Free Web NovelChapter 1008: Chapter 460: I’m Standing Right in Front of You—How Much Do I Resemble My Former Self
The plan was going more smoothly than anticipated.
The task was about to be completed—
Eight had already been completed, and at this moment, in front of Lin Li, four first-year students who had just been caught were also doing frog jumps with a look of relief.
They hadn’t been counted yet.
Once they finished jumping, the task would still be over-achieved.
Counting these four, tonight’s twelve unfortunates finished without a hitch.
If I’m being honest, two of the students should’ve been the troublemakers in their class. Initially, when Lin Li wanted to confiscate their phones, unlike the others who gave in obediently, they were rather defiant with a bit of attitude.
But when Lin Li changed the penalty to just frog jumps, they immediately accepted it, losing the desire to argue, and went off to do their frog jumps quietly.
Bai Bufan and Lin Li estimated that afterwards, the two would brag to their classmates that they managed to make two senior teachers back down by being tough.
Aside from these twelve unfortunates, none of the students or the teacher who greeted them on their way would notice their disguise, even with nearly twenty people saying hello to them.
Honestly speaking, because there was no makeup involved, anyone paying close attention could still see from the upper part of Lin Li and Bai Bufan’s face, which the mask couldn’t cover, that they were quite young. But no one would think along the lines of students disguising themselves as teachers.
This was beyond what a normal person could imagine.
Even at the talent-rich Nansang Middle School, Lin Bai believed only the elite class four students in first-year, familiar with the two of them, might have a chance of deducing the truth.
For everyone else, forget it.
Not to mention Lin Li’s voice disguise was superb, and Bai Bufan mostly acted as an observer. Even students who noticed this detail would at most think he was a young-looking, well-maintained teacher.
It was really a perfect operation.
Looking at the four people in front of him going up and down, the corners of Lin Li’s mouth curled slightly under his mask.
From the bottom of the stairs, footsteps approached, mixed with the sound of the frog jump of the four, barely noticeable.
Until the owner of the footsteps appeared at the landing below. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Hunched over, Lin Li almost instinctively stood at attention.
Oh damn.
A wild elite from class four has appeared.
—And it’s freaking Xue Jian.
When footsteps from below were audible upstairs, it was naturally impossible for those downstairs not to hear the louder sound of the frog jumps above. As Xue Jian ascended the stairs, he looked up with curiosity towards the staircase, and when he discovered several students doing frog jumps, his expression showed even more surprise.
It’s not even PE class. Why are they doing frog jumps?
He naturally looked at the two teachers supervising the four students from the top of the stairs.
The teacher in charge also looked over and made eye contact with Xue Jian.
The other party voluntarily nodded slightly, his expression calm.
Xue Jian also nodded in return, although he didn’t recognize which teacher this was.
But that’s normal; how could anyone possibly know all the faculty and staff in a school?
Even among the math teachers, there were still several he couldn’t match names with faces.
After greeting the teacher in charge, Xue Jian looked towards the assistant teacher.
Strange.
Whether it was an illusion or not, Xue Jian felt that this teacher seemed to silently adjust his position, aligning the three of them in a line, hiding in the blind spot of his view created by the teacher in charge, avoiding eye contact.
But Xue Jian didn’t think too much about it.
"This is..."
Upon reaching the second floor, he couldn’t help but inquire about the situation with the two teachers.
After all, if it wasn’t PE class, this scenario seemed more like... some sort of punishment?
Corporal punishment was a strictly prohibited act.
"Oh, this teacher, during our patrol, we found these kids hiding in the classroom playing with their phones. Normally, getting caught would mean confiscating the phones until the end of the term, but that’s a bit too harsh. However, doing nothing seemed too lenient, so we let them frog jump a bit, as a lesson, and then returned their phones." Lin Li explained to Xue Jian, waving the four phones he held.
"I see, oh, okay."
For teachers, corporal punishment is definitely a sensitive topic. Although this didn’t seem like pure corporal punishment, Xue Jian still felt it was somewhat inappropriate.
But it wasn’t his place to meddle, especially since these students probably preferred frog jumps over having their phones confiscated.
So Xue Jian said nothing more, nodded, and walked down the hallway.
As the footsteps gradually faded, Lin Li turned his head, making eye contact with the sweaty Bai Bufan.
"Damn, Lin Li, what the hell is going on, what should we do now..." Bai Bufan muttered with a hint of frustration.
"Don’t panic, don’t fall apart, stay calm. Once this batch is done, we’ll change back and head to the field, and retire from this game." Lin Li, remaining relatively calm, suggested.
"Should we wait for them to finish? Can’t we just say it’s enough and give them their phones back and make a run for it?" Bai Bufan anxiously suggested.
"No way!"
This task wouldn’t count then, and everything would be for nothing. Lin Li naturally rejected this without hesitation, then fixed his gaze on Bai Bufan, speaking in a low voice: "Director Bai, start, and finish."
His four words revealed Lin Li’s determination, prompting Bai Bufan to grit his teeth and nod.
Footsteps were again approaching from the hallway.
Lin Li and Bai Bufan exchanged a glance, immediately keeping quiet.
Xue Jian appeared behind them, frowning slightly at his phone, then turned towards the two teachers:
"Have you seen two tall, skinny boys from class four while passing by earlier?"
Lin Li, Bai Bufan: "..."
Oh damn.
Crap.
