Volume 3 Chapter 18: No One at School Will Bully Lin Lin Anymore
Han Kui and her cousin ran for quite a while before finally stopping at a corner.
Her cousin, Chen Xianglong, was squatting on the ground, holding his swollen head.
Maybe it was because he had just been hit on the head with a baseball bat by that girl, or maybe because he ran too fast and lacked oxygen. Right now, he felt very dizzy.
After resting for a while, he finally recovered a bit. He lifted his head, stared at Han Kui, and shouted angrily.
“Look at the trouble you caused! Damn it! Who was that girl?! I must get back at her!”
“She… I don’t know her…” Han Kui shook her head awkwardly.
Just as Chen Xianglong frowned and was about to lose his temper again, suddenly—
A police car stopped right beside them.
When he saw the police car, Chen Xianglong immediately became nervous. He instinctively thought the girl with the baseball bat had called the police. He quickly stepped back and watched carefully.
But…
The police officers who got out of the car didn’t look at him at all. Instead, they looked at Han Kui.
The moment Han Kui was stared at, her whole body stiffened. Soon after, she began to tremble in fear.
Then another person got out of the car.
When Han Kui saw this person’s face, she recognized him. It was the supervisor’s leader who had suddenly appeared during the art competition judging before.
She immediately understood.
They were here for her.
This…
“Are you Han Kui?”
The police officer asked seriously.
Han Kui wanted to deny it, but her emotions were unstable. Her lips were shaking, and it was obvious without words.
“I… I am…”
Yes.
She was Han Kui.
The Han Kui who used to be so proud and popular in class.
“Alright. Han Kui, you are suspected of organizing cheating in an official competition and bribing staff. You need to come with us for further investigation.”
“I… I…”
How did things end up like this?
Why did it go so wrong?
Why did she do this?
“…I understand.”
In the end, she lowered her head. Only sadness was left in her voice.
All that fear, jealousy, anger, and fake pride. She had finally paid the price for them and thrown them away.
Han Kui got into the police car and stayed silent the whole way.
Nearby, her cousin, who saw everything, stood there with his mouth wide open, unable to believe what had just happened.
He didn’t expect it to happen so fast.
A cold fear ran through him.
………………
“So why aren’t we going to find Han Kui? She dared to bring someone to beat up my brother! I won’t accept that!”
Back at the school gate, while everyone was still helping Lin Yu rest, Lin Lin angrily raised her arm in protest.
Facing her question, Gao Liang didn’t explain much. He just smiled, shook his head, and said,
“We probably won’t see her at school anymore. Well… you’ll understand soon enough.”
“Eh?”
When Lin Lin heard what he said, she suddenly felt a bit scared.
What does that mean? Gao Liang, did you send an assassin or something?!
“Hey—this doesn’t sound right. We should follow the rules!” she said nervously.
“What are you thinking about?” Gao Liang laughed. “I always do things by the rules, Lin Lin. That includes how I treat you.”
When Lin Lin heard that, she felt something was very wrong.
What do you mean “by the rules” with me? By whose rules do you bully me every day?!
Damn it.
Just as the two of them were arguing like usual, a police car suddenly passed by on the quiet road near the school gate.
At first, Lin Lin didn’t care about the cars passing by, but the police siren caught her attention.
Then, as the car passed right next to them—
Lin Lin’s eyes suddenly caught something strange.
Huh?!
The police car flashed past, but Lin Lin’s mouth fell open. She clearly saw it…
Sitting by the window in the back seat of the police car was… Han Kui?!
“Han Kui?”
Lin Lin stared at the police car driving away, completely confused. The others also blinked and looked at each other.
“It really looked like her. I saw it too,” Xiao Bai said in surprise.
Lin Yu and Gao Ye didn’t know Han Kui very well, but that face was memorable. They could tell right away who it was.
“Why was she in a police car?” Lin Yu looked at Gao Ye, then suddenly realized something. “Oh right! You called the police, didn’t you?”
“Ah…” Gao Ye shook her head shyly. “Hehe… actually, I was just bluffing her cousin. I didn’t really call the police. I was too nervous and didn’t think about making a call. I just grabbed the baseball bat and rushed over.”
“Oh.” Lin Yu nodded with even more admiration.
He really didn’t expect Gao Ye to do that much just to save him. She was amazing.
“Hey, hey, hey, so what exactly happened to Han Kui?” Lin Lin asked, jumping around in shock.
Gao Liang smiled, patted her shoulder, and said, “What? Are you worried about her now?”
“Of course not!” Lin Lin puffed her cheeks and glared at him. “Why would I care about her? I’m just curious.”
Gao Liang laughed at her reaction, then nodded and began to explain.
“Alright, alright, I’ll stop teasing you. The reason Han Kui was taken away is actually very simple. Lin Lin, do you remember the art competition? That judge who targeted you but gave Han Kui a high score on purpose?”
“The judge?” Lin Lin blinked and thought for a moment. Then she nodded. “Yeah, I remember. That judge was so disgusting. I didn’t understand why he targeted me—wait. Gao Liang, do you mean…?”
Seeing her sudden realization, Gao Liang nodded seriously.
“That’s right. That judge is Han Kui’s relative. She used the rule that people who sign up together are usually placed in the same exam room. She asked her relative to be the judge in her room and to lower your score on purpose.”
“If you hadn’t done too well and gotten high scores from the other two judges and the group leader, the score control would have worked. You might have been eliminated quietly without anyone noticing the cheating.”
“This…”
Lin Lin felt anger rising in her chest.
So there was that kind of thing too.
Han Kui, that woman—
“I felt something was wrong with that judge at the time,” Gao Liang continued calmly. “So I got the group leader’s contact info and fully investigated that judge. After collecting all the evidence, I handed it to the head supervisor.”
“Organizing cheating in an official competition, of course Han Kui was caught.”
“Gao Liang…” Lin Lin stared at her usual rival in disbelief. “So… this afternoon, you went to handle all of this?”
“Mm-hmm,” Gao Liang nodded confidently and smiled. “From now on, no one at school will bully you anymore.”