At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

She clearly cares a lot, and without some explanation, she might easily misunderstand.

So, Su Che moved his fingers and replied simply:

"No, generally speaking, the first rule of a band is that romantic relationships within the band are prohibited."

It won't work if it's a man or a woman, and it won't work if it's a man and a man or a woman and a woman.

So you don't need to worry about that; I'm a person of principle.

He paused, then continued to speculate: "I reckon that after I see my senior tonight, she'll bring up the matter of establishing team rules. Oh, and there's also the matter of deciding who will be the captain... that's quite important too."

"oh oh……!"

Lin Xiao pondered that she was definitely not destined to be the captain or anything like that.

The choice for team leader is either Yu tide, who is the initiator of the band, or the "soul" of the team, that is, the "most skilled person" or the "most contributing person".

What does that mean?

As the name suggests, the former refers to the top-level performers, while the latter refers to the hard-working team members who take on the tough and tiring tasks (such as those in charge of songwriting, composing, arranging, and mixing, rather than the laborers who carry out the heavy equipment).

Lin Xiao believes that Su Che also has a certain weight in becoming the team leader.

Without him, Senior Yu would break down. She wouldn't be able to play at all.

As for the other teammates, it's all just hearsay, and those who join later have no chance to reap the rewards.

"Then my vote might be very important! If I vote for you, will my senior kill me?"

She asked.

"You don't need to vote. I'm too lazy to be the captain anyway, just give it to her. Besides, after the PK tournament, I might quit with my team. After all, I didn't promise her I'd play forever."

Lin Xiao: "!!!"

She never expected that Su Che had a backup plan.

"You mean we're a gunslinger team, right? The kind where we finish the mission and then everyone goes home!"

"Pretty much. Whether you leave or not is up to you, but I'm definitely leaving. I'm only responsible for the people on my side."

"! You...you..."

Lin Xiao was about to ask, "Can I become one of your people too?"

After thinking about it, I felt it wasn't a good idea.

If my senior had planted a miniature listening device on me, it would be a disaster.

The senior student's fondness for voyeurism and eavesdropping had already been confirmed by the two of them.

"Hey, Su Che, tell me, who are the people on your side? I'm quite curious."

“Apart from you and senior, everyone else is mine,” Su Che said after thinking for a moment.

"??? Doesn't that mean that the second you left the team after the PK battle, all your teammates left with you? Doesn't that mean you unilaterally kicked me and my senior? This... is that right!?"

Lin Xiao reacted quickly. After all, she was the director of the secretariat, and her logic often had a reverse ability, allowing her to consider things that even Su Che himself hadn't thought of.

"Hiss. That's true..."

Su Che was in a daze, but he agreed with it.

An Qing will definitely come with me. Yuan Xiao probably can't do without me either. As for Gu Zhi... Gu Zhi hasn't said she wants to join yet. But even if she does, she probably won't be able to play if I leave. Hmm...

Therefore, what Lin Xiao said is true.

A scenario with a high probability of occurring.

"Then let's study it when the time comes. These things can't be rushed," Su Che said calmly.

There are too many things to consider. If I try to take care of everyone's feelings, I might get exhausted.

The relationship with the senior student is shrouded in a veil of "interests." It involves mutual exploitation and mutual demands, and in the end, we should be able to reach a point where neither of us owes the other anything. Ideally, we can extricate ourselves from the situation in time.

As for the innocent Xiaoxiao, she could only endure it.

"By the way, Lin Xiao, I don't actually know your exact skill level yet. Could you give me a brief description when you have time?"

Or you could send me a few performance videos; I'd like to listen and get to know my teammates a little better. That's not too much to ask, is it?

Su Che changed the subject, diverting her attention elsewhere.

Using serious matters to cover up minor issues is the first fundamental principle of the "Bad Water" method.

"Oh... a piece of work, that's fine, but I don't record videos much. I usually record audio in the drum room. Audio should be okay, right?"

"Okay, send it here."

“O of K”.

Xiaoxiao quickly shared the three audio clips to Fetion, adding:

"It was recorded on my phone, so there's almost no noise reduction. If you're not satisfied with the quality, I'll call it for you live next time so you can check it out up close, how about that?"

"That works, we can put it on the agenda depending on the situation."

Su Che agreed without even thinking.

Lin Xiao was delighted and sent a happy sparrow emoji.

-

……

The moment Su Che stepped off the subway, he opened Lin Xiao's drum performance.

Thump thump thump da clang clang clang!

Holy crap.

Invigorated,

I was jolted awake on the spot.

I couldn't help but exclaim, "A drum solo?!"

He narrowed his eyes.

The weariness vanished instantly.

The machine-gun-like double bass drumming, the poor-quality but highly articulate snare drumming, sextuplets, septuplets, octuplets, and even triplet sets of four-four-four sets of three-four—a split-brain performance.

Each beat has a clear force and distinct strength.

This level of skill greatly surprised Su Che:

"Xiaoxiao, are you such a strong player?"

"what?"

Lin Xiaotian said, "What do you mean by 'little sister'?! Just because I'm young doesn't mean you can look down on me! Besides, I was personally chosen by Senior Sister Yu, please!"

"……Too."

Su Che suddenly realized,

Those who are handpicked by Yu tide must be quite capable.

Otherwise, she wouldn't even bother to spy on him, and they would never have crossed paths in this lifetime.

"Your solo was pretty powerful, did you compose it yourself?"

He listened patiently to everything and then asked detailed questions.

"No, this is a new album by Yi Xiang, the former king of ACG drums. I just did a one-to-one cover, and it's still far inferior to her original work."

"...The Drum King?"

"Yes, that competition is very prestigious, and I've been following it closely. But unfortunately, my skill level is still lacking when it comes to creating original content. I'm more of a technical person."

"Understand."

Su Che could tell that Xiao Xiao was a prodigy with innate talent.

Putting everything else aside, simply replicating the drum solo that the drum king used to win the competition already demonstrates her exceptionally high skill ceiling. With just a little more training in the future, she will undoubtedly become a formidable player.

Even if it were used to compete with the greenhouse team, perhaps...

【Um. 】

Thinking of this, Su Che suddenly asked:

"Xiaoxiao, I have a question for you. Tell me the truth."

"Okay."

"If you were to team up, what kind of people would you prefer as teammates? And what kind of 'nutrients' do you hope to gain from the team?"

This is a question that touches the soul.

They can often discern the other party's initial intentions and needs.

Now that her extraordinary abilities have been confirmed, we need to gather more valuable information from various sources, acknowledge her abilities, and make good use of them.

This is from an adult's perspective.

Lin Xiao remained silent for a moment, as if deep in thought.

Just before Su Che stepped into the classroom, he gave his answer:

“I’m very poor and desperately short of money, so when faced with offers from senior students that cost tens of thousands of yuan, I don’t have much of a choice.”

I don't have the right to choose, so I'm already extremely satisfied to have a teammate like Su.

As for my needs... to be honest, I... I just want to expand my social circle with the opposite sex. For example... what I really want to do is actually ask you to go to the library to read books together..."

"Huh? With me? Why?"

Su Che was slightly surprised.

After all, Lin Xiao had already brought up this request once before.

He didn't take it seriously and wasn't particularly keen on accepting the invitation.

But if this is her core need, then for the long-term development of the team, and to allow her to perform at her best in a happy state, and to perform exceptionally well in the PK competition...

What's wrong with accompanying her to read a book?