Chapter 580 - Mechanical Beast – 1
Chapter 580: Mechanical Beast - 1
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The expression on the reporter's face changed.
Director Liu let out a sigh.
He Ming looked at the reporter and said, "Sunshine Daily? Are you guys not happy with the person that People's Daily especially wrote about, or you guys are dissatisfied with the little hero praised by the Department of Defense?"
Both People's Daily and the Department of Defense belonged to the government, while Sunshine Daily was just a small media publisher in Yu City, so the reporter did not have the guts to go up against He Ming at all.
Besides, it also seemed to him that all of the students in No.1 High School admired Fu Zhi. They did not seem forced at all.
The reporter from Sunshine Daily waved his hand as cold sweats began to ooze out of his head. "No, no, no, please don't get me wrong. We're on the same side as the public. It's just that we want to know more about her."
Ye Jiu was standing beside Fu Zhi right now. There was no expression on his face as he let out a sneer, "What a fence-sitter."
"If Sunshine Daily is not going to do an interview session with Ms. Fu Zhi, then can you guys move aside? Let the rest of us do it. We hope the school will give us at Moonlight Daily a chance! We truly admire the professionalism of teachers of No.1 High School, and the greatness of Ms. Fu herself."
"Get lost! Glory Sun Daily was the first to come here! If you want to do an interview, we have to do it first!"
"We from Huaxi Daily are also willing to make an interview session with Ms. Fu and No.1 High School!"
"Ms. Fu, please look at the camera!"
The bunch of reporters all crowded around Fu Zhi and pushed the reporter from Sunshine Daily away.
Fu Zhi raised her head and looked at the camera.
The face of the reporter from Sunshine Daily was dark. He tried his best to get back to his spot, but other reporters pushed him away. "Mr. Xu, we're here to work for our company. It's fine if you want to act like an *ss, but try your best not to drag us into this one."
The camera of the reporter for Sunshine Daily fell to the ground and shattered into pieces as he was pushed away by the other reporters.
His face turned dark and stamped his feet in frustration as he took a look at the other reporters.
He then picked his camera up from the ground and left.
It took less than 30 minutes for the interview and photo session.
Nobody knew where Director Liu got his sponsors from. There was a drone flying in the air, taking aerial shots of the school.
There were a lot of students waiting outside Class 21 as they all wanted to get Fu Zhi's autograph as well as talk to her.
Fu Zhi paid them no mind, so Song Fang, Wang Yu, and Fatty helped her to get rid of them.
They had changed their seating plan in the class.
Fu Zhi and Su Xing were sitting near the window right now.
Fu Zhi had been away for roughly two weeks, yet her table was sparkly clean. All of the books were neatly placed at the corner and inside the drawer of her desk, and she could see that there were some other books on her table as well.
She nodded satisfyingly as she put her phone on the table. She picked a book from the top of the stack and flipped through it. "Are these distributed by the school?"
Su Xing was in Director Liu's office right now as he wanted to know what had happened during the event this morning.
Song Fang's expression froze for a moment when he heard her question. He scratched his head and said, "Well… All I can say is that it's a little token from Wu Zhiyou."
"Wu Zhiyou? Why is she giving you all the books? Did anything happen when I was away?"
After all, considering the things that happened between her and the Wu Family, there was no way Wu Zhiyou and she could be friends.
Fu Zhi took another new book out of her table as she wanted to give it to Wu Zhiyou.
She did not raise her head up, so she did not see the hint of disbelief that crossed Song Fang and a few boys' faces.
"Well, everything is fine," Song Fang said, his eyes twinkling, "The final examination is around the corner, and everyone is busy with their studies."
Fu Zhi raised her head. She squinted her eyes, and just when she tried to discern the emotion in his eyes, Ma Mingquan came in and smacked a heap of stuff on her desk.
There were certificates, pennants, and many other awards given to her by the government.
She looked at them with a frown.
Ma Mingquan patted her shoulder, "So what do you think, Fu Zhi? Tell us a couple of things about how you feel! Especially after seeing these awards and pennants."
"It's better if they give me money. I don't even know what I should do with these pennants and certificates."
She pressed the center of her eyebrows and said, "Please help Song Fang and the others to apply as well when there is such an opportunity in the future."
Song Fang was touched. Just when he looked at Fu Zhi with tears in his eyes and was about to say something, Fu Zhi continued, "After all, their desks are empty, so they should have a lot of space to put all of these."
Song Fang was speechless, and he had no idea why but he felt vaguely offended.
That said, he was quite surprised to see that Fu Zhi seemed to turn her nose up at these awards and pennants. After all, it was considered a great honor for someone, and it was not an easy task to get those awards and pennants.
He was relieved that it was Ma Mingquan and not Director Liu in front of them right now. It not, he would certainly chew her out.
Ma Mingquan took a sip from his tea and said, "Not bad, Fu Zhi, You're not pleased by external gains, nor you're saddened by personal losses. You put the interest of the country and other people before your own, and you shouldn't take fame and wealth too seriously."
"Mr. Ma, Sister Zhi doesn't care about fame. All she cares about is money."
Ma Mingquan waved his hand.
"Alright, alright, go back to your seats. We're going to start the lesson soon. By the way, the school principal is looking for you. Don't forget to look for him after you've finished your game."
The crowd became speechless.
It was at this moment that Su Xing returned to the class. Fu Zhi then gave her phone to her and followed Ma Mingquan to the principal's office.
"Zhizhi, you came back yesterday, right? How do you feel today?" A few teachers greeted Fu Zhi when they passed by.
"The examination is coming soon. We're worried that you might not be able to catch up with other students since you've not been coming to school lately."
"Gu Yuan High School has been better than us in every subject. I recall them laughing at us because we haven't had any provincial elite students for a long time."
"We're worried that you're not coming back for the exam."
"Mr. Ma has been talking about you since you left. Do you know that?"
A few teachers came out of their office and talked to Fu Zhi save for Qian Wenrui.
Her expression was dark, and she seemed annoyed.
It was as if every sound in her world would be interpreted by her as if others were mocking and looking down on her for being so decisive and exclusive back then. After all, she was the one who did not want Fu Zhi to join her class.
The group of teachers had smiles on their faces as if Fu Zhi was their student.
As for Fu Zhi, there was a stern expression on her face. "Of course I will come back for the exam. After all, Class 21 still has a bet with Class 1, and I assure you guys that we won't let you down."
The group of teachers nodded.
If it were in the past, they would not believe in Class 21, but things had changed. There were so many professors giving them extra classes, so there was a good chance they might be able to turn the table around.
Ma Mingquan took a look at his watch and chimed in, "Guys, we're going to meet the principal, so we have to go now."
"Is the principal looking for Fu Zhi? Well, you guys should probably get going!"
Ma Mingquan then sent Fu Zhi to the principal's office. He did not go into the office. When Fu Zhi pushed the door open, Ouyang Feng had already prepared a cup of tea for her. He pointed at the seat in front of him and said, "Have a seat."
There was a smile on his face, and she did not have a good feeling about it. However, she still decided to do as she was told.
She took a seat in the chair and looked at him.
"I called you here because of two things. First, I want you to update me on your study progress in the notebook that I gave you last time. Secondly, I received news from the higher-ups that we can recommend two students for university admission this year. I wonder if you will be interested in joining the college entrance examination?"
Fu Zhi raised her brows quizzically.
If it were other students, they might take up the offer as they did not want to waste their time on the examination.
However, the person sitting in front of him was Fu Zhi. Ouyang Feng was certain that the college entrance examination was nothing for her.
"We can recommend one student into Qinghua University and one student into Renmin University," Ouyang Feng continued, "You're going to Qinghua University, right?"
Fu Zhi nodded. "Yes. Qinghua University is my first choice since I don't have any other better choices."
Ouyang Feng did not know what to say.
Fu Zhi noticed the expression on Ouyang Feng's face and she asked, "About the notebook you gave me last time, there are two things that I don't understand."
"Only two?" Ouyang Feng was shocked.
Although he knew Fu Zhi was a fast learner, he did not expect her to finish the notebook so fast. Initially, he did not plan on asking Fu Zhi to go to the Ouyang Family's training camp this year as he felt she was not ready yet. However, it seemed to him that he had to reconsider his decision.
Just when he was trapped in his own thoughts, Fu Zhi picked up a pencil and drafted something on a piece of paper, "Here, these two parts. You're the one who developed them, right? I don't quite get the principle of their structures."
Since Ouyang Feng wanted Fu Zhi to be his disciple, he decided to ask her to do something for him before he would explain it to her.
Just when he opened his mouth, his phone on the table rang. It kept ringing and ringing for a long time, and it seemed like it was an urgent call.
Fu Zhi looked at Ouyang Feng, who was frowning and said, "You can attend to your call first. I can wait."
The one on the other side of the call was none other than Ouyang Yue.
After the call was connected, they soon switched to video call.
"The back of students that went into the forbidden land this year has failed. The beasts inside the forbidden land have gone out of control again. I've sent you the recording, but we can't get everything since we lack communication devices inside the forbidden land."
The young man had to shoulder the burden of bringing his family back to its former glory despite his young age. He let out a bitter smile and said, "I don't think the forbidden land can hold those beasts for long. I'm worried that they will break themselves free soon. At that time, we have no other choice but to destroy them. Mr. Ouyang Zhui really has left big trouble to get revenge against the Ouyang Family.
During the Ouyang Family's prime, it was Ouyang Zhui who used his design to support the Ouyang Family.
The Ouyang Family just treated him as a tool to earn money.
Ouyang Zhui had left a lot of legacies. However, he was not only good at firearm design but he also excelled in the development of artificial intelligence.
These mechanical beasts were developed to help them carry several tasks. They had the ability to attack and could perform tasks better than humans.
It was just that those mechanical beasts lost control after the death of Ouyang Zhui.
From the most trusted partners, they turned into fierce beasts that would attack at the sight of the Ouyang Family.