Research Institute No. 5

Name: Shao Jiuyu

Age: 28

Occupation: Teacher (contract worker, an utterly ordinary PE teacher)

On the schedule: Two classes a week.

In reality: Other subject teachers have been commandeering her classes for years.

"This is bad! The frail PE teacher has been taken hostage by a wanted criminal!"

"How much is the criminal's bounty?"

"Five hundred thousand New Dollars!"

A wanted criminal with a five-hundred-thousand-New-Dollar bounty, utterly vicious!

A criminal ranked in the world's top 500 most wanted!

The police quickly surrounded the school and evacuated the students and teachers. Then they called in a negotiator to talk with the ruthless criminal and buy time.

A brilliant police officer ranked twentieth on the Red Alert list confirmed the criminal's identity.

Beep.

Identity confirmed: Number Nine, the world's most wanted criminal, with a bounty of 100,000,000. Past exploits: Destroyed the "Red Sun" project, crippled the Fifth Research Institute, tore through the Fifth War Zone, and broke out of an encirclement by top fighters from three major war zones. Current whereabouts unknown.

Presumed dead.

The face on the screen belonged to Shao Jiuyu, the frail PE teacher.

The brilliant officer's face twitched.

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A bounty of five hundred thousand New Dollars.

Shao Jiuyu was wondering whether she should claim it.

That much money would be enough for her to quit and retire.

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PE teacher Shao Jiuyu is leading the team in this year's interschool competition.

The students representing her school are very worried. Teacher Shao is so delicate and frail. Can she really stand up to those hot-tempered teachers from the other schools?

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Blurb dated August 8, 2023

Theme: Keep your heart turned toward the light