Chapter 27: People, after all, ought to be kind; scheming against others brings retribution

On the hillside, a group of people stared dumbfounded at the landing point of this shell.

Although it was impossible to measure the straight-line distance after going up the slope, an approximate figure could still be obtained by estimation.

"The range has already exceeded twenty-five kilometers! It might even be twenty-six kilometers." Xiao Deyuan muttered: "Compared to the previous shell, the range has increased by half, and just by attaching a little smoke to the shell's tail, it becomes this strong!"

"Yeah, I never expected that with this improvement, the range would far surpass the date-pit bomb; this Qin Miao is really amazing! Let's go back, I need to make a phone call immediately to report to the superiors!"

Ha Gong Da, Unmarried Staff Dormitory, Room 309.

Qin Miao took the key and looked at the door in front of him; it was actually a hidden lock! Only a keyhole was visible on the outside, inside there were two knobs, large and small; the large one controls the bolt, the small one controls the deadlock, allowing locking from both outside and inside, making it more sophisticated than a simple iron guard.

I've had the key for three days, but only today did I have time to come back; from now on I'll live here, a single room, much more comfortable than eight people crammed together—indeed, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but hard to go from extravagance to frugality!

Qin Miao criticized himself while turning the key, but no, it wouldn't open—how could it not open?

Forget it, better not use the key!

Qin Miao looked in the hallway and saw a pile of miscellaneous items and cardboard boxes; so he took a piece of stiff cardboard, lightly slipped it into the door crack, and pushed hard—it opened!

This hidden lock is actually not secure at all; a hard card can poke it open in a few tries.

Hmm, the Computer Science Department said they had prepared everything for me, bedding and such should be ready by now? I've been sleeping on the desk this whole time, and my muscles are overly tense……

With that thought, Qin Miao pushed open the door.

To the left upon entering, there was actually a small bathroom; from now on, washing up and using the toilet in there will be very convenient—nice, nice!

Walking down the hallway, inside there was a bed, a desk, and by the farthest window there was also a clothes rack, with a few pieces of clothing hanging on it; the outermost one is white, a long strip with two round blobs—what is that? Looks like a pilot's……

Clang!

Just then, Qin Miao suddenly felt a huge force strike the back of his head; he made no sound and collapsed straight away.

Her slender body, wet hair, long eyelashes fluttering; at this moment, her delicate two hands still gripped the mop handle, trembling slightly.

It's afternoon now, and there's hardly anyone in the Unmarried Staff Dormitory, so she knows shouting for help would be useless; having already knocked down this thief, the next step is to tie him up!

One step, two steps, three steps…… The girl grabbed the mop and walked toward the fallen thief on the ground; when she saw his face from the side, she suddenly froze, and the next moment she hastily threw away what she was holding.

"Qin Miao, Qin Miao, wake up!"

He didn't wake up!

What to do? Splash water on him?

Just then, Qin Miao slowly opened his eyes: "Damn it, who schemed against me? If you've got the guts, face me head-on! What's the point of sneaking attacks from behind? Hey, Chu Miaomiao, what are you doing here?"

"I… I… I came to visit relatives…"

"Damn it, I don't know who hit me from behind with a blunt stick; if I find out, I'll skin him alive!" Qin Miao sat up, still wondering if it was that little white dragon—it's utterly useless, can't even handle a few petty thugs?

"Come on, let me help you, Qin Miao—how did you suddenly end up here?"

"Well…"

"Hey, why do you have a key to the Unmarried Staff Dormitory in your hand?"

"I… cough cough… the Computer Science Department asked me to fill in as a substitute teacher, and they insisted on arranging a dorm for me; I refused several times but to no avail, so today I came over to take a look…"

"Which number?"

"Room 309! They said this room was mine, but…"

"Qin Miao, could your dorm possibly be… Room 306?"

"What?"

Qin Miao staggered to the door, and then saw Chu Miaomiao holding his own key, walking to Room 306—whoosh! The door swung open.

After all that fuss, did I just walk into the wrong room? Wait… could this bump on the back of my head have been from Chu Miaomiao hitting me with a blunt stick?

"Come on, Qin Miao, let me help you over."

"No need!"

Qin Miao, full of suspicion, looked at his own Room 306; the room was clean and tidy, the walls freshly painted, the desks, chairs, and beds all new, the windows spotless… Hmm, indeed, this is the room prepared for me!

Sitting at his own desk, he turned on the lamp beside it—hm, this work environment is not bad!

"Qin Miao, are you… hungry? Should I get you something to eat downstairs?"

"Cough cough…" Qin Miao quickly waved his hands: "I'm fine, you go get busy!"

Even if the bump on the back of my head really was from her hitting me, it's just because I went to the wrong room; looking at her, she probably just finished showering, so… let's just call it a lovely misunderstanding.

Indeed, people ought to be kind, do fewer harmful things, or else…

"Well…"

"It's fine, let's go—by the way, I have a nest matter here; you must absolutely not mention it in class."

"Okay."

Chu Miaomiao took three steps back, glancing each time, pulled the door shut from outside, finally let out a long sigh, hurried away, and would never come back…

In the evening, Chu Miaomiao took an aluminum lunch box, silently sneaked up to the Unmarried Staff Dormitory, went to the outside of Room 306, gathered her courage, and knocked on the door.

"Qin… Professor, are you hungry? I brought you a meal…"

Creak…… The door opened, and a drowsy Qin Miao came out: "How old are you?"

"What?"

"Eighteen……"

"Geez, how boring… Hey, is that sliced meat?"

"Mm-hmm, Qin Miao, today I… this is specially to apologize to you."

"It's fine." Qin Miao took it: "I didn't feel like going out for a meal anyway, thanks."

Gurgling…… In just a few minutes, Qin Miao shoved the food into his mouth.

"Here, take the meal ticket!"

"No, thanks—we girls don't normally need that many meal tickets; this meal, just consider it my treat."

"No, no, that won't do." Qin Miao said: "The flirtation between men and women starts with mutual meal invitations; we're in college to study, we can't waste such precious study time on moonlit romance."

Of course not…… I'll ask you a few questions, just treat it as payment for this meal; we are purely male-female classmates……

Alright. What questions?

Chu Miaomiao really took out her book: "There are a few problems from today's structural mechanics that I don't understand……"

Qin Miao glanced at it: "Simple!"