Rebirth: My college entrance exam score was stolen? I turned the tables and made a billion.

"Bang!"

The thick kraft paper bag slammed onto the solid wood podium with a dull thud.

The previously noisy classroom fell silent the moment that sound rang out, not even a cough could be heard.

Dozens of heads shot up in unison, and the entire class held their breath.

For a high school student in a small county in 1992, that thin piece of paper in the file folder was a verdict that determined his fate for life.

If you pass the exam, you'll have a government job, a true success story; if you fail, you'll go home to farm or work in a factory tightening screws.

The homeroom teacher, Ms. Zhang, stood behind the podium, holding a series of report cards in her hands.

Her eyelids drooped slightly, her gaze sweeping from the front row to the back, her face tense.

Everyone in the class held their breath, except for Chen Defu.

He swaggered over and leaned against the podium.

"Teacher Zhang, everyone is suffering here in this sweltering heat, let's stop dawdling."

Chen Defu grinned, revealing two rows of teeth, and tapped the podium.

"Or, could you give me my report card first, and preferably just read out my score? Let everyone share in the joy, and give our class a good start!"

Upon hearing this, the faces of several top students turned green.

A good start?

What kind of person are they normally? Why are they pretending to be some big shot here today!

When Teacher Zhang heard this, he paused for a moment while holding the report card.

She looked up at Chen Defu.

That expression was as strange as it could be.

When the report card arrived in her hands, she naturally looked through each and every one of them.

Is this kid going to be the first to read?

"Chen Defu, go back to your seat."

Teacher Zhang put on a stern face and spoke in a cold, hard tone.

"School rules state that results must be posted in order of student ID number. Don't block other students from view!"

"Oh dear, Teacher Zhang, are you reluctant to unleash your ultimate move?"

"Okay, okay, follow the student ID number."

Seeing this, Chen Defu could only wave his hand helplessly.

Teacher Zhang ignored him and picked up the top grade sheet.

"Number one, Wang Lei, total score 485."

Wang Lei is a normally honest and unassuming student.

Upon hearing the score, he froze in his seat, then his eyes reddened.

This score is far below the undergraduate admission line; at best, it's only enough for a vocational college.

Teacher Zhang sighed:

"Wang Lei, don't be discouraged. Some vocational colleges also guarantee job placement."

"Number two, Li Juan, total score 512."

"Good, undergraduate degree is no problem."

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl with braids in the front row suddenly stood up, her face flushed with excitement.

Teacher Zhang continued reading the names.

Some were happy while others were sad. Those who got high scores were so excited they were trembling, while those who failed the exam collapsed in their chairs, feeling like the sky had fallen.

Every time someone read a word, Chen Defu would chime in with a few words.

"420? Dude, with a score like that, you might as well just buy a block of tofu and smash your head against it!"

"Oh my, our class's academic representative, 530 points? You think you can go to university in Beijing with that? Dream on!"

"You bunch of people, you pretend to be so hardworking all the time, but when it really matters, you all fail miserably!"

He got more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice grew louder and louder.

The students below were furious, but they couldn't figure out what was wrong with this kid today, so no one dared to directly curse back.

The few henchmen who followed Chen Defu in the back row were very supportive, cheering and whistling loudly.

Amidst this tense atmosphere, the roster was finally halfway through.

"Number 25, Chen Defu."

When Teacher Zhang read out the name, her tone was completely flat, and she handed over a report card directly.

"Finally, it's my turn!"

Chen Defu suddenly jumped up from his chair.

He deliberately slicked back his hair, which was styled with mousse, and straightened his shirt collar, striking a pose befitting a successful person accepting an award on stage.

"Brothers, watch closely! I'll show you what it means to be a hidden master!"

Chen Defu extended two fingers, deftly pinched the grade sheet, and pulled it up to his face.

The students in the front row all craned their necks, and even the poor students in the back row stood on tiptoe.

Everyone wanted to see what made this guy so arrogant today.

Politics: 60.

Chinese: 72.

Mathematics: 45.

English: 35.

......

Total score: 312.

Upon seeing this information, Chen Defu's arrogant smile froze instantly.

Then, he subconsciously brought the note close to his eyes, almost touching the tip of his nose.

"Three...three hundred..."

He let out a muffled, broken sound.

"this......"

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

My own father clearly...

What the hell is this 312 points?!

And so, Chen Defu held the note in both hands, staring intently at the glaring "312," unable to utter a single word.

His ghostly appearance left the students below completely bewildered.

The fat guy sitting in the first row had been bullied by Chen Defu quite often, and he had just been mocked by him again, so he was holding back his anger.

Seeing Chen Defu's stunned expression, the fat man mustered his courage and stood up from his seat.

Then, he forced his way to Chen Defu's side and glanced at the note.

I only glanced at it.

The fat man's mouth was wide enough to fit a duck egg.

"Holy crap! 312 points!!!"

That shout was like a thunderclap dropped on a calm lake.

The entire classroom was silent for a full two seconds.

Then, with a "boom," the whole class erupted in chaos.

At first, a few boys couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

Then, the laughter spread rapidly like a contagious disease, eventually turning into a deafening roar that could lift the roof off.

"Hahaha! 312 points! That's hilarious!"

"Ouch, I can't take it anymore, my stomach hurts! Is this what you call a complete transformation? Is this your 'final burst of hard work'?!"

"Go to the provincial capital to become a cadre?"

"Young Master Chen, with scores like that, even if you went to the provincial capital to shovel latrines, they'd think you were uneducated!"

"You dare to laugh at others with this? Your score, even if you added up to the size of two shoes, wouldn't be as high as the class monitor's score!"

The sounds of slamming tables, stomping feet, and mocking laughter and curses rained down on the podium.

The few underlings who were just standing in the back row chiming in were now turning a deep shade of liver, wishing they could disappear into the ground. They quickly lowered their heads and pretended not to know him.

Chen Defu's mind was buzzing at that moment.

Those laughs and taunts were like knives, scraping away at his skin.

"Shut up! All of you, shut up!"

He suddenly raised his head, his once oily face now deathly pale, and his eyes bloodshot.

He slammed the report card onto the podium, pointed at the homeroom teacher, Ms. Zhang, and spat as he spoke:

"There's been a mistake! This is absolutely a mistake! This isn't my score at all! I couldn't have gotten such a low score!"

Teacher Zhang took a step back and frowned:

"Chen Defu, this is a report card issued by the province. It has an official stamp, and everything is clearly written in black and white. How could it be wrong?"

"Your usual diagnostic test scores are around 300, so this score is very much in line with your actual level."

After Teacher Zhang finished speaking, the laughter from below grew even louder.

"Haha, you got a low score and you're blaming the province for making a mistake?"

"Yeah, going to college? With that level of intelligence, he's basically said goodbye to riding a bicycle."

Hearing his classmates' laughter, Chen Defu's chest heaved violently.

He wanted to yell back, but after opening his mouth for a long time, he could only make a series of strange "uh uh" sounds.

Immediately afterwards, he felt a blackout before his eyes, the world spinning, and all sounds vanishing in an instant.

"thump!"

And just like that, to the astonishment of the whole class, the young master Chen, who had been baring his teeth and brandishing his claws just a second ago, rolled his eyes, his legs went weak, and he fell straight backward.

"Oh dear! What's going on!"

"Quick, quick! Get him to the infirmary!"

"The infirmary is useless! Pinch his philtrum! Send him to the county hospital!"