The instant he said this, he suddenly felt that space had frozen and solidified. It was as if the entire city's temperature had plunged by a few degrees.
Some people on the streets couldn't help but shiver.
Many people were stunned. "It's summer now, but why does it feel so cold?"
If someone observed carefully, they would notice that frost had formed on the ground.
The middle-aged man's bloodshot eyes revealed deep hatred.
He no longer wished to discern what was true and what wasn't.
"After the unified examination, bring him to come and see me. I want to let him know what it means to be in so much misery of not being able to live or die."
After saying that, he turned and left.
The subordinate respectfully watched as he left, and then looked toward the police station.
"It's such a pity. But there's no helping it, just count yourself unlucky."
He actually didn't believe that Lin Chang`an was the one who had killed Rong Xingjun. After all, Lin Chang`an was just a student who had yet to reach the first realm.
(But how did one who isn't even a first-realm cultivator manage to survive that place?)
(You must have a secret!)
(Even if the culprit wasn't you, it'd still be considered a merit for me.)
(Moreover, so many people entered the dungeon, but half of them were either dead or had been put through harsh torture to ascertain that they weren't the one. You're the only easily-bullied person left.)
(Who do we catch if not you?)
(Otherwise, are we going to suspect those third-realm or fourth-realm experts?)
(We have to deal with the pushovers before fighting the tough nuts, isn't that right?)
…
Lin Chang`an continued to cultivate quietly.
He ate and drank well in the police station, and he even discussed some fabricated cases with Guan Zhang.
Although they were called fabricated cases, they were in fact hard cases that couldn't be cracked and Guan Zhang had modified them a little. Lin Chang`an just listened when he was free.
He had the Truth Deduction Talent and thus could often give constructive opinions.
Just like that, the food he was given became better and better.
"Little Lin, you f*cking cracked another case!" Guan Zhang slapped Lin Chang`an's broad shoulder and said, "Come, I'll go treat you to a good meal."
"I won't go."
"Oh, I forgot about that!" Guan Zhang then ordered food delivery.
The two of them drank alcohol, boasted, and talked about international politics and the global economic situation.
On the seventh day, Guan Zhang felt a little sad to part with him.
"I might not get to see you again in the future."
As long as Lin Chang`an couldn't get into an S-Grade academy, it'd practically mean that he'd die. He couldn't possibly stay in the police station forever.
"You're such a croaker. Let's have a bet, just $100,000. How about it?"
He had gotten $300,000 from the fatty previously. But to survive the black fog, he had spent $80,000 to run eight simulations. He had also run a simulation when saving Su Xi`er.
Thereafter, he ran another seven simulations for the matter concerning the Rong Clan Corporation.
He had spent a total of $160,000 and was only left with $140,000 now.
Lin Chang`an now had a feeling that he was a little short of money again.
"I won't bet!" Guan Zhang shook his head. "Alright, you should leave."
The school bus stopped outside the police station.
Lin Chang`an then walked out of the station and got onto the bus under everyone's gaze.
"Hurry up." The form teacher didn't show him a good attitude.
For the sake of this lowest-ranking student, they had to let the bus come to the police station. It was such an embarrassment!
Many people looked over, and all of them felt invigorated when they saw Lin Chang`an.
"Having one more person lagging behind means that there'll be one more person passing!"
"Good luck!"
"We can do it! The goddess of luck will definitely favor us!"
A few other classmates ranked at the bottom of the class encouraged each other.
"If we draw lots and end up encountering Lin Chang`an at the arena in the first round, it'll mean our victory!"
Everyone seemed to see hope upon seeing Lin Chang`an.
The bus drove toward Jiangbei Province's provincial capital, Jiangcheng City.
Everyone in the class had come, with the exception of Su Xi`er.
A few days ago, she sent a WeChat message to Lin Chang`an. "I'm going to the Jing Capital City to take the examination. Good luck to you too!"
In the world Lin Chang`an came from before his transmigration, she'd be called an immigrated examinee.
The difficulty for each place was different since they had different numbers for the acceptance quota.
The difficulty level of passing in Jing Capital City was several levels lower than in a province like Jiangbei which had a large population. Those with power and influence would move their children's household register to a province where it'd be easier to pass the college entrance examination.
"Therefore, the truth is that Su Xi`er has an extremely high chance of entering Huaxia Martial Academy or Huaxia Cultivation Academy."
Moreover, the existence of these immigrated examinees made Lin Chang`an realize once again that Su Xi`er's clan wasn't ordinary.
It was a lot more difficult to be an immigrated examinee in this world than in the world he came from.
He closed his eyes and rested, checking the system interface.
Name: Lin Chang`an.
Cultivation: Zero Realm
Qi and blood value: 1,988
Dao Heart: Spirit Heart (Mental energy: 1,876)
Talents: Super Gigolo, Visible Myriad Poisons, Pain Endurance, Ignoble Living...
...
The bus drove at 600 kilometers per hour and soon arrived at Jiangcheng City after two hours.
The examination venue was so large that one couldn't see the other end.
Many people were riding on flying vehicles and were managing the order.
These people were all second-realm experts, but to think that they were used to managing the order of the college entrance examination. This showed how highly this world valued the unified examination.
"Those from Qindao City, head to Area 'B'! Park the vehicle according to the conductor in Area 'B' and enter the examination venue orderly!"
The bus drove toward Area 'B' and stopped at B162 as guided by the conductor.
Many people looked out of the window and when they saw an overwhelming number of people, they felt extremely astonished.
"The unified examination is the greatest annual event in the entire Huaxia. There'll be a live broadcast for the arena battle too, so there's no need to be surprised," said the form teacher as she directed everyone to alight the bus.
Everyone alighted and followed the guide to enter the venue.
The massive examination venue was split into multiple areas. Those from Qindao City were allocated to Area 'B'.
After their personal identities were scanned and checked, they quickly entered the place.
What was in front of them was a big hall that was filled with a sense of science and technology. Everyone had a spotlight shining above their heads, guiding them into the venue. If they were to divert from the area shown to them by the light, an alarm would ring.
Lin Chang`an then followed the light to the B459 examination hall.
All electronic devices were confiscated, and there were repeated body checks conducted.
"Elder sister, is it not done yet?" Lin Chang`an felt as if he had been taken advantage of.
(Do you have to search that area like this? Moreover, repeatedly.)
Thankfully, this invigilator looked quite alright.
The beautiful invigilator: "What is this? Why is it bulging?"
Lin Chang`an:"..."
The beautiful invigilator frowned. "Forget it. You can go in."
Lin Chang`an entered the classroom and looked at the holographic screen in front.
Right now, the screen was pitch-black and the examination hadn't started.
Half an hour later.
"All examinees, the examination will start now. You have four hours to answer the questions!"
The screen in front flashed and the paper was shown.
"Mn, it's exactly the same."
Lin Chang`an filled in the answers with his eyes closed.
Other than the content in the 38 pages he knew, he didn't know the rest and didn't answer any one of them.
He quickly completed the paper and then selected 'submit'.
With nothing else to do, he went out to cultivate for a while.
He might have a chance to push his qi and blood value to the 2,000 limit before the arena battle.
After leaving the examination hall, as the first person in the entire Area 'B' to submit his paper, he was immediately surrounded by the press the moment he left.
"Have you already given up considering that you submitted the paper so quickly?"
"Student, you're so handsome. Are you trying to use this method to attract female cultivators' attention so that it's easier for you to sign a suitable subservience contract?"
"Student, did some kind of lewd incident take place in the examination hall that caused you to leave earlier?"
Lin Chang`an was speechless.
All these reporters wanted to get themselves some kind of hit news.
"Student, how was the difficulty of the paper?" Only this reporter asked a normal question.
"Oh, it was quite simple. When I saw the high score question at the end, I immediately knew that it must be solved by using the Bidallo Theorem to attract spirit qi, followed by applying the Fourier Transformation Principle. Then, based on the Spirit Energy Conservation Equation, apply the Clos Law. After getting the data, use..."