Chapter 92 Rewards and Punishments

  Looking at Li Kui being held in his hand, this guy's face was full of suffocation at the moment, as if he had a thousand words to say, but because of severe coughing, he even gave up struggling, covering his stomach with both hands, constantly convulsing, and tears shining in his eyes.

  And I, too, was very depressed. If it weren't for running into this guy, I'd probably be wandering in the ocean of knowledge from books by now. So, along the way, it seemed like he was talking to Li Kui, but also like he was muttering to himself, sighing and lamenting:

  "Ah, coughing isn't an illness, but it can be fatal! You have to hold on, I know you must be coughing so hard your stomach hurts, and it's a feeling of having your liver and intestines torn apart."

  "Ah, it's all my fault, I ran too fast and you couldn't catch up."

  "Alas, what's the point of this? You said it was just a trivial matter, but you're actually chasing me for thousands of miles!"

  "So you're saying it's your fault, you're being too petty, right?"

  "Huh? Why aren't you talking?"

  "Oh... I see, so you were keeping silent, silence means consent, haha, haha... mistakes are okay, as long as you know your mistake and can correct it, that's a good kid!"

  ……

  Several thousand meters of distance, under my deliberate delay, took a few minutes to walk. Along the way, I was constantly exerting my extreme eloquence, continuously stimulating Li Kui's fragile nerves. When I arrived at the first library, that guy Li Kui directly rolled his eyes and fainted.

  This is what I wanted, can't let him speak, this guy has a big prejudice against me, letting him speak would be troublesome.

  Unfortunately, man proposes but God disposes. Among the eight people, two good men were Li Kui's iron brothers, plus those "witnesses" just now were all his younger brothers. As soon as they saw Li Kui being held in my hand like a dead dog, they shouted loudly with righteous indignation:

  "Hey kid, what have you done to my brother? If anything happens to him, I'll never forgive you!"

  "Hey kid, hurry up and bring my brother over, let this administrator teacher take a look!"

  "Little brat, what kind of despicable trick did you use to make our big brother fall unconscious?"

  ……

  And I, with my full mental power in operation, sensed everyone's thoughts on the scene except for that management teacher. I quickly extracted relevant information and analyzed it. Although those guys' yelling made me extremely disgusted, but form is stronger than man, so I didn't get angry. Unintentionally, I changed holding Li Kui to supporting him, deliberately pretending to be wronged, weakly saying:

  "You all wronged a good man, it was I who saw him suddenly fall to the ground in distress, so I decided to bring him back, although he was going to capture me, but not saving a life in danger is not my style!"

  "What's going on with my brother? How did he faint?"

  "I wasn't clear either. When I saw this senior brother in a difficult situation, I comforted him along the way, but he fainted."

  "Hmph... trying to deceive a three-year-old? You'd better come up with a believable excuse, or I won't let you off the hook!"

  "Alright, alright, that's what happened. This guy was chasing me, I ran as fast as I could, but he couldn't catch up; then he got so angry and frustrated that he started coughing nonstop, suddenly fell to the ground, and then everything else I just told you happened."

  I am extremely sincere, even the old and experienced administrator teachers can't tell where I'm lying, let alone a few 18 or 19-year-old young people, not to mention those new students. At this moment, they all have a feeling of wrongly accusing good people.

  Why can I produce such an effect? The reason is that what I say is 99% true, only lacking some more crucial factors. Secondly, my "good student" appearance has numbed their eyes, and at first glance, anyone would feel a sense of trust. Thirdly, my innate childlike heart makes me feel close to kind people, and as time goes by and distance decreases, this feeling will slowly seep into the depths of the other person's soul...

  "Teacher, look at this senior brother of mine, what's wrong with him?"

  Seeing everyone's attitude change, I quickly seized the opportunity and said with a concerned expression.

  The teacher took over Li Kui from me and checked him for a while, first frowning, then shaking his head, opening his eyes and smiling:

  "Hehe... He just coughed too much and hurt his lungs, he'll be fine after a few days of rest; but from now on, never get angry easily again, or else he'll start coughing again."

  Li Kui's two buddies quickly ran over to help him walk away, and as they were leaving, he actually said sorry to me with a very embarrassed expression, while I magnanimously waved my hand and said:

  "It's okay, I understand you're eager to save people, as long as this brother is fine, haha..."

  Seeing Li Kui being supported and walking away, the administrator teacher finally praised:

  "Everyone has seen it, doesn't this classmate deserve praise?"

  "Yes! He's a model for us all!" The crowd cheered, but that was nothing compared to what followed.

  Especially when my six little partners were caught back and didn't see me, they felt a bit down, what to do?

  At this moment, seeing me appear with the teacher who chased after me, they suddenly looked like they had seen a lifesaver; and then seeing me face so many doubts and talk eloquently, finally winning praise, their admiration for me sprouted wildly and grew vigorously.

  "Ming Ge is mighty!"

  Ming Ge is a great guy!

  "Ming Ge is a Bodhisattva with a kind heart!"

  ……

  "Alright, alright, everyone has seen it, this classmate's behavior indeed has some merits; however..." The administrator teacher first affirmed my behavior to a certain extent, then changed the subject and said:

  "Don't you forget why everyone came here, daring to make a big noise in the library, is there no discipline?"

  The atmosphere was just lively, and suddenly it became quiet, the administrator said seriously:

  "Who can tell me the whole story of this matter?"

  The crows and sparrows were silent, even the few "little brothers" of Li Kui who had been shouting earlier were now shut up. After all, no one would be foolish enough to offend so many classmates. Seeing a group of people keeping silent, Guan Yu coldly snorted:

  "You can remain silent, but that means you'll lose the chance to defend yourselves. All of you here will be punished, including those who are just watching. I'm giving you one last chance, who's going to tell me?"

  "I said I said."

  "I also want to say."

  "Don't fight with me for it, teacher, let me say it."

  ……

  Looking at this group of quarreling classmates, the administrator smiled triumphantly. He casually pointed to a tall and full-figured female classmate who was somewhat clever:

  "You tell me, what's your name? You look like a brave and clever student, the teacher believes you won't lie."

  He looked at the many students and said:

  "Everyone present can also testify, if what she says is different from what you saw, you can point it out too!"

  "Teacher, I'm Zhan Lin, so I'll tell the truth, don't take revenge on me, classmates."

  "Zhan Lin is it? Teacher remembers you. To be honest, I'm waiting to see who dares to take revenge, hehe."

  "I knew that at the time, I was reading a book on the first floor, and suddenly heard someone outside shouting and catching people. Then I got annoyed and walked out of the self-study room to see what was going on. It turned out that this group of people were led by Li Kui's brother, shouting and chasing out of the First Library. As for what happened next, I'm sure the teacher has a good idea."

  Zhan Lin gained courage from her teacher and pointed at Li Kui's gang of younger brothers, saying what she had seen and heard.

  "Teacher, it's not like that, she's cheating! That day was clearly these new students laughing loudly in the library, and we just followed Li Kui's instructions to catch them, so they are the real culprits!"

  Li Kui and his group of younger brothers let out a loud shout of discontent, there were twenty to thirty people in total, the number was not small, this one shout, really had an extraordinary momentum!

  Zhan Lin looked afraid and said weakly:

  "What are you yelling about? I'm just telling the truth, if you don't believe me, go ask them."

  Zhan Lin pointed to a group of girls, who looked like good students at first glance. One of the girls was Yu Jinxiang, who was Zhan Lin's best friend. At this moment, she naturally wanted to speak up for her sister and smiled:

  "Zhan Lin is right, I was just reading a book on the first floor and happened to see you guys shouting loudly."

  "Teacher, don't believe her, who doesn't know they have a good relationship."

  "We can testify that they didn't lie." The group of girls testified in unison.

  Some latecomers who were unaware of the situation began to speculate at this moment:

  "Teacher, we were just a little suspicious of this female classmate, now we're not suspicious anymore."

  "Yes, yes, just this group of male classmates' roar, is enough to prove many problems."

  "Right, girls won't tell lies."

  ……

  Looking at the quarreling crowd, I burst out laughing in my heart. It turns out that the laughter of the little friends is not so influential after all, which makes it easier to handle; The administrator, on the other hand, got a headache, although there's no shortage of people answering questions, but who knows how reliable they are!

  Finally, he could only turn his gaze to the group of people who were caught and brought back, plus my little partners, there were only a dozen or so people. After looking for half a day, he finally looked at me and said:

  "What's your name, classmate? The teacher only believes you, so tell us."

  My thinking and analytical functions are fully open, and I am calmly and naturally saying:

  "Teacher, my name is Ren Yiyue. Today, I came to the library with my roommates for the first time. Because I was so excited, I lost control when entering the library and couldn't help but laugh out loud a few times. But unexpectedly, one laugh attracted a group of passing classmates to gather around."

  "This surrounding, we were somewhat unaware and didn't pay attention. It wasn't until after reading the notice about the library's rules that we realized the library prohibits loud noise. Although this laughter did not affect our classmates' studying, it still violated school regulations."

  "At this moment, Li Kui's senior brother happened to pass by and shouted at us to disperse, saying that we were blocking the way; we dispersed obediently, but unlike those classmates, we didn't flatter Li Kui's senior brother."

  "Teacher Li scolded us loudly, feeling that we had lost face, and some timid classmates returned obediently, but only a dozen or so of us who were extremely disgusted with this attitude left without looking back."

  "Li Kui's older brother was furious, and with the instigation of his younger brother who was studying beside him, he loudly shouted and caught us. What followed is what Zhang Lin classmate said, that's how things were."

  I spoke with a calm and composed tone, without even blinking an eye, making perfect sense, in short, we may have made mistakes but they can be understood and forgiven, while some others are the real culprits.

  "Right, right, what you said is correct."

  "Uh-huh, exactly."

  ……

  Many people in the crowd echoed my words, and the administrator nodded and smiled;

  "Hmm, the teacher trusts you, haha, actually I also knew some of the situation, it's just that hearing you say this makes me even clearer; this Li Kui, and these twenty or thirty classmates of yours, are prepared to accept punishment."

  It's said that the teacher is going to punish them, Li Kui's younger brothers indignantly say:

  "The teacher is unfair, it's their fault, why aren't they being punished, but instead it's us?"

  "Hum, who said there wouldn't be punishment? You'll still be punished, as for how you and your classmates will be dealt with, that's up to the Academic Affairs Office to decide in consultation with your class leaders. I'll also report the situation here truthfully."

  The administrator hummed and looked at the dozens of indignant classmates who wanted to speak but stopped, waved his hand, and looked at the six students on duty, saying impatiently:

  "What a nuisance, take them to the administration office for punishment, I'll be right there."

  "Alright."

  The six of them didn't say a word and hurriedly led a group of rule-breaking students to the administration office, with a small number of onlookers following to watch the commotion.