245: The suitcase given by Shui Yu

Watching Gongye Shiyi, who had entered and interrupted his speech without even a greeting, Principal Xu frowned slightly.

Gongye Shiyi didn't care about Principal Xu's mood; he walked straight to Shui Yuqianxi and handed her the notebook with the copied punishment.

Then he stood to the side.

Shui Yuqianxi took the notebook and opened it, only to discover...

It was completely blank!

Gongye Shiyi just stood to the side, seemingly not caring at all about the blank notebook he had handed in.

"Where is the punishment copy?"

"I didn't want to copy it."

"Yu Lai has been teaching on South Bay Island for two years, and this is the first time I've seen a student like you!"

"Don't even think about going home. Copy it all out for me, right here!"

Mermaid Miss—no, now Mermaid Teacher—slammed the table a few times and scolded him.

Afterward, she looked at Principal Xu.

"Apologies, Principal Xu. You should head back first. My home isn't far, and I can take a car back later."

"Alright then. If you have any trouble, just give me a call."

Principal Xu's expression stiffened for a moment, but he then put on a smile and left first.

After Principal Xu left, Shui Yuqianxi closed the notebook in front of her.

"Bring out the one you actually copied."

"..."

Gongye Shiyi took out the properly copied notebook and handed it to Shui Yuqianxi.

Clearly, he had deliberately used this method to help Shui Yuqianxi out of an awkward situation.

And Shui Yuqianxi saw through it.

"Pushing the door open and coming in earlier seems to have been intentional as well."

"Was it because you didn't want Yu Lai to be alone with him? To think you'd care for Yu Lai like this; it seems your heart isn't bad."

Shui Yuqianxi flipped through the notebook casually and spoke.

As for Principal Xu's true nature, she, the dignified Atlantis mermaid princess, could see exactly what he was thinking with just a glance.

"...Principal Xu has ill intentions in approaching you; he is not a good person."

Gongye Shiyi was silent for a moment before speaking.

"Principal Xu previously told Yu Lai that you were scum and warned Yu Lai to be careful of you and not to be alone with you."

"He even told Yu Lai about what you did back then."

Gongye Shiyi remained silent and didn't speak.

Shui Yuqianxi tidied her bag, picked up the crutch nearby, and propped herself up.

However, just after standing up, she frowned.

"Did it really come this quickly?"

"As expected, Yu Lai wasn't wrong at all; that little girl is not right."

"Could she really be a monster? Did Yu Lai misjudge her?"

Shui Yuqianxi muttered a few words, the last two sentences in a voice only she could hear.

In the eyes of Gongye Shiyi.

He calmly felt that this new teacher might have some mental deficiencies.

Not only did she use the strange self-reference of Yu Lai, but her behavior and thought patterns were also unconventional.

After all, a normal teacher would absolutely never choose to interact with a student like him, let alone be alone with him.

He didn't know if this new teacher was brave or just thick-skinned.

But deep down, he still had a fairly good impression of this teacher.

After all, she didn't look at him with special prejudice.

"Gongye Shiyi."

Shui Yuqianxi suddenly raised her head and called Gongye Shiyi's name in full.

Then, she pulled open a drawer nearby and took out a miniature briefcase.

"Keep this for me. If you want what's inside, it's yours."

Shui Yuqianxi shoved the case into Gongye Shiyi's arms and then walked away, leaning on her crutch without looking back.

Gongye Shiyi looked at the briefcase in his hands, then glanced at the departing Shui Yuqianxi.

Should he... open it?

This teacher who suddenly transferred to the school was too strange.

Gongye Shiyi carried the case and left the school.

By the time he left the school, the sky was already somewhat dim.

Shui Yuqianxi's figure had long since disappeared; despite leaning on a crutch, she had been able to walk so fast.

He carried the case and walked toward his home along his usual route.

However, the case in his hands suddenly emitted a buzzing sound, causing the entire case to tremble.

Gongye Shiyi lifted the briefcase and patted it, but it kept trembling inside.

What was inside this? Was it some electronic device that he had accidentally triggered?

Should he open it?

Gongye Shiyi wanted to open the case, but the case suddenly began to move on its own.

It was as if it had been buzzing for a long time and, seeing no reaction from its holder, it started moving on its own, dragging the holder along.

The thing inside the case, in an extremely unscientific way, dragged Gongye Shiyi through the air, moving toward a certain direction.

"What on earth is this thing?"

Gongye Shiyi looked at the floating case pulling his hand, and ultimately moved closer to where the case was floating.

This time, he completely deviated from his original route home, squeezing into a narrow alley, crossing the city, and approaching the remote West Park.

It seemed that because Gongye Shiyi was moving according to the guidance of the thing inside the briefcase, the pulling force of the briefcase slowed down.

But the buzzing sound did not stop.

It wasn't until he was dragged by the case into the secluded West Park that the pulling force disappeared.

The buzzing sound also subsided significantly, as if deliberately hiding its noise so that some kind of existence could not detect it.

Gongye Shiyi had calmed down by now; he held the case, crouched down, and hid in the bushes nearby.

By now, the sky had turned completely dark, and hidden Gongye Shiyi would be impossible to spot without looking closely.

Just at this moment, a figure appeared from the other side of the park.

And Gongye Shiyi recognized her; it was the icy Luo Sha from his class, whose attitude was consistently indifferent to everyone.

At this moment, she seemed to be avoiding something, running with small steps and finally hiding in the bushes nearby.

The location was only about two or three meters away from Gongye Shiyi.

Gongye Shiyi's expression and breathing did not change in the slightest, and he did not make any movements.

So much so that Luo Sha, hiding nearby, did not discover his existence at all.

After about a minute had passed, another figure appeared.

To be precise, that was not a human figure.

It was a monster with lizard-like skin, equipped with alloy armor.

That crude metal armor had obvious welding marks, and among them were thick or thin metal rubber tubes that pierced the monster's skin, connecting to its flesh.

This armor was clearly some kind of man-made object.

As the monster approached, it lowered its head and sniffed with its nose.

A monster.

And it was this kind of monster wearing man-made objects.

Gongye Shiyi watched Luo Sha hiding nearby out of the corner of his eye, observing her actions.

This woman must have been unlucky enough to run into a monster, which is why she was scared into hiding here.

However, her expression earlier didn't look like she was afraid at all.

This woman, even toward a monster, maintained an indifferent attitude; she couldn't just be a "poker face," could she?

However, compared to this woman, Gongye Shiyi was more concerned about the case in his hands.

What on earth was inside, and why did it lead him to this monster?

And what was the identity of Teacher Water Yu, who gave him the case?

He paid attention to the monster's movements and carefully opened the briefcase.

Inside the case lay an irregular metal rectangular block, with a white gemstone embedded in the center, and claw-shaped metal protrusions wrapping around the gemstone at its edges.

Next to this metal object was a small card storage device containing a stack of cards.

The cards were made of an indistinguishable material; they looked somewhat like plastic but had a metallic luster.

Gongye Shiyi recognized it at a glance; this was an armor Summoner.

And it wasn't one of those toy peripherals or model collectibles.

It was, in fact, the real thing.