LRAB Page 219
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“No!” Manstein was the first to refuse.
“What about Mingfei? He’s an S-rank, more than capable of handling this mission!” Guderian said confidently to his student.
“More than enough…” Manstein said speechlessly, “Your S-class student failed two courses last semester, and he doesn’t even have any Word Power…”
"Then let's send Chu Zihang instead," Schneider suggested again.
“I refuse!” Manstein stated firmly. “Your student is too much of a troublemaker. It’s alright with Gu Ran cooperating with him, but without Gu Ran keeping an eye on him, he’s a violent rioter. The commotion he caused at Hancock Tower last time took us a long time to clean up the mess, and then there was that incident in South Africa…”
As a disciplinary committee member, Manstein was fully aware of Chu Zihang's mission experience and the commotion he caused. He was the one who issued Chu Zihang's demerit.
Therefore, he would never agree to let Chu Zihang carry out the mission alone.
“Lu Mingfei is good. He performed very well in the Bronze Project last time... He can help Chu Zihang,” Guderian whispered between the two.
Manstein and Professor Schneider exchanged a glance and finally reached a compromise.
Chu Zihang was assigned as a specialist, with Lu Mingfei assisting him.
Schneider gave Norma the list of executives and asked her to submit it to the board of directors.
The school board quickly responded, appointing S-rank Lu Mingfei as the specialist for this mission, and A-rank Chu Zihang as Lu Mingfei's assistant...
“I told you, Mingfei is a very talented child, and the school board agrees!” Guderian said happily.
Manstein and Schneider were speechless for a moment.
Letting Lu Mingfei, that good-for-nothing, command Chu Zihang, the leader of the Lionheart Society, is like letting Emperor Xian of Han command Cao Cao—it would be strange if he could actually get things done.
But this was an order from the Board of Trustees, and there was nothing that could be done. However, Schneider added a clause: if Gu Ran was contacted, he could be assigned to the mission at any time.
The board of directors agreed.
Chu Zihang, far away on the other side of the ocean, received Professor Schneider's assignment and remained silent for a long time.
What play is this?
Chapter 249 Dragon King Lu Mingfei
Chu Zihang thought to himself, "Isn't having him assist Lu Mingfei just like having Wang Ping assist Ma Su in defending Jieting?"
Is this a scene from "The Lost Sky Slash"?
(Note: The story of "The Loss of Jieting", "The Empty City Stratagem", and "The Execution of Ma Su" is a traditional Peking Opera repertoire consisting of three plays, all adapted from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".)
Chu Zihang didn't like arguing with people, but he felt that this arrangement was a bit unreliable.
"Where is Gu Ran?" he asked Professor Schneider.
In the past six months, he has partnered with Gu Ran many times, and they have always completed the missions very well. Gu Ran is his best partner.
“He went to the mountains to cultivate, and we can’t contact him for the time being,” Schneider said. “This arrangement… is a bit unreliable, but be careful not to cause too much of a commotion, since this is in China, and it’s not easy to clean up the mess.”
"I understand," Chu Zihang said calmly.
After hanging up, he called Gu Ran, but the phone was switched off or out of service.
It seems I can only rely on myself today.
Chu Zihang had just finished showering and was wearing a white t-shirt and washed denim jeans, with black contact lenses covering his gleaming golden eyes.
Stepping out of the living room, I saw four women who still retained their charm.
One was Chu Zihang's mother, Su Xiaoyan, and the other three were her best friends. The three young women drank until dawn last night and didn't wake up until almost noon.
Su Xiaoyan's three best friends had all watched Chu Zihang grow up, so whenever they saw him, they wanted to tease him. But Chu Zihang was no longer a child and knew that there was a difference between men and women, so they couldn't hug and cuddle anymore.
Chu Zihang ordered takeout for the four of them, and also brewed some traditional Chinese medicine for his mother, put it in the refrigerator, and told her to drink it on time.
Su Xiaoyan affectionately kissed her son on the cheek, ruffled his neatly combed hair, and then let him go out.
His girlfriends were incredibly envious, all saying that if they were twenty years younger, they would definitely pursue Chu Zihang.
"I love these cool young men the most, they're so handsome and stylish!" a young woman named Shanshan said with a smile.
Chu Zihang closed the living room door, shutting out the women's noise and teasing, then went to the garage, got his stepfather's dark blue Porsche, and went out to find Lu Mingfei.
*……*……*
At the pizzeria, Lu Mingfei was the first to arrive at the private room; none of the other members of the literary society arrived on time!
He was carrying a toilet seat he bought at the building materials market, because he didn't have time to go home and had to carry it with him.
Just as Guan Yu single-handedly went to meet Lu Su in ancient times, Lu Mingfei carrying a toilet seat to a banquet to meet his first crush is also a remarkable feat.
After waiting for a while, the twins Xu Yanyan and Xu Miaomiao came in first.
These two are both chubby boys. At a confession event at the movie theater last year, they played the 'O' in LOVE and the 'O' in YOU, respectively.
Lu Mingfei is the lowercase 'i'.
The chubby twins were puzzled when they saw Lu Mingfei arrive at the meeting carrying a toilet seat. They wondered what he was up to.
But last year, Lu Mingfei’s feat resounded throughout the school. First, at the movie theater, a black butler and a young lady made a dazzling appearance, and finally, they took Lu Mingfei and sped away in a luxury car.
Moreover, a helicopter landed on the school playground to pick him up, and the school leaders on duty at night all went to the playground to see him off.
The whole school was in an uproar over that scene, everyone thought Lu Mingfei was some kind of hidden 'Dragon King'!
Don't get me wrong, it's not the Dragon King of the Dragon Clan, but the kind of Dragon King from the web novel "Crooked Mouth Dragon King," who can be picked up by helicopter at any time and decide the life and death of a family with a flick of his wrist.
So now, Xu Yanyan and Xu Miaomiao don't dare to speak loudly when they see Lu Mingfei, for fear that if he gets angry, he will plunge their family into utter ruin.
The two brothers looked at Lu Mingfei and found him smiling, and his smile was chilling...
What is he laughing at? What's so funny?
Actually, Lu Mingfei was just practicing how he should act when he saw Chen Wenwen later.
After all, this was his first crush, and he wanted to leave a good impression.
About twenty minutes later, members of the literary society arrived one after another, and the room became lively.
When Xu Yanyan and Xu Miaomiao saw that there were more people, they stopped being wary of Lu Mingfei and started catching up with their classmates.
Lu Mingfei sat alone to the side, and no one spoke to him.
At this moment, the door to the private room was pushed open again, and a delicate-looking woman walked in; it was Liu Miaomiao.
Today, Liu Miaomiao wore a black dress, her hair was styled in a high ponytail, and she wore light makeup.
As soon as she entered, she immediately became the focus of everyone's attention. Many boys came over to chat with her, just like when they were in school, surrounding her and talking to her, like Guanyin's soldiers devoutly guarding her.
Lu Mingfei noticed that Liu Miaomiao, who had a youthful appearance, had grown up and become even more beautiful.
Her slender fingers rested on her knees, and she smiled as she looked at the people around her with her eyes half-closed. If someone asked her a question, she would respond with a few words; if no one paid attention to her, she would remain silent and sit quietly like that.
Because of Liu Miaomiao's arrival, everyone's attention was on her, and Lu Mingfei felt bored, so he wanted to go out for some fresh air.
As soon as the door was pushed open, the glass door bumped into the person trying to come in.
It is Zhao Menghua.
Zhao Menghua came in, clutching his head, about to curse, but when he saw it was Lu Mingfei, he didn't dare to say a word.
There aren't many people who can make him lose face these days, but Lu Mingfei is one of them.
Last summer vacation was supposed to be a time when he had both academic and romantic success. As the saying goes, "Riding the spring breeze, the horse gallops swiftly, and in one day he can see all the chrysanthemums."
But the top spot on Shilan Middle School's honor roll that year belonged to Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei was the most discussed person at the school.
Zhao Menghua can only rank third.
The second is Gu Ran, who appeared out of nowhere and is Lu Mingfei's black butler.
"I'm fine, I'm going to the restroom first," Lu Mingfei said habitually, and walked out.
"Damn it, I'm the one who got hit..." Zhao Menghua muttered to himself.
Lu Mingfei walked out of the private room.
Inside the private room, a group of people stood up and shouted to Zhao Menghua as he entered, "Boss!"
"Please sit down, everyone." Zhao Menghua chuckled, looking quite pleased with himself.
Hearing the shouts from outside, Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "Zhao Menghua's behavior is far inferior to Caesar's."
Zhao Menghua is at best on par with the Dongxing Crows, a gang leader.
However, this gang leader stole away Lu Mingfei's first crush, which left Lu Mingfei feeling somewhat disappointed.
He looked up and took two steps outside, when he suddenly spotted the person he had been wanting to see.
Chen Wenwen.
She wore a white cotton dress, the long hem of which swayed gently with her graceful steps. She held a book in her hand, exuding both purity and intellect.
As for why she was holding a book at the class reunion?
Well, don't worry about the details. Can a literary girl be considered an artsy girl if she doesn't have a book in her hand?
In short, this artsy girl was just like the one Lu Mingfei remembered. It's just that Lu Mingfei hadn't figured out how to smile, so he gave Chen Wenwen a forced smile.
Chen Wenwen took the initiative to greet Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei said I was going to the restroom.
The two finished their long-awaited conversation and then passed each other by.
Actually, there was no real brush with each other; if they had, Lu Mingfei would have been overjoyed for half a day.
When he finished using the restroom and returned to the private room, everyone had arrived, and the pizza was served. Without waiting for Lu Mingfei, everyone started eating.
There was only one empty seat at the table, with a toilet seat placed on it, signifying the sovereignty of the throne.
Lu Mingfei picked up the toilet seat and sat down. To his right was Chen Wenwen, to his left was Liu Miaomiao, and opposite him sat Zhao Menghua.
Being able to sit with two of the class beauties made Lu Mingfei feel that his birthday was worthwhile.
It would be even better if I could receive a text message from Nono!
However, there was another woman next to Zhao Menghua, and Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, unable to recall who she was.
Why didn't Chen Wenwen sit with Zhao Menghua?