Chapter 46: Great Chaos

“Take him away.”

Seeing him admit it, Leo couldn’t be bothered to say another word.

“W-woo, I was wrong!”

Amidst the cries, the female student was dragged out.

Leo scanned the remaining examinees; none dared to make eye contact with him now. Even those who were innocent lowered their heads, having never witnessed such a scene before, all of them utterly flustered.

“Starting from the back row, one by one, take your belongings and go out for a re-security check!”

Su Ming was the first to stand up, taking his belongings and walking out under Leo’s watchful gaze.

In the corridor outside the classroom, there were soldiers specifically responsible for inspections. They had even set up precise inspection equipment in the corridor.

Su Ming looked over and could clearly see students from other examination rooms also being brought out one by one for re-security checks.

Several were caught red-handed with cheating tools and were immediately dragged away, wailing and crying.

Su Ming watched this scene, his expression growing increasingly complex. He hadn’t expected that in such an important City Exam, people would dare to cheat, and in such large numbers.

Just then, Su Ming suddenly saw Green Hair, who was undergoing inspection, suddenly pressed down by the inspecting officer.

“What is this?”

The soldier questioned sharply.

“I don’t know what this is. This isn’t mine.”

Green Hair frantically tried to explain.

Unfortunately, it was useless. The officer in charge of the inspection unceremoniously declared:

“Cheating!”

Upon hearing the verdict, Green Hair instantly wilted like a frosted eggplant, completely giving up.

At this moment, Red Hair was also pulled out of the classroom by a soldier, his head bowed in resignation.

Su Ming watched this scene, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

These two, Red Hair and Green Hair, were actually foolish enough to take a crooked path. But thinking about it, it was normal; although they had tutoring with Teacher Tang Yan, their mock exam scores had always hovered around 90 points, still a considerable gap from 120 points.

Now that these two guys had been caught, there should be one more.

These three guys had always been birds of a feather, and they must have done bad things together.

Since Yellow Hair wasn’t caught here, he was most likely in an examination room at another school.

Thinking of this, Su Ming shook his head slightly.

Thirteenth District Center, Administrative Office Building.

Xiao Lie sat at his desk, holding a steaming cup of tea. He gently blew on it, took a sip, and said,

“Ames, how many students do you think our Thirteenth District can get into Royal Court Academy this year for the City Exam?”

“This year should be better than previous years. I heard that Haiheng Academy has produced quite a few geniuses, and perhaps some might even be able to enter the inner school.”

A woman with long hair tied up, a delicate face, wearing a beige shirt, a black hip-hugging mini-skirt, and red high heels, respectfully replied.

“Is that so? If an inner school student truly emerges, that would be wonderful.”

Xiao Lie replied in good spirits.

Just then, Ye Wei rushed into the office and shouted to Xiao Lie,

“Xiao-daren, this is bad.”

Xiao Lie was startled, his hand trembled, and tea spilled out. He then said to Ye Wei with some displeasure,

“What’s bad? Why are you so flustered?”

“The Royal Court Order suddenly appeared and took over all the examination rooms! All our security personnel have been driven out!”

Ye Wei said, out of breath.

“What did you say? How could the Royal Court Order appear here?”

Xiao Lie slammed his teacup heavily on the table and asked in a deep voice.

“Xiao-daren, I don’t know why the Royal Court Order is here, but everything is in chaos now. I heard they caught many cheating students, especially many from the First Academy. And all the caught students have been escorted onto armed transport vehicles by the Royal Court Order’s people and sent to Starlight City! I heard they’re sending all of them to the front lines!”

Ye Wei continued.

Xiao Lie’s expression kept changing as he listened to Ye Wei’s words.

Ye Wei anxiously said to Xiao Lie,

“Xiao-daren, many of the First Academy students are children of important figures within our Thirteenth District. Sending them to the front lines is a near-certain death!”

“What does that have to do with me? They brought it upon themselves!”

Xiao Lie angrily slammed his fist on the table and replied furiously.

Seeing Xiao Lie so enraged, Ye Wei dared not speak and quickly shut his mouth.

In fact, they were well aware of the cheating.

Royal Court Academy was so difficult to get into, and their Thirteenth District had limited resources, so very few could get in through regular exams. Therefore, some influential people thought of taking a shortcut and chose the path of cheating.

They had turned a blind eye to this matter.

But they hadn’t expected the Federation to directly dispatch the Royal Court Order this time to take over the City Exam, and now everyone was caught red-handed.

At this moment, Ames softly said to the enraged Xiao Lie,

“Xiao-daren, no matter how disappointing the children are, they are still our children. This matter, as frustrating as it is, still needs to be handled.”

Ding-a-ling~

At this moment, Xiao Lie’s desk phone and mobile phone all rang.

Xiao Lie glanced at the caller ID but did not answer. He knew without thinking that these calls were for pleading.

Unfortunately, this time was different from usual; the Royal Court Order was not something he could influence or interfere with. However, Ames’s words still moved him. Even if he was angry, he couldn’t completely ignore this matter, otherwise, his place would truly fall into chaos.

So he said to Ye Wei,

“Ye Wei, go investigate! Find out which adult from the Royal Court Order is in charge here.”

“Alright, I’ll go now.”

Ye Wei immediately rushed out.

Thirteenth District, Interstellar Military Airport Area.

A 4-class battleship, the “Dolphin,” ten kilometers long, with a rounded hull and a smooth gray armored surface, was located here.

Inside the ship’s command room, a middle-aged man with distinct facial features, thick eyebrows, graying temples, deep eyes, and an air of authority, dressed in a major general’s military uniform, sat steadily in the command chair.

A huge operational screen in front of him displayed a series of square images, each corresponding to an examination room.

From the images, it could be seen that every examination room was in a chaotic state.

At this moment, a woman with long black hair, a clear and beautiful appearance, dressed in a colonel’s military uniform, walked in. She said,

“General Ames, all troops have successfully taken over the examination rooms, and all personnel who cheated are on their way to be escorted here.”

“Xia An, don’t report such matters to me anymore. Send them all to the front-line battlefield.”

“I understand.”

“Also, once the screening is complete, the exam will begin immediately!”

Ames gave the order in a deep voice.

“I will notify them immediately. Also, District Chief Xiao Lie-daren of the Thirteenth District wishes to request a meeting with you.”

Xia An then reported.

“No!”

Ames said unfeelingly.

“Yes!”

Xia An respectfully replied.