Chapter 949: Chapter 441: Maybe This Counts as a Twist Too

After concluding his service, Lin Li calmly headed towards the school gate, keeping his achievements under wraps.

From the direction of the toilets behind him, Zhang Jing’s classmate could still be heard roaring suppressively.

Analyzing the content of the roar, it seemed like he planned to first turn Zhang Jing’s mom to dust, turning Zhang Jing into someone from a single-parent family, and then chop Zhang Jing’s dad in half, restoring Zhang Jing to a two-parent family.

Brilliant, my friend.

This way, he could vent his anger without causing Zhang Jing any substantial harm. Life wouldn’t change, and they could still be friends afterward.

Lin Li clicked his tongue in admiration.

Truly, you live and learn.

It seems you can’t underestimate the heroes of the world. Although the feng shui of other towns in Nansang might not be as good as Xiling, there is sometimes some shining wisdom in outsiders that can be learned from.

If you look down on all outsiders because of this, you’re bound to stumble one day.

Reflect!

Checking the time, there were only five minutes left before the exam officially started, but Lin Li still returned to the signpost.

Every bit of progress helps.

After all, Lin Li felt no sense of urgency; it’s not like being late means you can’t take the exam. As long as you’re not late enough to have your exam qualifications revoked, it’s fine.

But because there were only six minutes left, the number of students appearing at the gate was much smaller compared to just before, and nearly everyone was hurrying anxiously.

Almost every student from other schools would ask Lin Li, a local, for confirmation after checking the signpost, to avoid getting lost and having to find their way again.

But Lin Li didn’t accompany them to the exam hall anymore.

The time was too tight, everyone was rushing, not good for building rapport, and obviously, they’d prioritize the exam hall over the toilet.

Moreover, accepting his service might reduce their SAN value. With only five minutes left, there might be very little time left for the victim to adjust their mental state after the service. If this affected their competition results, it would go against Lin Li’s original intention.

Bai Bufan is bad, but not that bad!

Therefore, at this moment, Lin Li was just a normal human volunteer, guiding all the hasty students.

He would even kindly ask if they had brought tools like ballpoint pens or pencils and rulers, and offer them his surplus if they hadn’t.

Of course, students from his school shouldn’t come asking, or they’d get beaten up.

Peers get a shotgun, enemies get a toast, respect.

Progress here was definitely slower than toilet services, but better than nothing.

"..."

"Thank you, thank you!" A boy who had been guided looked back and thanked him while jogging.

"You’re welcome, there’s still time, slow down, be careful not to fall."

"...Thank you."

Lin Li turned back to prepare for the next visitor but suddenly raised his eyebrows slightly — it seemed someone extraordinary had come to Nansang Middle School.

Clearly, this person’s aura didn’t fit in with the surroundings.

Everyone else was in a hurry, rushing into the school as soon as they were dropped off by their families or the car, but he strolled towards the school at a very slow, leisurely pace.

The person kept his head down, wearing a hoodie with the hood up and a mask on his face, making his features unrecognizable, which paradoxically highlighted his strong and unique presence.

Lin Li couldn’t help but feel a sense of camaraderie — obviously, this guy, like himself, probably thought the competition’s preliminary questions weren’t that challenging, with advancement practically guaranteed, feeling confident enough to take it easy and stroll leisurely.

Yes, there were still five minutes before the exam, what’s the rush?

Based on the school uniform over the boy’s hoodie, he could tell he was from Nansang Second Middle School, which was also located in Xiling.

Good job, not disgracing Xiling!

After a few mental compliments, someone else asked for directions, so Lin Li temporarily withdrew his gaze.

Slowly, the boy approached the exam hall signpost and, after hearing Lin Li’s voice helping other students with their exam layout questions, he slightly raised his head, adjusted his direction, and walked towards Lin Li.

Noticing this, Lin Li squinted his eyes, king meeting king?

Finally, when the boy approached Lin Li, he formally raised his head, looking towards Lin Li from under the brim of his hat.

"Stu-dent," the muffled voice through the mask carried a strained tension, thus appeared word by word: "Please, where...is the nearest...toilet—"

Lin Li: "?"

The fabric along the edge of the boy’s hat was soaked with sweat, fine beads of sweat continuously seeped and rolled down his temples, and although half of his face was covered by the mask, his eyes were filled with urgency and...pain.

After speaking, his body seemed to tense up slightly out of his control. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Eh~ ah~"

Along with this soft exclamation, a very faint but noticeable "puff" sound reached Lin Li’s ears, even through the clothing.

Not only sound came out, but also a waft of a foul smell.

Lin Li: "..."

Wait a minute.

It seemed his judgment was wrong.

This guy might not be a master who, like him, is calm and collected with confidence in his abilities. It seemed he simply had no choice left.

It wasn’t that he wasn’t in a hurry; his slow steps clearly showed he was at his physical limits, afraid that if he took larger or quicker steps, the tightly clenched sphincter would give way immediately.