Chapter 21: Witnessing the Flogging

  "Hey, where did Aya go? We've been waiting for half a day and still can't see her." Zi Qing pouted and said: "Could it be that she eloped with someone and left us in the lurch?"

  "Shoo! You jinx!" Fangfang glared at Ziying, "You think my sister is like you? She doesn't even have a boyfriend, what's there to elope with?"

  "Come on, come on, I'm not doing well, your sister is doing well, making everyone wait for so long, our stomachs are all growling." Zi Qing retorted with a reasonable tone and prayed to the heavens: "God! Please, please let Aya appear soon! If she doesn't show up, our stomachs will become concert halls for thousands of people!"

  "Lei Zhengzi, isn't that an exaggeration!?" Mu Linfeng joked and asked Zi Qing, "Or, why don't you go to the front and give us a show first?" Everyone burst out laughing.

  "Get out!" Subaki Shirakawa glared at Katsuragi with a sharp gaze and turned to ask Huang Ying, "Aren't you guys hungry?"

  "Hungry!" The beauties replied in unison, "But not as uncouth as you."

  "Layers? You say I don't have layers? Well, then let me tell you a story with layers!" Zi Qing lightly tossed her shoulder-length short hair and indignantly said: "Speaking of which, there's this one street in Huanjiang College called 'Student Street', and on that street, there's this restaurant called 'Brother's Big Stall'... their iron plate grilled dishes are simply too delicious! The flavors are so rich, crispy with a hint of spiciness, the food is just so tasty... and if you add a cup of iced coffee, ah-ah-ah, it's just heavenly! And also, their saucy chicken, sweet with a hint of acidity, tender but chewy, don't be fooled by its oily appearance, when you eat it, it's not greasy at all... mmm, delicious! Delicious!" Then the group of beauties followed Zi Qing's description, looking like they were in a trance... indeed, that's how a group of foodies was born!

  "Ah, now that Lei Zhenzi mentions it, I'm really starving!" Huang Ying swallowed her saliva and said: "Why don't we find a place to eat first and wait while we're eating?"

  "I think this is a good idea!" The other girls echoed in agreement, and their eyes followed suit, turning towards Liu Jiawei and the others.

  "I have no opinion." Liu Jiawei was the first to speak up.

  "We have no objection either." The other boys unanimously passed. Damn it, Leizhenzi, with this description, even those who are not hungry want to rush to eat!

  "Then I'll go pick up Aya?" Liu Fang looked at everyone's unanimous opinion and asked, "Brother big row stall? You guys go order first?"

  "Alright, no problem." Everyone agreed and said: "Remember, Brother Da Pai Dang is waiting for you two, hurry up!"

  "Fang Fang." Mu Lin Feng walked out of the crowd.

  "What's wrong?" Liu Fang stopped in her tracks and asked.

  "Why doesn't your family just get Aya a cell phone? It's not like it costs that much!" Mu Linfeng said very seriously: "Your family isn't lacking in that bit of money either, huh? Normally wanting to contact her is really difficult, huh?"

  "Humph! My family isn't as wealthy as yours! Humph!" Liu Fang shouted at Mu Linfeng, then ignored them and walked away.

  "Haha, Mulin Feng, you just love hitting the nail on the head." Lei Zhengzi was amused by their conversation.

  "What's going on here?!" Mu Linfeng asked in confusion; "Could it be that there's still some hidden truth to this?"

  "Don't you know that Aya doesn't take out her phone herself?" Lu Xuan looked at Mu Linfeng with disdain, "I thought you were quite familiar with Aya."

  "We're already very familiar with each other!" Mulin Feng said stubbornly: "But, shouldn't we leave her some privacy?"

  "What the...!" Regardless of whether they were boys or girls, this time they all cursed Mu Lin Feng in unison. Mu Lin Feng, thick-skinned and bloodthirsty!

  It turns out that barbecue is indeed very popular among humans, and I don't know if it has anything to do with the first time humans ate cooked food after a forest fire thousands of years ago. Looking at "Brother's Restaurant", although it's divided into two floors, both are packed with people. As soon as they arrive at the door, they start dividing tasks: the girls order food, and the boys find seats. After searching for half a day, Mu Linfeng finally managed to snag a table in a small corner on the second floor. Although the location is a bit biased, it's great to have a seat at all. The girl's side wasn't slow either, and soon they had all the dishes ready. And so, everyone rubbed their fists and prepared to start eating.

  "What's this? No braised duck?" Mu Lin Feng glanced at the dishes, passing his inquiring gaze to the female customers who had ordered. "This is the signature dish of this restaurant, it would be a pity not to have it."

  "You're not helping, can't we manage on our own?!?" Lu Xuan once again looked down on Mu Linfeng.

  "You guys start first, I'll go with Xiao Yu to get some braised duck and drinks." Liu Jiawei patted the person sitting next to him, Xiao Yu, and they both got up and walked towards the snack cabinet and drink cabinet on the second floor. When they arrived, Liu Jiawei took a look and found that there was only one braised duck left. "Haha, our foodie friends are really lucky, if we came any later, it would be gone." Liu Jiawei said with a smile to Xiao Yu. "That's right, it's a must-have." Xiao Yu agreed. When Xiao Yu reached out to take the dish, another hand also reached for the plate with the braised duck at the same time. Xiao Yu slowly raised his head and saw that the other person was also slowly raising their head, and their eyes met... Ah! It's him! Xiao Yu lightly nudged Liu Jiawei with his elbow, who received the signal and looked up to see the other person, and smiled.

  "It's actually Li Zihao, what a coincidence!" Liu Jiawei looked at Li Zihao with disdain, this rich young master who was always rumored to be with those girls. Originally, Liu Jiawei didn't think much of his character, and now he had gotten involved with Liu Ya, making Liu Jiawei feel quite uncomfortable.

  "Hey! Who do you think I am? Isn't this Liu Jiawei's brother?" Li Zihao exclaimed, as if he had discovered a new continent. He complained to Liu Jiawei, "Jiang Min has been nagging me to eat braised duck, you know how girls are, they love being coaxed." After finishing his sentence, he pulled the braised duck in his hand closer to himself. Of course, Xiao Yuke wasn't someone to be trifled with either, just because he was pulling it towards him didn't mean he would definitely get it, right?!

  "Jiang Min wants to eat, that has nothing to do with us, we're about to open for dinner, no time to listen to your romance, thanks." Xiao Yu pulled the duck closer to himself, looking at this situation, both sides are evenly matched. Coincidentally, at this moment, Liu Ya and Liu Fang, two sisters, came up from the stairs, seeing them in this state, both of their faces were full of surprise.

  "Xiao Yu, Jia Wei, what are you doing?" Liu Fang stood beside them, looking at Xiao Yu, then at Liu Jia Wei, and finally at Li Zi Hao. But unexpectedly, Xiao Yu was caught off guard by Liu Fang's question, allowing Li Zi Hao to snatch it away.

  "Thanks!" Li Zihao smiled carelessly and picked up the braised duck in his hand, saying disdainfully: "Some people are not worthy of eating this duck." Li Zihao was so provocative because he knew that there was a rule in Jiang Academy that prohibited seeking trouble on campus. They didn't dare to do anything to him. When Li Zihao turned around with the braised duck and wanted to leave, he suddenly faced Liu Ya who had been standing behind him all along. Li Zihao's height compared to Liu Ya's was quite a contrast! He must be at least 1.8 meters tall! This guy must have grown up eating dry rice! Or maybe he grew upwards? Because Liu Ya's height of 1.58 meters only reached his shoulder. Although Li Zihao was a bit taller, Liu Ya didn't put him in her eyes, looked up at him with an upward glance, placed her hands on her chest, tilted her head slightly, and said softly: "That braised duck is ours tonight, stay, you can leave."

  "Huh? Did I hear that right?! Li Zihao looked at Liu Ya, who was so short and had such a big mouth, and couldn't help but feel amused. He asked, "What if I insist on taking you away? I suggest you go back and grow taller, tone down your attitude, and come out again when you're older. Right now, with just one finger, I can flick you all the way to the other side of the Pacific Ocean, got it?"

  "Pfft!" Liu Ya couldn't help but burst out laughing, "I've seen people with thick skin before, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you! Let me tell you, bragging isn't done like that." Liu Ya stopped her laughter and asked again very seriously: "I'll give you one more chance, are you staying or leaving?"

  "Look at you, so young, I'll leave a duck butt for you to fill up." Li Zihao was very proud of himself. Liu Jiawei and Xiao Yu were bloodthirsty men, how could they let him be so arrogant? They were just thinking of rushing over to beat Li Zihao, but unexpectedly, before they even moved, they heard Li Zihao's mournful cry, one hand covering the palm that was holding the duck, his eyes looking at Liu Ya with a terrified expression as she walked towards Liu Fang and the others with the braised duck. Because his hand was throbbing in pain, he wasn't clear about what had happened, but the duck had already fallen into Liu Ya's hands, everything had happened too quickly!

  "Let's go." Liu Ya said lightly, finding no movement, looking at Liu Jiawei, Xiao Yu, and Liu Fang again, seeing their surprised, astonished, and puzzled faces, she couldn't help but laugh and say, "Haven't seen this before?! Let's go!" Then she turned around and walked away. Li Zihao seemed to have lost face, just thinking of reaching out to pull Liu Ya, but this time Liu Jiawei and Xiao Yu didn't give him a chance, pouncing on him with a flurry of punches! Good job! The other boys from both sides heard the commotion and joined in the "fight", later it became a melee. Liu Ya was the most cunning, pulling Liu Fang to the side to watch the battle. Liu Fang was puzzled, Liu Ya smiled, "We'll just watch, we're no match for them in terms of strength or skill. Just watching is fine. Hehe."

  This meal is inedible, let alone the fight. Because Liu Jiawei, Xiao Yu and Li Zihao et al beat up someone, it was reported to the security office. Xiao Yu, Liu Jiawei, Liu Ya, Liu Fang, Li Zihao, people present at the scene, Lu Xuan, Mu Linfeng, Li Zihao and his classmates, as well as Jiang Min and that journalism student who took photos of Liu Ya and wrote 'scandal' news were all taken to the security office.

  Liu Ya first saw the 'divine appearance' of this security captain: wearing a security hat, a small bunch of hair like a duck's tail scattered on the back of his neck, a square face with thick eyebrows and small eyes, a big onion nose plus a big elephant mouth, a security uniform on a body like a bamboo pole, walking with his hands behind his back, swaying back and forth, just like the legendary Duck God. Looking at his face again, it's really special! Liu Ya had heard that this security captain was very stubborn and stiff. She couldn't help but silently ask his mother in her heart: Mom, how did you create this 'divine product'?!

  "Speak! Why did you fight?" The head of the guard made them line up in two rows, pacing back and forth in between, asking sternly. Then he walked to Li Zihao's face (because his facial injury was the most obvious), "You speak!"

  "Everyone was just joking around, we didn't fight. I just lost my balance and bumped into the floor." Li Zihao's face hurt, but he hated it even more in his heart. However, facing the security guard who didn't understand human nature, he had to say this. If not, he would be punished, and if things got worse, it could even be recorded on his academic transcript, which was something that neither money nor power could erase. This was also why everyone was a top student, yet still feared school rules.

  "Is that so? Then there must be a reason for the commotion, right?" The captain of the guard is really something else. He dragged Liu Ya out and stopped in front of her, "You, tell me what happened." Everyone was shocked! Liu Ya, who had just arrived at school not long ago, didn't know all the rules yet, and if she told everything completely honestly, she would be either dead or half-dead!

  "What? I'm talking about it?" Liu Ya asked back, "Why is it me?"

  "Because!" The captain of the guards stretched his neck and said, "You two sisters are the only comrades who were present from start to finish and did not participate in the battle."

  "If only I had also beaten him up." Liu Ya muttered to herself, thinking about how to explain it in her mind. She had read the school rules and regulations, although she didn't remember them very thoroughly, but they were mostly correct. "I have to find a most reliable reason!"

  "Huh?! Speak!" the captain of the guard bellowed.

  "This, this, where should I start?" Liu Ya tilted her little head, seemingly thinking very hard.

  "It doesn't matter where we start! The most important thing is to make it clear why they want to fight!"

  Knock, knock, knock. At this time, the door of the security room was knocked open, and a security guard came in to say, "Wei team leader, someone is looking for you." "Who?" The head of the security team asked. "It's me, An Yi. Can I come in?" "Oh, An Yi, come on in," the head of the security team warmly invited him into the office. "Wow! Your office is so lively!" The person named An Yi said, looking around and asking as he walked to Liu Fang and Liu Ya's side and stopped. "What did they do wrong?" An Yi asked Wei Zhongxian with a puzzled expression.

  "You've arrived just in time, back when you were with the police force, your eyes were the most poisonous, one glance at a suspect and you'd know if they were guilty or not. Today, help me take a look at these hooligans who got into a fight." Wei Zhongyan said as he handed An Yi a cup of hot water.

  "Are they fighting too?" An Yi looked at Wei Zhong Xian in surprise.

  "No, no, no, they were the only two classmates who were present from start to finish and didn't participate in the fight. I asked Liu Ya to tell what happened, you listen too." Wei Zhongxiang hastily explained to An Yi. Then, he asked Liu Ya: "Have you thought of how to say it?"

  "Captain, I'd like to ask a question, is that okay?" Liu Ya suppressed her smile, with a very serious expression, asking Wei team.

  "Speak!" Wei Zhongyan appeared very calm and composed.

  "Is your name Wei Zhongxian?" Liu Ya still asked with a faint expression. Meanwhile, the boys and girls around her were already bursting into laughter in their hearts, what is this girl thinking?

  "Right! Wei Zhong Xian! Guaranteed genuine!" Wei's team had a packaged look on his face, and then asked in return: "Is there a problem with this name?"

  "Oh! Wow! Your name is really impressive! And it's so matching with you! It's really great!" Liu Ya said with a worshiping expression. Wei Qi was overjoyed in his heart: Just mention his name, look! These rabbits all lowered their heads and admitted defeat! However, he didn't notice that those boys and girls who were lowering their heads were all covering their stomachs with one hand - they were holding back laughter!

  "Is everything all right now?"

  "It's all right now."

  "No problem, let's get started."

  "Alright. The thing is..."

  Digression

  Liu Ya: Chen Yue Er...

  What's wrong?

  Liu Ya: You said, you wrote so many male leads, who should I choose?

  Chen Yue: They're all fine, if someone wants you, just package him up and send him back!

  Liu Ya: Then write me a divine bag that can hold many things.

  What's wrong?!

  Liu Ya: I put them all back, one to play games with me, one to climb mountains with me, one to blow the flute with me, and one to... Hmm? Chen Yue, Chen Yue, where's he? Where did he go? (looking up at the sky) Remember to write a divine bag for me! Super large size!

  Chen Yue: This girl is too terrifying... Bang!