Super Soldier in Campus

This was Lin Feng's first time in his faculty's Student Union Organization Department meeting room, and the experience felt somewhat novel. What was even more surprising was that he was there as a "suspect" in the alleged bribery of the former department head. As soon as he walked through the door, over a dozen pairs of curious and disdainful eyes stared at him.

"So this is Lin Feng? He doesn't look the type. He's a tall, handsome guy. It's perfectly normal for him to join the Sports Department! Why would he need to give Liu Yunfeng a phone?"

"The normal path for students joining the Student Union is to start as a regular member. Have you ever seen anyone come straight in as a deputy department head? It must be the power of that Mi 3 phone!"

"A Mi 3, worth around two thousand! That's more than half a semester's worth of my food expenses. This guy's really willing to spend, just to buy a deputy department head position with no real power..."

"It's probably only because the Sports Department lacks oversight that something like this could happen! Liu Yunfeng basically calls all the shots there. And this Lin Feng seems pretty formidable on the basketball court. It's a pity. After he's dealt with, I wonder if he'll even be able to play anymore! Although not everyone on the faculty basketball team is from the Sports Department, the Sports Department has the authority to decide who gets to play!"

Listening to these discussions, Lin Feng generally understood the situation. He had already guessed this was Qian Duoduo's handiwork, and his mood remained unaffected.

Led by Sun Yi, Lin Feng sat down at a square table in the corner. He waited until Sun Yi placed the "evidence," contained in a transparent plastic bag, in front of him. Lin Feng was composed enough to curiously pick up the phone and examine it carefully.

The phone was a new third-generation model from the domestic Mi brand, black on the front and white on the back, looking quite high-end.

"The Mi brand phones aren't bad. When I have some free time, I should support domestic products too..." Lin Feng said with a faint smile, putting the phone down.

"Stop fooling around! Let me ask you, did you give this phone to Liu Yunfeng?" Sun Yi demanded sternly, her eyes fixed on Lin Feng's face, trying to discern if he was lying.

Lin Feng's playful expression vanished, and his face instantly turned serious. He said to Sun Yi coolly, "If you weren't a girl, you'd be on the floor right now. I hate it when people talk to me in that tone!"

"You... you dare!" Sun Yi felt a chill run down her spine at Lin Feng's stern expression, but she steeled herself against the pressure and retorted, "This is the Organization Department! If you dare hit me, do you want to be expelled from the university?!"

"The words 'dare not' don't exist in my vocabulary." Lin Feng shook his head and said indifferently, "It's only a matter of whether I want to or not."

Hearing Lin Feng speak so arrogantly, Sun Yi was extremely upset. However, she thought Lin Feng was just putting on a brave front and was about to argue further when the department head, Zhang Kuan, approached, motioning for her to give up her seat.

Zhang Kuan intended to question Lin Feng personally.

"When did you meet Liu Yunfeng?" Zhang Kuan spoke concisely. He appeared to be a rather somber person, and when his eyes fixed on someone, they held a predatory glint, like an eagle eyeing its prey.

Sun Yi stood to the side, watching Zhang Kuan with deep admiration. This intelligent and mature Department Head Zhang had always been her idol.

"School only started a short while ago. How well could I know Liu Yunfeng? I only met him about half a month ago..." Lin Feng had no issue explaining this to Zhang Kuan; he also wanted to see what role this Zhang Kuan played in this matter.

"You met Liu Yunfeng half a month ago, and the National Day holiday fell in between. That means you became the deputy department head of the faculty's Student Union Sports Department in just one week. Don't you think that's a bit hard to believe? If you don't have a deep relationship with Liu Yunfeng, why would he promote you so heavily?" Zhang Kuan smiled faintly. "Don't misunderstand. I'm not doubting you; I just want you to provide a reasonable explanation."

"A reasonable explanation?" Lin Feng thought for a moment. "My team beat Liu Yunfeng's team on the basketball court. He felt I had tremendous potential in sports, so he wanted to groom me to lead the School of Economics and Management's basketball team to compete across the university, maybe win a championship for fun. Does that count as a reasonable explanation?"

Regardless of whether this answer was reasonable or not, it was the truth!

Lin Feng deliberately spoke in a flippant, even somewhat comical manner, wanting to see Zhang Kuan's reaction.

Zhang Kuan's expression remained unchanged, but other members of the Organization Department nearby burst out laughing after hearing Lin Feng's defense.

"This Lin Feng sure is thick-skinned! Who praises themselves for having 'tremendous potential' like that? And leading our School of Economics and Management to a championship? What nonsense! It's like he doesn't even take strong teams like the School of Engineering or the School of Physical Education seriously!"

"Yeah! The School of Physical Education was the runner-up in last year's city-wide university league, second only to the Sports Academy. Our School of Economics and Management has a lot of students, but when it comes to basketball strength, how can we compare to them?"

"That must be an excuse for public consumption! Otherwise, how could Lin Feng explain Liu Yunfeng suddenly promoting him to deputy department head? Is he going to say it was because he gave him a Mi 3? Heh heh..."

Zhang Kuan shook his head. "That's not a reasonable explanation, just your version of events. Liu Yunfeng already explained in his own defense that this was just a reason he gave to prevent others from objecting. Liu Yunfeng also said that when it comes to basketball, you're just an amateur, with only slightly better shooting accuracy."

Casually sinking shots from half-court, and that's called 'slightly better shooting accuracy'?

Lin Feng knew that if he really wanted to, he could sink a shot from across the entire court right from the tip-off... Playing basketball like that would be practically bullying!

But Lin Feng didn't want to argue, because he knew Zhang Kuan definitely wouldn't believe him.

Hearing this, Lin Feng felt somewhat disappointed in Liu Yunfeng. He had actually quite admired Liu Yunfeng, this straightforward senior. Although he didn't understand why Liu Yunfeng would do something to frame him like this, it was enough to prove that Liu Yunfeng's character was questionable.

Seeing Lin Feng's expression change, Zhang Kuan felt a bit smug, thinking he had hit Lin Feng's Achilles' heel.

"Do you admit that you've never received professional basketball training before?" Zhang Kuan deliberately asked a tricky question. Regardless of whether Lin Feng answered or not, he would fall into his trap.

If Lin Feng didn't answer, it would be a tacit admission. If Lin Feng admitted he hadn't been trained, it would mean Liu Yunfeng's claim about seeing his potential was false. If Lin Feng denied it, it would prove he was lying, and his words couldn't be trusted.

Zhang Kuan had already verified that Lin Feng indeed had no formal basketball training.

Lin Feng was an old hand at this; how could he not see Zhang Kuan's intentions? This Zhang Kuan is quite the schemer.

"So, what exactly do you want me to do now?" Lin Feng asked with a gentle smile, instead of answering Zhang Kuan's question.

"Talking with intelligent people is always so straightforward!" Zhang Kuan said with a slight smile. "Just write a resignation letter. We won't pursue anything else, and you can take the phone back."

So that was their plan. Lin Feng understood. To make the charges stick, they had even dangled a phone as bait.

If Lin Feng really submitted a resignation letter and took the phone, his reputation would be ruined throughout the entire university in less than a day!

Lin Feng stared at Zhang Kuan and suddenly asked, somewhat abruptly, "What exactly did Qian Duoduo promise you to make you set me up like this?"

Hearing Lin Feng's question, Zhang Kuan's expression tightened slightly, and his pupils contracted almost imperceptibly.