He Wenlin specially prepared two thousand yuan in cash and wrapped it in newspaper. He's mother said not to use real money, just wrap it in newspaper to make it look like money, so as not to lose the money.

However, He Wenlin did not agree.

Two thousand yuan is enough to warrant a prison sentence. Since these people dared to do it, He Wenlin had no intention of letting them off easily!

When they were almost at school, He Wenlin got off the bus halfway and walked separately from her parents and grandmother to avoid being seen.

When He Wenlin arrived at 6:30, there was no sign of these people at all.

Not coming?

Or do they already know that they've reported the incident to the police and their parents have spoken to them?

Or were they secretly observing from the shadows?

Before figuring out the situation, He Wenlin decided to remain inactive.

She quietly returned to the classroom, took out her chemistry notebook, and began memorizing its contents.

Everything was peaceful until the end of morning self-study, but since these people had the audacity to steal her phone and money, He Wenlin didn't think they would stop.

I guess he was hiding in the dark in the morning, trying to see if he had told the teacher or his parents.

Yu Xiaoqiao, who sat at the next table, hadn't attended the morning self-study session and arrived at class right on time. When she saw He Wenlin, she snorted and looked rather smug.

I don't know what they're so smug about.

"Be smarter next time!" Yu Xiaoqiao said to He Wenlin.

He Wenlin turned her head and looked at her with a deep gaze: "So, you're the one who brought those people last night?"

"I'm the one who brought you here to teach you a lesson, so what? Let me tell you, newbie, you'd better watch your brain, or you'll regret it!"

"Hehe, very good." Hopefully, she can be just as bold in front of the police!

The morning's four classes passed uneventfully.

At 11:40, when school let out at noon, He Wenlin was about to take a taxi home for lunch when she ran into the four people from the previous night.

As soon as they saw He Wenlin, the two women grabbed her from both sides and dragged her to a secluded corner.

"Did you bring the money?" Having tasted the sweetness of success, the two girls began searching He Wenlin's body.

With so much money, He Wenlin naturally had to carry it with her at all times.

Well, that's it, they really did search it.

“You stole my phone and cash yesterday, and you’re robbing me of money again today. Aren’t you afraid the police will arrest you?” He Wenlin said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the girl who called herself Sister Na last night slapped He Wenlin across the face and said fiercely, "Damn it, you dare to call the police? Believe me, I'll pull out all your teeth!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Grandma He, Mother He, Tang Kai, Xu Haibo, He Wenhua, and He Shan all arrived.

He Shan and Tang Kai rushed to the front, and He Shan grabbed Na Jie's hair and dragged her backward.

She screamed in pain.

Tang Kai, Xu Haibo, and He Wenhua, three boys, grabbed and beat up two other boys. He's mother caught Lan Jie, who had stolen money from He Wenlin, and beat her up too!

Grandma He slapped Sister Na across the face and cursed in her local dialect: "You brat, you're so young and you're already doing bad things, bullying my Linlin, stealing her money and phone, and even hitting her! I'll teach you to hit me! I'll teach you to hit me!"

"Stop! Stop! Everyone stop!"

The police couldn't stop them.

In fact, the police and He Ma and others were also observing from the shadows, waiting for these people to take the bait, but they were not as fast as He Ma and others.

“Officer, they stole two thousand yuan from me. Yesterday they also stole my phone and more than two hundred yuan in cash,” He Wenlin said. “That much money is enough for a prison sentence, isn’t it?”

Upon hearing this, the four blond-haired men immediately panicked.

He Wenlin continued, "Yu Xiaoqiao from our class has admitted today that she was the one who brought these four people here."

"Come with me to the office first."

Yu Xiaoqiao must have gone back to eat by now, so she's really hard to find.

When they arrived at the police station, because He Wenlin was still a student and a victim, they took a brief statement and sent her home. The police would contact her parents to discuss the follow-up situation.

As for the incident involving Grandma He, Grandma He, and others hitting people, it was understandable and no major incident occurred. So, they were given a few words of advice, telling them not to think about violence in the future, because if they hit too hard, they might lose their right.

Aunt He nodded repeatedly in agreement.

After leaving the police station, He's mother immediately called He's father to tell him what had happened. Because of what happened to He Wenlin, He's father was having a hard time all day.

If he didn't have to take care of the shop's business, he would definitely be there at noon.

"Linlin, that girl in your class, after lunch we'll go teach her a lesson for you," He Shan said. "She actually got older students—no, she actually got thugs from the streets to bully you! We'll get revenge for you when it's almost time for class!"

Tang Kai chimed in, "That's right. Do they really think we're easy to bully because we're from out of town? How many people are there in our family here? If it really comes to a fight, who knows who will win?"

“The police at the police station just told us not to think about taking action in everything,” He Wenlin said. “Even if we were to take action, we shouldn’t let others see it, otherwise we would be handing someone else leverage over us.”

He Shan: "Linlin, what do you mean?"

"Don't rush. I'll contact you when it's time to make a move. In any case, it can't be at school, and no one else can see it."

"Then why don't you guys put a sack over her head when you get out of evening self-study?" He Shan said, sounding eager to try it out. "That sounds pretty exciting."

"Thank you all for your hard work today. Go back and have dinner, then get back to what you were doing."

~

Back at the fast food restaurant, after eating, it was already one o'clock.

There's not much time for a lunch break today.

He Wenlin returned to school at 1:30 pm.

Not long after, the homeroom teacher, Ms. Cao, brought two police officers to the office to call Yu Xiaoqiao and He Wenlin.

Yu Xiaoqiao had no idea what had happened. When she saw He Wenlin go to the office with her, she snorted coldly with her nostrils flared.

Upon arriving at the office, Teacher Cao said, "Yu Xiaoqiao, answer the police officer's questions honestly."

Yu Xiaoqiao nodded nervously.

The police officer asked, "Do you know Liu Na, Li Lanlan, Wang Chaoyang, and Jiang Feng?"

Yu Xiaoqiao nodded blankly.

"Did you instigate them to teach your classmate He Wenlin a lesson?"

As soon as the police officer finished speaking, Teacher Cao was startled. She looked at He Wenlin, then at the police officer, and said, "Could this be a misunderstanding?"

“Yu Xiaoqiao, we have arrested these four people. Last night they robbed He Wenlin of her phone and cash, and forced her to give them money. Today they robbed He Wenlin of two thousand yuan and assaulted her. Do you know what crime robbery is?” The police officer looked at Yu Xiaoqiao with a serious expression.

Teacher Cao stood up in horror: "How is this possible?"