Searching for someone in northern Myanmar, and you call that earning tuition fees?

Inside an internet cafe in Jiangcheng.

Li Hao had a spicy snack dangling from his mouth, his eyes glued to his phone screen. The screen showed a live broadcast of the National Anti-Fraud Center's "Operation Sharp Sword."

"Wow, this is quite a setup, they're using drones for monitoring." He exclaimed as he shared the live stream link in his high school classmates' group chat.

[Class 3, 2023, Jiangcheng No.3 Middle School]

Li Hao: "Brothers, come watch the official live stream! Fighting overseas scams is more exciting than a movie!"

Someone in the group immediately responded.

Squad leader Zhao Lu: "I'm watching now, hoping all our compatriots who are trapped can return safely."

Sports committee member Wang Meng: "These fraudsters should all be shot! I get so angry just looking at them!"

Just then, the live stream suddenly shook, abruptly switching from a high-altitude, bird's-eye view to a ground-level tracking shot.

A thin figure covered in mud, carrying a girl on his back, ran wildly through the jungle.

The spicy snack in Li Hao's mouth fell to the ground with a "thud".

He sat up abruptly, staring intently at the face on the screen, a face stained with blood and mud, yet whose outline was still clearly visible.

His eyes were cold.

Those black-rimmed glasses... even though half the lens was broken, he recognized the style all too well!

"Holy crap?" Li Hao felt a tingling sensation down his spine.

With trembling hands, he took a screenshot and sent it to the group chat.

Li Hao: "You guys, look at this person, doesn't he look like Su Ming?!"

The moment the picture was posted, the group chat exploded.

Wang Meng: "??? Haozi, are you out of your mind? Su Ming? That weak, bookish nerd who does nothing but read and work? He dares to go to northern Myanmar?"

Class monitor Chen Jing: "It's somewhat similar, but the temperament is completely different. Su Ming doesn't even dare to speak loudly, but this person's eyes are full of murderous intent."

Li Hao: "It's him! I'd bet the rest of my spicy snacks on him! Those glasses were the ones I helped him get after his college entrance exam! They cost 120 yuan, and there's even a scratch on the temple!"

After he said that, all the students watching the live stream crowded closer to the screen.

In the scene, the young man puts down the girl on his back and, under the watchful eyes of the entire nation, slowly draws out an antique boning knife.

The group chat fell silent.

A full half minute passed before class monitor Zhao Lu sent out a message: "I just checked, Su Ming applied to the Finance Department of Jiangnan University... He should be traveling in Yunnan Province right now. He even posted on his WeChat Moments the day before yesterday saying the weather was great."

Wang Meng: "Tourism? He's going on tourism with a knife? Is he going to debone wild animals?!"

A classmate who usually got along well with Su Ming asked timidly, "Isn't Su Ming an orphan? Where did he get the money to travel...? Didn't he work at a woodworking shop during the summer to earn his tuition?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was reminded of Su Ming's past.

Su Ming was an oddball in the class. He always wore a faded school uniform, was always buried in his homework, and always used his spare time to do various part-time jobs.

They went out for a meal, and Su Ming was handing out flyers.

They went to karaoke, while Su Ming was tutoring elementary school students.

They discussed where to go on their graduation trip, while Su Ming helped the old director of the orphanage repair tables and chairs.

He was like someone living in another world—quiet, poor, yet possessing a composure beyond his years.

But now, this calm, poor, and quiet academic star has appeared in a live broadcast from the National Anti-Fraud Center, holding a knife in his hand, with gunfire behind him and dozens of vicious pursuers in front of him.

The contrast was so strong that everyone who knew him felt a sense of absurd dizziness.

The chat group of Class 3, 2023, Jiangcheng No. 3 Middle School, went from over thirty people to a full fifty-two people in just five minutes. All the students who were lurking were brought out of hiding.

"Holy crap! It really is Su Ming! Has he gone mad?!"

Why is he here? And why did he save a girl? What's going on?

"Call the police! Tell the police, that's my classmate! He's just a student!"

"Are you stupid, upstairs?! This is a police live broadcast! The police know better than you do!"

Looking at the messages flooding the group chat and then at the barrage of "kill" comments in the live stream, Li Hao felt his mind was in complete disarray.

He recalled a time in his senior year of high school when Wang Meng accidentally hit Su Ming with a ball during a physical education class. Su Ming simply adjusted his glasses, said "It's okay," and walked away silently.

At the time, everyone thought he was a coward.

Looking back now... that wasn't cowardice.

That's not cowardice, it's just that I'm too lazy to argue with him.

At this point, the live stream was completely out of control.

The number of viewers skyrocketed from tens of millions to over twenty million!

The official account of "Operation Sharp Sword" received a flood of private messages, a large portion of which came from Jiangcheng No. 3 Middle School.

"Officer, that young man is my classmate Su Ming! He's a good person!"

"Please, please save him! He's an excellent student!"

The atmosphere was heavy inside the command center of the Criminal Investigation Corps of Jiangnan Province.

"Boss, 'Scholar's' identity has been leaked! His high school classmates have recognized him online!" Xiao Zhang reported anxiously.

The "boss" stared intently at the screen, looking at Su Dan's thin silhouette, his brows furrowed in worry.

He knew that from this moment on, this student named Su Ming would never be able to return to a normal life.

During the live stream, Su Ming moved.

Instead of retreating, he faced the pursuing troops who were flanking him and stepped into the open area.

The moonlight shone on the blade, giving it a cold gleam.

The first pursuer had just rushed into the open area and hadn't even had time to raise his gun when a flash of cold light passed right before his eyes.

Tens of millions of viewers in the live stream only saw the drone camera suddenly shake, and the red thermal image dot in the picture instantly... went out.