Chapter 21: Betrayal / 6 Million Points

Listening to Ying Ye Zhenshi telling him such information—

*Snort*

Ryuuen Kakeru snorted disdainfully.

"So you're here to cooperate, huh? Do you represent the interests of Class D?"

"I am not a representative of Class D."

Ying Ye Zhenshi responded frankly.

This made Ryuuen a little angry, as he felt Ying Ye Zhenshi didn't represent anyone's interests.

"I'm not here to start some sort of cooperation between the two classes, since there is no need for that. As I said, I'm here to make a deal with you."

Ying Ye Zhenshi explained.

Even if they combined the two problem cases of C and D together, did he think that the two garbage dumps could band together to deal with those in class A?

Ying Ye Zhenshi realised Ryuuen had such an idea because his brain must have been full of shit.

To begin with, the students in Class D were troublesome enough, but with the problem children in Class C added into the fray, with there being more idiots, the worse the classes would do.

"The information you have given is not worth any points, so do you think you are still qualified to be asking to strike a deal now?"

Ryuuen asked insolently.

Since he already knew the information now, his thought was- 'Who cares about striking a deal?'

"Of course, I know a lot more than that. That was just a taster so you know the value of what I bring to the table. And, on top of that, next month, I will make our class D last."

Ying Ye Zhenshi added.

"Based on what you said, your class is already destined to be at the bottom of the barrel."

Long Yuanxiang guessed.

"Since Class A is the best class, the school has already selected us for each class when we enrolled. I already know the situation of the students in Class C. And as for your Class D, heh..."

With a mocking sneer, Ryuuen Kakeru seemed to have understood everything.

"No, I meant to say, the kind of 'last place' which would be very difficult to make a comeback from, so that you wouldn't have to worry about us catching up to you. Let's just say, the next time our class points are revealed, I will directly cause it to fall to 0 points. At that time, my class will be a lot worse off than you guys. Then, do you think they will have the heart to catch up? It directly gets rid of a competitor for you."

Ying Ye Zhenshi didn't feel embarrassed at all to be betraying his own class.

In fact, as far as he could tell, even if he did nothing, the class was already spiralling towards 0 class points by the end of the month.

He had a clear picture of the situation of his classmates from observing them over the last few days.

"You… you are truly ruthless."

Hearing this, Long Yuanxiang regarded Ying Ye Zhenshi in a new light.

It was really evil of him to sell his own class out.

"And, you have to know, amongst the problem children in my class, them being 'defective' does not mean that there are no capable students. So, how about it? We can sign a contract with your class teacher as the witness and reach an agreement. In the next month, Class D will definitely be at the bottom or even have 0 points. The condition is that I want your class to give me 6 million points, and I can accept it in instalments."

Ying Ye Zhenshi proposed straightforwardly.

"You're crazy! Six million??"

Ryuuen Kakeru was surprised at the exorbitant figure.

6 million… Enrolling in the school had only rewarded each class with 4 million points in total.

"Six million is not much at all. It has only been a few days since we entered school, and with the money the school has given us on day 1, you probably have about three million left in your class now. Even if your class points drop later, you will earn at least tens of thousands a month. As long as you can improve the evaluation of the class, this sum is not too much of an ask. Especially if you know the information on the school's exam in advance, would you still continue to let your class points keep dropping? I am betraying my whole class. Moreover, there may still be a chance for cooperation in the future. I am even throwing in my student ID into the transaction, so it can be used as a threat in the future. Such a price of six million points, is that actually all that much?"

Ying Ye Zhenshi looked at Ryuuen with a level gaze.

"I won't entertain someone crazy like you. Do you think I'll let my whole class become factory workers for you?"

Ryuuen pretended to be disdainful of the sum.

"And with you collecting so many points, there must be something up with that."

"Of course, accumulating points is a good thing. If the contract is drawn, I will also tell you some information about the points system, which will definitely be worthwhile."

Ying Ye Zhenshi continued.

"Six million is impossible. At most, I am willing to pay two million, and that will be in instalments."

Ryuuen bluntly refused.

The proposed sum was cut by 67% directly.

"Two million is too little."

Ying Ye Zhenshi replied.

"You can still go to other classes and make points there. You have plans to do that, no?"

Ryuuen saw through his plans to visit the other two classes and to sell the same information to them too.

"Sheesh, combining the three classes to get a price for the information I am selling, it's only six million for each class. I have already let you know that you will have one less opponent in the future, and how the school's first exam is run, which is already very profitable for you. If I don't come to a deal with you and go back to Class D to announce the information, what do you think will happen? Will Class D continue to mess around? Even if some people choose to act out, I will have a way to make them well-behaved. At that time, at the very least, the competition between our two C and D classes would be tight. In fact, I can directly drag you into the muddy waters, so that you will never catch up to Class A and B. As long as I can reach an agreement between Class A and B and me, and your Class C is the only one to refuse, I will set them on you and your Class C without hesitation. Roll up." [T/N: To sneak up to (someone or something) with the intention of causing harm.]

Ying Ye Zhenshi spoke frankly.

"Ryuuen Kakeru, I hope you make a good decision. You are the first person I came to find. If you refuse my goodwill, the people under you will be in trouble."

In the face of Ying Ye Zhenshi's soft and hard persuasion tactics, Ryuuen Kakeru indeed became a little hesitant.

"You think I'm afraid? If you really want to, then come at us. Even if you want to take advantage of everyone, do you think I can't cooperate with the remaining Class D students?"

However, Ryuuen was still unwilling to give away six million in such a deal.

"That would require them to put away their inhibitions and to trust you. Besides, you are the first person I contacted, so do you think this piece of information will not be leaked to other people? It will only make the students of Class D hate Class C even more. And if this information is exposed, my classmates will hate me too. Isn't being a scapegoat like this worth the figure of six million?"

Ying Ye Zhenshi didn't care to elaborate any further.

It really wasn't an easy feat to cheat the people in the same year as him so openly and straightforwardly.

If there had been such a person in his own class, it would not necessarily be a bad thing.

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