Chapter 124: A storm was coming
The Nanjing University Economic Forum had barely ended when two police cars arrived with their red and blue lights flashing. The officers spoke with the university staff, then took several men who had instigated the disturbance and been detained by security into the cars. After knocking several people down, Li Pengyu had followed Su Can out, breaking through the university guards immediately and avoiding detention.
Clearly, the disturbance in the Assembly Hall had struck a nerve with Nanjing University.
People from the Senchuan Group came to pick up Song Zhen, while Su Can joined the others, who had been eager to leave the hall.
Ruan Si'ou, Tong Tong, and the others were clearly awed by the skill Li Pengyu had displayed while backing Su Can up in the hall, their excitement written all over their faces. At that moment, perhaps anyone would have found it immensely satisfying and unforgettable that Su Can had stepped forward in such circumstances and stood firm in his rebuttal.
But Su Can knew things would not be that simple. His stepping forward amid the chaos at the economic forum might become a hot topic, and people might feel relieved that, when countless others turned their curses and insults into sharp barbs and mercilessly drove them into a girl destined to become a sacrifice, there were still people at Nanjing University who retained their reason and clarity, and the courage to step forward and expose what lay behind the scenes.
But throughout the incident, Su Can had fought his way toward the podium, delivered a long series of arguments, then broken through to the doors. The fact that Li Pengyu had been fighting beside him throughout was impossible to overlook. It was also a fact that might well have challenged