Lin Yu's eyes widened as he stared in disbelief at the scene before him.
"What the hell!"
How could this guy not follow the usual script?
When did he call the police?
He felt a bit panicked and wanted to grab the phone. "Officers, come quickly, he's about to hit me!"
"Please keep him calm, we'll be there right away."
"Beep beep beep—"
After the call ended, Jiang Che calmly looked at Lin Yu, who was still gripping his collar.
"Let go!"
"You—" Lin Yu was frightened but released his grip.
He never imagined Jiang Che would call the police.
Not just him, but everyone else in the classroom was shocked - who actually calls the police like that?
"Damn, Young Master Jiang is badass!" said the lackey who had been kicked away by Lin Yu, now with a fawning expression.
But Jiang Che only gave him a look, and he immediately lay back down quietly.
Jiang Che straightened his collar that Lin Yu had messed up and looked around the classroom. "The security cameras recorded everything, and there are plenty of eyewitnesses here..."
Lin Yu started to panic. "Jiang Che, you—"
Jiang Che raised a finger to his lips in a shushing gesture.
"Shh!"
"Save whatever you want to say for the police station! Suspected intentional injury and fighting... you won't be out for at least two weeks."
"Plus, this will go on your record."
...
Although Lin Yu wasn't afraid of the police, he was terrified of being expelled from school!
Being expelled meant he could no longer be Ye Mengyao's bodyguard - how would he get close to her then?
Soon after, the police arrived at the campus.
Their appearance alarmed many of Shilan School's senior staff.
"What's going on? Why are the police here?"
"What happened?"
Soon, a crowd gathered outside Jiang Che's classroom.
When the homeroom teacher Zhu Yong learned what had happened, he was furious enough for his scalp to go numb.
He already disliked Lin Yu, this poor transfer student, but now it was beyond mere dislike.
Getting into a fight and bringing the police here?
This might cost him his position as head teacher this year.
He pointed at Lin Yu's nose and started yelling, "You pest! I should never have let you into our class!"
"Officers, Lin Yu just transferred to our class this morning, and he immediately got into conflicts with his classmates..."
Facing the police, Lin Yu felt quite nervous.
"Officer, Jiang Che insulted me first, his mouth is too foul!"
"That doesn't give you the right to hit people! Look what you did to them!" Zhu Yong rushed to the two injured students' side.
Wang Zheng and Liu Tie were Jiang Che's most loyal followers, still lying on the ground, unable to get up even with help.
"Cough cough, Teacher Zhu, I think my ribs are broken."
"Can you stand and walk?"
"Walk... only if you mean like a clock hand."
Wang Zheng coughed heavily, then started drawing circles with his legs on the ground.
Lin Yu got angry, "I barely kicked you guys twice, I wasn't even using force! If I had used my full strength, you'd be dead by now!"
The two grabbed onto the police officers' pants in fear, "Officer, he's threatening to kill us, you have to help us!"
The police had figured out the general situation by now.
They weren't stupid - this was clearly a fight that someone wanted to escalate.
"All of you need to come with us."
Two officers came forward and took Lin Yu and the others away.
Captain Li approached Jiang Che, "You must be Young Master Jiang, right?"
Jiang Che glanced at him, "Yes."
"Director Wang often mentions you to us. Meeting you today, I can see you're truly a talented young man."
Director Wang?
Jiang Che quickly recalled this name.
Wang Laiyun, his adoptive father's sworn brother.
The police chief of Hangcheng, with considerable power.
He had quite a few scenes in the original plot, mainly because... he had a daughter who worked at the police station in Hangcheng New District.
Those in the know understood - the pretty police officer!
In the original story, Lin Yu had used Wang Laiyun's daughter to establish connections and then caused a rift between the families.
But now... with Lin Yu's plot armor gone, trying to connect with Wang Laiyun?
That would only happen if the sun rose in the west.
"Captain Li, right? Please give my regards to Uncle Wang."
Li Ming's eyes lit up, "No problem."
"Well... Young Master Jiang, you don't need to go to the police station. As for Lin Yu's case, it's classified as fighting, and considering the severity, it could be considered school bullying... he'll probably spend about two weeks in detention."
Jiang Che nodded slightly, "Handle it as you see fit."
Just like that, Lin Yu, the protagonist blessed by fate, was about to be locked up in detention.
...
After Lin Yu was taken away.
The other students in the classroom gradually left.
Ye Mengyao, carrying her small backpack, came up to Jiang Che somewhat shyly.
"Are... are you okay?"
The usually proud young lady seemed quite nervous in front of Jiang Che.
Jiang Che just gave her a sidelong glance before looking away.
The young girl's thoughts were too easy to read, with every little intention written on her face.
After Lin Yu's plot armor disappeared, Ye Mengyao had clearly become more normal, and combined with Jiang Che's previous indifference... this made the school beauty feel a sense of crisis.
Women were like this - the more you chase them, the more distant they become, but the more you ignore them, the more they actively seek your attention.
Many manipulative women evolved from this pattern - advancing when you retreat, retreating when you advance, playing mind games... they could trick many inexperienced guys until they had nothing left.
"Jiang Che, you—"
Seeing Jiang Che ignore her, Ye Mengyao felt a bit panicked.
Jiang Che didn't look at her, instead turning his attention to Yu Wan'er.
Ye Mengyao's current feelings for him weren't love, or even like - it was just a kind of inexplicable possessiveness.
Breaking free from her control, making her jealous, giving her that sense of uncertainty.
...
Jiang Che walked up to Yu Wan'er and leaned down.
"Little sister Wan'er, there's still an exam this afternoon, how's your preparation going?"
At the mention of the exam, Yu Wan'er tensed up. After all, she had really stolen the exam answers, and although only Jiang Che had discovered her, she was still very nervous.
"The preparation is fine, I... shouldn't do worse than before!"
Yu Wan'er really didn't want to talk to this awful person.
But she was also afraid he might say something he shouldn't, and her beautiful eyes glared at Jiang Che.
"Ah, I'm probably going to fail this exam. You know my grades... why don't you tutor me? Be my personal teacher or something?"
Jiang Che's tone was flirtatious.
Ye Mengyao, left ignored on the side, felt oddly jealous for some reason. Jiang Che was ignoring her... and instead flirting with her best friend.
This made her very irritated.
"Hmph, let's go, Wan'er!"
Ye Mengyao grabbed Yu Wan'er's hand and prepared to leave, while Jiang Che didn't say anything.
He just took out his phone and waved it in front of Yu Wan'er.
Others might not understand Jiang Che's meaning, but how could Yu Wan'er not?
Her worst fear had come true - this man... he was going to continue blackmailing her!