Chapter 42: You jump, I jump
Zhao Chengyan, Qian Long, Liang Xiao, and the others gathered after class the next day. A group of boys who were close to the three surrounded them as they talked about yesterday's humiliation.
"I thought that kid was acting pretty cocky at the time. No wonder-he had something to fall back on all along. He even brought in outside help..." What had been planned as a one-sided confrontation had somehow ended without any of the spectacle they had wanted to see. Liang Xiao was quite depressed.
Qian Long rubbed his nose, which still hurt a little, and felt increasingly that beating up Zhuang Zhiyu yesterday had done nothing to vent his anger. So Su Can was the mastermind, quietly directing everything from behind the scenes. Utterly despicable.
Zhao Chengyan gritted his teeth. "Today. We're going to make him pay today!"
Then Zhao Chengyan told them how Chang Guangrui and the others had gone back to fetch reinforcements, and everyone grew excited. Although they were only high school students, and attended a key school for the whole province at that, it did not mean they were like everyone else, protected by the school and society's mechanisms. Their families all had connections. If they wanted to, they could get in touch with all sorts of people.
That was especially true of Zhao Chengyan. As Liu Cheng's godson, back when Liu Cheng had been at the height of his influence, he had even had Rongcheng "boss"-level figures attend his school admission banquet and give him red envelopes. That showed the scale and grandeur of the occasion. Even Li Jianyang had shared a table and drinks with Zhao Chengyan, so it was hardly surprising that Zhao Chengyan knew people like Chang Guangrui, Li Jianyang's senior disciple.
Ordinary students