Chapter 165 - 122: Winning Over the Junior

Chapter 165: Chapter 122: Winning Over the Junior

Lin Tianyang looked down at the pile of meat chunks under the old banyan tree and said in a low voice,

"No matter what, someone was definitely here just now."

"Otherwise, a huge pile of meat like this wouldn’t have just appeared under this old banyan tree for no reason."

"As for what you said, Gu Qing, about seeing a girl who looks a lot like Huang Xiaoyue—that’s not important."

"Her feeding the rats alone is enough to confirm her connection to the Rat God Cult. Letting her run free would be a disaster."

"Whether she looks like Huang Xiaoyue or not, we have to find her!"

Ever since being attacked by Huang Xiaoyue, Lin Tianyang had developed a deep-seated hatred for the Rat God Cultists, fully adopting a "better to kill the wrong person than let one escape" mindset.

Ma Dongyu said with a grave expression, "Tianyang is right. These Rat God Cult bastards are probably trying to stir up trouble at Hai City University."

"Even if we have to tear this place apart, we have to find the girl who was here feeding the rats."

"This girl is without a doubt a Rat God Cultist. We need to pry some useful information out of her and find out what the Rat God Cult is really up to."

...

After hearing what they said, a question surfaced in Gu Qing’s mind.

’Why is the Rat God Cult so set on causing trouble at Hai City University? Is something here attracting them?’

Gu Qing couldn’t make sense of it, so he looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression and asked,

"Brother Yang, Sister Yu, why is the Rat God Cult so determined to cause trouble at Hai City University? Is there something special about this place?"

...

Neither Lin Tianyang nor Ma Dongyu knew the answer to his question, so they couldn’t respond.

After a moment’s thought, Lin Tianyang offered a tentative guess. "Maybe the Rat God Cult prefers recruiting highly educated people and wants to find new followers at Hai City University."

Gu Qing nodded, thinking Lin Tianyang’s guess was quite reasonable.

Hai City University was one of the top ten universities in the country.

It was a truly prestigious institution.

Students who got into Hai City University were exceptionally intelligent, head and shoulders above most of their peers.

Companies all over the country loved to recruit graduates from Hai City University.

By the same token, the Rat God Cult would surely love to indoctrinate students from Hai City University, turning these highly intelligent individuals into followers.

"By the way, Sister Yu."

Gu Qing looked at Ma Dongyu and asked, "It’s been a while since Huang Xiaoyue was sent to headquarters. Have they managed to get anything out of her?"

Ma Dongyu answered, "I was curious and asked about that when I contacted headquarters just now. They told me that to avoid being tortured for information, Huang Xiaoyue used some kind of rat poison to fry her own brain on the very night she arrived, turning herself into a complete imbecile."

"That ruthless?"

Gu Qing was surprised, then frowned. "For her to go to such lengths, the Rat God Cult must be plotting something major. She knew the plan and was so afraid of revealing it under torture that she had no choice but to destroy her own mind."

Ma Dongyu said, "That’s what everyone at headquarters thinks, too. It’s why they specifically transferred me to be stationed here at Hai University."

Gu Qing sighed. "If our guess is right, then you have to admit, these Rat God Cultists are disturbingly loyal. They’ve been thoroughly brainwashed."

Lin Tianyang’s eyes filled with contempt. "That’s just how these monster-worshipping cultists are. Their minds have been completely corroded by extremist ideology."

As soon as he finished speaking,

the phone in Gu Qing’s hand vibrated.

He unlocked the screen and saw a message from his junior on WeChat.

Xia Shuran: Senior, I’m here. Where are you?

Gu Qing: I’m in the woods to the left of the school gate.

Xia Shuran: What are you doing over there?

Gu Qing: I just saw a girl in these woods who looked a lot like the Ratman junior. I went in to check, but she’d vanished. Now I’m here with two seniors from Night Court, looking for clues.

Xia Shuran: I’m heading over now.

Gu Qing: Okay.

After replying, Gu Qing put his phone away and resumed his conversation with Lin Tianyang and Ma Dongyu.

...

Not long after,

a beautiful figure walked into the woods.

It was his junior, Xia Shuran.

"Senior."

Xia Shuran hurried over to Gu Qing, her voice crisp and clear as she called out to him.

Gu Qing looked up at his junior, noticing she wasn’t wearing makeup today. Her face was fresh and clean, with a fair and rosy complexion. ’Makes me want to take a bite,’ he thought.

’I just told her yesterday she looked better without makeup, and here she is today with a bare face.’

’I have to admit, she really takes advice to heart.’

’A cute, obedient junior like her is really endearing.’

With that, Gu Qing introduced the two people before him to Xia Shuran.

"Shuran, this is Brother Yang and Sister Yu. They’re Night Court seniors stationed here at Hai University."

He had barely finished speaking when he turned to the other two and introduced Xia Shuran.

"Brother Yang, Sister Yu, this is a junior of mine from Hai University, Xia Shuran."

"She’s an Extraordinary Awakened. She just had her Awakening last week."

"I recommended her to Night Court a few days ago. Since I have to report to headquarters today, I figured I’d bring her along to take the recruitment test."

...

’An Extraordinary Awakened?’

A series of emotions flashed across Lin Tianyang and Ma Dongyu’s faces: first surprise, then envy, and finally, deep confusion.

They were surprised that this beautiful young woman was actually an Extraordinary Awakened.

They were envious because Gu Qing’s luck was incredible. He hadn’t even officially reported for duty yet, but he had already recommended an Extraordinary Awakened to Night Court, locking in a massive recruitment bonus for himself.

And they were confused as to how Gu Qing always seemed to be involved with the Extraordinary. Was it just a coincidence, or did he have some special ability to find them?