Chapter Eleven Unexpected

  The next morning, Cao Sen and the other three were called to the department office by Teacher Hu. There were many people in the office, including school leaders, department heads, propaganda department staff, and several reporters with press cards.

  "Come on, let me introduce you all. These four are the heroes who risked their lives to save others." Teacher Hu warmly introduced the four people to everyone.

  The principal smiled and shook hands with them one by one, "You've kept it very tight, saved people without making a sound, doing good deeds without leaving a name, this is indeed the consistent tradition of our Dongda University." The principal said, glancing at several reporters.

  Several other vice presidents echoed in agreement, all of whom said that this is indeed a tradition of Dongda.

  Cao Sen and a few others were stunned for a moment before they understood, it must be that someone reported the incident on Wufeng Mountain to the school, and the school would naturally publicize it vigorously.

  Several journalists and school propaganda department staff raised their cameras and video recorders, taking a burst of shots at the four heroes. The bright flash occasionally flashed, making the four boys in the core position a little dizzy for a while.

  Cao Sen's reaction was the strongest, and the flash of light made him dizzy. Many stars floated in front of his eyes, and slowly these stars gathered together to form bright threads that floated in mid-air.

  Cao Sen was overjoyed, he could see those threads again, it seemed that his ability had not been lost. In the following time, Cao Sen continued to study the problem of the threads and tried to control a thread flowing with the threads. As for what the principal said, what questions the reporter asked, Cao Sen did not hear any of them, all were answered by Guo Jing, his mind was all on the threads.

  Until he felt someone stepping on his foot, Cao Sen came back to himself and only then noticed that the principal was gazing at him with a sincere expression, hand extended in front of him, waiting for him to shake hands.

  Cao Sen hastily grasped the principal's hands with both of his, a sincere smile filling his face as he said, "Please be at ease, Principal. I will continue to work hard and carry forward the excellent traditions of Dongda, contributing to society and repaying it."

  The principal nodded with satisfaction, saying "good, good, good".

  Teng Fei secretly laughed in his heart, this Sen Ge really changed quickly, just now he didn't know why he was distracted, but now it's seamless.

  After seeing off the leaders and journalists, Mr. Hu called Cao Sen alone to his office.

  "Cao Sen, I have some bad news and some good news to tell you."

  "I'm listening."

  The bad news is that the quota for excellent graduates was given to Zhu Jianjun, which means that Zhu Jianjun will stay in school and become a glorious soul engineer.

  "The good news is that, due to your performance and excellent grades in school over the past four years, as well as your recent heroic act of saving a life, the department has decided to exempt you from the entrance examination and admit you as a publicly-funded graduate student."

  Cao Sen was quite surprised, a graduate student? I became a graduate student?

  Cao Sen didn't react, so Teacher Hu thought he was still upset about the graduate school quota and tried to comfort him: "Actually, letting you pursue a master's degree is a compromise within the department. After getting your degree, wouldn't it be easier for you to stay on at the school? Alas, I don't know what kind of connections Zhu Jianjun pulled, but he managed to grab that quota spot. Not only that," Teacher Hu glanced around and whispered, "the thing about you saving someone was actually reported by Ren Laner two days ago, but a certain leader suppressed it until after the quotas were finalized yesterday, when they suddenly started publicizing it."

  Although Cao Sen doesn't care about any quota, after hearing this, he still felt uncomfortable. Which leader has an opinion about my brother? Isn't this framing me? Zhu Jianjun, hey, this kid must have put in a lot of effort into this matter. Damn it, I still haven't settled the score with you, and not only did you not repay my kindness for saving your life, but you also dared to provoke me!

  "Cao Sen, I know your abilities, don't go looking for trouble with certain people just because I told you these things, that's not what I meant!"

  "Teacher Hu, what are you talking about? Am I Cao Sen that kind of narrow-minded person? Besides, didn't you just ask me how to save people earlier? We didn't say anything else."

  "Haha, right, nothing to say. The department asked me to ask you, do you want to go for a graduate program? As long as you nod, I'll go and handle the procedures for you."

  Cao Sen sincerely thanked the enthusiastic teacher, "Go up, why not go up? Hehe, you just suffer, help me handle the procedures. This Saturday, let's go to sauna together."

  "Nonsense!" Mr. Hu scolded with a straight face, then mysteriously and in a low voice asked, "Whose house are you going to?"

  "Long time no see."

  The teacher and student both smiled in tacit understanding.

  Walking out of Mr. Hu's office, Cao Sen was still doubting the authenticity of his graduate school admission, and he had unexpectedly become a graduate student, which was an unexpected surprise.

  Back to the dormitory with several brothers, naturally made a fuss, and decided to invite guests for dinner tonight.

  In the afternoon, Cao Sen and his three companions were busy searching everything related to the teaching building, including the old man's resume, but unfortunately, they gained little.

  Except for knowing that the old man's surname is Sun and his name is De Rong, no relevant records of his age or background were found. The reason is that Sun De Rong's file was lost. When asking other older teachers about Sun De Rong, Cao Sen and others were surprised to find that no matter who they asked, the answers were surprisingly consistent: since they entered Dongda University, Sun De Rong had been working as a cleaner in the teaching building, and not one person knew his past.

  There is no shortage of information about the teaching building, but none of it relates to those mysteries, and the investigation by the four people has reached a stalemate.

  Since they couldn't find anything and didn't feel any new danger, the four brothers decided to put these things aside for the time being. What Guo Jing and his friends were most concerned about now was how to make a big profit from Cao Sen at night, and Cao Sen was also willing to take the hit, after all, this was a happy event that couldn't be bought with money.

  Cao Sen was very experienced in doing such things, and he pulled several main leaders of the department, as well as Teacher Hu and his future master's instructor, to the Four Happiness Spring Hotel. After a fierce drinking spree, Guo Jing and the other three naturally served as cheerleaders, and the four brothers worked together seamlessly, putting all the teachers down in less than two hours. One of them found a beautiful young woman to serve him carefully, while they hid in the hotel's nightclub to have fun.

  Since encountering the ghost, the four brothers haven't had time to relax yet. They were all energetic young men who had been pent up for so long. The four of them had exhausted the four misses to the point where they didn't even have the energy to tip. Only then did they feel refreshed and go soak in the sauna. Of course, Cao Sen was footing the bill for all this.

  The world is small, and things in the world are also very coincidental. When Cao Sen went to the bathroom, he passed by the most luxurious private room in the nightclub, unintentionally seeing Zhu Jianjun entertaining guests. The guests he invited were some of the main leaders of the school and the sociology department. Seeing Zhu Jianjun's proud and satisfied appearance, Cao Sen felt annoyed for no reason. He concentrated his gaze on Zhu Jianjun's hand, quickly grasping several flowing threads. With a sudden burst of mental energy, he made the threads bend, and Zhu Jianjun suddenly slapped himself in the face. The sound was crisp and loud, leaving everyone at the table stunned.

  Cao Sen walked away calmly, thinking to himself, "Kid, for the next few years we'll be in this same circle at Dongda, I've got plenty of time to investigate you. If I find out that day on Wufeng Mountain was intentional, kid, you'd better watch out!"

  Cao Sen and the other three returned to their private room, supporting their leader and teacher as they sent them off in a taxi, paying for the fare in advance. Afterwards, Cao Sen called his parents at home to tell them about being accepted into graduate school. His parents were overjoyed, thinking that their son, who had been mischievous and obsessed with special forces since childhood, had barely made it through undergraduate studies, so they were already grateful. They hadn't expected that as he grew older, he would become more sensible and secretly work hard to get into graduate school. How could they not reward him properly?

  "Son, speak up, what reward do you want?" Father Cao Yong asked very readily.

  "Hey, old man, I just asked the school leaders to lay out a few tables. Can you reimburse me for this treat?"

  "I'll reimburse everything, I'll transfer 20,000 yuan to your card tomorrow, if it's not enough, you can ask me for more."

  "Son, what do you want Mom to reward you with?" Mother Zhang Lan snatched the phone from her husband's hand and asked her son.

  Cao Sen deeply understands the way to get money. When he did something right and his parents wanted to reward him, he would definitely be humble and yield, so that the rewards he got were even more. "Mom, your happiness is the greatest reward for me, besides, my dad has already rewarded 20,000 yuan, no need."

  Cao Sen's words almost brought tears to his mother Zhang Lan's eyes. Where can you find such a good son? "Son, Mom will transfer 30,000 yuan to you. If it's not enough, come back home and take some more. You know where the money is kept at home. Spend more on good food in school, don't be stingy with money. If you don't eat well, come back home and I'll cook for you..."

  Cao Sen forced himself to listen to his mother's nagging, then hung up the phone and let out a sigh. Women are really nagging. After calculating the income and expenses, excluding tonight's expenses, the net income is over 40,000 yuan. Hehe, this graduate student is worth it, and his own little treasure can support him for a while.

  As the four of them returned to their dormitory after a fun-filled day, they heard the phone ringing as soon as they entered. Cao Sen picked up the receiver, "Sen Ge, where are you guys? We're scared!" Wu Fang's tearful voice reached Cao Sen's ears.

  "What's wrong? What are you afraid of?" Cao Sen asked strangely.

  "I'm afraid of that female ghost!"

  Damn it, I forgot to tell them that the female ghost is no longer a threat. Cao Sen simply recounted what happened last night.

  "Really?"

  "What am I going to cheat you for? Ah, you weren't afraid the last two days, why are you suddenly afraid tonight?" Cao Sen suddenly remembered that it was the day before yesterday when he met the female ghost Jing Zhe for the second time. Why didn't Wu Fang call for help last night and the night before?

  "The day before yesterday, Lan and I didn't dare to stay in school, we all stayed at Jingjing's house. Today, isn't it said that you were exempt from the exam for graduate school? We wanted to celebrate with you, but as a result, you just returned to your dorm now."

  It's really troublesome, Cao Sen said with a sigh: "Thanks, no need to celebrate, now graduate students are not worth anything. Don't worry, the female ghost won't bother us again, this matter is already over, go to sleep at ease." After finishing speaking, he wanted to hang up the phone, but saw the bag of fruit on the table, which was sent by the girls when they were sleeping that day, Cao Sen's heart softened and added another sentence: "If anything happens, just call me, I'll be there immediately."

  "Brother Sen, tell me your phone number, it's more convenient to find you."

  Cao Sen didn't want to say more, so he told Wu Fang his phone number and hung up.

  Teng Fei listened to the phone call from just now and pointed at Cao Sen, saying: "You rascal, you're always bullying girls, you'll get what's coming to you sooner or later."

  "Have you ever played around?" Cao Sen picked up a watermelon given by a girl and took a bite without washing it.

  "I was just careless in making friends and you guys corrupted me. You know? I used to be so gentle with girls back then."

  "Spare me, you're still so gentle. If it weren't for us brothers holding you back in the past, you would have become a strong woman long ago. You're still so gentle." said Ding Haitao.

  "Cut the nonsense, what about those doubts we discovered last night?" asked Guo Jing.

  "In two days we'll all be going our separate ways, let Sen Ge stay behind and investigate slowly. He's a graduate student now, while taking care of the child, he can also research those doubts." Teng Fei said.

  "Ah, this is the real study of 'life'." Ding Haitao said with a smile.

  Cao Sen lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling and muttering to himself, "What kind of people have I been dealing with?"

  A burst of intense gunfire came from the bedside, Cao Sen's phone rang.