Chapter 87: Safety Inspection

Cao Bao was also completely surprised.
He had never imagined that a student could actually fling his hand away.
Even male students had never managed to do it before.
The seemingly frail Xia Yubing had actually managed to fling him off in an instant.
Moreover, the strength he had felt in that instant was immense; he couldn’t hold on.

Even I was surprised.
That a subconscious flick could actually shake off Cao Bao’s hand.
It seems my increased strength is extraordinary.
After becoming a ghost-hybrid, my physical fitness has truly been enhanced in every way.

Cao Bao’s expression turned extremely gloomy, madness and anger flickering in his eyes.
He said in a low voice, “Xia Yubing, you know what?”
“Ever since I was young, I’ve always destroyed the things I couldn’t get.”

This was his usual method of intimidation, and it was generally effective at scaring ordinary students.
But from the madness in his eyes, I could tell that he was truly capable of doing such a thing.
It was because of this ruthlessness that Cao Bao was able to become the school’s top bully.

Just as I was hesitating whether to have a complete fallout with Cao Bao right here and now, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind.
“What are you two arguing about here?”

I turned my head and saw that it was, surprisingly, Yi Zhiqiu.
He was still wearing the school staff uniform, but for some reason, he looked a bit tired.
His face was a little haggard, as if he had stayed up all night.

“Tsk!”
Upon seeing Yi Zhiqiu, Cao Bao didn’t know who this young Safety Consultant was, but since he was a staff member, he didn’t want to start a conflict with him unnecessarily.
So he turned and walked away.

“Are you alright?” Yi Zhiqiu asked.
It seemed he had seen Cao Bao grab my hand and had come over to help.

“I’m fine, thank you, Teacher Yi,” I said with a smile.
Of course, I was genuinely grateful for his help.
Cao Bao was an incredible nuisance.

“Why are you calling me teacher now too?”
“Never mind, you should head to class first.”
“I have to go to each classroom to inspect the students’ safety measures in a bit,” Yi Zhiqiu said with a sigh.

A safety inspection?
What kind of safety could he possibly inspect?
Could it just be a superficial project, something for the school leaders to see?

“Okay,” I said.
In any case, Yi Zhiqiu had helped me several times.
I obediently returned to the classroom.

The first class was a pop quiz in English.
It was finally the Golden Bee Gu’s turn to shine.
I was going to test whether it could really help me improve my grades.

It turned out to be no problem at all.
After all, with a Golden Bee Gu that could fly all over the classroom and see every student’s test paper clearly, I could easily compare the different answers of several people and then fill in the one that the majority chose.

No wonder Bai Yue claimed the Golden Bee Gu sold for no less than a hundred thousand yuan in her family.
The value it created far exceeded what the number “one hundred thousand” could measure.

The pop quiz was a breeze.
The English teacher saw that the test paper I handed in was completely filled out, and a quick glance showed that all the answers were correct.
She couldn’t help but smile, probably thinking I was the same Xia Yubing from before, the school beauty who excelled in both character and studies.

After English class, Xiao Qing came over and asked me if the Golden Bee Gu was useful.I gave her a thumbs-up.

“It’s incredibly useful.”
“I did great on the quiz.”
“And thank you for letting me copy your homework.”

“It’s good that it works, but Brother Xiao also needs to learn how to study on his own and improve his actual skills.”
“You can’t just rely on cheating and copying homework to get by, can you?” Ou Zhiqin said with concern.

“Xiao Qing, give me a break.”
“Those classes are like gibberish to me, I can’t understand a thing.”
“How am I supposed to improve?” I said in agony.
Compared to studying seriously, I’d rather go fight the Painted Skin Ghost again.

Seeing me slumped over my desk in defeat, Xiao Qing could only sigh.
Just then, the homeroom teacher walked in, and the whole class looked at her.

“Consultant Yi is coming to inspect the students’ safety precautions.”
“Everyone, please return to your seats and wait for the inspection,” the homeroom teacher said.

A female student asked curiously, “Teacher, safety precautions?”
“What is he inspecting?”
“So we can prepare in advance.”

Unexpectedly, the homeroom teacher also frowned and said after a moment of hesitation, “I’m not too sure either.”
“The principal just said there would be an inspection.”
“Just cooperate with Consultant Yi.”
“The first-year classes have already been inspected.”
“I heard he’s just taking a look.”

Her words only made the students more confused.
Even the homeroom teacher didn’t know.
Just taking a look?
What could he see from just looking?

Soon, Yi Zhiqiu walked in.
He went up to the podium and said gently to the students in the class, “Everyone, don’t be nervous.”
“Next, I will observe everyone’s health and physical condition.”
“You don’t need to do anything, just remain seated.”

After speaking, he formed a hand seal in front of him with one hand and closed his eyes.
When he opened them, his eyes were emitting a deep blue glow, exactly the same as when Xiao Qing used the God-Sighting Talisman Water.

I understood at once.
He just wanted to use his magic eye to observe whether the students were carrying any artifacts and if they had any ominous aura clinging to them.
No wonder it was a “safety inspection.”

Based on what I had seen at school over the past few days, there were quite a few students who carried artifacts or similar items like safety talismans and amulets.
About one in every ten students had some form of aura protection.

At the same time, I had previously wondered why the school would allow Bai Yue to wear so many silver ornaments, which were incredibly conspicuous.
Now, thinking about it, I understood.

Because while the higher-ups don’t admit that ghosts exist, they subtly encourage civilians to carry artifacts for protection through various channels.
Therefore, the school had no rule against wearing jewelry, as most artifacts were made in the form of jewelry.

I suspected that there might even be a unified regulation from the Ministry of Education to protect students’ safety, such as prohibiting students from being kept at school at night, requiring the campus to be cleared before dark, and not forbidding students from wearing any form of accessories.

As for the official reasons, I had seen them in some school publications and announcements before.
Things like promoting traditional culture, protecting the customs of ethnic minorities, respecting freedom of religious belief, and so on.
I never knew before that it was all to allow students to wear artifacts.

By now, Yi Zhiqiu had come down from the podium.
He was holding a piece of paper, though I couldn’t see what was written on it.
With a pen in hand, Yi Zhiqiu would jot down a few notes after looking at each student.

The students were all very nervous, not knowing what he was looking at or writing down.
Meanwhile, I used the Golden Bee Gu to see the contents of the form from behind him.
It seemed to be a list of the names and seating positions of the Class A students, followed by several sets of data.

Just then, Yi Zhiqiu suddenly let out a “Hmm?”
He looked up and back, right at the spot where the Golden Bee Gu had just been.
Luckily, the Golden Bee Gu was fast, and I shifted my view in time; otherwise, our gazes would have met directly.