The unscrupulous system forced me to frantically test the small black room

"Did you bring the paper version of the paper?" Tao Zhi asked.

"I brought it." Gong Cheng replied.

"Are the number of prints enough? In addition to one copy for each defense teacher, you should also have a spare copy for yourself." Tao Zhi was rummaging through Gong Cheng's bag.

"That's enough, sir." Gong Cheng replied.

"I saw online that many students failed their defense and couldn't get their degree certificates. Are you well prepared? Are you sure there won't be any problems?" Tao Zhi looked worried.

Gong Cheng helplessly looked at Tao Zhi who was busy preparing for his defense early in the morning, and reached out to gently pat Tao Zhi's shoulder.

"Don't worry, sir. I'm well prepared and there won't be any problems in the defense." Gong Cheng said gently.

Tao Zhi still felt uneasy after hearing this.

Perhaps because of the setting that Gong Cheng failed to graduate successfully in the original plot, Tao Zhi always felt a little flustered and worried at this time, fearing that something might go wrong at the last minute.

Improving scores is one thing, and Gong Cheng's successful graduation is another. The academic qualifications cannot be delayed, and he has no intention of improving scores by relying on the fact that he "cannot graduate".

"Let's go quickly, don't be late." Tao Zhi urged.

"Well, okay." Gong Cheng said with a smile.

Gong Cheng turned around and walked out, but was suddenly grabbed by Tao Zhi's wrist. Gong Cheng looked back in confusion and saw Tao Zhi's frown.

"Sir?" Gong Cheng asked.

Tao Zhi couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. He always felt depressed and uneasy, and had a bad premonition.

"I'll take you to school." Tao Zhi said.

Gong Cheng didn't want to trouble Tao Zhi too much, and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when he saw the unclear look in Tao Zhi's eyes, he nodded in a daze, and was pulled by Tao Zhi into the car.

The car drove towards the school.

The atmosphere in the car was a bit strange. Tao Zhi no longer teased Gong Cheng whenever he had the chance, but was unusually silent and depressed.

Gong Cheng simply took the initiative to break the silence.

"Sir, I received a call from the Xu Group yesterday. They were impressed by my record of winning the Oriental Cup and invited me to join their company after graduation," said Gong Cheng.

"The Xu Group is not even half as big as my Tao family. What's the point of going there? It's not like I can't afford to support you now." Tao Zhi said impatiently.

Anyway, you will have a bigger and better company of your own in the future, so why waste your energy working in a small company like that, Tao Zhi thought.

Gong Cheng felt a little disappointed when he heard this, but he didn't show it.

"I don't want to depend on you all the time. Please give me some time so that I can catch up with you." Gong Cheng looked at Tao Zhi beside him without blinking.

Tao Zhi's heart skipped a beat and he lowered his eyes, avoiding Gong Cheng's passionate and sincere gaze.

"What's the point of talking about whether I can catch up or not? I've always been by your side." Tao Zhi said this and his heart sank.

When Gong Cheng heard this, ripples appeared in his eyes, and a gentle feeling like water flowed through his sight and fell on the person in front of him.

Gong Cheng was about to speak, but suddenly his eyes showed fear, he rushed forward and hugged Tao Zhi in his arms.

The next second, accompanied by a harsh brake sound and a violent collision of vehicles, the car window glass shattered, the car body twisted and deformed, and the two people floated in the air for a moment, and because of inertia, Gong Cheng's back fell heavily back onto the chair the next moment.

The car rolled over twice before it came to a stop, with broken parts scattered all over the ground, creating a mess.

Tao Zhi only felt dizzy, his whole body felt like it was being torn apart by pain, his ears were ringing and he couldn't recover from it, and liquid was flowing in front of his eyes, blurring them.

Tao Zhi bit his tongue to regain a bit of consciousness, and what he saw was the driver who had fainted in the driver's seat with blood all over his face.

Tao Zhi was terrified and immediately looked at Gong Cheng who had just protected him. Just one glance was shocking.

Gong Cheng had already lost consciousness, his eyes were tightly closed, his body was covered with cuts from the glass splashing, his shirt was stained red, and he just collapsed quietly on the seat, his chest rising and falling slightly, as if he was dead.

Tao Zhi opened his mouth, and the extreme fear and terror that surged from his lungs wanted to scream out through his lips and teeth, but no sound came out because of the extremely dry throat.

Tao Zhi's eyes were red and he pushed Gong Cheng with trembling hands, trying to wake him up.

"Gong Cheng, wake up, don't scare me."

"Gong Cheng, don't fall asleep. You still have to defend your thesis. You can't fall asleep here."

"The protagonist will not die. The protagonist will always have the protagonist's halo. You will be fine, Gong Cheng." Tao Zhi's voice was filled with tears.

"Sir...you pressed my wound." Gong Cheng's weak voice came.

Tao Zhi suddenly woke up after hearing the sound. He wiped the blood that had flowed out from some corner of his head and covered his face. Only then did he see Gong Cheng clearly, who had barely opened his eyes.

Upon seeing this, Tao Zhi immediately reached out and pried open Gong Cheng's eyes, making them open wider.

"How are you? Don't sleep. Are you in pain anywhere?" Tao Zhi asked worriedly.

"I'm fine. I just hit the back of my head and my vision went dark for a while. Don't worry about me." Gong Cheng replied.

There was a sound of someone prying the car door open. It was probably a pedestrian coming to help. Due to the lack of visibility, Tao Zhi could not see the person outside.

The people outside seemed a little anxious and pulled the deformed car door roughly.

"Brother Ma, can you open it?" asked the second person who came over.

"Damn, you have to open it even if you can't open it." The person who answered kicked the car door, shaking the whole car.

Tao Zhi noticed something strange about the person outside, and turned to look at Gong Cheng. He found that Gong Cheng's eyes were filled with fear and his face had lost all color.

Gong Cheng immediately struggled to unbuckle his and Tao Zhi's seat belts, then frantically pulled at the door next to him. The tiny wounds on his body bled more because of his movements.

The door was pushed open by Gong Cheng, who immediately grabbed Tao Zhi's hand and pulled him out of the car.

The two people in front of the other door heard the noise and looked over.

"Brother Ma, the door over there is open, don't let that guy run away." One of them shouted.

Tao Zhi was dragged out by Gong Cheng. He staggered when he landed on the ground and couldn't stand steadily. His head became dizzy again and his stomach began to churn.

"Sir, run." Gong Cheng shouted anxiously.

Before Tao Zhi could react, he was dragged by Gong Chengdong and was running. However, the two injured people obviously could not outrun the people behind them, and they were caught in just two minutes.

The sturdy bald man grabbed Tao Zhi's arm. Tao Zhi felt so painful that it seemed as if his bones were crushed. In a flash, he was pulled away from Gong Cheng's hand.

"Which one?" asked the bald man.

"This one in your hand." another person replied.

Coming for him? Tao Zhi was stunned.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tao Zhi was lifted up and carried onto the bald man's shoulders. Tao Zhi's stomach was pressed against the muscles on the bald man's shoulders and he almost vomited. He struggled to look up and saw the person behind the bald man.

Looks familiar, but I can't remember who it is.

Gong Cheng's eyes widened in surprise, and he rushed over to grab Tao Zhi from the bald man, but was kicked to the ground. Gong Cheng, who was already injured, was so painful that he lost his strength. He struggled several times but failed to get up.

The bald man carried Tao Zhi to his van and casually threw Tao Zhi into the back seat.

Tao Zhi stood up and was about to open the other door, but the bald man grabbed his hair and made him look up in pain. Then he took out a towel and covered Tao Zhi's mouth and nose.

In just three seconds, Tao Zhi lost consciousness and collapsed in his seat.

The bald man closed the tattered car door, sat in the passenger seat, and told Gong Wei to drive.

The moment the car started, the rear door was suddenly pulled open. Gong Cheng had no time to rescue Tao Zhi and could only jump into the car in a panic.

"Oh, he let you go because you are his son, but you insisted on buying one and getting one free and came here to die." The bald man laughed.

Seeing that Tao Zhi had lost consciousness, Gong Cheng had no choice but to rush forward, clenched his fists and tried his best to hit the bald man, but the bald man grabbed his wrist and dragged half of his body to the front seat, then reached out and covered Gong Cheng's mouth and nose with a towel.

Gong Cheng immediately held his breath and struggled to get up, but he was pinned down and unable to move.

A feeling of suffocation swept over him, his lungs were burning unbearably, his eyelids gradually became heavy, his vision slowly blurred, and the last bit of clarity faded away. Gong Cheng lost consciousness and collapsed.