The incident at Ninth Middle School escalated quickly, spread widely, and had major repercussions. The crackdown had been much harsher lately.
It caused Wang Yan no other trouble. After all, the government was involved. The people who had come after him had no backing, which spared him even more trouble. The outcome would not have been any different anyway—if even the boss's grandson had been executed, nobody else had much to say.
Even if there were some complications, as long as Wang Yan weathered the initial blow, it would be his turn to strike back. Or rather, anyone who opposed him over this matter was someone he could handle without expending too much effort...
In short, as far as Wang Yan was concerned, the matter had passed. After this incident, he believed no one else would be foolish enough to provoke him. He could now study and live in peace, watching his classmates recklessly squander their youth.
His life was very peaceful. Every day, he got up early to run around Purple Mountain, went to school and read idle books, then went home in the afternoon to cook himself a good meal. During holidays, he wandered around outside.
Of course, he was not lonely. Erqiang accompanied him whenever he went wandering, and most of the time Simei tagged along too. Sanli was a well-behaved child. During breaks, she stayed home to do homework and housework, only occasionally coming out to stroll around with them...
It was worth mentioning that once, while Wang Yan and Erqiang were wandering the streets, they ran into a thief. Wang Yan then found the thief ring and made a small fortune.
That reminded Wang Yan of that particular group. Over the following period, he made several special trips out and brought back several thousand yuan...