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SFR: Chapter 7

There was a police station in the college area, and the police car came very quickly.

Shao Jianbai was handcuffed and taken away. Xing Shi and the others followed to make a statement.

Xing Shi and Fu Xiuning were in the same car. He recalled the boys madly insulting Fu Xiuning and wanted to ask the person involved why. However, he swallowed the words when he realized there was a policeman in the car.

Then he changed his mind. He thought that given his plastic relationship with Fu Xiuning, Fu Xiuning must use the same rhetoric on him and the police. Therefore, he asked, “Senior, do you know that person?”

Fu Xiuning had just experienced a brief assassination. At this moment, his expression didn’t show any panic, anxiety, or anger. He was as warm as usual, and he exuded nobility from head to toe.

He glanced at Xing Shi.

The hosts whose souls had transmigrated were all from unknown origins. He had witnessed the other person’s agility when he lifted Xing Shi’s hood. He hadn’t expected them to be so agile.

He said, “Yes, his name is Shao Jianbai. He is also from our school.”

Once he finished replying, he finally put on the appearance of a rescued person and asked with concern, “It is thanks to you today. You aren’t injured, right?”

Xing Shi said, “No.”

He was still more curious about gossip. “Do you have a grudge?”

Fu Xiuning explained, “He has liked a girl since high school, and that girl likes me.”

Xing Shi thought that Fu Xiuning had done something. Now he found that it was for such a normal reason and felt bored. “Is it just for this?”

Fu Xiuning said, “The girl’s personality is as extreme as his. During the time when she pursued me, she used violent means and caused a lot of trouble.”

He sighed softly as if he didn’t understand it and felt sorry. “In the end, she reaped the consequences and fell into a coma.”

This was the current status of the previous host.

It was because he dealt with her that the main system had to restock and brought Xing Shi over.

He changed the subject. “This matter is a big deal. Don’t you know about it?”

In order to make the system anxious, Xing Shi wasn’t very motivated to do tasks these days. He only roughly understood Fu Xiuning’s information and hadn’t dug deep.

He immediately ‘suddenly realized’ and said, “It is her! I’ve heard of her. It turns out that the boy likes her!”

Fu Xiuning watched him acting quietly before agreeing. “Yes, Shao Jianbai thinks that this is all my fault. Therefore, he hates me.”

He knew that the police were listening and was appropriately puzzled. “I don’t spend much time at school. The last time I saw him, he just cursed me. It wasn’t to the extent of today. I don’t know what he went through, but he suddenly wanted to kill me.”

Xing Shi guessed. “The girl’s situation became worse, so he got angrier?”

He asked a crucial question. “But how did he know where you were eating?”

Fu Xiuning replied, “We will know this in a while.”

“It is all because of me.”

In the police station, Lin Kecheng opened WeChat with a wry smile and handed the phone to the police.

“I accidentally took a photo of my senior. Shao Jianbai contacted me and asked me if my senior was there. I said that my senior had left, and he didn’t reply to me. I thought I had successfully deceived him, but he still came and brought a knife.”

Due to the restaurant’s surveillance cameras, the police could easily understand what happened.

The chat records showed that Lin Kecheng and Shao Jianbai had been in contact. Lin Kecheng’s reason was that he had seen Shao Jianbai’s hatred. In order to repay Fu Xiuning’s support, he wanted to persuade Shao Jianbai to let it go. The police didn’t say anything and let them go after taking statements.

The three of them left the police station. Lin Kecheng came to Fu Xiuning’s side, his eyes red and his face full of guilt. “Senior, I’m sorry. I… I almost hurt you.”

Fu Xiuning took care of the hosts. Sometimes, his life would be affected, and he would take the initiative to solve the problem. Other times, the host wanted to trick him. Therefore, he would take advantage of the situation and send the other person away.

He felt a bit regretful that he couldn’t see Lin Kecheng off today.

Then thinking of Lin Kecheng’s sudden disruption, the shock and anger in his heart were relieved again. He said in a very gentle tone, “You are doing this for my own good. Don’t rush over like this next time. Fortunately, nothing happened today. If something really happened, it would be too late to regret it.”

Lin Kecheng said, “I didn’t think so much at the time. I just thought that I must not let him hurt you.”

He looked at Xing Shi. “Junior Brother, thank you so much for today. I will treat you to a meal.”

Xing Shi was very humble. “I just learned a few tricks from watching short videos. I didn’t expect it to be quite useful.”

Lin Kecheng cursed in his heart. He had been provoking Shao Jianbai for so long in a roundabout way. The other person finally went completely crazy and attacked someone, but he was caught like this. Fu Xiuning wouldn’t reconcile with him. Shao Jianbai would be sentenced, and this chess piece would be useless!

He tried to put on a grateful expression. “This might be God’s will, allowing you to watch the video.”

The three of them took a taxi to school.

Fu Xiuning’s car was here, and he was heading back to the company.

Xing Shi had a class in the first period of the afternoon. But after this episode, he was too lazy to go. He planned to follow the boss.

Lin Kecheng also had classes, but he didn’t go to the teaching building. He took them all the way to the parking lot.

Fu Xiuning expected him to continue, so he smiled and comforted this person kindly, “Don’t think too much. What happened today has nothing to do with you.”

Lin Kecheng was moved as he watched the luxury car leave. He asked the system, “Is his attitude towards me better?”

The system thought so too, and was surprised. “But the favorability value hasn’t changed.”

Lin Kecheng deduced, “It should be that he is suspicious of my contact with Shao Jianbai. Just wait for the results of the police investigation.”

He was very confident. “Shao Jianbai is a fool. Even if he isn’t crazy, they can’t link him to me. There is no problem with our chat records. It is easy for me to clear myself.”

The system confirmed it for him, and excitedly agreed. “Then Fu Xiuning will know that you really were unprepared, and it was a completely subconscious reaction to block the knife for him!”

Lin Kecheng smiled and said, “Yes.”

The system lectured him. “If you have any ideas in the future, tell me. We will discuss it together, and it can also increase the success rate.”

Lin Kecheng said, “Okay, I will try to take him down this semester.”

The system encouraged him with a few words before entering the system’s small group chat.

The system’s blocking devices were all the same, so they couldn’t detect each other’s positions and didn’t know who the host the other systems were bound to. They could only communicate in this group. Over the years, the group members had come and gone, but the number basically remained at around six members.

The main system didn’t stipulate that they weren’t allowed to join forces, but there was only one grand prize in the end. Due to this competitive relationship, they were all very cautious. They didn’t chat much and their IDs were also messy.

Lin Kecheng’s system took the initiative to send a message.

Fed By Heaven: [Having a worry-free host is really comfortable.]

The other systems started to appear one after another.

You Are All Concubines: [Oh, I am familiar with this saying. I have seen it many times in the past few years. Unfortunately, they all left in the end.]

Coming From Behind: [You have survived for a long time. Then can I ask how much the favorability is now, Senior?]

You Are All Concubines: [Keep it secret.]

Congratulations On Becoming Rich: [Don’t be so rude. By the way, there is a new brother recently. Why isn’t he popping up? How is it? Is it going well?]

Coming From Behind: [He must have the lowest score. The initial score is -5, right?]

System 99 silently held a ‘-9’ in its heart and stubbornly replied with one word.

Long Live Face Con: [Hmm.]

The other systems shared their experiences as seniors, telling it to take it slow and not to rush.

Lin Kecheng’s system would send this boastful system because he was worried that Xing Shi was a host.

He had such an outstanding appearance and saved Fu Xiuning today. He would have too many advantages if he was a host. So if there was a system bound to him, it would probably reply with a few words.

Now seeing the reactions of its colleagues, it was a bit relieved and gave some pointers to the new brother.

System 99 closed the group chat angrily and asked, “Why?”

Xing Shi was puzzled. “Huh?”

The system was heartbroken. “You saved Fu Xiuning! Why isn’t he giving you extra points?!”

Xing Shi said, “He is a pervert.”

The system asked, “Aren’t you angry?”

Xing Shi had seen a lot of troubles in the magic world and said, “This is just the beginning. You will grow up if you see more of the world.

The system: “……”

Z College and June Culture were only three subway stations apart. It only took ten minutes by car.

Fu Xiuning drove to the underground parking lot, got out, and walked towards the elevator with Xing Shi while asking, “What classes are there this afternoon?”

Xing Shi replied, “Dance and performance.”

Fu Xiuning looked at him. “Which of the company’s classes do you like the best?”

“They are all okay.”

Fu Xiuning didn’t give up. “What if you had to choose one?”

Xing Shi answered, “Dance.”

The elevator door opened with a ding.

Fu Xiuning went in first, followed by Fu Xiuning. Then he heard the system say, “He asked this because you saved him, so he wants to know what type of resources he can give you?”

Fu Xiuning did think so, but it had nothing to do with saving his life. He just wanted to get a simple understanding so that the host could get to work as soon as possible.

Xing Shi had returned to a modern world. He just wanted to lie down after killing the system. He resisted by saying, “I would rather he treat me to a meal. Do you think he will treat me at a high-end restaurant?”

The system was speechless. “…If you really don’t like this, why don’t you go home and bow your head to your father?”

“No.”

The system made a beep sound. “That is the original owner’s father, not your biological father. What’s wrong with you bowing your head? Your father is so rich. You can eat whatever you want. Besides, with his status in the entertainment industry, won’t it only take him a minute to make you famous?”

Fu Xiuning was surprised.

Regardless of whether they were from another world or a native, the host’s bodies all had one thing in common. Their family background was very ordinary or they were orphans. Their family members and social relationships were extremely simple and not complicated.

He had seen the information that Xing Shi filled in with the company. The father column was blank. The mother column had a name, but there was no contact information. It was because there was a word in the notes: Deceased.

He thought Xing Shi was the same as everyone else, but it turned out to not be the case.

Why?

Fu Xiuning stood in the rising elevator and glanced at the figure next to him.

He was immune to punishment, drew a ‘thank you for your patronage,’ and now broke the host’s usual background. Why did Xing Shi have so many exceptions?”

Xing Shi was sensitive and turned to look at Fu Xiuning. He saw that Fu Xiuning wasn’t looking at him, so he replied to the system, “I never said that I wanted to be famous.”

The system was confused. “You train hard every day. Don’t you want to debut early?”

“No.”

The system wondered, “But you are so serious that you even skipped some unimportant classes for training!”

Xing Shi said, “Oh… the main reason is that the food in the company is better than the school cafeteria, and it doesn’t cost money. If I don’t skip classes, I can only eat leftovers when I rush over.”

The system: “?”

Fu Xiuning: “……”

There was a ding sound, and they arrived on the third floor.

Fu Xiuning watched Xing Shi leave while feeling unhappy.

This person ate his food, drank his drinks, and lived in his house. How could Xing Shi not make money for him?

The elevator door slowly closed behind him when Xing Shi heard a familiar notification sound.

[Ding.]

[Currently favorability value: -10.]

He continued to walk forward while the system didn’t say anything.

One person and one system were peaceful, as if nothing had happened. It was only when he stepped into the practice room that the system came back to its senses.

It roared for the first time in this world, “No, you just rescued him. He must be sick—!!!”

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