The system is very abstract, fortunately I am also.

Chapter 463 Even the Art Students in Class Four Have Four Heavenly Kings

The scene before him was something Xue Jian had never anticipated.

He was just sneering to himself, waiting to see how Lin Li would kneel down in retaliation.

I thought he was going to beg for forgiveness and try to build a relationship.

But to my surprise, this kid skipped that step and started the punishment process without saying a word, showing his honest and simple nature.

There's a kind of beauty in honest people who go all out.

When Bai Bufan followed along listlessly, the situation became even more tense.

To be honest, if I were to laugh out loud in a different setting, it would not only please Lin Li but also completely ruin my own image. In fact, the sound of frogs jumping would be more than just echoing in the stairwell right now.

After suppressing his smile, Xue Jian let out another cold laugh.

Haha, so you two have decided to punish yourselves, right?

Then take a look at your own attitudes.

Xue Jian suspected that Lin Li was using a feigned retreat as a tactic to soften his heart by sincerely admitting his mistakes.

But you're overthinking it.

As for him and Bai Bufan, his heart was as cold and piercing as Lin Li, whom he had killed for ten years at RT-Mart.

Unsurprisingly, what these two were hoping for at that moment was for me to say something like "That's enough" in a gentle voice.

But I refuse to.

Xue Jian had made up his mind. He would remain silent and just watch Lin Li and Bai Bufan keep doing frog jumps. In any case, he would not be the one who couldn't keep going in the end. Just thinking about the two of them looking exhausted and helpless made him look forward to it.

Thinking of this, Xue Jian couldn't help but smile again.

His gaze fell on the stairs.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan had already jumped to the corner platform between the second and third floors. Without stopping, they turned a corner and continued jumping upwards.

Tsk tsk, her gaze was deliberately shifted the entire time, she didn't dare to look herself in the eye at all, she was so guilty.

Xue Jian sneered.

The sound of the two hopping frogs faded into the distance, and the stairwell became quiet, making it more suitable for contemplation.

"..."

Xue Jian: "☉_☉".

Wait a moment.

Something seems off.

Each floor of the teaching building has two staircases connected by a corner platform in the middle.

When Lin Li and Bai Bufan punished the four students, they only required them to jump halfway, that is, from the second floor to the corner platform between the second and third floors. This was done to make the twenty round trips easier and to keep the four students in sight at all times.

But just now, after Lin Li and Bai Bufan jumped onto the corner platform, they didn't go downstairs, but went up to the third floor.

gone.

Okay, I'm leaving.

Xue Jian: "(゜▽゜)?"

Your mother!

Did they run away?!

They didn't dare look me in the eye just now... Maybe it wasn't because they felt guilty, but because they were worried I'd stop them?!

"Lin Li! Bai Bufan!! Stop jumping up! Get down! Do you hear me! Get down!"

Xue Jian suddenly realized that this was something Lin Lineng had led the way in doing, and he immediately lost his composure and shouted at the upstairs, his guard slightly broken.

"Get down!!"

"..."

The lingering sound echoed, followed by the listless, dejected footsteps of two people coming from upstairs.

At the same time, came the muttered complaints of each other:
"I told you Old Jian wasn't that stupid. See, he finally realized it..."

"It's all because you jumped too slowly. We were about to be soaring high in the mountains and leaping high in the sea, but you're just a useless piece of trash..."

"What should we do now?"

"Let's take it one step at a time. There's always a way out. Our dear Teacher Lai is very generous and gentle, and he certainly won't make things difficult for us."

"Lin Li, who is Teacher Lai? The teacher we are facing is surnamed Xue."

"What I mean is, Teacher Xue deserves the surname Lai. I knew this before I enrolled. He is a role model in the education field, not only with countless students and a vast amount of knowledge, but also with a gentle and nurturing teaching style and a heart of gold that shines brightly in his love for students. His teaching methods usually involve—"

Xue Jian: "Violence."

Xue Jian abruptly interrupted him, or rather, added a supplement.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan: "..."

The "rainbow fart" campaign seems to have failed.

Xue Jian sneered. Did he really think he could just keep playing along and fooling him?

The two are still stuck on the corner platform, too afraid to come down. They're not so easily fooled.

"Get down," Xue Jian urged coldly.

The two were completely at a loss. Dejected, they went downstairs and stood in front of Xue Jian.

At this moment, Lin Li and Bai Bufan had taken off their masks, making their faces and clothes look particularly mismatched. Once the sense of incongruity arose, the overall appearance was quite comical.

But Xue Jian had already received professional training—meaning he wouldn't laugh so easily after the "don't laugh" challenge—so he kept a straight face.

"Speak, what happened?" Xue Jian said calmly.

"Teacher, it was all Lin Li's doing. I was forced to come along after he threatened me. This has nothing to do with me. I'm a victim too! In fact, I've been keeping an eye on him, making sure he has a bottom line. Not only did I not participate in the evil deeds, but I've also been protecting the school in my own way! Teacher, you must investigate this thoroughly!!"

Bai Bufan took the initiative.

Lin Li did not refute.

Of course, it wasn't because he felt a surge of brotherly loyalty and decided to sacrifice himself to protect Bai Bufan, but because he believed Xue Jian wouldn't believe Bai Bufan's nonsense and there was no need for him to waste his breath.

However, I'll remember this betrayal and take revenge when the opportunity arises.

"Stop talking nonsense. Where did you two steal these clothes from?" Xue Jian Guo, however, completely ignored him, only frowning, raising his chin, and speaking sternly:
"Hurry up and tell me, I'm not joking with you now."

"I went out to prepare it at noon, because in the morning..."

Lin Li didn't hold back, repeating what he had told Bai Bufan before. After explaining his reasons, without waiting for Xue Jian to ask, he immediately recounted what the two of them had done next:
"We just changed our clothes and started looking for those..."

"..."

"...Then you caught us, teacher. Not counting you, we encountered a total of 18 students and one teacher. We only scared 12 students who violated the rules by playing on their phones in the classroom, and it was just frog jumps on the steps, like just now. After they finished the frog jumps, we sent them back to the playground."

"These are all the truth. If I lied to the teacher, I would immediately be reborn as Baowei's insole."

Lin Li winked at Xue Jian in a fawning manner.

After hearing this, Xue Jian breathed a slight sigh of relief.

After all, it would be fine if Lin Li and Bai Bufan were just doing this kind of thing while wearing these outfits.

From a very, very extreme perspective, they weren't even doing anything wrong; they were assisting the school in managing students—to reiterate, from a very, very extreme perspective, so extreme that Xue Jian would never admit that such a perspective existed.

Xue Jian didn't think Lin Li was lying.

After all, he had his own understanding of the students in his class. Although these boys in the back row liked to torment people, they were not really going to harm anyone.

It is absurd to simply label them as bad people just because they are naughty and difficult to manage. If someone from another class or school were to say such things about the students in Class 4, Xue Jian would be the first to defend them.

Because they are not bad, nor are they human. The word "bad person" doesn't fit at all. Isn't that absurd?
"Are you sure no one has discovered it?" After a moment's thought, Xue Jian asked, still looking annoyed.

"Sure sure!"

This sentence was actually a signal. Lin Li and Bai Bufan's eyes lit up, and they immediately nodded heavily.

"Teachers can rest assured that we've got things done!"

"That's precisely why I don't trust you to handle things!"

"call--"

"Before the second dismissal time this Friday, each of you must submit a handwritten self-criticism of at least 1000 words."

Xue Jian first stated his punishment with a stern face, and then, without waiting for the two to accept it or bargain, waved his hand dismissively, as if shooing away flies:
"Go change back into your school uniform now, and then go back to the playground."

Lin Li and Bai Bufan OvO: Hehe, crisis averted!

"okay!!"

"Go, go, hurry up." Xue Jian looked at the two of them with a headache and said with disdain.

……

bathroom.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan, carrying bags containing their school uniforms and trousers, each entered a cubicle to change.

"Old Jiantou is quite good to us."

Amidst the rustling sound of fabric rubbing together, Bai Bufan uttered a sigh.

After all, if their behavior were taken too seriously, they could be publicly criticized and disciplined, but in the end, it would only result in a perfunctory apology.

Sure enough, a homeroom teacher will still care about the students in their class.

"After all, he's just a big idiot like Jianjian." Lin Li chuckled approvingly.

Xue Jian is truly a great teacher. Lin Li secretly tried to use the "Duck Blood Bottle," but he couldn't absorb any emotions like anger from Xue Jian.

Indeed, some men may have cold words and actions, but their hearts and minds are actually warm.

Lin Li was faster than Bai Bufan. After changing back into his school uniform, Lin Li came out first and decided to restore his distorted hairstyle, which had been styled with hair gel, to a more natural state.

I can't go back to the playground with this head sticking out.

"By the way, Bufan, are you planning to copy a self-criticism from the internet?" Lin Li asked as he turned on the tap.

“Going home for New Year’s Day, you can just copy one from the internet. Are you planning to write it yourself?” Bai Bufan nodded.

“I do intend to write it myself. There’s nothing to copy. Writing a thousand words myself is actually quite fast,” Lin Li smiled, then quickly turned to ask, “Bufan, would you dare to do something like this again next time?”

Upon hearing this, Bai Bufan laughed heartily: "Is there even a need to ask? I would have no regrets even if I were to die a hundred times. Tonight, I just feel so happy!"

Lin Li smiled even more broadly: "Then I definitely won't dare to do it again. I'll never do such a thing again. I really know I was wrong."

Bai Bufan couldn't help but laugh and scold, "You—um."

After Bai Bufan chuckled and cursed for a couple of minutes, his expression suddenly froze. ☉_☉

My heart skipped a beat; I couldn't laugh or curse.

"..."

wrong.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

This is not Lin Li's style, at least not something Lin Li should say!

There might only be one left—

Bai Bufan swallowed hard and took a deep breath: "Lin Li, tell me, how many people are in the toilet right now?"

Lin Li: "Just the two of us."

Bai Bufan was shocked, but a sense of relief washed over him, and he smiled: "Really?"

Xue Jian: "Really, I was at the door, I didn't go in."

Bai Bufan: "..."

The stone in my heart has fallen to the ground and turned into pieces.

Having just changed his clothes, he awkwardly pushed open the toilet door, took a couple of steps toward the sink on the outside, and saw Xue Jian standing at the door with his arms crossed, coldly watching him, and Lin Li smiling nauseatingly at the sink in the mirror.

A dense thicket of weeds!

Xue Jian: "Bufan, your self-criticism should be at least two thousand words long. I will check it for plagiarism after you submit it. If I find that it is plagiarized, you will have to write five thousand words next time. Think it over carefully."

Bai Bufan: "I understand, teacher TAT".

Bai Bufan's gaze met Lin Li's through the mirror.

The forest is overgrown with weeds!
Now he can easily see the truth.

All the conversation just now was a trap set by Lin Li after he changed his clothes and went out, only to find Xue Jian waiting at the door.

This petty, vindictive person—didn't I just shift all the blame onto Xue Jian the moment we faced him? Was it really necessary to do this?

Seemingly noticing Bai Bufan's gaze, Xue Jian, who had been sneering at the door, also turned his gaze to Lin Li, who was fixing his hair, and raised his chin:
"Lin Li, you also wrote two thousand words, the same."

"Huh? Why?"

Lin Li was taken aback by what he heard, and turned to look at Xue Jian with a puzzled expression, pointing his index finger at his nose.

Xue Jian gave a half-smile: "Lin Li, let me ask you, if you have the chance again, would you dare to do something similar?"

This was precisely the trap question Lin Li had just thrown at Bai Bufan.

"Teacher, didn't I just say that? I really know I was wrong." Lin Li blinked sincerely, trying to awaken the teacher-student relationship in Xue Jian's heart.

But Xue Jian simply smiled:
"Hehe, is this what you really think? What I want to ask and what I want to hear are all what's on your mind, Lin Li."

Faced with this question, Lin Li pursed his lips and looked at himself in the mirror guiltily.

Success comes from asking your heart.

Lin Li couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Is there even a question? I would die a hundred times without regret. Tonight, I just feel so happy!"

"Hahahaha—" Bai Bufan finally couldn't hold back anymore.

To be honest, Bai Bufan truly admires Lin Li's courage now.

Xue Jian wasn't too annoyed, he just chuckled and said, "Three thousand words, both of you."

The prize pool is still growing.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan exchanged a glance, then shook their heads with a smile.

See, you're unhappy even though I've said what's on my mind.

……

Although they hadn't broken any major laws, Lin Li and Bai Bufan felt that if they continued to talk too much, they might have to write a 300,000-word self-criticism, so they became more obedient afterward.

"When you get back, you must report to me for any behavior that involves leaving your seats. This includes things like going to the toilet. Even if you two are at the front of the class line and your butts leave your chairs, you must report to me. If you fail to do so, your apology will be doubled, and I will also inform your parents about today's incident. Do you understand?"

Having reached the playground, Xue Jian looked at the two people behind him who were silent but still exchanging glances and winks, and emphasized.

"Understood, teacher." Lin Li and Bai Bufan nodded.

Notifying parents is fine, but making the self-criticism twice as long is terrible.

Xue Jian turned back and continued walking.

They fell silent again for the time being.

"You can't just move around with the chairs. If you leave the coordinates I've marked, you have to report it, understand?" Xue Jian suddenly turned around and added a patch.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan: "..."

The two of them found it hard to imagine what kind of existence they were in Xue Jian's mind.

They actually blocked that escape route; no wonder he's an old man.

After escorting Lin Li and Bai Bufan back to their positions, Xue Jian walked to the front of the line, intending to count the number of people again to prevent a second group of Lin and Bai from appearing.

"What happened? Where did you all go?"

When the people around them saw that the two had actually been escorted back, they immediately asked them questions after Xue Jian had walked away.

The two of them didn't try to hide anything, or rather, they didn't need to hide it; on the contrary, it was something to boast about. They immediately and arrogantly announced their achievements for the night, while also showing photos taken on their phones as evidence.

While Bai Bufan was telling his story, Lin Li also used his phone to share a text message with Chen Yuying. The number of people on the playground might cause network lag, but it would never cause a complete loss of internet access. The message would be sent out as usual after spinning for a second or two at most.

Undoubtedly, the boys were immediately amazed and impressed by the two's actions, and enthusiastically joined in the discussion and laughter.

Why does Zeyu look like he has a case of "Yu Yu syndrome"?

At this moment, Qin Zeyu, who didn't fit in, seemed out of place, prompting Bai Bufan to ask him a question.

“Oh, him?” Wang Ze smiled and asked in return, “Do you think the guitar could also be considered a percussion instrument?”

"Isn't the guitar a plucked string instrument?" Bai Bufan asked in surprise.

Qin Zeyu said resentfully, "The guitar isn't a percussion instrument, but it can be very persuasive."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ze was even more pleased to explain for Lin Li and Bai Bufan:

"The show before last, which you didn't see, featured a senior from the second year of high school playing guitar and singing. Tsk tsk, it felt like he won the right to choose a partner first. And you know what? There were a few senior girls standing behind us watching the show, and Zeyu even whispered to me that he thought one of them was very good-looking."

After the performance, she screamed and cheered very loudly, and even told her classmates that she would try to find someone on the confession wall over the weekend, saying that the second-year high school student was so handsome and had such a great presence.

But to be honest, he doesn't look as good as Zeyu.

Then Zeyu got together with Yuyu, hahaha—”

Senior high school students are not eligible to watch the New Year's Eve party, but that doesn't stop some students from sneaking onto the playground to watch for a while when the teachers on duty during evening self-study are not there, or during breaks between classes, naturally standing behind other classes.

Bai Bufan pointed at Qin Zeyu and laughed, "As expected, the only thing that can make you so 'Yu Yu' is this. We've found the most repressed person in Class 4 of the first year of high school."

Qin Zeyu ignored the slander, and simply looked up sadly and sighed, "In this life, one really should at least learn one musical instrument."

As he spoke, Qin Zeyu began to back down.

Zhou Baowei: "Indeed, I learned to brag."

Bai Bufan: "Indeed, I studied pimping."

Wang Ze: "Indeed, I learned how to flick cigarette ash."

Zhang Haoyang: "I don't think so. I learned to be a contrarian."

The four best musicians in Class 4 of Grade 1 have been found.

"Lin Li, what are your skills?"

The crowd was surprised to see that Lin Li hadn't participated in this activity and asked him questions.

Lin Li, frowning as if deep in thought, raised a hand to signal everyone not to interrupt his contemplation, then hesitated before saying:
"You said..."

"Musical instruments are usually played by plucking with your hands or sucking with your mouth..."

"That so-called musical instrument..."

"Isn't it just about heating the musical instruments and listening to them make a silvery sound?"

Qin, Zhou, Bai, Wang, Zhang: "(；☉_☉)?"

(End of this chapter)