ACultivator'sCampusLife

Chapter 149 Constant Surprises

Li Muhao heard the conversation between the reporters. He wanted to stop them, but because of his position and identity, it was not suitable for him to do so. In order to prevent those people from continuing to discuss Chu Minghui's grades, he immediately said, "From No. 1 High School, Class One of the Senior Grade, Lin Jiayi has a total score of 709 points. She won the second place both in the province and the city..."

"She has more than 700 points, and won the second place in the province. Will this year's top grade be a new record?"

"I can't believe that a student from Shuangta City could win the second place in the province. It's too surprising!"

Everyone was exclaiming for Lin Jiayi because she won the second place in the entire province. For a moment, they did not react to the fact that she also won the second place in the city. Then...

"From No. 1 High School, Class One of the Senior Grade, Lu Yao has a total score of 715 points. He is the number one in science both in the city and the province." Li Muhao said unhurriedly as he looked at the reporters in front of him proudly. After he finished announcing Lu Yao's results, the reporters were not as excited as Li Muhao had imagined. Instead, they were silent.

"Ah! What did Secretary Li just say?" Someone patted his colleague who was in a daze next to him and asked in disbelief. Then people began to come to their senses.

"He seemed to have just said that there was a student from No. 1 High School who ranked number one in science." The colleague who had been patted recalled what Li Muhao had just said and whispered.

"Is that so? No. 1 High School? The one we know of?" That person still couldn't believe that this was true. Ever since the city was founded, there had never been a provincial top grade in Shuangta City. Something like that had never happened.

"I think I heard the same thing?" A photographer, who was not too far away from the two reporters, also whispered, but he was not too sure.

"Secretary Li, can you repeat what you just said?" A handsome young reporter wearing a suit and tie could not believe what he had heard. He looked around and saw that no one could give him a definite answer, so he asked Li Muhao, who was standing in front of everyone with a smug smile.

Li Muhao enjoyed this feeling. He coughed twice to clear his throat, straightened his collar, and raised his voice. "From No. 1 High School, Class One of the Senior Grade, Lu Yao has a total score of 715 points. He is the provincial number one in science."

Even though this was the second time that Li Muhao had announced Lu Yao's results, everyone was still unable to react. A few seconds later, some reporters who came to their senses grabbed the arms of the cameramen next to them and immediately turned around to run in the direction of the No. 1 High School in Shuangta City.

Some of the others who were slower to react saw those reporters. Although they were a little slower, they understood why those reporters ran in that direction. They pulled their colleagues beside them and headed in the direction of the No. 1 High School in Shuangta City as well. Some people ran while taking out their phones and calling someone. They repeatedly mentioned words like "number one in science", "Lu Yao" and so on.

In the Education Bureau's hall that had been extremely crowded, Li Muhao was the only one left at the entrance. Holding his thermos bottle, he slowly pursed his lips and looked at the reporters who had disappeared in all directions. It was only when everyone had disappeared from his sight that he took out a smartphone that a parent of his student had given him from his suit pocket. He dialed a familiar number, turned around and walked out of the Education Bureau's yard. He lowered his voice and said, "Honey, we can't afford to delay any longer. Take the credit card I gave you and leave with our son!"

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"No, listen to me. I can't leave. At this point, I can't leave even if I want to. Now there is a student from Shuangta City who ranks number one in science in the province, and this news has attracted everyone's attention. We must take this opportunity. You should leave quickly. If you don't go immediately, you won't be able to leave!"

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"If I can survive, I'll go and find you. Honey, I love you two!" Li Muhao kissed the speaker on the phone gently. Two streams of tears flowed down his cheeks silently.

He had done many things for Chu Tianyang all these years, and he had also used Chu Tianyang's name to gain a lot of personal benefits. A while ago, he knew that Chu Tianyang had found a very powerful backer. He thought that Chu Tianyang would be promoted with the help of this backer, and he could be promoted to be an office director like many other secretaries after his master was promoted. He thought he would be able to live a happy life without any worry. However, he never expected that when he went to give Chu Tianyang the two hand-copied score sheets yesterday afternoon, he would hear the most terrifying thing at the door of Chu Tianyang's study room.

Some time ago, he followed Chu Tianyang's arrangements and called the police to arrest Lu Yao. Later, Lu Yao inexplicably disappeared. Wang Jinshan, the Chief of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, had personally found Li Muhao to learn about the whole thing because he was the one who reported the case. However, in the end, Li Muhao was released. He had thought that this matter would pass just like that.

However, he never dreamed that there would be so many things behind the scene. Lu Yao had a military background. Chu Tianyang's backer also began to fear the power behind Lu Yao. Niu Jianfei, who had been the Captain of the Municipal Criminal Police Team, was not arrested. On the other hand, he had actually been killed by Chu Tianyang's backer. Moreover, what was even more shocking was that Niu Jianfei's family members were also killed. The reason was that Niu Jianfei's wife and child had overheard something they should not have heard.

At that time, Chu Tianyang's voice on the phone was already very low. However, he did not expect Li Muhao to hear this. More importantly, at that time, Chu Tianyang asked the person on the other side of the phone whether he should kill Li Muhao.

Although Li Muhao did not have any special ability and could not know what instructions the other person gave in the end, he knew that he would definitely not have a good end, so he needed to make preparations in advance.

It was impossible for him to escape. After following Chu Tianyang for so many years, he had already seen the strength of that backer. He could kill the Captain of the Criminal Police Team and the other police officers with ease. In their eyes, a weak scholar like Li Muhao could be dealt with effortlessly.

Li Muhao hung up the phone, took out a wet towel and wiped his face. Then he turned around and walked toward the Education Bureau's office building.

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"Headmaster Hu, you said you had asked someone to invite Lu Yao. When will he be here? We have been waiting for a long time." At this time, the Headmaster's office in the No. 1 High School was blocked by reporters who had heard the news. The handsome reporter who reacted the fastest was the closest to Headmaster Hu. He thought that he asked this question on behalf of everyone.

After he finished speaking, the other reporters echoed as expected.

Headmaster Hu glanced at his old-fashioned mechanical watch and thought to himself, "It's only been less than ten minutes, and you can't wait?" However, he could only think about it in his heart. He couldn't say this out loud. He looked at the reporters who were waiting anxiously. He knew that if Lu Yao did not come today, he would not be able to easily dismiss them.

"Dear reporters, thank you for coming to our school today to interview Lu Yao. It is not a coincidence that Lu Yao had such an excellent result today. It has something to do with the hard work of the teachers of our school. More importantly, it is undeniable that what matters the most is Lu Yao's persistent effort in studying day and night. I hope to use the media as a platform to introduce Lu Yao's learning method, so that all students in Shuangta City, in Xinlu Province and even across the country can benefit from it!" As the head of a school, Headmaster Hu had been to many occasions and knew the art of speech.

He thanked the reporters and confirmed the success of the school's education. But the most important thing was that he recognized Lu Yao's hard work. He said that he wanted to announce Lu Yao's learning method. This was what the reporters liked the most.

It was just like someone asked a celebrity how much his or her monthly salary was.

Nowadays, everyone was curious about the income of famous stars. When someone asked a question like how much a celebrity earned per month in public, it was easy to attract everyone's attention. For the same reason, everyone wanted to hear about the learning method of the student who ranked number one in the college entrance examination. Everyone knew that those who succeeded all worked hard without exception. However, they wanted to know their secret methods. Therefore, a top grade in the college entrance examination always caught people's attention.

As soon as Headmaster Hu finished speaking, the telephone on his table rang and he quickly picked it up.

When he finished the call, his expression became solemn. He never thought that Lu Yao would be invited to the Municipal Public Security Bureau when the examination results were announced. Headmaster Hu got the news that Wang Jinshan, the Chief of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, personally invited Lu Yao over.

What should he do?

So many people were waiting to interview Lu Yao, the first provincial number one in Shuangta City. But he was invited to the Public Security Bureau. Headmaster Hu was not clear about what had happened to Lu Yao. He was worried about Lu Yao. No one believed that the provincial number one would be asked to go to the Municipal Public Security Bureau for no reason.

Headmaster Hu was thinking rapidly. He was thinking of a way to get through this crisis. He didn't want to waste such a good opportunity of publicity for the school.

After pondering for a while, he made another phone call and asked Lu Yao's Grade Dean, Director Li, and his class teacher, Yang Linchi, to rush over to his aid so that he could get away and deal with this matter.

The moment Yang Linchi and Director Li walked into Headmaster Hu's office, Headmaster Hu said with a smile, "Dear reporters, please wait for a moment. I will be back soon!"

"Headmaster Hu, why isn't Lu Yao here yet? Is there something wrong?" Someone saw Headmaster Hu's expression and began to guess.

Headmaster Hu was shocked by these words and thought that he was seen through. He quickly explained, "Everyone, don't misunderstand. I'm going to do something else. I got a report on the phone that Lu Yao is already on his way here. Everyone, please wait for a while."

Headmaster Hu was so nervous that he forgot to introduce Yang Linchi and Director Li before he hurriedly went out.

Yang Linchi introduced himself when he saw this big scene. When everyone learned that this man who looked like a farmer was actually Lu Yao's class teacher, they forgot that Headmaster Hu had left in a hurry. They swarmed up to interview Yang Linchi.