Seeing the group approach, Little Fatty and the others weren't the only ones surprised—even Lin Xinghai was a bit taken aback.
"Brother Lin, you're finally here," Yan Feijie said, stepping forward first with a warm expression.
Lin Xinghai looked them over, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"It looks like you got extorted pretty badly and were too afraid to go over, so you were waiting specifically for me to talk things over?" Lin Xinghai said. It was the only explanation. After all, every single one of them was in the top ten of the Credit Points rankings and had secured a spot as a Special Class Student.
Yan Feijie looked a bit awkward, having his intentions seen through right away.
He swallowed the long speech he had prepared and got straight to the point. "That's right. We're out of options. To be honest, I'd heard about this kind of unwritten rule and was mentally prepared for it, but they're being too ruthless this time. We can't accept it."
