I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Dean Zhou, what can I do for you?"

Tang Yurou received the notification and went to Zhou Xing's dean's office. The smell of smoke in the air made her very uncomfortable.

Zhou Xing sized Tang Yurou up and down, his gaze intensely aggressive. "Little Tang, if I remember correctly, you're only twenty-seven this year, right?"

"How's work going? Have you encountered any difficult problems?"

"If you have any complaints, please tell me!"

He looked directly into Tang Yurou's eyes. "This is the principal's instruction. He asked me to pay more attention to my colleagues in the Academic Affairs Office."

Tang Yurou trembled and lowered her head to avoid Zhou Xing's gaze. "No, there's nothing wrong. Everything is fine. Thank you for your concern, Dean Zhou and Principal."

"Dean Zhou, please speak frankly if you have something to say. If there's nothing else, I'll go back to work now. There are still many students' final grades that haven't been processed."

"Don't rush, sit down and let's talk." Zhou Xing gestured for him to sit down. "Speaking of student grades, there was a student who got perfect scores in nine subjects last time. What was that student's name again?"

"Yes, Qin Ge, you're the one who reported this to me, right?"

Do you know this student, Qin Ge?

"I don't know him." Tang Yurou shook her head. "I discovered this when I was entering the grades into the system, so I told Director Lu."

"Director Lu asked me to report that student's academic performance to you."

A ruthless glint flashed in Zhou Xing's eyes. "Little Tang, as the dean of the Dongda Medical School, I inevitably offend people when handling work."

"Sometimes, this can cause dissatisfaction among students and inevitably lead to gossip and slander."

"Today's students are young and energetic. They are quick-witted, extremely creative, and always manage to do some incredible things."

"You must never easily believe those rumors!"

Tang Yurou fidgeted with her sleeves, looking confused. "I don't quite understand what Dean Zhou means."

"You really don't understand?" Zhou Xing gradually lost patience. "You're so young to be able to work in the academic affairs office of a century-old prestigious university like Dongda University. You should cherish this hard-won opportunity!"

"I have high hopes for you. As long as you work hard, I guarantee you'll be promoted to director within three years."

Tang Yurou smiled slightly, "Thank you for your concern, Dean Zhou. Doing my job well is my duty, but I may not be able to do it well."

"What about things outside of your job duties?" Zhou Xing stood up and walked towards Tang Yurou. "Little Tang, it's better to pretend you don't know some things, and some hobbies are not advisable, such as sending emails."

He placed a bank card on the table next to Tang Yurou. "This contains three years' worth of your salary. It's a small employee benefit for you."

"I just want to know, where do you usually get the content from your emails?"

"Did I do something wrong and offend you?"

Tang Yurou's expression changed drastically, but she forced herself to remain calm and said, "Dean Zhou, I don't know what you're talking about."

She glanced at the bank card, swallowed hard, and asked, "And what's the meaning of this bank card? Is it a perk you gave me out of your own pocket, Dean Zhou?"

"Still pretending?" Zhou Xing's face darkened. "Not long ago, the principal received an anonymous email sent from the academic affairs office using your computer!"

"You just need to tell me where the email came from, and this card is yours."

"Focus on your work, and I can pretend nothing happened. Otherwise, finding another job this good won't be easy."

"I found out about the email shortly after the principal received it. Does saying this help you see the situation more clearly?"

"You just need to tell me where the email came from and whether anyone else knows about it?"

Tang Yurou could no longer be restrained; her pretty face turned deathly pale. "So the principal was in cahoots with you!"

"I naively thought the principal would deal with you after the email was sent, but it turns out you all ganged up on me!"

Zhou Xing smiled noncommittally, "Don't say such meaningless things."

"Since I was able to bring you here, I'm absolutely certain!"

"Young man, don't gamble with your future. I can make your career smooth sailing, or I can block all your paths!"

"Answer my question: were the contents of that email fabricated to slander me? Does anyone else know about it?"

"I should have known!" Tang Yurou sneered. "You've done so many despicable things, how could you possibly have any bottom line!"

"I just didn't expect even the principal to side with you. Aren't you afraid of divine retribution for your lawlessness?"

"I understand. The principal knew about what you did all along, and he might even have been involved, right?"

"Don't try to trick me!" Zhou Xing said confidently. "I'm speaking to you politely now, so you'd better cherish this opportunity. You won't be leaving this room until things are clear."

Tang Yurou narrowed her eyes slightly. "You dare restrict my personal freedom?"

"Zhou Xing! Do you know what you're doing?"

"The principal is in cahoots with you. He's protecting you, but do you think the entire education department in Donghai will protect you?"

Zhou Xing chuckled lightly, "You're like an ant trying to shake a tree!"

"Don't be naive, the materials you've collected won't reach the education department!"

"Now that I know it was you who collected those things to frame me, how could I not be on guard?"

He suddenly grabbed Tang Yurou's wrist, pulled a cell phone from her sleeve, and slammed it heavily on the table, shattering the screen with dense, spiderweb-like cracks.

"recording?"

"No wonder you kept trying to trick me into revealing information; you wanted me to drag the principal into this, didn't you?"

"Trying to pull these tricks on me is like showing off your limited skills before an expert!"

"You're eight hundred years too early to mess with me!"

He didn't let go of Tang Yurou's hand, his smile turning sinister. "You seem to have a younger sister named Tang Yirou, right? She's also a student at Donghai University, a sophomore this year, isn't she?"

"Does she live in your apartment?"

"Little Tang, if you don't think about yourself, shouldn't you at least think about your sister?"

Tang Yurou, who had remained unmoved by Zhou Xing's threats until now, panicked. "You...you dare to touch my sister?"

"Don't think you can scare me like that. Doesn't the East China Sea have any laws?"

"If you dare touch her, even without anything else, this one thing alone is enough to send you to jail!"

"Do you think I'd believe you'd risk doing something like this?"

Zhou Xing bent down, tilted his head, and looked at Tang Yurou with a contemptuous smile. "See? I told you you like slandering people!"

"Did I say I was going to harm her? I'm right here, how could I possibly harm her?"

"Tang Yirou is as beautiful as a flower. If she were to be targeted by some thugs and do something irreversible, wouldn't that be quite normal?"

"Zhou Xing! You're a heartless beast!" Tang Yurou tried to break free from Zhou Xing's grasp.

After trying for a long time without success, she looked dejected and said, "State your conditions."

"That's more like it!" Zhou Xing reached out and pinched Tang Yurou's chin, his smile gradually turning wicked. "How come I never noticed before that there was such a beauty as you in the Academic Affairs Office!"

"I've already booked a room at the hotel, let's go there now!"

"Don't worry, I may look a little older, but I'm very confident in my abilities in that area. I won't let you down."

"By the way, I'm also good at photography, so I'll preserve all the beautiful moments."

"You have to understand me, though. With a vicious viper like you that bites, I'm afraid you might bite me at any moment if I don't have a backup plan!"

"Time is running out. If you hesitate any longer and something irreversible happens to Tang Yirou, don't blame me."

Just as Zhou Xing was feeling smug, thinking he had Tang Yurou completely under his control, several men in uniforms suddenly burst through the door.

"Don't move!"

"We are the Independent Police Complaints Agency!"

"Zhou Xing, you're under arrest!"

Before Zhou Xing could figure out what was happening, two uniformed men rushed over and pinned him down on either side.

"Mr. Shen! Save my sister!" Tang Yurou pulled a device the size of a button from her clothes and screamed hysterically, "Please, you must save my sister!"

"You...you tricked me!?" Zhou Xing understood everything the moment he saw this.

The cell phone recording was just a smokescreen; the button device in Tang Yurou's hand was the real trump card.

It's not a recording, it's a real-time call!

This was a trap set for him by Tang Yurou and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). It's likely that they started setting him up as soon as he contacted Tang Yurou to come to her office.

No, it should start with that whistleblower email!

He even secretly mocked Tang Yurou for being brainless, sending the report email from her own work computer.

Now it seems that Tang Yurou did it on purpose!

The purpose was to allow him to easily find Tang Yurou and then set up the trap he had just set.

Zhou Xing knew he was doomed!