Chapter 46: The Black Mandala Conspiracy Unfolds

  The new semester has finally arrived. The "newly promoted" third-year students have already come to school early.

  The school, with an attitude of calming things down, privately met with Jiang Fengchen's parents.

  "Mr. Jiang, I'm very sorry, we've done our best. Those few social youth have been stubborn from start to finish and insisted that we give a statement. The pressure from public opinion on us is huge, so we decided to give Jiang Fengchen a disciplinary warning of staying in school for this incident. As for the medical expenses compensation requested by the other party, please pay as soon as possible or coordinate with them again."

  Upon hearing this, Jiang Fengchen, who had been standing silently on the side, suddenly raised his head and looked at the principal in disbelief, saying: "Obviously they were the ones who started it first, how come all the blame is on me?"

  The principal glanced over faintly, but his eyes emitted a sharp light that made people tremble with fear. "However, you have already violated the school rules by entering the internet cafe, and you also got into trouble with some young people from society, resulting in them getting hurt. This behavior itself is very vicious. Do you dare say you are not wrong at all?"

  "Jiang Fengchen shouted, 'If they hadn't picked a fight out of nowhere, I wouldn't have clashed with them either!'"

  Seeing Jiang Feng's emotions becoming increasingly unstable, his mother hurried over to hold him back and sternly said: "Feng'er, don't be reckless."

  Jiang Fengchen looked at his mother in disappointment, "Mom, do you also think it's my fault?"

  "Good for nothing! Still refusing to repent!" Jiang Father stormed over, grabbing Jiang Fengchen, "Not ashamed enough yet?!"

  "It wasn't my fault to begin with! Why do I have to bear all the consequences? I don't accept it! I won't accept it!" Facing his usually stern father, Jiang Fengchen finally couldn't hold back and burst out, shouting at him: "Since childhood you've only known how to scold me, hit me. No matter what I did, I could never get your approval. In your eyes, I'm nothing!"

  Jiang's mother pulled Jiang Fengchen back with a pained expression, and carefully looked at Jiang's father, whose face was getting darker by the second. She whispered: "You'd better not provoke your dad on this matter."

  Jiang Feng Chen let out a cold hum and turned his face away, ignoring everyone.

  The principal looked a bit embarrassed, coughed twice and said: "Jiang Fengchen's condition is not very good, I think it's better for the two of you to take the child back first."

  Upon hearing this, Jiang Fengchen turned his head and glared at the principal with a cold expression, saying: "So you're telling me to drop out of school?"

  "Jiang Fengchen!" The principal was suddenly enraged, his tone becoming even more severe. "You fought with outsiders, causing a big stir in the city, and had a very negative impact on the school. Now you still don't show any remorse, your attitude is terrible, and you refuse to change despite repeated warnings. According to school rules, I can expel you!"

  "Hmph!" Jiang Fengchen let out a cold hum and turned around to walk out of the principal's office.

  "Chen'er!" Jiang Mu hastily called out and also rushed out in pursuit.

  "Scoundrel!" Jiang's father cursed as he looked out the door, then turned to apologize to the principal: "Principal, I'm really sorry. When I get home, I'll make sure to discipline this scamp properly. Goodbye." With that, he also walked out with a dark face.

  Yin City. A small building in a bustling city.

  An Yi Jin quickly browsed through the webpage, a look of schadenfreude gradually appearing on his face. Finally, he couldn't help but jump up excitedly, snapped his fingers and shouted: "Well done!"

  At this time, the door creaked and a woman in her early twenties walked in. However, her outfit was extremely inconsistent with her age. Her fiery red hair was very eye-catching, with light makeup, a white suspender vest, blue ultra-short pants, and an alluring aura that seemed to be present but not quite there.

  She walked to the side and pulled open the curtains, and the light in the room suddenly brightened. An Yiran saw An Yijun so happy that she couldn't help but smile lightly too, asking: "What's making you so happy?" Her eyes were especially gentle.

  An Yijun is her younger brother and the only relative she has. Since childhood, she has been extremely doting on this younger brother, always wanting to give him the best, hoping that An Yijun will one day make something of himself and become a respectable person. However, under her doting, An Yijun has become somewhat spoiled, spending his days with those idle rascals who don't study or learn anything, which makes An Yiran worry excessively.

  An Yiru smiled and looked at An Yi with a smug expression, saying: "Sister! You'll definitely cheer for me when I tell you this! It's so satisfying! In our school, Jiangcheng No. 2 Middle School, there was a student who got into a fight with my brother in an internet cafe. I was angry! As his sister, how could I just stand by and do nothing? So I used public opinion to pressure that student into dropping out of school. Sister, am I awesome?"

  Upon hearing this, An Yi Ran suddenly became furious, raised his right hand and swung it at An Yi Jin's body, saying with a pained heart: "Has the young master grown up? Does he know how to stab his brother in the back now? He hasn't learned anything good, but instead has learned from those hoodlums! How did I end up teaching such a younger brother!!"

  "Sister..." An Yijun didn't dodge, and the slap landed heavily on him. However, he didn't get angry or feel wronged, but instead looked at An Yiran with some unease and said in a low voice: "They... they are my brothers..."

  An Yi Jin was most afraid of seeing his sister's disappointed expression, he knew how much she had paid for him and the pain she endured, but he was born not to be a learning material.

  "Brother, brother! Do you still see me as your sister in your eyes?! An Yiran's face was filled with sorrow and anger. "If you were sensible, then don't cause so much trouble for me again! I'm afraid that if you follow me around, you'll be influenced by the bad things you see and hear. After all the hardships of sending you to Jiang City and entrusting someone to take care of you, what have you done besides getting to know more hoodlums?"

  "Sister, I was wrong..." An Yijun lowered his head, "But it's already happened..."

  An Yiran knew that things had gone too far to be salvaged, and when he heard his brother say this, he could only nod in agreement. "What's the student's name?" He turned around, planning to secretly apologize and make amends with the person involved.

  "It seems like... it's called Jiang Fengchen?" An Yijun hesitantly said a name.

  "Jiang Fengchen?" Upon hearing this name, a hint of unclear meaning flashed across An Yiran's eyes.

  Seeing something unusual on An Yiran's face, An Yijun couldn't help but ask in puzzlement: "Sister, what's wrong?"

  "Oh, it's nothing," she said after composing herself. "I have something to attend to outside, you stay home and behave yourself, don't do anything foolish again, got it?"

  "Got it." As soon as An Yijun's voice fell, An Yiran's figure had already hastily disappeared outside the door.

  Sister, what's wrong? Why does she look strange as soon as she hears the name "Jiang Fengchen"? Logically speaking, she shouldn't know this person. An Yijun scratched the back of his head in confusion, unable to figure it out.

  An Yi hastily hailed a taxi and said, "Driver, take me to An Yuan Road 29, thank you."

  After getting off the bus, An Yiran appeared in front of a suburban bungalow and took out the key from her bag to open the door before hurrying upstairs.

  She gently pushed open a door and saw the girl sitting quietly in front of the window again, with a hint of heartache in her eyes. She walked up to her and softly said, "Why are you crying again?"

  The girl slowly raised her head and asked her: "Ran sister, is there any progress on the matter?"

  Upon hearing this question, An Yiran's face suddenly revealed a joyful smile, but a hint of sinister intent flashed in the corner of his eye. He replied: "I just heard from my brother that Jiang Fengchen has dropped out of school. Why don't we turn the tables and lure Jiang Fengchen to Yin City? We can start by getting our hands on him and then take down his entire family step by step."

  The girl first showed a dazed expression, and soon nodded calmly, saying coldly: "It seems that there is another person in the plan, it's getting more and more interesting." Looking at the flower branch on the windowsill that she had just violently pinched off, her mouth corners slightly raised with a gloomy smile, and her pale face also gained a hint of rosiness.

  Looking out the window, outside is a small flower bed, where various seedlings are planted, struggling to bloom in the scorching sun. The owner of the flower bed seems to have a special hobby, as the innermost part of the flower bed is marked with a special area, surrounded by a large circular fence made of bamboo, inside which is planted a strange black mandrake. On this sweltering summer day, as the occasional breeze blows, the black flowers seem even more sinister, and an evil and terrifying power seems to be slowly emerging from them, sending shivers down one's spine.

  "Mantra." The girl slowly opened her mouth, and a cold chill emanated from her body with the three words.

  An Yi involuntarily took a few steps back, looking at the girl with a face full of hatred, wanting to speak but stopping herself. At this point, no one could turn back.

  Black Mandrake. Unpredictable darkness, a path of no return. Endless conspiracy and revenge. From the moment she planted those few mandrakes herself, An Yiran knew that this girl in front of her had hidden such intense hatred in her heart.

  Jiangcheng. Jiangcheng No. 2 Middle School.

  Jiang Fengchen calmly packed up his belongings in the dormitory, while the others stood or sat around him, their eyes filled with sadness and wanting to say something but unable to speak.

  After a long time, Jiang Fengchen finally looked up from his busy work, wiped the sweat off his face, and looked at his silent roommates. He couldn't help but squeeze out a forced smile and said: "Brothers, I'm leaving. If you become rich in the future, don't forget to invite me for dinner."

  "Lao San... " Mo Zilin called out to him, hesitating to continue speaking.

  "Alright," Jiang Fengchen patted Mo Zilin's shoulder and glanced at the crowd, "brothers, let's part ways here. Don't see me off, let me go down alone. I...I..." As he spoke, his eyes couldn't help but get a little moist, and he quickly turned away, "goodbye!" He then slung the remaining luggage over his shoulder and walked out of the dormitory door.

  After coming down from the building, Jiang Fengchen was just thinking of heading out of school when his father appeared at the school gate waiting for him.

  "Chen!" Just then, a stifled cry came from afar. Jiang Fengchen turned his head to look and saw Su Yisu stumbling out of the backyard garden.

  Looking at her flustered face, Jiang Fengchen's tears finally couldn't hold back. Seeing that she had already walked in, he hastily put down his luggage, wiped away his tears with his hand, forced a smile and said: "Didn't I tell you not to come?"

  "Brother Chen!" Su Yisu had already cried until her face was a mess and didn't know what to say, she just kept sobbing in front of Jiang Fengchen.

  "Alright," Jiang Fengchen's expression became even more difficult, and he couldn't squeeze out a smile either. He stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on her face and said, "I'm leaving, take good care of yourself from now on."