Xiao Chuihuo was frantic. “Shh, shh! Keep it down! Do you want us to lose all face?”
“Three cats for one platinum-grade spirit bead? Why don’t you just rob a bank? What kind of cats are these?”
Jiang Nan chuckled gleefully. “What kind? These are all your own children!”
“Principal! You can’t put a price on your own kids! And I’m not even asking much!”
“You give one bead for ten little mice, so three cats for one bead is totally fair!”
[Resentment from Xiao Chuihuo +1000!]
I never should have shown off that much during the attack-power test!
“Ahem, how about different terms? Seeing how out…standing!!! you are, I’ll waive four years of tuition fees for you! How’s that?”
Jiang Nan: “For my whole team!”
Xiao Chuihuo gnashed his teeth. “Deal!”
Then the two fell into a full minute of silence…
Jiang Nan: “And? Keep going, I’m listening!”
Xiao Chuihuo: ???
“Huh? Isn’t… isn’t that enough?”
Jiang Nan looked stunned. “No way? A few years of tuition is pocket change! I could rob that in a heartbeat! No, no, not good enough!”
[Resentment from Xiao Chuihuo +1000!]
Listen to yourself! Is that even human speech?
Do you understand human language at all?
So all the money you made before was from robbery?
“I’ll throw in a standalone villa with a garden! You won’t have to live in the dorms with the others! How about it?”
Jiang Nan: “Great, great! Anything else?”
Xiao Chuihuo gritted his teeth. “The little hill behind the villa is yours too!”
Jiang Nan: “Great, great! Anything else?”
[Resentment from Xiao Chuihuo +1000!]
Have you got a stuck repeat button or something?
“Unlimited use of all training facilities in the academy, no contribution points needed! I’ll give you VIP amongst VIPs! Generous enough?”
Jiang Nan: “For my whole team! Free! And also…”
[Resentment from Xiao Chuihuo +1000!]
“And my arse! That’s it! Nothing more!”
You little brat, you saw right through us, knew we didn’t plan properly, screwed up our responsibility, and now you’re milking us dry!
Jiang Nan rubbed his chin. “Fine, then.”
“On top of all those conditions, three cats for one platinum bead plus thirty extra passing slots, and I’ll reluctantly let them go.”
Xiao Chuihuo: ꉂꉂ(❍ฺε❍ฺlll) Pffft!
That… that’s even more expensive than before!
I thought I was negotiating a discount for myself!
After all that haggling, you actually raised the price on me?
[Resentment from Xiao Chuihuo +1000!]
Grandpa here is ninety-one! Ever since I got in this wheelchair, the longest road I’ve travelled is your endless bloody tricks!
Han Menglu covered her mouth and sniggered. “That little guy is sharp. I kind of like him!”
Tao Xinyi giggled. “Heeheehee, Grandpa Xiao, just give it to him. He looks so pitiful.”
Guan Hu’s face was black. Pitiful where? The kid’s downright infuriating!
For some reason, Jiang Nan seemed to have a fatal attraction to women of every age group!
Bad boys finish first? That’s not scientific!
Jiang Nan: “Oh! Looks like another batch of little kitties is coming from the east. Disciple? Over here, over here! Get ready…”
Xiao Chuihuo: !!!
“Take it, take it! Stop catching! There’ll be none left!”
Jiang Nan beamed. “Thank you for your guidance, Principal! I’ll definitely behave well from now on and bring glory to our nursing home!”
[Resentment from Xiao Chuihuo +1000!]
Glory? More like rob us blind! Pah!
“Listen, be clever later, give us some face, don’t encourage bad habits!”
Jiang Nan: (͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧
“Relax! I understand completely! My acting skills are always online!”
Call ended!
Xiao Chuihuo clutched his forehead. “In future… don’t ever invite Jiang Nan to these events again. I still want a couple more years of life!”
Quite a few people couldn’t hold back their laughter!
Three minutes later, Guan Hu appeared from below the lighthouse with a dark expression!
Everyone was startled. Why had Instructor Hu come personally?
Guan Hu shot Jiang Nan a look!
(￢д￢๑)
Jiang Nan grinned and trotted over!
The two walked to the side of the lighthouse, talking about who-knows-what.
“Hah! Instructor Hu is here! The principal must be furious and wants to teach Jiang Nan a proper lesson!”
“Yeah, he needs a serious talking-to! No respect for seniors at all! Look what he did to us?”
“Haha! Scared now, are we?”
“Just watch, he’ll definitely have to release us in a minute! And he’ll get punished when we’re out!”
“Er… what are those two doing? God Nan is…”
They saw Guan Hu trying to stuff a small cloth bundle into Jiang Nan’s arms. “Here, take it!”
Jiang Nan pushed it away with his little hands. “No! I can’t accept this!”
Guan Hu: ???
This was the price you yourself demanded!
Why won’t you take it now?
If I go back with the spirit beads still in my pocket, the principal will kill me!
“Oh come on! Just take it. It’s not for you, it’s for the principal’s children! Why fight between us?”
Jiang Nan turned his head and pushed again with his little hands!
“No, really, I can’t! It wouldn’t feel right!”
While speaking, his other hand had already pulled his trouser pocket wide open and kept winking frantically at Guan Hu!
Guan Hu: …
Feel right, my foot! You were perfectly confident when you were fleecing us!
And now you start acting?
You’ve already played the whore, don’t bother building a memorial arch for your chastity!
I told you to save face and not encourage bad behaviour, not like this!
Jiang Nan’s eyes were nearly cramping from all the winking!
Hey? Why is this guy so slow on the uptake?
Just stuff it in my pocket already!
You’re the one forcing it on me, I’m not asking for it!
Seeing Guan Hu still frozen, Jiang Nan anxiously grabbed his arm and shoved the bundle deep into his own pocket.
“Sigh… since you absolutely insist, I suppose I’ll have to accept it reluctantly!”
[Resentment from Guan Hu +1000!]
You clearly snatched it yourself!
“You’ve got the goods! Do the job nicely, give plenty of face, yeah!”
“Thirty passing slots are yours, pick whoever you want. No need to continue the rest of the test, just wait here until it ends!”
Jiang Nan: “Got it, don’t worry!”
He turned around, lips trembling, eyes already brimming with tears!
Head drooping, he walked back.
Zhong Yingxue: “Little Nan? What happened? What did Instructor Hu just say to you?”
Xia Yao: “Oh no! Why are you crying? Did you get scolded? Let me wipe your tears!”
Jiang Nan wiped his eyes. “I’m heartbroken and ashamed of the mistakes I’ve made!”
“Instructor Hu was absolutely right to criticise me!”
“The seniors worked so hard to test us, how could I do something so utterly heartless and immoral?”
“My conscience really hurts!”
Zhong Yingxue: “Eh? Don’t you not have a conscience?”
Xia Yao nodded. “Yeah, yeah!”
Jiang Nan: …
He flipped open his pocket to reveal the small cloth bundle and winked madly at the two girls!
Xia Yao suddenly understood. “Ohhh! Right, right! We really shouldn’t, hurry and release the seniors, they’ve had it so tough!”
Zhong Yingxue blushed, looking embarrassed. “Mm! What we did was wrong!”
At this moment, all fifty-four old cats turned green in the face!
Stop acting!
How could someone capable of such heartless deeds possibly have a conscience?
That was clearly Instructor Hu giving you hush money just now!
So you really did sell us out?
Why! Three years ago we were almost the ones sold!
Three years later, it’s still us!
The handcuffs on the old cats were unlocked. Some were so furious they immediately rushed forward to fight Jiang Nan!
But they were instantly held back!
“Bro! Calm down! The higher-ups finally managed to bail us out!”
“Know Nan and retreat, yeah! Don’t create more trouble for them!”
“Mate, impulse is the devil, use your brain!”
“To live wisely is to know Nan and retreat! Letting Jiang Nan go is letting yourself go!”
