A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 2763: Chapter 1871: Fanning the Flames (A Joke in the Ancient Four)

For Duanmu Huai, this was just another ordinary matter; as long as no one died, he couldn’t be bothered. Although due to Duanmu Huai’s intervention, Sato didn’t actually kill Jiutoulong Naito, and it was just a momentary impulse, but in any case, that was attempted murder.

After a private discussion, Sato decided to drop out of school.

As for Jiutoulong Naito...

In front of Duanmu Huai, Jiutoulong Naito no longer had that smug look as before. Although she was very angry at the time, upon reflecting later, she realized she was at death’s door, which quite frightened her. Moreover, she had previously boasted arrogant remarks, angering many students. It wasn’t just Sato she provoked; she used to think that since she was from the Nine-headed Dragon Group, nothing could happen to her.

But it turned out someone really dared to kill you!

If it weren’t for Duanmu Huai stepping in, Jiutoulong Naito would have become a corpse by now.

Who wouldn’t be scared?

One could say that although Sato’s swing didn’t kill her, it completely shattered her defenses. Now she saw everyone as a potential murderer, but Jiutoulong Naito was too embarrassed to lower herself to seek reconciliation. Considering that if something really happened to her here, her brother would have a hard time handling it, she thought it over and decided to leave early.

Face is not as important as life.

However, she was reasonable enough to thank Duanmu Huai before leaving.

"Hmm...."

Looking at Jiutoulong Naito in front of him, Duanmu Huai stroked his chin.

"What are you thinking?"

"Huh?"

"I mean what you said before, about taking Xiao Quan Zhenzhou’s place if she left the school..."

"That was just me blustering."

At this point, Jiutoulong Naito’s expression also turned grim.

"When I saw Sato’s behavior, I just wanted to provoke her, after all..... I didn’t know if I could actually fill in, and I didn’t have any influence at the school. If I really had influence, why would I be stuck in the preparatory course instead of going directly into the undergraduate program with my brother?"

No wonder Jiutoulong Naito looked so embarrassed; she just wanted to show off because she found Sato unpleasant. Essentially, it was akin to saying "my dad’s a cop, if you mess with me, I’ll get him to arrest your family." Just like Jiutoulong Naito said, if she had the capability to maneuver her way into the undergraduate program, she wouldn’t have been in the preparatory course in the first place, disgracing herself.

In the end, Jiutoulong Naito didn’t expect that pretending to be tough almost cost her her life.

She really didn’t expect Sato actually wanted to kill her–– "I was just bluffing, and you took it seriously?"

Now this little girl fully understood what it meant for trouble to come from the mouth.

"Hehe."

Looking at Jiutoulong Naito in front of him, Duanmu Huai chuckled softly.

"Alright, since you understand now, I have nothing more to say... Hmm, but I do have something I’d like your help with."

"Me?"

"Exactly."

Duanmu Huai nodded.

"You’re from the Nine-headed Dragon Group, so you must know some media contacts, right?"

The Yakuza and the entertainment industry are basically inseparable, so they often deal with the media, and Duanmu Huai was quite knowledgeable in this area. Jiutoulong Naito hesitatingly nodded.

"Our family does know some people in that field..."

"Then I hope you can introduce a few people to me. I have some big news to break."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Jiutoulong Naito’s face changed.

"Teacher, you’re not planning to expose this incident, are you?"

"That’s just the tip of the iceberg."

Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes.

"Your little mishap wouldn’t take up much space in the news. What I want to report is about the preparatory course."

"Preparatory course?"

"Exactly."

Duanmu Huai nodded.

"You mentioned replacements before, right? I checked into it and found some interesting things. It turned out... you guys were deceived completely."

"Deceived?"

Upon hearing this, Jiutoulong Naito couldn’t stand it anymore.

"What do you mean, teacher?"

"Come here, I’ve got something interesting to show you."

Duanmu Huai chuckled, then took out his phone, motioned for Jiutoulong Naito to come over, and showed her the data on it.

"Do you know why there’s suddenly a preparatory course, and why the tuition is so expensive? The school’s claim was to awaken potential abilities, but that’s all lies. They created this preparatory course just to gather a large sum of money. In reality, you never had a chance to get into the undergraduate program; the talk about replacement was just to give you some hope."

"What!?"

Hearing this, Jiutoulong Naito couldn’t stand it anymore and clenched her fists in anger.

"How can they do that!?"

"Because they have a plan that requires a lot of money."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand, brushing it off.

"It’s not surprising; being in the Yakuza, you should understand these money-gathering schemes."

"I know, but... this is Hope Peak!"

Jiutoulong Naito stared at the data and charts on the phone, clenching her fists in disbelief.

"Why would they do that? And if it gets exposed, wouldn’t they be ruined?"