Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 126 Dean Xiao's Request for Help
At Ding Yumian's home, Huang Xingli looked at Ding Yumian with suspicion, and finally couldn't help but said:

"Yumian, why are you grinning like an idiot today? Did you encounter something happy?"

"Ah? Smirk? Really?"

Ding Yumian raised her head, hurriedly covered her blushing cheeks with the book in her arms, and spoke as if nothing had happened.

Huang Xingli glanced at her best friend who was obviously abnormal, and suddenly sat up from the sofa, crossed her right leg over her left leg, and said majestically:

“If you confess, you will be treated with leniency, if you resist, you will be treated with severity.”

"Tell the truth now. What happened during those two months when you and your junior returned to your hometown?"

"Absolutely nothing happened." Ding Yumian raised his hand and swore.

Huang Xingli became even more excited now.

"Look, look, look, you still say nothing happened?"

Huang Xingli curled her lips, looking confident that the world was in her hands.

"Yu Mian, you would never do something like swearing, which is a joke to others. What happened in the past two months that made you so lively?"

"Forehead……"

Ding Yumian looked embarrassed.
"Can I not say this?"

"Tsk~ If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me."

Huang Xingli was not someone who did not know her limits. If Ding Yumian was unwilling to explain something, she would naturally leave her enough privacy.

However, Huang Xingli had already linked Ding Yumian's change to Li Yu.

Coincidentally, on Li Yu's side, Li Ming also looked thoughtfully at Li Yu, who almost jumped up while walking.

"Brother Yu, what good thing did you encounter when you went back this time?"

"Good thing?"

Li Yu turned around and nodded.
"Of course there are good things, but they can't be said."

This answer directly blocked Liming's way of asking further questions and suppressed his curiosity in his heart.

But Li Yu's good mood did not last long.

……

Dean Xiao's office.

"What? Mo Fan is missing?"

Li Yu said in disbelief,

"Shouldn't that guy be going to the exchange meeting at the Imperial Capital Academy? How could something go wrong at the Imperial Capital Academy?"

Dean Xiao just shook his head with a complicated expression.

"He had an accident during the outdoor training arranged by the Imperial Capital Academy. Because it involves some secrets, a gag order has been issued. But you seem to have a good relationship with Mo Fan, and you were his high school classmate, so I think it's necessary for you to know about this matter."

"Hmm?" Li Yu noticed something was wrong.
"This kind of thing is kept secret. Apart from the parties involved, no one else should know about it, right? Even if someone is notified, it should be Mo Fan's family members instead of me, a classmate."

Li Yu's question made Dean Xiao silent for a moment, and then he smiled helplessly:
“You’re really quick-witted. Indeed, the reason I want to tell you about Mo Fan is mainly because of another reason, which is about your friend.”

"Friend? Mo Fan?"

"No." Dean Xiao rejected:
"Is it the researcher friend you once mentioned? I heard you say he was a student of Professor Mu Qiushan?" Shi Liang?

Li Yu was shocked. How was Mo Fan's affairs related to Shi Liang?

But still nodded,

"Yes, he is indeed Professor Mu Qiushan's student."

Dean Xiao's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Then can you ask your friend if he knows what Professor Mu Qiushan is researching?"

"Ah? That should be possible."

Li Yu said uncertainly:
"But I need to remind Dean Xiao that my friend has been away from Huaguo National University for nearly five years. You can forget about getting first-hand research materials."

Unexpectedly, after saying this, Li Yu found that Dean Xiao was looking at him with a strange look, and then he heard Dean Xiao say:

"Professor Mu Qiushan passed away two years ago. In the last two years of his life, he completely stopped his research and focused on collecting and organizing his academic achievements."

"what do you mean……"

Li Yu understood what Dean Xiao meant.
"It is possible that my friend also has the final research content of Professor Mu's academic career?"

Dean Xiao nodded.
"So I hope you can contact him. Don't worry, just confirm whether there is any solution, even if it is only part of it. Focus on asking if there is a solution to the side effects of Mu Qiushan's research results."

After hearing Dean Xiao's almost explicit answer, Li Yu roughly guessed that Mo Fan was most likely fooled by Professor Mu Qiushan's research results, and was deeply fooled. Even a strong man of Dean Xiao's level could not solve the mess he had created. He was forced to seek help from Shi Liang, a guy who had been away from the academy for many years.

"How about I contact you when I get back?" Li Yu asked tentatively.

"No problem, but please be quick."

"Ok."

Li Yu's actions were indeed not slow. After leaving Dean Xiao's office, Li Yu called Shi Liang on the way back. As soon as the call was connected, he heard an impatient and suppressed angry voice from the other end.
"Hurry up and say what you want to say. I don't have time to chat with you now."

Li Yu bared his teeth, and sensing Shi Liang's anger, he got straight to the point.
"I want to ask about your teacher's research."

"..."

Afterwards, there was a strange silence on the other end of the phone. Li Yu could imagine that Shi Liang was confused by his sudden question.

"Who asked you to ask? Is it someone from your academy, the military, or some other force?"

Shi Liang's tone was unusually solemn.

"It's Dean Xiao from our Pearl Academy. He asked me to ask Professor Mu Qiushan about the solution to the side effects of his research. I guess your teacher's research seems to have caused a big mess."

As soon as Li Yu finished speaking, he heard Shi Liang sneer disdainfully.
"Humph! A big mess? Didn't the big mess happen a long time ago? These guys still refuse to give up. Without the teacher here this time, the trouble they cause will only be bigger."

"Tell your dean to send me the photos and video footage of the people who were in trouble, as well as the duration of their transformations and various experimental data. I will see if they can still be saved."

Before Li Yu could even start to feel the headache of having to go to the dean's office again, Shi Liang's words chilled his heart.
"Of course, since your dean is looking for someone like me who has been away from the forefront of research for several years, I guess there is no hope for me."

Come on, brother! You're making me panic.

Li Yu really wanted to say that, but noticing Shi Liang's anger after hearing about the so-called research, he wisely chose to keep silent.

To Li Yu's surprise, when he asked for the video materials and various experimental data, Dean Xiao actually gave them to him! And he was actually able to give them to him!
Aren’t you really afraid of misjudging someone and exposing confidential data?
Li Yu walked out of the door tremblingly, but he didn't notice that Dean Xiao had been looking at his back meaningfully.

"Shi Liang, from Bocheng, is a genius who broke the record of Huaguo National University. Mu Qiushan, you have been stubborn all your life, old man. I hope your vision in choosing a successor is not as bad as your choice of research content."

(End of this chapter)