Word Number：218 Author：紫凝 Translator： Release Time：2026-02-22

　　“Are you really cops?” Chu Yiming glanced back. The boys who’d been with him were already gone. Instead of returning to their class, they’d bolted off in another direction.　　“Yes,” Mu Yu said, taking out her ID. “Want to see our badges?”　　“Were those boys picking on you?” Qiu Feng asked. From the look of it, the kid might have been dealing with school bullying.　　“No… it’s just that I do well in class. They like to have me cover for them.” Chu Yiming lowered his head, fingers tugging at the hem of his jacket.　　“And the teachers never caught on?” Mu Yu thought to herself that this was probably the kind of student teachers like Ms. Ma took pride in—good grades bought leniency.　　“They did catch us sometimes. But they’d push me out front. Once the teacher saw it was me, I’d just get told to write a reflection. Sometimes they didn’t even bother, afraid it would cut into my study time.” He spoke timidly.　　“No wonder. What grade are you in now?” Mu Yu said. What he described matched her suspicions exactly.　　“Ninth grade.” He said it with unmistakable pride.　　“Then you really should eat more. For fifteen, you’re a bit small,” Qiu Feng joked, seeing him relax.