I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

Lin Xuanqi scoffed, "Call the police? Sure, go ahead and call them now."

"Then give me back my phone," Cheng Fei said calmly.

"Give the phone back to him." Lin Xuanqi nodded slightly to her subordinate.

One of the men in black immediately returned the phone that had been stolen from Cheng Fei.

Cheng Fei took the phone, exchanged a few seconds of eye contact with Lin Xuanqi, and dialed the emergency number reserved for Academy City.

At this point, we have no choice but to try anything, even if it seems hopeless.

Seeing this, Lin Xuanqi turned her head and gave a look to the girl with pigtails who had been standing next to her since she arrived.

The girl with pigtails walked to the side, made a phone call, and whispered something to someone.

Meanwhile, Cheng Fei answered the phone, but before he could even speak, the call was disconnected. He called a second time, but the result was the same.

Lin Xuanqi crossed one leg and swung it while watching him.

Cheng Fei fell silent, as if the patterns on the floor came to life and began to twist and swirl around his neck, silencing him completely.

The boy slowly put down his phone and looked at Lin Xuanqi, who was smiling sweetly on the sofa.

This woman doesn't seem to be bluffing...

"Isn't that unbelievable? Let me tell you a little tidbit: the Academy City Security Department is directly under the Academy City Board of Directors, which means the Security Department is essentially a private sector," Lin Xuanqi said softly. "Do I need to explain further?"

Cheng Fei frowned, "You..."

To possess the power to command the wind and rain in a place like Academy City, such a person is simply not from the same world as Cheng Fei.

The boy suspected that his encounter with her was entirely due to his high luck rating of 3 points.

Lin Xuanqi sighed, "Look at you, it would have been so much better if you had just behaved yourself. Now you understand the situation?"

"Unfortunately, I'm not interested in you anymore."

As soon as she finished speaking, her face was devoid of any emotion, and her eyelids drooped. "Dispose of it."

The cold words fell, and the man in black moved.

Cheng Fei had originally planned to use all his points to kidnap Lin Xuanqi, but the unexpected gunshot made him change his mind.

The birds in the trees outside the palace were startled and flapped their wings to fly into the sky.

The girl with pigtails kept her gun-holding posture, her eyes fixed on Cheng Fei without blinking. "Don't move."

Cheng Fei, who had just taken a step, couldn't help but look down. At his feet, a small pit on the floor was emitting wisps of smoke.

This doesn't seem like something that can be solved by simply adding a few attributes.

The men in black swarmed forward and grabbed Cheng Fei.

"Drag her away to feed the fish." Lin Xuanqi rubbed her temples, as if delivering a final verdict.

The boy was taken away from the palace by the men in black.

Lin Xuanqi watched him disappear, then turned and left expressionlessly. Just then, her cell phone rang.

She saw the caller ID, paused for a moment, answered the phone, and put on an ambiguous smile, "Hello, who is this?"

What they said over there.

"What kind of international joke are you talking about?" Lin Xuanqi's smile vanished, and she frowned, saying coldly, "You say he's innocent, so why should I believe you?"

However, the call was abruptly disconnected.

Lin Xuanqi stared intently at the screen, her eyes flickering.

……

On the way to the seaside, the boy was surrounded by men in black and bound, unable to move.

The girl with pigtails sitting in the passenger seat is playing with a toy gun, spinning it around.

Suddenly, a girlish bell rang from her pocket.

She took out her phone and answered, "Okay, got it."

"Stop the car." The girl with pigtails ordered after hanging up the phone.

So the car braked suddenly at the side of the road.

Under the boy's bewildered gaze, the black man helped him out of the car and placed him on the rocky shore.

The girl with pigtails remained as cold as ever. She approached the boy, tucked the gun under her skirt, and then pulled out a dagger from under her skirt, turning it around to stand behind the boy.

The next second, the boy loosened his grip, followed by his feet.

"Why?" Cheng Fei asked in surprise.

"Miss is kind." The girl with pigtails casually tossed away the cut rope, didn't even look at him, and turned to leave.

After all the men in black got into the car, it slowly started and drove towards the highway not far away, leaving only the boy standing there, bewildered.

A gentle sea breeze ruffled a few strands of black hair on the boy's forehead, as if whispering something in his ear.

Before leaving, the girl with pigtails tossed her phone next to the boy, and it rang.

Cheng Fei seemed to sense something, picked up his phone whose screen had developed a crack at some point, and shook his head when he saw the caller ID.

"Hey, Sister Ling."

"How dare you! Where have you been? You didn't even ask for a day off, you're not here! I'm exhausted today!"

Cheng Fei's smile was so stiff it felt like a slap in the face. "I... had a bit of an accident. I probably won't be working anymore. Could you tell the boss for me?"

"Oh, you're running away?"

"Yes, I'm going to run away..."

The boy hung up the phone, let out a breath, and walked step by step toward the road that led nowhere.

26. Cheng Fei cannot escape.

Although he didn't know why Lin Xuanqi let him go, Cheng Fei knew he couldn't possibly stay in Academy City any longer.

Who knows if the other party will be fickle and send someone to kidnap him again.

What advanced, free, inclusive and open...

This academy city, which rose to prominence through education, is essentially a playground for tycoons and capitalists who treat human life as worthless.

It's too dangerous for a nobody like him to stay here.

He is still very weak, so although running away is shameful, it is useful.

Ostensibly to protect student safety, Academy City is surrounded by walls on three sides, which are covered with surveillance cameras.

There are three ways to leave this city: by car through the gates of Academy City, by train, or by plane.

Taxis in Academy City are only allowed to operate within the city, and Cheng Fei doesn't own a private car, so taking the highway is not an option.

The airport in Academy City is for special purposes only and is not open to the public, so that's not an option either.

The only way for ordinary students to enter and leave Academy City is by train.

When Cheng Fei got home, he immediately bought himself a train ticket to return to his hometown at noon the next day. Then he packed his luggage, taking only the necessary items and abandoning everything else, trying to keep it as light as possible so as not to affect his movements.

After washing up, I lay down on the bed and forced myself to calm down.

Tomorrow I'll go to the school to deal with the student registration issue first, then leave directly. When I get back to my hometown, I'll ask the principal of my junior high school for help. I believe the high school there will be happy to accept me as a transfer student.

After confirming that everything was correct, Cheng Fei closed his eyes.

……

Without an alarm clock, Cheng Fei opened his eyes precisely at 6:30 in the morning.

As usual, I filled my stomach with the bread and milk I had stored, but this time I dragged a small 20-inch suitcase to school.

At 7:00 AM sharp, I stepped into the school gate and received more attention than usual because I was dragging a suitcase.

Cheng Fei went straight to the Academic Affairs Office. Since it was still early, he could only sit down on the stairs outside the main gate and wait.

At 7:30, Cheng Fei's phone suddenly rang. The caller was an unknown number.

Cheng Fei stared at the screen for a few seconds before answering the call.

"..."

"I've already refunded your ticket, don't do anything unnecessary." A lazy, pleasant female voice came from the other end of the line, as if she had just gotten up.

"..."

Did you hear that?

"why?"

"You said you fell in love with me at first sight, but now you're trying to run away?"

What exactly do you want?

"You are not allowed to go anywhere without my permission."

"Can you please let me go?"

"Don't be afraid of me, the medical expenses from yesterday have already been transferred to your account."

Cheng Fei paused for a second, "...Someone helped me?"

"I have to admit, you're quite interesting."

"What do you mean?"

"Besides the kind-hearted me, who else would care about you?"

"..."

"Go to class now and someone will pick you up after school this afternoon."

"you--"

"Beep-beep-"

The phone hangs up.

Cheng Fei checked his bank card balance and found it was 120,000 yuan.

One hundred thousand of them were deposited in the morning.

The boy moved his shoulder, which had been supported yesterday, and it was still slightly sore.

It seems there's no escaping it now.

He took a deep breath, stood up, and dragged his suitcase toward the teaching building.

Cheng Fei didn't bring any books; instead, he dragged a suitcase to school, which inevitably attracted the attention of his classmates.

After the first class, some people gathered around Cheng Fei's desk.

"You mean, when you went out, you accidentally mistook your suitcase for a backpack?" Chen Hao asked, puzzled.

"Hmm," Cheng Fei said calmly, "After all, they're all black."

"Are you really alright mentally?" Chen Hao used his fingers to pry open his eyelids and observe him.

"I was probably too stressed from studying. It's not a big deal if I don't get first place in the grade. Staying at the top in a place like Yinghua is enough," Du Xinhua said.

Cheng Fei shook his head, "I must be first in the grade in the next monthly exam."

Chen Hao clicked his tongue and shook his head. "Sigh, karma."

Zhou Han, who was sitting diagonally in front of him, turned around and blinked. "Cheng Fei, how about I take you to the infirmary? You can sleep there. You must be too tired."

"Really, you don't need to."

"Well... the next class is English, I'll lend you my book, I'll read Ruan Jingyi's. And this is my notes from last Chinese class, you can return it to me tomorrow."

The petite girl placed the two books on Cheng Fei's desk and then left under an excuse.

Chen Hao glanced at the pink notebook on the table, exchanged a look with Du Xinhua, and then slapped himself across the face.