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"Brother Gongming, that's going too far!"

"Yes, we already admit we misspoke and didn't consider your feelings, but you can't say things like that to humiliate us!"

"Ha, besides, we didn't say anything wrong! When we came to see you a couple of days ago, you said you were short of money and asked us to wait a couple of days. Now that you're leaving, we naturally have to come and get to the bottom of this!"

……

Seeing Gao Zhao turn his back on them so ruthlessly and utter such vile words, the others were immediately enraged and began to criticize him.

Seeing them so brazenly asking for money, Qin Hui trembled with rage. Pointing at them, he roared, "How could you say such a thing? Gongming is helping you out of kindness, not owing you money!"

"Qin Huizhi, what does this have to do with you! Aren't you living off his charity just the same? What are you pretending to be so high and mighty for!"

"Exactly, what are you doing here today? Didn't you just come to coax some money out of him since you know he's leaving?"

"Compared to your sycophantic methods, our approach appears honest and upright!"

"Ha ha……"

……

Seeing that Qin Hui repeatedly spoke up for Gao Zhao, the group assumed that he was using them as stepping stones to curry favor with Gao Zhao and gain benefits by trampling on them.

They naturally wouldn't tolerate Qin Hui, and they all mocked and ridiculed him, using the most sarcastic and biting language possible, which made Qin Hui so angry that his face turned ashen and his whole body trembled.

"You... are utterly shameless!"

Qin Hui roared in grief and anger. Although he came from a humble background and made a living by doing despicable things that others looked down on, he still had his own integrity. How could he allow them to slander and humiliate him like this!

He did receive financial assistance from Gao Zhao, and he was grateful for it, thinking that he would repay the favor one day when he became successful.

But they never acted like these shameless scoundrels, taking other people's kindness for granted and even actively demanding it!

"Bang!"

Qin Hui was about to continue cursing when he suddenly felt a figure dart out beside him. Then he heard a loud crash. The man who had been laughing the loudest among them was kicked by Gao Zhao and sent flying. He crashed heavily to the ground, his mouth agape in pain, but he couldn't even let out a scream.

For a moment, everyone present was stunned. No one expected Gao Zhao to suddenly make a move and violently injure people.

"You... how could you hit someone..." The group was so frightened that they took several steps back before questioning him in shock and anger.

Gao Zhao's gaze swept over these people, looking eager and unsatisfied!

These scholars, who were as skinny as chicks, were physically superior to him in every way. If he could fight, who would bother with their nonsense!

Glancing at the astonished Qin Hui, Gao Zhao said loudly, "Qin Hui is my good brother. I admired his talent and character, which is why I took the initiative to befriend him. During that time, he never asked me for a single penny, not even when he was destitute! How dare you compare yourself to him?"

Qin Hui shuddered, turned his head blankly, and stared at Gao Zhao.

He never expected that Gao Zhao would stand up for him and defend his dignity at this time!

He couldn't help but recall the months he spent with Gao Zhao. When they first met, he did indeed have ulterior motives, wanting to gain benefits from Gao Zhao.

But after he was devastated and lost all hope, lying under a bridge, contemplating suicide, he was rescued by Gao Zhao. He then discovered Gao Zhao's true nature and began to treat him as a friend.

The emotion and warmth he felt from the other person far surpassed anything he had experienced in his entire life!

[Gratitude points from Qin Hui +1]

Your calligraphy skills have improved! Calligraphy (Masterful)

Is that it?

Brother Hui, I would call you a treasure boy!

"Ouch, that hurts so much!" The student who had been kicked to the ground by Gao Zhao finally recovered and cried out in pain.

The group immediately snapped out of their daze, their eyes darting around. Pointing at Gao Zhao, they angrily rebuked him, "How dare you! You dare to hurt people so wantonly! Let me tell you, this won't end so easily!"

"Deal? Haha..." Gao Zhao laughed loudly, stepping forward with a disdainful expression. He stomped on the student who was struggling to get up, looking at the group arrogantly and provocatively:

"So what if I hit you? If I used that money to give to beggars, they'd at least kowtow to me! You bunch of good-for-nothings, good for nothing, dare to talk back to me! You've never been beaten before!"

"You...you..." The group looked at each other, feeling that the situation was not developing as they had imagined.

He sponsored these people for a good reputation, and now is a crucial moment for him to enter the court as an official. Shouldn't he be thinking of keeping the peace?

Their demands were not excessive; if each of them gave them ten or eight strings of cash, they would be happy to promote his reputation for being charitable!

This was clearly a win-win situation, so why did he just take action?

"Gao Zhao! Don't go too far!" a scholar shouted, his voice trembling with fear. "I'm only letting this go because you helped me before. Just apologize and compensate us, and we'll call it even!"

"Oh, so you want money!" Gao Zhao laughed even more gleefully, pulling out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, taking one out, and waving it in front of them, saying, "I have plenty of money. Here's one hundred strings of cash. Is that enough?"

The men's eyes lit up immediately as they stared intently at the banknote, while also glancing at the thick wad of cash in Gao Zhao's arms. They couldn't help but swallow hard, wondering how much money this was!

Gao Zhao's smile grew even more mocking: "If you want it, it's simple. Kneel down and apologize, kowtow and admit your mistakes. If I'm satisfied, the money is yours!"

The scholars' faces froze instantly, their eyes a mixture of greed and embarrassment. They subconsciously looked around and saw that someone was already walking towards them from the public kitchen, which made them realize what was going on.

"You...you're deliberately humiliating us scholars!"

"A scholar can be killed but not humiliated! How can we, scholars, endure such disgrace!"

"So you don't want it anymore!" Gao Zhao raised an eyebrow and brazenly took the money back, making the others extremely envious.

"You never intended to give us money! This is a deliberate attempt to humiliate us!" a student shouted. "Since that's the case, don't blame us for being ungrateful!"

After the student finished speaking, he turned and ran towards the public kitchen, shouting loudly, "Everyone, come quickly and uphold justice for us! Gao Zhao is abusing his power and bullying us poor students!"

It was lunchtime, and the kitchen was full of students eating. Upon hearing this, everyone put down their bowls and chopsticks and looked over.

Seeing this, the men were overjoyed and shouted even more loudly and fiercely!

Students immediately got up and walked over, and then more and more people flocked over.

"Brother Gongming..." Qin Hui said with some worry.

"Don't worry!" Gao Zhao said righteously, "You must believe that good will prevail over evil!"