He Xing stuck out his right foot, trying to stomp on the phone and cover up the evidence.
Gao Qiliang beat him to it, bending his sprightly old waist and snatching the phone into his hand.
He took a tissue from his trouser pocket, wrapped the phone in it, and said in disgust, "Oh my, this is a phone with a smell."
Gao Qiliang's remark had the whole class laughing until their tears had almost dried up.
Everyone had seen the phone fall out of He Xing's trouser leg.
Now that they saw what Gao Qiliang was doing, they found it even funnier.
"Your turn now!" Having dealt with Qiu Yugang and He Xing, Gao Qiliang turned to Zhang Da.
Zhang Da clutched the box of rubbers tightly in his palm and declared with righteous confidence, "Sir, there's nothing in my desk compartment. You can look if you don't believe me."
Gao Qiliang bent down to inspect Zhang Da's desk compartment, only to see Zhang Da suddenly pass the rubbers in his hand to He Xing.
He Xing jumped in fright. The thing in his hand was like a hot potato, and he hurriedly tossed it away.
His toss sent it right in front of Gao Qiliang.
Clack!
The air instantly froze.
Gao Qiliang flew into a rage. "Zhang Da!! Have your parents come see me this afternoon!"
Zhang Da said, "...Old Gao, I was wrong."
Gao Qiliang placed the three confiscated items on the lectern and finished teaching the lesson. After class, he called Qiu Yugang, He Xing, and Zhang Da to the office.
Of course, Wang Chenggui wasn't called to the office, because Gao Qiliang's mind was as clear as a mirror.
In the office.
Gao Qiliang slammed his right hand hard on the desk and pointed at Qiu Yugang.
"Qiu Yugang, tell me again. Were those cigarettes yours or another student's? I'm warning you, there are surveillance cameras in the classroom. If you dare lie, that'll add another count to your offense."
Naturally, Qiu Yugang knew there were surveillance cameras in the classroom. He shuddered and said fearfully, "Old Gao, those cigarettes were... were-were-were mine..."
"Who gave you those cigarettes? If you don't study hard, how can you face your hardworking parents?"
"Old Gao, I was wrong. Please don't tell my parents. I promise I'll change."
"Too late! According to school rules, bringing cigarettes or alcohol onto campus warrants a demerit! And you two, what do you have to say for yourselves?"
He Xing and Zhang Da were already trembling with fright.
Bringing a phone onto campus meant confiscation and a demerit.
As for bringing condoms... that was an unprecedented first.
The school rules didn't say how to handle it, either.
In front of the three of them, Gao Qiliang called each of their parents and told them to come to school that afternoon.
"All right, you three go back to class for now. We'll discuss this when your parents arrive this afternoon."
The three returned to the classroom with their tails between their legs.
This was the long break between classes, with fifteen minutes left before the next lesson.
Lu Chi had only just arrived here and didn't know anyone. With class over, he had nowhere to go, and he couldn't absorb the textbook material either.
He could only prop his chin on his left hand and stare at the ceiling, chatting idly with the system in his mind.
After class, the school beauty Su Yunian hadn't gone anywhere either. She sat firmly beside Lu Chi, pretending to be working very diligently on her English homework.
In reality, she was secretly listening to Lu Chi and the system dish out juicy gossip.
Lu Chi: [Aaaaaaah... I don't wanna, don't wanna, don't wanna, don't wanna go to school...]
Guagua: [Men, go ahead and cry, cry, crying isn't a crime...]
Lu Chi: [Can you change the time? When I open my eyes, let tomorrow be the college entrance exam already, so I can suffer a little less. Studying really isn't something humans should have to do.]
Su Yunian shook her head as she listened. "What a hopeless academic loser!"
Guagua: [Host, stop daydreaming.]
Lu Chi: [Guagua, I hate you.]
Guagua: [Host, put hating me on hold. Someone's coming to make trouble for you.]
Lu Chi looked up and saw three bastards walking toward him.
They were none other than Qiu Yugang, He Xing, and Zhang Da, who had just been called to the office by the teacher.
All three were in foul moods, each nursing pent-up anger as they walked to the back row where Lu Chi sat.
They stood beside the great school beauty, Su Yunian.
Why did they stand beside Su Yunian? Because Lu Chi was sitting in the innermost seat.
Qiu Yugang spoke first. "Lu Chi, why are you targeting us? You only just joined our class. We've never wronged you or held any grudge against you, so why are you being so nasty?"
He Xing chimed in. "Exactly! What the hell does whether I use a smartphone have to do with you? Why are you acting crazy the moment you get here?"
Zhang Da refused to be left behind. "I only carried those condoms around for fun. I wasn't going to do anything bad with them. What right did you have to expose me?"
Lu Chi couldn't be bothered with the three bastards. He shifted position and continued staring blankly at the ceiling.
To the three of them, however, that gesture was a provocation that showed he didn't think anything of them at all.
Qiu Yugang was so worked up he nearly slammed the desk, but the great school beauty Su Yunian's presence held him back.
The school beauty Su was Young Master Lu's white moonlight. They couldn't afford to offend her.
"Su Yunian, could you move aside? We have something to discuss with this Lu Chi."
Su Yunian, however, thought Lu Chi had chickened out and didn't dare provoke these three demons.
She muttered inwardly, You couldn't afford to provoke them but still wanted to. Now that they've come to bully you, you don't dare say a word.
Aloud, however, she said coldly, "You three are disturbing my studies. Get lost!"
Hearing that Su Yunian was angry, Qiu Yugang and the others hurriedly nodded and bowed. "Sorry, Su Yunian. We'll get lost right away!"
He Xing pointed at Lu Chi from a distance and said, "Just wait until school's out. We'll deal with you then."
Zhang Da said, "You've got the guts to report us, but not to answer us? Aren't you supposed to be so tough? What kind of man hides in there? Fuck!"
Just then, the fake young master, Lu Jiyang, came over from Class 1 next door. He had heard the commotion in Class 2 and wanted to see whether Qiu Yugang and the others had succeeded in provoking Lu Chi.
The three bastards hurriedly nodded and bowed. "Young Master Lu, you're here!"
"Hello, Young Master Lu!"
"Young Master Lu!"
As soon as Lu Jiyang arrived, he exchanged meaningful looks with the three and began reproaching Lu Chi. "Brother Lu Chi, Dad sent you here to study hard. How have you gotten into a conflict with your classmates when you've only just transferred?"
Lu Chi: "..." The dumbass was putting on an act again!
Guagua: [Host, quick! The principal and a group of officials are about to pass by the window. Here's your chance to mess with them. Ten, nine, eight, seven... one...]
"Ah!" Lu Chi sighed and said quietly, "You poor little things. I wasn't going to bother with you, but since you keep pushing me... well, I'll just have to let you hit me."
Lu Chi said to Su Yunian, "Sorry for the trouble, but could you let me out?"
Having just heard what Guagua said, Su Yunian knew the principal was about to pass by the window. She hurriedly stood up and let Lu Chi come out past her seat.
Lu Chi stepped out and pleaded, looking "wronged and pitiful," "Brother Qiu, I won't dare do it again. Could you let me off this once?"
"Hmph! Too late!" Qiu Yugang instantly grew overbearing. He raised a hand to point at Lu Chi. "You dare mess with me? You've got a death wish!"
He Xing and Zhang Da also closed in, surrounding him.
Lu Chi seized the opportunity to plop down on the floor. With his back to the surveillance camera at this angle, it would capture exactly the image of him being pushed to the floor.
Lu Chi shouted, "Ah! Why are you hitting me? Help! Someone, come quick! My classmates are beating me!"
"There's bullying on campus! Who'll stand up for me?"
"Principal, save me!"
Qiu Yugang: "..."
He Xing: "..."
Zhang Da: "..."
Lu Jiyang: "..."
The principal, passing by the window, caught the scene in the classroom red-handed. Today was an important day for the school: the director of the education bureau and officials from other organizations had all come to attend an event.
The scene before him left him both shocked and furious.
He had wanted to make a small matter disappear, but the director beside him said, "This matter must be dealt with seriously!"