Chapter 77: The Hunting Game Begins

Chapter 77: The Hunting Game Begins
Gu Ziheng’s expression changed. He quickly pushed Lu Miao away with one hand and tried to turn the porridge bowl towards him with the other.
The porridge in the bowl instantly splashed onto his hands and body.
At the same time, Gu Jinxi flew over and shielded Lu Miao behind him.
After he steadied himself, he checked Lu Miao up and down to make sure that she was fine. He turned his head angrily and said to Gu Ziheng,” Did you do it on purpose?”
Gu Ziheng frowned. “I didn’t.”
“You deliberately waited until my sister-in-law returned to send it, and you dare to say it wasn’t intentional? Gu Ziheng, let me tell you, as long as I’m here, you won’t harm my sister-in-law.” Gu Jinxi was like an angry puppy, desperately protecting his territory.
Gu Ziheng knew that even if he explained the situation regarding Xingyu, they probably wouldn’t believe him. He pursed his lips, apologized, and then turned and walked away.
“Hmph, you finally admitted it. I knew it.”
Gu Jinxi snorted coldly and said confidently to Lu Miao. “Second Sister-in-law, don’t worry. I will definitely protect you.” Lu Miao looked at Gu Ziheng’s back and did not say anything.
The two of them returned to her room.
Lu Miao checked Gu Jinxi’s homework daily and corrected his mistakes.
This guy had improved a lot recently, and his wrong answers were almost nonexistent. His learning progress had caught up with the normal curriculum pace for the first year of high school.
After sending him away, Lu Miao opened her computer and inserted the storage card into the card reader. She found the recording on the card and played it.
“I have successfully infiltrated the surveillance system of Zhendai High School. You can monitor the situation inside the maze in real-time from the computer.
The virus is already stored in the email, and all you have to do is wait by the computer. When we have all reached a similar distance, send the virus from the email to the surveillance room’s email. After successfully sending it, call my phone and it will vibrate three times to notify me.”
“Are you sure this method will work? Even if I successfully cut off the surveillance and notify you, how can you guarantee that you’ll be able to find cui Wenjia?”
” You don’t have to worry about that. I’ve already gotten someone to place a tracker on him. It can track his location in real time. When you successfully cut off the surveillance, I’ll take off my blindfold and find him.”
“There are so many contestants. Why did you spend so much effort targeting Cui Wenjia? I think Huang Zihao is smarter than him.”
“I did some investigation, and he performed exceptionally well in spatial domain training. He is also the most likely candidate to win the championship in the senior high school category. Spatial manipulation is my weak point, and I have to eliminate him to ensure my own advancement.”
“You should be careful and don’t cause any harm.”
“Don’t worry, I have studied medical books specifically to know where to strike…”
The rest of his words were all about the details.
Lu Miao turned off the recording. Indeed, it was similar to what she had predicted.
There must be someone working with the inside.
To think that they would go to such lengths, even resorting to underhanded methods to eliminate their competition, all for a spot in a prestigious university like Qingbei.
Han Fei’s silence flashed past her eyes, and then she thought of his calm voice in the recording.
Truly, one cannot judge a book by its cover!
However, where did Chu Qingyang get the recording from? Why did he help her?
Who was the person talking to Han Fei in the recording?
The person seemed to have deliberately lowered his voice, and his voice sounded very distorted.
What was the relationship between Chu Qingyang and them?
Who was the real mastermind behind this?
Is it possible that they were all players and the real mastermind was hiding behind them, waiting for his chance?
Regardless, no one involved in this can escape!
Lu Miao lowered her eyes slightly and transferred the recording to her phone.
The principal gave her a lot of information about the structure of the beehive maze.
Actually, the most difficult part of this competition was blindfolding.
Once blindfolded, people would completely lose their sense of direction. Not only would they be unable to walk in a straight line, but many would struggle to differentiate between east, west, north, and south.
To successfully complete this challenge, one needed to memorize the entire maze structure, possess exceptional mental calculation skills, spatial awareness, and a sense of direction.
Calculating the optimal route in the shortest possible time, mentally simulating a real-time route map, and then accurately following that map using strong spatial awareness and direction skills were crucial.
All three were indispensable. Those with a weak sense of direction, even if they calculated the optimal route, might be completely lost in the maze after taking one or two steps.
Lu Miao was not arrogant. She carefully read through the information that the principal had given her.
The match was on the morning of the next day.
When Lu Miao arrived at the school, the competition had yet to start, but the field was already packed with people.
All the students in Zhenhai High School were waiting for her to appear.
Shen Muhan stood at the edge of the field and noticed her immediately. Immediately, they rushed forward excitedly.” Boss, you’re here!”
Lu Miao nodded, but before she could take two steps, someone bumped into her from behind.
She steadied her body and turned around to see Lu Siyu standing there looking at her helplessly.
“What are you doing here?” Shen Muhan said fiercely as he rushed up to shield Lu Miao behind him.
Lu Siyu looked aggrieved.” I’m sorry. I know you don’t like me.
However, this competition concerns the honor of our school. Please believe me.”
As she spoke, she took out a folded paper from her pocket and opened it.
The structure and route of the labyrinth were drawn on the folded paper.
“This is the route and some things to take note of based on yesterday’s experience. I hope it will be of help to you.”
Shen Muhan took the blueprint first, half-believing it.
Lu Siyu had indeed advanced from the first round of the competition and had participated in the beehive maze yesterday.
Although she didn’t advance in the end, she did have some experience.
However, when did this woman become so kind?
Could it be that her sense of collective honor suddenly burst forth, deciding to turn over a new leaf?
After carefully checking several times, she found that it was indeed just an ordinary blueprint without anything else.
Lu Siyu looked at Lu Miao sincerely and said,” Miaomiao, I really didn’t mean anything else.
I’m also a member of Zhenhai High School, and I hope our school can win the competition. Good luck to you.”
After saying that, she turned around and left.
Shen Muhan watched her leave with a puzzled expression. Worried that there might be some virus on the blueprint, he decided to hold the blueprint himself and show it to Lu Miao.
“Boss, the competition is about to start. Take a look and gain more experience.”
Lu Miao looked at the blueprint in front of her. Lu Siyu was definitely not that kind-hearted.
The corners of his lips curled up imperceptibly. She waved her hand, turned around, and walked straight in the direction of the maze.
She was going to start catching people. The hunting game had officially begun!
Half an hour later, all the contestants were ready.
Lu Miao lifted her eyelids slightly and swept her gaze across all the contestants as if nothing had happened.
Chu Qingyang’s face was pale and his mind was extremely tense. His entire person looked extremely stiff, giving off a weak, pitiful, and helpless
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