"Principal, these guys were bullying a classmate. I couldn't stand by and watch, so I stepped in." Chen Ge grabbed the male student by the collar. "When I came in, they were all beating him up. I was helping him."
"But all I saw was you beating people up!" The Old Principal looked furious, with a trace of disappointment on his face. He walked over to the male student. "Were the people lying on the floor beating you just now?"
"We were just practicing with him. Shen Qing, answer him!" The bullies in the study room had finally gotten the rescue they'd been hoping for, and they shouted loudly.
The male student in the taekwondo uniform opened his mouth, but didn't say anything for a long time. At last, he seemed to steel himself and pointed at the students lying on the floor. "They said all new members had to go through this. When they beat up the first new member for fun, I didn't speak up. I even practiced on that kid when they forced me to. When the second new member was bullied, I stayed quiet again. Then, finally, it was my turn."
Shen Qing didn't let fear stop him. He chose to tell the truth. "I did something wrong before, but I won't do it again."
Everyone in the study room stared at Shen Qing. He was terrified; his shoulders and calves trembled, and his voice sounded strained.
"Principal, you've seen for yourself. Those guys on the floor got what they deserved. I'm not bullying them—I'm helping the kids they bullied get some payback." Chen Ge beckoned to Xu Yin and the Headless Female Ghost, signaling them to keep going after Han Song. Han Song lay in the middle of the study room, battered and bloody, barely