Chapter 17 Educational Reform, Abolish Exemptions!

Qin Chuan's memory returned to last night.

Last night, after a dispute broke out in the neighboring house, he saw a strange man slam the door and leave, casting a chilling glance at the neighbor's windowsill after exiting the building.

At this moment, that man's photo was right in front of him on the wanted poster.

"This guy is really a beast!"

Little Fatty gritted his teeth in hatred, "After the entrance to the Dream World was closed, he immediately murdered a whole family he had conflicts with, not even sparing a little girl a few years old."

Qin Chuan felt a pang of fear and immediately reviewed the criminal's history.

Not Tongtong's family.

It was another family that this man had murdered.

Qin Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately felt guilty for feeling relieved.

After viewing the entire process, anger welled up in him, too.

Simply because he had asked the man for a loan, and when he was not given one, this wanted man named Zhang Zhe brutally murdered the family of three and then fled the crime scene out of fear.

Beyond anger, Qin Chuan couldn't help but worry more.

At this moment, the wanted criminal had not been caught.

Tongtong's family seemed to have conflicts with him, too. Could he continue committing crimes?

Living right next door to Tongtong's house, if the criminal acted again, he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't be affected.

"Qin Chuan?"

"Ah?" Qin Chuan came back to reality, "What is it?"

"Stop looking at the wanted poster, the reward money is decent, but it has nothing to do with us." Little Fatty rubbed his hands, "I'll treat you to lunch, let's go out to have a meal? Consider it a celebration of my Contracted Spiritual Beast."

"Okay." Qin Chuan nodded.

Little Fatty, due to poor grades and an ordinary appearance, had few close friends in class; coincidentally, Qin Chuan also had few classmates he could talk to.

Sitting together, they became the ones with whom they could have the best conversations after some back and forth.

It had been a long time since he had dined out, which he also missed.

It's a belated celebration of his contract with Water Flower.

As for the wanted poster issue, Qin Chuan thought about it for a moment, dug out the contact information for the neighbors he had written down long ago, and sent a text message to warn Tongtong's parents.

Next, they would surely find ways to deal with it and, if necessary, contact the Special Affairs Group.

The Water Leaf Dog's skills did not include searching abilities, and looking for a wanted fugitive was still best not meddled in by him.

As the homeroom teacher entered the classroom, the noisy room quickly quieted down, and students boasting about their Extraordinary Powers also stopped their activities, sitting properly in their seats with their residual respect for the teaching profession.

The homeroom teacher calmly swept his eyes across the classroom, saw seven or eight empty seats, and without saying much, started the new day's lesson.

It wasn't until the bell rang for break that he spoke a few more words.

"I've received some news; in a while, in addition to the current curriculum, you may have classes related to the Transcendents added, the specifics of which are still unclear," he said.

"Things have been rather chaotic outside recently, so try to avoid conflicts with others as much as possible. Even if you possess Extraordinary Power, you must not overstep the legal boundaries and also don't neglect your personal safety."

As his words ended, observing the contemplative students in the classroom, the homeroom teacher nodded slightly and walked out of the room.

The break ended quickly, and the next subject teacher entered the classroom to start the class.

Time flew by in the morning, and as the last class bell rang, Little Fatty dragged Qin Chuan toward the school exit.

The place they were heading to was a food stall near the school gate called Little Vegetable Garden, where the chef was known for good skills as well as generous and affordable servings, often frequented by students with a bit of money to gather for a meal.

After all, the cooking skills of the school cafeteria chefs were really mediocre.

"Boss, give us a stir-fried pork with green peppers, and also…" Entering Little Vegetable Garden, Little Fatty adeptly ordered three dishes and a soup, then turned to Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan shook his head slightly to indicate that this was enough.

"That's it, thanks; can you make it quick?" Little Fatty gave the owner a smile, "Just finished class, I'm starving!"

"No problem!" The owner chuckled and turned to the kitchen to pass on the order.

Little Fatty then pulled Qin Chuan to a window-side seat to sit down, raised an eyebrow, and whispered, "Did you know? Because of suddenly possessing Extraordinary Power, today seven or eight teachers at school applied for resignation, including one from the senior class specialized in Chinese."

"The guys in Class One are screwed now, with college entrance exams coming soon, changing teachers at this time will have a big impact."

"It's not that bad," Qin Chuan pondered for a moment, "Future college entrance exams may not just cover academic subjects, so the fluctuation in scores for a single academic subject may not have such a big impact."

"Hmm?" Little Fatty showed a confused look.

"Do you remember what the homeroom teacher said today?" Qin Chuan glanced at Little Fatty, "We are going to have some Transcendent-related courses added."

"That implies two points."

"First, the college entrance exams will probably not be canceled."

"Second, the exams might include requirements related to Transcendent abilities."

"Ah, that..." Little Fatty was stunned.

He certainly had heard the homeroom teacher's words, too.

At the time, he just complained a few words, thinking that there would be even more classes to attend.

But the same sentence allowed Qin Chuan to predict so much more.

After nine years, how did you become such a talent?

"It's just a guess," Qin Chuan spread his hands, "But I think it will become clear after some time."

"Alright." Little Fatty shook his head, "Speaking of which, something else happened this morning."

"A Transcendent student from the junior division got into a verbal conflict with a teacher and ended up beating the teacher severely, who was then sent to the hospital, and the student was taken away by the Special Affairs Group."

"The junior division?" Qin Chuan's mouth twitched slightly.

Coming from the junior division himself, he knew how difficult those students were to manage.

However, shouldn't students at this stage adjust their schedule to avoid the opening of the Dream World?

"The Special Affairs Group advises teenagers under 15 to adjust their schedules to adapt to reverse schedules, but that's just a suggestion," as if perceiving Qin Chuan's thoughts, Little Fatty spoke solemnly, "If they choose to enter the Dream World themselves, there won't be anyone forcing them to adjust."

"That student did just that." At this point, Little Fatty suddenly sneered with his fists clenched, "Yesterday's announced regulations eliminated the juvenile criminal immunity for Transcendents."

"Not only that, any crime committed by Transcendents against ordinary people will be punished to the fullest extent, and based on the charge of intentional Damage, that guy will be sentenced to at least ten years."

Watching Little Fatty's trembling hands, Qin Chuan suddenly remembered a past event Little Fatty had told him about.

In junior high, he had been bullied by a classmate for three whole years until a kind teacher tried to help him but was injured for his troubles.

The case was ultimately dismissed because the perpetrator was under 16 years of age.

Sighing softly, Qin Chuan patted Little Fatty's hand.

"It's all in the past."