bookbashuk Chapter 57 School Starts in September
Chapter 57 School Starts in September
Having lived two lives, what hasn't Lin Chong seen?
A woman knelt before him, tears streaming down her face—a scene he had never witnessed before!
A loud "thump" echoed in the quiet reception room, and Lin Chong almost immediately jumped up from his chair.
He quickly stepped forward to help Aunt Yun up, saying hastily, "No, no, Auntie, just thank me a couple of times, what are you doing!"
Lin Chong caught a glimpse of Xiao Yun approaching out of the corner of his eye. He breathed a sigh of relief and shouted, "Quick, quick, Xiao Yun, pull your mom up... Holy crap! Why are you kneeling down too?"
With another "thump," the mother and daughter knelt neatly in front of Lin Chong. Yun's mother was still holding his hand, unable to speak clearly, only repeatedly saying "thank you" in a muffled way.
Finally, with Xiaoxi's help, Lin Chong managed to lift the mother and daughter onto the sofa one by one.
He rubbed his eyes, looking exasperated, and said, "You really don't need to do this. I didn't do anything, just made a phone call, and my purpose was to help my sister. You two were just doing it incidentally..."
Upon hearing this, Yun's mother was taken aback. She hadn't expected the young man in front of her to be so frank, not putting on airs or saying anything polite.
In her life, she has seen many people say polite words that sound warm but turn cold the moment they turn away.
She looked at Lin Chong and said sincerely, "Even so, I still want to thank you. I'm not good with words, so I'll kowtow to you..."
Seeing that she was about to kneel down again after getting up, Lin Chong quickly stopped her, looked at Xiao Yun, and changed the subject.
"Hey Xiaoyun, how's the training going since you bought the Pokémon?"
Xiaoyun nodded, looking at Lin Chong gratefully, and said, "It worked really well. I listened to you and bought a Bug-type Pokémon. From that day on, my Gluttonous Mole seemed to have calmed down. Not only did its training effectiveness double, but the power of its moves also increased significantly!"
"Thanks to you, my chances of becoming a key player on the team this year are much greater. I haven't even had a chance to thank you yet..."
Seeing that Xiaoyun was also about to get up, Lin Chong immediately shouted, "Don't move!" It took him quite a while to completely calm the mother and daughter down.
Just as he was talking about how his throat was dry and he took a glass of water to moisten it, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the reception room.
A familiar male voice seeped in through the crack in the door, causing both the mother and daughter to change their expressions.
It was Zhao Zhiguang. His body and the back of his head were wrapped in bandages, and his forearm was in a thick cast. However, the two police officers escorting him did not care about his injuries and moved roughly and forcefully, causing him to howl in pain.
"What do you want! Your bureau chief is my uncle! I need to see him!"
"I'm a victim, you can't treat me like this... Ouch! I'm injured, don't push me like that!"
The sound grew louder as it approached, faintly moving towards the reception room.
Suddenly, Xiaoxi smiled slyly, ran to the door, and pulled the door open inwards.
Seeing Zhao Zhiguang walking in just outside the door, Xiaoxi stuck out her tongue at him mischievously, causing the latter to suddenly become angry after a brief moment of surprise.
He glared at Xiaoxi and the mother and daughter sitting on the sofa, his eyes blazing with murderous intent: "It's you! And both of you! What on earth have you been up to?!"
Finally, his gaze settled on Lin Chong, whom he had never met before.
Zhao Zhiguang's expression shifted, as if he realized something. He grinned maliciously at Lin Chong: "Just you wait, you just wait—"
Snapped!
A sudden slap interrupted Zhao Zhiguang's words. His right cheek burned with pain. Turning around in shock, he saw Officer Liu behind him sneering, his lips trembling: "You, how dare you—"
Snapped!clap clap clap!
Officer Liu wiped his slightly reddened palms, kicked Zhao Zhiguang, whose cheeks were swollen like a pig's head, away, turned around, and respectfully removed his hat to Lin Chong in the reception room while slowly closing the door.
In the distance came Dong Huaqiang's cold and ruthless voice, a voice he had never expressed to his nephew before.
"Zhao Zhiguang, the police have made new discoveries regarding your past involvement in cases of tax evasion, prostitution, and domestic violence."
"Come with me. Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely..."
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Lin Chong learned about Zhao Zhiguang's final fate from Xiao Xi a few days later.
Tax evasion, prostitution, drunk driving, domestic violence... many previously closed cases have taken a turn for the worse, and the combination of these crimes has resulted in Zhao Zhiguang receiving a 20-year prison sentence.
With Dong Huaqiang's encouragement, a sum of money was secured for Xiaoyun and her daughter to compensate for medical expenses and emotional distress caused by domestic violence. Even Xiaoxi received 3000 yuan.
Since that day, Lin Chong noticed that Zou Xiaoyun's condition had changed. She was more focused during training and smiled more often.
She would often meet up with Xiaoxi after training to go shopping and have a meal. Occasionally, she would bring dishes cooked by Yun's mother, as well as fruits and other gifts, to visit the two siblings at the apartment.
Yun's mother even tried to force the compensation money onto Lin Chong as a red envelope, but he refused after learning about his family situation.
The reason is that Lin Chong's help to Yun's mother and daughter was unintentional, and compared to the former, who now has full tuition and rent waivers and receives a scholarship of 200,000 yuan per year, this mother and daughter obviously need the money more.
As a result, Xiaoyun came to the apartment more often, and the things she carried became increasingly expensive.
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The peaceful days continued until early September.
On the first day of school, Lin Chong dragged Xiaoxi out of bed, who was reluctant to accept the reality of starting school—Mudu had already arranged her transfer procedures, and the high school she would attend was only two streets away from Mudu.
After getting dressed, washing up, and having breakfast, the two parted ways at the crossroads outside the apartment and headed to their respective schools.
The once deserted gates of Mudu Academy were now crowded with new students carrying their luggage. Most of them looked excited, and some even summoned their spirits to keep by their side.
In comparison, Lin Chong's appearance is quite eye-catching.
Because of his status as a special admission student, Mudu arranged a special apartment for him and Xiaoxi, exempting them from accommodation expenses. Therefore, he brought very little, only a small bag, which he carried on Miaowu's back.
Meow, who was just over a meter tall, carried a bag and looked just like a primary school student who had just started school today. However, none of the students around her found it funny. Instead, they looked at Meow and Lin Chong with a sense of awe.
As a freshman with a second-tier spirit, even in those top-tier academies, he would be a standout who had distinguished himself at various test centers in the Federation. Not to mention that Mudu is a second-tier academy with slightly lower enrollment quality.
Among the freshmen who mostly only lasted until the second day of the Elf College Entrance Examination, Lin Chong, who possessed the second-tier elf Meow, stood out from the crowd.
Lin Chong quickly realized this as well, and not liking to show off, he immediately put the meow away.
Spending all day in the gymnasium interacting with Zuo Youyou and Zou Xiaoyun made him forget that these two girls, who possessed second-tier spirits, were already outstanding students in their second year at the academy.
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According to the class assignment list released by the college in advance, Lin Chong walked into a teaching building, went up to the third floor, found a classroom, and was about to walk in when he heard a boy bragging inside.
"You have no idea how fierce the competition was on the third day of the Elf College Entrance Examination, especially in Xiancheng, where this year's exam was ranked second in the entire Federation in terms of difficulty. The opponents were incredibly strong!"