Chapter 1132 - 1132: Settling the Bill

After transferring the money, Gu Shi smiled lightly, "If there's nothing else, I'll just..."

"There is something, pay back the money you owe me first."

Gu Shi was stunned on the spot, a bit unable to react, "Didn't I already transfer the money to your account?"

"But why do I still have an IOU here?" As he said this, Xiao Feng pulled out the 60,000 IOU written by Gu Shi from his notebook.

"You!" Gu Shi couldn't help but feel a bit angry, "I didn't ask for the IOU back because I trusted you, but you..."

By the end, she was so angry that she couldn't finish the sentence.

Xiao Feng's lips slowly curled up as he said, "Who taught you to so easily place your trust in others? Are we even that close?

And haven't you heard that I have a nickname, Merchant 009?"

Gu Shi's face flushed red, feeling both anxious and aggrieved.

Xiao Feng, on the other hand, laughed, "Let's cut to the chase, transfer the 60,000 now."

"Fine!" Gu Shi gritted her teeth, "I'll pay you back, but I don't have enough in my card right now, so I'll have to call a friend to borrow some."

With that said, she started scrolling through her contacts, found a friend's number, and dialed it.

However, just as she was about to place the call, Xiao Feng disconnected it.

Gu Shi abruptly looked up, her eyes slightly red with an undeniable anger, "What's the meaning of this?"

Xiao Feng placed the IOU against the phone screen, and said earnestly, "There's no other meaning, just wanted to teach you a lesson.

Don't trust others too easily in the future, especially strangers you don't know well."

With that, he walked toward the cafeteria.

Gu Shi stared blankly at Xiao Feng's back, feeling as if her emotions had just been on a rollercoaster, leaving her with a complicated and indescribable feeling inside.

It was like a mix of sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty, inseparable.

But for Xiao Feng, there were no complicated feelings.

During the evaluation, he noticed that Gu Shi seemed too honest, or perhaps too naive, unwilling to think badly of people.

This was typical of someone who hadn't experienced the treachery of human nature or suffered from deceit.

So, seeing as she took the initiative to settle the bill, Xiao Feng decided to give her a lesson this way.

Whether she can remember this lesson is beyond his control...

As Xiao Feng walked into the cafeteria, the originally present conversations vanished without a trace.

Other than the sound of tableware clinking and people eating, there was no other noise.

Xiao Feng glanced around, holding the organized IOUs for those who bought the ghillie suit, then called out, "Li Wenchao."

"Hey!"

A young man sitting in the corner stood up, filled with smiles, bowing repeatedly.

Xiao Feng walked over directly, and got straight to the point, "Settle the bill, will you?"

"Uh..." Li Wenchao's face turned pale, almost ready to cry.

With so many people having taken IOUs, why was he the first one to be called upon?

Even though they'd agreed earlier, no matter who was asked, they'd staunchly refuse to pay, facing Xiao Feng in reality made Li Wenchao realize how easy it was to speak, but hard to act.

Thinking of the events that transpired at midnight, he simply lacked the courage, even just to say "no."

Xiao Feng didn't urge him, his gaze locked onto Li Wenchao.

This was the test of mental resilience.

And not speaking was also a way to exert psychological pressure.

After a long while, Li Wenchao realized that whenever he looked at someone, they'd either deliberately avoid his gaze or pretend to ignore him, so he had no choice but to obediently pay up.

Yet inside he couldn't help but roar: Where's the promised unity?!

Where's the promise to stand by each other and refuse to pay at any cost?!

Upon receiving the payment, Xiao Feng immediately called out the next name of the person who bought the ghillie suit, internally remarking: "Luckily, it's not too late."

In fact, if everyone had unitedly refused to pay at all costs.

Xiao Feng would've had no good solution; handling one or two is okay, but if everyone stayed consistent, he couldn't possibly take them all down.

Half an hour later, Xiao Feng had five of the twenty-two IOUs left in his hand.

This was because those five were still receiving treatment and naturally wouldn't be present in the cafeteria.

After breakfast, the latest notification was issued.

The evaluation scores and results remained unchanged, but the performance leaderboard was annulled, and the selection of core members would be announced after a meeting and discussion.

Regarding Xiao Feng's incidents of beating people and trading supplies, a special complaint channel was established, requiring affected members to submit a detailed report of the incident.

While there were still many who were dissatisfied, they were met with strict measures!

This made everyone snap back to reality, realizing that stirring up trouble endlessly would only backfire!

And those who had previously shouted "If it's not handled, we'll collectively withdraw," were now keeping their mouths shut tightly, not daring to say another word.

...

After reclaiming their personal belongings and changing clothes, Xiao Feng and the others gathered and headed directly to where Gong Kaishan was.

Gong Kaishan and the others were in a relatively isolated area, divided into individual tents, where Hui Yi had been arranged to stay earlier.

At this moment, Li Ying, Qian Shaoyuan, and others were surrounding Gong Kaishan, who was sitting by the campfire, lost in thought, trying to comfort and coax him.

"Brother Shan, it's not that we have anything against you for not choosing you!"

"Yeah, Brother Shan, I vouch with my integrity, when we formed the team, you were the first choice in my mind, but then I thought everyone else would definitely choose you, so it was too competitive, and I didn't choose you."

"Right, right, I thought the same way!"

However, no matter how eloquently those around spoke, Gong Kaishan seemed to not hear it, remaining dazed, as if contemplating life.

Li Ying opened her mouth, just about to speak, when she caught a glimpse of Xiao Feng and his group approaching from the corner of her eye.

She didn't go to greet them, even withdrawing the slight smile on her face, seemingly bearing a "Not Welcome" sign on her face.

The reason for the unwelcoming attitude doesn't need to be said; it was naturally because of Gong Kaishan's elimination.

Xiao Feng didn't mind Li Ying's expression, walking straight to Gong Kaishan, patted his shoulder, "Still not over it?"

Gong Kaishan remained silent, even his eyes showed no change.

Xiao Feng furrowed his brows, pondered for a moment, then suddenly shouted, "Qian Shaoyuan left wearing your clothes!"

Instantly, Gong Kaishan jumped up, eyes wide, and instinctively cursed, "Son of a bitch, where's Qian Shaoyuan?

I swear that kid's got a death wish!"

Everyone around exchanged looks, feeling absurd.

We tried hard, took turns comforting for nearly ten hours to no avail.

But Xiao Feng came for less than a minute, spoke less than two sentences, and had such a big effect?