He Yu expressionlessly said, “Let go.”

Eugene: “Nope! Your figure really does resemble Anna’s. Teacher He, don’t you want to clear this instance?”

“There are other methods.”

Zhen Xing blinked innocently. “But this is the easiest one.”

Although the two were supposedly discussing it with He Yu, they kept him firmly pinned between them and absolutely refused to let go. Clearly, they had already decided this method was definitely happening.

He Yu looked at them coldly. “You did this on purpose.”

—In response, two rows of gleaming white teeth flashed at him.

Even Eugene’s mechanical face creased with laughter, looking incredibly pleased and expectant.

Eugene and Zhen Xing absolutely had done it on purpose.

It wasn’t that they especially wanted to do anything. They were simply sick of seeing He Yu wearing that eternally “everything is under control” calm expression. They wanted to see some other emotion on his face for once.

Besides—

He Yu loved acting mysterious, always speaking halfway and leaving everyone confused.

Especially when they were so anxious they wanted to claw at the walls while he calmly refused to explain anything.

It really made people want to sack him and beat him up.

Of course, since he was carrying the entire instance, no matter how badly they wanted to do it, they could only endure it.

Now that they finally had a chance to “retaliate” a little...

Wasn’t this great?

Mischief flashed through Eugene’s eyes.

Seeing He Yu’s expression finally change for once felt unbelievably satisfying.

What was the point of a smaller, younger-looking little guy always acting so deep and unfathomable anyway?

He Yu shot them an unfriendly glare.

When he proposed this plan, he genuinely hadn’t considered that his build resembled Anna’s. On Blue Star, his height was considered very respectable.

But in the Federation, where everyone trained combat power from childhood, the average height was absurdly exaggerated.

By Federation standards, He Yu’s height was about the same as a tall girl’s.

Standing next to someone like Wanrenzhan, he looked thin and frail like a little chick. And because he was skinny and pale-skinned, he appeared even more delicate.

Wanrenzhan finally seemed to realize something and suddenly shouted, shocked:

“You’re dressing up as a woman?!”

Before He Yu could answer, he threw his head back and burst into laughter.

“Hahahaha!! Shorty, I’m dying! You’re actually going to dress as a woman?! Hahaha! But seriously, you kinda do look the part! Hahahaha!”

He Yu slowly turned around and stared at him expressionlessly.

The livestream comments exploded—

“Hahahaha He Yu finally dug a pit and fell into it himself, this is too funny!”

“That expression just now was adorable! Looking forward to female outfit He Yu!”

“Same hahaha!”

“This is why you shouldn’t always talk like some cryptic mastermind. Easy to make everyone unite against you hahaha.”

“Even though I’m also happy about this... Wanrenzhan, you actually dared to laugh at He Yu?!”

“Watching Wanrenzhan speedrun death.”

...

Wanrenzhan laughed and laughed, but gradually, the sound faded.

Because He Yu was looking at him with complete calm indifference.

Like he was looking at—

An idiot.

Under that gaze, Wanrenzhan suddenly couldn’t laugh anymore.

He Yu: “So you’re very happy?”

“Why?”

“Because you’ve been completely useless in this instance?”

Whether it was analyzing the truth or dressing as a woman to lure out the killer, all of it was contributing toward clearing the instance.

But Wanrenzhan?

He’d contributed absolutely nothing.

Wanrenzhan: “???”

—Even if it was true, hearing it spoken aloud still stabbed straight through the heart.

He Yu smiled faintly. “Wanrenzhan, go clean the toilets.”

Wanrenzhan’s eyes widened. “Why the hell should I?!”

He Yu: “Because I’m your teacher. Respect your elders. Or do you not want your credits anymore?”

Wanrenzhan: “......”

His breathing grew heavier. He practically looked like smoke was about to pour out of him.

He Yu continued smiling. “Are you really not going to contribute anything?”

“Did you come to this instance just to soy sauce?”

Then he paused and explained:

“Or maybe you don’t understand what ‘soy sauce’ means?”

“It means being completely useless throughout the entire instance. Not helping with anything. Not doing anything at all.”

His tone was slow and unhurried.

Every single word was like a knife.

And every knife struck fatal blows.

Wanrenzhan: “......”

He looked like he’d been struck by lightning.

He was furious enough to want to kill someone, yet sorrowfully realized—

He Yu was telling the truth.

In a fight, he couldn’t beat five s-rank experts.

As for analysis?

Even now, he still hadn’t fully understood the deductions He Yu made earlier!

He Yu: “So the only contribution you can probably make is cleaning the toilets, so your trip here won’t be completely wasted.”

Ever since the janitor had exposed herself, she’d barely bothered disguising herself anymore, much less cleaning toilets.

As a result, the school bathrooms today were unbelievably filthy.

Zhen Xing and Eugene desperately held back laughter.

He Yu: “You two supervise him. Make sure every single toilet gets cleaned properly, alright?”

Zhen Xing and Eugene: “???”

Wait, what?!

They were just watching the drama unfold! How did they get dragged into this?!

He Yu smiled faintly. “Not willing?”

Although it sounded like a question, both his smile and tone sent chills crawling down their spines.

It felt as though if they dared answer “no,” something terrible would happen.

And after all...

For the sake of clearing the instance, He Yu was already willing to wear women’s clothing...

The two tearfully nodded.

He Yu smiled and turned away. The irritation from earlier disappeared completely, returning to his usual calm expression.

—Sure enough, when you were in a bad mood, making other people suffer more than you did instantly improved your mood.

His footsteps regained their usual composure.

The livestream comments—

“Holy shit, angry He Yu really is not someone you can provoke!”

“My god, he seriously knows how to torture people. Cleaning toilets? Wanrenzhan has probably never done that in his life!”

“Hahaha serves them right for provoking He Yu.”

“Let’s discuss this rationally. Is He Yu disguising himself as Anna actually possible? Can it really lure out the killer?”

“No idea. They only have three days left, they’ve gotta try everything.”

“I don’t think it’ll work. The killer is way too patient. People have practically dug three feet into the ground searching for him and he still isn’t panicking. Why would a fake Anna lure him out?”

“Just wait and see.”

...

Wanrenzhan stood inside the dorm room, irritated. “How long is this gonna take?”

Zhen Xing leaned against the bed with a cup of water, looking calm and completely ignoring him.

Eugene’s eyes sparkled mischievously. “First time wearing a skirt. He probably needs time to adjust, right? I bet he still needs psychological preparation before he can come out!”

[Livestream comments: He Yu should still be changing clothes, so his stream is censored right now. Can’t see anything.]

[Livestream comments: Looking forward to it!]

[Livestream comments: Hahaha, he’s probably gonna take forever.]

They all thought they’d have to wait a long time.

But in reality, the moment Eugene finished speaking, the bathroom door opened.

The He Yu they thought needed “mental preparation” walked out expressionlessly.

There wasn’t even the slightest trace of embarrassment on his face or in his eyes.

On the contrary—

He looked completely justified.

As though he wasn’t wearing a dress at all, but an elegant tailored suit.

To better resemble Anna, they hadn’t chosen a school uniform, but instead a blue dress Anna frequently wore. The day Anna died, she had also been wearing a blue dress.

Although the original had already been disposed of, recreating an identical one was effortless for the cafeteria uncle and the janitor.

The blue dress reached all the way to his ankles. The wig was identical to Anna’s long wavy hair.

The long curls spilled loosely over his shoulders. The dress cinched his waist so tightly it seemed small enough to fit within one hand.

He Yu’s face was exceptionally cold.

Yet under that outfit, he radiated an almost aristocratic icy beauty.

His features had always been delicately androgynous. His brows weren’t especially sharp, while his eyes resembled deep stars, mesmerizing and profound. His thick curled eyelashes looked like tiny fans, brushing directly against people’s hearts whenever he blinked.

Without those cold rimless glasses, his entire appearance softened slightly.

There was absolutely no sense of discord in his female attire.

If anything, because of his smooth facial lines and high nose bridge, he possessed a uniquely androgynous cold beauty.

“Tap. Tap. Tap.”

He Yu walked slowly out of the bathroom.

Every step was calm and steady.

Every sound landed directly against people’s hearts.

His back remained straight, chin slightly raised.

The upward sweep of his eyes carried an aloofness that seemed to place everything beneath his notice.

When He Yu wore men’s clothing with that expression, he appeared cold and noble.

When He Yu wore women’s clothing with that expression, he became devastatingly beautiful.

The instant his gaze swept across the room—

The entire dorm fell silent.

Wanrenzhan’s mouth hung open as he stared blankly at He Yu.

Zhen Xing’s cup tilted, nearly pouring all the water onto himself.

The moment He Yu walked out, Eugene reflexively stood up too quickly and smashed his head into the bed frame, yet seemed completely unable to feel the pain.

Even the livestream froze briefly.

Then, even more frenzied comments flooded the screen—

“HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT MY HEART JUST SKIPPED!”

“Fuck, I like women, but seeing him dressed like this is completely unbearable.”

“Damn it, nosebleeds everywhere.”

“AHHHH HE’S TOO BEAUTIFUL! Even I wanna rail him and I’m a woman!”

“My god, isn’t this way prettier than whatever so-called number one beauty the Federation picked recently?!”

“It’s over. I’m in love.”

...

He Yu’s votes suddenly skyrocketed at a shocking speed, instantly nearing one hundred thousand votes!

Seeing the number, He Yu slightly raised a brow.

That single motion finally snapped the three men in the dorm back to reality.

Eugene nearly jumped. “Holy shit?!”

—Apparently those were the only two words he could still say, but they perfectly expressed his current mental state.

Zhen Xing nodded seriously. “Very beautiful.”

Wanrenzhan said nothing.

He simply raised a hand and blankly pressed it against his chest while standing there.

He Yu coldly glanced at them before carrying the makeup box back into the bathroom. This time he left the door open, allowing everyone to see what he was doing inside.

—He was putting on makeup.

The Universe Federation also had cosmetics, and extremely high-quality ones at that.

But not many Federation women used makeup.

It wasn’t because they didn’t love beauty. On the contrary, they valued beauty immensely.

What they pursued were drugs capable of completely altering appearances.

The kind of thing that only existed in Blue Star novels actually existed within the Federation. Although extremely rare and limited in effectiveness, they undeniably existed.

He Yu’s makeup movements were both fast and elegant.

A lot of men deliberately acted “affected” while applying makeup, making it lose all aesthetic beauty and instead become irritating to watch.

But He Yu was different.

His movements flowed naturally like water.

Neither “affected” nor “awkwardly stiff.”

Every movement was graceful and effortless, like someone carefully completing professional work.

It didn’t feel like makeup.

It felt like art.

The livestream comments—

“His makeup style seems really different from ours.”

“Huh? Why is he putting on such heavy makeup? Heavy makeup isn’t pretty.”

“Does he not know how to do makeup?”

“But he looks super skilled, and his techniques are completely different from normal...”

“Wait—why does he look more and more familiar the longer I watch?!”

“Holy shit holy shit holy shit!!”

“What is he doing?! Is this the disguise art Blue Star novels talk about?!”

“Holy shit! I must be hallucinating.”

“Jesus Christ, Anna really came back from the dead!!”

...

Within barely ten minutes, the comments shifted from confusion and doubt to complete shock.

He Yu dotted the distinctive freckles onto his cheeks, then adjusted the hairstyle according to Anna’s habits before turning around in satisfaction.

Since Eugene and Zhen Xing could only see his back, they knew he was doing makeup but had no idea what he’d transformed into.

In fact, both of them had secretly been wondering—

Could a man even know how to apply makeup?

Yet the instant He Yu turned around, both men staggered backward in horror.

Eugene’s mechanical arm instantly emerged and aimed at He Yu as he stammered:

“Who are you?!”

Zhen Xing also looked completely on guard.

“Let’s go,” He Yu said calmly as he walked out of the bathroom.

Only when he spoke did the two finally confirm that this “Anna” was actually He Yu in disguise.

Eugene looked utterly disbelieving.

“Did you use some kind of equipment? How did you completely change your face into Anna’s? At first glance it’s practically identical. This is creepy as hell...”

He Yu: “Blue Star makeup techniques.”

[Livestream comments: “NO! THIS IS DEFINITELY BLUE STAR DISGUISE ART!!”]

Zhen Xing’s expression looked dazed. “This... really isn’t equipment?”

He stepped closer, wanting to touch He Yu’s face and verify whether it was real.

He Yu dodged his hand. “Does equipment like that even exist?”

Zhen Xing: “......”

No.

He Yu extended a hand.

And because he reached toward Eugene’s direction, Eugene reflexively jumped backward in fright, terror plastered across his face.

What else could he do?

He Yu was wearing Anna’s face.

A man transforming himself into an entirely different woman within such a short time—

And not just any woman, but one whose death video they had personally watched—

Who wouldn’t be terrified?

—On this day, both these contestants and the citizens of the Universe Federation suffered an unbelievably intense psychological shock.

Even someone as strong as Eugene chickened out.

He Yu’s hand never paused. He simply grabbed the invisibility cloak hanging on the bed frame.

So he’d only been reaching for the cloak.

The cafeteria uncle had lent it to them. To catch the killer, he was willing to provide anything.

He Yu picked up the invisibility cloak. It resembled a black cape. He casually swung it over himself one-handed and tied the straps.

Instantly, only a dark blurry silhouette remained standing in place.

He took the lead and walked outside.

Zhen Xing immediately followed.

Eugene froze briefly before hurrying after them.

“Wait for me! Fuck, this looks way too much like Anna. I was originally worried the killer wouldn’t take the bait, but now I’m not worried at all!”

—With He Yu’s “makeup technique,” who wouldn’t get fooled?

The three left, leaving only Wanrenzhan alone inside the room.

His hand still rested against his chest.

After a long while, he slowly leaned against the bed with lifeless eyes, looking as though he’d suffered an enormous psychological blow.

[Livestream comments: “???”]

[Livestream comments: “What’s wrong with him?”]

[Livestream comments: “No clue. He’s been like this ever since He Yu walked out. What kind of trauma did he suffer?”]

[Livestream comments: “Was he shocked by He Yu’s makeup skills?”]

Before Wanrenzhan’s eyes, He Yu still seemed to be slowly walking toward him.

That cold sidelong glance.

The curve of his long hair.

The swaying hem of his dress.

That flawless face...

They lingered in front of him endlessly.

His chest rose violently.

That was a heartbeat completely beyond his control.

At that instant, Wanrenzhan had almost lost the ability to think.

His gaze froze.

His legs went weak.

His heartbeat became chaotic.

His brain turned into mush.

—In his entire thirty-plus years devoted solely to pursuing combat power, he had never once experienced such a reaction.

Leaning against the bed, he blinked slowly after a long while.

Then raised his hand.

“Smack—!”

He viciously slapped himself across the face hard enough to knock himself onto the floor.

Then he regained clarity.

Wanrenzhan’s face darkened as he gnashed his teeth.

“This is definitely He Yu’s conspiracy. He’s trying to seduce me!”

Livestream comments: “???”

Wanrenzhan: “I absolutely will not fall for his temptation!”

Livestream comments: “???”

Wanrenzhan: “That bastard can forget about using honey traps on me. I’m definitely going to kill him!”

Livestream comments: “......”

Wanrenzhan suddenly leapt to his feet, grabbed his axe, and charged out.

“He Yu! Stop right there! I’m telling you, even if you strip naked and lie on a bed, I still won’t be seduced by you!!”

Livestream comments: “...?”

He’d gone insane. Next patient.

The shocking “makeup technique” He Yu displayed quickly sparked heated discussions across the <Top Talent Show> discussion plaza—

1L: This has to be the disguise art from <The Wandering Hero>!

2L: Seriously, this technique is insane. Is there a manual somewhere? I wanna learn it!

3L: Fuck, is Blue Star really a garbage planet? Why does it have everything? I think Blue Star shouldn’t stay a garbage planet anymore. It should join the Universe Federation already!

...

35L: Federation News already reported it. So-called Blue Star martial arts are just fiction. Completely made up. Not worth mentioning, okay?

36L: Agreed. People really think a garbage planet has good stuff?

37L: But we can rationally discuss He Yu. He really is incredible. Originally I thought this plan was impossible because the killer is way too patient, but after seeing this move from He Yu, I suddenly feel like they’ve got this locked down.

38L: Other than combat power, contestant No. 2333 He Yu is ridiculously overpowered in every possible way. Especially this technique. My god, I’m shaken.

...

These discussions quickly appeared in the livestream comments as well, so Blue Star viewers soon saw them too.

As a result, Blue Star trending searches exploded—

Blue Star Makeup Techniques — You Deserve Them

Makeup Technique Tutorial Collection

Dawn Training School.

The principal had been extremely busy lately.

Many students wanted to transfer schools, while furious parents kept causing trouble. The principal desperately wanted to retain the students, so he continuously negotiated with the families.

His busyness gave He Yu’s group the perfect opportunity.

That afternoon, the grade director entered classroom after classroom and repeatedly emphasized—

“Something happened in the old teaching building. None of you are allowed near that area lately, understand?”

The students exchanged confused looks.

The grade director wore a stern expression as he repeated:

“Something happened in the old building. None of you are allowed to go over there out of curiosity.”

But those words...

Only seemed to provoke even more curiosity.

The incidents involving Anna and You Mo had never been fully exposed publicly. Many students still didn’t know the details, though countless rumors circulated everywhere, impossible to distinguish between true and false.

But everyone knew the incident happened in the old building.

So had something happened there again now?

What happened this time?

After speaking, the grade director left. Later, the homeroom teacher also came to repeat the warning. After finishing, she hurried away in the direction of the old building and never returned.

The classroom instantly erupted into heated discussion.

Wanrenzhan loudly complained, “Why can’t we go look? The teachers won’t even explain anything!”

Eugene nodded. “Exactly. Does anyone know what happened?”

Everyone shook their heads.

Zhen Xing: “Could it affect us?”

Wanrenzhan: “Who knows? Why don’t we go take a look?”

The instant those words fell—

The classroom turned strangely silent.

Yet hesitation appeared across many students’ faces. Boys that age were especially vulnerable to curiosity.

And so, when nighttime arrived, Wanrenzhan, Eugene, and Zhen Xing gathered students to sneak over.

“We’re going right now. Quietly!” Wanrenzhan whispered.

Eugene added fuel to the fire:

“Anyway, we’re all transferring schools soon. What’s wrong with satisfying our curiosity before we leave?”

Zhen Xing nodded firmly.

Eugene looked toward the study representative. “You coming?”

They were all transfer students who’d only recently arrived and rarely interacted with the other students, so it was difficult for others to trust them.

But the study representative was different.

The study representative nodded. “I’ll go. We’re only taking a look, nothing bad will happen. Besides, there are a lot of us.”

Everyone understood the logic behind strength in numbers.

Even the usually introverted study representative agreed to go, so countless restless students immediately joined in. The group became enormous.

Eugene swept his gaze across the crowd going with them, memorizing every face.

“You can’t!” a voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone turned.

The class monitor from the neighboring dorm blocked their path.

Without teachers present, managing students was part of the class monitor’s responsibility.

So he stood there with a stern face and sharp tone.

“What are you people doing? The homeroom teacher and grade director already said nobody is allowed to go!”

“We’re going anyway. What’re you gonna do about it?” Wanrenzhan hated the class monitor’s obedient teacher’s-pet attitude the most.

“I’m absolutely reporting this to the teachers. Don’t you want your credits anymore?” the class monitor said coldly.

Quite a few students instantly shrank back.

Eugene loudly replied:

“We’re transferring schools anyway. Why would we care about credits? A murder case this huge already happened. This school might not even survive much longer. What’s wrong with taking a look before we leave?”

The class monitor’s expression darkened as he glared at Eugene.

Eugene returned the stare without the slightest guilt.

Finally, the class monitor stepped aside.

“Go ahead. I’ll definitely tell the teachers tomorrow.”

“Move out!” Wanrenzhan took the lead, bringing a large group of students rushing past the class monitor toward the old building excitedly.

The class monitor glanced toward the students who stayed behind and softly said:

“Go to sleep. Don’t mind them. The teachers will punish them tomorrow.”

“Okay, class monitor.”

Those students lay back down obediently.

Meanwhile, Wanrenzhan’s group advanced completely unhindered.

The janitor and gatekeeper uncle were secretly hidden along the route, ensuring the students reached the old building smoothly without being discovered by other school authorities.

Gatekeeper uncle: “Will this really work?”

Janitor: “Probably. Even I got startled when I saw He Yu’s disguise.”

Sure enough—

Half an hour later, the students came running back in utter panic.

Some were even crying while screaming in terror—

“There’s a ghost! A ghost!”

“Anna came back to life! Anna came back to life!!”

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