Xia Hunaio shivered at the sound from behind him, then slowly turned his head. In the darkness, he saw Shen Yu standing obediently, seemingly to look at the rules he had just posted.
As the chief invigilator of this examination, Xia Hunaio was not supposed to interact too much with the candidates in the examination hall. It was even more unacceptable to show any bias or similar behavior during communication. However, this did not prevent Xia Hunaio from asking some questions, such as why are you here at this time?
Shen Yu and Xia Hunaio were so in sync that Xia Hunaio had only turned his head to look at her, and Shen Yu knew what he wanted to ask: "You want to know why I'm here now, right?"
Xia Hunaio did not speak, but glanced at Yu Longdu, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with him, and it was Yu Longdu who wanted to know. Yu Longdu was very cooperative, nodded, and then remained silent, trying not to give anyone an excuse.
Shen Yu chuckled, "I don't know what happened before, and I don't know the specific arrangements for the examination. But I know Xia Hunaio too well. He would never come out with just one plan. If I tear down this one rule, he will post a few more soon, right?"
Xia Hunaio did not comment, but turned back to the gathering point. As Shen Yu leaned over to study the examination rules, another figure emerged from behind her: "As expected of Boss Xia, truly impartial."
This person approached Shen Yu, and as they looked at the rules together, they said, "As expected of Sister-in-law, so smart. Can I see the rules too?"
Shen Yu turned her head to look at the girl in front of her, who was taking pictures of the notice board with her phone. She also took out her phone and took a picture of the rules on the notice board. When Xia Hunaio heard someone call Shen Yu Sister-in-law, he instinctively turned his head to look, and felt that this girl looked somewhat familiar.
Xia Hunaio took the tablet and glanced at it. It turned out to be the student who had used the Rotom phone before. No wonder she looked familiar even though he hadn't seen her before. But this was unnecessary. What reason did she have to come and look at the rules? Could it be that she was betting on Shen Yu coming over? That would be too big a gamble, with the effort and reward completely mismatched.
Xia Hunaio could never have imagined that the girl's plan went slightly awry at the end, which was that although Rotom took pictures, they were blurry. The girl studied for a long time but could not figure out what Rotom had captured. The flash made the entire screen invisible, so she decided to take a risk and come and see. Unexpectedly, Xia Hunaio appeared halfway and gave her a hand by drawing everyone's attention away. With two unlucky scapegoats, the girl dared to come out. But this was all in the past. The girl quickly formed an alliance with Shen Yu, and the two strolled away from the gathering point.
Xia Hunaio shook his head, watching the direction the two girls left. Yu Longdu asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Are you worried about your Yu?"
"No, I'm worried about that girl. That direction is where Zorua went earlier. I'm afraid Yu will eliminate that girl."
Yu Longdu looked at the two girls' close backs and expressed disbelief: "I know Shen Yu's character. She wouldn't do such a thing, even if you corrupted her, she wouldn't do it."
They did not reach a consensus, so they sat by the campfire, listening to the crackling flames burning on the ground. Xia Hunaio leaned against a large box: "How should I put it, even though there's electricity and lights, the most primitive bonfire still has its charm."
"That's right. If we took this opportunity to have a barbecue with the campfire, it would be amazing."
Xia Hunaio stood up: "You can have the people outside prepare. We'll have a barbecue tomorrow night."
While Xia Hunaio was instilling the idea of a barbecue in Yu Longdu, he walked out of the gathering point and posted the third rule on the notice board. Yu Longdu saw it clearly and asked, "No, judging by the time, Shen Yu should have been here when the last one was posted. Why didn't you use the information system to notify her?"
Xia Hunaio bent down and picked up a large pile of scrap paper from the ground: "That's why those two girls are so cunning. They probably guessed that I would inform everyone who had the paper rules, so they tore it up to delay others from obtaining the rules. This is also within the scope of the rules."
As he was speaking, he saw a figure stealthily emerge from the darkness, approach Xia Hunaio, and began taking pictures of the notice board: "I knew it, Sister-in-law's brain is not normally useful."
Xia Hunaio and Yu Longdu glanced at her without speaking. After taking the pictures, the girl did the same, tore the rules on the notice board into pieces, then waved and said, "Goodbye, Hunaio Ge."
Xia Hunaio looked at the two piles of shredded paper on the ground: "This is killing me. I should have arranged for an electronic display. Let's see who dares to touch it. I'll make them pay."
Yu Longdu opened the plastic bag and packed the shredded paper Xia Hunaio had brought back: "Stop complaining. If I'm not mistaken, that phone just now belonged to Zhang Hong?"
"Yes, it's his. You won't find such a flamboyant phone case in the entire Minglong Kingdom."
"Meaning to say..."
"They teamed up. This is their way of sending us a message. However, this kind of message is not a violation, it's not even worth turning a blind eye to."
Yu Longdu had no objection to them teaming up, but having his own sister be a decoy was another matter. Why should Zhang Hong not make herself a target and let his sister take such a risk?
The blunt Yu Longdu asked as he thought of it. Xia Hunaio gave Zhang Hong a reason: "I think being a target is safer in the woods for cover."
"How so?"
"If it were in the woods, who knows when the 'Three Big Guys from the Grass' might jump out and knock her out with a single blow. If she stands out, at least she's safe within our line of sight. Even if she's outside of our line of sight, their distance won't be too far."
Yu Longdu snorted at Xia Hunaio's excuse, reluctantly accepting it, but still venting his dissatisfaction: "If Zhang Hong is eliminated after my sister, let's see how I deal with him!"
Xia Hunaio smiled. He heard a staff member say, "In Zone G3, someone is injured. Not seriously. Who will handle it?"
Yu Longdu held back Xia Hunaio, who was about to get up: "No, you stay here and keep posting your rules. I've been here all afternoon. If I don't move around, my body will become useless."
With that, Yu Longdu climbed onto his Charizard, patted its head gently, and Charizard took to the air, soaring towards the forest. Xia Hunaio stood up and chased a few steps: "That way, you're flying the wrong way, G3 is over there!"
Xia Hunaio in the sky quickly slammed on the brakes, turned his Charizard, and flew in the correct direction. After Yu Longdu left, Xia Hunaio returned to his idle state. Although there were many staff members around, Xia Hunaio's reputation made the staff reluctant to approach him. The two guys who played Dou Dizhu with Yu Longdu in the afternoon were sleeping. Xia Hunaio didn't want to wake them up, so he passed the time alone.
Watching the clock hands turn, he periodically sent his Pokémon out to post rules. Fortunately, the annoying and boring moment soon ended. The flickering lights in the sky indicated to Xia Hunaio that Yu Longdu had returned from Zone G3.
Yu Longdu showed off by jumping directly from the sky, but when he landed, his roll to dissipate the force was a little off, and he almost rolled into the fire and caught fire. Fortunately, Xia Hunaio grabbed him in time, preventing him from being burned. Xia Hunaio watched Yu Longdu's failed attempt at showing off and advised him: "So, just forget it. Why are you showing off here with me? Is it fun to fail?"
Yu Longdu ignored him, waved at the Charizard in the sky, and Charizard flew down and landed on the ground. Xia Hunaio watched the young man jump directly from Charizard, cover his face, and run out of the secret realm. He asked Yu Longdu with a bewildered look: "So, where did this guy get injured?"
Yu Longdu scornfully rolled his eyes at the person who had just run out: "Don't call him a guy, he's lowering the quality of Minglong Kingdom's college entrance examination candidates. He just got a scratch on his fingertip from a branch."
Xia Hunaio thought for a moment and gave a polite smile: "Some people in this world have ridiculously good physical conditions. A scratch can cause heavy bleeding. It's not strange."
Yu Longdu spat on the ground: "Peh, I admit, there might be extreme situations in this world, but when Charizard and I arrived, the scratch on his hand had already healed. Even so, when he saw me, he grabbed Charizard and refused to let go, as if he would die on the spot if I took it away."
Xia Hunaio patted Yu Longdu's shoulder: "Forget it, there are plenty of people like that. The sooner he leaves, the better for everyone."
Saying that, Xia Hunaio saw a few more figures appear outside the gathering point, so he took out a rule from his bag and checked the time: "How about it, is it about time? Do you want to go and post this one? If they have the idea of tearing up the rules, you can help them tear them. Consider it a chance for you to vent."
Yu Longdu shook his head: "Forget it, I haven't fallen to the point of tearing this up for revenge. If I really wanted to vent, I'd rather cause a Pokémon riot and let me fight to my heart's content."
Xia Hunaio quickly reached out and covered Yu Longdu's mouth: "Oh my god, don't jinx it here. If something really goes wrong, who will be responsible?"