I Can Control Resources-Chapter 51: A Mere Trifle, Not Worth Mentioning

Chapter 51: Chapter 51: A Mere Trifle, Not Worth Mentioning

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The Forgotten Land.

Third Senior High School, athletic field.

After explaining the reforms to the college entrance exam and the related arrangements, Tang De paused. A smile he considered friendly graced his lips. He felt there should be applause.

However...

There was none!

"Ahem. I’ve finished explaining the arrangements for the college entrance exam. Do any of you students have any questions?" Tang De finally asked after a moment of thought.

A student stood up.

"Principal Tang, I have a question for Lieutenant Qin. Is that alright?"

"For Lieutenant Qin?" Tang De glanced at Qin Tianxiong. Seeing him nod, he immediately smiled. "Haha, of course. In that case, we’ll have Lieutenant Qin answer this student’s question."

"What would you like to ask?" Qin Tianxiong stood up.

"I want to know what mistake Principal Li made for you to remove him from his position!" The young man’s face showed some hostility, but he gritted his teeth and said it anyway.

"Hm?" Qin Tianxiong’s brows furrowed slightly. He then waved his hand. "You’re still just a student. There are some things you don’t need to understand so clearly. Besides, the main purpose of today is to tell you about the new policies for the college entrance exam. Sit down."

Having spoken, Qin Tianxiong gestured for the young man to sit.

"But I’m the student council president. And Lieutenant Qin, you just said that the Alliance believes we are the future of the Forgotten Land. Whether you agree with that or not, we want to know the reason!"

"Student council president?" Qin Tianxiong’s eyes narrowed. He was a little displeased. ’Student councils are usually only established in universities. I can’t believe Li Qingping organized one in a high school.’ After a moment of thought, he nodded. "Very well. My original intention in not speaking was to spare Principal Li some face.

"However, since you all want to know, I’ll be direct. Yesterday, due to a personal error in judgment, Principal Li Qingping had a heated argument with our Military Department. In the end, he forcibly sheltered a third-year student named ’Gao Neng.’

"And this student, Gao Neng, after leaving, sought revenge and deliberately leaked false intelligence to Major Shen. This ultimately caused Major Shen to be sacrificed during a mission!

"Are you satisfied with that explanation?"

"Gao Neng?! You’re saying Gao Neng leaked false intelligence... That’s impossible... He..." Upon hearing this, the young man and the other students looked utterly shocked. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Nothing is impossible. The Military Department already has irrefutable proof. Principal Li’s personal feelings were too involved. His favoritism and lack of judgment have led us to believe he is no longer fit to continue in his position. This matter ends here. If there’s nothing else..."

"Wait, you just mentioned Major Shen. Who is Major Shen?"

"Shen Ning’Er, one of the Alliance’s youngest Majors. Her sacrifice is the Alliance’s greatest loss! We will continue to investigate this matter. For such a young Major to be sacrificed in the Forgotten Land... The Military Department will absolutely not let any clue slip by, and we will resolutely crack down on the corrupting influences in the Forgotten Land!" Qin Tianxiong’s gaze was like lightning.

"Then... what about Gao Neng? Where is he now?" The young man’s face paled.

"He’s dead!" Qin Tianxiong’s tone was ice-cold.

"Gao Neng is dead..."

"Yes, he’s dead! This is the latest intelligence we in the Military Department have received. He leaked false intelligence and was killed on the spot by Major Shen after she discovered it. Do you have any other questions?"

"N-No, none..." The young man sat back down.

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Meanwhile, the first and second-year students watching from the school building all had expressions of shock and sadness upon hearing this.

This was especially true for the class president with long, straight black hair and the pigtail-wearing junior from Class 1-3.

"Senior Gao Neng is dead?!"

"Waaaah... Senior Gao Neng hadn’t even finished his story."

"He was so handsome, how could he die?"

The girl with long, straight hair and the girl with pigtails both cried sorrowfully. They couldn’t believe Gao Neng would die, and they certainly didn’t believe he would deliberately leak false intelligence.

Just then, two steel motorcycles came speeding in from the distance.

"BEEP!"

"BEEP BEEP BEEP..."

The roar of the motorcycles drew everyone’s attention.

And then, came the shock.

Shen Ning’Er was wearing a black motorcycle helmet and wasn’t recognized at first glance. However, Gao Neng, who happened to be hopping off the back of the motorcycle, was instantly recognized by the students of Third Senior High School.

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"Is that a ghost?!"

The students all looked at each other.

"Huh? Are you guys having a meeting? Sorry... I’m late." Gao Neng, unaware of what had happened, got off the motorcycle and started running toward his class’s section.

His homeroom teacher, Zhang Dafan, stared at Gao Neng with wide eyes.

’Alive?!’

’Gao Neng is actually still alive?’

It wasn’t just Zhang Dafan; Li Qingping on the main stage and everyone else were also mystified about what was happening.

As for Qin Tianxiong, his mouth hung open, speechless for a long moment.

’What’s going on?’

’Didn’t Tang De say that this Gao Neng and Shen Ning’Er were blown up at the Dream Toy Factory? He even said he saw it with his own eyes. How are they alive again?’

Just as he was thinking this, Gao Neng had already reached Zhang Dafan.

"Teacher Zhang, should I stand and listen, or go get a stool from the classroom first?"

"..." Zhang Dafan was speechless.

"Huh? Teacher Zhang, what’s wrong with you?"

"Gao... Gao Neng, you... why... why are you here?" Zhang Dafan struggled for a long moment, finally forcing out this completely irrelevant question.

"I’m here for school," Gao Neng said, blinking.

"For school? You... what school?" Zhang Dafan’s mind was a bit fried.

"I’m a student, so of course I have to come to school. What’s wrong with you, Teacher Zhang? Oh, right... I also performed a meritorious service this time. The school has to give me a bonus, right, Major Shen!" Gao Neng turned his head to look behind him.

"’Meritorious service? Bonus...’" Zhang Dafan was getting more and more confused, but his gaze still followed Gao Neng’s to the spot behind him.

At that spot.

Shen Ning’Er was just getting off the motorcycle and taking off her helmet. Her jet-black hair instantly cascaded down, revealing a face of exceptional character.

"Shen Ning’Er?!"

"Is that... really Shen Ning’Er?"

"Shen Ning’Er wasn’t sacrificed... and Gao Neng isn’t dead? And they came back together on a motorcycle? What in the world is going on?"

After getting a clear look at Shen Ning’Er, the students of Third Senior High School all had looks of horror, doubt, and confusion.

"This... this... Shen Ning’Er isn’t dead?! Gao Neng... you... last night... what on earth did you do?" Zhang Dafan had lived for decades, but this was definitely the moment his brain short-circuited the hardest.

"Last night? Hehe... Didn’t do much, really. Just helped the Military Department with a small mission. Then I casually killed over two hundred vicious bandits, took care of a few Energy Warriors, and chased off an Angel. Ai, it was all just a small effort, not even worth mentioning." Gao Neng gazed at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, a picture of breezy nonchalance.

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