cao Youyi, "Teacher Cao, you also heard what Boss Luo said, so you can testify for me when the time comes."

Today, Houde is more lively than ever before. In addition to the two warring parties and a group of reporters, there are also many government officials and Houde alumni.

But the most important events were Chairman Li and Governor Zheng, the two most important figures in the Dongshan provincial officialdom, and they were also invited to watch the game.

In the end, more than 150 guests went up the mountain, and Cao Youyi even organized a press conference before the fight.

The protagonists, Luo Xiangshi and Malu, attended the press conference together.

The reporters below asked questions actively.

"Boss Luo, Haoxia and Houde are ranked 4th and 89th respectively in the Ministry of Education, with a difference of 85 places. Does this mean that there is no suspense at all in the battle?" Luo Xiangshi said, "The gap between our two sides in ranking is indeed huge, but I won't say that Haoxia will definitely win."

Although he said this, his confident look already gave the real answer.

"Excuse me, with such a huge difference in the competition, does the hero seem to be bullying the weak?" The next question was asked by a reporter from another newspaper in Xindu.

On the surface, he was questioning the hero, but in fact he was conveying a message to Luo Xiangshi, giving him a chance to explain.

Luo Xiangshi really said, "Challenging the Hero is actually the result of negotiation between the two parties. As a concession, we also gave up our home advantage. The challenge was initiated by the Hero. In the case of a tie, we will be directly judged as the loser. Most importantly, this was also agreed by Principal Ma."

The reporter quickly turned around and looked at Ma Lu standing beside him. "Principal Ma, you chose the Hero to challenge. Are you confident that you can beat the Hero?"

This question is quite insidious. If Malu says he is confident but then loses the fight, he will be portrayed by the media as stubborn and ignorant.

But if we say we have no confidence, it will affect Houde’s morale before the war.

Malu's answer was straightforward, "Of course."

"Do you really think Houde can defeat Haoxia? Can you tell me where your confidence comes from?"

The reporter continued to ask.

"You will know after the fight. I agree with what your colleague said before. The gap in strength between the two sides is huge, but Houde has the upper hand."

Although the reporter really wanted to get evidence of Malu's arrogance, he was stunned when he heard the other party's confident answer.

However, many photographers captured the disdainful expression on Luo Xiangshi's face when he heard this.

However, Luo Xiangshi's happiness did not last long, as it was soon his turn to be challenged again.

"I heard a rumor that this iron box was stolen from Houde by someone you sent, Boss Luo. Is this true?"

The question was asked by Lu Yingying from Pingcheng Daily. When Luo Xiangshi heard the question, his face suddenly darkened.

"I found the iron box outside. It was not stolen from Houdeli."

"But there is a secret symbol left by Principal Ma on it."

"........."

The interview lasted for half an hour, and the reporters were still a little unsatisfied. However, as Governor Zheng showed an impatient look on his face, the reporters did not dare to ask any more questions.

Cao Youyi immediately ended the press conference and announced that the competition was about to begin.

Afterwards, she invited Luo Xiangshi, Haoxia and a group of teachers and students, as well as all the guests today to go to the back mountain.

Luo Xiangshi was startled when he heard this, "Why are you going to the back mountain?"

"A competition." Ma Lu said, "We set up the competition venue in the back mountain."

"This is not in compliance with regulations. I remember that the competition venue can only be chosen on campus." Luo Xiangshi said.

"This is indeed on campus," Malu said leisurely, "Houde is very big, and the campus is larger than that of ordinary schools. We occupy half of Shouyang Mountain, and even the back mountain is still within our campus."

(End of this chapter)