"Brother Feng..." When Wang Zikai mentioned Lin Feng, Zhong Jialiang's expression froze, and he fell silent for a moment. It was common knowledge that Lin Feng had been missing for nearly a week; even their class advisor, Xu Jing, had no idea where he had gone...

However, after pondering it without reaching any conclusions, Zhong Jialiang stopped dwelling on it, comforting himself by saying, "Brother Feng is so impressive; nothing should be able to trouble him. He'll be fine, right!"

Wang Zikai simply nodded. He wasn't as optimistic as Zhong Jialiang. The last time he saw Lin Feng, Lin Feng had been lured out by a trick from Long Jiu of the Qingzi Sect; Wang Zikai had then spotted Lin Feng on the sports field. Wang Zikai could easily guess the identities of Long Jiu and his companions—they were figures from the underworld. Although he didn't know their true motive for seeking out Lin Feng, Wang Zikai was certain Lin Feng must have encountered significant trouble during his absence.

Just as Zhong Jialiang said, not much could faze Lin Feng. Anything that could must be a major issue!

Wang Zikai was very worried about Lin Feng's safety. But ultimately, he was the one who had dragged Lin Feng into this mess. It wasn't convenient to explain the whole situation to Zhong Jialiang and Yang Ming, so Wang Zikai could only bear his anxiety silently, not daring to elaborate...

This was also why Wang Zikai hadn't contacted Yi Hongmei for several days. Because of this, Yi Hongmei had even misunderstood Wang Zikai, thinking he was callously leading her on only to abandon her, and they had quarreled over it!

"Hm... Wang Zikai, Lin Feng still hasn't returned? The university sports meet is about to start, and he, as the sports department head, is certainly taking it easy. Our class still has many track and field events with no one signed up. The head and deputy head of the school's sports department are both in our class, yet we can't even gather enough participants for the sports meet. Don't you think this is rather disgraceful?!" Li Zhi, sitting not far in front of Wang Zikai, glanced towards the back of the classroom a few times, then said to Wang Zikai with a chuckle, his tone somewhat smug...

Previously, when Li Zhi learned Lin Feng's college entrance exam score actually exceeded 600, he was truly taken aback. But later, after some thought, he reasoned that the Jiangzhou City college entrance exam wasn't that difficult to begin with. With his abilities, if he were to take the Jiangzhou exam, he might even score similarly to Lin Feng... With this thought, Lin Feng's achievement no longer seemed so out of reach in Li Zhi's mind!

Now that Lin Feng had been absent from class for several days, Li Zhi began to forget the immense pressure Lin Feng had exerted on him and started thinking of ways to cause trouble for Wang Zikai again!

Of course, this couldn't be called causing trouble. Wang Zikai had genuinely made a blunder in his duties. As deputy sports department head and the class sports representative, he had not only failed to find people for the long-distance running events but had also let Lin Feng sign up for table tennis... Then Lin Feng had inexplicably taken leave and disappeared... If the Industrial and Commercial Management Class truly ended up being disgraced, Student Wang Zikai's responsibility would be immense!

Li Zhi looked at Wang Zikai, sneering inwardly. Who asked you to follow Lin Feng around like his lackey all day? I'm not deliberately targeting you; you're just unlucky!

Seeing Li Zhi staring at him with a dark expression, Wang Zikai felt a wave of speechlessness. This was the second reason he wished Lin Feng would come back... On the registration list for the Industrial and Commercial Management Class's track and field events, from the 400-meter to the 3000-meter middle and long-distance races—four events in total—not a single person had signed up! Because of this, Wang Zikai had endured many glares from class monitor Li Zhi.

Although Wang Zikai suspected Li Zhi was maneuvering behind the scenes to prevent other students from participating in the long-distance races, he had no proof. Furthermore, a very distressing and baffling piece of news had recently emerged from a half-marathon held in a city in Lingnan Province: a former special forces soldier from the Central Security Bureau had died suddenly from overexertion during the race.

Once this news spread, even the vice principal of Jiangzhou University responsible for organizing the university sports meet became alarmed. He called a meeting with the cadres of the Student Union's sports department, demanding a strict assessment of the physical condition of students participating in middle and long-distance races to prevent any accidents...

In this climate, even students from other classes who had initially registered began to withdraw. How could Wang Zikai possibly find anyone to sign up for the long-distance races now?

They could only wait for Lin Feng to return!

Wang Zikai thought silently, Brother Feng did say he would cover all three long-distance running events. Later, he inadvertently took the table tennis slot, so he could still sign up for the 1500m and 3000m. I could train a bit; running the 400m and 800m shouldn't be a huge problem... But what if Brother Feng doesn't make it back in time?!

Wang Zikai looked at Li Zhi, somewhat exasperated. He knew this Fatty of a class monitor was harboring such thoughts, waiting for a spectacle. However, Wang Zikai really couldn't guarantee if Lin Feng would return in time...

"Class monitor," Wang Zikai began, a false smile on his face as he stared at Li Zhi and retorted coolly, "if I can't find people, it will naturally be an embarrassment for the sports department. However, our Industrial and Commercial Management Class will lose face too. The School of Economics and Management is the largest school in Jiangzhou University, and the Industrial and Commercial Management major is the largest major within our school. Aren't you, as class monitor, worried that students from other classes will laugh at you?"

Hearing Wang Zikai's words, Li Zhi's expression tensed slightly. This Wang Zikai is quite sharp-witted, actually trying to drag me into this at such a time. How insidious...

"Heh heh... Wang Zikai, you must be joking," Li Zhi declared loudly, making a public announcement and smugly shifting all responsibility onto Wang Zikai and Lin Feng. "The Industrial and Commercial Management Class is a small collective; above us is the Student Union! The class monitor's position isn't as significant as the sports department head! Those responsible for bringing honor to our Industrial and Commercial Management Class are definitely you two, the head and deputy head of the sports department! I'm just an ordinary officer in the Student Union... This is a burden I truly cannot bear!"

Now that I've made things clear today, even if the Industrial and Commercial Management Class is ridiculed by students from other classes in the future, it can't be blamed on me! Li Zhi thought with great satisfaction.

"So, if our class takes first place in the overall university team score at the sports meet, that also has nothing to do with you, I suppose?"

Just as Li Zhi was feeling smug, a nonchalant voice suddenly came from outside the door, asking with a laugh.

First place?! What a joke! How is that possible?! Li Zhi instinctively shook his head. There are over a hundred classes in Jiangzhou University participating in the sports meet; how could the Industrial and Commercial Management Class possibly win the overall team championship? Who's spouting such arrogant nonsense? I was worried we might end up at the bottom, and he's actually saying our class will take first? Preposterous!

However, why did that voice sound somewhat familiar... Suddenly, Li Zhi raised his head in surprise and looked towards the back door of the classroom. There, to his shock, stood Lin Feng, smiling at him!

"Lin Feng!!" Li Zhi blurted out in surprise. "You're actually... back for class?"

"Class Monitor," Lin Feng glanced casually at Li Zhi and asked with a smile, "are you feeling very pleasantly surprised?"

Meanwhile, Wang Zikai, Zhong Jialiang, and Yang Ming, upon suddenly seeing Lin Feng, also exclaimed in surprise...

"Brother Feng, you're finally back!"

Everyone was surprised, though Li Zhi was terrified, while Wang Zikai and the others were overjoyed...

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