Chapter 28 Without a word, they started attacking...
Lu Jinlan hurriedly asked, "Who did you hit by mistake?"
Yan Wuxin: "The people on the other side of the bridge are senior students who just came back from off-campus. I recognize one of them; he's not in the student council!"
The Royal Academy emphasizes practical experience. Students spend two years in the classroom and are typically sent abroad in their third year to participate in various national affairs.
Even though they were students at the Royal Academy, before they officially graduated and without official titles or ranks, they were assigned to manual labor and apprenticeships in the countryside. This was similar to modern-day interns or educated youth sent to the countryside in the 1960s and 70s.
Where you're assigned depends entirely on luck and the country's needs.
When it was time for students to be sent abroad, if there was a war, they would have to go to the battlefield to fight; if there was a large-scale construction project, they would have to go to the construction site to build bridges, roads and houses; if there was a poor harvest, they would have to go to the fields to farm and harvest grain; if there was a shortage of livestock, they would have to raise livestock themselves.
In the history of the Royal Academy, there was a pig-raising expert who was able to raise pigs to be fat, strong, and able to produce piglets. After graduation, he went to work for the Ministry of Revenue.
When Lu Jinlan enrolled, she heard that there was flooding in the south, and her senior classmates had been conscripted by the imperial court during their holidays and sent to work in the south two months ahead of schedule. The Ministry of Works had taken them all to the south to build dams.
When she looked at it now, she realized she had hit the wrong person.
These senior students had been working outdoors in the sweltering heat for two months, and their skin was noticeably darker than theirs by several shades. Besides, the freshmen had never seen them before; they were complete strangers. How could they mistake them? Only an idiot like Chu Yishu could mistake them for student council helpers.
But, since the fight has already started...
More importantly, Lu Jinlan discovered that even those idiots in the student council had admitted their mistake.
The third-year students had it really tough. They were tanned dark from the sun, had traveled all the way from out of town, and finally made it into the school gates, only to be dragged into a battle before they even reached their dorms. The freshmen mistook them for student council members and beat them up, while the student council members mistook them for freshmen and beat them up.
However, the senior students were not to be trifled with. They were probably full of resentment and had nowhere to vent it, so they didn't care about the consequences after being beaten and immediately fought back.
A fight involving 100 people escalated to 200 as it went on.
Seeing the chaos, Lu Jinlan realized they didn't even know who they were fighting, so why bother continuing? Let's retreat!
She and Yan Wuxin kicked away the few pitiful lanterns on the bridge, making the scene even darker, and whispered the order: "Retreat!"
Let the student council and the African seniors fight it out; the freshmen quietly withdrew from the team battle.
Ling Zhaoren ran ahead like a rabbit, followed by Lu Jinlan leading the team, with Yan Wuxin and Xiang Ruzhen bringing up the rear. The fight on the bridge continued to rage.
Lu Jinlan secretly rejoiced: We are incredibly lucky to have escaped unscathed tonight.
However, the next second, Ling Zhaoren bumped into someone. She instinctively reached out to push him away, but the other person raised his palm to resist, pushing her six or seven meters away with one palm.
Everyone saw Ling Zhaoren fly over. Lu Jinlan and Yan Yu worked together to support her, staggering back two steps to dissipate the force of the palm strike and barely help her regain her balance.
Ling Zhaoren, in pain, raised her paw and cursed with her eyes closed, "Which little punk attacked me?"
Lu Jinlan kindly reminded her, "Shh! It's your great-aunt."
Ling Zhaoren immediately fell silent, and everyone took a deep breath and resignedly stopped.
Tonight, I've had absolutely terrible luck.
Just as they were running away, they bumped into the dean returning with all the masters.
Dozens of large lanterns lit up at the same time, instantly illuminating the area as if it were daytime.
Ling Zhixu shouted loudly towards the bridge, "Stop it, all of you!"
Splash! The last unlucky one fell into the water. Everyone stood with their hands clasped and bowed, "Dean."
Ling Zhixu's face contorted with rage, veins bulging as he struggled to control his fury. "What's going on?"
Feeling wronged, the third-year student immediately responded: "We don't know what happened either. We just returned from our assignment tonight and were about to go back to our dorms when these female students started hitting us without saying a word."
Seeing everyone lower their heads in shame, Ling Zhixu knew that what they said was true.
Ling Zhixu: "Why did you beat people up without saying a word?"
Jin Yihuai climbed out of the water embarrassedly, "Reporting to the Dean, we mistook you for someone else."
Ling Zhixu frowned upon smelling the strong odor of alcohol. "So, who were you originally going to beat up?"
Jin Yihuai said guiltily, "We just wanted to teach the freshmen a lesson, but they smashed up our dorm room."
Ling Zhixu looked at Lu Jinlan and asked, "Is this true?"
Lu Jinlan calmly admitted, "Reporting to the Dean, we did smash up the student council's dormitory, but they smashed our dormitory first. We simply couldn't swallow this insult, so we were forced to retaliate."
Ling Zhixu sneered: "So, you're saying you're right?"
Lu Jinlan smiled and said, "At least we're not in the wrong."
Supervisor Miao Jin immediately rebuked him angrily: "How dare you! You did something wrong and still have the nerve to laugh and make excuses."
Lu Jinlan disagreed, "It's really strange. Putting aside the fact that the student council has been bullying freshmen for a long time, even if we disregard the fact that they smashed our dorm first, both sides still smashed each other's dorms. Are we the only ones at fault, and the student council is innocent? The academic supervisor didn't even ask why they smashed our dorm before making a decision?"
Miao Jin: "Lu Jinlan! You..."
"Enough!" Ling Zhixu snapped. "I can't stand listening to you argue anymore. Since your dorms have been vandalized, you're all out of luck. Get out of here and go to the school hall to reflect on your actions. Give me a unified explanation by tomorrow morning, or don't come to class."
"yes."
Some of the new students, along with over forty student council members, a total of about a hundred people, arrived at the school hall looking bruised, swollen, and dejected. Many of them had climbed out of the water, soaking wet and full of resentment, looking like water ghosts.
The shrine, a place for daily sacrificial ceremonies, had neither chairs nor beds. Everyone, aching all over, collapsed onto the ground, and the shrine instantly became a refugee camp.
The student council suffered a great loss in this battle and was already feeling insecure, but they still stubbornly stuck to their senior status and pretended to be tough.
Upon seeing Lu Jinlan order the door closed, Lu Li immediately exclaimed in alarm, "What do you want to do? Do you want to fight in the academy?"
Yan Wuxin scoffed, "So what if you want to? Can you even beat them?"
Lu Jinlan smiled slightly, "The outcome has already been decided, why fight anymore? But if you want to make a move, we are happy to oblige."
Seeing their arrogant attitude, Jin Yihuai gritted his teeth in anger.
Xiang Ruzhen said seriously, "Everyone, stop saying hurtful things. We still need to give the dean an explanation tomorrow morning. Let's all calm down, put aside our prejudices as soon as possible, and reach a consensus."
“Okay,” Lu Jinlan replied, “Then let me tell you my thoughts first. First, the student council must be reorganized and re-elected. All the old, flawed rules are invalid…”
Before he could finish speaking, Jin Yihuai immediately objected: "No way! You have sixty people, and we only have forty. Of course, you have the advantage in the election."
Lu Jinlan said helplessly, "Who said more votes mean victory? We can require a certain percentage to count. We have 100 people here, 85 votes are needed for it to pass, how about that?"
It sounds like it's very fair.
Jin Yihuai looked at Han Li with slight hesitation, but Han Li objected, "No way! Reorganize the student council, bring us down, and then you come after us again. What gives you the right?"
Lu Jinlan scoffed, "Tch, petty mind. The reorganization of the student council is to serve the students, who cares about targeting you? You really think you're something special."
Xiang Ruzhen said, "Since we're negotiating amicably, let's all show our sincerity. Let's wipe the slate clean, and no one is allowed to bring up old grievances anymore, okay?"
Lu Jinlan nodded. "I'm broad-minded. I can turn the page when I want. You'll have to ask them."
Jin Yihuai rolled his eyes. "Stop being sarcastic. Who are you implying is petty? We're all women, so let's keep our word and call it even. If I bring up old grievances later, I'll be a man. From now on, when you see me, call me Young Master, okay?"
Yan Wuxin chuckled and muttered, "She dares to say such things; she does have some womanly spirit."
Lu Jinlan said, "In that case, let's move on to the next step and each of us will nominate one person to run for student council president."
Yan Wuxin immediately raised his hand, "I recommend Lu Jinlan."
Han Li: "No way! I don't trust her. She's full of bad intentions, and I wouldn't believe a single oath she swears."
Lu Jinlan pouted, "Fine, I can choose not to run. But you don't have anything good in your belly, so you can't run either."
"Okay." Han Li thought for a moment and readily agreed.
Lu Jinlan then raised Xiang Ruzhen's hand, "I recommend Xiang Ruzhen. You may not trust me, Lu Jinlan, because I have always been a person who does whatever I want. But Xiang Ruzhen is the most fair, just, and principled person I have ever known in my life."
Yan Wuxin: "Agreed!"
Xiang Ruzhen said solemnly, "Alright, then I'll also make my statement. If I'm elected, firstly, I will not use my position for personal gain and will not charge any fees to any student; secondly, everyone is equal, whether they are freshmen or upperclassmen, everyone should do their own thing; thirdly, I will safeguard the interests of the student body and, as Jinlan said, serve the students; finally, I accept everyone's supervision, and if anyone thinks I have acted unfairly, I will resign immediately."
Lu Jinlan clapped her hands. "Well said. Okay, it's your turn. Who do you nominate?"
Just as Han Li was about to raise Jin Yihuai's hand, Jin Yihuai quickly said, "We abstain and let's vote."
Even if Jin Yihuai hadn't abstained, she definitely wouldn't have gotten 85 votes. Her abstention made the outcome a foregone conclusion: Xiang Ruzhen was elected with almost unanimous votes.
The next morning, Xiang Ruzhen went to explain the reason to the dean.
Lu Jinlan suggested, "Just tell the dean that it was a misunderstanding, and we were just having a friendly spar on the bridge."
Xiang Ruzhen shook her head. "I will tell the truth. If the dean wants to punish me, I will take the blame."
This answer was within Lu Jinlan's expectations, but Jin Yihuai and the others were still taken aback when they heard it. They didn't know that the newly appointed student council president was going to be quite wicked.
Lu Jinlan had a vague sense of foreboding because Ru Zhen was a very serious person. She said that everyone was equal, and she would never show favoritism. She might even start with those close to her to make an example of them.
The student council used to pick on the weak. Now, it picks on the troublemakers.
Jin Yihuai was feeling dizzy and lightheaded last night, and accidentally overslept.
She caught a glimpse of Xiang Ruzhen pacing back and forth between the classrooms of the three classes with the attendance sheet in her hand, and she knew something was wrong.
However, she saw that Lu Jinlan was also late, which gave her a bit more confidence.
Xiang Ruzhen stopped her at the classroom door, "Senior Jin."
Jin Yihuai pretended to be stupid and said, "Chairman Xiang, good morning."
"Good morning, you're late. As usual, you're punished with cleaning. You're responsible for mopping the floor between this door and that door."
Jin Yihuai protested, "Why? Lu Jinlan can get in just because she's late, but you arrest me because I'm late?"
"Cough." A cough came from behind.
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