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

Jiangnan University, September 1st.

The morning sunlight fell on the ancient school gate, making the golden school badge shine brightly.

The campus was bustling with people, everywhere were freshmen dragging suitcases and holding admission notices. Parents carried large bags and small packages, their faces filled with pride and reluctance.

Su Ming stood at the school gate, carrying a slightly faded canvas bag on his back and a woven bag containing a few changes of clothes in his hand.

that's it.

They were not accompanied by their parents, had no suitcases, and didn't even have a decent backpack.

He blended into the crowd, appearing somewhat detached from his surroundings.

"Excuse me, do you need any help?"

A senior student wearing a red volunteer vest walked over with a warm smile: "I'm a volunteer from the School of Economics. I can take you to the registration point."

"Thank you, I can go by myself." Su Ming smiled politely.

The senior student was stunned for a moment.

This boy... he's quite handsome, and he has a slightly shy smile, but those eyes...

She couldn't quite describe the feeling, only that those eyes were too still, unlike the gaze of an eighteen-year-old boy.

"Take care then." The senior student waved her hand and turned to greet the next freshman.

Su Ming walked along the main road of the campus.

Jiangnan University has excellent landscaping; the tall, dense plane trees shade most of the sky. Occasionally, an autumn breeze blows, and fallen leaves twirl and drift down.

He took a deep breath.

The air was filled with the fragrance of osmanthus blossoms and the unique scholarly atmosphere of a library.

This is what university is like.

Su Ming smiled.

"Holy crap! Look, look!"

Not far away, several boys huddled together, staring excitedly at their phone screens.

"That back view...could it be him?"

"That's possible! Look at the way he walks, and his height and build..."

"Don't be ridiculous, how could that genius possibly be at our school?"

Su Ming walked past them without paying any attention.

But what he didn't know was that just ten minutes earlier, a short video had caused a stir in the freshmen group of Jiangnan University.

The video content is simple: at the gate of Jiangnan University, a handsome young man carrying a canvas bag and a woven bag is looking down at his phone.

The image is blurry; only the outline of a profile is visible.

However, some sharp-eyed netizens noticed that this figure closely resembled the mysterious person codenamed "Scholar" from the "Operation Sword" live stream a few days ago.

Especially that canvas bag, and the habit of slightly lowering his head when walking.

Holy crap! Could this scholar be from Jiangnan University?

[Can any experts analyze this? Does the background look like it?]

Wow, if this is true, our school is really awesome!

[Upstairs, don't get so worked up. What if it's just a coincidence of wearing the same clothes or seeing each other from behind?]

Who cares, I'm going to squat at the school gate right now!

At this very moment, it's the registration point for new students in the Finance Department of Jiangnan University.

Su Ming stood in line, waiting to receive his student ID and dormitory key.

Ahead of me was a tall boy with chestnut-colored hair, chatting casually with the female student in charge of registration.

"Senior, how many freshmen are there in our department this year?"

"Two hundred and thirty." The senior student didn't even look up.

"Are there any particularly outstanding ones? Like top scorers in the college entrance examination or something?"

"Yes." The senior student finally looked up and smiled. "There's someone named Su Ming, the top science student in Jiangcheng City, with a perfect score in the combined science subjects."

The chestnut-haired boy's eyes lit up: "Su Ming? Which Su? Which name?"

"The 'Su' in Su Shi's name is the 'ming' in his given name."

"Holy crap, that's such a poetic name."

Su Ming stood behind, silently lowering his head.

He suddenly regretted not changing his name.

Soon it was his turn.

"Name."

"Su Ming".

The senior student looked up, sized him up, and asked with a hint of curiosity, "You're Su Ming, the one who got a perfect score in the science section?"

"Um."

"That's impressive." The senior student handed over a form: "Fill this out, then go over there to get your dorm key."

Su Ming took the form, filled it out quickly, and turned to walk towards another window.

Behind her, a chestnut-haired boy leaned close to the senior and whispered, "Senior, is he that Su Ming? He doesn't seem like anything special."

The senior student rolled her eyes at him: "They make a living with their brains, unlike you who make a living with your looks."

"..."

Meanwhile, Su Ming got the dormitory key.

Dormitory number: Room 407, Building 6.

He carried his bag and walked towards the dormitory area following the signs.

On the way, he took out his phone and habitually opened the "Zhongxun" app.

The inbox was quiet; there were no new messages.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Looks like I can check in quietly today, tidy up my dorm, and have a nice meal at the cafeteria tonight...

"etc!"

A clear, crisp female voice came from behind.

Su Ming turned around.

A girl with a high ponytail, wearing a white T-shirt and denim shorts, was jogging towards him.

The girl was very beautiful, with delicate features and fair skin, especially her eyes, which were large and bright.

She ran up to Su Ming, slightly out of breath, and stared at him for several seconds.

"Is something the matter?" Su Ming asked.

The girl didn't say anything, but took out her phone, opened a photo, then looked up at Su Ming, and then looked down at the photo again.

I compared them three times.

"You... are Su Ming?"

"Yes."

The girl's eyes lit up immediately: "I knew it! My judgment is never wrong!"

She extended her hand: "Hello, my name is Lin Xiaoyue, and I'm also in the Finance Department. I saw your photo in the freshman group, no, I mean your back view... Anyway, you looked really familiar, so I came over."

Su Ming politely shook hands: "Hello."

"Do you know what? The whole school is looking for you!" Lin Xiaoyue said excitedly. "Everyone suspects you're that... that person in northern Myanmar..."

She lowered her voice and leaned closer mysteriously: "Scholar!"

Su Ming's eyelids twitched.

You've mistaken me for someone else.

"No, no!" Lin Xiaoyue shook her head. "I watched the live stream! Although the picture was blurry, I have good eyesight, I can tell! And look, your canvas bag, and the way you walk..."

Su Ming interrupted her: "Classmate, you've mistaken me. I'm just an ordinary student."

"But……"

"Really." Su Ming looked at her earnestly. "Yesterday I was tutoring children at the orphanage, and the day before I was sweeping the streets at the neighborhood office to earn a living. How could I have time to go to northern Myanmar?"

Lin Xiaoyue was stunned.

This logic... doesn't seem to make any mistakes?

"Furthermore," Su Ming added, "if I were really that scholar, I should be under investigation right now, or undergoing training at some secret base. How could I possibly still be attending school?"

Lin Xiaoyue thought about it and felt that it made sense.

"Oh, right..." She said a little embarrassedly, "Then maybe I misread it, I'm sorry."

"It's nothing." Su Ming smiled. "I'm going to my dorm now."

"Okay, okay, goodbye!"

Watching Su Ming leave, Lin Xiaoyue stood there, scratching her head.

"Strange, they look so alike... Could I be seeing things?"

She took out her phone, opened the short video, and watched it again.

The more I look at it, the more it seems similar.

But Su Ming's words also make sense...

"Forget it, who cares?" Lin Xiaoyue shrugged and turned to walk towards the girls' dormitory.

After taking a few steps, she suddenly stopped.

and many more.

She just said she earns her living by sweeping the streets for the neighborhood office?

Lin Xiaoyue's eyes lit up, and she immediately opened the Jiangcheng local forum and entered "street office sweeping the streets" into the search bar.

Soon, a post popped up.

[Shocking! An amazing volunteer has appeared in Jiangcheng Subdistrict Office, sweeping three streets in one day. The elderly women begged him to stay!]

Click to open.

The first picture shows a slender figure wearing an orange vest and a mask, sweeping the floor with his head down.

Although I couldn't see the face clearly, that back view...

Lin Xiaoyue gasped.

Holy crap.

She quickly took a screenshot and sent it to the new student group.

[Breaking news! I just ran into Su Ming, the one who got a perfect score on the combined science exam! I suspect he's the real Shusheng!]

[Evidence is as follows: 1. The silhouette matches perfectly. 2. He was sweeping the streets at the neighborhood office yesterday (pictures available). 3. I saw him with my own eyes; his aura is amazing!]

The group chat instantly erupted in chaos.

【？？？？？】

Are you serious, OP?

Tell me quickly, where is he now?

[Sister, could you please show us a front-facing photo?!]

Lin Xiaoyue thought for a moment and typed: [He wouldn't let me take pictures, saying he's just an ordinary student. But I think he's just being modest! Think about it, someone as awesome as him definitely wouldn't want to be disturbed, right?]

That makes sense!

So what do we do now? Go and ambush the dorm?

No, no, no, what if they really aren't? Let's not bother them.

【That's true... then let's observe for a while?】

Meanwhile, in dormitory 407 of building 6.

Su Ming pushed open the door; there were already two people in the dormitory.

A tall, thin man wearing glasses was making the bed, while a chubby boy sat in a chair playing on his phone.

"Hey, new roommate's here!" The chubby guy put down his phone and greeted him warmly. "My name is Zhang Hao, just call me Fatty."

"Su Ming".

"Su Ming?" The tall, thin man with glasses turned around. "You're Su Ming, the one who got a perfect score in the science section?"

"Yes."

"Awesome, bro!" Zhang Hao gave a thumbs up: "I only scored 580, and I only got in because of my humanities score. The science score was my nightmare."

Su Ming smiled, didn't reply, and put his bag on the empty bed.

"Oh, right." Zhang Hao suddenly remembered something, "You know what? Everyone's saying that a super big shot came to our school this year, the one from northern Myanmar..."

"I know," Su Ming interrupted him. "I heard about it on the way here too."

Do you think it's true?

"I don't know," Su Ming said calmly. "It's none of my business."

Zhang Hao nodded: "That's true, a big shot like that definitely wouldn't share a dorm room with us."

Su Ming didn't say anything and started packing his things.

He took out the Nokia and placed it on the table.

Zhang Hao glanced at it and couldn't help but laugh: "Dude, your phone is so outdated! Does anyone still use Nokia these days?"

"I'm used to it," Su Ming replied casually.

"Yes, Nokia phones are indeed durable."

Just then, Su Ming's phone vibrated.

He picked it up and saw it was a text message.

From: [Zhongxun-Xiaoqi]

The message contained only one sentence: "Scholar, the SSS-level mission has been officially released. We look forward to your reply."

Su Ming stared at the screen, remained silent for a few seconds, and then placed his phone face down on the table.

"No rush," he muttered to himself. "Let me go to school for a few days first."

Outside the window, the autumn wind blows through the sycamore trees, and fallen leaves rustle down.

A new life has just begun.