Campus Belle, Don’t Move. I’ve Got Dirt on You! - Chapter 1:

Chapter 1: Dark Intel in Hand, the World Is Mine!

Blue Star, Hua Nation, Yanjing.

Inside a lecture hall at Yanjing University.

[Photo captured successfully!]

The photo froze on Zhang Yining’s profile as she chatted and laughed with her companion. Her smile was as sweet as ever, but in Lu Xuan’s eyes, it was filled with hypocrisy and malice.

[Analyzing target information…]

[Generating dark intel…]

…

Whoosh…

The sound of rushing wind from his fall seemed to linger in his ears. Yet the scene before him made Lu Xuan abruptly straighten in his seat.

The glaring white lights, the familiar lecture hall, the figure at the podium speaking endlessly, and the slightly immature faces of the students around him…

Wasn’t this exactly what he had seen when he first started university?

Hadn’t he suffered years of online abuse, fallen into depression, and finally jumped from a rooftop in utter despair?

Could it be… he had been reborn?

The absurd thought had barely surfaced when a cold mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

[The host’s intense resentment and unwillingness have been detected. Requirements for binding the Dark Intel System have been met.]

[The host was tormented by so-called dark intel for an entire lifetime. You have now obtained the Dark Intel System.]

[The system has automatically bound itself to the host’s phone. Use the Dark Intel App to photograph a target, and you will obtain dark intel about them that no one else knows.]

[Please note: Different pieces of dark intel have different values. The higher the value, the greater the potential impact.]

[The host has been detected binding to the system for the first time. Would you like to open the Novice Gift Pack?]

Dark Intel System? Novice Gift Pack?

Lu Xuan’s heart began pounding wildly.

This wasn’t an illusion!

He really had been reborn. Not only that, just like the protagonists in novels, he had even obtained a cheat… a system!

The humiliation, pain, and despair of his previous life surged through his heart like a raging tide, only to be scattered by this sudden ray of hope. His fingers trembled slightly with excitement.

‘Open it! Open it immediately!’

Lu Xuan silently shouted the command in his heart, his inner voice carrying a faint hoarseness that even he barely noticed.

[Novice Gift Pack opened successfully!]

[Congratulations, host. You have obtained: 1 Muscle Tyrant Mega Twist, 1 Supreme Beauty Enhancement Injection, and 2 Dark Intel Exchange Coupons!]

The rapid succession of notifications almost left Lu Xuan unable to keep up.

The Supreme Beauty Enhancement Injection was self-explanatory. It should improve his appearance. This kind of thing appeared all the time in novels, so he understood it immediately.

As for the Dark Intel Exchange Coupons, they could probably be exchanged directly for certain pieces of dark intel. That wasn’t difficult to figure out either.

But… Muscle Tyrant Mega Twist?

Why did that name sound so ridiculous?

It sounded like some kind of bizarre snack. But this was something produced by the system. Surely it couldn’t actually be food, right?

Whatever! He would use it first and worry about the details later!

Lu Xuan impatiently issued the command in his mind, ‘System, use the Muscle Tyrant Mega Twist! Use the Supreme Beauty Enhancement Injection!’

The instant his command was given, an indescribably warm current rose from his lower abdomen. Like a stone dropped into a calm lake, ripples of warmth spread outward in layer after layer, rapidly flowing through every part of his body.

Immediately afterward, another gentle heat gathered around his face. It felt as though countless warm hands were softly caressing and kneading his skin.

The sensation… was strangely wonderful.

Lu Xuan instinctively clenched his fist. His body, which had once felt somewhat weak and drained, was now overflowing with explosive strength. It was as though every muscle had been reforged and compressed, becoming tougher, stronger, and filled with vitality.

He could even clearly feel the contours of the muscles beneath his shirt becoming smoother, firmer, and more defined.

Then he glanced at his blurry reflection in the nearby window and froze.

Was that really him?

His skin, once dull from years of staying up late and struggling with depression, had become fair and smooth, carrying a faint, healthy glow.

Even the contours of his facial features seemed sharper and more defined. His eyes, in particular, had lost the gloom that once clouded them. They were now clear and bright, carrying an indescribable spark whenever his gaze shifted.

His entire appearance seemed to have undergone a complete transformation. The ordinary young man who had once carried a faint air of exhaustion had transformed into a handsome, energetic young man who could easily be considered a campus heartthrob.

At that moment, a translucent panel that only Lu Xuan could see appeared before his eyes.

[Host: Lu Xuan]

[Appearance: 75 → 96 (Extraordinarily Charming)]

[Physique: 44 → 80 (Beyond Ordinary Humans)]

[Inventory: Dark Intel Exchange Coupon ×2]

His appearance had skyrocketed straight to 96!

His physique had nearly doubled as well, reaching an astonishing 80!

Lu Xuan drew a deep breath and forced down the wild joy surging through his chest.

Feeling the power coursing through his body and the confidence brought by his transformed appearance, a flame of vengeance slowly ignited in the depths of his eyes.

Heaven had given him another chance at life and even handed him such a powerful system. If he still couldn’t make those who had trampled on his dignity and destroyed his life pay the price, then his rebirth would truly have been wasted.

Worse still, he would be betraying the absolute despair that had driven his past self to take that final leap.

Scenes from his previous life surfaced in his mind once more.

It had happened right here in this very lecture hall, not long after the semester began.

Zhang Yining, the class belle, was a woman with an innocent appearance but a vicious heart. She had falsely accused him of peeping into the women’s restroom and had deliberately taken a photograph from an extremely misleading angle.

Back then, Lu Xuan had only just arrived in the big city from a small county town. Everything around him had seemed unfamiliar. He had been curious about his new surroundings, yet there had also been a trace of nervousness buried beneath that curiosity.

The teaching building had a complicated layout, and the restrooms on that floor had not even been marked with signs indicating which was for men and which was for women.

He had urgently needed to use the restroom, so he had merely leaned forward slightly to check which one was the men’s room. All he saw was an empty sink area.

It had been nothing more than an innocent action.

Yet Zhang Yining had secretly recorded it with her phone, twisted the story beyond recognition, and posted it on the university forum.

The title was deliberately sensational.

“Shocking! Freshman Caught Doing THIS in Women’s Restroom! Photos as Proof!”

After that, everything spiraled completely out of control.

The post was shared like wildfire. Before long, it had spread beyond the university and reached Douyin, Weibo, and countless other social media platforms.

The label “University Peeping Tom” became a brand burned permanently onto Lu Xuan’s name.

What followed was an endless nightmare.

His girlfriend broke up with him, claiming that she “couldn’t bear the strange looks from other people.”

Back in his hometown, his parents endured relatives and neighbors whispering behind their backs, saying they had raised a “pervert.”

At university, Lu Xuan was isolated and discriminated against. Wherever he went, people whispered about him, staring with either contempt or morbid curiosity.

For four entire years, he had lived as though trapped in hell.

After graduation, not a single respectable company was willing to hire him. Every résumé he submitted disappeared without a response.

He tried running a small business just to make enough money to survive, but there were always supposedly “righteous” strangers who recognized him. They would record videos, upload them online, and condemn him as an “unrepentant peeping pervert.”

Explain himself?

He had tried countless times.

But who would believe him?

When everyone thought there were “photos as proof,” every defense he offered seemed weak and meaningless.

Eventually, crushed beneath endless despair and the torment of depression, Lu Xuan chose to end that miserable life.

As those memories resurfaced, his gaze gradually turned cold and razor-sharp.

He slowly swept his eyes across the lecture hall.

It didn’t take long for him to spot the familiar figure seated near the window in the front rows.

Her striking pink hair immediately caught his eye.

Zhang Yining!

She wore a small white camisole on top and a pink-and-white pleated skirt below.

Classes had barely begun, yet she had already been voted the class belle. Her looks were even good enough to rival the department belle.

At that moment, she was turned slightly sideways, whispering with the girl beside her. A sweet smile rested on her face as though she were sharing some amusing gossip.

She had absolutely no idea that she had already become the number-one target on someone else’s list of revenge.

Meanwhile, at the podium stood Instructor Liu Hanyan. Dressed in a neat, professional suit, she carried herself with a capable and composed air. Holding a microphone, she explained the remaining procedures and important matters for freshman registration, her voice spreading throughout the lecture hall through the speakers.

Lu Xuan quietly lowered his head and took the phone from his pocket without attracting attention.

The screen lit up.

Sure enough, among the numerous app icons was one that had never existed before. Its design was extremely simple, with a black background and white lettering. There was only a single large character on it.

“Dark.”

So this was the Dark Intel App?

Lu Xuan drew a deep breath. With a slight movement of his finger, he opened the app.

The interface was remarkably simple. There was only a circular button resembling a camera shutter and an icon for a photo album.

This was his first time using the system.

So who should become his first experimental target?

His gaze briefly moved between Instructor Liu Hanyan at the podium and Zhang Yining in the front row.

In the end, Lu Xuan’s eyes settled firmly on that splash of pink.

She was the one who had started everything.

‘Zhang Yining, you were the one who personally pushed me into the abyss. So naturally, my revenge will begin with you!’

Lu Xuan subtly adjusted his sitting position and quietly raised his phone. The camera seemed to sweep casually across the crowd before accurately settling on Zhang Yining.

‘You’ll be the first one I deal with! I’ll make you experience what it feels like to have your reputation completely destroyed!’

His finger lightly tapped the screen.

Click.

A faint virtual shutter sound rang out, audible only to Lu Xuan.

[Photo captured successfully!]

The photo froze on Zhang Yining’s profile as she chatted and laughed with her companion. Her smile remained sweet, but in Lu Xuan’s eyes, it was overflowing with hypocrisy and malice.

[Analyzing target information…]

[Generating dark intel…]

‘Here it comes!’

Lu Xuan’s heartbeat quickened slightly.

He couldn’t wait to see just what kind of grand gift the system was about to hand him.