an alternating pattern of light and shadow throughout the living room.Zeng Ke holds her white admission card in hand; at this moment, it's flipped to the back showing the scores she had just recorded....Chapter 43 It's Him

"If you want to do what Tang Wu said,"

It made Su Can think of the famous line from Titanic, and he felt that if this was all he could expect at No.27 High School, then there would be no complaints.

To everyone's surprise, Su Can actually agreed: "Okay."

From a distance, Sun Man and others were discussing in private. "Hey, what do you think Tang Wu is talking to Su Can about Is she doing her work"

"How should I know We can't get too close. Tang Wu's heart is just too kind; this isn't something that should concern her!"

Indeed, given the environment and atmosphere at No.27 High School, they weren't very interested or concerned about such in-school and out-of-school fights for dominance. This wasn't a world of gangsters. If it hadn't been for this matter involving Zhao Chengyan, who had always bullied others, Zhang Xian with his powerful connections, Zhuang Zhiyu, and the top student Tang Wu among many other complex factors intertwining together, then no one would pay such attention to it.

"Hey, you're kidding! Tang Wu is actually going with him!" The subsequent discovery made Sun Man and her group very surprised. They followed from a distance.

"Tang Wu absolutely mustn't be involved in this matter; this is something the school pays special attention to,"

When Su Can and Tang Wu reached the school gate, they met Zhang Feifei's group. When Zhang Feifei saw Tang Wu by Su Can's side, she was momentarily stunned before reminding him with a shake of her head: "Su Can!" She gestured for him to temporarily avoid trouble.

At least inside the campus it was safe; the school security guards stood at the door on high alert, staring cautiously at the group of people in the street corner. This gave everyone some reassurance.

Su Can smiled at them and then walked out of the school gate with Tang Wu under the twitching expressions of those around him.

They could see Zhao Chengyan's group getting excited from afar.

Puzzled, Zhang Feifei behind said: "What is he doing"

Zhang Xian and Zhuang Zhiyu didn't speak; someone in their circle commented: "He’s walking right into it."

Many people also ran over. Sun Man knew Zhang Feifei and was surprised when she said, “They left Tang Wu left”

Seeing Zhang Feifei nod, Sun Man and the others gathered to look outside in disbelief.

Su Can felt his female companion's tension. After all, Tang Wu had never experienced such matters before; she was merely a second-year high school student.

He smiled at her, pointing towards the group of people: "I don’t have time to tangle with them today; I’m meeting an old friend."

Tang Wu didn't know whether to be angry or amused. Judging by everyone's expressions, she knew that things would be difficult today. Facing such pressure and a brewing storm, could Su Can still remain so relaxed Was he overconfident

They arrived at a tea stall on the street where wooden tables and rattan chairs were set up. Tang Wu was stunned to see a middle-aged man in his thirties sitting there; muscular, short hair, wearing a shirt with his forearms exposed, and a cup of covered bowl tea placed on the table. He looked nothing like someone related to them.

This person could never be Su Cen's "old friend," could they

The middle-aged man saw nothing unusual in Su Cen, but when he spotted the pretty Tang Wu next to him, he was momentarily stunned. He then stood up and laughed heartily before calling out to the boss, "Hey, if I'd known your female classmate would be here, I wouldn't have arranged for us to meet at this tea stall! What do you want to drink It looks like there's only tea available here!"

Tang Wu had been worried earlier, but seeing this middle-aged man immediately put her mind at ease. She was probably concerned that Su Cen would engage in a fight outside the school and make everything worse.

But now, with this cheerful, mature, and reassuring middle-aged man around, she felt reassured right away. With such a steady presence here, those restless figures from afar, like Zhao Chengyan and his group, wouldn't dare to act rashly.

This was clearly on another level altogether; Tang Wu didn’t know if this man was one of Su Cen’s uncles. If that were the case, it would make things much easier to handle—no wonder Su Cen had indicated there was no need to worry. In such a situation, having family around was better than students opposing each other.

Everyone nearby was looking over in their direction, but this middle-aged man seemed indifferent and only focused on Tang Wu while sizing up Su Cen. This made Tang Wu feel somewhat embarrassed; the open-minded middle-aged man just scratched his head and laughed again: "Hey kid, you're doing well! Did your dad know about such a pretty girl You’re really something else, finding yourself a girlfriend right after arriving at No. 27 High School. Tell me honestly, Zhao Uncle wouldn’t be the first to see her now, would he"

Tang Wu blushed and stared at the Bamboo Leaf Green tea served by the boss in front of her, gazing at the floating tea leaves while wondering what they were talking about.

Su Cen held his cup with both hands, blew away the foam, and sipped carefully. He smiled at Tang Wu and chuckled heartily at the middle-aged man too.

Under the swaying shade of the trees, the middle-aged man leaned back comfortably and took a look around. His eagle eyes quickly swept across everything, taking in all the details before he smiled at Su Cen: "You little sneak, I wondered why you suddenly wanted to meet me. You're always stirring up trouble! Heh, but you’re clever enough to make me clean up after you!"

Su Cen chuckled and said, "Uncle Zhao, how can your mind be so dark It’s not about cleaning up for you; it's a gift I'm giving you as a promotion present."

Tang Wu was thoroughly confused by their conversation. She felt they were joking around carefree, completely ignoring the danger surrounding them. Most surprisingly, Su Cen seemed to be having such an easygoing dialogue with this middle-aged man that it was like he had a real friend in him.

Meanwhile, at the school gate, Sun Man, Zhang Feifei, Zhang Xian, Zhu Zhiyu, and others from their usual close circle were anxiously watching them. Particularly when Zhao Chengyan and his group from the sports college started crossing the street towards them.

The storm-like pressure accompanied by students like Chang Guangrui of the sports college was approaching.

Yet at this tea stall, covered in patches of sunlight and tree shade, it seemed another world with peace and laughter prevailing.

Chang Guangrui held a wooden stick, about one-third sawn off from an old-fashioned broom handle, tapping on his hand while looking down at Zhao Lijun.

"You’re his helper Little,"

Zhao Lijun raised his eyebrows and looked up. He saw just a 18 or 19-year-old student with some street-smart attitude from the sports college, and said, "Which school are you from After class, go home early. Don’t loiter around acting bad; it’s not good to pick up bad habits."

Tang Wu couldn't help but laugh out loud at Zhao Lijun's light-hearted remark that immediately turned the tense atmosphere humorous. She looked up at Chang Guangrui and Zhao Chengyan, saying, "I didn’t bother you guys yesterday; did you think I wouldn’t come looking for you today Zhao Chengyan, there’s something I’ve been wanting to say to you but never felt right about it until now."

Zhao Chengyan thought Su Cen was relying on this middle-aged man and asked sarcastically, "What is it Speak up."

Su Cen placed the tea lid back onto his cup.

"Get lost!"

Zhao Chengyan nearly jumped up in surprise, "You... what did you just say" He hadn't expected Su Can to be so brazen and intense with his words even when at a disadvantage. Especially with Tang Wu nearby, the weight of Zhao Chengyan's tone made him momentarily unable to breathe.

Everyone's expressions changed instantly. Chang Guangrui and the others from the sports college immediately became agitated, "Dare you say that again! If you've got guts, then repeat it!"

Zhao Lijun turned around and glared coldly at Chang Guangrui, who led the group, "I told you all to scram. Didn't you hear me"

Zhao Lijun was tall and sturdy, exuding authority even when not angry. Chang Guangrui didn’t dare move. At this moment, a patrolling police officer walked in, asking, "What's going on here"

Chang Guangrui was delighted, "Brother Wang, Brother Ma, this guy wants to hit us!" He passed two cigarettes over.

The police officer took the cigarettes and lit them. Knowing that these people had started the trouble first, he asked, "Where is your principal"

"Our principal is having dinner with Superintendent Yang. He said he will come to check on us in a while," someone replied.

The police officer’s expression turned serious. He looked at Zhao Lijun, who was sitting at the table, and asked, "Hey, brother, what's going on" His intention was for Zhao Lijun to say something so that he could easily settle this matter. After all, it was well-known that Jianyang Sports College students were notorious for their brutality.

But Zhao Lijun stared coldly at the officer, his gaze making the officer’s hair stand on end as he asked, "Which small district police station are you from"

The policeman named Ma became indignant. "What's it to you which district we're from! Do you think you're the chief of police Don’t you know where you are"

Zhao Chengyan, Chang Guangrui, and others were smirking at Zhao Lijun.

Suddenly someone shouted excitedly, "The principal is here!"

The crowd turned to see a police car pull up by the roadside. The passenger in the front seat got out—none other than Li Jianyang, who walked over with a confident stride as Chang Guangrui rushed forward and spoke to him. Li Jianyang nodded and looked at Zhao Lijun from afar.

Then he pushed through the crowd, took a chair from the boss, placed it beside Zhao Lijun, and sat down. He didn't even look at Su Can and Tang Wu but stared straight at Zhao Lijun, his expression stern.

"Brother, what's going on These are my sports college students. As someone of some standing, shouldn’t you avoid quarreling with these students"

Without waiting for Zhao Lijun to speak, he continued, "Well, I looked at their injuries. They aren't too serious and not many. You should still pay them a few thousand."

Su Can couldn’t help but sneer. He said to Tang Wu, “See This is blatant extortion! These people all act like this; there’s no point in reasoning with them.”

Tang Wu stared at Su Can in astonishment. Wasn't the situation one of being outnumbered Why provoke them

Li Jianyang looked coldly at Su Can, "So what if we can’t reason"

Su Can laughed, "If reasoning doesn’t work, then there’s only law!"

Li Jianyang sneered and pointed at Su Can to his students, saying, “Watch him closely. Don't let this student leave easily.”

Liyuan Li turned to leave. However, as expected, Zhijun Zhao stood up from his seat and asked, "So you're Liyuan Li"

"Hey, that's right."

"I've heard a lot about your name. Today I see it for myself and find it indeed impressive. Is the car comfortable to sit in Whose car is this Xiangyi Yang, the head of the police station"

Chengyan Zhao could not say anything at this point. This was already beyond their level of conflict; even breathing seemed taboo. The school had also been alerted and several teachers were standing by the school gate with a crowd of students, watching in surprise. Seeing the police car made them sigh in relief, waiting to see how it would unfold.

"I tell you, that doesn't matter whose car it is; it's none of your business! Worry about yourself instead!"

Zhijun Zhao didn’t argue further. He picked up his phone and dialed a number, bursting with righteous fury. "Zheng Gao, it’s me! Get over to No. 27 Middle School right now with everyone you have. What's going on A gang of hooligans surrounding students! Do you think I appointed you deputy chief for nothing!"

Zhijun Zhao's voice boomed like a tiger, and the streets fell silent.

Liyuan Li was stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter. Then he returned to his seat and said, "Alright then, you've put me in with the gangsters! You're quite something yourself, giving orders to Deputy Chief Zheng Gao as if he were your subordinate! In this world, there are probably only two people who can give commands like that to Deputy Chief Zheng Gao: one is Provincial Public Security Department Director Fuyuchun, whom I’ve dined with; the other might be new Public Security Bureau Director Zhijun Zhao. Brother, which faction do you belong to If I've offended you, please accept my apologies."

Liyuan Li clenched his teeth and said, "First confirm that your phone call went through! Don't think a few curses into the microphone will scare anyone! You didn’t ask around; have I ever been in situations like this"

He then stretched out his muscular arm, spreading his thumb wide. "I’ll give you five minutes. Only five minutes! Who you call won’t help!"

Five minutes passed.

Absolute silence reigned.

Liyuan Li stood up from his seat and said with a smile, “Sorry pal, time’s up; looks like you’re stuck here today.”

The sound of police sirens grew closer. The crowd who had been feeling smug stared at each other in surprise.

In an instant, several dozen police cars flashing red and blue lights entered the area, quickly surrounding everyone present.

Students from the Sports School as well as Liyuan Li’s henchmen were likely terrified; a crowd of people scattered frantically like frightened birds.

The sound of police car doors slamming shut echoed out continuously. Police officers surrounded them, and someone used a loudspeaker to give instructions.

Su Can picked up his teacup and drank from it, staring at the stunned crowd near and far who had gathered to watch. He knew it was time for things to wind down, so he said, "Oh, forgot to mention, that’s Zhijun Zhao."

Zhijun Zhao drew his gun from his waist holster and kicked Liyuan Li along with the wooden chair he was sitting on back onto the ground. A sharp aura of killing intent emerged. "He’s right. I am Zhijun Zhao! Believe me or not, just watch!"

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