Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Faced with the teachers’ questioning and accusations, Tang Hongbo’s legs could no longer support his weight; he collapsed to the ground like a boneless wreck.
He had always been a good student; he had never heard a teacher reprimand him like this before.
Moreover, whether he was reprimanded or not was no longer important; what mattered was that he would never be able to study at Luze High School again!
The teacher who had left should have already contacted his parents.
A flash of disappointed eyes appeared in Tang Hongbo’s mind; the ridicule and humiliation he would suffer from relatives after being expelled… Once upon a time, he was the best student in their family, but today… he was destined to be expelled… and things might even get worse!
Just yesterday, everything was fine.
Tang Hongbo was now filled with deep regret!
And all of this stemmed from… his jealousy of Yan Han and his jealousy of Lin Jianlu.
Because that person told him that this way he could get rid of Yan Han without taking any risk…
It was all based on this wishful thinking.
He thought he wouldn’t have to bear any responsibility, so why not just kick someone out?
But little did he know, actions have consequences…
He could already see his parents’ stern faces, their eyes filled with disappointment, bowing and scraping before the teachers, admitting their mistake.
In the next instant, Tang Hongbo seemed to see his future again— transferring to a chaotic, unknown, run-down school, accepted only because his parents had used their life savings…
He would have to endure the scorn of relatives and those around him, his grades would plummet in that school, he would no longer be a top student, no longer a prodigy…
And all of this was because that person told him…
Yes, that person!
Tang Hongbo suddenly felt a surge of hatred, hatred for that person. He hadn’t actually disliked Yan Han and the others that much; even if he did, he wouldn’t have deliberately set a trap to drive them away.
It was that person! It was that person who kept brainwashing him, telling him that a true man doesn’t concern himself with trifles, that Yan Han and Lin Jianlu would be going to Class 9 anyway, and that Class 9 was already so crowded…
It was that person! She made him believe that he had only done a small thing, a choice he had to make on his path to success, that ruthlessness is no virtue…
If it weren’t for that person, he might still feel terrible in class, but at least he would still be in the exam room, answering questions like all the other students!
Sometimes a build-up needed a trigger, but a breakdown could happen in an instant.
Tang Hongbo lay dazed on the ground, his expression shifting between blankness and a fierce grin, but the other teachers just watched coldly, everyone thinking that this student deserved what he got.
And just then, the wrongly accused classmate approached him.
When Yan Han’s beautiful face came into view, Tang Hongbo was stunned for a moment.
He still couldn’t understand why the security camera, which he had clearly confirmed was broken, suddenly started working and destroyed everything he had…
Perhaps this was what they called someone blessed by heaven.
He had previously thought this person was lucky, but now he was even more convinced.
But now wasn’t the time for him to dwell on these thoughts.
The classmate who had leaned closer to him looked innocent and puzzled. Yan Han looked down at him and asked, “What did I do to offend you that you’d go to such lengths to frame me?”
Tang Hongbo shook his head, still unable to speak.
“No…” Yan Han blinked, feigning confusion, “You hate me so much that you’re willing to sacrifice yourself, but how did I offend you? You have to tell me, so I know what’s going on.”
While waiting for the administrative teacher who had made the call to return, the other teachers listened silently to their conversation, none of them uttering a sound.
They were actually quite curious about Yan Han’s question as well.
Unexpectedly, Tang Hongbo, who had barely spoken since arriving at the monitoring room, suddenly erupted upon hearing this question. He roared, “I don’t hate you enough to risk getting myself into this mess! Do you think I’m that bored! It’s all that person’s fault! She tricked me, she ruined me!”
The teachers were speechless.
The grade head raised an eyebrow, immediately understanding the implication: “What? You mean… someone else is behind you?!”
….
A moment of silence fell over the monitoring room, as if the air itself had frozen.
After shouting, Tang Hongbo found his pent-up emotions eased considerably. His previously trembling voice could now be heard freely. At that moment, he realized he no longer hated anyone; he only hated the person behind the scenes who had ordered him to do all this!
He thought, since he was already in this state, who cared who the other person was? He was going to take someone down with him.
Besides, at this moment, he desperately wanted to destroy something along with it.
So he steeled himself, even clearing his throat, and said to Yan Han, “At first, I was just a little annoyed that you guys broke the original rules and learning atmosphere after you came to Class 10, but that’s all. I didn’t hate you at all.”
“Then you…”
“It’s Gong Yuxue, the one who transferred from the humanities to Class 9. She’s the one who found me.”
Everyone: “…”
The physics teacher frowned, and the grade head also frowned. She was impatient but didn’t disturb Tang Hongbo. She just listened attentively to what he had to say.
“At first, she was just on my side because everyone was revolving around you guys, and I felt like you guys were stealing my thunder. The feeling she gives people… how should I put it, she’s very good at talking, she has a kind of power… that made me believe that what I’m doing is right, and that your approach of discussing problems with everyone, like Lin Jianlu’s, is wrong.”
When a person is lonely and suddenly receives a kind of recognition, they will become dependent.
Now that he thought about it, he became dependent on Gong Yuxue’s recognition and affirmation because what she said was what he wanted to hear, so he subconsciously wanted to believe her.
Gong Yuxue told him that Teacher Wang particularly liked Lin Jianlu’s table, which was why he disliked the new homeroom teacher so much, even openly making things difficult for and resisting her.
Because Yan Han interfered with this, his classmates not only stopped supporting him but also became increasingly distant and contemptuous of him, making him even more uncomfortable. That’s why he agreed to Gong Yuxue’s plan to expel Yan Han from Luze High School.
Of course, all of this was done on the premise that he had already determined he wouldn’t get himself into trouble.
“Gong Yuxue told me that the surveillance cameras on the third floor of the school were broken these past two days,” Tang Hongbo confessed frankly. “I don’t know how she found out, but she just told me to prepare a few cheat sheets and report Yan Han to the head of the grade last year. That’s all I had to do. She also found that person from Class 14; I don’t know what their relationship is.”
As he spoke, Tang Hongbo’s tone became very calm, and his usual aloof, academically gifted image seemed to return. He even stood up from the ground again.
But everyone could see the detached acceptance, like a death row inmate, about the world.
Knowing his fate, he was no longer afraid.
“Then why did Gong Yuxue make things difficult for Yan Han?” The head of the grade asked, puzzled, after learning about Tang Hongbo’s feud with Yan Han.
“I don’t know,” Tang Hongbo shrugged, indicating he genuinely didn’t know. “That’s all I know.”
But this didn’t stop the head of the grade from biting her lip. Just then, the administrative teacher who had gone out to call the Class 10 homeroom teacher returned, and she said to him, “It seems we need to call the Class 9 homeroom teacher over to discuss this.”
The administrative teacher: “???”
The head of the grade knew Gong Yuxue had connections, and her impression of Gong Yuxue at school had always been that of an excellent student.
Aside from her sudden switch from arts to sciences, which was somewhat puzzling, she had always been well-behaved and a favorite student of the teachers.
Therefore, when Tang Hongbo initially implicated Gong Yuxue, she was somewhat incredulous, thinking it was another frame-up.
Tang Hongbo described everything in great detail. Unless he was truly a psychopath who specifically liked to frame outstanding female students, otherwise…
Actually, they would find out the truth later by questioning the student from Class 14 who placed the paper.
Finally, the group arrived at the disciplinary office in a grand manner.
In Teacher Gu’s office, they didn’t call Gong Yuxue in until the evidence was clear. It wasn’t until the bell rang after the physics exam, around lunchtime, that the student from Class 14 in the video was brought in.
He was intercepted by two logistics teachers and brought to the disciplinary office. He didn’t know what had happened during that time, nor was he given any opportunity to contact anyone else. But without being asked, when the door to the disciplinary office was pushed open, he saw a group of teachers sitting inside with serious expressions, and his legs immediately went weak.
Without being specifically asked, he confessed everything.
It wasn’t as complicated as everyone thought. The reason he helped Gong Yuxue was actually very simple— Gong Yuxue promised him five hundred yuan after the job was done.
His grades were usually hovering around 16th or 17th grade, but he did well on this exam and got into 14th grade. However, he was still essentially a good-for-nothing who only wanted to skip the dorm and go to internet cafes every night.
Going to internet cafes cost money and playing games cost money too. His parents knew his character and always strictly controlled his allowance, so his monthly allowance was only 600 yuan. 500 yuan was a huge sum for him!
And all he had to do was get up early one day and leave a few pieces of paper in the classroom.
This week, he happened to be on duty and had the key, so he didn’t even need to borrow it from a classmate. His situation was extremely convenient.
He had seen those cheat sheets, but he hadn’t thought about what they were for or why he had to specifically put them in a desk…
“Teacher, I really don’t know anything else! I’m innocent!” the student cried.
Hearing his story, all the teachers, including the head of the teaching department, were shocked: “Did Gong Yuxue really give you money to do these things?!”
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