Chapter 467: Don't Hurt Yourself Anymore! (Bonus Chapter)
So even when I "caress" my face with this much force, I can't trigger even the lowest level of memory erasure?
Just how hard do I have to hit?!
Looking at Da Lang Mie's reddened cheek, where could Jiangnan bear to slap her little mouth?
Looking around, it's not like I can just hit anyone else either!
Taking a deep breath, Jiangnan gritted his steel teeth and decided to experiment on himself!
Confirm once again that one stroke erases at most 60 seconds of memory, not turning into a total fool.
Having made up his mind, Jiangnan mustered all his strength, raised his palm, and gave himself a big slap right on the cheek!
I slap myself!
Σ(ŎεŎ(＃)
"Crack!"
A crisp sound echoed through the cabin!
Jiangnan actually knocked his own head to the side! His face turned red!
There was even a handprint! Looks like he really put in the effort!
Everyone in the cabin stared at Jiangnan, faces full of shock!
What's up with Nan Shen?
Slapping himself in the face?
Does he have to be so ruthless?
Beside him, Xia Yao's eyes went wide, staring at Jiangnan in astonishment!
What is he doing?
Jiangnan's gaze lost focus for a moment...
Then his eyes filled with helplessness: "Tsk! This won't work either! Looks like I have to experiment on myself!"
Then Jiangnan raised his palm again and gave himself another slap on the cheek!
"Crack!"
Σ(유ε유(＃)
Xia Yao was stunned!
Everyone: ∑(°O°๑)
Two slaps in a row?
And both with such force? Does he hate himself that much?
Don't hit yourself anymore!
If this happens again, tell us! We'll do it for you!
Jiangnan frowned: "Tsk! This won't work either! Looks like I have to..."
"Huh? Why is my face a little sore?"
Jiangnan rubbed his cheek, a bit confused!
"Forget it!"
He raised his hand and gave himself another "crack" on the cheek, his pupils instantly losing focus!
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[⊹(ಡᗜಡ)⊹]
Jiangnan: ???
Why is the system sending me emoticons again?
"Forget it, looks like I have to..."
Xia Yao pounced like a wolf, throwing herself onto Jiangnan, grabbing his arms tightly with both hands, tears gleaming in her big eyes!
"Xiao Nan! No! Xiao Nan! Don't hurt yourself anymore!"
"Are you mad at me? Then touch my cheek again, okay? As long as you want! As hard as you want!"
"Just don't slap yourself anymore! It makes me so sad to watch!"
Jiangnan: (･᷄ὢ･᷅(＃) Huh?
How did Da Lang Mie know I was about to slap myself?
I haven't even done it yet!
Zhong Yingxue gently rubbed Jiangnan's cheek, her eyes shimmering with tears: "It's all red! Why would you do this to yourself? It breaks my heart..."
Wu Liang said seriously, "Brother Nan! If you have anger inside, take it out on me! I can take it!"
The other classmates chimed in!
"Yeah, Nan Shen! There's no hurdle in life you can't get over!"
"Right! If you're feeling bad, just talk it out!"
"Never hurt yourself! You're so ruthless—those three slaps were real!"
Jiangnan was confused!
What? I've already slapped myself three times?
I haven't even started slapping...
Wait!
Memory loss? I damn well lost my memory?
After slapping myself, I forgot about it entirely?
That memory got erased?
Jiangnan's little face instantly turned terrified!
If no one was around, wouldn't this go on forever?
I'd probably slap myself to death!
No wonder my face feels burning hot, and the system sent a gloating emoticon!
Damn, how embarrassing!
Jiangnan looked at everyone's gazes in the cabin, eyes welling up with tears!
He gritted his teeth, face full of self-blame!
"I'm feeling guilty! I'm blaming myself!"
"In the Thousand Island Lake Lingxu, I could have saved the students earlier, let them suffer less fear, and ensure everyone's safety!"
"I could have done better! But... I didn't! It was my fault!"
He raised his palm again to slap himself, but Xia Yao hugged his arm tightly against her chest: "No! I won't let you hit yourself!"
"Xiao Nan! You did great already!"
"Yeah! If it weren't for you, who knows how long the Thousand Island Lake incident would have dragged on!"
"You really did well! You saved everyone! In my heart, you're the best!"
"See that! That sense of responsibility is worth learning from all of us! A model volunteer! An example! Respect!"
Jiangnan rubbed his eyes, then sat down.
Damn, that was close! Almost made a huge fool of myself!
Good thing I'm sharp as hell!
Jiangnan swore! He would never use the Passionate Little Gloves to slap himself again!
Too dangerous.
But at least the gloves' memory-erasing effect worked—Jiangnan had personally experienced it!
One ruthless slap wipes out one minute of memory?
With one set of gloves lasting 30 minutes, how many slaps could he get in?
This is practically a divine artifact!
"Hehe~ Hehehe!"
Countless immature ideas instantly popped into his head!
Having just finished crying, Jiangnan started giggling again!
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao looked at him with worry!
Did Xiao Nan slap himself stupid with those three slaps?
They returned to the Pioneer Academy by Sunday noon.
Tao Xinyi received the news with shock—she didn't expect the tricky S-level mission to be completed by Jiangnan and the team in less than two days!
Even counting travel time! That was way too fast!
One hundred volunteers went in, and they brought back one hundred and one?
"Dean Xiao told me you found an excellent student for our academy and want to insert them into our class?"
"Which one? I'll take them to handle the procedures!"
Jiangnan grinned and pulled Xiong Er over: "Sister Xinyi, it's him! Platinum One! Super outstanding!"
Tao Xinyi: (*ﾟﾛﾟ)!!
This... isn't this just a bear?
This is the excellent student you mentioned?
Why is it wearing human clothes? It... this!
Jiangnan elbowed Xiong Er: "Say hello! What did I teach you earlier!"
Xiong Er looked shy, scratched his head, and said, "Sister Xinyi old!"
Tao Xinyi: (ꐦˆᴗˆ)
[From Tao Xinyi's resentment value +1000!]
[From...]
Jiangnan: !!!
"No, no, no! I didn't teach him to say that! It's 'good,' not 'old'! Xiong Er has a thick tongue!"
He gave Xiong Er a knock on the head!
Four words! I taught you the whole way, and you still messed up!
One word difference makes a huge difference, you know?
If you keep this up, you'll get extra homework!
Xiong Er covered his head, looking wronged!
Tao Xinyi saw Xiong Er speak and breathed a sigh of relief—so it's just a costume!
Yeah! How could it be a real bear?
Bears can't talk!
These costumes are really realistic nowadays!
"Giggle~ This must keep you pretty warm, right?"
Xiong Er grinned: "Yeah! Warm!"
"Follow the teacher! I'll take you to process the enrollment application! Remember to write your mission report and hand it in on Monday!"
After saying that, Tao Xinyi pulled Xiong Er away!
Everyone's faces fell—they still had a report to write!
But Jiangnan wasn't worried at all—he had nothing to do with homework for the whole semester!
Everyone else went back to the dorm to write reports.
Jiangnan, on the other hand, called Wei Teng and arranged to meet him in front of the gymnasium.
He had something to discuss.
At this moment, in the academy's office building, personnel department.
Tao Xinyi led Xiong Er through a series of identity documents to process his enrollment.
More than once, she secretly glanced at Xiong Er's back.
Every time she saw the big zipper at his neck, she felt relieved.
It wasn't that Tao Xinyi was dumb; the costume was really too realistic!
"Hmm~ This is fingerprint registration. Press your palm here, and after collection, you're done!"
Xiong Er looked eager, raised his bear paw, and pressed down!
"Crack!"
The fingerprint scanner was mercilessly crushed to pieces by Xiong Er's thick bear paw...
Then he wore a look expecting praise: "Did I do it right?"
Tao Xinyi: (≖_≖)
Are you messing with the teacher?
"How can you do it through the costume? You have to use your palm!"
"You can't reach the zipper, can you? Here, let the teacher help you!"
She walked behind Xiong Er to help pull the zipper, feeling a little excited.
She was really curious about what the inside of the costume looked like!
She even wanted to borrow it from Xiong Er for a few days because it was so cute!
It must be adorable to wear, like those plush bears handing out flyers on the street!
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