Chapter 030: Fight Fire with Fire

"Big Sister Yaoyao, Arrow Brand Brother and Zhong Pinliang have gone up to the rooftop. Should we go check it out?" Chen Yushu, the ever-curious one, couldn't hold back her excitement.

"I'm not going," Chu Mengyao said, her mind still on the embarrassing scene from this morning when she heard Lin Yi's name. She frowned and continued to look at her English book; she hadn't finished memorizing today's vocabulary yet.

"Come on!" Chen Yushu urged, a bit restless. "There's nothing else to do right now anyway."

"If you want to go, go by yourself. I'm not going!" Chu Mengyao huffed. "Xiaoshu, are you getting spring fever? Do you have a thing for that country bumpkin?"

"Nonsense!" Chen Yushu's face turned red as she retorted, "Who would like him? I just want to see what's going on."

"Then go by yourself. I definitely won't go," Chu Mengyao said firmly.

"Come on, Big Sister Yaoyao, he's at least your study partner. You can't let a dog be beaten without its owner's consent. If Lin Yi gets hurt, it will be a loss of face for you!" Chen Yushu clearly didn't want to give up and continued to persuade Chu Mengyao.

"Xiaoshu, why are you so annoying?" Chu Mengyao was so bothered that she couldn't even focus on her book. "Alright, alright, I'll go with you."

"Hehe... Let's go!" Chen Yushu happily grabbed Chu Mengyao's hand, and the two of them ran to the rooftop. "Hope we don't miss the exciting part!"

On the rooftop, Zhong Pinliang, Zhang Naipao, and Gao Xiaofu were grinning and cracking their knuckles. Zhong Pinliang, looking very cool, had a cigarette dangling from his mouth. Gao Xiaofu, quick on the draw, lit the cigarette for him with a lighter.

Zhong Pinliang took a satisfying puff of the cigarette and then blew the smoke in Lin Yi's face. "You damn brat, aren't you tough? Why don't you show me your stuff now? Why don't you pee on me again?"

"If you're here because of what happened yesterday, fine, I admit it was my fault," Lin Yi said calmly. "But today's incident has nothing to do with me."

"Huh? Now you admit it?" Zhong Pinliang relished the feeling of his opponent bowing down but said arrogantly, "But it's too late! And today's incident has nothing to do with you? Are you stupid? It's this late, and you're still being stubborn?"

"There were so many empty urinals. What were you doing behind me? You didn't need to wait in line, did you?" Lin Yi said seriously.

"Don't talk nonsense. Even if you admit it, it won't help. Xiaofu, give him a taste of his own medicine!" Zhong Pinliang waved his hand and ordered Gao Xiaofu.

"Hehe, coming!" Gao Xiaofu grinned wickedly, took a stool leg from behind, and walked towards Lin Yi.

Lin Yi still felt a bit guilty about kicking Zhong Pinliang out of nowhere yesterday. He had wanted to find a chance to talk to him, but now it seemed unnecessary. To deal with people like this, he had to fight fire with fire.

"Kid, why did you have to provoke someone like Brother Liang? I think you really don't want to live anymore!" Gao Xiaofu said as he raised the stool leg and swung it at Lin Yi.

Zhong Pinliang stood to the side, smoking contentedly, feeling very pleased. He thought, "You provoked me, and today I won't stop until I beat you to a pulp."

Zhong Pinliang could already imagine the scene of Lin Yi's forehead bleeding profusely, and he couldn't help but lick his lips in excitement.

"Smack!" Gao Xiaofu swung the stool leg, but Zhong Pinliang didn't see Lin Yi's blood splattering. On closer inspection, he realized that Lin Yi had grabbed the stool leg.

Gao Xiaofu frowned and pulled hard on the stool leg, but it didn't budge. He became anxious and had to use more force.

"Xiaofu, what are you doing?" Zhong Pinliang, unaware of Gao Xiaofu's predicament, saw him struggling with Lin Yi and demanded an explanation.

"Brother Liang, this kid is pretty strong!" Gao Xiaofu said.

"Naipao, join in!" Zhong Pinliang was annoyed. He hadn't expected this kid to have some skills. Most students would be scared stiff just by coming to the rooftop.

"Lin Yi, be careful!" Seeing Lin Yi dealing with Gao Xiaofu and Zhang Naipao approaching from the other side with a mop handle, Kang Xiaobo quickly warned him.

Lin Yi had thought these students would just scare each other, but he didn't expect them to use weapons like stool legs and mop handles. If they hit someone on the head, it would definitely cause serious injury.

Kang Xiaobo, fearing Lin Yi couldn't handle it, steeled himself and charged at Zhang Naipao. Zhang Naipao was surprised that the usually quiet Kang Xiaobo would dare to oppose him and was very annoyed.

So Zhang Naipao decided to take down Kang Xiaobo first before dealing with Lin Yi.

Lin Yi roughly knew Kang Xiaobo's capabilities. Seeing him charge in, he knew he wasn't a regular fighter. He had come to the rooftop out of brotherly loyalty, which Lin Yi found very commendable.

Kang Xiaobo was scared. He had never been in a fight before and didn't know what to do. He closed his eyes and swung his arms forward, and Zhang Naipao had never seen such a foolish person. Charging forward with eyes closed was asking for death.

Zhang Naipao laughed and swung the mop handle at Kang Xiaobo. Lin Yi couldn't afford to be complacent anymore. If he didn't act quickly, Kang Xiaobo would be in serious trouble.

Thinking this, Lin Yi didn't hold back. He suddenly turned and pulled hard, causing Gao Xiaofu to stumble. Then he kicked out, and before Gao Xiaofu could react, he let go of the stool leg and clutched his stomach, wincing in pain as he crouched down.

Gao Xiaofu's face turned a deep red, and he felt the barbecue he had eaten for lunch churning in his stomach, threatening to come up.

Kang Xiaobo, unaware of what was happening, continued to charge forward. Suddenly, he felt a fierce wind pass in front of him. Opening his eyes, he saw the mop handle falling quickly from above. Kang Xiaobo was terrified, thinking it was all over.

He thought of his mother who was laid off, his father who worked hard in the factory, and his sister who worked outside. If he got hurt, how would they pay for the medical bills?

"Smack!" A loud noise rang out. Kang Xiaobo felt the world spin, thinking it was all over...

"Ahh..." A sharp scream startled Kang Xiaobo, but when he touched his head, he found nothing wrong. Opening his eyes, he saw Zhang Naipao clutching his head and convulsing on the ground, his forehead covered in blood.

Lin Yi had been very measured in his actions. He didn't hit Zhang Naipao in the back of the head or the temple, which could be fatal. Instead, he hit him on the forehead, which is relatively hard. A hit there wouldn't cause serious injury, just a bloody head and possibly a mild concussion.

Of course, if Lin Yi hadn't held back, Zhang Naipao would have been brain-dead no matter where he was hit.