C95 – The Sinister

After Jiang Hao departed, the five bullies scrambled to their feet upon hearing that a teacher was on the way, hastily helping each other back to the classroom.

They weren’t typically intimidated by teachers, but they had instigated today’s incident, and embarrassingly, they had been bested by a single opponent despite their numbers.

Keeping this debacle under wraps was crucial; otherwise, their reputation at Second Senior High would be tarnished.

The crowd on the back sports field quickly dispersed.

Shortly thereafter, Liu Xuan arrived at the scene with several teachers in tow.

But by then, Jiang Hao and his group were nowhere to be found.Reêad latest novels at novelhall.com

Jiang Hao’s homeroom teacher, Ying Tian, and the director of instruction were visibly upset, suspecting Liu Xuan had misled them.

“Liu Xuan, you claimed Jiang Hao and the others were brawling here. Where are they?” they demanded.

Liu Xuan was just as baffled. The information he’d received was clear: Jiang Hao had been fighting here. So where had he vanished to without leaving a single mark?

Under the scrutinizing gaze of the homeroom teacher and the director of instruction, Liu Xuan’s nerves frayed.

“Teachers, maybe the fight is over, and they’ve all left,” he suggested tentatively.

The teachers surveyed the pristine sports field with skepticism.

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In no time at all, Ying Tian and Liu Xuan hurried to Senior Class 8. There, Jiang Hao was sprawled out asleep on his desk, while Wang Xiaoman was engrossed in a book. The rest of the students were either reading or working on problems, showing no signs of disturbance.

He had long been aware of Jiang Hao’s habit of sleeping instead of studying and had chosen to overlook it. After all, top students like him often march to the beat of their own drum, right?

But now, Ying Tian’s face darkened as he turned to shoot another glare at Liu Xuan.

He strode into the classroom and approached Jiang Hao, rapping sharply on the desk.

Jiang Hao feigned grogginess, as if he had just woken up.

Realizing it was his homeroom teacher, he quickly got to his feet.

Truth be told, he had been aware of his teacher’s arrival all along.

“Jiang Hao, what were you up to just now?” Ying Tian inquired.

Jiang Hao looked up with a bewildered expression and replied, “Teacher, I was just feeling thirsty, so I went to get a bottle of water. That’s all I did!”

At that moment, Liu Xuan’s face turned ashen.

Realizing he needed to speak up or face the consequences, he blurted out in desperation, “You’re lying! That damn Little Fat just told us you were fighting with someone on the back sports field, and he even came to call for classmates to back you up!”

While accusing, Liu Xuan pointed directly at Little Fat, who was standing right next to Jiang Hao!