If the god gave you an opportunity to start again, would you accept?

If the devil gave you an opportunity to start again, would you accept?

The answer is... Yes. Either or both, some of us will accept, and most of them will not.



PS: Synopsis is irrelevant, story update is uncertain.

Two oral defense judges at an academician level would be coming.
No one else had this kind of treatment.
Lu Zhou could not help but feel the pressure.
Speaking of which, could the outsiders be oral defense judges?
Lu Shenjian was a member of the physics department at the University of Jin Ling, but that Xiang Huanan guy was from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Then again, if one were to think about it carefully, it was not as if the school would refuse a big name.
There was still a week before the oral defense began.
There was an interview waiting for Lu Zhou before the oral defense.
After the interview, Principal Xu would personally award him with one million yuan.
Lu Zhou was surprised to see that Suzhou TV station was the one conducting the interview.
Lu Zhou did not understand this arrangement.
He thought that it would be awkward to see a reporter from Suzhou TV station, but not only did the reporter came, the director of Suzhou TV station also came.
When Director Li met with Lu Zhou, he shook his hand.
"Lu Zhou, allow me to apologize! It was our fault to not verify the program's content. We've found the relevant personnel and fired him. We hope you can forgive us!"
Lu Zhou was a little unprepared at Director Li's kind words.
To be honest, he held no grudges against the Suzhou TV station.
After the plagiarism problem occurred, the involved personnel were all given the punishment they deserved.
Now the director even personally came to apologize, so there was no need to hold grudges.
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "It's fine, Director Li, I'm happy with the way your station handled the matter. It's already over, so let's forget about it."
Director Li smiled and said, "On behalf of Suzhou TV station, we thank you for your forgiveness."
He paused for a second before he said to the reporter.
"Xiao Wang, start the interview now."
"Okay, director."
Reporter Xiao Wang smiled and walked over.
Soon after, the interview officially began.
Judging from the interview, Suzhou TV was being quite nice to Lu Zhou. They did not ask any hard questions.
By the end of the interview, Lu Zhou finally knew why the university had arranged this.
This was good publicity for both the school and the TV station.
After the interview…
Principal Xu of University of Jin Ling and Lu Zhou stood in front of the camera and held a one million yuan ICBC cheque.
This one million yuan would be put into Xiao Ai's new home.
…
At night, Lu Zhou ate dinner at the cafeteria before he went back to his dorm. He then sat in front of his computer and started to edit his oral defense PowerPoint presentation.
He knew that this oral defense would not be easy. Even though he was only an undergraduate student, the two academicians would not go easy on him.
Therefore, Lu Zhou had to practice all possible questions about his thesis.
This process was the most grueling.
His three roommates finally came back from their lecture.
Huang Guangming saw Lu Zhou and curiously looked at his PowerPoint.
"Zhou, what are you doing?"
Lu Zhou thought and replied, "Oral defense powerpoint."
Liu Rui put his backpack down and said, "Oral defense?"
Lu Zhou nodded, "Yeah, graduation oral defense."
The dorm became silent.
Lu Zhou felt it and sighed.
He had been deliberately avoiding this issue, but he knew that he had to tell them at some point. This was life and separation was a part of life.
Unfortunately, this separation came too quickly.
Huang Guangming forced a smile and said, "Actually… We kind of guessed it. We were talking about this just a while ago, but anyway, good luck!"
Shi Shang put his hand on Lu Zhou's shoulder and said, "Good luck."
Liu Rui did not say anything.
This time, he was not jealous.
He always saw Lu Zhou as an enemy, and he hated his occasional gloating, but in his heart, he still saw Lu Zhou as a friend. This was precisely why he had not expressed his jealousy out loud. 
Maybe, this was what a good friend should do?
Still, he could not for the life of him say good luck.
Lu Zhou felt the heaviness in the air. He smiled and said, "It's just a graduation oral defense, I'm still sitting here. It's not like I'm dead or something. After the oral defense, I'll buy you guys dinner."
Huang Guangming said, "No need, let us buy you dinner."
Shi Shang sighed and said, "Yeah Zhou, you've already bought us so much food over the past two semesters. We'll buy you dinner on the day you graduate as a celebration."
Liu Rui nodded and said, "Yeah, we've to treat you."
Lu Zhou replied, "There's no need, we're all friends here. You're stressing me out…"
Shi Shang said, "It's good to have some stress, so you don't forget about us. Besides, remember how much stress you give us?"
The other two friends nodded.
The fuck?
Not like this.
Why are they so persistent?
Lu Zhou did not know what to say. Suddenly, his phone rang.
When Lu Zhou saw the caller, he was relieved.
It was his father.
"I have to take this call."
Lu Zhou turned around and went to the balcony.
He then closed the balcony door behind him.
Lu Zhou took a deep breath and picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
Lu Bangguo's voice traveled through the phone, "Son, what is the twin prime conjecture?"
When Lu Zhou heard his father's voice, he felt better.
He smiled and replied, "Dad, you don't need to understand it, just know that your son is nutty."
Lu Bangguo, "Oh yeah, I just saw it on TV, so I thought I'd ask. Don't forget to wear more clothes these few days, it's getting cold."
Lu Zhou, "I'm fine, you guys have to watch out for your health as well."
Lu Bangguo smiled and said, "We're doing great. Your mom is cooking in the kitchen. Do you want to talk to her?"
Lu Zhou smiled, "Sure…"
"…"
A twenty-minute phone call went by.
Lu Zhou then leaned against the balcony and as he looked up at the dark sky, he was quiet.
He stared at the stars for a long time…


After suffering from a heat stroke while working under the scorching heat of summer, Lu Zhou, a hardworking but poor university student, somehow becomes the owner of an advanced technological system. With the cheat given by the system, his university life changes overnight. 
  
A Master's degree? Easy. 
  
PhD? Not a problem.   
  
From a nobody, he quickly becomes a huge celebrity in the world of science. With the missions given by the system, he is on his way to winning a Nobel Prize.   

"System, can points be exchanged for money?"
  
"No."
  
"F**k, what use are you then!?"
  
"This system will make you the ultimate scholar, the kind that lords over all of humanity. What use will money be to you?"

VOLUME 2 
CHAPTER 1: The X Code 



4 months had passed since Mr. Albert—Chaos's father was imprisoned. In that four months, a lot has changed. 

Liberty High acknowledge our group as an official detective group. Meaning, we are allowed to help the campus police during investigations. Other than that, Daeril was questioned at court in regards to his crimes. Hinatulan siya ng pagkakulong but Chaos, his brother, testified saying, Daeril is innocent. Matix helped by removing all possible evidence that Daeril is an accomplice of Mr. Albert. Dahil doon, Daeril's punishment was to move out of Liberty High. He is now studying in a community college in Manila with my sister, Monday. 

Maliban doon, wala nang ibang nagbago. Chaos is still Chaos. Hindi pa rin niya napapatawad ang ama niyang pumatay sa pamilya niya. He still can't accept the fact that his biological father is a killer. 

But how did Daeril and Chaos become siblings? 

Noong bumisita ako ng kulungan para kausapin si Mr. Albert, I learned the truth. Mr. Albert's wife bore a child which is Daeril and later died after giving birth. Daeril grew up in a foster home and was adopted by a rich family. When Mr. Albert's wife died, he went crazy and accidentally met Chaos's mother. Dahil sa pagkaulila sa asawa, Mr. Albert raped Chaos's mother. She bore a child and named him "Chaos". 


"Natutulala ka na naman." Tinatapik ni Effie ang balikat ko. 

It's the first day of school. Grade 11 na kami, first year of senior high school. 
"Naalala ko lang si Mr. Albert. Naalala ko yung mga nangyari sa atin dahil sa kaniya." Sagot ko. 

"He is in prison. Hindi na niya tayo magagalaw." Effie smiled reassurely. 
Tumango ako at luminga-linga. Nasa tambayan kami na ngayon ay narenovate na. "Nasaan nga pala sina Matix at Chaos?" 

"Si Matix, nasa computer lab doing his computer thing. Si Chaos naman, hindi ko pa siya nakikita." Sagot ni Effie. 
I nod. "Sige, salamat." Sabi ko at lumabas ng tambayan. 

Pagkalabas ko, tutungo sana ako sa computer lab para utusang i-locate ni Matix si Chaos na mukhang walang balak pumasok sa first day of school pero biglang may bumangga sa akin mula sa likuran dahilan para madapa ako at mahulog ang mga gamit ko sa bag. 

"Hala, sorry po!" Paumanhin ng babae habang tinutulungan akong ilagay ang gamit sa bag ko. Her black-blue hair is styled with pigtails with curls in the end. Her round glasses suits her small slanted eyes. 

I smiled, "it's fine. Mukhang nagmamadali ka." Sabi ko. 

Tumango ito. "Hindi ko kasi mahanap ang section ko." Ngiwing sagot nito. 

"Ano ba section mo? Baka matulungan kita." Alok ko. 

"STEM1-7." Sagot nito na ikinalaki ng mga mata ko. 
"Woah, nagkaklase pala tayo. Nasa third floor ang classroom natin for the orientation. Pinakadulo." Sabi ko. Hindi ko siya masasamahan since kailangan kong hanapin si Chaos. 

Masaya itong ngumiti. "Salamat!" Anito at tumatakbong umakyat ng hadgdan. 

Nagpatuloy ako sa paglalakad para hanapin si Chaos. Pagkalipas ng ilang minuto, tumigil ako sa likod ng Liberty High. Chaos was there, sitting alone. Mukhang malalim ang iniisip nito. 

Tumabi ako ng upo sa kaniya. "Ilang buwan na tayong magkakilala and I'm pretty sure you already consider me as your friend. Kaya kung may problema ka, I'm all ears." Ngiting sabi ko. 

Chaos sighed while playing with a twig. "Now I know why my mom named me Chaos. I was the reason why her life went chaos after all. She hates me.." anito. 

I sighed. "Kung ayaw niya sayo, hindi ka niya palalakihin. You once told me that your parents raised you with love and care. I'm sure despite what happened to her, she still loved you." Sambit ko. 

Tumango ito. "You're right but I still feel guilty. I was the fruit of my mom's ****." 

"But you gave her the justice she deserved, right? Mr. Albert is now in jail. Wala na siyang bibiktimahin." I assured. 

"You're right again." Chaos chuckled. 

I chuckled. Those 4 months weren't easy for Chaos. Hindi niya matanggap ang lahat ng impormasyong nalaman niya. Especially when the DNA results of Mr. Albert, him and Daeril came out which all tested positive. But through those 4 months, I always made sure that I am with Chaos's side. 

"Friday.." Chaos called. 
I blinked rapidly. "Ha?" 

Tinuro nito ang phone ko. "Kanina pa nagriring ang phone mo. May tumatawag yata." Anito. 
Mabilis ko kinuha ang phone at sinagot ang tawag nang hindi tinitignan ang caller id. "Hello?" 

"Sis!" It was Monday.
"Monday? Kamusta ka?" 
"Okay naman. I called to report to you about Daeril." 

Oo nga pala, Monday moved from a private university to a community college just to be with Daeril. Those two had mutual feelings towards each other kaya sumunod si Monday kay Daeril sa college. Ever since, gawain na ni Monday ang ireport saakin ang kung ano ang ginagawa ni Daeril sa university. 

Pasimple kong sinulyapan si Chaos na nakatingin sa akin. "What about him?" 

"Just his usual self. Cold, distant but a smart-ass." Ani Monday. 
I smiled. "That's nice. Wala na bang iba?" 

"Well...wala naman. He's been a good boy." Sagot ng kapatid ko. 
"Sige. Tatawagan ulit kita mamaya. I need to get to class." Paalam ko saka pinatay ang tawag. 

"Was that about Daeril?" Chaos asked. 
Tumango ako. "Daeril is doing fine. No problems." Paninigurado ko. He must be worried of his brother. 

Chaos tched. "Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not worried of him at all. In fact, I don't care about him." Anito saka naglakad papunta sa building. 

Natatawang sinundan ko siya at pumasok na rin ng building since malapit nang magsimula ang orientation. 


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"EVERY STUDENT in class has different schedules. So make sure to attend your resignated classes regularly." Saad ng professor saka nilipat ang powerpoint slide. 

"Just to prevent being lost, the science laboratory is located at the second floor. Ang computer lab naman ay nasa fifth floor." Anito at nilipat ulit ang slide. 

Natigilan ako sa paglalaro ng ballpen ko nang makita ang nasa powerpoint ng professor. 

Instead of words regarding the orientation, isang malaking X ang nasa powerpoint slide. 

"What the—" galit na humarap sa amin ang professor, "who messed up my powerpoint slide?!" 

No one spoke. Everyone was silent. What does the X means? Para sa amin ba ang letrang iyon? Was it just a prank? A hidden message? 

The powerpoint slide automatically moved from the next slide. This time, there was a message: 

Check under your desk. 


Lahat ng estudyante, tinignan ang ilalim ng desk. 

"Wala naman!" 
"Prank lang ba 'to?"
"Anong meron sa desk natin?" 
Tanong ng mga estudyante. 

I checked under my desk but unlike the others, there was a paper under it with a message written on it: 

We act based on his orders... 
-X

Ano daw? Sino si X? Is this Mr. Albert's another accomplice? 

Sinulyapan ko sina Chaos, Effie and Matix. Looks like they got a message too. I looked around. No one seemed suspicious. 

After a few minutes, the bell rang. Hudyat na tapos na ang klase. Lahat ay nagsilabasan na maliban sa professor na inaayos ang powerpoint slides. 

Chaos, Effie, Matix and I stayed inside. "So all of us received a letter? No one but us?" Chaos asked. 

"Oo nga. But what does this mean?" Tanong ni Effie habang pinapakita ang mensaheng natanggap. 

Pinagdikit-dikit namin ang mga papel na natanggap namin. 

Chaos received: "The master is not yet done.." 

Effie received: "There is more yet to come." 

Matix received: "If you wish to know who we are, go to the library. Little Esper, Documentary section, pp. 34." 


"The message stated the word 'we'. So the one behind all this is more than one?" Chaos asked. 

"What is Little Esper? Is it a book?" Tanong ni Effie. 

"Little Esper is a book about experimented children who gained powers and used it to slaughter scientists who used them like lab rats. Iyon siguro ang gusto ni X. Maybe they want us to search for the book and read page 34." Matix answered. 

Tumango kami saka lalabas nng classroom nang nagsalita ang professor. "Excuse me." Tawag nito. 

"What?" Chaos arrogantly asked. 
"I know this is sudden but please find the person behind this real quick. I don't like pranks and all. Ayon sa balitang narinig ko, your group is an official detective club? So maybe you can help me?" Tanong ng professor. 

Agad akong tumango. "We are going to find them, ma'am." I reassured at lumabas na kami ng classroom para tumungo sa library. 

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"IS THE BOOK 'Little Esper' available?" Tanong ko sa librarian. 

Saglit na nagtipa sa keyboard ang librarian bago sumagot, "the book was borrowed just a few hours ago."

Nanlaki ang mata ko. "Really? Sino ang nanghiram ng libro?" 
Ngumiwi ang librarian. "Sorry, names of the student who borrowed books are confidential." Sagot nito. 

Magalang akong tumango saka humarap kaya Matix. "Matix, do your thing." Utos ko. 

Tumango naman siya saka nagtipa sa keyboard. He needs to hack the library's system to know who borrowed the book. 

"What the?" Ani Matix. 
"May problema ba?" Tanong ni Effie. 

Tumango si Matix. "Someone is blocking my computer address." 
Chaos snorted. "And here I thought you are the greatest hacker in the world." 

Inungusan ni Matix si Chaos. "Shut up." Anito saka nagtype ulit sa keyboard. 

Makalipas ang ilang minuto, wala paring nangyayari. "This is impossible. I made sure that my computer address is well hidden. Someone blocking it might be a hacker." 

"So X is a hacker?" I asked. 
Matix shrugged. "I guess so."


Chaos sighed. "Since Matix failed to do his job, I guess we have to do this the old way," he continued, "deduction."

"Paano naman natin malalaman kung sino ang taong nanghiram ng libro based on our deduction?" I asked. 

Saglit ba nagisip si Chaos. "Someone borrowed it a few hours ago. It seem a little suspicious. No one borrows a horror book on the first day of class." 

Effie interfered. "Wait, Little Esper is a horror book?" Naguguluhang tanong nito. 

I nodded. "Bakit?" 

"The paper that Matix received, it stated Documentary section. If it is a horror story, why would X tell us that it might be in a different section?" Effie deduced. 

Chaos nodded earnestly. "So X borrowed the book but placed it on the Documentary section?" He asked. 


Matix closed his laptop. "We need to find out why." 

Agad kaming pumunta ng documentary section. Naghiwa-hiwalay kami para mahanap agad ang libro. After few minutes, Effie shouted, "I found it!" 

"Shh!" Panuway ng librarian. 

"Turn it to page 34." Agad na utos ni Chaos. 
Effie opened the book and turned it to page 34. A higlighted paragraph welcomed our sight: 

..and then Violet screamed in pain from the machine electrocuting her brain. The scientists did the same to seven other children. Months of pain felt a lifetime of pain. Violet gained the power of intelligence but came with a psychotic mind. Her desire to kill her master rushed through her body and the pleasure to taste blood soared through her senses. She took a long sharp knife and pierced it within her master's torso. She dragged him to a bed and strapped him a machine like helmet and started to electrocute his brain until it exploded like a balloon and squeezed some parts like a jelly. 

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Another sentence were higlighted below the page: 

"I will take my revenge..but it's gonna be bloody." Violet snapped.

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"So X wants to take revenge?" Matix asked. 

"The video from four months ago, four children were with Mr. Albert. Maybe they are the ones who sent us the message? The ones who are plotting revenge for putting their master to prison?" Chaos deduced. 

"But why is this book in the documentary section?" Effie asked. 

I answered, "this is just my observation, but the highlighted words, they tell Violet's story. We all know that documentary means a story of someone's life. Paano kung X experienced the one Violet experienced?" 

Chaos snapped his fingers. "That's a good deduction, Friday. What if Mr. Albert enslaved X and brainwashed them to come after us now that Mr. Albert is in prison?" 

Effie was about to speak up when the lights suddenly turned off. "A-Anong nangyari?" Kinakabahang tanong ko. 

The students pati ang librarian ay gulong-gulo sa nangyayari. Some immediately ran away while some ignored what happened. 

"Aaah!!" Biglang sigaw ng estudyante at tumatakbo palabas ng library. 

"Ano bang nangyayari?" Hindi mapakaling tanong ni Effie. 

"She came from the library's basement." Chaos said. Agad kaming tumakbo papuntang basement ng library. 

As soon as we entered, nakita namin ang mga estudyanteng nagkukumpulan sa gitna ng basement. 

"Kawawa naman siya.."
"Mabait siyang estudyante. Sino kaya ang gagawa nito sa kaniya?" Sabi ng mga estudyante. 

"Anong nangyayari rito?" Tanong ni Matix sa mga estudyante.

"Uy, buti nandito kayo. Kayo ang official detective group ng school diba?" Tanong ng lalaki. 

"Kami nga. Bakit? Anong nangyari dito?" Tanong ko. 
Tinuro ng estudyante ang isang lalaki na nakahandusay sa semento at naliligo sa sariling dugo. Nakamulat pa ang mga mata nito. "Nadatnan namin si Kenzo na nakahandusay dito. Walang witness ang nakakita sa nangyari. Nagulat nalang kami nang bigla siyang nakahandusay diyan." 

Lumapt si Chaos sa bangkay. "Hmm, the wounds are still fresh. Anong oras niyo siya nakita dito?" 

Nakapamulsang sumagot ang estudyante, "ngayon-ngayon lang. Nang mamatay ang ilaw, sigaw ni Kenzo ang narinig namin at heto nga, nakita namin siyang patay na." 

Tumango-tango si Chaos. "So the lights were turned off purposely.." 
"Si X kaya ang may kagagawan nito?" Tanong ko kay Chaos. 

"Possibly. It can't be a coincidence that a death of a student happened right after we deduce about X's life." Sagot naman ni Chaos. 

Sumabad ang estudyante, "X? May kilala kayong X?" Makahulugang tanong nito. 
Humarap kami sa kaniya. "Bakit, kilala mo siya?" Tanong ni Effie. 

Umiling ang estudyante. "Hindi pero iyan ang nakasulat sa semento." Tinuro ng estudyante ang semeto. 

Isang malaking letrang X ang nakaguhit sa semento gamit ang dugo ni Kenzo. Hindi ko 'to napansin kanina.. 

"So X really killed him.." Matix uttered under his breath. 
"Tinawagan mo ba ang police?" Tanong ni Effie sa estudyante. 
Tumango ito. "Tinawagan ko sila agad." 

Humarap ako kay Chaos. "Paano yan? Hahayaan ba nating malaman ng police ang tungkol kay X?" Tanong ko. 

Kumunot ang noo nito. "Of course not. X is after us. We can't drag the police into this. Especially since Effie's father is a police chief. Ayokong madamay ang ama niya dito." 
Lumambot ang expresyon sa mukha ko. "So anong gagawin natin?" 

"We evacuate the students in the library basement and stage this murder as suicide." Sagot ni Chaos. 
"Wala na bang ibang paraan?" Tanong ni Effie na nakikinig pala sa usapan namin. 

"If there are any other plans, hindi ko isusuggest 'to. I know the basics of law and what we are about to do is a crime but we have Matix for that. He can pull some strings and clean our names." Ani Chaos at humarap sa estudyante.

"Tell the other students to vacate the library basement. We need some privacy to investigate this matter." Anito at agad namang pumayag ang estudyante. 

Nang umalis ang mga estudyante, saka namin nilinis ang dugo na nagkalat especially the letter X. If properly thinking, tama nga siguro ang ginagawa namin. We can't let the police get dragged into this mess. Nakataya rin dito ang ama ni Effie. If the police are involved, X will come after them. We also can't point out a random student to be a suspect. 

"In order to commit a perfect crime, you need to be aware of the surroundings. If we want to stage this as a suicide, we need to think about the position of the body. No one commits suicide in the middle of the library basement so.." Chaos dragged the body inside the basement's storage room. 

"Second, materials. According to my research, Kenzo Millan is a right handed person kaya sa kanang kamay niya natin ilalagay ang knife na nilagyan ng dugo niya." Ani naman ni Matix na ikinaikot ng mga mata ko. Seriously, kung hindi ko lang sila mga kaibigan baka isipin kong mga mamamatay tao sila. 

"Third, cctv. The library basement has only two cctv. One at the entrance and one at the librarian's desk." ani naman ni Chaos. 

I crossed my arms. "Paano natin ieexecute 'to? I mean, surely the cctv at the entrance captured Kenzo entering but at the librarian's desk? It won't be enough evidence." 

Matix smirked. "You underestimate me too much, Friday. I am not just good at hacking but I'm also good at editing." Pinakita nito sa amin ang laptop at isang cctv footage ang nagplay doon. 

"See this, Kenzo was seen at the librarian's desk cctv. Hindi dahil pumasok siya sa storage room kundi ay para magtanong sa librarian. I can edit Kenzo walking towards the storage room and tamper someone else talking to the librarian para magmukhang hindi napansin ng librarian na may nakapasok na pala sa storage room." 


Napatingin ako kay Matix, amused of what I heard. "Wow, hindi ko alam na ganito ka pala kagaling." 

Matix proudly grinned. "I know right." 

Napatingin naman ako kay Effie na kanina pa tahimik. "Okay ka lang ba?" 
Niyakap nito ang sarili. "I'm just scared. We are commiting a crime, Friday. We are tampering evidences and creating false suicide!"

I massaged her arm. "Relax ka lang. Trust your friends. What happened to optmistic Effie? Let us just put our trust in Chaos and Matix." I assured. 

Tumango naman ito kasabay ng pagsigaw ni Matix. "Done! I already sent this to the cctv operating room baka sakaling doon nila panoorin ang cctv footages. "Ani Matix. 

"Good job, Matix." Saad ni Chaos saka tumingin sa paligid. 

Ilan minuto ang lumipas nang biglang nagsidatingan ang mga police. "Effie!" Sigaw ng ama nito. 

"Nasaan ang bangkay?" Tanong ng chief. 
Tinuro namin ang nasa storage room. Lumapit doon ang mga police at investigators. 

"So it was a suicide..." the chief uttered. Humarap ito sa amin. "We will investigate this matter thoroughly. Magpahinga na kayo. Kami na ang bahala. We will see if this really is suicide or not." Anito.

"We already investigated the scene. It was indeed suicide." Ani Chaos na may hindi maipaliwanag na expresyon sa mukha. 

Saglit kaming tinignan ng chief isa-isa at ngumiti. "May tiwala naman kami sa inyo. Kayo yata ang magaling na detective group sa school." Tumawa ito. "Sige na, we will clean this body and send the reports to the headquarters. Bumalik na kayo sa classrooms niyo." 

Umalis na kami ng library basement. Somehow, natatakot ako sa pwedeng mangyari. We just committed a crime. Who knows kung ano ang pwedeng mangyari sa amin. Oh well, bahala na. I trust my friends..

VOLUME 1 : Chaos is a highschool student who brings disasters everywhere but with an admiring detective skills and a dark past. When one day, he received a threat from someone named, “beast.” Chaos thinks this “beast” has something to do with his dark past where his parents were killed so he does everything he can to solve and unleash the beast’s name but he needed help and gathered highschool students to help him solve this case further. 
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VOLUME 2: As Chaos solves the mystery of this beast, everything comes back to normal but falls apart when a new villain comes who names himself as “X”. 
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[former “Project Indigo”]  
 {book cover from pinterest}

LANGUAGE: FILIPINO

The young and adorable female reporter stood outside of the glass door, facing Zhu Jing's wrath directly.
"I, I think the media is being unfair! I've decided to join forces with everyone to uncover the truth behind this incident!"
Wu Wendi spoke with determination and was completely unshaken by the angry gazes.
"Don't you think that we are going to let you off the hook just because of what you've said, someone like you…"
"Xiao Jing, let her in." Zhu Jing was planning to shoo her away. She did not expect Hu Cheng to invite her in. Could it be the director general had forgotten about that incident?
Zhu Jing turned and looked at Hu Cheng with an incredulous expression, the people around her had a similar expression on their faces. No one could believe that those words came from Hu Cheng's mouth.
"Let her in," Hu Cheng continued, "We need to sort this out sooner or later. Since she made the first move, why can't we take a step back and hear her out?"
As an attempt to be more convincing, he tried to smile. However, he found it hard to lift the corner of his mouth.
Xu Lan went over and pet him on his shoulder as a sign of consolation. Even though he was unsure of what happened between the police station and the media, it definitely had something to do with Hu Cheng, who was still suffering from the consequences to date.
Zhu Jing glanced at Hu Cheng worriedly before deciding to obey his order and let Wu Wendi in.
"Hello everyone, nice to meet you. I'm Wu Wendi from the press. Even though I'm a reporter, I've come out of my own accord and this has nothing to do with the press. I would like to contribute in whatever way I can."
Wu Wendi walked in and announced with determination.
"Haha, we could always use an extra pair of hands. Lao Xu, what do you think?"
Hu Cheng smiled and bared his mouthful of yellow teeth. He tapped Xu Lan on his shoulder and walked into the conference room. Although he did not want to deal with someone from the press, Hu Cheng agreed to Wu Wendi's proposal. Hu Cheng trusted Xu Lan, knowing that he would not bring just anyone to the station.
This time around, Hu Cheng might have overestimated him on trusting the female reporter. Only Bai Wu saw through Xu Lan's true intention - it was to get closer to her. On the other hand, he also wanted to know the story behind the strained relationship between the media and the police.
"There's nothing much for now. You can join us at our meeting. As you've run into Li Kui earlier today, maybe you can come up with a few suggestions," said Xu Lan as he rubbed his neck.
Meanwhile, in the conference room, Xiao Xu and Sun Fei worked together to set up the projector. They had also arranged the information they possessed across the blackboard.
"Director General," Xiao Xu said calmly as Hu Cheng walked into the room.
"Hmm, is everything ready?" His question was directed at Sun Fei.
"Alright, let's look at these few cases. Combining information such as the perpetrator's modus operandi, the victim's occupation, and the time of crime, we are sure that the perpetrator in all three cases is the same person."
Sun Fei let everyone take a seat before elaborating on the aforementioned issues with his PowerPoint presentation.
"Ah!" Upon seeing the photo of the victim being projected on the screen, Wu Wendi let out a loud gasp and bumped into Xiao Li who was behind of her.
"Why are you here again? Is this something fit to be seen by a girl like you?" Xiao Li voiced his thoughts subconsciously.
"Li Fei! How could you say such things? Why can't a girl look at it? How am I different from her? There's Qingyan from forensics."
Zhu Jing was being her usual hot-headed self as she voiced her displeasure.
"Uh, we're bros, right? Let's not bother with menial remarks," Xiao Li mumbled under his breath unhappily.
"You!" Zhu Jing was infuriated. She stamped her feet as she found herself at a loss for words.
"Alright, let's get back to business. Sun Fei, please continue."
Xu Lan was in charge of the case. As Xu Lan was at home earlier, Sun Fei stood in for him and organized the information into PowerPoint slides for everyone's ease of understanding.
"In all three cases, the victims are all females working in peculiar professions. After raping them, the murderer cut off their breasts and sewed up their private parts. All three victims bled to death. Of course, due to the nature of their profession, there might be money involved in their relationship."
Sun Fei also highlighted the fact that these victims were young and energetic girls who seemed cheerful.
"According to our on-site investigation, the murderer is experienced and has strong counter-surveillance capabilities. He should be a male with psychological illness within the age range of twenty to fifty."
"Psychological illness? How so?"
Li Xiu who was sitting at the corner voiced his question. He was dressed casually in light brown and had his gold-framed glasses on. He did not seem like a police at all. If anything, he looked more like a soft-spoken manager from a corporation.
"Firstly, he targets a specific group of people. Secondly, he doesn't take a break. Lastly, he practices a peculiar modus operandi." Sun Fei was drawing circles on the screen with his Infrared pen.
Li Xiu crossed his legs and tapped on the table with his left index and middle finger.
"Hmm, it does seem like this person has a psychological issue," he sighed and affirmed the conjecture.
"Moreover, we have confirmed that the fluids found in the victims were all from the same person. Our conjecture is validated. However, we did not discover any fingerprints or surveillance cameras from the crime scene. The murderer brought his victim into the room before killing them without leaving a trace behind. This is why the investigation was at a standstill during the previous case."
After offering his explanation, Sun Fei struck the table in disappointment.
"Cough, cough!" Li Xiu was coughing back when Sun Fei mentioned about the fluids. He launched into a coughing fit and only managed to recuperate when the burly man who was standing behind of him gave him a few pats on his back.
"Cough, this is my driver-cum-doctor. Sorry for the disruption, hope that didn't bother you all," Li Xiu spoke with his left fist pressing against his lips.
"Mmhmm? Don't worry about it. However…" Xu Lan and Hu Cheng looked at each other as they spoke.
"Ah, if that's the case, I shall get him to leave now." Li Xiu smiled bitterly and spoke to the burly man, who then glanced at Xu Lan and Wu Wendi before leaving the conference room.
"Let's not bother ourselves with this and continue with our discussion," Li Xiu spoke as he straightened his glasses.
"Alright, these are the similarities between the three cases. Do note Li Xinyi's father has been stirring up trouble over the past two days. However, these two were not exactly on good terms. On top of that, no one came for the other two victims. I wonder if this is one of the characteristics that the murderer singled out as well?"
Sun Fei replayed both the video clip 'starring' Li Kui earlier today and the video clip recorded in the interrogation room. The conference room was bombarded with loud cries immediately.
"Seeing how he said that he only came after receiving a letter, Section Chief Sun's hypothesis isn't unfounded. One other important point would be the two words that appeared on the victim's body this morning," said Xu Lan.
"We still don't have any lead at all!" Hu Cheng tapped his tobacco pipe on the table repetitively.
"Wait a minute, we do have a lead!" Sun Fei exclaimed as Xu Lan smiled at him, taking notice of his impressive analysis.


A young boy named Bai Wu was saved and adopted by a thirty-something police sergeant named Xu Lan. It was love at first sight for Bai Wu, and once he started getting older, his heart yearned for a taste of the forbidden fruit - the romantic love of his adoptive father. The question is, will Xu Lan ever reciprocate? With deranged serial killers, parallel dimensions, time warps, dragons, and a bit of ancient black magic, Bai Wu and Xu Lan are caught in a series of crazy adventures while discovering what they truly mean to each other. This is a story of lust and madness!

"It's too perfect for a man to live like Mr. Lu. How good would it be if I could marry such a husband? "
"... Please, stop dreaming, okay?"
Hearing these words, Zuo Aiai just lowered her head and shook her head in her seat. What was wrong with Lu Mobai? Could he handle the matters of the Lu Corporation? Why did he come to his own university to attend classes?
Was He really free to do nothing?
Just as her mind was filled with question marks, Lei Xiaoxiao squeezed through the crowd and poked her. "sister, what are you in a daze for! Teacher Lu is asking you a question! "
She grunted and looked up. Immediately, she realized that the entire classroom was looking at her.
"Miss Zuo, it seems that not only is your sense of time bad, your hearing is also bad? "
Lu Mobai stood on the podium and looked in her direction. She said this with a faint smile.
Immediately, the surrounding people burst into laughter. She was originally thin-skinned. In addition to the fact that she had studied for so many years, one reason was that she was arrogant and domineering. She was not liked by others, so very few teachers liked to ask her questions.
She was also used to quietly listening to the class and then leaving.
In the end... ...
Today... ...
"I'm sorry, teacher Lu, I didn't hear what you said just now. "
She gritted her teeth and apologized, but her eyes were fixed on Lu Mobai on the stage.
Lu Mobai silently flipped through the book, and the corners of her eyes seemed to curl up slightly. "since you still call me teacher Lu, you should know that asking questions in class is actually considered part of the usual schedule, right? Classmate Zuo? "
She actually used academic credits to threaten her!
Damn Lu Mobai!
"I'm sorry, teacher Lu. Please repeat the question... "
"What I just asked was, who was the Baroque era's master architect? " This time, Lu Mobai did not continue to make things difficult for her, but simply stated the question.
Zuo Aiai had been working hard during this period of time, so she answered the question without much effort.
"It's Benigny. Gianlaurenzo Benigny was an Italian sculptor, architect, and painter. He was an outstanding baroque artist in the early days. "Benini's main achievements were in sculpture and architectural design. In addition, he was also an artist, painter, stage designer, fireworks maker, and funeral designer. "
As if they did not expect Zuo Aiai to answer this question so perfectly, the other students present seemed to have gotten to know her again, and they looked at her in surprise.
A glint flashed across Lu Mobai's eyes. Then, she smiled and nodded in satisfaction.
"Student Zuo's answer is perfect. Today, in our Western Art History Class, let's talk about the famous sculptor, architect, Ji'an Benini. "
Lu Mobai's class was unexpectedly humorous and fascinating.
At first, she thought that Lu Mobai was just here for fun. However, after listening to half of the class, she realized that this was the most vivid western art history class she had heard in Binhai University for several years.
The Western art history class had always been the one with the lowest rate of students choosing a class. This was because in the past, the teachers would only put on powerpoint slides and make courseware every day. They would repeat some boring knowledge from books. In the eyes of most people.. Such a class was not as good as flipping through books to save time.
However, after Lu Mobai became the main teacher for this class, the number of people choosing a class for the history of Western art was off the charts for the first time in history.


On the plane, a roar came from the broadcast. "Zuo Aiai, you still dare to run away for me? "
She raised her voice. "The world is very big, I want to go out and take a look. "
"You can go out, but I'm afraid you won't be able to come back, " the man said shamelessly.
"Why? "
Zuo Aiai blushed. "Get lost"
"Your photo has been posted on the world's best-selling magazine! " The man said domineeringly. "according to your husband's popularity, there are countless women who want to kill you. For Your Safety, be good! Come home with me! "

Gun-Ho and Min-Hyeok headed to Pudong Airport in Shanghai to go back to Korea.
"I have two to three months left before signing the actual contract. I will have to prepare 1.5 billion won, and I don't think I have enough cash in my bank account."
Gun-Ho had spent 6.5 billion won earlier to acquire the vacant lot in Gangdong District. At that time he had to sell some of the Kumho Chemical stock for 300 million won to prepare enough funds. The price of the Kumho Chemical stock had increased, but it was still a bit early to sell it.
"Should I sell the stock again? I shouldn't sell it little by little like this."
 
While Gun-Ho was thinking about the funds he had to prepare, Min-Hyeok seemed to have his own things to think about.
"There are two to three months left before the contract signing. What should I do during those months? I can't go back to being a residential manager again."
Gun-Ho talked to Min-Hyeok while smiling.
"You will be very busy before the contract signing. You have to learn the Chinese language at a private institution. Also, learn some computer skills as well. You know how to do PowerPoint, right?"
"I know. I used to work with PowerPoint and Excel when I worked at a quality assurance department."
"That's good. When we give a presentation in a hotel while promoting the industrial park, we will have to use PowerPoint."
"I was thinking about it too. I think you give me the contents of the presentation since you know better than me, then I will make the presentation material using PowerPoint."
"Okay, I was going to do it."
"Let's buy some liquor and cosmetics at the duty-free shop over there."
Gun-Ho purchased two bottles of liquor and cosmetics then handed them to Min-Hyeok.
"Why are you giving these to me?"
"Your father is at home, right? He doesn't drive a bus anymore. Bring those liquor to your father and give your mother the cosmetics."
"Wow. Thank you, Gun-Ho."
"Also, until you actually go to China, I will give you a basic monthly salary. Ms. Ji-Young Jeong at our office will send you a monthly salary of 1.5 million won to your bank account."
"Whoa! You are giving me a monthly salary already?"
"For the cost to learn the Chinese language, bring the receipts to our office. Our company will pay for your education as a training fee."
"Thank you Gun-Ho. I hope I don't impose."
"Don't say that. You will work hard for our GH Development Company to make a lot of money."
"Haha. I hope we make a lot of money."
"We will."
Gun-Ho gave Min-Hyeok a tap on the shoulder while saying it.
Gun-Ho and Min-Hyeok were working to make this 1.5 million dollars small joint venture work out without knowing how valuable this experience would be for them.
 
When Gun-Ho and Min-Hyeok came back to Korea, everyone seemed to know about the joint venture already.
Manager Kang and Ji-Young brought the economic newspaper to Gun-Ho and made a fuss about it.
"Sir! Look at this!"
There was a big picture of Gun-Ho and the president of Jinxi Construction Company signing the letter of intent, on the economic newspaper. It said,
"A Korean company, GH Development will participate in developing Jinxi Industrial Park in Jiangsu Province, China. The industrial park will be located between Shanghai City and Suzhou Town in Jiangsu Province, which is known to be an excellent location for business. The president of GH Development, Gun-Ho Goo (34) stated that in addition to the great location of the industrial park, they will offer an exceptionally low rental price and excellent benefits such as corporate tax-free, and he expected many Korean companies to be interested in moving to the industrial park."  
 
Gun-Ho received a call from Jong-Suk.
"Bro, I saw you in a newspaper. I'm so envious of you. If you start the joint venture, give me a position there."
"F*ck off, man. Those stupid journalists are writing fiction."
Gun-Ho received a call from his sister as well.
"Gun-Ho, are you in a newspaper? I heard it from Seung-Hee who was doing the insurance sales. You are doing great."
"No, no, it's nothing."
"I told our mom and dad. Dad bought the newspaper from a convenience store and made a newspaper clipping."
"He didn't have to do that."
"I will let you go, brother since you are probably very busy."
Gun-Ho received a call from the Attorney, Young-Jin Kim who was working at Kim&Jeong.
"President Goo? I saw the newspaper. Good job. I'm sure you made the right decision. The business will surely go well since you are doing it with Professor Wang and Deputy Mayor Li. Congratulations."
"It's just the beginning. I'm worried. I'm not so sure if I made the right decision."
"I talked with Jien Wang on the phone. He said it is a Cash Cow business so you won't lose money in the worst case scenario. Also, he said that if Seukang Li gets promoted in the government, you will have better days with him in the future."
"I hope so."
"You will."
 
Gun-Ho received another call. This time it was from a lady.
"Are you President Gun-Ho Goo?"
"Yes, I am. Who's calling please?"
"You don't remember me? It's at Hannam Town."
"Hannam Town?"
"I am so disappointed. You already forgot about me. It's Mi-Hyang Jang from the Pine in Hannam Town."
"Oh, I see. How did you get my number?"
"I saw the newspaper that you are doing a joint venture with China. Congratulations. Why don't you stop by our restaurant; I'd like to give you a congratulatory drink."
"Than… Thank you."
It was from the hostess of the secret bar in Hannam Town.
Ji-Young received a call to the company phone and looked at Gun-Ho.
"What? It's for me?"
"Yes, this person wants to talk to you."
"Me? Maybe because of the newspaper?"
"He said he is calling from Yangji Construction Company."
"I've never heard of that company before."
Gun-Ho took the phone while thinking it was weird.
 
"Hello, President Gun-Ho Goo. This is Gwang-Ho Yoo, the president of Yangji Construction."
"How can I help you?"
"I am calling to talk about the land you own in Gangdong District."
"The land? What about it?"
"I'd like to talk to you in person. Are you available right now?"
"Yes, I am in the office."
 
A man in his late 50s came to Gun-Ho's office. He was with another man who looked like in his 40s and was neat looking.
"I'm Gwangho Yoo, the president of Yangji Construction."
"I'm Gun-Ho Goo."
Three men greeted each other and sat on a table. Jin-Young brought green tea.
"You acquired the vacant lot in Gangdong District. As a matter of fact, we were very interested in that land and we missed it."
Gun-Ho was wondering why these people came to him while giving them a wary look.
"First, congratulations on acquiring a very good real estate property. As you already know, that land is situated in an excellent location for an office-tel. If you plan to build a building there, I'd like to work with you. We have brought our portfolio that shows our work so far."
The president of Yangji Construction handed Gun-Ho a pamphlet.
Gun-Ho slowly talked to them after looking at the pamphlet.
"I have no plans to build anything yet. I don't have money for it."
"No one builds a building these days with their own cash."
"Then how do they build a building without money?"
"I've looked at the real estate registration of the land, and there was no lien or anything attached to the land. So, you can borrow money from a bank with the land. Once you build an office-tel, you won't have to worry about lease or sell because of the location."
"Building a property there will take around one or two years. Then how do I pay the loan interest during that period?"
"Say, you borrow 5 billion won. The interest will be about 300 million won, then you can build a building with the remaining 4.7 billion won."
"If I wanted to build a 15-floor building, the cost will be twice more than that. I don't think I can handle the cost and the loan interest."
"Sir, you don't have to wait until the building is completed to sell it. You can sell it before the completion. You can pay off the loan before the building is even completed."
"Well, I will have to think about it. I've spent too much money already on acquiring the land."
"You will have to pay a lot of property tax on a land like that. It's 200 pyung large and located on the main road of Seoul City. It's better to build an office-tel and sell them off."
"I don't know."
"Once you build the building, you can just give the sales work to an agency. You don't have to do anything. You can just sit there and collect money."
"I'm not sure."
"Well, just give us a call any time. We will be waiting for your call."

This is the story of a poor young man whose poverty even shreds apart their family willing to climb his way through society and into the top. A very realistic novel that moves away from fantasy and sci-fi and focuses solely on the issues of society and life.

In the Lamborghini!
Two yellow-haired kids were chatting freely.
"A'San, don't you notice something familiar with that beauty?" A yellow-haired kid asked the other with a frown, "I might have seen her somewhere!"
After hearing his words, the boy called A'San said with a grin, "Forgot about it! You must want to f*ck her because of her beautiful looks! To be honest, she's really a beauty! Given her pretty face, she's absolutely a super goddess!"
When A'San recalled Lin Lan's face, he nearly drooled.
Compared to Lin Lan, his girlfriends were too commonplace.
The other yellow-haired kid revealed an obscene look as he said with full jealousy, "What a pitty, such a nice white cabbage was destroyed by the poor lame-o! F*ck, how could a van driver's girl be much more beautiful than that of ours? That's unfair!"
As young masters, they never lacked girlfriends.
However, they had never seen such a rare beauty.
After hearing his words, A'San replied with a furious look, "Yea! That poor guy's van couldn't even match our wheels, how could he get such a top-class beauty? That's too annoying!"
Both boys were jealous about Ye Feng very much.
Right then, a loud buzz blasted by and shortly stunned them.
When they caught sight of the van not far behind them through the rearview mirror, they were mind blown.
"Fu… F*ck! Did I just hallucinate? Is that… van right behind us?"
A'San's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he asked in a puzzled tone.
The other youth then uttered with a confused look, "F*ck, does a van carry the performance of a supercar? That...that's not possible!"
The two youths didn't even believe in their eyes.
Especially when they saw clearly Ye Feng in the van, they almost dropped their jaws.
"F*ck, f*ck, f*ck! It's that lame-o guy! He...he's really catching up with us!"
A'San became startled as he instantly floored the accelerator!
With a louder buzz, the Lamborghini sped up again.
However, the two kids looked greatly muddled.
As for Mat Rempits like them, if they were surpassed by a van, they would be the biggest laughingstock of the industry.
'That's too shameful!'
"Damn it! We cannot shake him off! Im… impossible!"
A'San looked gloomy and frightened as he found they couldn't get rid of the van, even if he stamped the accelerator to the floor.
As a result, the distance between the two vehicles was gradually narrowed.
"Hurry! Turn left at the cross ahead. It's a hairpin curve. We could absolutely shake him off due to the stability of our sports car!" Another youth told A'San.
In his opinion, even though the van had a super high maximal speed, its stability must be very poor, especially at a sudden turn.
However, when they passed by the hairpin curve, they became petrified by what they saw again.
With a jarring frictive sound, the van made a 180 degree rotating drift!
"Scandinavian Flick!"
A'San and the other boy sprung up.
They knew that drifting was one of the most advanced skills, which was extremely difficult. What they just witnessed was a special drift movement, that could only be seen in World Rally Championship.
Among all the Mat Rempits of Jiangshi City, perhaps only young master Ling the god of sports cars could pull one off.
But now...
A'San and the other youth felt their blood froze!
They could never imagine that the lame-o could make such a difficult drift!
"Speed up! Speed up! Speed up! He's going to catch up with us!"
The other boy urged A'San with heavy panic.
A'San's forehead was dripping sweat as he stared straight forward.
"It's a V-shaped curve in front. We have to decelerate; otherwise, we will flip over!"
A'San was crystal clear about his driving skills. If he didn't decelerate when passing the V-shaped curve, it was like chasing death!
The Lamborghini slowed down suddenly. Closely after that, it made a sudden turn before passing the V-shaped curve with a nice drift!
The two boys heaved a deep sigh of relief.
"It's fine! This curve is very difficult. That van will definitely roll away due to centrifugal force!"
The two boys grinned hideously as they looked back through their rearview mirrors.
They really wanted to see the stimulative scene——the poor guy rolling over with the van!
"He's coming!"
After hearing the buzz, the two youths' smiles became wider!
However, when the buzz approached them, they became astonished, "This… this guy didn't even decelerate a bit? Impossible!"
Given the loud buzz, they realized that Ye Feng didn't even decelerate a bit.
"Hahaha...this idiot is done! He doesn't know it's a V-shaped curve. His car will flip over for sure!"
"Definitely! Such a pity, that a top-class beauty is also going to suffer a loss with this poor lame-o!"
The two boys looked at the V-shaped curve with great excitement!
They couldn't wait to see how Ye Feng and his van roll at the curve.
However, right then!
With another jarring frictive sound, the van took the V-shaped curve while rotating!
At the sight of this scene, the two boys became completely stiff!
"That...that's a death rotation!"
"Im… impossible!"
The two boys became petrified; as if they just saw a ghost!
They could never imagine such a superb drift; one which could only be seen in top worldwide car rally championships!
This completely subverted their world outlook!
'Impossible!'
'It's impossible!'
"Even young master Ling, the god of sport cars in Jiangshi City couldn't make such a difficult drift!"
The two boys were appalled!
However, when they realized it was true, their faces changed greatly.
They saw the van speeding up straight towards their Lamborghini, after drifting around the V-shaped curve!
"No! This...this guy is insane!"
When the two boys saw the van speeding up towards them, they were scared out of their shoes.
If the two cars crashed at such a high speed, they would be destroyed, and everyone in the cars too!
'Insane!'
'He's absolutely insane!'
'If not, he could never do that!'
A'San's face turned brightly red as he caught the steering wheel and yanked it left.
Bang!
With a sudden braking sound, the Lamborghini smashed against the roadside railings.


The Demon Emperor in the universe was reborn and had returned! Enemies should kneel down in front of him! Beauties should lie down in front of him! 
"I am a demon. I enslave gods and immortals! If you don't succumb to me, I will make you by force!"--Ye Feng!

Deb Oh was at the 5th powerpoint lecture note for her labor and delivery class, she felt a sense of accomplishment at finally getting to the end of the long powerpoint notes that was pushed by her class instructor for the exam coming the following week.

"I can't believe that I'm on the last lecture note! Discharge home teaching for infant and mother with only 11 pages! The good Lord is surely on my side!"

Deb Oh dreaded opening her computer to read her note when she got up from her afternoon nap after watching 'Dinner mate' on her favorite drama site.

Deb Oh was not a morning person and hated afternoons even more, during this time she will watch a new episode of the dramas on her watchlist while eating breakfast and lunch, once lunch was over Deb Oh will continue reading on the app that was on her phone, when Deb Oh's eyes became heavy from reading she will take a nap which lasted between 3-4 hours. 

Deb Oh's reading when in nursing school was from evening until early hour of the mornings, there was a time she read from 7p-3a the following day. She used to work the night shift before switching to day shift after gaining admission into her current nursing program.

"I just have a feeling that this exam 3 is going to try me on many levels! Why do I keep getting 138 points out of 150 points?! What's with the instructor? Is the devil out to get me this time?!"

Deb Oh cast the blame for her stagnant exam scores to be the result of spiritual attack from a religious diabolical entity.

Deb Oh had a blank look in her eyes, as the words kept ringing in her head, "I want to live, I want to be happy but why do I want to die?! Why?"

Her mind flashed back to when she got her first car accident which left her vowing never to drive anymore. The shock coupled with the embarrassment of causing the car accident wrecked her world, leaving her with the diagnosis of PTSD, OCD and a moderately severe depressive state.

Adamant against seeking medical treatment, the 21-year old promised to fight her demons alone, but how long will she hold on before succumbing to her inner demons?

Deb Oh must level up or risk losing everything!


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Both Liu Zilang and Da Sima were qualified to tell others that they had scoured the entire Sosnovka Military Base after looting the two crates.
Liu Zilang had a Level Three Spetsnaz Helmet, a Level Two Police Vest, a Level Three Backpack, a 4x Scope, an 8x Scope, an M16 in his left hand and a 98K in his right.
On the other hand, Da Sima had a set of Level Three equipment and two rifles, namely the M4 and a 98K.
Da Sima smiled as he looked at their equipment. "This is quite the quality express delivery. Those two were quite good in scouring the area."
"Yeah. However, I think there are more than just these two squads in the Sosnovka Military Base." Liu Zilang recalled the number of vehicles he saw earlier. "What do you say? Do you want to clean up the Sosnovka Military Base?"
"Let's do it let's do it! Who knows? Perhaps there's another delivery squad that's going to deliver everything to us." Da Sima rubbed his hands.
With Liu Zilang beside him, he had finally experienced the fun side of the game. Usually, when he landed in the Sosnovka Military Base, he would often evacuate out of the area the moment he had gotten a rifle. He would then camp and observe the area from the top of the hill located toward the north…
The two started ransacking building no.1 & no.2 but they realized that the buildings had been looted beforehand.
They then headed toward the five warehouses, A Building, and K Building. However, they could not find any trace of players being there at all.
Da Sima caressed his chin as he said, "Perhaps they were annihilated the moment they came in?"
"Probably." Liu Zilang nodded.
"I'm heading toward Duga." Da Sima laughed. "I can see further if I'm high up."
"Let's go together." Liu Zilang nodded again.
At the foot of Duga.
The duo ascended to the top swiftly as they spiraled their way up the staircase.
As they were about to reach the top, Da Sima who was looking around shouted out of the blue, "Hey! Look over there! There's a person over there! He's lying over there!"
Liu Zilang opened up his scope and aimed toward the direction Da Sima was pointing in.
Through his 8x Scope, he saw a player prone on the hill which was located south from the Sosnovka Military Base. That player seemed to be aiming at them.
However, that player seemed to have realized that he had been spotted as he quickly stood up and hid behind the tree beside him.
"Hold on hold on! It seems like he's alone. Let me handle him!" Da Sima patted his chest as he said confidently.
"Sure. I'll let you handle this." Liu Zilang laughed.
Hence, Da Sima and the enemy behind the tree started shooting at each other with their 98Ks!
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
…
The two of them had pulled the trigger up to four or five times. However, they each only landed a single shot. The rest of their attempts were whiffs.
One could say that they had encountered an enemy of their own caliber!
Da Sima was rather frustrated after firing several times.
At the top of Duga, he rubbed his hands, opened his scope and then aimed at the tree once more. "Okay, I'm going to be serious now! I didn't plan to take his life earlier but I didn't expect him to take me as a joke!"
That instant, the player behind the tree on the northern hill tilted his head out again.
Da Sima aimed at him and pulled the trigger!
He shouted at the top of his lungs at the same time, "I'll bid you goodbye with this shot!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Da Sima's Level Three Spetsnaz Helmet shattered as blood spurted out from his head.
He had been knocked out as his health was not at its fullest.
A thud could be heard as he kneeled down on top of Duga!
That very shot was meant to bid goodbye!
The viewers from the live stream laughed uncontrollably as they witnessed the entire thing!
"666. This is way too funny!"
"It really is goodbye! It's the voice-activated report system!"
"F*cking h*ll! Master Ma, please just put away that 98K!"
"Looks like it's the fate for him to end his stream with humility… Master Ma is still unable to escape his fate."
…
Inside the game, Liu Zilang held onto his laughter as he went over to lift Da Sima up.
Da Sima had fallen for the third time and his health was dropping at an incredibly fast pace. However, he did not care for himself as he saw Liu Zilang was coming over to save him. He warned, "Don't! Stop! That man will kill you!"
Liu Zilang did not care as he bent his waist to lift him up as he responded leisurely, "It's fine. I'm looking at him. I'll kill him off in an instant if he dares to reveal himself."
Da Sima was extremely skeptical as he saw Liu Zilang oozing with confidence. "Really?"
Just as he finished speaking, the man behind the tree revealed himself again.
Indeed, Liu Zilang had been eyeing on him the entire time while he was pulling Da Sima up.
He immediately stood up the moment the enemy revealed himself.
"Bam!"
The rifle screamed!
It was clear as day that the enemy was aiming at Liu Zilang's head as a magnum bullet whizzed past his eyes the instant he stood up!
Meanwhile, Liu Zilang reached out his right hand as a 98K swiftly appeared!
Since he was trying to pull his teammate up, he was unable to aim beforehand at all. Hence, Liu Zilang's aim was very far off when he opened up his 8x Scope.
However, in that instant, all the viewers could see his screen suddenly jolt intensely!
The trigger was pulled before they could see him aim!
'What's he trying to hit?'
The viewers were confused as they watched.
However, what happened next widened their eyes as they could not recover from their shock!
As Liu Zilang's screen pulled out from the 8x Scope, blood had been shed just beside the tree as the enemy player was trying to get behind it!
"Vic123 killed Povka by headshot with Kar98K!"
"6 Kills!"
Viewers watching Liu Zilang's first-person perspective were at a loss for words as they saw the blood-red kill count appear on his screen.
"Did I see that right? How did he f*cking hit him?"
"You're not wrong at all. Vic was in fact aiming somewhere else! How the h*ll did he hit him!"
"Yeah! Why do I have the feeling that his bullets can curve?"
"Bug! It must be a bug! It doesn't make sense!"
"I don't care who but I demand an explanation! Please bring justice back to PlayerUnknowns' Battleground in the eSports scene!"
…
Inside the game, Liu Zilng started crouching down to pull Da Sima up. Da Sima was on the verge of death after Liu Zilang had obliterated his enemy.
He took this free time to look at the bullet screen and he was rendered speechless with what he saw.
Seeing how the viewers wanted to beat him up, he quickly gave off two dry coughs as he replied with a serious tone, "Hey viewers, it's as you saw. The bullet did curve."
"Huh?" Da Sima was stunned as he laid on the ground. "You can curve a bullet's path?"
"That's right!" Liu Zilang nodded as he continued explaining with that serious tone of his, "There's physics backing up a bullet curving in its path. We can achieve this by jolting our wrist the moment the bullet leaves the barrel."
Liu ZIlang took a deep breath as he continued, "We all know that PlayerUnknown's Battleground is backed up with an extremely good physics engine. That jolt just now was able to provide some velocity to the bullet, causing its path to curve!"
Da Sima burst into laughter upon hearing Liu Zilang's words. "Hehe kid, I may be not educated but I hope you're not lying to me!"
The bullet screen of the live stream was fazed by Liu Zilang's words. Bullet screens such as these started popping up everywhere. "Really?""I'll kill you if you dare lie to me!""Nope. Not buying this bullsh*t."
Liu Zilang looked at the bullet screen again after pulling Da Sima up.
He then responded with complete sincerity, "Of course it's real. Why would I lie to you?"
He then emphasized with a serious tone once more, "There's one important point here. The bullet's curve will be even more apparent if your jolt is stronger!"
Da Sima, who had been crouching down and healing himself up after being rescued by Liu Zilang was confused upon hearing his words. "What do you call this move?"
Liu Zilang's tone tensed up as he said three words slowly one after the other.
"Rifles! Combat! Art!"
…


Liu Zilang had a well-kept secret — he was a prodigy in competitive FPS eSports. His specialty? CSGO. He even entered the finals in the prestigious world tournament.

Alas, his team fell short due to Liu Zilang's inexperience. Shattered by the fact, Liu Zilang vanished from the eSports scene. That was until his friends got him to play a new game known as PUBG.

Liu Zilang's life turned around and he began to make his comeback. Follow Liu Zilang as he encounters difficult situations, all while learning to open up as a person, but more importantly as a brother.

Today was Thursday. The day had finally come.

Yoona was sitting in the lecture hall beside of Jaeun. Although her eyes were focused on the professor's PowerPoint, her brain couldn't help but sidetrack and daydream about the hours to come. She was desperately curious to what Jaemin had planned for her. The boy hadn't made his entrance yet. All she got was a quick morning call with him saying that something big is going to happen during the day. She just had no idea what. 

To her surprise, Jaeun was especially in a great mood, her smile going up to her eyes. This positive atmosphere around her was out of the ordinary. Something was up. 

There was definitely going to be a huge surprise. The Moon Siblings were anything but than average. With their money and power, anything was possible.

Yoona just wished for this lecture to be quickly over.

Suddenly, in the middle of the professor's lecture, the lights turned off. A few screams echoed in the air, scared by the sudden darkness. 

With the snap of ones fingers, the lights turned back on and standing in the front of the class was Jaemin with a bouquet of roses. A series of 'awes' echoed through the room, jealous of the public confession taking place.

Yoona widened her eyes and gasped. What was Jaemin doing here? She didn't expect for public event to happen. 

Everything felt like a dream.

The teacher's slides quickly turned into a PowerPoint made by him. A series of their couple photos playing on the screen. Each photo was from a different time of their romance; their first date, the shot taken before their first kiss, a picture of them vacationing to Jeju Island, and more memories. Yoona felt her heart warm up as she reminiscence back to those times.

She couldn't believe it, had it really been one year? A rosy blush appeared on her cheeks. 

"Yoona," Jaemin began. His puppy eyes looked straight at hers. "It took me two years to get you to fall in love with me."

"I always knew you were special. Unlike other girls, no matter how hard I tried, you wouldn't fall for my romantic advances. You had these walls around your heart, enabling me to pass through. Every day I worked harder to impress you."

Sincerity flashed in his eyes. 

In Yoona's world, all she could see was Jaemin. It was a beautiful moment between the two of them. She didn't even notice the jealous gazes of the girls around them. 

"After you began to reciprocated my feelings, I was in heaven. All my efforts had been paid off. My life brightened and I was instantly happy. Once you finally held the title of my girlfriend, I knew that we would last long. Now, today, is our one year anniversary. One that marks a stepping stone into our lives together."

This almost sounded like a proposal. Yoona was quite surprised. 

He took a step forward. "Now, since we have reached this point in our love life, there is something I want to say." 

Just like the light switch, Jaemin's aura twisted into something sinister. Yoona furrowed her eyebrows. It was as if he turned into a completely different person. She'd never seen this side of him. "Actually, i'll let my sister say it."

With a confused expression, Yoona realized that Jaeun had made her way down beside of Jaemin. When did she get there? And why was she there? No matter how hard Yoona tried to guess, she couldn't think of any reasons to why Jaeun would speak in the middle of Jaemin's presentation. It was quite odd.

What was going on?

"Now, Yoona, you're probably very confused to why I am down here as well. Everything is going to be explained in the next five minutes. Sit tight honey."

Sirens rang in her head. There was something off about the two people she most cared about. They almost looked as if they wanted to hurt her. 

Jaeun flipped her light brown hair back. Her eyes sparkling with amusement. "Three years ago, I had met Yoona through our freshman retreat. After talking to this girl, I realized how sweet and kind she was. Her heart was made out of gold. It was shocking to see someone so different from anyone I had ever met. She had the ability to see the best in people."

"Despite my status as a Moon Sibling, she treated me like everyone else." And then a smirk appeared on her lips. "That's where she made her mistake."

Yoona pursed her lips. She couldn't understand where Jaeun was coming from. The sweet tone in her best friend's voice turned scary. 

"Three years ago, I made a bet with my wonderful brother. In exchange of five percent of my share of our company, he would make you fall in love with him. On the first year anniversary, we would publicly humiliate you. Although I knew it was going to be hard, I thought you were smarter than that. To think you would fall for him this hard."

Jaeun laughed devilishly. "Finally, I can stop pretending to be your friend. Surprise bitch. I hate you. From now on, I can finally make your life a living hell."

The roses Jaemin once held were trampled on the ground, and just like magic, the bouquet bursted in flames. 

Their spectacular show was only starting.

And that was the beginning of Yoona's hell.

“Did you offer to let me live at your house for my safety or because you had other intentions?”

Minhyun stared at her with a playful smile on his face. “If I were to be honest, I would say both.”

“It’s like... Wait... What?! I was joking! What other intentions are you talking about?!?” Yoona widened her eyes in the midst of her sentence. Did she just hear what he said?

He fixed his tie. “Its a secret.”

“Mini!”

—-

When he was a child, Minhyun had nobody to lean on. His days were filled with darkness.

That is, until he met Yoona. After they became friends, he smiled for the first time in a long time. Every night, he felt excitement in his chest for the next day to come. She brought the foreign feeling of happiness in his heart and was able to heal his loneliness.

However, the cold reality of this world separated the two children. One becoming darker than he once was, and the other struggled to make end's meet.

After fifteen years, the childhood friends meet again as adults. Yoona becomes a university student, while Minhyun overtakes his father as the CEO of MH conglomerate, one of the biggest companies in the world. 

With newfound enemies and cold betrayals, would the two be able to find love? 

But most importantly of all, will they be able to help each other heal the demons of their pasts?

[Happy ending and not too melodramatic like most stories]

TAGS: #Female Protagonist #Comedy  #Handsome Male Lead #Modern Day #Pretty Female Lead #Revenge # CEO

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