Chapter 444: Chapter 443: Can Fight. Chapter 444: Chapter 443: Can Fight. After hanging up the phone, Li Song leaned back in his office chair, feeling listless.

Ancient species were like poison to scholars who were obsessed with biological research, the addictive kind of poison.

In fact, if Li Song really wanted to force Shao Zifeng into action, there were many ways he could do it, leveraging his status as a professor at Bin City University.

For instance, he could have his students provoke a fight or even hire someone to play dirty.

Could he?

Yes, but it was unnecessary.

Both his pride as a professor and his reverence for biological research forbade him from doing so.

Watching a chance to get close to an ancient species slip away, Li Song felt dispirited and suddenly lost interest in everything.

He wanted to numb himself with work, but unfortunately, he failed.

Li Song was like a fish devoid of dreams at that moment, staring at the ceiling with empty eyes. He scratched his messy hair and murmured weakly, “I really want to see it up close…”

Suddenly, Li Song’s eyes lit up, and he quickly sat up and grabbed the phone, “Lili, do you know which school that student is from?”

“I’ll look it up.”

A moment later, Li Song fell into a deep contemplation about life as he looked at the information in his hands.

[Archive]Shao Zifeng: Highly Confidential
Damn it!

Highly confidential for what kind of family?

Thinking about himself, he had to struggle for half a lifetime just to reach a mid-level status.

After taking several deep breaths, Li Song forced his eyes away from the piercing words “Highly Confidential” and continued to read on.

He did not have the clearance to see the detailed personal information, but he could find some basic data since Shao Zifeng had participated in regional competitions.

“Su City University? What kind of backwater university is that… Hiss, the weakest university in the Yundu Region for many consecutive years… better steer clear,” he grumbled.

The more Li Song read, the more uncomfortable he felt, almost wanting to smash his phone!

How could such a bottom-tier university, perennially last in regional competitions, produce a student tied to Chen Yixin with a “Highly Confidential” status?

Thinking of those four words, Old Li felt his heart ache once more.

Suppressing the urge to throw his phone, Li Song felt sure of his footing after finishing reading the information and picked up his phone to dial the president’s office.

When the call connected, a clear male voice answered, “Professor Li, may I ask what the matter is?”

Li Song recognized the voice on the other end immediately and hurriedly said, “Secretary Wei, is President Chu there? I have an urgent matter to discuss with him.”

“One moment, please.”

After a brief wait, another voice came through the receiver, “Professor Li, this is Chu Fei. What can I do for you?”

Li Song cut to the chase, “President Chu, the national competition is not far off now, right? How is the preparation of the team going?”

Chu Fei laughed, “The students this year are quite below last year’s level. By the way, Professor Li, what brings you to inquire about the team today?”

“Ha-ha, I am, after all, a teacher at Bin City University,” Li Song chuckled. “It’s like this, I have someone here, a seeded player for the nationals, would President Chu be interested in having our team spar with him a bit?”

“I can’t say for other scenarios, but meeting him on the competition field, he’ll definitely be a tough opponent.”

“Oh?” Chu Fei seemed intrigued, asking with interest, “Professor Li, which university is this person from?”

“Su City University.”

“Su City University? What kind of podunk school…” Chu Fei blurted out without thinking.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat silent.

Li Song also felt he had oversold it a bit, as Su City University was indeed viewed as little better than a backwater college in their eyes.

He considered his words carefully, “Although that university isn’t much, this student is quite something.”

“All I can say is that he’s got quite a connection with Chen Yixin from the Imperial Research Institute. It wouldn’t hurt to get an early read on his beast. You’ll know the specifics after looking up his information,” he said.

“Is that so…”

Chu Fei was somewhat moved but also detected the underlying message in Li Song’s words.

“We can do a background check, but we must go through the proper channels, this student has someone backing them.”

After pondering for a moment, Chu Fei replied, “Professor Li, please send me this student’s information. I will have someone contact Su City University shortly and invite this student to a friendship match.”

“Then I’ll have to trouble you, Principal Chu. If the other party has any requests, our institute is more than willing to lend a hand.”

“Of course.”

They’re all ancient fox spirits, what’s the need for playing pretend like in ghost stories.”

Chu Fei was well aware of Li Song’s motives, so there was absolutely no need to be polite with him.

…

After leaving Bin City University, Shao Zifeng headed straight to the mall to change his clothes and get a haircut.

Looking at the mirror and seeing himself transformed from a ‘Martian’ to a trendy young man, Shao Zifeng nodded in satisfaction.

Unsurprisingly, it’s me!

At that moment, his phone suddenly rang.

Seeing the call was from Su City, Shao Zifeng answered the phone.

“Hello, good day.”

“Is this Shao Zifeng? I am Hu Zhongwei.” The voice on the other end of the phone belonged to a middle-aged man, filled with enthusiasm.

“Um… May I know who is speaking?”

Inside the office of the president of Su City University, Hu Zhongwei’s breath hitched and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

“Ha ha… I am the president of Su City University, Hu Zhongwei.”

“Oh, it’s the president. Hello, I am very sorry, I didn’t recognize it was you.”

“It’s all my fault, it’s all my fault. I haven’t been attentive enough towards the team, it’s really shameful.”

“Not at all, not at all, you’re too kind, President…”

The two strangers engaged in awkward small talk for a while, until finally, Shao Zifeng couldn’t help but ask, “President Hu, do you need me for something?”

“Yes, it’s like this. Zifeng, are you still in Bin City? When do you plan to return to school?” Hu Zhongwei’s tone was filled with concern.

Shao Zifeng raised an eyebrow, “I’m taking tomorrow’s train, planning to go home first to rest and regroup.”

“As you should, as you should.” Hu Zhongwei replied amicably, “Actually, there is a situation. Bin City University contacted our school, proposing a friendly match. Zifeng, do you think you can make time for it?”

Shao Zifeng understood the situation, but did not immediately answer, wanting to see what the president was implying.

Seeing that Shao Zifeng remained silent, Hu Zhongwei continued, “I won’t hide it from you, Zifeng. Bin City University mentioned that if we agree to this match, they can offer our school a few spots for exchange student training, and their biological research institute has agreed to let our school visit for learning purposes.”

Hearing this, Shao Zifeng asked back, “What do you think, President?”

“Ha ha, what I think doesn’t really matter, this is up to you. I haven’t yet given them a response. If it’s inconvenient for you, I’ll go ahead and decline.”

Hu Zhongwei is shrewd, one can say that there are no fools who become university presidents.

He was very clear that Bin City University sought out Su City University because they wanted a piece of Shao Zifeng. What they call a friendly match is nothing more than a desire to challenge Shao Zifeng himself.

If Su City University was a top hundred national university, he would have flatly refused such a request without blinking an eye.

Because any battle before a match would be meticulously studied by the opponent, turning into a cause for defeat.

Unfortunately, Su City University was not one of those. With Shao Zifeng, they had secured more educational resources for the Yundu Region, as well as a ticket to national competitions.

What about after Shao Zifeng and his peers graduate?

For the ambitious Hu Zhongwei, the invitation from Bin City University was a temptation hard to refuse.

But precisely because it was hard to refuse, he was even more aware of Shao Zifeng’s importance and clarity about what he should do–this he understood completely.

After all, whether or not they agreed, Su City University wouldn’t be at a loss.

If Shao Zifeng agreed, their school would benefit greatly.

Upon hearing Hu Zhongwei’s response, Shao Zifeng didn’t hesitate for a moment.

“I can play.”