CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 44: BAI BUFAN, POET OF THE WANQUAN DIVISION

Embracing the Japanese spirit of "bow sauce" and making grand promises like a mature man, Lin Li awkwardly ran out of the haunted classroom of Grade 10, Class 4.

This noon, he planned to eat Lanzhou beef ramen.

As soon as he walked in, it was indeed the same familiar setup.

Kids doing homework, a man rolling dough with the traditional hat, a woman with a headscarf moonlighting as a waitress, speaking an incomprehensible dialect, the store filled with the aroma of beef and mutton.

Having been to countless Lanzhou beef noodle shops in this life, it’s understandable to have similar decor, but why is the staff lineup the same? Is this a mandatory requirement for franchises?

However, when the noodles were served, this shop was not quite authentic, the meat was not transparent.

After eating, Lin Li went to the stationery store to pick up Zhou Baowei’s package.

Judging from the package size, it wasn’t the Spring Breeze Elf at all.

Thinking about it, although people talk about it, it’s understandable for college, but how many in high school actually do this in the dorm? Everyone’s time in the dorm is mostly the same; are they really studying finance in there?

——In finance, there’s a term called hedging.

If you’re really starting a ranking match, it’s more fitting to buy the NetEase version of Spring Breeze Elf for online matches.

Not everyone brings a phone like Bai Bufan, you can’t rely on imagination, charging forward blindly will just harm yourself.

But now Lin Li found this morning’s Bao Wei’s despair even funnier, he was just bluffing, but Chen Yu Ying must have taken it seriously—didn’t he just put a poop bucket on his own head?

With the package, Lin Li went to the dormitory of Grade 10, Class 4, recalled and found Zhou Baowei and Bai Bufan’s dorm.

"Knock knock knock." Lin Li knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" Bai Bufan, who ate pretty quickly today, was already back, his voice came from inside.

"The host, writer, folk singer, bartender, oil painter, cobbler, silversmith, hand drum artist, old backpacker, investment advisor, French knight, abstract genius Lin Li." Lin Li replied.

"We can’t accommodate so many people in our dorm, can you switch to another one, please?"

"Alright."

"Good boy?"

"Pat pat head."

The secret signal matched, and the dormitory door was immediately opened.

Classic configuration, six-person dorm, three bunk beds, two rows of long desks and chairs, but the environment was decent, unlike some trash schools with a decor style only suitable for being located in the ruins of Damascus’ ’Rose’—just like in Syria.

In the dorm, there were only three people, the other three hadn’t returned yet or were visiting other dorms.

"Bao Wei, your computer parts." Lin Li tossed the package to Zhou Baowei, who was sitting on a chair, and then lay on his bed without any hesitation, occupying it like a cuckoo, rubbing against the quilt.

Having long accepted his lower bunk as a public area, Zhou Baowei just sighed helplessly after catching the package.

"Lin Li, be careful." Bai Bufan stretched his hand to Lin Li’s upper bunk, searching for his phone beneath the quilt, while reminding, "There are precious artifacts on Bao Wei’s bed, they’re ancestral, if you damage them, you probably can’t afford to pay."

"Really?" Lin Li sat up upon hearing this.

Zhou Baowei also turned around—how come I didn’t know myself.

"Yes, there are papers from the Lu Kingdom on Bao Wei’s bed, with Jin characters on them, witnessing the cultural exchange between ancient countries. Have you watched ’National Treasure’? Remember those fingerprints from over two thousand years ago? I think this artifact of Bao Wei’s is also quite romantic, wonder if there’s a chance to get on that show." Bai Bufan spoke eloquently.

Lin Li glanced at the pillow side, indeed there were tissues: "..."

There’s no need to ask why it’s ancestral; such things are easy to infer—the DNA is ancestral.

It’s just this romantic notion that Lin Li disagrees with.

But he had to admit, if it could make it on the show, the program effect should be substantial.

"That’s for my nose blowing, stop spreading rumors!" Zhou Baowei was briefly enraged.

After locating his phone, Bai Bufan sat on Zhou Baowei’s bed.

Lin Li directly snatched the phone and opened his short video platform.

First, check the content.

Lin Li opened the browser first.

"You’re really a dog! But at least I came prepared." Bai Bufan sneered.

Damn, it’s in incognito mode.

But Lin Li always had other means, he opened the browser’s bookmarks to see what Bai Bufan had saved.

"Alright, that’s enough, it’s impolite to keep looking." Bai Bufan grabbed Lin Li’s hand, speaking seriously.

Lin Li laughed heartily, then prepared to return to the main screen.

"?"

"Why is your phone’s home button a screenshot, Bai Bufan?" Lin Li was puzzled after taking a screenshot, then pressed volume up and power to finally return to the main screen.

"Because I flashed the phone; I don’t want my phone to be easily used if I sacrifice on the battlefield and the enemy picks it up!" Bai Bufan proudly puffed his chest.

"Bai Chen Guang, have you considered if your teammate picks up your phone on the battlefield, what then?" Lin Li asked earnestly.

Bai Bufan was stumped, after a long thought, he nodded heavily, "That’s his bad luck."

Lin Li gave a thumbs up.

Opening Douyin, Lin Li watched five videos.

Three goddess-type videos, one gaming video, one needing heroes to appear in the comments section comic introduction video.

"You’re screwed for life." Lin Li expressed his approval again.

"I don’t usually watch these." Bai Bufan said sincerely, "Also, when talking to me, could you look at me instead of the goddesses? It’s a bit rude, if you really like, I can send you their Douyin IDs later."

"I scoff at that notion, but do send them to me, I need to collect evidence with a critical eye, once the evidence is collected, it’ll be the fall of the goddess statues." Lin Li shook his head, though his head shook, his eyes didn’t.

Even more stable than an owl’s head.

"I’ll forward them to you later, take your time watching, let’s focus on the task first, we don’t have much time." Bai Bufan said.

Lin Li opened the messages.

"Bufan, I have a question for you."

"What’s up?"

"Why is there a user here called ’Good Grandson’, whose avatar is the same as mine, and when I clicked in, I found his Douyin ID also seemed to be the same as mine." Lin Li asked with a smile.

"This proves you have good taste, picking an avatar recognized by the masses! It can’t possibly be my remark for you, just kidding." Bai Bufan smiled, then changed to a frightened laugh.

A while later.

Lin Li was seated atop Bai Bufan’s "corpse", opening one chat log after another.

...

「Bai Bufan: Meet up?」

「Love Green Grape: Add WeChat 300.」

「Bai Bufan: Add and we can meet up?」

「Love Green Grape: Add WeChat first, then we’ll talk.」

「Bai Bufan: The stock market is bad recently, I’m a student, can you give a discount? How about three yuan?」

「Love Green Grape: LOL, why don’t you say you’re a newborn? Can’t I give you WeChat for free?」

「Bai Bufan: Thanks, sister, for understanding. I am a newborn.」

「Bai Bufan: Didn’t you get it? I’m a newborn, hellohello, I’m a newborn.」

「Bai Bufan: Are you there? Why no reply after reading? Give me WeChat?」

「Due to the privacy settings of the other party, TA cannot receive your messages.」

...

「Bai Bufan: How much per session.」

「Xiling angel: We’re green outdoor playmates, 12 hours 3k, all expenses during the period are covered by you, boss.」

「Bai Bufan: Green? Why is green so expensive?」

「Xiling angel: Of course it’s green, if you only want 6 hours of day play, the price is only 800.」

「Bai Bufan: There’s nowhere to play at night, only games, this costs 2200? Who orders such playmates, I’d rather have an online sweet girl accompany me for tens of yuan per hour.」

「Xiling angel: Can’t understand human words, idiot.」

「Bai Bufan:?」

「Due to the privacy settings of the other party, TA cannot receive your messages.」

「Bai Bufan: Why blacklisted? Your pricing is indeed unreasonable!」

「Due to the privacy settings of the other party, TA cannot receive your messages.」