The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 105 The Lonely Warrior

A Mercedes-Benz E230 is driving on the road.

Wang Xiaojian, who was driving, secretly glanced at Wang Jingming in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

From the moment he got on the bus, Wang Jingming had a gloomy face.

The most infuriating thing is Huang Xiaoxian.

Wang Xiaojian tried to ask her with his eyes what was going on several times, but she deliberately kept her phone on, texting, and didn't even glance at Wang Xiaojian.

Buzz!

Someone's phone vibrated.

It doesn't belong to Wang Xiaojian, nor to Huang Xiaoxian.

Wang Jingming picked up his phone, glanced at the caller's name, and decided not to answer, tossing the phone aside.

A few minutes later, my phone vibrated again.

It was the same person calling.

Wang Jingming originally wanted to refuse the call, but after pressing the hang-up button for a long time, he finally handed the phone to the person in front of him.

Wang Xiaojian held the steering wheel with one hand and reached out with the other to take the phone, but Wang Jingming handed the phone to Huang Xiaoxian who was standing next to him.

"Mind your own business and focus on driving."

Huang Xiaoxian turned around, looking puzzled.

"Mr. Wang, this is the phone number that's calling you."

"Nonsense, of course I know it's for me. I don't want to answer this person's call, you answer it for me."

"What if they ask you about it—"

"Just tell her I don't want to hear her voice."

After hearing this, Huang Xiaoxian had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer the phone.

"Hello, Ms. Hu, I am—"

"Give the phone to Wang Jingming!"

Huang Xiaoxian was stunned when the other party spoke.

Didn't I just run into that woman at the hotel?

Just minutes before, Huang Xiaoxian was texting her colleagues, gossiping about Hu Ling and Wang Jingming's relationship.

Hearing Hu Ling's voice at that moment, I suddenly felt very guilty.

"Mr. Wang said he doesn't want to work with you—"

"You don't want to talk to me, huh? Fine, then tell him he can forget about getting the exclusive rights to use the song 'The Rest of My Life'. I'll go find the owner of Yuanhe Wedding Company and let him hear the song."

The Yuanhe Wedding Company that Hu Ling mentioned is the arch-rival of Xingfu Jiari.

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaoxian panicked and turned to look at Wang Jingming behind her.

Before she could even speak, Wang Jingming snatched the phone away.

"Hu Ling, what do you mean?"

"Why aren't you avoiding me anymore?"

"Explain what you just said!"

"I have just secured the copyright agency for the song 'The Rest of My Life'. The terms you discussed before remain unchanged. When signing the contract, please remember to come in person."

After that, hang up the phone.

Wang Jingming held his phone, his face grim.

Fairfield by Marriott lobby bar.

Hu Ling put down her phone, feeling exceptionally relaxed.

She is increasingly convinced that joining the Starry Sky project was the right decision.

It's a bit of a shame that I couldn't thank Yang Muye in person.

Just a few minutes ago, Yang Muye was called away by a phone call.

It was called from the school.

Ji Donglai wanted to see Yang Muye.

In front of the school's main administration building, Liu Qing came downstairs specifically to wait for Yang Muye to arrive.

After meeting, Liu Qing "leaked" the secret to Yang Muye in advance.

The investigation team's findings on the Liu Feng and He Yueyue incident have been released and will be published online by tonight at the latest.

Unsurprisingly, the blame will mainly fall on Liu Feng, He Yueyue, and the School of International Business.

The man was dismissed from his post and terminated his employment, which not only ruined his reputation but also destroyed his entire career.

The woman's academic credentials were revoked, she was expelled from school, and her employment was terminated.

In addition to his involvement in the crime and assaulting students, he will likely find it difficult to live in China without changing his name and identity.

The case at the National Business School also implicated a large number of people, including a certain retiree.

Overall, the result was very gratifying.

Judging from the smug and triumphant look on Liu Qing's face when she said these words, it's easy to see that she's been enjoying the gossip these past two days.

Yang Muyi casually asked, "When will Teacher Li be back at work?"

Liu Qing shrugged and said, "You're overthinking it. Things have escalated to this point, and even He Yueyue has received her due punishment. How could Li Yunchang possibly escape unscathed? I heard he has already resigned and returned to his hometown."

Before Yang Muyi could express his opinion, Liu Qing said, "Don't worry about others, take care of yourself first."

Yang Muyi feigned innocence and said, "I'm just a bystander like you, what does it have to do with me?"

Liu Qing didn't even bother to expose him.

On the surface, this matter has nothing to do with Yang Muye, but the incident has blown up so much that, despite the school's decisive and swift handling, the negative impact cannot be easily eliminated.

Ji Donglai called Yang Muyi over to discuss this matter.

Liu Qing only escorted Yang Muye upstairs and left without even entering Ji Donglai's office.

"Boom boom boom!"

Yang Muye knocked on the office door alone.

Ji Donglai, who was sitting behind his desk, looked up.

"What, do I have to invite you in?"

Upon hearing this tone that didn't treat him like an outsider, Yang Muyi immediately felt relieved.

After entering the office, Ji Donglai told Yang Muyi to find a chair to sit down.

Yang Muyi sat down and asked, "Secretary Ji, did you need something from me?"

Ji Donglai raised his head slightly and said irritably, "The principal asked me to pass on a message to Cheng Feng, asking when he plans to return to class, and whether he can voluntarily delete that video?"

Yang Muyi immediately took out his phone and dialed Cheng Feng's number.

"Makino, I was just about to call you—"

"I'm in Secretary Ji's office. He asked me to ask you if you've finished your work."

"Have the investigation results for the school incident come out?"

"It's out, and everything is as you expected."

"Great! I'll go back to school with Wu Di tomorrow. Also, the music video is finished, I'll send it to you now."

Yang Muyi glanced at Ji Donglai across the desk, then covered the microphone on his phone:
"Secretary Ji, may I borrow your computer for a moment? Cheng Feng has finished a song and made a music video these past two days. He asked me to receive it right away."

Ji Donglai felt a surge of blood pressure. He was just racking his brains about how to complete the task assigned by the school when Cheng Feng started causing trouble again.

Before he could even agree, Yang Muye had already replied to Cheng Feng over the phone:

"Wait a moment, I'll go on QQ right away."

Ji Donglai immediately realized that Yang Muye and Cheng Feng must have conspired beforehand to force themselves on him.

Fine, he wanted to see what these two troublesome bastards were up to.

Seeing Ji Donglai stand up, Yang Muyi immediately sat down at the computer and logged into QQ.

After sending Cheng Feng a shaking window, a video file was immediately sent over.

The file has been processed and is only a little over 100 megabytes in size.

After the transfer was complete, Yang Muye double-clicked the video file to play it in full screen.

Standing to the side, Ji Donglai couldn't help but look at the computer screen with curiosity.

As the screen went black, three handwritten white characters, seemingly about to pierce the screen, came into view.

The lonely brave man.

There was another line of smaller print next to it:
Old Boys.

At the very bottom, there is a neat line of text that reads:

Lyricist and composer: Barbarian

The intro music begins, and the scene changes.

Cheng Feng and Wu Di sat back to back in a room, with a huge mirror in front of them.

"All of them are brave."

As the song begins, the scene shifts to a recording studio, where Cheng Feng, wearing headphones, is focused on singing.

"The wound on your forehead, your differences, the mistakes you've made."

The scene shifts again, and Cheng Feng looks up in front of the mirror, a scar clearly visible on his forehead. It's from a fight with Andy, and now He Yueyue has to bear the burden alone.

Before Yang Muyi and Ji Donglai could think any further, Wu Di's singing began to play.

"No need to hide."

The scene shifts back to the recording studio, where Wu Di closes his eyes and sings into the microphone:

"Your worn-out doll, your mask, your ego."

"They say to bring light and tame every monster."

The scene then shifts to Cheng Feng's perspective from inside the recording studio.

"They say, stitch your wounds up, no one likes a clown."

"Why is loneliness not glorious? It is only imperfections that are worthy of praise."

"Who says someone covered in mud isn't a hero?"

Upon hearing this lyric, Ji Donglai felt a chill run down his spine. Before he could even sigh, Cheng Feng and Wu Di's voices rang out together.

"I love you walking alone in a dark alley."

"I love the way you don't kneel down."

"I love you and have faced despair."

"Refusing to kneel."

……

"Who says only those who stand in the light are heroes!"

It's another incredibly explosive and chilling lyric.

And yet, it sounds so familiar.

Ji Donglai looked at the back of Yang Muye's head with a puzzled expression, wanting to speak, but then held back.

Because the song hasn't finished yet.

The scene returns to the room where the two are sitting back to back.

This time, Wu Di sang first.

"They say quitting your madness is like wiping off dirt."

Cheng Feng's voice followed.

"They say the price of climbing the stairs is to keep your head down."

Upon hearing this, Ji Donglai could no longer hold back.

Could these lyrics be any more explicit?

But you have to admit, the lyrics are damn good!

It was so good that Ji Donglai clearly wanted to call a halt, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Even knowing whose face they were slapping, they couldn't help but cheer in their hearts.

……

"Your mottled appearance is unique, truly unique."

Your silence is deafening, deafening.

"You are the Hero!"

After watching the entire music video, Yang Muyi, feeling the pressure of being stabbed by Ji Donglai's gaze, turned around.

"Secretary Ji, would you like to look at it again?"

"Step aside!"

Ji Donglai sat down in front of the computer with a stern face.

I watched the music video from beginning to end again before taking out the USB drive from the drawer and dragging the video file into it.

Ji Donglai immediately stood up after unplugging the USB drive.

After thinking for a moment, he sat down again.

"You sit down too."

He said to Yang Muye.

After Yang Muyi sat down, Ji Donglai carefully considered his words before speaking:
"What's your relationship with the songwriter and composer of this song, Barbarian?"

"I am a barbarian."

Yang Muye answered honestly.

Upon hearing this, Ji Donglai breathed a sigh of relief.

This result was not unexpected, and it was exactly what Ji Donglai had hoped for.

"Was it written specifically for Cheng Feng's video?"

"No, it was written a long time ago. It just so happened that this happened, so I took it out and sang it for them."

"What, you want them to be the next Back Dorm Boys?"

Yang Muye looked up in surprise.

"Secretary Ji, you still know about the Back Dorm Boys?"

“We university teachers are not as closed-minded as you think. We also go online regularly.”

"Old Boys is different from the pure pranksters like Back Dorm Boys. As you can see from Cheng Feng's video, we are spreading positive energy!"

Ji Donglai was speechless.

Is your way of spreading positive energy to create a hole in the sky?
Unfortunately, Ji Donglai had no way to refute it.

Fighting against injustice and exposing the dark side—if that's not positive energy, what is?
Although it may not be liked by some people, no one can deny the value of this kind of courage.

"Okay, I'll take this positive-energy song to the principal and let him hear it. Do you have anything to add?"

"We didn't expect the investigation team's findings to come out so quickly. When the video is officially released, we can add a sentence at the end."

"What?"

"Dawn dispels the darkness, day breaks!"

Ji Donglai pondered these words several times before finally nodding.

"Okay, let's send the message back first."

After leaving Ji Donglai's office, I ran into Liu Qing again at the second-floor stairwell.

She was waiting for Yang Muye here specifically.

"You passed the test so quickly?" Liu Qing glanced upstairs and asked curiously.

"Otherwise, how would you like the school to handle this? Would you expel Cheng Feng outright?" Yang Muye retorted.

Liu Qing replied matter-of-factly, "Didn't Cheng Feng reveal in the video that he got into a fight off-campus and ended up in the police station? If the college finds out about this, they should at least issue a public reprimand, right?"

Do you know why Cheng Feng took the past two days off?

"Isn't this to lay low and avoid trouble?"

"He went to record a song."

"You wrote it?"

"Yes, I wrote it."

"And then what? The academy decided not to issue a public reprimand to him just because of one song?"

Liu Qing looked at him with an expression that said, "I'm not well-educated, don't try to fool me."

Yang Muyi was about to say that the school was probably just hoping things would calm down quickly, and that the college would be incredibly stupid to issue a reprimand to Cheng Feng.

Once the music video for "The Lone Warrior" is released, that's even less likely.

Just then, a boy's voice came from the second-floor corridor.

"Senior Sister Liu, the school's Youth League Committee just called. Each college needs to submit at least three groups of contestants for this year's campus singing competition. Individuals or groups are both fine. Our college will follow the old rule and hold a preliminary competition within the college first to see if there are any promising talents among this year's freshmen?"

A handsome and composed young man walked over.

He's a bit thin, especially his face.

Upon seeing Yang Muyi standing on the stairs, the boy instinctively paused for a moment.

Before they could even react, Liu Qing's voice rang out first.

"Let me introduce you. This is Yang Muye, the arts and culture representative of the freshman Industrial Management class. He is not only a great singer, but he can also write his own songs."

"is it?"

The handsome young man showed a hint of curiosity on his face.

Liu Qing then introduced Lin Shaotao to Yang Muyi: "He is a junior majoring in Industrial Management, just like you. He is currently the Minister of External Relations of our college and a strong candidate for the next Student Union President."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Shaotao had already offered his hand.

"Hello, I was just talking to Senior Liu about the campus singing competition. If you're interested, you can sign up."

Looking at the "old cadre face" in front of him, which was almost unrecognizable due to its thinness, Yang Muye extended his hand.

"Okay, I'll look into it later."

Liu Qing's voice rang out again as they shook hands.

"I forgot to tell you, this senior student Lin from your Industrial Management major has won our college's singing competition for two consecutive years. You two can really have a competition this year."

(End of this chapter)