strictlysupreme Chapter 923 260: Teacher Tong? (Part 2)
Chapter 923 260: Teacher Tong? (Part 2)
Yan Huan looked at Tong Yingying, who was stroking her chin, and listened as she said softly,
"So, if I hadn't rejected that snake back then, would I have the power to manipulate pleasure now?"
Why is that the point of focus?
Even so, Yan Huan nodded helplessly,
"That's probably it."
"Tch, what's with that look? You think I care about that measly ability to manipulate pleasure? I'm not interested in that kind of thing..."
At that very moment, the Little Thumb on the coffee table spoke up faintly,
"An Le's ability is to manipulate pleasure... If it were you, you'd probably gain the ability to manipulate pain..."
"Manipulate... pain?"
Tong Yingying opened her mouth, swallowed a gulp of saliva, clearly somewhat intrigued.
"..."
Seeing this, Yan Huan gave a grumpy glance at the Little Thumb beside him, shaking a fist to warn it not to keep talking.
Then he looked at Tong Yingying this time, and said very seriously,
"Tong Jie, the top priority now is to resolve the modifier without exposing it..."
"Uh, fruit..."
At this moment, An Le came over with a plate of peeled and sliced oranges and various fruits she had bought.
Seeing An Le with her gentle hostess demeanor, the corner of Tong Yingying's mouth twitched slightly, then she looked at Yan Huan,
"Isn't she already exposed then, why is everything fine?"
Helplessly, Yan Huan had to explain the logic to Tong Yingying,
"It's not that it absolutely can't be exposed, it's just that exposure usually causes the host extreme anxiety. This anxiety comes from two sources:
"First, anxiety from the Golden Finger being known by someone other than competitors; second, anxiety from the bad things they've done using the modifier being exposed...
"Tong Jie, if you put yourself in the shoes of the host of the modifier, it's easier to understand."
Tong Yingying pondered for a bit, and realized that it was true.
If she had some power to manipulate pain, and used it on Yan Huan to make him painfully and blissfully immersed, then she...
"Tong Jie?"
"Gulp..."
Tong Yingying wiped the corner of her mouth, returned to her senses with difficulty, and got back on topic,
"Alright, no need to worry, it's just that it can't be exposed? I'll help you solve that... modifier thing."
Yan Huan looked at Tong Yingying in front of him with suspicion, and said,
"I haven't even told you how to solve it."
However, in the next second, Tong Yingying's eyes lit up, and she raised her right index finger,
"No need, I have an idea!"
"..."
Yan Huan opened his mouth, and before Tong Yingying could speak, he interrupted,
"No using strange means to secretly get rid of the host, that would only solve the host and the modifier would just reincarnate and choose someone else."
"..."
Tong Yingying's face, full of smiles, froze slightly, but in the next second, she brightened again, raising her left index finger,
"Hey, I have another idea!"
"You also can't pit host against host. That would only make the desire intensify the modifier's power, just like with An Le before."
"..."
Tong Yingying's bright expression froze again, then she pouted, resting her chin in her hand with a face full of resentment,
"Then I have no ideas left."
"...I knew it, Tong Jie."
"What kind of lousy mechanism is this? This doesn't work, that doesn't work? Is that fair?"
Resting her chin in her hand, Tong Yingying got more irritated the more she thought about it, and couldn't help venting,
"Let that god who made these stupid rules come out, how come they have no restrictions, and we're the ones having to consider this and that to solve the problem?"
"..."
Meow-chan said nothing, only nudging into Yan Huan's embrace.
Yan Huan also sighed, took a toothpick to poke a piece of fruit, and put it into his mouth.
"That's just the way it is, difficulties are just difficult..."
As a result, after gently chewing, the sweet juice of the fruit flooded his mouth, making him pause slightly.
Tasty...
Yan Huan blinked, first peeking at the fruit on the plate, then turned to look at An Le sitting to the side.
Feeling Yan Huan's gaze, An Le gave a sweet smile, silently mouthing,
"Is it good, Xiao Huan?"
"..."
Seeing this, Yan Huan couldn't help but smile slightly, nodding.
But when he turned back, he abruptly paused, inevitably saying,
"Not necessarily, there's still hope..."
"Huh?"
Tong Yingying looked up at Yan Huan, seeing his smile, not knowing why he was so optimistic.
Just then, Yan Huan stuffed another piece of orange into his mouth, then pulled out a piece of paper, and said seriously,
"Fortunately, the other hosts aren't utterly irredeemable; their current application of the modifier is reasonable... except for Ye Shiyu."
"Hmm..."
"There's only one way to deal with the modifier, make them willingly give it up themselves."
Yan Huan circled a few names, and said lightly,
"The methodology is simple: help them achieve their desires without using the modifier; and once they try to use the modifier to accomplish something, stop them in secret."
Finishing, An Le also pursed her lips, adding,
"Vice President Sakuragi and... Spencer seem to use the modifier very little, so we can start with Bai Yi and Senior Sister Ye for now.
"Also, because of what happened before, they are wary of me... I was thinking, could we continue like before, I play the bad cop, Xiao Huan the good cop?"
Yan Huan looked at An Le, who gave a bashful smile and explained,
"This way we can scare them when they use the modifier, and also make it hard for them to discover our cooperation."
"Indeed, but the balance needs to be managed well, otherwise it might backfire..."
"Hmm, I should... be able to manage it."
In front of her, Yan Huan and An Le kept discussing, while Tong Yingying crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow.
She picked up a toothpick, poking a piece of orange into her mouth.
After a chew or two, she suddenly asked,
"You mentioned so many abilities, but it seems only that girl who can set up barriers can set off fireworks, right? So, in the Capital City, was the person who blew up the assassin Sakuragi Hitomi?"
"No, Tong Jie, those fireworks were set off by me..."
"You?"
"Yeah."
Yan Huan snapped his fingers, and a hint of gunpowder started to condense at his fingertip, making Tong Yingying slightly surprised.
"I have a modifier too, but this modifier is pieced together by Meow-chan using their modifiers. Although there are many functions, it's particularly weak..."
"..."
Meow-chan silently continues to nuzzle into Yan Huan's embrace.
Unexpectedly, Tong Yingying, upon hearing this, showed a rarely seen beautiful smile,
"So that's how it is huh..."
"What's up, Tong Jie?"
"Nothing..."
Yan Huan didn't know that what he unwittingly blew up was actually the murderer of Tong Yingying's mother.
However, Tong Yingying didn't seem to want to explain at this moment, just smiling,
"But come to think of it, all those hosts are from your Yuanyue Academy, aren't they? I'm just a socialite living in the South District, quite far from your Jinghe District, so it's a bit hard to help..."
Upon hearing this, Yan Huan thought for a moment, then smiled,
"No worries, Tong Jie, if there's anything especially needing your help outside the school, I'll contact you?"
"Never mind, I don't really have much going on anyway, just as well..."
In the next second, Tong Yingying took out her phone, looking for a certain contact,
"I do have a connection, might be able to help."
"...What connection?"
Tong Yingying instinctively pulled out a lighter, but after glancing up at Yan Huan in front of her, put it back quietly.
She placed the phone on the coffee table, then dialed a number saved as "Lin Wanwan" in Yan Huan's presence.
As she waited for the other person to answer, Tong Yingying idly rested her chin in her hand,
"Lin Wanwan, my college classmate, your teacher...
"She mentioned when I invited her for a drink before that a former P.E. teacher at your school quit, and they're currently hiring."
Hiring?
Wait, it can't be...
Yan Huan blinked, looking up at the red-haired Tong Yingying in front of him.
Seeing her tilt her head and give him a wicked smile,
"Perhaps soon, you'll have to start calling me Teacher Tong, Yan-classmate~"