Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 285: Deceiving a Ghost?

"What’s going on here, what are you all doing here?" The situation was too strange, and Xiao Wang from the Housing Management Department asked with a gossiping tone.

"Oh, nothing much, Teacher Lin just saved our Xiao Li, so we helped Teacher Lin clean up Labor Lake. His department head is such an asshole, expecting one person to clean such a huge place in one day. It took over an hour for more than a hundred of us to finish. We came over because we were afraid he wouldn’t acknowledge it." The student department just said whatever came to mind.

Hearing what the student said, everyone around had their eyes wide open with shock.

Everyone was surprised; since when were students so nice to help others clean? It would already be good if they cleaned up after themselves! But now, looking outside, there was a huge group of students, and this wasn’t just one or two students. They’d never heard of any individual in the office building being so adored by students before. Who exactly was this Teacher Lin they were talking about, and what did he do to earn such kindness from these students that they would help him voluntarily? This kind of thing had never happened before!

"Which Teacher Lin are you talking about?" Xiao Wang couldn’t help but ask another question, being extremely curious about who this Teacher Lin really was!

"It’s the one at the very front, you should have all seen him! What, you don’t recognize him?" The student was now the one who was perplexed; weren’t all these people from inside the office building? How could they ask such a question? Could it be that they didn’t know who Teacher Lin was, or were there many Teacher Lins in the office building?

"What, are you saying it’s him?" Upon hearing the student’s words, not only Xiao Wang, but everyone present from the other departments was dumbstruck. The person at the front was Teacher Lin? He looked too young; they had seen him a few times and had mistaken him for a student. And now to hear this student also say that he could save someone? That seemed too exaggerated; they had no idea when the office building gained such a skilled person...

Because Lin Feng showed up so infrequently, there were very few people who had really seen him and were aware of his situation.

Seeing that these people had no more questions, the student quickly caught up with the others and reached the door of the Comprehensive Department.

"Manager, the work at Labor Lake is done." Led by Lin Feng, a few students walked into the department. The office was only so big, and with too many people, not everyone could enter. Upon entering, they saw Zhao Jian sitting alone, looking dumbfounded,

"What... What? It’s only been a little over an hour!" Zhao Jian was sitting in the office, thinking about how to deal with Lin Feng, the insubordinate subordinate who talked back to the leadership. When suddenly he saw Lin Feng returning, it puzzled him; wasn’t he supposed to be treating the seriously injured person? What was he doing back already? He was about to scold Lin Feng for not having cleaned up the area around Labor Lake when Lin Feng said the work was done. His eyes glared at Lin Feng, finding it impossible to believe that it was true.

Even though the students had helped, no matter how one looked at it, those ten or so students couldn’t possibly have finished so quickly. It had to be a joke. It would have been an overachievement if they could finish that task in one day around Labor Lake, but to claim the work was done in just an hour was absolutely impossible. Lin Feng had to be bluffing, it was certainly the case!

"We’ve already helped Teacher Lin clean the entire Labor Lake. If you don’t believe it, you can go and see for yourself!" A tall and sturdy student immediately became indignant upon hearing Zhao Jian speak like that. Did his words imply disbelief in the work completed by everyone? Wasn’t that a denial of everyone’s efforts?

"How is that possible, it’s only been a little over an hour, I don’t even have to go see to know that it can’t be done, and you’re all here wasting time talking. You were just a dozen or so people earlier, it’s impossible no matter how fast you are! Go back to whatever you should be doing!" Hearing the student speak to him in this manner, Zhao Jian became even more infuriated. Just a dozen people claiming they finished such a massive job in an hour and even trying to argue with him as if it were true. He couldn’t fathom what they were thinking, who could believe such nonsense—go cool off somewhere else!

"Hey, Mr. Manager, how can you speak like that? How can you be so sure we didn’t finish the job, how do you know we were the only few people?" The student became furious upon hearing Zhao Jian’s words. Were there problems in the administrator’s thinking, making such statements as if these students came to help Teacher Lin cheat people? Moreover, who said it was just a few people working? The office was too small to fit over a hundred people, wasn’t it?

"So where are your people then? There were only a few of you working; you still want to claim you finished the job? I know you want to help Teacher Lin, but at least say something believable!" Zhao Jian retorted, becoming increasingly angry with the student’s backtalk. With just those few people, they insisted they had finished the work, it was like talking to ghosts, still arguing with him!

"We have over a hundred people here; how many can your room accommodate? Go and see for yourself; we still have over a hundred students in the hallway outside. I have no idea how you manage as a leader with such standards, you might as well roll out of Yingbo University sooner rather than later!" The student was now burning with rage, almost ready to physically confront the obnoxious manager.

After all, their generation has always been coddled and pampered at home, and as long as they don’t cause trouble, they’re usually fine. But when they encounter issues, they have an even shorter fuse.

In front of Lin Feng, they behaved themselves because they knew how formidable he was and regarded him as an idol, like a celebrity.

"Look, then look, over a hundred people in the hallway is a lie!" Zhao Jian, after finishing the student’s words, walked outside to see for himself. Over a hundred people outside, how could that be possible?

If they really were in the hallway, how could there not be a sound? Scamming, let’s see how they pull that off—I’m about to expose them so they can’t deceive themselves anymore. Let’s see what they’ll say then!

Hmph, this could all be Lin Feng’s doing—even if he didn’t do it, he can’t be completely uninvolved.

Lin Feng watched Zhao Jian chat with the students, staying silent all the while, observing Zhao Jian as though he was putting on an act.

"Let’s see what you have to say now! This..." Zhao Jian was just about to say there were no people in the hallway, but the moment he opened the door, he saw the corridor packed with students, and all his following words were choked back...

Zhao Jian was truly stunned. He hadn’t anticipated so many students helping Lin Feng with the work. Considering the size of Labor Lake, if Lin Feng worked alone, even with high efficiency, it would take at least a week to finish. But unexpectedly, over a hundred students were helping him, and in just over an hour, all the work was done. Is my plan to sort out Lin Feng going to fall apart just like that?

But now, there was no way to assign new tasks either, as Wang Xiaomao and Sun Lei had already taken on the remaining assignments. Plus, there was no other job difficult enough to stump Lin Feng or to drag out time. Even if there were, it wouldn’t be a problem with over a hundred students outside.

Yet, after today’s fiasco, Zhao Jian felt like he had lost face even more. No, I must find a way to deal with Lin Feng. I can’t swallow this indignity!

With that in mind, Zhao Jian’s brain went into overdrive, pondering how to trouble Lin Feng so he could lash out. But no matter how hard he thought, he couldn’t come up with anything, growing more anxious by the second...

"The work is done; there’s nothing left for me to do. I’m leaving," Lin Feng said to a dumbfounded Zhao Jian, not bothering with him any longer, and swiftly left the general affairs office.

Hearing Lin Feng’s words, Zhao Jian was so furious he nearly fainted. What did he mean by the work being done and nothing left to do? How did he know there wasn’t anything left for him to arrange? Just like that, Lin Feng walked away, taking him for what? I’m his section chief, his leader. Who does he think he is to talk to me like that? It’s infuriating, truly infuriating!

But just as Zhao Jian was about to explode, he realized Lin Feng had already left the office swiftly. With so many students outside, he couldn’t lose his temper in public either. Fine! Lin Feng, you escaped today! If I can’t deal with you today, there’ll come a day when I’ll make you realize Zhao Jian isn’t someone you can mess with casually!

The more he thought, the angrier he got, until he couldn’t take it anymore. In a fit of rage, he slammed the door and sat back down in his chair, huffing and puffing. It felt like there was a fire burning inside him. Since Lin Feng had entered the office that morning, he had been infuriated to death. It was the first day of school, and he just couldn’t accept being humiliated. He had finally assigned the work at Labor Lake to Lin Feng, hoping for a chance to explode if Lin Feng couldn’t complete it. But who could have imagined that a group of students would come in and finish the task for Lin Feng, even making him tell Zhao Jian to shut up!

Having a subordinate like Lin Feng was truly bad luck—no respect for his superior, and in front of so many people, he managed to embarrass him completely. Why did he have to deal with such a senseless and troublesome subordinate? Why should I be the one bullied by Lin Feng? The more Zhao Jian thought about it, the angrier he got until he couldn’t hold back anymore and grabbed a cup from his desk and hurled it at the office door!

With a "crash," the glass on the office door shattered, scattering fragments all over the floor.

Lin Feng, just you wait. If I don’t sort you out, then I’m not Zhao Jian!

Zhao Jian fiercely swore to himself. If he didn’t get back at Lin Feng, he felt he would be driven mad by him eventually. Rather than waiting to be infuriated to death, he would be better off taking action early, getting rid of him and ensuring he couldn’t annoy him anymore at Yingbo University!

Lin Feng led the students out of the office building and then told them they could all disperse before turning and leaving.

Seeing that Teacher Lin really had nothing else for them, the students discussed it among themselves and all headed back to the Taekwondo Association, eager to see how Xiao Li was doing. Although they trusted Teacher Lin’s words that everything was fine, they unanimously felt it was better to see for themselves, especially since Xiao Li had just recovered from a serious injury, and they were somewhat in disbelief.

But when these students returned to the Taekwondo Association’s space, they found that the president and others had not taken care of Xiao Li. Instead, Xiao Li had been left alone while pairs of students practiced various moves, leaving the group confused. What was going on? Why was Xiao Li left by himself when he had just been seriously injured and unconscious? How could they just leave him alone and go off to practice?

Without hesitation and seeing Xiao Li sitting there with his eyes open, everyone crowded around him. They had believed Teacher Lin when he said Xiao Li was alright, but they were astonished to see how well he looked now. If one wasn’t paying close attention, it would be impossible to tell he was injured.