Once the affection level is maxed out, the rivalry begins!

"Even three cobblers, when put together, can possess the wisdom of Zhuge Liang."

One day in mid-October, Lin Tingwan turned around in the computer chair in the broadcasting department and put down the hardcover copy of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in her hand.

"Senior, this cute junior is very thirsty. Please pass me that glass of water."

"good--"

Bai Ze leaned over the long table, stretched out his five fingers, and reached for the transparent plastic cup.

"It's too much trouble to push it over, I don't want to move."

"What? I should be angry... but being angry is troublesome too, so I'll forgive you for accumulating points here."

Although he wanted to ask Lu Xingyao across the table what the score was, he was too lazy to even ask.

Spring drowsiness, autumn fatigue, summer naps, and the three months of winter when one can't wake up—they are probably currently in the autumn's period of lethargy.

This is especially true for Bai Ze.

The phantom thief's appearance has been dealt with. Although he had agreed to go and cause trouble for the high priest of the cult, she has yet to come looking for him.

As for Xia Xingzhi, she left Dongming not long ago, saying she needed to return to the Detective Association to report.

However, he said he would come back before leaving, which might just be a polite remark.

After he returned home, he stuffed the two runaways into the washing machine and spun them around for three days. When the core returned to Lu Xingyao's side, it was so excited that it brought tears to its eyes.

In short, he was so bored he was practically growing moss, and it seemed he had even infected his female classmates with it.

Upon seeing the lazybones occupying both sides of the table, Lin Tingwan's forehead seemed to bulge with the character "井" (well).

She picked up the thick classic book and slammed it down.

"Listen to me!"

"Why don't you lie down too, senior?" "Were you talking to us earlier?"

Lu Xingyao lazily raised half of her head, while Bai Ze struggled to sit up straight.

"No way, you're not just cobblers anymore, you're like Ma Su (a legendary Chinese idiom meaning someone who is incompetent and foolish)."

Lin Tingwan sighed, rubbing her forehead.

"So the one before her was more sophisticated?" "Shh, senior, she's been obsessed with reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms lately, and her value judgments are starting to resemble those of people from ancient times. She might resort to violence..."

"Those who slander their lord shall be executed!"

She was furious.

The junior student gave me a look that said, "See, that's how it is."

"So, what exactly are you trying to say by stealing ancient sayings?"

Bai Ze tried to steer the conversation back on track.

"The three of us have been debuting as the new broadcasting team for almost a month now."

Lin Tingwan braced herself on the table with both hands. "We haven't done anything yet!"

Lu Xingyao nodded solemnly.

"That's right, neither delivering a brainwashing speech to the entire school nor using pop music to fight off invading Martians worked."

Neither of these two events is on our schedule.

Bai Ze kindly reminded her.

"If this continues, the school will use our dereliction of duty as an excuse to shut down the department!" Lin Tingwan pressed one hand on "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," like President America taking an oath before the Bible.

"No, frankly speaking, isn't the broadcasting department's real responsibility to play music during breaks?"

Moreover, this was a scheme orchestrated by the Bureau of Spiritual Disasters' secret operations team.

"In order to save our club from being abandoned, we have no choice but to debut as idols!" she continued, spreading alarmist rumors.

"Do I want to become one too?"

"Good question. Because you're a boy, the girl idol project has failed!"

"Then why don't you just form a duo idol group...?"

"When the situation becomes unbearable, we have no choice but to storm into the principal's office and, with the heart of a beast, fire bullets at the sun of Fuyuna Private Junior High School!"

"Senior, how can the school maintain a good atmosphere when surrounded by such worms?"

Lu Xingyao, always eager to stir up trouble, urged, "Let's do it!"

"That's how it will eventually turn out!"

Lin Tingwan opened her fair palm. "To avoid going down the path of assassinating the principal... let's do something funny!"

What a dark future! I never imagined that once the broadcasting department got bored, it would lead to a timeline where Lin Tingwan establishes a dictatorship.

"What kind of work are you planning to do now?"

Although he knew that what came before was all nonsense, Bai Ze still asked the question with the attitude of "let's listen and see".

After all, he's been a bit bored lately.

"This is a lesson I learned from the Three Kingdoms period—"

"Okay, I'm going home now."

He got up to leave, but Lin Tingwan pounced on him and hugged his waist.

"Wait, wait a minute! Let me finish before you go!"

Seeing that the junior girl also had an envious look on her face, Bai Ze sat back down.

"Let's invite a band to campus!"

She dared not ramble on any further and summarized it directly into eight words.

What does this have to do with the Three Kingdoms period? You've watched the Empty City Stratagem many times, have you grasped the power of music?

"Look, isn't there a pretty popular band performing in Fuyuna City lately?"

Lin Tingwan held up her phone, which displayed a familiar promotional page.

Because Bai Ze had seen their live performance a few days ago.

Isn't that Xia Yunli and her friends?

"The arts festival is just around the corner, and outsiders can also enter the school."

She patted her unremarkable chest and said, "Leave the procedures and budget to your minister; everyone just needs to contact the other party!"

"You just want to use your position for personal gain by listening to other people's performance, don't you?"

Bai Ze exposed the little secret thoughts hidden by his childhood sweetheart.

"What's wrong with that? It will liven up the atmosphere, creating a world where everyone can find happiness!"

She started acting up.

However, he also wanted to reconnect with Xia Yunli and ask her what she was up to.

I forgot to exchange contact information before, so I had to contact her offline to reach her.

"I'll contact them."

Therefore, Bai Ze gave his approval.

"I want to go too!"

Lu Xingyao followed closely behind, saying, "Recently, the number of times I've been doing things with my senior has decreased by fifty percent!"

That detective must have taken up my screen time!

"It doesn't matter if that data drops to a negative number."

Lin Tingwan coldly retorted.

After assigning tasks, Bai Ze went directly to the business email address provided on the band's official website and sent an email there.

First, they extended an invitation to us on a transactional basis.

Secondly, she specifically mentioned that she is a good friend of the guitarist and that she had a deep impression of their previous experience of playing together at Qingqiu Girls' High School.

I received a reply ten seconds later, but it came from a different private email address.

"Come meet me here, you internet stalker!"

The attachment is an address link.

Just by reading the words, you can feel the exasperation on the other end.

"I've made contact, I'll go see them after school."

Bai Ze calmly flipped his phone face down onto the table.

"What kind of incredible efficiency is this? Is this senior hiding his identity as a band manager?"

"It just so happens that I have a past relationship with the band members."

"Which one, and when?"

Lin Tingwan became alert.

Should we not have let them contact the girl band?