Starting with a Gentle Senior

On the Rooftop

"How's the situation with Team One?" a girl with short black hair asked in a low voice, her expression cold as she looked at the communication device in her hand.

Her name was Ji Yuewu, a close attendant who had grown up alongside Ji Qingyi. She had always helped Ji Qingyi solve various problems, implement plans, and provide advice as a professional companion.

Now, she was solving a problem for her master. This operation was to test the character and abilities of a young man named 'Su Cheng', then evaluate him, and finally determine whether he could be useful, as well as lure him to a designated location.

Ji Yuewu had short hair that made her look very capable. She was tall and slender, with a face as delicate as a painting. Her jet-black eyes emitted a piercing cold light that people dared not look at directly. Her whole body exuded a chilling aura, like a sharp sword ready to be unsheathed at any moment.

"Reporting to Lady Ji, the target has appeared."

"Very good, commence the operation!"

Ji Yuewu gave the order.

"Yes, my lady!"

"Team One is unable to interpret the target's thoughts and actions. We cannot judge his psychological activities or behavioral habits."

"Explain the situation," Ji Yuewu asked with a frown.

"The target is holding a cigarette and talking to a dog."

Ji Yuewu frowned and pondered for a moment. "What's the content of the conversation?"

Team One: "He's saying, 'Do me a favor.'"

Team Two: "I suspect the target might have some intellectual deficits."

Team Three: "I rather think the target might be a fool."

Team Four: "I propose we stop him immediately. He's trying to feed nicotine to a dog."

Even with Ji Yuewu's calm and intelligence, Su Cheng's strange behavior left her pretty face wrinkled into a big question mark.

"Continue observing," Ji Yuewu took a deep breath, calming her inner turmoil, then spoke softly into the communicator.

Team One: "The target is moving towards Team Four's direction."

Team Four: "Team Four is ready. Awaiting your instructions, my lady."

"Execute as planned," Ji Yuewu commanded.

A hero saving a damsel in distress - this plan was a cliché in web novels, but it was the most suitable one to use. It was one of the best ways to quickly analyze Su Cheng's character and abilities.

Ji Yuewu's only hobby was reading web novels, many of which included similar 'hero saves the beauty' scenarios.

Team Four: "Team Four has encountered an unexpected situation. Requesting backup!"

"Team Five, go support them!"

Hearing that Team Four had encountered an unexpected situation, Ji Yuewu's face grew serious, her heart jolting. She thought, "Could this Su Cheng have extraordinary combat abilities? Is Team Four outmatched!?"

"Report the situation!"

"Team Four was ambushed by a dog with a cigarette in its mouth."

"..."

Ji Yuewu fell into an unprecedented silence. Never in her life had she encountered such a bizarre situation.

"Is it the same dog Su Cheng was talking to earlier?" Ji Yuewu asked after a long silence.

"Yes, it is. We've found this dog to be quite strange. It seemed to be communicating with Su Cheng earlier, and it could understand instructions, as if..."

"As if what?"

"As if it had done him a favor."

Ji Yuewu frowned slightly, and after a while, she slowly exhaled, feeling somewhat shocked: "It seems this Su Cheng really does possess some ability that ordinary people don't have, just like the protagonists in urban fantasy novels."

"I'll take it from here. All personnel, withdraw."

As she spoke, Ji Yuewu walked towards the stairs. The school uniform she wore suited her uniquely. A pair of black over-knee socks revealed the sacred, inviolable realm between the bottom of her short skirt and the top of her socks. As she walked, she tied her school jacket around her waist, creating a youthful and vibrant look.

...

"Only able to control for three minutes?"

Su Cheng, hiding in a corner, looked at the timer on his phone and then at the dog that had returned to its normal state. A hint of gravity flashed in his eyes.

Although he had tested the effect and duration, a dog was still a dog, and the specific subsequent side effects were unpredictable.

Would the person controlled during these three minutes retain the memory of what happened during that time?

If they didn't remember anything that occurred, then this tool would be nearly invincible, though detail-oriented people might still notice they were missing three minutes.

But if they did remember, then this tool couldn't be used on humans.

After all, once used, they would know they had been controlled, and the consequences would be unthinkable.

That's why as soon as he obtained the tool, he quickly found a dog to experiment on.

The dog was indeed controlled, but in the middle of it, a dramatic scene unfolded.

Several large men were surrounding a young girl. He was about to call the police, but found there was absolutely no signal, and he couldn't even dial emergency services.

This situation usually meant that even the nearby base stations were being interfered with, so he felt he might be in the midst of a large-scale signal jammer.

The only people capable of such a thing were undoubtedly those with immense power and influence.

And the identity of the person monitoring him, if he wasn't mistaken, was definitely that S-level individual.

However, these were all his guesses, without substantial evidence, so he still had to save the person.

So he let the dog loose, incidentally testing the effect, and then hid nearby.

As for whether the girl could escape?

That was no longer his concern. After all, he had already done his best.

At the Bus Stop

"Finally, there's a signal."

While waiting for the bus, Su Cheng took out his phone and found it had returned to normal.

Since they chose to monitor first, they probably won't make a move against me for now, Su Cheng thought to himself.

However, the next moment, a sudden waft of fragrance came from beside him, followed by a beautiful figure standing at his side.

Su Cheng raised his head and turned to look. He saw a girl wearing the same school shirt, with short black hair, a slender waist with the school uniform jacket tied around it, and long, beautiful legs wrapped in black over-knee socks under her skirt. She was about 170 cm tall, with a delicate face bearing a bright smile.

Then, her lips parted slightly, uttering a sentence: "You're Su Cheng, right?"

Her voice was exceptionally soft and sweet, pleasant to the ear.

"You..."

Su Cheng was startled, unable to hide his surprise.

Only students like him who had tested into the school would take the bus. Others basically all had private cars to pick them up and drop them off. Moreover, at this time, most would be in club activities. Not to mention, there were hardly any students like him in the whole school who didn't participate in club activities and just went straight home.

Besides, he had never encountered this girl here before, let alone her calling out his name.

"Here~"

The girl seemed to see through Su Cheng's confusion and took out a newspaper from her skirt, handing it to Su Cheng.

Su Cheng accepted the newspaper with puzzlement. He saw the headline boldly stating: "New Student Turns Out to be a Confession Maniac!?"

Su Cheng was taken aback, then looked further down. There were pictures of him confessing, along with his face. Only then did he realize how famous he had become.

Particularly eye-catching was a sentence in the article: "An ordinary person attempting to 'ride on coattails' to change his life."

Looking at the content, Su Cheng felt a surge of exasperation. The article was full of sarcastic remarks about him.

However, he wasn't too angry, after all, he had only done it for the system's reward.

So while reading the article's report, he secretly glanced at the girl beside him, finding that she was still smiling at him.