Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 651 Declaring Kassel

the next day.

It was an ordinary morning, and there was still some time before the first class. The classroom was bustling with activity, with more than half of the students already there. Lu Mingfei was also there, but Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen, who usually arrived early, were nowhere to be seen.

Information circulated within Deng Zhuoyi's small group that Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen had taken leave again today and would not be able to come to school until the afternoon.

This was nothing new to the students in Class 2 of Grade 11.

It seems that since the start of this semester, Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang, and Chen Wenwen have become unusually frail, taking leave every few days. It's either Su Xiaoqiang, Liu Miaomiao, or Chen Wenwen who asks for leave, as if they had made a pact.

"Hey, have you heard?" The Xu brothers, Yan Yan and Miao Miao, leaned over from the seats next to Zhao Menghua and asked with mysterious expressions.

Zhao Menghua was playing on his phone and replied listlessly, "What?"

"It's said that Kassel College's visit to our school isn't just for academic exchange," Xu Miaomiao said in a low voice, "They also plan to..."

"Are you still planning to interview students?"

Zhao Menghua interrupted Xu Miaomiao: "I've heard about it too. It's said that Kassel College and the school have reached a cooperation agreement with them, and there are designated enrollment quotas. Students who pass the interview will be directly admitted to Kassel College. Isn't this just a rumor circulating on the school forum last night? You actually believe that?"

Xu Yanyan chuckled sheepishly, "It's better to believe it than not, isn't it? If there really are special admission slots, it would be a good thing for us, wouldn't it? Besides, aren't the rumors circulating on the school forum usually quite reliable...?"

"Reliable my foot!" Zhao Menghua scoffed. "There are even people on the school forum saying that Lu Mingfei is secretly having a harem, and that Su Xiaoqiang, Liu Miaomiao, and Chen Wenwen are all his girlfriends. You two think that's reliable?"

The Xu brothers exchanged a glance, then scratched their heads in unison, thinking to themselves that they wouldn't believe what was said about others on the forum, but when it came to Lu Mingfei, it was really hard to say...

Moreover, just looking at how Su Xiaoqiang, Liu Miaomiao, and Chen Wenwen are inseparable from Lu Mingfei every day, even if Lu Mingfei hasn't actually built a harem, it's practically the same. What's more, two of these three have already been Lu Mingfei's girlfriends. If Lu Mingfei were to start dating Chen Wenwen someday, wouldn't that complete his harem?

However, when faced with Zhao Menghua, the Xu brothers still had to agree with their father's words: "Unreliable, unreliable."

The Xu brothers, feeling awkward, returned to their seats. Zhao Menghua continued playing on his phone.

He knew that Xu Yanyan and Xu Miaomiao weren't wrong; it's always better to believe something is true than not. After all, a well-known external school coming to their school for targeted recruitment would definitely benefit students like them.

Although Zhao Menghua didn't believe that Kassel College was simply giving away so many spots to Shilan High School for nothing—he'd heard it was a private university, and the tuition might be very expensive—he looked up Kassel College's QS ranking, which was quite high, and its affiliated school was the University of Chicago.

Every summer, Kassel College hosts a joint social event with the University of Chicago, the most classic activity being a sailing race on Lake Michigan near the University of Chicago. He had seen photos of the event on the University of Chicago's website, showing blonde, blue-eyed female students in sexy bikinis, which made him really want to visit those universities and broaden his horizons.

Zhao Menghua's family is wealthy, so they don't lack the tuition fees. If Kassel College really does have a targeted admission program, his chances of being admitted are certainly not low, given his class ranking.

But he had mixed feelings because Lu Mingfei had already been accepted into Kassel College.

To Zhao Menghua, Lu Mingfei was a plague god. "Plague" meant that anything good was bound to happen to him once he got involved with Lu Mingfei; "god" meant that the treacherous Lu Mingfei was someone he couldn't afford to mess with.

It wasn't that he was afraid of Lu Mingfei; if it were a real fight, he wouldn't be afraid at all. It was just unnecessary. Both Lu Mingfei and he were prominent figures in the school, and Zhao Menghua felt that a fight would have a negative impact.

Moreover, upon closer reflection, Lu Mingfei and he hadn't actually had any substantial conflicts. Therefore, he couldn't afford to clash with Lu Mingfei, as a fight would be unjustified.

I heard that Lu Mingfei has been admitted to Kassel College and may transfer to a partner school of Kassel College after finishing his first year of high school. The happiest person in the whole school is actually Zhao Menghua.

He had been wondering if he could endure the three years of high school with Lu Mingfei, but now that he didn't have to endure it anymore and Lu Mingfei was leaving soon, it was incredibly good news for him. He wished he could buy a truckload of fireworks and set them off in turn in front of Shilan Middle School.

But now there are rumors that Kassel College might be recruiting a few students through a special program. Zhao Menghua is feeling conflicted; after all, it's a prestigious school ranked high on the QS list, and it would be a lie to say he's not tempted.

But should we let him remain classmates with Lu Mingfei for a few more years?

"..."

Just then, the school bell rang, and the classroom fell silent instantly. Zhao Menghua put away his phone, and the homeroom teacher, Mr. Wang, walked into the classroom from outside and stood in front of the podium.

"I'll tell you something before we start class."

The homeroom teacher cheerfully said, "It's good news, and many of you probably already know. Kassel College, where Lu Mingfei was admitted through the recommendation program, is planning to recruit a group of students specifically from our school. Interested students can send their applications to the school's email address, and those who pass the screening will be able to participate in an interview with Kassel College."

The moment the homeroom teacher finished speaking, a commotion erupted in the classroom. Although many people had already seen this rumor on the Shilan Middle School forum, hearing it from the homeroom teacher made all the difference. This meant that the rumor had been officially verified.

Xu Yanyan was getting excited: "If I get accepted into Kassel College early, will I not have to take the college entrance exam? And can I go to university abroad two years later?"

Zhao Menghua scoffed from the side, "Don't even think about it. You need a graduation certificate to study abroad."

Xu Yanyan's expression instantly turned somewhat disappointed. He had been thinking that if he were admitted to Kassel College, he could take a two-year leave of absence at home to play games.

However, the liveliest spot in the class at that moment was undoubtedly around Lu Mingfei's seat. The people sitting next to him turned around and asked him if he had ever been to Kassel College, what the school environment was like, whether the teachers were kind, and whether there were any handsome senior students. Lu Mingfei could only answer them one by one with a wry smile.

"I have been there... The school is built halfway up a mountain, and the scenery is quite nice, with a lake and forest. The school is like a large castle estate, full of Gothic buildings; the teachers are all quite kind, but some of them are a bit weird; handsome senior students are everywhere..."

Zhao Menghua disdainfully turned his gaze away from Lu Mingfei. A castle with a lake and a forest? Anyone who didn't know better would think it was Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from Harry Potter. What a load of nonsense. Who knows where Kassel College is, some backwater university? I've never even heard of it.

There's no way he'd sign up...

……

Report! Reporting to Kassel College!
As soon as get out of class ended at noon, Zhao Menghua immediately called her family's housekeeper: "Uncle Zhang... help me find all the certificates I've won since I was a child... yes, all of them... don't ask why... I need them for my university application materials..."

Xu Yanyan whispered to her brother:

"Why did Lao Da's attitude change so drastically? During the first class, wasn't he saying that Kassel College was a diploma mill? He said his family has connections at the University of Pennsylvania, and he could go directly to Pennsylvania after high school? Now why is he preparing to apply to Kassel College…?" Xu Miaomiao whispered the answer: "During the last class, Lao Da went to the next class, and the class monitor said Lin Huihui seemed to want to try applying to Kassel College, so Lao Da…"

Xu Yanyan suddenly realized that Lao Da had changed his mind at the last minute because he wanted to go to the same university as Mei Yangyang—oops, I mean, Lin Huihui.

“But being in jail isn’t the most annoying thing…” Xu Yanyan immediately fell silent.

"Joy?" Xu Miaomiao was taken aback.

"Slip of the tongue...Is Lu Mingfei the most annoying? If I really get accepted into Kassel College, won't Lao Da and Lu Mingfei have to be classmates for several more years?"

"Seems to be……"

"..."

……

After lunch break, in the literary society activity room of Shilan Middle School.

Xia Mi and Erii are playing PSP games. Lu Mingfei, Liu Miaomiao, and Chen Wenwen are huddled together in front of the same laptop, helping several girls write emails for their applications to Kassel College.

Lu Mingfei didn't care much about whether others applied to Kassel College or not, because the Kassel College interview was probably just a formality, and the admitted students had already been decided internally.

Besides Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang, Chen Wenwen, Xia Mi, and Erii, there will probably be one more senior student. No one else should be accepted.

Although Lu Mingfei looked at his enthusiastic classmates, he suddenly felt that being a "connectionist" seemed a bit inappropriate.

But there was nothing they could do, because Kassel College wasn't originally intended for them. Or, in essence, it wasn't even a normal university, but rather a frontline fortress against the dragons.

For ordinary people, the further away they are from Kassel College and these mixed-race individuals, the safer they actually are.

However, Chen Wenwen was unaware that she had already been chosen. When Lu Mingfei helped her write the application email, she was a little worried that her resume might be a bit blank and thin.

After all, she wasn't like Liu Miaomiao, who participated in all sorts of piano competitions from a young age. Her family's certificates were limited to school awards, which were rather unremarkable.

Lu Mingfei comforted her, "Don't worry, I don't have any certificates either, but I was still accepted, weren't I?"

Chen Wenwen thought to herself, but I don't have the ability to make someone sick just by taking a nap.

Despite her anxiety, Chen Wenwen, along with Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang, sent out her application email.

This email was mixed in with countless other emails, flowing into the network with the data stream, and was about to drift to another country across the ocean, but was intercepted by three firewalls and copied three times.

In the dark room, the download progress bar on the screen finished, and a "ding" sound rang out. Percy calmly stood up and moved aside from his desk.

Frost moved his office chair to the computer screen, opened the three emails he had just downloaded, and found them rather uninteresting—just typical school application emails. Aside from Gloria's daughter, who was somewhat noteworthy, the other two girls were quite familiar to him.

"This is the student we had to go to such lengths to admit, even by holding a board meeting?" Frost sneered. "I really can't see anything special about her, except that she's exceptionally beautiful."

"I don't know what their relationship is with that mysterious school board member. I've already sent people to investigate these two girls; they come from ordinary families. Their family backgrounds don't seem to have any connection to Russia."

Percy hesitated before speaking, "So I'm wondering... could it be that we're investigating in the wrong direction?"

"Wrong direction?" Frost stroked his chin.

Percy said, "Both of these girls have ambiguous relationships with Lu Mingfei. Liu Miaomiao is Lu Mingfei's ex-girlfriend, and Chen Wenwen is suspected of having a secret relationship with Lu Mingfei. So I'm wondering, is it possible that the person who broke up that mysterious school board member wasn't Liu Miaomiao or Chen Wenwen themselves... but Lu Mingfei?"

"...You mean," Frost began, "that Lu Mingfei wanted to bring his girlfriend to Kassel College? So he used his connections to get the mysterious school board member to help recruit Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen into the school. Does he really want to have a harem at Kassel College?"

"It sounds a bit far-fetched... but that's my guess."

Percy lowered his head and said, "Based on the investigation data of Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen, there is really no possibility that they have made contact with that mysterious school board member. But if it is Lu Mingfei, then there is such a possibility. Although he has been expelled now, the Lu family once held a place in the Secret Party, and it is very likely that they have had contact with this mysterious school board member."

"But no one knows what the relationship is between the Lu family and the mysterious school board member."

Frost frowned and said, "Just because he wanted to bring his girlfriend to Kassel College, Lu Mingfei exposed this thread that's been buried for so many years? Is he an idiot?"

“He might also be a hopeless romantic.” Percy smiled.

Frost remained silent.

He wasn't particularly interested in Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen's identities; he simply wanted to use them to uncover the true identity of the mysterious school board member who had been hiding behind the scenes. Currently, it seemed that the mysterious school board member had no connection to Liu Miaomiao or Chen Wenwen. Instead, Percy's speculation seemed to make some sense.

Of course, this is all predicated on the assumption that Lu Mingfei is truly an idiot or a love-struck fool.

However, based on the mission reports from the several missions Lu Mingfei participated in, he felt that Lu Mingfei was not a simple child. His performance in the missions was quite mature, even comparable to many experienced executive department specialists.

He felt that this descendant of Lu Shanyan, the "Wind Listener," was likely one of the most formidable opponents Caesar would face after enrolling. He simply couldn't believe that Lu Mingfei was a fool or a love-struck individual.

After hesitating for a while, Frost finally spoke up: "...Let's continue investigating along Lu Mingfei's line for now. Let's also see if there are any other possibilities."

Percy nodded and replied, "Yes."

……

(End of this chapter)