In the early morning, secretary Xiao Wang walked to the company with a spirited and cheerful pace.
As soon as she pushed open the office door, she heard a series of "clang clangs" and was instantly stunned.
The spacious office was littered with dozens of empty wine bottles on the carpet, with a few fallen at the entrance.
Gu Ya and Ling Ling were lying on the carpet, heads touching, sleeping soundly.
Last night, they had drunk all the company's stored wine, leaving not a drop.
"What the..." Xiao Wang immediately closed the door, thinking that President Ling Ling had brought back a young handsome guy for a wild party last night. If word got out, this would definitely be the hottest news in the company!
While she was contemplating a solution,
Gu Ya came out of the door, holding his head, his eyes drooping, and reeking of alcohol.
"Hello, President's boyfriend!" Xiao Wang greeted him in fear.
Gu Ya's face was dark as he said, "What nonsense are you talking about! I'm her biological brother."
He instantly took out a bottle of sobering medicine from the system store and handed it to Xiao Wang, saying, "Feed it to her! And make my sister a cup of clear water and pour it directly on her head. Tell her I said so. If you don't do it, I'll fire you."
"Damn it, I can't drink with Sister Ling Ling anymore. This woman goes crazy and can't be stopped."
Gu Ya stumbled out of the He Cheng Corporation, switched his mecha motorcycle to automatic cruise control, and drove directly to the academy.
As soon as he entered the laboratory, Fan Mengtian, with dark circles under his eyes, walked up to him.
"Where were you last night? I didn't sleep all night!" Fan Mengtian complained.
Gu Ya was very dizzy, and [Pain Insensitivity] was still coordinating his body, working hard to break down the alcohol.
Gu Ya slumped onto a chair and said bluntly, "If Mei Shanli were here, you'd be even more sleepless!"
"Gu Ya!" Fan Mengtian's face flushed with anger, and he said sternly, "Watch your words. Mei Shanli and I are just normal classmates. I won't allow you to slander her."
Gu Ya sneered, "Alright, alright, you are a gentleman. I am a dirty scoundrel."
Fan Mengtian became worried and asked, "What's wrong with you? Ever since you returned after a week of absence, your state hasn't been right."
Gu Ya lowered his head and sighed inwardly.
Since recovering his memory, thoughts that were not his own had been popping into his mind, uncontrollable.
"It's probably a sequela. I need something to stimulate me."
"Fan Mengtian, I dare to bet that we will win this competition."
"After winning the competition, the fame and money will be all yours. I don't want any of it."
"I just hope you can say a good word for me to the teachers and the school."
"Then, I will disappear again for a while."
Fan Mengtian was confused by Gu Ya's words and asked, "So you're helping the academy to continue skipping classes?"
Gu Ya nodded, his gaze fixed on the parts on the table, lost in thought, saying, "The outside world is much more exciting than here."
"I have more important things to do."
...
The next morning, Gu Ya drove his mecha motorcycle to the mecha repair competition venue.
The venue was located in the 3rd Precision Engineering District of the lower city of Wu He City, a vast exhibition hall.
Inside the hall, partition boards were used to form hundreds of compartments, each containing a team.
Roughly counting, there were over a hundred teams here.
Each compartment had an android as a judge to prevent cheating.
Gu Ya felt this was a joke, as he himself was the biggest cheater in the world.
Numerous flying drones also patrolled the air.
"Gu Ya, I've listened to you, and I didn't bring my finished product. If you can't produce anything later, let alone win the championship, we'll definitely be ridiculed by our classmates and resented by the school when we get back."
Gu Ya smiled faintly and said nothing.
The first competition was fault repair.
"Heh..." Gu Ya looked at the test question and let out a disdainful bitter smile.
The system voice announced the start of the competition:
[Score is based on repair time, repair accuracy, and device integrity after repair. The first round is worth 100 points.]
[Contestants, five minutes to countdown. During these five minutes, you may only observe and discuss the test questions. The competition will officially begin after five minutes.]
As soon as the voice fell, Fan Mengtian leaned over to study the mecha's foot stamping energy accumulator in front of him.
This thing was placed on a repair stand, as tall as a person, with a fat belly, and completely black.
Judging from the appearance alone, there was no sign of a fault.
"Gu Ya, what do you think?" Fan Mengtian said as he touched the equipment.
What do I think? Use my eyes! [Fault Display], [Fault Imaging], [Star Structure Blueprint].
A three-dimensional schematic of the equipment instantly appeared on Gu Ya's holographic panel.
He fiddled with it a couple of times, dividing the blueprint into several parts.
[Fault Display] instantly found the problem.
"Gu Ya, what are you pointing at? Hurry up and study it!" Fan Mengtian said with some urgency.
Gu Ya spread his hands and said, "Open the cover and check if there's an additional pipe-type shut-off valve between its No. 2 energy storage tank and the No. 58 gas path solenoid valve. Look closely, that thing is hard to find."
Then, he began to observe the android judge in front of him.
When the five minutes were up, Fan Mengtian started to dismantle the machine's end cover, while Gu Ya continued to stare idly.
Another five minutes passed, and Fan Mengtian hadn't opened the end cover yet.
Seeing his extreme seriousness, Gu Ya suddenly began to envy him. Ignorance was truly bliss. Ever since he saw his father and recovered his memory, he felt the whole world had become dull and tasteless.
What was going on?
The things he had once pursued so ardently seemed to have lost their meaning, becoming less important.
Only Ye Ying, what was she doing now? Was she hurt? Was she sleeping well? Had she gained weight, or was she still so thin?
Perhaps something really needed to stimulate him.
Gu Ya stood up, pulled Fan Mengtian aside, picked up his tools, and in a few seconds, removed the end cover.
Fan Mengtian was so surprised he couldn't speak!
"This requires skill. You're struggling with all your might, why not just look carefully at its locking mechanism."
Next, Gu Ya took off his jacket, crawled inside, and emerged in less than three minutes, holding a pipe-type shut-off valve.
Gu Ya reassembled the equipment.
He said to the android, "Hey, announce the score!"
"Dong Yong Gu Zhi Lan Academy's mecha repair team completed the repair in 10 minutes and 26 seconds. The score is judged as 100 points."
As soon as the system voice sounded, everyone was startled. Other teams immediately accelerated their repair progress.
Even more surprised was Fan Mengtian.
Gu Ya accurately identified the fault and resolved it effortlessly!
The key was his lazy demeanor!
Did he have the ability of foresight?
The android said expressionlessly, "Team members, please proceed to the next competition venue."
Gu Ya looked indifferent, while Fan Mengtian was still in shock.
The two arrived at the second competition venue, where a mecha motorcycle was placed in their team's compartment.
"Good heavens, it's like the Dragon King Temple being flooded by the sea." Gu Ya smiled faintly: "I remember that mecha motorcycles on the market haven't been equipped with remote control components yet, right?"
"Ah~~ I remembered something not too important. Liu Feng's two motorcycles are still waiting for me to modify them."
Fan Mengtian stared at Gu Ya with wide eyes, completely unaware of what he was muttering to himself. What Dragon King Temple? What remote control? How was it related to Liu Feng from Class B?
The android said calmly, "Please provide the modification plan. You can request modification parts from me, and I will arrange them for you."
Fan Mengtian walked forward dazedly, only to be pulled back by Gu Ya.
Gu Ya grinned wickedly and said, "Brother, this is a trade secret. Please step aside~"
"Huh?"
Gu Ya smiled and closed the door heavily, blocking Fan Mengtian outside.
Shortly after, a micro-transport robot flew in rapidly and delivered a wooden cargo box into the compartment.
Soon, the sound of tools colliding with armor could be heard from inside.
Fan Mengtian waited foolishly, completely confused about what was happening.
He didn't even understand why he was here!
At this moment, Mei Shanli sent a communication, apologizing with a guilty expression: "Mengtian, I've caused you trouble. Did Gu Ya hold you back?"
"If he holds you back, just kick him away! You're very strong anyway! Keep it up, I'll always believe in you."
"After Mom's illness gets better, I'll come back. Uh, can I treat you to a meal?"
Fan Mengtian was in a state of confusion the entire time.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you outside? Didn't the competition just start?" Mei Shanli asked, unable to figure out the situation.
"Where's Gu Ya? Heh, I knew it. He ran away because he knew he wasn't capable enough!"
Suddenly, the door was pulled open heavily, and Gu Ya walked out.
"Alright, next competition venue."
Inside the compartment, there was no one in the driver's seat of the mecha motorcycle, yet it started moving on its own, transforming successfully, and followed Gu Ya out.
Fan Mengtian jumped up as if he had seen a ghost!
Mei Shanli, in the holographic projection, stared at the mecha motorcycle, her mouth gradually widening, unable to utter a word.
"Yo! Isn't this the tsundere princess Mei Shanli? Missing your Brother Mengtian! Humph hum~"
Gu Ya showed a little interest and said, "Do you still remember what I said at Wei Ping's dinner party?"
"Let's go, you happy couple, and I'll show you the astonishing masterpiece!"
The third competition venue was a huge exhibition hall.
At this time, large and small finished products were displayed on numerous display cabinets.
Each finished product had a caretaker and an android judge standing beside it.
Gu Ya passed by the exhibits, and the elite mecha repair system automatically analyzed the objects.
"Hmm, this is good, this is not good, this is like a ghost, trash, yo yo yo, this one is interesting!"
Gu Ya muttered inwardly.
He walked all the way to the Dong Yong Gu Zhi Lan exhibition hall, where his masterpiece was covered by a black cloth.
Fan Mengtian frowned and asked, "Gu Ya, this isn't a mecha motorcycle, is it?"
"Mecha motorcycles are products of He Cheng Corporation. Did you reverse engineer them?"
Mei Shanli had been sulking all the way. She was very upset by Gu Ya's disdainful and confident attitude. What right did he have? He was just a commoner, daring to act pretentious in front of me and Brother Mengtian!
As soon as she saw the motorcycle-like object covered by a black cloth, Mei Shanli's arrogance returned. She said, "Ha! Gu Ya, you didn't just buy a mecha motorcycle, did you?"
"Even if you reverse engineered it, the patent belongs to He Cheng Corporation. Do you know you're infringing on their copyright?"
"Wait until you get dealt with! I'm telling you, I'm a witness. When the security forces come to arrest you later, I'll testify for Brother Mengtian."
"As for you, I don't know. Maybe it'll be the security forces' prison!"
Gu Ya had long witnessed Mei Shanli's ignorance and arrogance. After so long, she still hadn't changed!
Ignorant people are really cute~
Gu Ya calmly walked to the exhibit, grabbed the black cloth, and yanked it away fiercely.
A black, strangely shaped motorcycle was revealed to everyone.
Gu Ya said to the caretaker and the android judge, "Watch carefully!"
Saying that, he mounted the motorcycle.