Chapter 1132: One Eye Open, One Eye Closed
As expected!
When talking to Boss Nan, using cold hard cash works best, right?
Wang Zhan coughed lightly twice: "See? Your junior is still useful, right? Times like tossing money around, there are bound to be plenty more in the future!"
"Without me, you'd basically be throwing money away!"
Jiang Nan's expression turned serious.
(๐･᷅‸･᷄) "That makes sense, that makes sense!"
Then he put on a troubled face.
(•́～•̀٥) "But as the proctor, I can't exactly..."
Before he could finish, Wang Zhan slung an arm around Jiang Nan's shoulder, grinning slyly.
"We get it! As the proctor, we definitely won't make things hard for you!"
"When you go proctor, just keep one eye open and one eye closed, that's all!"
"Leave the rest to us!"
Jiang Nan was taken aback: "That simple? Just one eye open, one eye closed?"
Is there really such a good deal in this world?
Wang Zhan quickly stuffed another ten thousand into Jiang Nan's pocket, not even bothering to hide it this time.
"Right! That's all you need to do! I misread earlier—you dropped twenty thousand. Look at how blind my eyes are!"
Jiang Nan and Wang Zhan exchanged glances, and simultaneously burst into "geigeigei" laughter.
(΄◞ิꇴ◟ิ‵)(◞ิ.̫.̫◟ิ‵)
"If that's the case, I can manage that. Leave it to me, you guys rest assured."
Seeing Jiang Nan agree, Wang Zhan was ecstatic!
He quickly went to share the good news with his buddies.
And Jiang Nan, clutching the twenty thousand he'd just taken as a bribe, wore a radiant smile.
This cash is way too easy to lose?
...
In the afternoon, the written exam officially began in Examination Room 6.
Afraid of potential freak-outs, the desks were spaced far apart to prevent someone in the front row from suddenly going berserk and kicking over desks.
The freshmen were all nervous.
In the exam room, Bei Bei had put on black stockings, nervously tapping her feet.
Zhou Yuqing wore glasses, muttering nonstop as if reciting something.
Luo Changge and Bei Feng had simply given up and leaned back, while the other freshmen were equally anxious.
They'd passed all the previous tests—if they got stuck on the written exam, that would really suck.
"Damn, this is way too strict? They put in spirit-binding beads? We can't even use our abilities?"
"And sitting this far apart, I can't see anything next to me!"
Xie Xie: (๑͜•̌.̫•̑͜) "Hehe, can this stump the wisdom of the working class? Watch my short-sleeve move~"
Xie Xie was wearing a short-sleeve shirt with an angel-falling-to-hell pattern.
Looking closely, the pattern broke down into countless physics, chemistry, and math formulas!
"Whoa? That's impressive! Is this the legendary prison-break short-sleeve?"
Xie Xie grinned smugly: "I paid a fortune to get this specially made for this moment!"
Luo Changge's eye twitched, and he couldn't help but remind him.
"Bro, are you trying to break out of prison here? Besides, the exam isn't on science—it's on spirit martial comprehensive knowledge. What good does that shirt do you?"
Xie Xie's smile froze instantly.
(͜꒪꒫꒪͜) "Huh? It's... not the science exam? I~%?…;#*'☆!"
I prepared all that for nothing?
He nearly burst into tears, then turned his gaze to Wang Zhan and Xiang Zu.
"Hey, you two don't seem worried at all? Are you some kind of top students?"
Wang Zhan scoffed: "Top student? Hah! Studying is my dad! No need to worry—I've got this in the bag!"
"And not just me—everyone in this room has it in the bag!"
At that, all eyes in the exam room turned to Wang Zhan.
"Bro Wang? What's going on? You have a secret to passing?"
Xiang Zu chuckled: "Boss Nan is proctoring us. We dropped twenty thousand to buy him off!"
"Now Boss Nan is on our side. He agreed to keep one eye open and one eye closed."
"Just copy away! Even if we pull out books to copy, Boss Nan won't care!"
Hearing this, the whole room erupted in cheers.
Xie Xie rushed over to massage Xiang Zu's legs, his face full of admiration.
"Now that's what I call impressive, bro Xiang! Always the MVP!"
"Haha! This trick might not work on anyone else, but on Boss Nan, it's a surefire hit!"
"This time, every bro in this room is set, thanks to you two! Dinner's on me later!"
Wang Zhan and Xiang Zu wore smug faces like Wang Yousheng's classic victory expression.
٩(●´৺`●)૭٩(●´৺`●)و
They basked in the adoring gazes of their classmates.
Just then, the bell rang. All the freshmen sat up straight.
The classroom door opened, and a young woman entered, handing out exam papers sealed in plastic envelopes.
At that moment, Jiang Nan stepped into the exam room.
Everyone's eyes locked onto him. Wang Zhan and Xiang Zu were about to greet him.
But their raised hands froze in midair.
There was Jiang Nan, carrying a Barrett sniper rifle slung over his shoulder.
He walked to the podium, swept the chalk and eraser off onto the floor, and set up the Barrett's bipod on the lectern.
The dark muzzle aimed at all the examinees. He released the safety, unloaded the magazine, and one by one loaded 12.7mm steel-core armor-piercing spirit-binding rounds into the magazine.
Then he reinserted the magazine, pulled the bolt, and with a sharp "click," the rifle was chambered.
He opened the scope cover, sat down on the stool, and nestled the stock against his shoulder.
One hand steadying the rifle, the other resting on the trigger.
He aimed with his left eye open, his right eye tightly shut.
(๑˃᷄～°᷅)っ▄︻̷┻̿┳━
"Alright! Begin the exam!"
Wang Zhan sprayed out a mouthful of old blood.
ꉂꉂ(꒪ͦε꒪ͦ|||)
What the hell kind of "one eye open, one eye closed" is this?
Setting up a Barrett on the podium and going straight into sniper mode?
Are you planning to headshot every student who cheats?
[From Wang Zhan: Resentment +1000!]
Xiang Zu's jaw nearly hit the floor.
(ʘ̆口ʘ̥̆‖)
This might be the most hardcore proctor I've ever seen!
And why do you even have a Barrett?!
And loaded with spirit-binding rounds?
[From Xiang Zu: Resentment +1000!]
Gazing at the Barrett on the podium and Jiang Nan with one eye open and one eye closed, everyone felt a naked killing intent!
Is this really proctoring?
Everyone's eyes turned to Wang Zhan and Xiang Zu, practically shooting flames.
(ꐦ͡’~͡’)ง
So this is what you meant by "bought off"?
Bullshit!
It's stricter than ever!
Wang Zhan broke out in a cold sweat, quickly waving at Jiang Nan and making a money-rubbing gesture.
I definitely meant "one eye open, one eye closed," but not like this!
You took the money, you can't just not do the job!
Seeing Wang Zhan's gesture, Jiang Nan grinned and gave an O78K sign.
The boss's instructions must be followed to the letter!
He said one eye open, one eye closed—that's exactly what I'll do!
I got paid!
Xiang Zu was losing his mind. What the hell is O78K? Not OK at all!
Please, put away that gun!
I'm scared~
As time ticked by, Jiang Nan faithfully kept his promise.
The examinees didn't dare waste time and quickly started answering questions.
Wang Zhan was going crazy—the questions didn't know him, and he didn't know the questions!
But maybe Boss Nan was just putting on a show and had actually opened the back door?
After all, he'd taken the money—surely he understood the basics?
So Wang Zhan quickly wrote a note. Seeing that Xie Xie was writing a lot, he decided to target him.
Wang Zhan pinched the note between two fingers and flicked it hard.
The note shot toward Xie Xie at high speed, a white blur streaking through the air.
(٥･᷅益･᷄)つ━=͟͟͞͞≖
"Bang!"
(๑˃᷄‸°᷅)っ▄︻̷┻̿┳━҉̛ Bang!
≖҉̛
A gunshot rang out, piercing eardrums.
The note flying through the air exploded into a shower of confetti. The armor-piercing round slammed into the wall behind the classroom.
A hole was blown into the reinforced concrete.
Every examinee jumped, their eyes wide, cold sweat soaking their backs.
Wang Zhan nearly pissed himself.
(‧̣̥̇･᷄‧̣̥̇ж‧̣̥̇･᷅‧̣̥̇)...
Holy crap! He's serious!
Even a note flying at high speed got sniped?
If that hit a person, it would leave a bloody hole!
Jiang Nan's face turned stern.
(˶‾᷄～‾᷅) "Pass another note, and I'll aim for the head! Everyone, behave!"
The classroom fell into deathly silence. All the freshmen's legs were trembling.
Then they buried their heads in furious answering.
Wang Zhan and Xiang Zu were on the verge of tears. That twenty thousand was money well spent!
You're probably the first proctor in history to use a Barrett to invigilate!
Zhou Yuqing's eyes sparkled with stars.
˚₊*(ˊॢO̶̶̷̤ꇴO̴̶̷̤ˋॢ)*₊˚
Brother Jiang Nan looks so cool holding that gun!
No, no, can't get distracted—I need to focus on the test!
Just then, Bei Bei quietly lowered her head, reaching down to adjust her stockings.
As she stretched the black stockings, they started to turn a bit transparent.
That way, she could see the cheat sheet written on her thigh!
But the moment she lowered her head—
"Bang!"
The Barrett spat fire. An armor-piercing round grazed past Bei Bei's hair.
Her ears rang from the sonic boom, her hair flying wildly. She even felt the heat of the bullet passing by.
She nearly pissed herself from fright!
If it had been a hair off, she'd have been headshot!
Was taking an exam supposed to be life-threatening?!
Jiang Nan: "Classmate! Don't look down! Answer honestly!"
Bei Bei looked like she was about to cry.
(☍﹏⁰。) "I was just adjusting my stockings!"
"Can... can I go to the bathroom?"
She was seriously rattled and needed to go.
Jiang Nan said sternly: "No! Under my proctoring, you want to go to the bathroom?"
"Piss your pants if you have to! No one leaves their seat until the exam is over!"
As he spoke, another "bang" rang out.
A soda bottle was shot and exploded by Jiang Nan.
The kid got drenched in cola, frozen in terror.
Jiang Nan grinned.
Hmph, writing cheat notes on a soda bottle with a marker—invisible normally, but when you tilt the bottle, the soda reveals the writing?
Amateur!
I used that trick back in third grade!
I'm proctoring now? Anyone who cheats, I'll make them drop dead on the spot!
"Bang!"
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Author's note: