Chapter 96 - Encounter (1/2)

Chapter 96: Encounter

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

But the surprised look on her face lasted only for a moment. Very soon, her face dimmed and she frowned.

Was it okay for him to give it to me?

No, I should ask him about it. Or else, I can’t put my mind at ease even if I accept it.

Since Battalion Commander Yang was not around, Ye Jian carried her schoolbag, heading to school to find Princ.i.p.al Chen… She a.s.sumed that Princ.i.p.al Chen might have the answer to her question.

Ye Jian kept running from the camp to the national road without slowing down her pace.

In front of her was a white minivan. Inside the minivan, a middle-aged, decently-dressed man who seemed like a teacher inadvertently saw her running from the rear-view mirror.

The minivan kept driving for several kilometers. To the man’s surprise, the distance between his vehicle and the student-like girl was almost the same as before.

So, he said to the driver, “Old Huang, at what speed are you driving? The girl from behind is about to catch up with you.”

“60 miles per hour. Although Fujun Town seems a bit poor, it has quite a busy traffic. Thank you for your understanding,” explained Mr. Huang the driver, smiling. From his side, he couldn’t see the running girl, so he didn’t understand why the middle-aged man made that joke.

Astonished, the middle-aged man said to the two teachers sitting on the back row, “Look behind you. That little girl has been running behind our car for several kilometers, and the distance between her and our car is almost the same as before. Her stamina is amazing.”

With serious looks on their faces, the two teachers on the back row rolled down the windows to glance at the back. They were both surprised.

“She does look like a student. However, the students of Fujun Town Middle School should be in cla.s.s right now. A student… is skipping cla.s.ses?” A female teacher around her forties raised her question. “Princ.i.p.al Cao, if she is a student, how about we stop the car and ask her to come with us?”