My older sister is a villainous rich girl

After understanding what he meant, Chris was overjoyed. If there weren't other classmates around, she would have loved to hug his head and give him a good kiss.

"Wayne—only you understand me!!! I've wanted to do this for a long time!"

She didn't even bother eating her snacks, and with a cheer, she pounced on Wayne's back.

Many people in the classroom were drawn to the commotion, but when they saw that it was Chris, most of them turned their heads back as if it were nothing.

"Shh, keep your voice down."

Wayne lowered his voice and said, "The teachers don't know yet. We'll strike quietly and catch them off guard. Once it's announced, they won't be able to turn the tide."

Actually, it wouldn't matter if it were leaked now.

He had already made a deal with Chairman Harold behind the scenes, so he wasn't worried about finding another excuse to back down. Wayne just didn't want those unwilling teachers to think about him as the "instigator."

However, it shouldn't be a problem to use this to intimidate Chris.

Chris believed it, quickly covered her mouth, and nodded repeatedly.

Fortunately, today's regular classes had already ended, and many students went to participate in club activities, so no one paid attention to what was being discussed in the corner.

"We'll make a detailed plan when we get back!" she said, full of fighting spirit.

Wayne just smiled and didn't say anything more.

……

For most students at Seonggye Academy, life is generally easy and pleasant.

Those who are admitted are either exceptionally talented or extremely wealthy and powerful. In the game called "Life," the difficulty level they choose from the very beginning is "Extremely Easy."

They only need to complete their studies step by step to embark on a path destined for greatness.

However, on this wide avenue, there are occasionally a few unlucky guys who will fall even when they are on flat ground, and Peggy is one of them.

"--hateful!"

In one of the city guard's cells, he angrily slammed his fist against the iron bars, producing a dull metallic vibration.

"Stop knocking, it's useless," another man on the inside of the cell advised gleefully. "Don't blame me for not warning you, if you really attract those guards, you'll be the one who suffers."

Peggy glanced at her coldly.

A person with disheveled hair and dirty clothes sat by the wall, only their eyes were exceptionally bright, staring at him curiously.

Peggy was disgusted by his slovenly appearance and turned her gaze away.

As a nobleman studying at Seiki Academy, it is an utter disgrace to be imprisoned in such a place one day.

But he didn't want to talk to that person, and that person wasn't willing to let him go.

Seemingly bored, the guy, who was as dirty as a beggar, started trying to make conversation.

"—Hey, what did you do to get locked up here?"

"What's your name?"

"—Judging from your fair and delicate appearance, your family must be quite well-off, right?"

Peggy, unable to contain herself any longer, glared at him warningly: "I'm only staying here for a short while. If you don't want to offend someone you can't afford to mess with, shut up now!"

But upon hearing him say that, the man burst out laughing.

"An important figure you can't afford to offend? Are you talking about yourself?" As if he had stumbled upon a very amusing joke, he laughed loudly, "Ha, hahaha... If you were really some important figure, how could you possibly be locked in the same level of cell as me?"

Peggy, who was already in a bad mood, felt even worse when she realized that the other person was subtly mocking her.

He was just about to risk being discovered by the guards on duty to teach him a lesson when the man suddenly seemed to deflate, his tone abruptly changing as he sighed with great emotion, "That's right, I'm almost on the gallows, so I'm not exactly an ordinary person anymore."

Peggy paused, then suddenly realized something.

"What did you do wrong?"

According to the unwritten rules of the royal prison, only people with similar crimes are imprisoned in the same area. In other words, a thief's cellmate will be a thief, and a death row inmate's cellmate will also be a death row inmate, and their final sentences will not differ much.

However, the information I received earlier indicated that the maximum imprisonment period would not exceed three months. How could I be locked up with someone who was going to be hanged?

"Me?" The disheveled man chuckled foolishly.

"Since there's nothing else to do, let me tell you a story."

"Once upon a time, there was a hardworking man who made a living by selling street snacks from dawn till dusk. Although his life was very hard, as long as the meager money he earned was enough to support his only lovely daughter, he felt that his fate was not too bad."

"But this life was completely changed one afternoon..."

"His daughter was bitten twenty-seven times by a rabid dog on the street and never came back."

Chapter 591 We believe whatever they say.

Peggy frowned.

But, as this person said, there was nothing else to do, so he chose to continue listening.

"When the diligent man received the news and rushed over, he learned that the vicious dog was a baron's pet and had already been locked up at home."

“Apart from saying ‘Your daughter is dead,’ the people cleaning up the mess didn’t say anything to him.”

"No one felt the need to explain to him how the vicious dog got out or how it ended up on that street. Only one guard, seemingly out of pity, rebuked him: 'Why didn't you keep an eye on your daughter?'"

"It's as if the child deserved to die because he was the one who caused trouble for the nobleman's dog..."

Hearing this, Peggy had already guessed that the "story" this man was talking about was mostly his own personal experience.

Just as a flicker of sympathy began to form in his heart, the man continued speaking.

"—I'm just a commoner, how can my daughter be compared to a nobleman's dog?" The disheveled man unconsciously gritted his teeth. "The diligent man knows this very well, so he secretly investigated for a very long time and learned that the baron liked to keep fierce pets and train them to fight each other."

"And the creature that killed his daughter was the Baron's recently acquired pet. After that, he was fed and cared for every day, even more so than he and his daughter had ever lived."

"He couldn't break into the baron's house to kill the dog, but his investigation unexpectedly revealed that the baron's beloved youngest son loved eating snacks sold on the street... Ha, ha ha ha ha..."

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and burst into hearty laughter.

"You murdered a nobleman's son?" Peggy asked in astonishment.

Commoners who murder nobles are usually punished more severely, let alone those who murdered a vulnerable child by such insidious means. Given the victim's indignant testimony in court, it is not difficult to understand why he would be sentenced to hanging.

No, that's not right... If he really did commit such a thing, then from any perspective, it would be even more impossible to imprison him together with me, a nobleman!

This extremely unusual arrangement terrified him.

Realizing something was wrong, he looked around at the neighboring cells and found that it seemed that only he and the disheveled man were imprisoned on this floor. The surroundings were extremely quiet, without even a sound.

He couldn't help but pound on the iron gate again.

"Is anyone outside? Answer me! Guards?!"

There was no response.

The man laughed again, "Hahaha, you're really funny! Are you afraid I'll kill you? Don't worry, I don't kill people I have no grudge against."

Peggy retorted angrily, "Idiot! I'm not afraid you'll kill me, I'm afraid someone will come and kill both of us!"

He didn't know how full the city guard's prison usually was, but it was clearly abnormal that no patrolling guards came to check on such a loud noise.

Did I do something that warrants being silenced?

After much thought, this incident seems to be the most likely.

Could it be... that person didn't want me to get involved? But I clearly confessed exactly as they told me!

Some ominous thoughts popped into Peggy's mind, and she was no longer willing to stay there and wait to die.

After hesitating for two seconds, he walked to the door lock and used his magic to create a jolt.

Clang—

With a muffled thud, the door lock was opened.

This time, it was the disheveled man behind him who stared at him in astonishment. "You...you're a magician?"

Peggy paused as he was about to step out of the cell. After a two-second silence, he turned back and said softly, "If you don't die and you happen to meet a big shot who can completely change your fate... tell him that Peggy was assassinated and that the secret is hidden behind the second brick from the bottom of the tool stall in the men's restroom on the top floor of the Seiki Academy club building."

He was gambling, gambling on even the one in ten thousand chance that his words could be successfully conveyed.

Without even glancing at the utterly disheveled man, he stepped out of the cell.

……

“There was a prison break from the city guards last night, and Peggy, the middleman who was in charge of connecting the two sides in the Marseille poisoning case, was killed on the spot.”

Early in the morning, Duke Elliott told Wayne this news, which could be described as unbelievable.

"Qingxi Academy requested an investigation into the guards on duty in the cell that night, but the city guard refused. Prince Richard has already set off for the city guard headquarters, and we don't know what the outcome will be."

He has very detailed information, and it seems he has been keeping an eye on the latest developments.

Wayne frowned and asked, "Didn't you say it would only be a maximum of three months in prison? After all, it was just an attempted poisoning of a horse; such a punishment is already the maximum for a nobleman."

“Theoretically, that’s true. But for some reason, Peggy pleaded guilty but refused to accept punishment, insisted on escaping, and attacked the guards without explanation, which led to his execution.” Duke Elliott pondered for a moment. “There’s more to this than meets the eye, but for us, we just need to keep an eye on things.”

We believe whatever they say.

Wayne understood Elliott's implication and nodded.

Although this happened unexpectedly, Wayne didn't know the person named Peggy, so it didn't feel real to him.

As usual, he went to the academy with Chris and handed over the "Teachers' Day" plan they had jointly developed to the chairman of the board, who was sitting in his office with a troubled expression and constantly rubbing his hair.

"You've heard about it, haven't you? What happened in the city guard's cell last night?"

Harold accepted the proposal and casually asked a question.

“I’ve heard some rumors,” Wayne replied ambiguously.

“This is really troublesome,” Harold said in a somber tone. “Students of Qingxi Academy can die on the battlefield, they can die from disease or accidents… but they shouldn’t die from those guys’ conspiracy.”

Wayne was silent for a moment.

"Even if he's a criminal?" he asked.

“That’s right!” Harold answered matter-of-factly.

“If he is guilty, the punishment should be approved by Seiki Academy first, and then he can be sentenced.”

"This is one of the inherent rights established by the kingdom since the academy's inception. Those guys—they've overstepped their bounds!"

He is very angry now.

Could it be that they don't respect him because he's the chairman and doesn't usually get involved in things?

Once such a precedent is set, Qingxi Academy will no longer be able to legitimately protect students who might be involved in external power struggles.

Chapter 592 Bringing Back the Truth

Most of the students at the academy are associated with various powerful factions, including some children of wealthy and powerful families belonging to different camps.

What these people have in common is that they are all future pillars of the kingdom, and the loss of any one of them would be a great pity. This special regulation can, to some extent, prevent them from becoming puppets manipulated by family infighting.

Cheonggye Academy acts as a neutral zone, protecting and monitoring the personal safety of all its students.

Harold tapped his magnifying glass on his desk.

"Ahem, Wayne." He had a very serious expression.

"I want to give you a task."

Wayne's lips twitched; he guessed it was probably going to be troublesome again. "Can I refuse?"

"Hey, don't be so quick to refuse!" Although Harold was rebuffed, he clearly hadn't given up. He reorganized his words and tried to persuade him again: "Look, as the president of the Lily Society, you can represent the position of all the elites in the academy to some extent. If the academy's prestige is damaged, isn't that also damaging your personal prestige?!"

That statement is not wrong.

The reason why the Lily Society has such a prominent position in Seiki Academy is due to the great efforts made by previous presidents and members.

Therefore, even though these newcomers enjoyed extremely unreasonable privileges and even though ordinary students complained, their status was still very difficult to shake.

If we were to stand solely on the Yuri Society's side, we should actively uphold the privileges of Seiki Academy.

But Wayne had to consider that besides the Lily Society, his family's interests were obviously more involved... In fact, once he showed up, it was hard for people to think that this matter had nothing to do with the Winchester family.

Harold cleared his throat as he saw Harold's thoughtful expression.

“Of course! I will grant you full authority to represent me. In many things, we can benefit each other, can’t we?” he said.