thefictionvixens Chapter 14 Don't Force Me to Take Action
Chapter 14 Don't Force Me to Take Action
The new campus of Ocean University of China in Xigang is larger and equipped with highly technological smart facilities.
A week after moving to the new environment, the gloom that had hung over the hearts of all the faculty and students in the Department of Life Engineering gradually faded away.
Although I still think of that nightmarish experience and the teachers and classmates who died at the hands of the robbers, the dead are gone, and the living must move on. Everything will eventually pass.
However, there are always people who can't get over it.
For example, Zheng Xinjian.
On his first day back at school after being discharged from the hospital, he discovered that all his classmates' attitudes toward him had changed dramatically.
Everyone keeps their distance from him. No matter where he sits in class, the seat next to him is always empty. During breaks, no one asks him to play ball, and even his best friends from before no longer associate with him.
Zheng Xinjian felt isolated, and that was indeed the case.
Soothing music started playing, signaling the end of get out of class.
It was dinnertime, and students flocked into the cafeteria.
Next to the canteen of the School of Life Sciences is an artificial lake. It is spacious, bright, and upscale, and is known by students as the lakeside restaurant.
The hall was divided into many sections, and a premium section and private rooms were also added. Each stall was filled with a dazzling array of steaming hot food, and long lines of students, like hungry wolves, were waiting in line.
The quick selection area, offering good quality at low prices, is the most popular.
"Hey, why are you cutting in line?"
A girl complained angrily from the long line in front of the stall.
Zheng Xinjian chuckled maliciously, "So what if I fuck you?"
The students queuing up nearby immediately turned their attention to the two of them. Several of the male students instantly understood and burst into laughter.
But some people couldn't stand it. A tall, thin boy wearing glasses, who was in front of the girl in line, immediately retorted, "Watch your mouth, you're bullying a girl..."
Before the tall, thin man could finish speaking, Zheng Xinjian grabbed him by the collar, dragged him out of the line, and slapped him across the face.
The tall, thin guy's glasses were knocked off, and he was stunned, while the other students instinctively backed away.
"Why did you hit me?"
Although the girl was also frightened, she reacted quickly and helped the boy who had been knocked to the ground up.
"I hate bespectacled guys the most; they're disgusting to look at."
Feeling extremely frustrated, Zheng Xinjian cursed impatiently and was about to kick the two troublesome guys away when a familiar voice called out to him.
"Zheng Xinjian, do you want to be fired?"
A ruthless, sinister smile flashed across Zheng Xinjian's face as he turned to look at Qi Te.
"Tch, do you think the academy is your family's property? Expelling someone like that, you really think you're something special."
Qi Te held up his phone: "I filmed you hitting someone just now, and I've already called the counselor. You'd better..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qi Te quickly dodged, avoiding the huge man who charged at him like a bull.
Zheng Xinjian missed his target, then turned and threw another punch.
Unlike when he hit the boy earlier, when he only used his normal strength, this time he used his supernatural abilities.
Qi Te had his back to Zheng Xinjian and was about to turn around, but turning around at this point would only result in him taking the punch in the face.
At that moment, an arm reached out from the stall, passed through the line of five or six people, grabbed Qi Te's left arm and pulled him forward, dragging him directly to the front of the stall.
"What are you doing? Trying to bully me?"
The plump woman angrily banged her long spoon against the stainless steel countertop and shouted, "Old Hu!"
A bald middle-aged man hurriedly picked up a spatula and walked to the stall.
"Woqu!"
A gasp erupted from the crowd. The ability to change one's body shape was not uncommon, but the fat woman's arm had stretched to at least four or five meters, which was quite rare.
"A bunch of small fry"
Zheng Xinjian rolled up his sleeves, revealing his muscular arms that resembled calf hooves. As he walked forward, he cracked his knuckles, making a snapping sound.
"Zite, you piece of trash, have the guts to stand up."
With a flick of his right hand, the bald uncle, Old Hu, conjured a flame out of thin air, igniting the spatula. The visual spectacle was stunning, drawing gasps of amazement from the students watching.
Qi Te waved to the aunt and walked up to the uncle.
"The Supernatural Abilities Management Act clearly stipulates that using supernatural abilities to fight in public is punishable by a minimum fine of 2000 yuan and 5 days imprisonment. Zheng Xinjian, are you sure you want to fight?"
"Pooh!"
Zheng Xinjian said fiercely, "I've been wanting to get back at you for a long time. Last time the academy had that incident, it was you, you cowardly Muggle, who tricked everyone into going out. You got me caught, shot twice, and caused the deaths of several classmates!"
The School of Biology has four departments. Students in the other three departments didn't know much about the terrorist attack. Hearing him say this, they all cast strange glances at Qi Te.
"Zheng Xinjian, have you no shame?"
Ji Chenyu, who rushed over, hadn't even put down the delivery box before he unleashed a furious tirade: "The students all wanted to hide, but it was your loud noise that attracted the robbers, leading to everyone being taken hostage."
"When the robbers opened fire, Professor Liu and more than a dozen teachers, along with senior students, fought back to save people. And what did you do? You relied on your strength to carry a classmate as a shield from bullets—are you even human?!"
"If it weren't for Qi Te discovering the robbers and telling me to notify the director to call the police, you scumbag would be ashes in a box by now, and you still have the nerve to spout nonsense here!"
More and more onlookers gathered, and the area in front of the quick selection stall was soon completely packed.
Zheng Xinjian's face was flushed, but he still stubbornly cursed, "Bastard, what the hell are you talking about? He found the robbers? He's just a Muggle, how could he have that ability?"
Just as Ji Chenyu was about to retort, a female student from Class 1 of the second year pointed at Zheng Xinjian, her eyes reddening, and said, "I saw it with my own eyes. It was you who grabbed Zhou Yunshi to take the bullet for. Yunshi died so tragically..."
The female student broke down in tears, and Zheng Xinjian, who was being stared at by many eyes, roared angrily and charged straight at Qi Te.
A figure flashed by, and Qi Te disappeared from his original spot. When he reappeared, he was already at the edge of the crowd of onlookers.
"No need to thank me, it was the class monitor who wanted to protect you."
Joey, chewing on her lollipop, didn't even glance at Qi Te; her gaze remained fixed on her idol.
"Have you made enough of a scene?"
Cao Yingchong looked at Zheng Xinjian with an icy expression: "Don't force me to take action!"
Qi Te and Ji Chenyu: He's really good at putting on airs.
Zheng Xinjian glared at Qi Te resentfully, and under the watchful eyes of countless people, he slunk away from the restaurant.
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After the farce ended, the students who had witnessed the whole thing sat down at their tables and started gossiping.
Looking at Qi Te's braised pork rice, Qiao Yi rolled her eyes and said, "That auntie must have a crush on you, right? Why did she give you so much meat? It's almost a small mountain!"
Qi Te shook his head with amusement, and Ji Chenyu retorted, "Auntie is a sensible person, unlike you, a lovesick fool."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Ji Chenyu cried out in pain and raised his hand to cover the back of his head.
"Damn, that was too ruthless."
Joey tilted her head and smiled: "Serves you right for insulting me."
Ji Chenyu looked at Cao Yingchong, who was wearing a black wool coat, and then glanced at Qiao Yi, who had smoky makeup and a gothic style. He thought that these two lunatics should be locked up and kept out of the way to cause trouble for others.
When the incident occurred at the college, the plump woman hurriedly fled the cafeteria. She didn't know what had happened, only that she needed to get out of there as quickly as possible. Passing the laboratory building, she heard gunshots and, terrified, hid under a car.
If it weren't for Qi Te reminding her that it was unsafe under the car and taking the initiative to run out and distract Lao Mo, the fat aunt would either have been shot dead or driven away by the robbers.
In short, in the eyes of the plump aunt, this handsome young man was her savior.
Every time Qi Te went to buy food, she would add extra portions, showing her gratitude. Qi Te felt embarrassed to always take advantage of her, so she went to other stalls, but the plump aunt would still follow her.
"Didn't I remind you to stay away from Zheng Xinjian?"
Qi Te took out his phone, opened the video he had just recorded, and pushed it in front of Cao Yingchong.
"His classmates are isolating him now, so he can't retaliate directly and takes it out on others. There's a ticking time bomb in the class like this; something bad is bound to happen sooner or later."
Cao Yingchong nodded in agreement, then said, "Okay, leave this to me."
Ji Chenyu sighed, "Taking someone else as a shield doesn't get you jail time. My dear class monitor, what are you going to do about this?"
"Federal law stipulates that citizens have the right to self-defense when their personal safety is threatened."
Cao Yingchong explained, "Based solely on the testimonies of the students, it is impossible to determine whether the person who was shot was among the robbers' targets."
"At the time, the library's surveillance cameras were cut off, and there is no direct evidence to prove that the death of the person who was shot was indirectly caused by Zheng Xinjian."
"So, what's your plan?" Zite asked directly.
"Simple, let him beat you up. As long as he's seriously injured, I can put him in jail for more than ten years."
After Cao Yingchong finished speaking, Ji Chenyu's face immediately darkened: "What a terrible idea! Why don't you go yourself?"
"If I were to intervene, who do you think would be seriously injured?"
Ji Chenyu almost spat out his food, while Qi Te laughed and said, "Okay, you'll cover the medical expenses. If he beats me to death, you'll have to be a good son to my mother."
Cao Yingchong smiled and said, "Deal!"