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Chapter 349 Feint to the East, Deception to the West
Late at night, in dormitory 404.
The cicadas' chirping outside the window had long since disappeared in the cool autumn breeze, and the lights in the dormitory room were somewhat dim.
Jiang Bai lay on the top bunk, holding his phone, which displayed the schedule for tomorrow's school sports meet.
He listened to the commotion below with a blank expression, but his mind was preoccupied with something else.
"Master, look at tomorrow's schedule. It's like they're trying to make me ascend to immortality on the spot."
Jiang Bai stared at the line of large black characters:
October 14th (the second day of the school sports meet)
11:00 AM: Men's shot put.
3:00 PM: Men's 1000-meter race.
In Jiang Bai's eyes, these two lines of text were nothing short of death warrants.
"Today is the first day. I don't have any projects on my main account. I'm just barely managing to get by by using my alt account to 'make every word count'."
"But tomorrow, I, the 'brother-in-law,' will have to really go up there and put in the real work."
Jiang Bai rubbed his aching temples, his mind racing with calculations.
"The shot put is in the sandpit not far from the charity sale booth, and the 1,000-meter race requires circling the track two and a half times in front of the entire school."
"This means that Jiang Baizhi must 'legally disappear' twice in full view of everyone."
"And the most outrageous thing is that, as the 'number one family member,' if Bai Zhi doesn't show up to cheer for her brother, Su Ze and his bastards will definitely think that the Jiang siblings' relationship has broken down."
"I absolutely have to drag Bai Zhi along for some psychological counseling when the time comes..."
[Ding! Host, please calm down. As a future triple-threat film queen, this level of scheduling conflict is just basic skill. We suggest you activate 'Quantum Superposition' mode, or try performing an 'aerial costume change' on the shot put.]
"Change your head, my foot!"
Jiang Bai roared inwardly.
"I went there to compete, not to perform a striptease!"
"If all the boys in the school saw Jiang Baizhi transform into her brother-in-law the moment the shot put hit the ground, tomorrow's headline in Shanghai would be 'An Otherworldly Creature Appears on the Shanghai Theatre Academy's Playground!'"
Jiang Bai stared intently at the form, his brain cells burning at full power.
He had anticipated this day when the system issued the task.
Therefore, he had made some preparations in advance!
Now, it's just that one project has become two, but it's become much more complicated.
Jiang Bai rapidly constructed a strategic blueprint in his mind called "Feint to the East, Attack in the West, Deceive the Heavens and Cross the Sea":
Here's the idea.
Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, before the shot put competition, I will appear at the booth as "Jiang Baizhi".
I must have looked a little tired after a morning of "holy service".
At that time, around 10 o'clock, I made an excuse that I wanted to go to the broadcasting room to see my brother.
That position is high up, offers a good view, and allows you to hear your brother's voice up close—those people would definitely agree with that reason.
"Once we get into the broadcasting room, that's my forbidden zone."
"And incidentally, they can even stage a scene of brother and sister together!"
"As for how to appear in the same frame, well, it's all about the skill of 'androgynous'!"
This was one of the solutions Jiang Bai had come up with during a previous meeting of the arts and culture department.
Jiang Bai had even thought of his lines!
(In the broadcasting room)
Jiang Bai (male voice): Bai Zhi, what brings you here?
Jiang Baizhi (in a weak, false voice): Brother, you've worked hard. I've come to bring you some water.
"At that time, I will pretend that I haven't turned off the microphone and start recording, and then I will exclaim out loud."
"Hehe, this way, this 'siblings sharing a room' audio can be broadcast all over the playground through those loudspeakers, and my 'identity segregation' will be firmly established!"
"Then, when it was time for the competition, I quickly changed my clothes."
"In my name as the head of the broadcasting team, I can call on other people from the arts and culture department to replace me, and then I can head straight to the shot put."
"After I finish throwing that 18-meter shot put, I'll head back to the usual spot as fast as I can, change back into women's clothes, and return to the charity sale stall."
"If they ask me later, I'll just say, 'I saw my brother throw the ball just now. I could see it clearly from the window. My brother is awesome!'"
"After this combo, who the hell would doubt that I'm just bragging?!"
[Ding! Host, when it comes to 'being your own fan leader,' you are truly the first person in history to do so.]
[But what about the 1000-meter run in the afternoon? Spending three or four minutes dawdling on the track for that 1000-meter run is too convincing an excuse from the broadcasting studio to be used twice.]
Jiang Bai sneered.
"In the afternoon... that's 'counselor privilege' time."
Jiang Bai stroked his chin:
"Old Zhang is now my 'accomplice'. To prevent his rebellious son Zhang Cheng from falling into ruin, he's probably more afraid of me being exposed than I am."
"At that time, I just need to give Lao Zhang a look and let him take me away from the stall under the pretext that 'school leaders want to talk to Bai Zhi.'"
"Old Zhang took Bai Zhi away, and Jiang Bai appeared at the starting line."
"After I finish running, Lao Zhang will be responsible for 'sending' me back."
"The disappearance of this official endorsement is a perfect way to circumvent all surveillance!"
After figuring out a solution.
Jiang Bai sat cross-legged on the upper bunk, his mind like a high-speed computer, repeatedly planning how to "teleport" between the broadcasting room, the playground, and the charity sale stalls the next day.
"These scene transitions are not difficult."
"The difficult part is that I absolutely cannot make a mistake in the lines for the scene tomorrow where I'm 'talking to myself' in the broadcasting room."
"Otherwise, when it's Jiang Baizhi's turn to speak, it will be terrible if she uses my real voice."
"This is pure suicide, not self-defense!"
Just as Jiang Bai was reviewing and filling in the gaps in tomorrow's "big show," Su Ze's quiet voice came from the lower bunk:
"Third brother... what were you chuckling about up there for?"
"Your voice sounds eerie. Are you sleepwalking?"
Jiang Bai's breath hitched, he coughed lightly, and replied in a muffled voice:
"I'm thinking about how to smash your head with a shot put tomorrow, so go to sleep!"
"Hey! This brother-in-law has a really fiery temper."
Su Ze shrank his neck and muttered something under his breath while looking at the thing in his hand.
"Bai Zhi, look at that! Your brother is too fierce."
"From now on, my suave yet gentle style is more suitable for taking care of you..."
What the hell?
Jiang Bai sensed something was wrong, looked under the bed, and was immediately dumbfounded.
Su Ze, Gu Dapeng, and Lin Le were sitting neatly at the table on the lower bunk.
Each person held a sacred and inviolable relic in their hands, grinning foolishly.
This is... a purple cloth bag, a blind box?
"Why are you all holding this thing so late at night instead of sleeping?"
Jiang Bai asked in confusion.
If these three weren't still breathing, he would have thought they had turned into zombies!