It's really scary when an honest person gets angry.
Although Gui Yanye is indeed frail and sickly, there are many frail and sickly masters in martial arts novels, and they are generally not easy to mess with. Gu Long once said that there are three types of people you should not mess with in the martial arts world: children, women, and monks. Gui Yanye is only in the first year of high school now, and she has two of the three attributes. It's okay if she doesn't take action, but once she does, she will be ruthless.
The actual fight between the two sides lasted no more than half an hour, but during this half hour, Katsura Kotonoha's performance was amazing. Not only did she cripple the four hot girls headed by Kato, she also sent the captain of the basketball team who came to cause trouble later and several of his younger brothers, as well as a group of other people, to the hospital.
Of course, Gui Yanye also gave them face. Just as Fang Zheng said, they would stop at the limit. Each of them had a comminuted fracture, so they would have no problem returning to their daily lives, but they would not be able to participate in high-intensity sports competitions.
To exaggerate a little, this time Katsura Kotonoha may have ruined Japan's future basketball star, future sports champion, and future Olympic athlete... It doesn't seem like a bad thing?
Such a big thing happened in the school, and the teachers were of course shocked, and they rushed to put out the fire. Fortunately, Gui Yanye was in the classroom, and except for people like Fang Zheng who had found a good place to watch the excitement in advance, most people didn't know what happened. Therefore, the school also hurriedly found an ambulance to take away the crying students one by one, and then took Gui Yanye away...
What dare they do?
The word "Miss" is not just for show!
In fact, according to what Fang Zheng learned, although Kaede did go to the police station afterwards, she was accompanied by her family's lawyer, and she did not suffer any grievances at the police station. According to the police station's investigation, they wanted to intentionally hurt someone at first, but later, Kato and his group cheated Kaede's money first and tried to trick her into selling her body. Although there is no paper evidence, the text message records in the mobile phone can also prove that these are not fictitious.
And according to the situation at the time, the other party was the first to attack, and Katsura Yanye was just fighting back in self-defense, so the police station eventually launched an investigation from the perspective of excessive self-defense.
So in the end, Katsura Yanye stayed in the police station for less than five hours, paid a bail, and went home to sleep.
This is evil capitalism, you can't help but accept it!
They are rich and powerful, are you afraid? !
What can you do if you are not afraid?
Logically speaking, this kind of thing would be worthy enough to be on the evening news, and with a little luck, it might even make headlines. But Kato and his group lay in the hospital crying and screaming for several days, and not even a single reporter saw them, and even the online media pretended not to see them.
In the end, it was the Gui family’s lawyer who stepped in and made them sign a settlement agreement - they had no choice but to sign it, otherwise they would be sued for fraud.
Five hundred thousand yen is enough to file a case, and if they want to find a lawyer, even if they sell all their kidneys together, they probably won't be able to hire a legal team that can deal with Katsura Kotonoha.
After all, they charge by the hour.
Of course, after that, Katsura Kotonoha did not come to school again. The school also wanted to put out the fire. After all, if the person concerned was not there, the rumors around would be useless. Besides, the cultural festival was coming soon, and they did not want to cause any more trouble at this juncture.
So after that, Kaede Yanye stayed at home.
“Haha…”
Putting down the book in her hand and looking out the window, Gui Yanye showed a somewhat melancholy expression. Although she had been at home these days, and her mother and sister were also with her, after calming down, Gui Yanye still felt a little scared. She now didn't know how to go to school... Although her mother also suggested to her whether to transfer to another school after hearing about Gui Yanye's situation, Gui Yanye was somewhat hesitant.
To be honest, Katsura Kotonoha herself has no attachment to this school, but... when she thinks of the friends she made here and her brother, and more importantly, if it weren't for their encouragement, she probably wouldn't have been brave enough to stand up...
"Ding-ling-ling..."
At this moment, suddenly, the cell phone rang, and Gui Yanye hurriedly opened the phone.
Then, Kasugano Sora's name appeared before her eyes.
When she saw the name, Gui Yanye couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart, and then she quickly answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"It's me."
The voice of Qiong that came from her ear was still as brief and cold as ever, but it made Gui Yanye feel extremely at ease.
"how are things?"
"I'm fine... Where's Qiong-san?"
"Same old, nothing special."
Qiong's tone sounded a little bored, but the next moment, she immediately changed the subject.
"Tomorrow is the cultural festival, will you come?"
"Why?"
Hearing this, Katsura Yanye was surprised to remember that tomorrow was the cultural festival... Come to think of it, she had almost forgotten about this matter for some time.
"I……"
If this hadn't happened, Katsura Kotonoha would have definitely participated in the cultural festival. But now, she was somewhat hesitant.
"The light music club's performance is in the afternoon."
However, Qiong didn't care and just continued talking to himself.
"I heard that there will be a lot of people attending, so if you want to come, come early, otherwise there might not be a seat if you are late."
Qiong's voice was still steady and indifferent. She neither asked about Gui Yanye's current mood and thoughts, nor asked about her plans. She just kept talking to herself, as if she was really just telling Gui Yanye that if she didn't come to the concert early tomorrow, there might be no seats.
However, Katsura Yanye's mood was not so calm.
Although she knew that Qiong would not distance herself from her because of what happened before, but... Gui Yanye would still be worried. But now...
"I see."
Thinking of this, Gui Yanye clenched her phone.
"I will definitely go to the cultural festival tomorrow."
"Come earlier."
After getting Gui Yanye's answer, Qiong hung up the phone. Gui Yanye put down the phone, took a deep breath, stood up, and then walked to the closet, looking at the uniform hanging in the closet, and remained silent.
If before, Kaede Yuki had been hesitating whether to transfer schools, now she has made the decision.
The next day, cultural festival.
Today's weather is average, neither good nor bad.
When Gui Yanye trotted to the school gate, she saw Qiong standing at the gate, staring at her with an unhappy look on her face.
“So slow!”
“Yes, I’m sorry…”
"Hurry, the second song is about to end!"
After saying this, Qiong grabbed Gui Yanye's hand and ran quickly towards the auditorium.
When the two arrived at the auditorium, they saw that the entire auditorium, which could accommodate thousands of people, was already filled with people, who raised their hands excitedly and cheered. Katsura Yanye looked up and saw Fang Zheng, who was wearing a school uniform, holding a guitar on the stage under the spotlight. His fingers flashed wildly like magic, and a series of guitar solos that almost gave people goosebumps poured out from his fingers, covering the entire auditorium for a while.
“So amazing…”
Seeing this scene, Gui Yanye couldn't help but sigh, and then she quickly covered her mouth and looked around. But no one around looked at her. On the contrary, everyone stared at Fang Zheng on the stage with wide eyes until the last trembling sound stopped.
“——!!”
The next moment, cheers suddenly broke out, almost overturning the entire auditorium.
"Everyone, thank you for your support!"
Ogiso Setsuna happily held the microphone and raised her hand, and when everyone saw her appear, they immediately cheered.
"Next is the last song... This is a song that was recently completed. I dedicate it to all of you. Please listen to it!"
As she spoke, Ogiso Setsuna closed her eyes and held the microphone as if praying.
"The song is called - Secret Base ~ Everything you gave me..."
Along with Ogiso Setsuna's voice, the entire stage gradually dimmed again. And Touma Kazusa took a deep breath, glanced at Fang Zheng, and stretched out her hand to press the keyboard.
Then, soft piano sounds accompanied by the melody of the guitar gradually emerged.
It was so gentle and peaceful that everyone held their breath involuntarily, and at the same time, Setsuna's singing voice rang out.
"The promise we made to you at the end of summer, the dreams for the future, I will never forget my great hopes. In August ten years from now, I believe we will be able to meet again, with the best memories..."
“…”
Just this one sentence made everyone present subconsciously lower their voices, but Setsuna continued singing.
"The first encounter was an inadvertent moment. At the crossroads on the way home, I heard you calling me, 'Let's go home together'..."
At this moment, Fang Zheng came out from the other side and continued singing.
"I blushed a little and covered my face with my schoolbag, but I was actually very happy..."
Listening to Xuecai and Fangzheng's chorus, everyone present fell silent. They seemed to recall the past, and they seemed to see their childhood selves. Back to the time when they were innocent, the two children met at the crossroads and went home happily together.
In that summer, they played together, went on adventures together, and built a secret base in the forest and by the river that only they knew about. They just wanted to play together, enjoy happiness together, and spend the summer together. There, the two made another promise...
"I will never forget the promise I made to you in late summer, the dreams and great hopes for the future. I believe we will meet again in August ten years from now. You have been calling out "thank you" in my heart from beginning to end. I actually know that, I held back my tears, smiled and said goodbye. It's a bit sad, with the best memories..."
But summer will always pass, and the beautiful dream will eventually end.
At this point, Xuecai tightly grasped the microphone. No matter how many times she had practiced backstage, every time she sang this song, she still felt the same sadness and pain in her heart. She turned her head and looked at Fang Zheng beside her, revealing a slight smile.
"There's nothing we can do about this sudden transfer. I'll write to you and call you, so don't forget me. Never forget the days we spent together in the secret base..."
At this time, many people in the audience had red eyes. They all had that innocent time, playing with their friends in a summer day. But in the end, due to various reasons, the former friends had to break up. At that time, they also cried and felt helpless. But with the passage of time, everything in the past has been sealed in the depths of memory.
But now, along with this song, those originally dusty memories once again surfaced in my mind.
In August ten years later, will the old friends meet again?
"In the last summer, I had endless things to say to you, from sunset to the stars. I will never forget the tears that flowed down your cheeks. You waved to me without effort until the very end, and I will never forget it. If this is a dream, can I never wake up..."
Xuecai's voice trembled slightly, and Fangzheng's voice became low, but this only served to highlight the atmosphere of sadness and separation.
"I will never forget the promise I made to you in late summer, the dreams and hopes for the future. I believe we will meet again in August ten years from now...with the best memories..."
The music faded away quietly.
But this time, there was no immediate cheering in the entire auditorium. Everyone was immersed in the previous atmosphere. Katsura Yanye didn't know when she burst into tears. She covered her mouth and looked at the stage with red eyes.
“Pah…Pah…”
After an unknown amount of time, sporadic applause finally broke out. The crowd, who were immersed in the applause, raised their heads as if awakened from a dream, wiped away the tears from their eyes, and then clapped their hands vigorously.
Then, thunderous applause flooded the entire auditorium.