Chapter 187: The Tacit Understanding of the Three

“I went out with Su Yan, so why is the principal only expelling Su Yan?”

Ma Chulong’s eyes glared with fury, an oppressive aura radiating from his entire body.

He was not an inexperienced student, and at this moment, he felt even more terrifying than Zhou Fang by a thousand times.

The male student was scared half to death; after all, he wasn't a teacher.

As for the people in the classroom watching the commotion, not a single one dared to speak up.

“Su Yan, let’s go find the principal right now!”

Ma Chulong felt that even if they couldn't stop it, he and his sister should stand or fall with Su Yan.

Su Yan said dismissively, “There’s no need. Besides, he’s only heard rumors; the principal can't expel me.”

Ma Chulong immediately caught her drift.

So she already had a countermeasure?

That made sense; how could she possibly fail to handle such a small matter?

Once he realized this, the gloom on his face vanished, making him look like a completely different person from just a moment ago.

The other students looked at each other, thinking only that Su Yan was far too arrogant.

What kind of arrogant student was immune to expulsion?

Su Mo let out a cold snort. Even if Su Jianguo was the deputy director of the textile factory, his reach wouldn't extend to Xinghua.

She was just waiting to see Su Yan slink out of the school in disgrace.

The school bell rang.

Zhou Fang strode into the classroom.

The classroom was deathly silent.

If what that male student said was true, the teacher would surely demand Su Yan leave now.

Zhou Fang’s gaze swept across the classroom, finally landing on Su Yan and Ma Chulong.

At this moment, the very cells in Su Mo’s body were boiling.

“Class, open your textbooks. Today we will cover the contents of Lesson Four...”

Su Mo’s breath hitched in disbelief.

Perhaps the teacher just wanted to wait until after class to bring it up?

A class passed quickly, the bell rang for dismissal, and Zhou Fang walked out clutching his textbook.

Nothing had happened from beginning to end.

The classroom was filled with low whispers.

Su Yan had not been expelled as the male student had said, and the teacher hadn't even mentioned their truancy.

Was this still the Xinghua known for its strict discipline?

Su Mo’s expression was incredibly ugly, her gaze toward Su Yan looking as if it were laced with poison.

“Su Yan, that Su Mo doesn't seem very friendly to you.”

Ma Chulong spotted the distorted expression on Su Mo’s face at a glance.

Su Yan gave an "Mm," then added, “Just a small fry, she can't stir up any real waves.”

“Then you should be careful. Usually, it's people like that who keep tripping you up in the dark; they're a real nuisance.” Ma Chulong had likely figured out the grudge between them and knew that Su Yan might not want to step in easily. “Do you need me to handle it for you?”

Making Su Mo leave Xinghua would be easy for him.

“I appreciate the thought.” Su Yan’s words were effectively a refusal.

Ma Chulong smiled slightly; in that case, he would just wait and see.

***

Evening.

“Su Yan, tomorrow is the weekend. You haven't forgotten we're going to the neighboring county, have you?”

On the way home from school, Ma Chulong, Ma Chulan, and Su Yan were walking together.

Ma Chulan made a point to remind her.

The recent spirits they had encountered were all easy to deal with, and it was always her and her older brother who took action. She was a bit worried that Su Yan would find it boring and stop following them.

“Mm. I remember.”

Su Yan’s certain answer allowed her to breathe a sigh of relief.

“Are you going home right now?”

Ma Chulong glanced around; if they kept walking forward, their paths would no longer align.

Su Yan said, “I still have some things to buy.”

“Can you manage on your own?”

“I can.”

After saying that, Su Yan walked straight ahead.

Ma Chulong and Ma Chulan also headed in the direction of their home.

Su Yan said she had things to buy, but the path she took became increasingly remote, until finally, she entered a dead end.

“Did I take a wrong turn?”

She muttered to herself and turned to leave.

But before she could even take a step, over a dozen fierce-looking men had already blocked the entrance to the alley.

Each of them held iron rods or blades, their targets aimed directly at Su Yan.

“You have nowhere left to run.”

The leader, a man with a facial scar, stared at Su Yan sinisterly, as if he were going to tear her apart in the next second.

Su Yan looked at these people calmly, the corner of her mouth curling up slightly.

“Who are you people?”

“The people who are going to take your life!”

After the scarred man spoke, he signaled to the men around him, while he himself unhuriously lit a cigarette and began to smoke.

Dealing with a blind girl like this would only take a minute.

Standing motionless where she was, Su Yan appeared to them as if she had been paralyzed by fear.

“Heh, so many people bullying one girl, have you no shame?”

When the dozen or so men were halfway through their charge, a mocking voice suddenly rang out from beside the wall.

Everyone stopped in their tracks and turned in unison toward the source of the voice.

At some unknown point, a man and a woman had sat atop the wall, watching them with great interest.

The scarred man’s eyebrows knitted together like twisted rope; they had been tracking Su Yan the whole time and were certain no one else was around.

Before he could speak, Ma Chulong and Ma Chulan had already nimbly jumped down from the two-meter-high wall, landing steadily on their feet.

The scarred man tossed away his half-finished cigarette, realizing they were likely not ordinary people.

His dozen subordinates looked at each other, not daring to rush forward recklessly.

“Su Yan, how do you want to handle them?” Ma Chulong asked for Su Yan's opinion unhurriedly.

Su Yan was not at all surprised by the siblings' appearance. “Just leave them with enough breath to talk.”

Ma Chulong nodded. “Alright, we'll do it your way.”

As he spoke, he began to stretch his limbs.

The scarred man’s nose practically crooked with rage upon hearing their conversation.

This was nothing short of a blatant provocation.

“What are you all standing around for? Kill all three of them!”

With a roar, he refused to believe that a dozen armed brothers couldn't take down two women and one man.

The dozen burly men, with murderous glares, lunged toward Ma Chulong.

“Su Yan, let's step back a bit so we don't get splashed with blood.”

Instead of showing any concern for Ma Chulong, Ma Chulan grabbed the hem of Su Yan’s clothes and pulled her several steps to the side.

Su Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. “Aren't you going to help?”

Ma Chulan spoke with full confidence. “It's enough to have my brother deal with these scumbags. But where did these people come from, showing up in such numbers all at once? Are they trying to kill you?”

They had already noticed people watching Su Yan when they left the school gates, but they had developed a tacit understanding lately. No one had pointed it out, and they had intentionally acted as usual just to lure these people out.

Sure enough, as soon as she and her brother separated from Su Yan, these people had appeared, tailing her the whole time.

However, the biggest mistake these people had made was treating Su Yan like an ordinary person; they were practically delivering themselves to their deaths.

“Brother, don't forget to leave one breathing so we can ask questions!”

She shouted toward the fighting crowd, fearing her brother might get too excited while fighting and forget the main objective.