Chapter 51 The transmigrator revealed false inner thoughts and slandered me, so I...
“I knew something felt off,” said a student who had previously expressed a different opinion. “What parent who cares about their child would go to their child’s school and make a scene, spreading the news that their child was almost hurt?”
"I feel like they just want to use the pressure of public opinion to force the perpetrators to come forward and give them an explanation."
"As for what to explain..."
"This must be the money those two were shouting about earlier, right?"
“You remember they just said that the school beauty wanted to settle things quietly and pretend that nothing happened, right? But her parents were not willing to give up, and felt that it would be a loss for them to do so, so they deliberately exposed this matter to embarrass the school beauty and force the perpetrator to come forward and provide compensation.”
"Holy crap..." After hearing this student's analysis, the student next to him was dumbfounded: "Then what did they take the school beauty for? A money-making tool? In order to get compensation, they publicized the fact that the school beauty was almost... to everyone."
"It's not like we didn't get the compensation, right? Didn't the police officer just say that the school beauty intended to accept a huge sum of money privately? I feel like that money was probably used to keep quiet."
"Huh? But isn't Si Qi living in the orphanage with Lin Yuan and the others? Where did he get the money to give the school beauty?"
"Furthermore, it's hard to judge the fact that the school beauty took the money without telling her parents, causing them to come to the school and make a scene..."
"I feel like she probably wanted to embezzle the money. After all, given how her parents treated her, she certainly wouldn't be willing to honestly hand over the money if she had it. Unfortunately, she shot herself in the foot; now she has no money and her reputation is ruined."
"Wait a minute, so the school beauty didn't come to school today because she was taken to the police station by the police?"
"Why didn't Si Qi go to the police station? Shouldn't he be the one arrested the most?"
After he finished speaking, many people turned their gazes intently to Si Qi.
Having already learned the details of the incident, the team member who almost made a mess of things had cold sweat dripping down his forehead. He quickly ran up to Si Qi and shouted, "You're the hero who called the police to save Liu Pianpian yesterday, right?!"
The students' eyes widened instantly.
The "police officer" shouted at the top of his lungs: "Finally, we've found you! You left after reporting the crime yesterday, and we didn't even have time to write down your school. We were just about to present you with a banner praising your helpfulness!"
"Wow—" The students were stunned: "So Si Qi wasn't the rapist at all, but the one who saved the school beauty?!"
"Holy crap, that was almost an accident!"
"I knew Si Qi was such a good person, how could he do something like this!"
"Look at all those bruises on Si Qi's face, could it be from when he was being beaten while rescuing people?"
"How pitiful..."
"Why didn't he tell anyone about the good deed he did? If Liu Pianpian's parents hadn't come to cause trouble, and the police hadn't happened to come out to vouch for him, he probably wouldn't have even planned to tell us that he had once saved someone."
"This is a truly good person, doing good deeds without seeking recognition."
"Fortunately, good deeds are rewarded, and Si Qi was not wronged."
"Wait... what do Qi Ji and Lin Dong mean? Why did they say those things about Si Qi just now?"
Upon hearing this, many people present came to their senses and angrily said, "That's right! If they hadn't pointed at Si Qi and said that Si Qi was a criminal, how could we have misunderstood Si Qi!"
"Tsk tsk tsk... This is supposed to be a childhood friend, and not only does he not help Si Qi when he's been wronged, he even turns around and leads the charge in smearing Si Qi..."
The students looked at Lin Dong and his friends with disdain, and Lin Dong and his friends, who were suddenly forced to become the center of attention, were a little confused.
They had just overheard Qi Ji sighing to himself that Si Qi had indeed been arrested, and assumed that Si Qi's sudden visit to the police station yesterday was because he had done something wrong. His so-called act of helping others was nothing but a lie. He then joined his classmates in blaming Si Qi—after all, Si Qi was the main villain in the book, a wolf in sheep's clothing who turned evil after gaining power; rape was merely the first step in his descent into darkness, and the more honest a person had been suppressed for a long time, the more prone they were to psychological distortion.
But now the police are thanking Si Qi in person, saying that Si Qi is a hero who acted bravely and righteously... Then what about being "arrested"? How could Qi Ji, a transmigrator, get the plot wrong?
Qi Ji quickly tried to salvage the situation, relaying his thoughts to the others: [Wait, could it be that my attempt to stop the villain from awakening his powers caused a plot twist? The scene where the police take someone away for questioning, then release them due to insufficient evidence, should have happened a few days later, but it's happening earlier than expected.]
[But this is for the best, it saves me the trouble of rescuing the villain later. Originally, I thought that since Ruan Xiqin is powerful and has many connections, and Liu Pianpian took the money and publicly accused Si Qi, Si Qi would be unable to defend himself and wouldn't be able to explain himself. It would be better to acquiesce to this for now, to avoid being beaten up and losing face like in the original story. But I didn't expect my good intentions to backfire, and I'd be misunderstood by these students…]
Lin An and the others suddenly realized: So that's how it is.
Just now, Qi Ji didn't really think about it and directly said that Si Qi was a criminal. He just said that Si Qi would definitely not be able to escape this time and would be arrested.
They subconsciously assumed that Si Qi had indeed done such a thing, otherwise why would Si Qi be arrested for no reason? Little did they expect that Liu Pianpian would turn around and lie through her teeth and bite back.
Facing the strange looks from her classmates, Lin Yuan, having figured out what had happened, said righteously, "It's precisely because we grew up with Si Qi that we can't tolerate his terrible behavior! Can't we be more tolerant? Can't we have a high moral standard? Don't we understand the principle of putting family before family! Si Qi himself hasn't said anything, yet you're already feeling sorry for him! How ridiculous!"
The students were furious, feeling that this person was utterly shameless, slandering their friend and even feeling proud of it.
Who wants to be condemned by everyone, and when they need help from friends the most, to have them kick them while they're down with a righteous air, saying things like "I never thought you were this kind of person"? Even an enemy would only go to such lengths.
Anyone who becomes friends with them is doomed.
The crowd looked at Lin Yuan and her group with increasing contempt, thinking that they should stay away from them in the future, lest they be accidentally injured when lightning strikes down and kills these guys.
It's such a pity about Si Qi... He's such a kind person, yet he made such a terrible friend.
Everyone felt even more sorry for Si Qi, and those who had spoken ill of him before felt even more guilty and said to him, "I'm sorry, Si Qi, I wronged you just now..."
"Yes, I never expected my classmate to do such a thing. I was blinded by anger..."
"Who would have thought that biological parents would use their daughter's reputation to make money... I've really learned something new."
"Moreover, the fact that the school beauty was arrested is probably not as simple as just settling things out of court with money and not telling her parents the truth..."
The students were buzzing with speculation, guessing what the truth was. Meanwhile, the "police officer," who already knew the truth and felt great sympathy for the "Child of the World," was filled with rage as he recalled the description of Liu Pianpian, under the threat of the rich second-generation, distorting the truth and slandering Si Qi, who had once saved her, and even going so far as to allow her parents to demand huge compensation from Si Qi.
Even when he was arrested, this guy kept shouting in the police station that Si Qi had hurt him, demanding that Si Qi be arrested and imprisoned, and that the rich kid be released... If it weren't for the existence of prophecy, which gave them the ability to change the future, Si Qi would have suffered countless injustices and humiliations!
This member of the action team, dressed in a police uniform and temporarily acting as a police officer, was only slightly older than Chu Feng. Young and impetuous, he couldn't help but say, "That's right! Because Liu Pianpian accepted a huge bribe from the perpetrator and changed her testimony to falsely accuse Si Qi, who saved her, of being the culprit, we arrested her! Perjury is illegal!"
"Damn it!" the students shouted angrily.
"How can there be such disgusting people!"
"It was clearly Si Qi who saved her!!"
"If Si Qi hadn't saved her, what would have happened to her? Doesn't she know what would have happened to her? And Si Qi even got beaten up!!"
"That's so vicious!"
"Like father, like son; this family is shameless through and through."
"The more I think about it, the more I feel sorry for Si Qi..."
The classmates surrounded Si Qi, offering words of comfort one after another. Si Qi was flattered and embarrassed, blushing awkwardly, and kept saying, "It's okay, it's okay... I just did what I should do..."
Chu Feng stood aside, looking at the harmonious scene before him, recalling the contents of the document, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. He was pleased with the actions of his group, which had saved an innocent and great person.
I believe that Si Qi, with this kind of spirit, will grow to love this beautiful world even more, and will be willing to live happily and joyfully, clinging to hope for it, instead of being crushed by malice and falling into the abyss.
With sparkling eyes, Chu Feng approached Si Qi and said to the future world's chosen one who would influence the fate of the world, "Hello Si Qi, I'm Chu Feng, a transfer student in Class 2 of the third year! Haha, although there were some hiccups when we first met, I think we'll definitely become very, very good friends in the future!"
Si Qi, an orphan who had never been treated well since childhood, was suddenly looked at with such bright and enthusiastic eyes. He was deeply moved and said, "I also think we will become good friends... Thank you so much for standing up for me just now, otherwise I would have been beaten by that uncle..."
"What's wrong with that? I could tell at a glance that you're definitely a good person!" Finally speaking to the Child of the World, Chu Feng said happily, "No murderer would have such clear and gentle eyes as you. I could tell you were particularly aggrieved at the time, and I had a feeling there was more to this than met the eye. Would you say we're telepathically connected?"
Chu Feng chuckled and joked, trying to ease the lingering shadow left on Si Qi by the earlier turmoil, saying to Si Qi, "Don't worry, justice will not let down any good person! I'll protect you from now on!"
Si Qi nodded and said sincerely, "Yes, I think so too."
His words were so certain, and his pure and innocent demeanor brought tears to the eyes of many members of the action team who knew the inside story. They felt extremely sad for the World's Child in the prophecy, who had suffered so much and was bullied to the point of being covered in wounds.
They struggled to suppress their turbulent emotions, offering words of encouragement and praise to Si Qi. In front of their teachers and classmates, they showered Si Qi with compliments, ensuring that this hero, who had been tirelessly working on the path to saving the world, received the honor he deserved.
The principal and the dean of students rushed over when they heard the commotion. After learning the whole story, they were filled with lingering fear and kept praising Si Qi. They were happy that the school had not only produced two bad apples, but also that Si Qi had emerged as a savior who could reverse the public opinion crisis.
Praise at the school assembly is a must, and various subsidies and rewards are also essential.
Si Qi will definitely have a very comfortable life at school in the future, and this kind of living environment is undoubtedly what the action team is most happy to see.
They hoped Si Qi could live a happy life, not only because Si Qi would become a powerful superhuman in the future, but also because Si Qi deserved it.
They left with the Liu couple, who were still cursing and shouting. The school quickly returned to order after being called upon by teachers and others.
Chu Feng was brought to the class by the homeroom teacher and introduced. Many classmates had gotten to know Chu Feng beforehand because of what had just happened, and had a general understanding of his character. They welcomed Chu Feng very much.
Chu Feng said, "Teacher, I just transferred here and don't know much about things. Can I be Si Qi's deskmate?"
The homeroom teacher was very lenient with Chu Feng, who had just acted bravely, and readily said, "Alright, then... Lin An, you can sit with Zhang Fang."
Si Qi's former deskmate, Lin An, frowned, his lips moved, but in the end he did not disobey the homeroom teacher's arrangement and reluctantly said, "...I understand."
Chu Feng glanced at the man without showing any emotion.
According to the information, Lin An and Si Qi are the same age and grew up together in the welfare home.
Unlike Si Qi, whose parents abandoned him at the orphanage after their divorce due to their incompatibility, Lin An was diagnosed with heart disease at birth. His parents threw him in a trash can, but he was found by a kind passerby and taken to the police station. He eventually ended up at the orphanage and was named Lin An.
He was frail and sickly from a young age, and was easily bullied by older children in the orphanage, which made him increasingly sensitive and prone to overthinking.
He harbored resentment towards his origins and illness, and what he hated most was a healthy child like Si Qi.
But he would never admit that he envied Si Qi. He would only use his superior perspective to feel at ease hurting and scolding Si Qi, and to retaliate against someone like Si Qi for having a healthier body and a longer life than himself. He wished that Si Qi's life would be worse than his, so that he would feel comfortable.
This is the most hypocritical person in the "friends" trio. He betrayed Si Qi, stole Si Qi's superpowers through dirty means, and then framed Si Qi for "failing to save him from death," saying that Si Qi knew he had a heart condition but didn't help him, and that he only harmed Si Qi to survive. He believed that all his actions against Si Qi were because Si Qi was too selfish.
In short, he's a hypocrite who really makes your blood pressure soar; he's sanctimonious, pretentious, and hypocritical.
As for Lin Dong, one of the trio, he was a true scoundrel. Born with scoliosis and a congenital disability in one leg, he was abandoned in a winter alley. Because of his physical deformity and limp, he was extremely concerned with his reputation and had a somewhat twisted mentality. He would stop at nothing for personal gain. In a prophecy, he bluntly asked Si Qi to help him kill superhumans and seize crystals. When Si Qi refused, he pointed at Si Qi and called him an ingrate. After betraying Si Qi, he acted self-righteous and never felt ashamed of his despicable behavior.
As for Lin Yuan, this girl is perfectly healthy. She was abandoned by her parents purely because of her gender. Therefore, she inherently harbors a complex mix of emotions towards men, including envy, jealousy, and resentment. While hating them, she also enjoys having male companions, believing that this is the best way to protect herself.
She disliked Si Qi for two reasons: first, because of Si Qi's gender; and second, because Si Qi was good-looking, academically excellent, and had a well-behaved personality that was always praised. Someone she once liked had rejected her confession because of Si Qi, openly admitting that she liked Si Qi, believing him to be superior to her in every way, including in appearance.
The phrase "than her" here is entirely Lin Yuan's personal interpretation based on the context at the time, but the wounded woman stubbornly believes that Si Qi seduced her beloved, and she unilaterally hates Si Qi.
In short, it's all rather complicated.
When Chu Feng finished reading the information, he had a feeling that he didn't understand why the world was targeting Si Qi like this. It was as if an invisible hand was pulling everything from behind, deliberately mistreating this good man who could even be called a "saint."
Otherwise, the probability of three friends, all of whom are different types of scoundrels, is too small.
Moreover, those who were predicted to be the ones who are considered lucky.
Chu Feng was worried about Qi Ji, whose information was detailed but who hadn't uncovered anything he should know.
This guy who suddenly transferred to Si Qi's school and seems to be constantly causing trouble for Si Qi is the most troublesome.
Chu Feng didn't want the other party to do anything to Si Qi again, so he simply copied the guy's methods and became friends with Si Qi instead.
He said to his new deskmate, "Can you take me for a walk around the school during break?"
This way, Qi Ji and the others would have no chance to contact Si Qi.
The easygoing Si Qi readily agreed: "Sure, no problem."
"How about we go home together after school? I just arrived in Nanshi and I don't know the way."
Si Qi didn't even consider whether he and Chu Feng were going the same way after school, and said without the slightest hesitation, "Sure, I know this area very well."
Chu Feng said, moved, "You're so kind! From now on, we're buddies!"
Si Qi smiled shyly, expressing his thoughts inarticulately: "I think you're great too."
The two were whispering during class while the homeroom teacher lectured on the stage, turning a blind eye to this combination of a good student and a transfer student, pretending not to see it.
During the break, Qi Ji and the others indeed came over to talk to Si Qi, creating the illusion that they were still good friends.
Qi Ji mainly didn't want to offend Si Qi too early and wanted to build a good relationship with the protagonist so that he could be better utilized in the future.
But Chu Feng's appearance disrupted their plans. Si Qi said apologetically, "I need to accompany Chu Feng to walk around the school and familiarize herself with the area."
So let's talk about it later.
Qi Ji was inwardly impatient, but outwardly he had to be understanding and say, "Okay~ then we'll talk on the way home from school."
"Si Qi wants to come with me after school too," Chu Feng said with a grin, putting his arm around Si Qi's shoulder. "Right, buddy?"
Si Qi smiled happily: "Yes."
Qi Ji: "..."
Qi Ji stared at Chu Feng, wondering who this guy was. There didn't seem to be such a character in the original story.
Is this another butterfly effect?
Lin Dong clicked his tongue after being rejected by Si Qi one after another: "Why are you making so many fuss? Just come when I tell you to. Stop with all the nonsense."
"Yes, Si Qi, we are your friends, there's no reason for us to side with outsiders."
"Qi Ji has been so good to you, how can you reject her for an outsider? How can you be so shameless?"
The three, who considered themselves extraordinary, looked down on ordinary people. They were impatient to waste time on insignificant people when the world was about to undergo drastic changes. They just wanted everything to proceed according to Qi Ji's plan so that the person Qi Ji regarded as a good sister/secret lover/admirer could rise to prominence better and more smoothly in this chaotic world.
Chu Feng said pitifully, "Oh my god, how can you say such things about Si Qi? He only helped me by showing me the way at my request, and you're going to treat him like this? Do you really consider Si Qi a good friend?"
Because of the previous incident, the classmates who were subconsciously paying attention to the "hero who saved lives" also chimed in: "That's right, that's right. It's Si Qi's freedom to go wherever he wants after school. What's with your condescending tone? Si Qi isn't a servant you can order around at will."
"Still siding with outsiders? You guys are the real traitors, crying 'stop thief' here like thieves, you're really shameless."
Previously, everyone was quite dissatisfied with Lin An and his group, so they took this opportunity to try to break up Si Qi's "friendship" with Lin An and the others, and to keep Si Qi away from these guys.
"What are you saying!" Lin Dong, who valued his reputation the most, was furious and stepped forward to shove Chu Feng, who was acting sarcastic and manipulative. "Don't try to sow discord here!"
"Ouch!!"
Chu Feng, who had once single-handedly stopped an adult man, was pushed to the ground, his frail body clattering and overturning several desks and chairs around him. He cried out in pain, "It hurts!!"
Startled by the loud crash of the tables and chairs flying through the air, Si Qi quickly crouched down and asked anxiously, "Are you alright? Where did you hurt yourself?"
Lin Dong, who felt no force at all and only touched air, exclaimed: "...Damn it! You're trying to scam me!!"
Chu Feng collapsed to the ground, groaning, "Ouch, ouch, it hurts so much! My bones are broken!"
The students swarmed over: "What happened? What happened? Why did someone get hit?!"
"Lin Dong, what are you doing!"
Everyone's impression of Chu Feng is based on the scene of him standing up to defend Si Qi, and they have a good impression of him. So of course they want to speak up for Chu Feng at this time.
"Lin Dong, you've gone too far!"
"Bullshit!" Lin Dong was furious. "He was faking it! I didn't push him at all!"
"Nonsense! So many of us saw you do it with our own eyes!"
"That's right! I saw it with my own eyes!"
Chu Feng lay on the ground in excruciating pain, speaking haltingly: "Hey, forget it, forget it. They're Si Qi's friends. Don't make things difficult for Si Qi."
Si Qi was extremely conflicted: "But, but you're injured..."
"Damn it!" Lin Dong was disgusted by the scheming words and said to Si Qi, "Si Qi, what do you mean? You were standing right there watching, and you couldn't tell he was lying?"
Si Qi's reaction was tantamount to confirming that he was a villain and that he had been wronged!
Chu Feng was extremely weak: "Yes, Xiao Qi, just pretend I accidentally fell down..."
Provoked by Chu Feng's words, Si Qi, unusually assertive, said to Lin Dong, "Xiao Dong! You can't do this!"
Lin Dong glared at him angrily: "Are you fucking blind?!"
Si Qi was never this angry, not even when he was wronged. He clenched his fist and said to Lin Dong, "I don't care what you say about me, you can't treat others like this."
The classmate next to him exploded first: "Damn! I really can't stand it anymore, Si Qi, you don't need to wrong yourself, it's clearly Lin Dong's fault!"
"Exactly, he even yelled at you, what kind of person is he!"
"Si Qi, take Chu Feng to the infirmary. Don't waste your breath on him."
Everyone crowded around to help Chu Feng up, and pushed Si Qi and Chu Feng out of the classroom, completely ignoring Lin Dong's furious roars behind them. They said to Chu Feng, who was limping, "Don't have any contact with those guys in the future. They're all bad people!"
Chu Feng weakly clutched his back and nodded, saying, "I understand. Ugh, he's too fierce."
"That's right!"
Lin Dong, who hadn't even touched Chu Feng but was still presumed to be the murderer, turned to Lin An and the others and complained, "Damn it! I really didn't touch him just now!"
"Alright, stop pretending with us." Lin An said impatiently, "You've made a mess of things, how are you going to clean this up?"
He still remembered what Qi Ji had said: he needed to build a good relationship with Si Qi so that he could use Si Qi's abilities to gain various advantages after the plot started. If Si Qi distanced himself from him because of this, he would be the first to not let Lin Dong off the hook.
"Exactly, you've managed to piss Si Qi off. You're really something." Lin Yuan mocked sarcastically, "If you pushed him away, just push him away. Why make excuses? Don't you know Si Qi hates this kind of behavior?"
Lin Dong was furious: "I fucking didn't push him!!!"
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Author's Note: --
Green Tea Flavored Chu Feng: Hehe~ [Dog head with rose in mouth]
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