Wen Li furrowed his brow in confusion: “What exactly do you want to do?”

“Senior, do you still remember telling me that the academic professor’s are neutral?” Luo Yu paused. “But when necessary, it can be used for our benefit.”

Wen Li let out a laugh of disbelief: “Don’t even think about it. You’re just a freshman; how could you possibly…”

Before Wen Li could finish, Luo Yu turned around and pushed the door open to enter the history department research room.

Professor Tao Mian was sitting behind his desk, reading a paper.

Seeing his two students, who hadn’t been around for a while, walk in simultaneously, he looked suspiciously from Wen Li’s face to Luo Yu’s, and angrily slammed his palm on the table:

“Wen Li, didn’t I tell you not to recruit any more members at school? Luo Yu is only a freshman this year!”

Luo Yu quickly realized that the professor knew Wen Li’s identity and aware that he had joined the Hypnos League.

“Professor Tao, please don’t blame my senior; I joined voluntarily. I’m also a victim of anti sleep medication.”

As Luo Yu spoke, his eyes turned red, looking pitifully at the professor.

The professor gestured for Wen Li to close the research room door, then motioned for Luoyu to sit beside him:

“What victim? Did they tell you that you’re allergic to anti sleep medication? Let me tell you, there’s no possibility of allergies to anti sleep medication!”

“Wen Li is about to graduate with his doctorate; I don’t care what he does afterward, whether he wants to be the leader of a counter-revolutionary organization or not. But you’re still so young; you must not let them brainwash you!”

Wen Li: …

Wen Li silently sat to the side and casually picked up a journal to read.

So the professor was aware of the allergy theory concerning anti sleep medication. Luo Yu thought to himself, this makes it easier for me to explain:

“Professor, I’m not allergic. But there are indeed problems with anti sleep medication.”

Professor Tao looked at him with that same suspicious expression: “What do you mean? What problems could anti sleep medication possibly have? The production process for anti sleep medication has gone through rigorous testing!”

Luo Yu struggled to organize his thoughts and quickly relayed everything he had experienced over the past two days to Professor Tao.

From his meeting with Song Lingyuan at the Association, to the Management Committee President sending people to try and kill him, to Song Lingyuan discovering the real issues with anti sleep medication, all while investigating and helping him escape.

Finally, he recounted the events of the group live stream today and the subsequent arrests of the entire organization.

He watched as Professor Tao’s expression shifted from suspicion to disbelief, and then to a long, inscrutable silence, until the professor pulled out his phone and scrolled through the news for a while, murmuring:

“I can’t believe so much has happened just because I didn’t look at my phone for one night.”

Luoyu nodded solemnly and sadly:

“Everything has changed, Professor Tao. We need your help now.”

“Me?” Professor Tao put away his phone and adjusted his gold-rimmed reading glasses on his nose. “Why should I help you guys, a counter-revolutionary organization? What does this whole thing have to do with me?”

Wen Li looked up at these words, a look on his face that seemed to say, “What did I tell you?” He turned to Luo Yu.

He had tried many times to persuade Professor Tao to join the Hypnos League, but it had always ended in failure.

He didn’t understand how Luo Yu intended to bring in reinforcements and even thought about advising him to give up.

“Professor, you do want to see the revival of sleep as part of the human routine, don’t you?” Luo Yu spoke earnestly. “Otherwise, you wouldn’t have initiated the sleep research project.”

“Revival of sleep…” Professor Tao hesitated and sighed: “Luo Yu, as a historian, I do support the return of sleep as a historical ritual in human society.”

“But I don’t believe that helping the Hypnos League can achieve this. Moreover, this isn’t the time for a revival of sleep!”

“You’re not helping the Hypnos League this time; you’re helping the Association.”

Luo Yu’s tone became agitated, and he even stood up:

“Professor, President Song Lingyuan told me they are already preparing policies for the revival of sleep. They were about to launch a new policy soon. But now, if something happens to President Song, this policy will be aborted halfway.”

“What?” Professor Tao furrowed his wrinkled brow in disbelief. “How could they do that?”

Wen Li also frowned.

Is Xiao Luo lying?

“It’s true; President Song told me this personally!”

“He said the Association has developed a medication that allows sleep to be controlled, called sleeping pills. With this medication, sleep will no longer bring negative impacts to humanity, and it can be reintroduced into human society.”

Fearing that Professor Tao might not believe him, Luo Yu quickly had the administrator fetch two sleeping pills from his storage space, holding one in his palm and handing one to Professor Tao while turning to give the other to Wen Li:

“This is the sample that President Song showed me.”

“Now you can believe it, right? If you still don’t, just take it and try it; it can perfectly control sleep for ninety minutes.”

Wen Li stared at the mint-green tablet, somewhat dazed.

Such a valuable thing, and Song Lingyuan casually shared it with Luo Yu?

He suddenly realized that the relationship between the two seemed to be closer than he had thought.

Behind the desk.

Professor Tao incredulously took the mint-green tablet and examined it carefully in his palm.

What Luo Yu had just said didn’t sound like something a freshman could have made up on the spot; it truly reflected the Association’s style.

Finally a bit shaken, he asked:

“How do you want me to help the Association?”

Luo Yu let out a heavy sigh of relief in his heart, knowing there was hope, and managed a compliant smile as he sat back down:

“Professor Tao, do you know any of the teachers in the I.T Department?”

Professor Tao was taken aback for a moment before nodding: “I know a few. Why?”

“Professor, if it weren’t for the I.T Department teacher cracking Luo Xuan’s identity, things wouldn’t have gotten this bad.”

Luo Yu slowly lowered his eyes:

“I’ve heard that the academic proffesors has maintained a neutral stance on the sleep medication project. But there are teachers in the I.T Department working for Duan Yixun, going against all the citizens.”

His voice was soft, but his words made the other two in the office hold their breath.

“I hope, Professor Tao, that you can hold them accountable as a neutral person in academia.”

“Have the other teachers in the I.T Department step up voluntarily to compensate for the disaster they caused and cooperate with us in rescuing the detained citizens.”

Wen Li slowly stood up.

He recognized what Luo Yu was trying to do.

In this war of public opinion, Computer Technology was their only means of protecting themselves from being discovered.

Luo Yu was looking for a more reliable technical support.

With the support of the I.T Department at A University, they might really be able to turn the situation around.

…

That night at eleven o’clock.

There were noticeably fewer people lining up at each medication distribution point compared to usual.

The sudden revelation of the anti sleep medication poisoning incident yesterday left everyone on edge.

Although the Association had issued a statement claiming there were no abnormalities in the medications on the market, after all, the rumored toxic substances hidden in the anti sleep medication underground warehouse had yet to be confiscated.

What if they circulated again?

According to policy, as long as someone missed picking up their medication for no more than three days, there would be no negative consequences.

Many people decided to forgo their medication today and let things settle for a bit!

With fewer people picking up medication, the number of netizens entering the Xingyao live streaming platform surged.

Workers just getting off work and students just finishing classes on the subway and buses all felt that something significant would happen today and kept refreshing the live streaming platform’s homepage.

Sure enough, they came across some fresh news!

—Several streamers who wore black masks yesterday and claimed the anti sleep medication was poisoned were live streaming again today!

As soon as this popped up, those who loved analyzing current events quickly clicked in, fearing they might miss the latest information.

But what they didn’t expect happened.

These streamers, who had been cursing the president of the Management Committee, Duan Yixun, yesterday, suddenly changed their tune today:

“Yesterday we were forced by the Association to slander the Management Committee!”

“Everything we said was true, but the real puppet master isn’t the Management Committee; it’s President Song Lingyuan of the Association!”

“Why can we say this today? Because our live stream went well yesterday, and we’ve finally been released from the Association today, so now we can finally speak the truth!”

“Why is Duan Dong in the territory of the Management Committee? Duan Dong was taken away by the Management Committee for investigation, so he’s in Xiao Xiang Village. The Association is pursuing Duan Dong; they want to silence him.”

“And you might not know, but your streamer Luo Yu disappeared because he was also taken away by the Association! Because he affected the distribution of the anti sleep medication!”

“Don’t believe me? I’ll show you the video!”

In the various live streaming rooms, the masked streamers quickly opened a video.

It showed Luo Yu being surrounded by bodyguards as he was led into the lobby when he was taken to the Association headquarters that day.

Initially, netizens were still suspicious that these people had been kidnapped by the Management Committee, which is why they were saying completely contradictory things from yesterday.

But when it came to Luo Yu, the netizens instantly lost their composure!

【My wife was also taken away by the Association???】

【No wonder Luo Yu hasn’t been streaming these past few days.】

【Damn the Association, let him go!!】

【Why hasn’t the Association come out to clarify? Are they afraid?】

In the public opinion arena, it quickly turned into a chaotic battle.

—Meanwhile, in the office of the dean of the I.T Department at A University.

Luo Yu sat at the edge of the desk in the office, watching the dean’s calm demeanor as he quickly typed away on the keyboard.

It was as if everything was under his control.

The dean of the I.T Department was much younger than Professor Tao, but he was already…

Balding.

He wore a black-and-white checkered shirt, embodying the image of a humble coder.

Luo Yu withdrew his gaze and looked at his phone.

He had anticipated that Duan Yixun’s capture of the Hypnos League would force them to come out and clarify their situation in an attempt to clear their names.

But he hadn’t expected Duan Yixun would use him as a pawn.

What a…

Convenient opportunity.

“Alright,” the dean said calmly as he withdrew his hand. “All 17,832 large screens in the city are fully set up and will go live tomorrow morning at 0:00. The effective time is expected to be fifteen minutes, so Luo, make the most of this opportunity.”

He then shook his head with a hint of melancholy: “In my life, I’ve always believed in the positive use of technology. This is my first time using technology for something like this; I don’t even know if it’s right.”

Luo Yu patted him on the shoulder: “Don’t worry, Dean, what you’re doing is definitely for the greater good.”

The dean glanced at him but said nothing.

Professor Tao sat not far away, his expression serious as he said, “Thank you for cooperating, Dean.”

The dean shook his head: “Our teachers have caused so much trouble by acting without understanding; this is the least I can do.”

After saying this, he looked at Luo Yu: “So, this position, I will leave it to you.”

Luo Yu stood up, hearing the dean softly say:

“Luo, this checkered shirt of mine is the same style as that checkered quilt you sold!”

Luo Yu blinked: “Dean! You watch my streams too?”

The dean awkwardly scratched his bald spot: “Haha, just, occasionally…” With that, he hurriedly left the office.

Professor Tao and Wen Li also stood up.

Wen Li looked at Luo Yu with concern: “Xiao Luo, we’re heading out now; the next part is up to you.”

“Don’t worry!” Luo Yu gave them an ‘OK’ gesture and sat down in front of the computer at the desk.

“Click—”

The office door closed, leaving him alone.

Luo Yu took a deep breath.

At first, he hadn’t wanted to get involved in this matter at all.

He just wanted to sleep well, to sleep for a hundred days, and live properly.

But now, those who cared about him, his older brothers and sisters, had been captured, and even Song Lingyuan had lost contact…

Luo Yu looked at the text message interface on his phone; he had sent Song Lingyuan a message asking, “Are you okay?” but hadn’t received a reply.

He felt an inexplicable sense of anxiety.

He wanted to do something for them.

After adjusting his collar in front of the camera, Luo Yu forced a smile, noticing the time was at 00:00, and he clicked on “Start Live Stream.”