Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 605: Interview

After boarding the plane, Lu Yingying indeed sat next to Ma Lu, and as soon as she sat down, Ma Lu smelled a scent of citrus.

"Alright, I'm going to start interviewing you now," Lu Yingying said cheerily.

"What would you like to ask?"

"Let's start with your identity as Principal Ma. Everyone is curious about your background and origins."

Ma Lu hadn't expected this rich young lady, who seemed to be just dabbling, to have substantial business skills—the first question she asked was quite insightful.

Ma Lu thought for a moment, "I can't tell you where I'm from, but I can say that the people from there all share a common lofty ideal."

"Okay," Lu Yingying's eyes darted around, "I understand that you became the principal of Hou De, but you spend most of your time away from the school. Why is that?"

"Because I have my own business to handle."

"What kind of business?"

"It's complicated and not easily summarized in a sentence or two. In short, I have many clients, including celebrities and wealthy businessmen, government officials, and... some individuals who are better not mentioned."

"Robbers or criminals?" Lu Yingying lowered her voice, "Don't worry, I won't put this part in the newspaper."

Ma Lu nodded slightly, "I have indeed dealt with pirates."

"Wow, your business is quite big then," Lu Yingying gasped, her heart racing, feeling like she had dug up something sensational.

"It's decent," Ma Lu said confidently. "We might not be the biggest, but we are certainly at the top of the industry."

Lu Yingying became even more eager, "Can you reveal a bit more about your business in detail?"

"Alright, I've organized tens of thousands of people to help a lord in a distant place expand his territory."

"A warlord? You've cooperated with warlords!" Lu Yingying's eyes widened.

"No, to be precise, we still maintain a cooperative relationship to this day."

Ma Lu knew that people from Hero Group were frantically investigating his background, suspecting him to be a spokesperson for some power.

In that case, Ma Lu decided to completely unveil the guise as it might also buy more development time for Hou De.

Lu Yingying's identity as a journalist was highly exploitable, which was why Ma Lu was willing to spend 6 precious education points to establish a connection with her.

If he could turn her into one of his own, Ma Lu would effectively have his own little megaphone in the newspaper, not only for publicity but also to occasionally throw out some smoke bombs.

Lu Yingying and Ma Lu talked for a full hour before she happily returned to her colleague.

The latter had intended to take a nap, but the small can of coffee had been surprisingly strong, and now her mind was especially clear.

"Ruonan, the questions you taught me to ask were really useful, I got a lot of exclusive news this time!" Lu Yingying exclaimed excitedly.

She went on to share Ma Lu's responses with her companion, but the woman named Ruonan wasn't as thrilled, instead, she said,

"He's very cunning, giving vague answers."

"But he swore in front of me that what he was saying was true," Lu Yingying said.

"Promises like that, you just listen; they can't be counted on."

"Ruonan, you're too pessimistic, you have to believe that there are still many good people in the world."

Wei Ruonan pursed her lips, but seeing her friend caught up in the excitement, she didn't say anything more.

She understood Lu Yingying, who had been called "Fox" by many behind her back at school.

But Lu Yingying wasn't trying to charm anyone, she was just naturally oblivious to personal boundaries and was curious about everything around her, plus her peach blossom eyes often got her into trouble.

Fortunately, her father had a lot of money and adored his youngest daughter so much that he could smooth over all the troubles with money.

Lu Yingying didn't learn a lesson, and now was inching closer to Principal Ma again.

Well, if something did happen again, she might as well help her out one more time.

But the thought of her own troubles made Wei Ruonan furrow her brows and sigh internally.

The airplane landed at Lingnan Airport two hours later.

It was already 7:45 in the morning.

Principal Tang Dewang of Church Lingnan Education College had gotten out of bed and had breakfast.

Ever since the Ministry of Education issued new regulations allowing schools to challenge each other to improve their rankings, Tang Dewang had been all ears.

In his view, it was an opportunity.

Having Luo Hengyi as his trump card, Tang Dewang hoped to boost the school's ranking even further.

According to the rules, if Luo Hengyi could win the individual match and lead the team to defeat their opponents, they would earn 4 points, and the total was only 8 points.

This meant that Lingnan was already in an unbeatable position, and later, they only needed to win one more out of the remaining four individual matches to succeed in the challenge.

However, Tang Dewang had not yet decided which school to challenge when he received a challenge from Hou De.

Tang Dewang didn't even realize what Hou De was at first, having to ask his secretary to check, and when he understood what the school was about, anger surged in his heart.

Lingnan's ranking at the Ministry of Education's talisman master school was indeed relatively low, but they had Luo Hengyi.

So they weren't as weak as they appeared, and even if they were, they were stronger than Hou De, who perennially ranked at the bottom.

What madness had driven Hou De to challenge them, Lingnan?

That week, Tang Dewang also had people gather some intelligence on Hou De, knowing that they had changed principals, and the new principal seemed quite capable, someone who had led the team and cleared three catastrophe belts in two consecutive weeks.

But school principals couldn't participate in the matches themselves; it depended on the students' performance.

And Hou De had not a single noteworthy student, just a rabble of nobodies, unwanted scrappy fish.

Tang Dewang couldn't see any chance of them winning.

Hmph, nothing but buffoons.

Later, Tang Dewang called his secretary and asked, "Has the list of students participating in the challenge been chosen yet?"

The secretary nodded, "The list came out last night, Principal Tang, you can review it."

Tang Dewang waved his hand, "Nothing worth looking at." He paused, then asked, "Is Luo Hengyi up yet?"

"He's up, just like always, in the training room doing strength training. Should I remind him that there's a match later, to rest and conserve his energy?"

"No need," Tang Dewang, despite his age, couldn't help but show a doting smile when mentioning Luo Hengyi.

"Hahaha, extraordinarily talented and disciplinely studious, he's a role model for the entire school. The challenge is a minor matter, let's not disturb Hengyi's studies for such a trifle."

"Alright, Principal Tang, also, I've received news that Hou De's teachers and students have already arrived at the airport and are on their way here. The official from the education bureau responsible for overseeing the match has also arrived. Would you like to meet them?"

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"Hmm, have them come to my office, no, I'll go out and meet them instead."