Hang In There, You Can Do It!

Zhou Yanyu, a guard at a death-row prison for the most serious criminals, had just one goal in life: save one million yuan. He was killed in an explosion at the underground prison.

He returned to the past with a list of death-row inmates from twenty years in the future.

To reduce crime, his superiors ordered him to find these inmates and change their fates before they went astray, lowering the threat they posed to society.

His first step after getting home was to kick out the uncle who had tricked him into dropping out of school in his previous life.

Then he shut the door of their utterly bare home.

This time, even if he had to go into debt, he would get an education. First, he needed to earn enough for tuition.

On his first day back in kindergarten, Zhou Yanyu discovered that the SSS-rated, extremely dangerous criminal who had blown him up was his deskmate.

...No work, no life.

He gritted his teeth and stole the big shot's toy. "This is tribute for the Emperor! From now on, you're under my protection!"

Huo Zhou was diagnosed with high-functioning autism at the age of four, and was slow to perceive the outside world.

He was emotionally detached and numb to sensations.

At the start of the new school year, a pretty but stupid little runt became his deskmate. He stole Huo Zhou's snacks and toys.

But the hand that brushed against his face was warm and soft.

The new kid was fierce, the new kid was cocky, but Huo Zhou caught the delicious scent of an herbivore.

Like a sheep eating grass, and a wolf eating a sheep,

Huo Zhou set his sights on this silly little lamb.

Zhou Yanyu: Another day of striving for socialism :)

Skits 1: During class, Zhou Yanyu forced his cool-guy deskmate to whisper with him, getting them both punished. They had to stand in a row in the corner with Oxford dictionaries balanced on their heads.

The book was too heavy, so while the teacher wasn't looking, he tossed it into Huo Zhou's arms. "Hold this for me."

Huo Zhou took it.

Zhou Yanyu pulled out his phone and played "The Moon Reflected on the Second Spring."

The mournful sound of the erhu filled the hallway. He instantly put on a sorrowful expression. "Man, the music really captures the misery."

Huo Zhou: "..."

Skits 2: Zhou Yanyu was incredibly nervous about the English placement test. He listened to his earbuds on repeat all day, from morning to night.

The classmate in front of him was moved by the struggling student's hard work. "It's okay. With this much effort, you'll definitely pass this time!"

Huo Zhou expressionlessly pulled out the earbud plug.

Ding ding ding, the Great Compassion Dharani of the Thousand-Handed, Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva: Namo, huluodana, duoluoye ye, Namo, a li ye, polujiedi, shuo bolaye, putisaduopoye, mohesaduopoye, mohe jialunijiaye, om...

Classmate in front: "..."

Zhou Yanyu: "What? If I can't do it myself, I'm not allowed to ask for help from outside?"

A timid but tough, struggling former prison guard who wants to save money for college but fails every subject x an antisocial SSS-ranked criminal whose brain has an AI-like capacity

A wimpy yet tough student who can't do anything right x a cool, obsessive top student

Blurb written on March 6, 2021

Theme: Caring for others is good for the mind and body