Chapter 230

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Chapter 230: Unequal Cooperation

 

After greeting Fang Yu, Li Xiaomo turned to Ji Rumei and smiled, saying: “Rumei.”

They were already good friends, and they had met at the trading conference tonight.

“What do you want from me? I’m tired and want to go upstairs to sleep,” Fang Yu asked Li Xiaomo.

He had dealt with Li Xiaomo several times and knew this woman was very calculating and quite bold.

“Mr. Fang, if you don’t mind, we can talk in the car,” Li Xiaomo said.

“No need, let’s talk here, there’s no one else around,” Fang Yu said.

Li Xiaomo glanced at Ji Rumei and smiled faintly.

Given her relationship with Ji Rumei, there was indeed no need to avoid her.

“It’s like this, Mr. Fang, I want to cooperate with you to integrate and merge the entire Jiangnan underworld,” Li Xiaomo said straightforwardly.

Fang Yu showed no reaction, but Ji Rumei’s expression changed slightly.

The entire Jiangnan underworld was extremely vast. The Jiangnan region had twenty urban districts. Each city had its local underground forces.

Looking at the entire Jiangnan underground, there were at least five major forces, and dozens of medium and small-level forces.

The relationships, backgrounds, and power dynamics among these forces were complex and far-reaching.

To merge all these forces would require an enormous appetite, otherwise one might burst.

Although the Qingyan Society controlled by Li Xiaomo had recently secured its position as the top underground force in Jianghai City, this was only within Jianghai City.

In the entire Jiangnan region, there were at least ten forces stronger than the Qingyan Society.

Therefore, Li Xiaomo’s idea was incredibly bold.

However…

Ji Rumei glanced at Fang Yu.

With Fang Yu around, this wasn’t a very difficult thing to accomplish.

After hearing Li Xiaomo’s words, Fang Yu smiled and said: “Unify the Jiangnan underworld? I’m not interested.”

Li Xiaomo wasn’t anxious and said: “Mr. Fang, if you help us unify the Jiangnan underworld, you’ll be the sole overlord of Jiangnan’s underground, with wealth and power…”

Fang Yu shook his head and said: “I’m not interested in these things.”

Li Xiaomo looked at Fang Yu, her beautiful eyes full of confusion.

As long as they’re human, no matter how strong they are, they will have desires.

That’s just reality.

Many powerful martial artists would cooperate with various forces for fame, fortune, or women.

Like the strongest forces in Jiangnan’s underground, they all had at least one martial arts grandmaster backing them.

What puzzled Li Xiaomo was how could Fang Yu, at such a young age, have no desires?

At his young age, he should be full of vigor and ambition, at the peak of his aspirations.

Yet he seemed to have seen through worldly affairs, showing no interest in anything.

This was too strange.

Li Xiaomo bit her lip and said: “Mr. Fang, what exactly do you want? Whatever you want, I’ll try my best to satisfy.”

Fang Yu glanced at Li Xiaomo and said: “Either help me find a spirit vein, or help me find clues about the Purple Flame Palace.”

Li Xiaomo frowned, looking completely confused.

“See, you don’t even understand what I’m talking about, right? Our cooperation isn’t equal at all,” Fang Yu said calmly. “I could indeed help you unify Jiangnan’s underground, but you can’t help me with anything.”

Li Xiaomo’s face turned pale, unable to speak.

What Fang Yu said was indeed true.

With his strength, obtaining so-called fame and fortune would be as easy as turning his palm, there was no need to cooperate with anyone.

However, having the chance to meet such a powerful expert like Fang Yu and stand before him to talk was already an excellent opportunity.

Li Xiaomo didn’t want to give up such an opportunity.

“Mr. Fang, if I can find one of the things you mentioned, would you agree to cooperate with our Qingyan Society?” Li Xiaomo asked, looking at Fang Yu.

“If you can find it… of course,” Fang Yu said.

“It’s a deal, I will definitely find it!” Li Xiaomo said with determination in her eyes.

Fang Yu looked at Li Xiaomo, then at Ji Rumei beside her, stretched lazily and said: “If there’s nothing else, I’m going back to sleep, goodbye.”

With that, Fang Yu turned and left.

…

The next morning, Fang Yu came to the classroom.

As the college entrance examination approached, the study atmosphere in the classroom was very intense.

All students were buried in their work, with only the sound of writing in the classroom.

The entire morning was self-study.

Fang Yu sat at his desk, continuing to read what was in his hands.

When the bell rang after the third period, Sun Xingchun, the homeroom teacher of the advanced class, walked into the classroom.

Sun Xingchun glanced at Fang Yu, showing a trace of displeasure.

He walked around the classroom with his hands behind his back, then went up to the podium, cleared his throat, and said: “Students, put down your pens for a moment, let’s have a brief class meeting.”

Everyone except Fang Yu looked up at Sun Xingchun.

Sun Xingchun pointed to a number behind the blackboard and said: “In twenty-five days, you will face the most important exam of your life, the college entrance examination.”

“The college entrance examination can directly affect your future life, I won’t elaborate on this point, everyone is very clear.”

“So, I hope in these final twenty-five days, everyone can maintain focus, sprint with all their might, strive for good results, and use good grades to repay your parents, repay…”

Sun Xingchun’s tone was high-spirited, making the students below the podium feel excited and motivated.

After the motivation speech, Sun Xingchun looked at Fang Yu, his face darkening.

“Student Fang Yu, I want to ask, are you very confident about the college entrance examination?”

Many students looked at Fang Yu with mocking expressions.

Serve you right! That’s what you get for skipping classes!

Now you’ve been caught by the homeroom teacher!

You deserve it!

“It’s okay,” Fang Yu put down what he was reading and answered.

“Okay? Do you know how many classes you’ve skipped in the past two months?” Sun Xingchun asked with a dark face.

“I know you did very well in the last test, but that was just a mock exam. In the end, it’s your college entrance exam score that matters, that’s the only indicator.”

“Look at yourself, with less than a month until the college entrance exam, you’re still frequently skipping classes, and when you come to class you just read, is this how a student should behave?” Sun Xingchun’s tone grew heavier as he became more annoyed seeing Fang Yu’s calm face.

Since Fang Yu started frequently skipping classes, he had applied to the academic affairs office to give Fang Yu disciplinary action.

But the academic affairs office rejected his request, saying that since graduation was near, there was no need to make trouble.

Sun Xingchun had to give up.

But today, seeing Fang Yu’s behavior in the classroom, he couldn’t hold back anymore.

“I think you’ve become arrogant! You think you’re somebody just because you ranked first in school once!”

“Do you know how many points He Zhanpeng from our class got in the last mock exam?”

“732 points! This is the highest score in our school’s mock exams in recent years!” Sun Xingchun stared at Fang Yu and said in a deep voice.

Everyone looked admiringly at a bespectacled boy sitting in the front row.

He Zhanpeng was undoubtedly the top student in their class.

When Fang Yu ranked first in school, he was second.

And in the several mock exams that Fang Yu didn’t participate in, he consistently ranked first. In the last mock exam, he even scored 732 points.

Faced with the gazes from around him, He Zhanpeng remained expressionless, just pushed his glasses up and continued working on problems.

“I hope you can learn from He Zhanpeng, look how well he does, and he’s still diligently reviewing, but you? When you’re not skipping classes you’re…” Sun Xingchun continued his lecture.

Fang Yu frowned slightly, he didn’t like Sun Xingchun’s lecture, but didn’t argue back.

For an ordinary student, Sun Xingchun’s words made sense.

However, Fang Yu wasn’t an ordinary student, he didn’t even want to take the college entrance exam.

But this was something only Fang Yu knew.

Sun Xingchun was just fulfilling his duty as a teacher, there was no need for Fang Yu to oppose him.

Seeing Fang Yu not responding, Sun Xingchun’s expression softened slightly and said: “I hope you can learn from He Zhanpeng from now on, review properly, and stop reading in class, affecting other students’ learning enthusiasm.”

“Everyone continue reviewing,” After saying this, Sun Xingchun swept his gaze across the class and walked out of the classroom.