In practice, I can issue tasks to my master.

As a mystery novel enthusiast, Shiina Hiyori recalled her conversation with Nangong Cheng on the deserted island, and then made an extremely bold and imaginative guess in her mind.

"Do you also have this system?"

Volume 1: Chapter 105, A Speed-Tracked Exam

Nangong Cheng was unaware that he was already suspected by two people. If he had known, he would have definitely reflected on the fact that he should have been more discreet.

It was one o'clock in the afternoon.

The first discussion on the preferential treatment exam has begun.

As soon as Karuizawa entered the room, she observed the Rabbit Group members who had already arrived and found that apart from her own people from Class D, the students from the other three classes were relatively unfamiliar.

Oh wait, there are a few familiar faces in Class C.

Seeing that the trio led by Shiho Manabe were looking at her warily, she immediately gave them a friendly smile and then found an empty seat to sit down.

She did intend to cause trouble for Manabe and the others, but firstly, Nangong Cheng had instructed her not to act rashly, and secondly...

She is a privileged member of the Rabbit Group.

To be honest, she didn't think it was a good identity. In essence, it was the same as the key card holder in the deserted island exam. Both were the kind of people who would be rewarded if they played well, but would be blamed if they played poorly.

But this was the school's arrangement, and as a student, she had no choice but to accept it.

Fortunately, this exam was within Nangong Cheng's expectations. She only needed to do her job properly and wait for that man to make his move.

Furthermore, the other students in Class D's Rabbit Group were unaware of her privileged status. This was because Horikita Suzune was worried that the other students wouldn't be able to handle the pressure tactics, so she directly took over their phones, checked the contents of each text message, and then deleted them.

However, the other two privileged members of Class D were unaware of their privileged status; she was the only one who was informed of this identity only after Nangong Cheng assigned her a task.

"Everyone's here, shall we begin our discussion?"

Karuizawa Kei slapped the table slightly, drawing everyone's attention.

She said loudly, "Although I know that some of you have probably been told to keep silent, according to the rules of this exam, if we all remain silent, it will be considered a violation of the exam rules."

"So, even if it's just for show, we'd better find something to talk about."

After saying that, she looked towards Class C's location.

Aside from Manabe Shiho and her two friends, Ibuki Mio, who always follows Shiina Hiyori, is also a member of Class C in the Rabbit Group.

Remembering Nangong Cheng's instructions, she took the initiative to speak again: "Ibuki-san, what do you think?"

"...I have no objection."

Actually, Ibuki Mio also came with a mission.

As everyone knows, Class C has been suffering in Dragon Garden for a long time.

Fortunately, this defeat on the deserted island allowed Shiina Hiyori to rise to the top, easing the oppressive atmosphere that had plagued Class C for many days.

But this time it was a decision made jointly by Ryuen and Shiina Hiyori—to cooperate with Nangong Cheng to achieve the same result for everyone and obtain that generous personal points reward.

how to say……

Although she found the points reward for this person to be very tempting, when divided among 160 people... oh no, 159 people, it wasn't that great.

Furthermore, even if everyone achieves result one, the points will most likely end up in Longyuan's hands instead of being distributed equally among all the students in Class C.

However, this was not something she needed to consider.

Anyway, she wasn't that short of money, so instead of thinking too much, she should just focus on doing the things in front of her right now.

"However, I'm not good at chatting, so I might say some strange things. I hope you won't mind."

"It's okay, as long as there's a good atmosphere for chatting, that's fine." Karuizawa Kei waved her hand with a smile, then looked at the other side where Class A was located.

If Katsuragi is in charge of Class A, then Class A will likely adopt a conservative tactic, meaning that unless someone initiates a discussion, these Class A students will remain silent.

But if it's Sakayanagi Arisu in command...

She carefully chose her words and said, "What about you guys from Class A?"

“Class A will naturally abide by the exam rules, but we also have the right to remain silent on some issues.”

Karuizawa Kei glanced at the boy who had spoken and asked, "What's your name, classmate?"

"Kouji Machida."

“Alright, Machida-kun.” Karuizawa Megumi placed her hands on the table, a meaningful smile playing on her lips, and said, “This is a right that everyone has, and of course we won’t force you to answer the question, but—”

"You can't stop us from suspecting that the special treatment recipients from the Rabbit Group might be hidden among the three of you in Class A, can you?"

It's naturally not that good.

Although Morishige knew that none of the three of them were privileged members of Class A, if Karuizawa Megumi were to so easily pin the label on them, the real privileged members might just be hiding somewhere else.

This is not the result that Class A wanted.

Based on the outcome and decisions of the three-way talks between the Katsuragi faction, the Sakayanagi faction, and the neutral faction, Class A must take the initiative this time, otherwise they may have to choose to cooperate with Nangong Cheng, or even face an unfair contract.

"Karuizawa, suspicion requires evidence."

Koji Machida, the most imposing of the three, immediately put on a serious face: "According to your logic, we could also suspect that you or one of your classmates are special treatment recipients of the Rabbit Group."

"After all, you took the initiative to speak right away, acting as if you were going to lead the discussion. This high-profile approach might be a way to cover up your privileged status as a classmate."

At this point, the students from Class B also stood up and spoke, but their general message was essentially to smooth things over.

It's not that they don't want to help, but rather that they are powerless and have little influence, coupled with their easygoing nature, which makes them appear weak when facing people with strong personalities.

Fortunately, Karuizawa Megumi didn't have high expectations for the students in Class B. After all, she knew that not everyone could have the great personality of Ichinose Honami. She just wanted these people to help share some of the pressure.

Anyway, what's so difficult about three classes, B, C, and D, teaming up to beat up Class A, which doesn't even have any strong mid-level students?

then.

The Rabbit Group's first discussion unfolded in such a heated atmosphere.

...

...

Dragon Group discussion room.

The students present were all key figures in their respective classes, and they had all experienced a special test on a deserted island that could be described as unprecedented and unparalleled. They were basically well aware of each other's situations.

Nangong Cheng glanced at Sakayanagi Arisu.

In the original story, it seems that Arisu Sakayanagi still did not participate in the preferential treatment exam. Therefore, after Katsuragi failed twice at Ryuen's hands, she was able to officially obtain the title of the sole leader of Class A.

But now that he's a variable, the plot is constantly changing, causing this "Tyrannosaurus Rex" lady to appear ahead of schedule.

It seems that Majima Tomoya interfered with the exam, switching her and Katsuragi's groups, wanting to have a head-on confrontation with him.

It seems he has truly and completely replaced Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's niche, drawing all of Sakayanagi Arisu's attention to him.

However, so far, he has had very little contact with Sakayanagi Arisu, and their relationship is essentially just that of ordinary classmates, without any hint of romance.

Nangong Cheng felt that he could take advantage of the discussion time during this preferential treatment exam to get to know this young lady better.

"Well then, I'll start."

He glanced at the boss's seated posture at Longyuan and decided to take charge of the situation himself.

There are only four possible results for this exam.

"I want to achieve result 1, not just our group, but all 12 groups, that is, everyone working together to achieve a win-win situation."

"Of course, the personal points reward from result one will be split equally among our four classes, so no one will be at a disadvantage."

After he finished speaking, the room became quiet.

The reason for the silence was that most of the people present already knew Nangong Cheng's idea, only a few students who were not in leadership positions were unaware.

But since the leader remained silent, the others naturally kept quiet as well, waiting to see if Nangong Cheng or anyone else would say anything next.

"Nangong Jun".

Seeing that no one was following her lead, Sakayanagi Arisu decided to take the initiative, since that was also the purpose of her being there.

"While what you said is indeed very reasonable, I still have to say one thing—why should I?"

The girl's words were clearly confrontational, but everyone present was a master of facial expression control, so they all kept their composure and waited to see what would happen.

Nangong Cheng smiled and met Sakayanagi Arisu's squinty eyes.

"Yeah, why should we?"

"Sakayanagi-san, that's an excellent question. So, I'll give you the most frank, truthful, straightforward, direct, and unambiguous answer I can offer—"

"Because I already know the identities of the 12 privileged individuals, and because I can finish the exams for all 12 groups right now, you have no right to refuse."

Silence fell in the room once again.

But the others were fine, it was mainly Sakayanagi Arisu who was overwhelmed by Nangong Makoto's long list of "mosts".

However, she did hear the most crucial part, and her heart skipped a beat, but on the surface she remained calm and said, "Nangong Jun, if you can't produce evidence, I won't buy it."

"evidence?"

Nangong Cheng gave a subtle smile, and his tone became equally subtle: "Sakayanagi-san, are you sure you want to see the evidence?"

"I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it."

"...Stop talking nonsense."

Sakayanagi Arisu actually lived in Bengbu for a while.

Although she suspected that Nangong Cheng was playing mind games with her, based on the current situation, the probability that this man was bluffing was actually relatively small, which meant that the other party did indeed have information about all the preferential treatment recipients.

This result sounds incredible, but considering the cooperative relationship between Class B and Class D, Class D actually had half of the information about the privileged individuals from the very beginning.

Fortunately, this exam had a very obvious clue, so Sakayanagi Arisu judged from the beginning that the selection of the preferential recipients was based on a pattern, which was one of the reasons why she did not immediately agree to Nangong Cheng's invitation to cooperate.

She felt this would be an opportunity to defeat Nangong Cheng.

But it seems she died before she could even begin.

"Okay, then check your phone. I've sent you the names of the three students in Class A who are eligible for special treatment. Please check if they are correct."

Nangong Cheng took out his phone, tapped the screen a few times, then put it back on the table and gestured for Sakayanagi Arisu to check the evidence she wanted.

"..."

The girl pursed her lips.

The more Nangong Cheng acted this way, the more certain she became that this man had once again found a shortcut to this exam.

And just as she turned on her phone screen and saw the three names Nangong Cheng had sent, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

Just then, Honami Ichinose, who had been observing from the sidelines, smiled and expressed her support.

"Class B has no objections."

"If we could have these 2000 million personal points, we could avoid the possibility of someone being expelled from school."

Horikita Suzune chimed in, "Moreover, considering the overall benefits, Result 1 is the best option for all four classes—for example, Class A can not only maintain its position as Class A, but also gain an extra 2000 million personal points for operational error tolerance. Isn't that great?"

Sakayanagi Arisu remained silent, only waving the folding fan in her hand.

She was well aware of this simple truth, but as the eldest daughter of the Sakayanagi family, she didn't care about her status as a graduate of Class A at all; she only wanted to pursue a rival who was her equal.

She had originally set her sights on the "artificial genius" her father had taken her to meet, but she was first drawn to the unexpected Nangong Cheng.

Ultimately, however, this is a good thing.

After all, she now has the possibility of a perfect cure for her heart disease, and can do more things that she couldn't do before... In the past, this would have been a "miracle" that could only happen in dreams.

However, it's not to say that all of this is entirely due to Nangong Cheng; it's just that, in terms of the outcome, without Nangong Cheng, she wouldn't have been able to utilize the system.

In addition, Nangong Cheng's performance also piqued her interest, so all things considered, she was enjoying her current life—of course, it would have been even better if she could have won against Nangong Cheng this time, but the reality was quite regrettable.

"Class C has no objections either."

"Anyway, judging from your expression, Nangong clearly knows the identities of the three privileged students in Class A. So this exam is over, and we shouldn't waste everyone's time."

After a brief observation, Ryuen immediately joined the group in putting pressure on Sakayanagi Arisu.

The situation is now quite clear.

Without Nangong Cheng providing information about the identities of the C-class privileged individuals, he was able to directly deduce the identities of the three privileged individuals in A-class. This also meant that Longyuan—the privileged individuals in C-class—had already revealed their identities.

Since that's the case, there's really no need to continue this exam. It's better to end it sooner and have a few more days to enjoy this luxury cruise trip.