Redemption from the Abyss: The School Beauty Insists on Pulling Me Out of the Mire

Saturday, 7:30 a.m.

Although it was the weekend, for a key high school like Jiangcheng No.1 High School, it was just an ordinary day for make-up classes.

Jiang Yue walked into the campus as usual.

He was in an exceptionally good mood today. Last night, Tiger sent him a message saying "things are done." Although he didn't post any photos, he figured that Xie Wang's hand, the one that held the pen and typed the keyboard, was probably useless by now.

The thought of him lying in the hospital groaning made Jiang Yue feel that the air was much fresher.

He straightened his school uniform collar and walked into the classroom of Grade 11 (1) with his head held high.

However, as soon as he stepped into the classroom, he sensed that something was wrong.

The previously noisy morning reading abruptly stopped the moment he appeared.

Dozens of eyes turned to look at them.

The gazes were no longer filled with envy and admiration, but rather...

Shock, disdain, disgust.

"Look, he still has the nerve to show his face?"

"How disgusting! They act all respectable all the time, but they do this kind of thing behind people's backs..."

"Hiring someone to assault you? That's illegal, isn't it? That's terrifying."

Whispers buzzed in his ears like flies.

Jiang Yue's smile froze.

He frowned, walked to his seat, and was about to get angry and ask what these people were looking at.

"Egyue."

A boy in the front row suddenly turned around, held his phone up to him, and said in an icy tone:

"See for yourself, the whole school received it."

Jiang Yue's heart skipped a beat.

He snatched the phone.

The screen displayed a mass email with a subject line consisting of only six large, bright red characters:

Jiang Yue's true colors

My fingers trembled as they slid down.

The content is shocking.

Part 1: [Hiring a Killer to Injure Someone]

Several high-resolution screenshots of chat logs.

The person speaking to was "Brother Tiger".

Jiang Yue: [This weekend, make your move. Cripple one of his hands, and I'll give you five thousand.]

Jiang Yue: [After this is done, I'll help you find the blind spots in the surveillance footage.]

There was even a transfer record of 5000 yuan, which occurred yesterday afternoon.

Part Two: [Academic Fraud]

That was an audio file.

Click play, and Jiang Yue's voice is crystal clear:

"...Find me the answers to the math exam for this midterm. I can't lose to that trash."

There are also several log records showing his cheating using electronic devices during previous major exams.

Part Three: [School Bullying]

This section is an edited version of a surveillance video.

In the scene, Jiang Yue and several others cornered a high school boy in the toilet, forcing him to kneel down. Their behavior was so disgusting it was nauseating.

"Smack."

The phone slipped from Jiang Yue's hand and hit the desk.

His face turned deathly pale instantly, and he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

It’s over.

It's all over.

"This isn't real...it's photoshopped! This is slander!"

Jiang Yue suddenly raised his head, his voice sharp and hoarse, like a madman whose tail had been stepped on, "Who? Who posted this?!"

"Did I send it? Chairman Jiang?"

A lazy voice came from the back door of the classroom.

The whole class automatically made way for them.

Xie Wang strolled in, one hand in his pocket.

His right hand was wrapped in white gauze, but he looked completely unharmed, even unusually energetic.

Behind him followed Su Qinghe, whose expression was aloof, and Lin Lu and Shen Hao, who both looked on with anticipation.

"Thank you, Wang!!!"

The moment Jiang Yue saw Xie Wang, his reason completely collapsed.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he lunged forward to grab Xie Wang's collar: "It was you! You hacked my phone! This is an invasion of privacy! I'm calling the police to arrest you!"

"Bang!"

Before he could even touch Xie Wang, Shen Hao tripped him with his leg.

Jiang Yue fell flat on his face in a sorry state, landing at Xie Wang's feet.

Xie Wang looked down at him with a cold gaze.

He crouched down and patted Jiang Yue's face with his uninjured left hand, his voice soft but clear enough for the whole class to hear:

"Call the police? Sure."

Xie Wang smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes:

"Perfect timing, the police are already downstairs."

"Regarding your hiring of someone to injure us, resulting in minor injuries to me and Lu Wen, and the 5000 yuan transfer record... shall we go to the police station to discuss this?"

"As for hacking your phone?"

Xie Wang stood up, took a wet wipe from his pocket, and wiped his hands as if he had just touched something dirty.

"I'm just a concerned citizen passing by. I received an anonymous tip, and the evidence is conclusive. I'm making it public for you. You're welcome."

"you……"

Jiang Yue trembled all over, collapsed to the ground, and couldn't utter a single word.

Looking at the disdainful glances around him, and at Su Qinghe's indifferent gaze standing beside Xie Wang, he finally realized—

His world collapsed.

Just then.

A series of hurried footsteps came from the classroom door.

The head of the teaching department walked in with two uniformed police officers, their faces ashen.

"Jiang Yue! Come out here!"

The head of student affairs was so angry his hands were trembling. "The police want to speak with you! Also, the school has decided to suspend all your duties. Your parents must be notified immediately to complete...expulsion procedures!"

drop out.

These two words were like a heavy hammer blow, completely shattering Jiang Yue's last hope.

Two police officers stepped forward and supported the limp Jiang Yue from both sides.

As Jiang Yue passed Xie Wang, he stared intently at him, his eyes filled with resentment and despair.

"Xie Wang...you ruined me...you ruined me!!!"

Xie Wang's expression remained unchanged.

He stood in the sunlight, watching Jiang Yue being dragged away, and replied calmly:

You ruined yourself.

"You chose this path, you dug this pit, and you deserve to fall in."

As Jiang Yue was taken away, a murmur of sighs rippled through the corridor.

This former pride of the school, student council president, and star student, was utterly disgraced and turned into a joke in just one morning.

The classroom remained quiet for a long time.

The silence was broken when Xie Wang whistled.

"Alright, the trash is all cleaned up, and the air is fresh now."

Xie Wang then turned to look at Su Qinghe.

The two exchanged a glance.

Without saying much, Su Qinghe simply touched his bandaged hand lightly, a faint smile flashing in her eyes:

"Does your hand hurt?"

Xie Wang smiled:

"It hurts just looking at him, but now that I can't see him, it seems... healed."

Su Qinghe shook his head helplessly, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, illuminating the empty front row of the classroom—Jiang Yue's seat, which was now empty.

This is a war without gunfire.

Xie Wang, a complete victory.