Transmigrated as the fake young master, I'll beat up the scumbags and b*tches-Chapter 285Vol. 1 - - Rats
As a student of JingDu Third High, practically no one didnât know Gu YunQinâor more accurately, it was impossible to ignore the Gu family. Their very existence was enough to draw everyone's attention.
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Lin Yu recognized her instantlyâand was equally shocked by what Gu YunQin had just said.
Because in Gu YunQinâs hands were a boy and a girlâone of whom Lin Yu had never seen before, and the other... was her close friend.
The very same friend who had encouraged her to confess to HuMing.
HuMing walked straight up to the two of them, while they didnât even dare lift their heads to look at him.
"Alright. Since everyoneâs here, let me ask you something. Why did you do it? Why did you just so happen to bring a camera, and just so happen to show up here during a time when rumors about me are running wild? What exactly were you hoping to get from me?"
Lin Yuâs face went stiff in an instant.
She might be emotionally slow, but that didnât mean she lacked intelligence.
The moment HuMing spoke, heâd essentially ripped the mask off their entire plan. And worst of allâher friend had been part of it.
It was hard for Lin Yu to accept. Sheâd thought her friend was encouraging her out of kindness, but in reality, sheâd only been used as a pawn in their scheme against HuMing. How could they go this far over something like this?
"You donât have to say anything. But I will be reporting this to the principal. I donât think people like you should stay in this school. Using your classmates to hurt othersâthat says all I need to know about your character."
HuMing wasnât interested in dragging this out. After all, these two had clearly been manipulated by Gu ZhaoChuan.
What kind of tactics had Gu ZhaoChuan used to convince them to do something like this without even realizing it themselves?
Then again, HuMing didnât entirely rule out the possibility that these two were simply rotten to begin with.
After all, if theyâd managed to record that little scene just now and edited it carefully, they couldâve made it look like he and Lin Yu were doing something indecent in the piano room. If that got outâeven if people later found out who he really wasâit would still be enough to smear him and invite endless comparisons to Gu ZhaoChuan.
And even if they didnât post it, it could still be used as blackmail.
Either way, it would have served their goalâor rather, Gu ZhaoChuanâs goal.
He had to admit, Gu ZhaoChuanâs method of "defeating the enemy without lifting a sword" was far trickier to deal with than someone like Han ShuYi.
"HuMing, please, just let us go! We wonât do it again!"
The boy suddenly dropped to his knees, banging his head on the floor as he begged for forgiveness. The girl beside him followed suit, hoping that groveling might make HuMing let it slide.
But HuMing merely looked down at them with a calm expression, unmoved.
"You didnât think it would come to this, did you? When you used Lin Yu, you never considered that things might not go according to your plan. You thought you were so clever, thought no one would noticeâbut Iâve known what you were up to from the very start."
He then turned his head slightly, his gaze falling on a camera positioned at the corner of the hallway.
The sudden kneeling wasnât out of guiltâit was a performance, meant to be caught on camera to sway public opinion.
But just as HuMing had said, their every move had been within his calculations from the beginning.
Heâd hacked into the schoolâs security cameras long ago. Thatâs how heâd spotted them. Not just themâheâd even tracked down the pinhole camera hidden inside the classroom.
HuMing reached into his pocket, pulled out the pinhole camera, and handed it to Lin Yu.
"This is what your so-called friend did. Lin Yu, itâs not a bad thing to not have friends. At least you wonât have people trying to use you like this. As for how you want to deal with herâthatâs up to you. Iâm going to take this guy to see the principal."
The boyâs face turned ashen when he saw the pinhole camera. He opened his mouth but couldnât find a single word to say.
He already knew what was coming. No matter how he tried to explain, HuMing wasnât going to let this go.
On the other side, Lin Yu stared at her "friend"âthe one who had just stabbed her in the back without mercy.
Sheâd always believed this girl supported her. She never expected to be usedâjust a tool to threaten HuMing. The betrayal cut deep.
But soon, she steadied her emotions. Her eyes turned cold, and before the girl could speak, she cut in.
"Youâre going to end up just like him."
"Lin Yu, weâre friends, right? I just made a mistakeâyouâll forgive me, wonât you?" the girl cried, crawling up from the floor and clinging to Lin Yuâs sleeve, eyes wide with desperation.
But staring at her former friend, Lin Yu felt nothing but irony.
Some friendships are just sugar-coated lies. Peel back the wrapper, and there's nothing sweet inside.
She recalled HuMingâs words again.
Maybe being emotionally awkward at school wasnât such a bad thing. So what if she had no friends?
With that, she shook off the girl's hand and turned to walk away.
"Forget it. You made your choiceâlive with it. I donât need a âfriendâ who wants to hurt me."
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The principal hadnât expected to see HuMing again under these circumstances.
Heâd heard bits and pieces about what HuMing had been dealing with lately, but since Gu ZhaoChuan had said HuMing would handle it himself, the principal hadnât intervened.
He never imagined HuMing would actually uncover the mastermind behind it all.
For a moment, he didnât even know how to respond. Especially since⌠HuMing was part of the Gu family.
Sometimes, he couldnât help but feelâHuMing was the real young master of the Gu family.
"HuMing, what do you think we should do?"
"According to school rules, this would warrant expulsion. I wonât interfere in that. But with all the rumors flying around lately, I do hope the school can help clarify the truth tomorrow."
"Of course, no problem. Leave it to me. As for youâget some rest and focus on your final exams." The principal hadnât forgotten HuMingâs stellar academic record.
In fact, his favorable attitude toward HuMing largely stemmed from that.
"Understood, Principal."
HuMing stood up, opened the door, and stepped out of the officeâonly to see Gu ZhaoChuan waiting around the corner.
Gu ZhaoChuan gave him a friendly smile.
"HuMing, I heard you dealt with those rumors. Found the people behind it, huh?"
"Just a bunch of rats. If you flood the sewers, theyâll come crawling out on their own."
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