"Ah... I'm sorry, did I say something wrong?"

Li Junyang looked apologetic and quickly added, "Sorry, sorry, I spoke too quickly. I don't think I should have said that."

He acted very convincingly. Li Junyang's face was flushed, and he kept waving his hands, looking nervous and uneasy. If someone who didn't know him well had said that, they probably would have actually believed him.

In fact, Li Junyang was holding back his laughter so hard his stomach was about to burst.

He wouldn't miss any opportunity to annoy Xia Che.

This kind of backstabbing behavior of reporting one's own classmate is unpleasant for anyone. Li Junyang's goal was to ruin Xia Che's reputation in Class 7. He believed that these three people would reveal Xia Che's actions afterward.

"you……"

Shen Yanxin was about to explode when she heard Li Junyang say that Xia Che had informed on her, but the other party then apologized repeatedly, which didn't seem like a lie. Shen Yanxin's anger was stuck in the middle, neither rising nor falling, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Xia, we didn't take the photos secretly. Even if you look down on us, there's no need to be so suspicious, right? We're classmates, aren't we?"

Chang Xiaolu, who exudes a quiet and gentle aura, was the first to lash out. Others might not dare to do anything to Xia Che because of his fearsome reputation, but Chang Xiaolu was different. She couldn't stand being judged by others, and she dared to resist such unfair treatment no matter who it was.

Zhang Yun, the chubby boy, was equally indignant. He had been suspected of being a paparazzi for no reason. If he weren't a bit timid and didn't dare to stand up to Chang Xiaolu like she did, he would have already lost his temper.

Wei Guang glanced at it, his expression somewhat intriguing.

How could they possibly suspect him?

Although he didn't lock onto them directly, this thug was really impressive to be able to narrow down the possibilities to just three people.

Is it because the angle of the photo suggests that the person who took the photo was from Class 7?

They do have some brains.

“That is indeed a bit insulting. I, Wei Guang, would never do such a despicable thing.”

But that's all there is to it...

Wei Guang felt that he had not left any flaws. The angle of the photo could not prove anything at all. There were so many people in Class 7, and he had always kept a low profile. There was absolutely no way they could find out who he was.

Wei Guang's eyes flickered as he secretly observed Xia Che, hoping to glean some clues from this infamous "Knife Brother," such as whether he would show the slightest embarrassment when criticized by his classmates.

No.

Xia Che leaned against the window, quietly smoking a cigarette, watching the students playing on the playground. The others could only see half of his profile, which was covered by his yellow bangs, and his expression remained calm.

angry?

Embarrassing?

Feeling guilty?

None of that existed; only an unyielding tranquility remained.

Seemingly infected by this calm, the three students' accusations gradually subsided.

Li Junyang slowly narrowed his eyes, and he discovered a chilling fact.

— Xia Che had quietly seized control of the entire situation.

He didn't say a word, yet he managed to stir the emotions of everyone present.

How did this person manage to do that?

"Are you done talking?"

Xia Che expressionlessly took the cigarette butt out of his mouth, casually stubbed it out on the windowsill, turned around and looked at the three of them, his gaze sweeping over their faces one by one.

"You're right, I do look down on you, and you were the first people I suspected. Is there a problem with that?"

Without any explanation, Xia Che went straight to the point and bluntly confronted him.

Upon hearing this, the three of them instantly changed their expressions.

Even Li Junyang himself didn't expect Xia Che to be so ruthless, showing no mercy to his classmates.

“Xia Che…”

Shen Yanxin hurried over and tugged at Xia Che's sleeve, feeling that what she said might be inappropriate, but Xia Che waved his hand to interrupt her. He said again, "However, while I may look down on you, my suspicions are not influenced by any personal bias."

"First of all, the angle from which the photo was taken was inside Class 7, which proves that at the time, there must have been someone in the class who was the murderer. I don't need to explain this further, right?"

"The second point is: I have always believed that there is no malice without a reason. There must be a logic behind everything that happens. So the murderer chose to release this scandal for only one purpose: he wanted to ruin Shen Yanxin and destroy the election that Shen Yanxin had been preparing for for a long time."

"Based on the above two points, it is clear that the murderer must be someone who knows Shen Yanxin, and Shen Yanxin must have offended the other party under some unknown circumstances."

Xia Che walked over with his hands in his pockets, a smile suddenly appearing on his calm face. The smile was very warm, but for some reason, the three classmates all took a step back at the same time.

"So... only the three of you have dealt with Shen Yanxin. Is there a problem with calling you here?"

"As for what that kid just said... there's more to it than meets the eye? Ha, what a load of rubbish... pure dog brain."

"Let me be frank, the murderer is among the three of you. What you need to do is not to accuse me, but to clear yourselves of suspicion now."

Xia Che shrugged. "Of course, you can criticize me all you want afterwards. I don't care. A lot of lice don't itch anymore. Aren't there enough malicious rumors about me already?"

"Then let's begin. I'll give you time to think."

Xia Che casually pulled over a stool, crossed his legs, and sat down.

The three people were stunned by what they heard. They looked at each other, and each saw a sense of helplessness in the other's eyes.

Is this Brother Dao...?

They really had no way to deal with such a tough nut to crack.

They can't win a fight, so it seems that the only solution left for them is to clear their names.

"Who are you calling a dog-headed person?!"

Li Junyang then realized that the other party had secretly cursed him. Just as he was about to retaliate, he saw Shen Yanxin raise her finger and shush him: "Don't bother Xia Che. Didn't you notice that they've already started thinking? Also, I was too lazy to even talk to you just now. What's the difference between what you did and selling Xia Che out? So what if he cursed you? Yingying and I both want to curse you!"

"Huh? Me? Uh... Junyang, you really went a bit too far just now."

When Mu Yingying heard that her name had been called out, she hesitated for a moment, but still decided to stand on her best friend's side.

"cut……"

Knowing he was in the wrong, Li Junyang touched his nose, unable to think of a rebuttal, and went to the other side with a disgruntled expression.

OK!

You're all going to listen to Xia Che, right?

He's determined to see if this blond-haired bastard can actually catch the paparazzi today.

Don't you like to play the hero?

Come here!

Show me!

Xia Che rolled his eyes, taking in Li Junyang's displeasure. A slight smile appeared on his lips as he couldn't help but chuckle.

"Dog brain..."