Chapter 2

He held several books in his arms.

Across his shoulder hung a backpack.

Inside it was a large water bottle, over two liters in capacity.

"Wow! This college student's kinda cute—brooding vibe?"

"Tsk tsk, I used to dress like this in college, super charming!"

"Ugh..."

"Ugh+1!"

"This classmate walks around always clutching books—clearly a diligent student!"

"But that water jug is way too big—can he even finish it...?"

Seeing the figure appear on camera,

the livestream audience began jokingly discussing.

"Hi, classmate!"

"I'm Su Mu, a reporter for 'Inspiring Youth'—can I ask you a few questions?"

Su Mu smiled and extended the microphone,

watching as the other seemed to cast a puzzled glance, though those eyes quickly grew calm,

his voice lazy and casual,

as if hummed through his nose.

"Mm, go ahead."

"What did you do over winter break?"

"Took on part-time jobs."

"Many students are relaxing during the break—why did you choose to work part-time?"

"To save money for tuition."

"What kinds of part-time jobs did you take?"

"I took on several jobs."

"Can you be more specific?"

The interviewed classmate tilted his head and thought for a moment.

"Just..."

"Ran around, did some manual labor, dug some holes, stuff like that."

Chapter 002: Special Police Arrive—Arresting a College Student?

Hearing this, Su Mu's heart stirred,

her gaze on the interviewee growing more eager.

Finally found a college student perfect for the show's theme!

He didn't play games over winter break—chose part-time work to earn tuition; his family must be poor.

Ran around?

Probably drove for Didi or something similar.

Did some manual labor,

dug some holes?

Even...

Was willing to do dirty, exhausting work like hauling bricks at a construction site!

Isn't that inspiring?!

Maybe out of pride, this classmate phrased it vaguely.

Thinking this,

Su Mu's gaze returned to the books clutched in the classmate's arms.

"Carrying so many books—you must really love studying?"

"Fine."

"Can I see what kind of books you usually read?"

"Sure."

On camera,

the classmate casually spread his hands,

revealing the titles of the books in his arms.

"Whoa..."

"Introduction to Anatomy?"

"Detailed Guide to 720 Human Acupoints?"

"The Cultivation of a Killer."

"How to Get Rich in War."

"Wow! This classmate reads such weird books!"

"Acupoints and anatomy? Looks like the guy's into medicine!"

"But hardly any college students read these, right?"

"I was just worried he'd pull out a full set of Jin Ping Mei from his arms..."

"Yes! Confirmed—he's a diligent, ambitious college student!"

Looking at the titles of those few books,

even a hint of confusion appeared in Su Mu's eyes,

"It seems your hobbies, classmate... are quite extensive."

"May I ask your name, classmate?"

The third season of 【Inspirational Youth】,

also needs to find some protagonists to track and record.

The current interviews are actually part of the process of selecting the third season's protagonists,

so Su Mu intended to leave this classmate's contact information.

"Lu Shu."

Lu Shu softly spoke his name,

then casually picked up the large bottle of water hanging from his backpack and slowly, carefully swallowed a few mouthfuls.

Compared to food, he was more accustomed to keeping his body constantly well-hydrated.

"Could you leave your..."

Su Mu, holding the small notebook, was about to continue speaking when she saw the college student in front of her turn his head slightly,

"I'm going to be late."

"Oh, oh, then maybe we can... talk another time?"

Before Su Mu finished speaking, she found that no one was in front of her anymore.

"Truly... rather strange."

Su Mu watched that thin figure walking away,

and a strange feeling arose in her heart,

but she still carefully recorded a line in the small notebook,

【Candidate: Lu Shu, Beihai University of Science and Technology, Contact: None...】

Selecting the protagonist for the program is a time-consuming and laborious task.

After this interview,

Su Mu, accompanied by the cameraman, went on to interview several more students,

but obviously found no suitable candidates.

However, the netizens were watching with great interest.

In the blink of an eye, time had reached nearly nine o'clock,

at this hour, college students with classes had already started their lessons,