readsfreenovel Chapter 98 As if facing a formidable enemy
Chapter 98 As if facing a formidable enemy
On Monday morning, the preparatory bell rang precisely on time over the campus.
Inside the classroom, students, still feeling tired from the weekend, were scrambling to find their seats.
The sounds of playing and talking were constant.
However, in this everyday life full of warmth and routine, the figure who is usually the first to arrive at work, like a pillar of strength, was nowhere to be seen today.
The boy who always opened his textbook early and stared intently at the blackboard;
The super-achieving student who was never late or absent and never missed a day has disappeared.
No one deliberately searched for it.
But at this moment, everyone felt an extremely abrupt sense of absence, as if a perfect puzzle had suddenly lost its most crucial piece.
"Huh? Su Hao hasn't arrived yet?"
"Yeah, I haven't seen him since morning self-study today, have I?"
"This is truly unbelievable! Anyone want to give him a call?"
Quiet whispers began to circulate among the students.
Splash!
The homeroom teacher, with a dark expression, pushed open the door and walked in, then stood on the podium.
His gaze swept across the entire class like a radar, finally settling on Su Hao's empty seat.
"Su Haofa sent a message saying he took sick leave today. Does anyone know the details?"
The homeroom teacher asked.
The students below the stage looked at each other, their faces filled with utter bewilderment.
Have you heard?
"No, is he sick?"
"This is unbelievable! When I saw him after school on Friday, he was perfectly fine, full of life!"
Hearing the murmurs below, the homeroom teacher's brows immediately furrowed into a deep frown.
He received only a brief and puzzling text message late last night.
—Teacher, I'm not feeling well, so I'll probably have to take Monday off.
—Where does it hurt? Have you been to the hospital? Is it serious?
If the sender hadn't been Su Hao, the school's prized student, he would have already lost his temper.
Is sick leave something that can be approved with just a text message?!
According to regulations, teachers must personally confirm the student's condition, or at least have a proper hospital medical record.
What frustrated him even more was that after sending the inquiry text message, it seemed to disappear into thin air, and he never received a reply.
This morning I made several phone calls, but all I heard was a cold "no one answered" message.
The homeroom teacher's right eyelid began to twitch uncontrollably, and she had a vague, ominous premonition that something terrible was about to happen.
"Gu Chengyu, Wang Di, you two stop sitting there and go to Su Hao's dormitory right now."
If you find him collapsed in the dorm or anything like that, don't do anything else, call me immediately!
"Okay, teacher!"
The two, who usually had a good relationship with Su Hao, realized something was wrong, readily agreed, and ran out of the classroom in a flash.
The boys' dormitory building was deserted during class time.
The sound of their hurried footsteps echoed in the corridor, which was eerily quiet.
Boom!
"Su Hao! Open the door! Are you in there?"
After knocking for a while without any response, Wang Di turned his head and glanced at Gu Chengyu with some unease.
Gu Chengyu swallowed hard and nodded solemnly.
"Su Hao? We can just open the door and go in, can we? Don't blame us if you're not dressed!"
Click—
I took the spare key that I had urgently obtained from the dormitory manager, and the door opened with a click.
"what?"
"Is he/she not here?"
Gu Chengyu suddenly pushed open the door, looked around, and froze on the spot.
The room was so clean and tidy it was outrageous, just like Su Hao's usual personality.
Everything was arranged meticulously, as if it had been measured with a ruler.
Textbooks and various reference materials were all neatly stacked on the table, without a single crease.
Even the pens in the pen holder were arranged by length; this whole thing could easily be used as a showroom.
This doesn't look like a scene of someone being sick and bedridden at all!
A moment later, the two ran back to the teachers' office, panting, and reported the situation.
"What did you say? He's not in the dorm?! Are you kidding me?!"
The homeroom teacher suddenly stood up, his voice instantly rising eight octaves, startling the female teacher next to him who was drinking tea so much that she almost threw her cup away.
"Quick! Have the security guard check this kid's access control and entry/exit records!"
The head of the teaching department, who was sitting at the desk next to him, realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately grabbed the landline and dialed the security department's internal line.
"Hello, this is me. Please check the student access control system records immediately."
Su Hao, Class 1, Preparatory Year 1. "The sooner the better!"
The sound of rapid keyboard typing came from the other end of the receiver.
Then came a brief, extremely eerie silence, followed by a stammering reply from the security personnel.
"What did you say? The prerequisite course research department?!"
The dean of students' hand holding the microphone trembled violently, and his eyes widened suddenly.
A gifted student, spending a wonderful, unsupervised weekend...
Instead of going to internet cafes, sleeping, or dating, he locked himself in that classroom that even top professors usually find oppressive?
What's the essential difference between this and Sun Wukong freezing all the fairies in Heaven, yet happily running off to eat peaches?
"No, I'll go check on him myself. What if something happened to that kid?"
The homeroom teacher suddenly stood up, his forehead already covered in a layer of cold sweat.
"I'll go with you."
The head of student affairs slammed down the phone, and without even putting on his coat, followed after him with a serious expression.
The two of them looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Are you kidding me!
Su Hao is no ordinary student!
He is a top talent that the entire school administration treasures and focuses on, preparing him to win awards in various competitions!
If this little devil gets into any trouble at school, the principal will skin them alive!
......
"Ouch, my cervical spine is really..."
While chaos reigned on campus, on the city's overpasses...
Professor Liu Zhiyun, a top domestic mathematics expert and a strong candidate for the Fields Medal, was painfully rubbing her stiff and sore neck with the hand that wasn't holding the steering wheel.
She had heard that Su Hao was doing some kind of mysterious research lately, and out of admiration for this rare genius, she had originally planned to take some time over the weekend to visit him at school.
As a result, I was suddenly tripped up by several incredibly stupid academic conferences and urgent schedules.
It took a lot of effort to finally finish everything.
She forced herself to stay awake and planned to rush to the school before the afternoon lecture to see if this promising student was being held back by some problem.
I can offer some pointers myself.
Just then, the car phone rang abruptly.
Ring ring—
The shrill sound of the bell echoed through the cramped carriage.
Liu Zhiyun frowned and pressed the answer button on the steering wheel.
"I am Liu Zhiyun, please speak."
—Professor Liu! Thank goodness you answered the phone! I'm so sorry to bother you at this time, but could you please come to the school right now?! It's extremely urgent!
What came through the receiver was the principal's anxious, even trembling, voice.
The academic bureaucrat who was usually unfazed even when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him was now completely devoid of composure.
In an instant, guided by the intuition of a top scholar, an extremely strong current surged through Liu Zhiyun's spine, and Su Hao's name flashed through her mind!
"What happened? Please briefly explain the situation."
Liu Zhiyun's voice instantly turned cold, and her grip on the steering wheel tightened sharply.
—It's Su Hao, he...
"Su Hao? What happened to Su Hao?!" Liu Zhiyun's voice involuntarily rose eight octaves.
—This matter…this matter really can’t be explained in just a few words over the phone!
This is absolutely unbelievable! We were all completely stunned!
The teachers all agreed that it would be best, absolutely best, for you to come in person...
It's in the same research room where you usually hold classes! Please hurry!
"I'm on my way, I'll be there in ten minutes! No one is to make a move until I arrive!"
Click!
Liu Zhiyun hung up the phone immediately, her eyes sharpened, and she slammed her right foot down on the gas pedal!
Om-!
The engine roared wildly, and the sedan, like a cheetah in a frenzy, weaved through traffic!