Chapter 45 - 45 Are You a Devil? (Part 2)

"What’s the problem?" Looking at the other’s agonizing "painful" expression, Chen Yu shrugged. "Is this a difficult task?"

"This matter... this... It’s not that it’s difficult." Feeling the dangerous aura emanating from Chen Yu, Sun was sweating profusely, his brain working overtime. "This is simply... impossible to do..."

"Oh?" Chen Yu smiled, yet not quite smiling. "Not giving me face?"

"No, no, no!" Sun waved his hands frantically, almost crying. "You... You might not understand. The process of scoring the exam papers is very complex. We only... only handle part of it.

And the names on the examination papers are all sealed. It... it really can’t be done!"

"I see... Hmm."

Chen Yu, with his hands in his pockets, leisurely walked around the desk and sat in Sun’s chair, pointing at himself with his thumb. "Let me put it this way. Fatso, my brother. We have a life-and-death relationship. Though we are as close as brothers on the surface, it’s actually more like father and son. It wasn’t easy raising him, feeding him by hand.

He respects me a lot. So, he entrusted me to come to you for this task, for the sake of complete confidentiality."

There was a slight pause in his voice, Chen Yu leaned forward, lowering his voice. "Only heaven and earth, you and I, and Fatso know. No one else knows. Don’t be scared, Professor Sun."

"Sir, this isn’t about whether information can be leaked or not." Sun, with a mournful face and palms pressed together, begged. "I’m limited in my abilities, I really can’t do it!"

"Alright. Then I understand. So it’s about not giving face." Chen Yu nodded, under Sun’s terrified gaze, pulled out his cell phone and dialed a string of numbers. "Hello? Fatso. It’s Chen Yu."

"Sir... you..." Sun’s legs trembled with fear. He hurriedly tried to take the phone away, but Chen Yu pushed him aside.

"Ah, right." Chen Yu continued talking into the phone. "This Sun dude simply doesn’t care about you. He says it’s impossible and whoever loves it, can’t be done. If you disagree, come and beg him yourself."

"I didn’t! I really didn’t!" Sun cried out desperately.

"What? Don’t take this so seriously. You’re just a newly minted, lowliest Transcendent. It’s normal if they don’t regard you highly. Who doesn’t know a Transcendent these days, what are you anyway? Right?

What..." Chen Yu, startled, listened carefully to the phone. "Oh... oh... I see now. Alright, alright. I understand, leave it to me."

"Beep—"

After hanging up the call, Chen Yu’s face turned very serious. He stood up, staring earnestly into Sun’s frightened eyes. "Well, sorry for the trouble. Professor Sun, forget about changing the score."

"Ah..."

"Now let’s start discussing other matters."

"Wha... What... What... What... What... What matter..."

"Professor, what kind of coffin do you like?" Chen Yu asked. "Slide lid or flip lid? Do you like the ones with a transparent crystal case?"

Sun’s face turned white at a visible rate. "Sir... please don’t... don’t joke..."

"Sigh. Times change so quickly, don’t they?" Chen Yu sighed, sitting on the desk. "Got a cigarette?"

"No... none... I... I’ll have someone go buy some!"

"No need." Chen Yu picked up a piece of paper from the desk, tore off a small page, rolled it into a cigarette shape, and placed it in his mouth, taking a deep breath. "Professor Sun, let me explain. My brother, from a young age, dreamed of being the top scorer in the college entrance exam, always seeing me as his role model.

To him, even being a Transcendent isn’t as honorable as being the top scorer. Do you understand that feeling?"

"I... I understand... understand..." Sun swallowed hard, nodding. "But... but..."

"Let me finish."

Chen Yu interrupted. "Because he dedicated himself to training, his normal studies suffered, resulting in him having no hope for becoming the top scorer. But you should understand. Training is to protect all of humanity. Studying, however, is just his dream. Compared his true dream to the safety of humanity, he decisively chose to abandon his dream to save humanity.

Do you think such a person is respectable?"

"Respectable!" Sun immediately raised his thumb up, nervously. "Very respectable!"

"But on the other hand, he sacrificed himself for you all—for humanity—and yet you hurt him, denied him his little wish. Do you think he feels balanced?"

"Not... not balanced! I’m not balanced either!"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"So, now can you understand his anger?" Chen Yu gestured with his hands as if tearing something apart. "That twisted, aggrieved, resentful, self-destructive, desperate kind of anger?"

"I..." Sun’s face turned even paler.

"Of course." Chen Yu suddenly changed the subject, wrapping his arm around Sun’s shaking shoulders. "But everything has a remedy, Professor Sun. Think about it. My friend, Fatso, he’s a Transcendent, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

"These Transcendents, for the benefit of humanity, throw their heads and shed their blood. A little privilege—shouldn’t they have it?"

"..."

"What do you think, should they or shouldn’t they? Speak up."

"They... should..."

"So here comes the issue," Chen Yu’s lips curled up. "Think about it, if you know this principle, wouldn’t those above be aware? A Transcendent is irreplaceable. Not to mention he did a little cheating for his ideals, and nobody knows about it. Even if those above know everything, what can they do?"

He jumped off the desk, suddenly raised his voice, and pointed at the surveillance camera, "I’m just asking, my brother, a Transcendent, cheats in front of all government leaders, changes scores in front of you, the grand examiners of all humanity, what can he do? Does he dare do anything?!"

"..." Professor Sun breathed heavily, lowered his head, and his thoughts accelerated again.

"Put simply, even if everyone knew about our changing of scores today, no one would dare to peep. Nor would anyone dare to touch you! Because you’re doing this for a Transcendent. But..."

"If you obstruct it... not to mention offending a Transcendent, once you’re ’gone’, my brother’s business can still be handled by the next person. By then, he’ll be promoted and honored, while grass grows over your grave."

"In this way..."

"It’s only you who’ll be hurt, and you’ll have accomplished that," Chen Yu patted Professor Sun’s shoulder.

"..." Professor Sun kept his head down, remained silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and suddenly looked up, "Sir! I can handle this! Do I still have a chance?"

"Of course!" Chen Yu’s eyes widened in feigned surprise, "Of course, there’s a chance! We’re like father and son, he has to listen to me."

"I can handle it!" Professor Sun’s eyes reddened, "Please tell the Transcendent. I’ll definitely handle this beautifully!"

"Such a teachable youth."

Chen Yu felt greatly comforted, "Professor Sun, you’re truly destined for a boundless future."

...

Five days later.

The "destined for a boundless future" Professor Sun, successfully coordinated all links. He completed the alteration of the exam scores.

December 12th.

The scores for the global college entrance exam were released on time.

In the capital’s exam district, the top hundred rankings were revealed!

And the first place, with a terrifying score of 700 out of 700, utterly shocked everyone!

Due to the groundwork laid in the preceding days.

Most people were familiar with the fat neighbor who was a Transcendent.

Thus, as his scores and photos were revealed, a storm about a "Transcendent" achieving full marks and becoming the top scholar in the college entrance exam began spreading across the internet at an alarming pace.

And just at the height of this storm...

"Hello?"

"Education Headquarters?"

Chen Yu sat on the balcony of his rented apartment, dialed a series of numbers, "I want to make an official report! Someone’s cheating, damn it!"

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