Chapter 165: My Friend, I Am in Deep Trouble!

"Bro, do you know who Wang Lidui is?" asked Principal Wang.

Hearing this question, Bai Qingming couldn't help feeling a twinge of guilt.

He knew him.

He knew him all too well.

The problem was that even though he knew him, he couldn't just blurt it out.

He couldn't throw someone under the bus.

For a moment, Bai Qingming didn't know what to say.

With no other choice, he had to shake his head and brace himself as he said, "Never heard of him."

After saying that, Bai Qingming looked over at Old Wang. "Do you know him?"

"Huh? Me?"

Being asked out of nowhere caught Old Wang completely off guard.

For some reason, he looked absent-minded, and his complexion was extremely ugly.

"I don't know him either. The name Wang Lidui just sounds shady. What decent person would know someone like that?"

Regaining his composure, Old Wang quickly denied it.

"My friend, are you alright?"

Principal Wang noticed Old Wang's abnormality, but didn't think too much of it. Instead, he asked out of concern, "Do you feel unwell somewhere?"

"Uh... yeah, yeah. My period has started—oh wait, wrong thing, my stomach hurts a bit. It'll be fine after resting for a while."

Old Wang was acting very unnatural.

In contrast, Bai Qingming was standing right beside him.

At that very moment, he accidentally figured something out.

Come to think of it, what did this matter have to do with him?

Principal Wang was looking for Wang Lidui, not Bai Qingming.

So what was the point of panicking?

There was completely no need.

Just like that, Bai Qingming suddenly stopped feeling nervous.

Calming down, he stood there with a clear conscience.

Principal Wang looked at Old Wang and lingered for a moment.

Then, he asked again, "My friend, what is your name?"

Earlier, Bai Qingming hadn't introduced Old Wang to him, so Principal Wang had no idea what Old Wang's surname or given name was, and only thought to ask now.

Faced with Principal Wang's inquiry, Old Wang couldn't think of any other name on the spot, so he just blurted out a random one.

"My name is Ye Chen!"

Principal Wang let out an "Oh."

Seeing that it wasn't the person he was looking for, he dismissed his suspicions about Old Wang.

At this, Old Wang and Bai Qingming let out a simultaneous sigh of relief.

Not getting caught meant everyone was happy.

Meanwhile, seeing that no one was coming forward after a long while, someone in the hall suddenly offered a suggestion.

"Principal, since no one is admitting to it, why don't we just check the surveillance footage?"

Prompted by this reminder, Principal Wang had a sudden flash of insight.

"That's right! Why didn't I think of that? I'm going to check the surveillance right now. Nobody leave!"

Hearing this, Bai Qingming's heart skipped a beat.

Nani?

There was surveillance?

Damn it!

He had completely forgotten.

How could a place this high-end possibly lack surveillance cameras?

It was over, completely over. There was no hiding now.

Bai Qingming's heart turned ice cold.

He hadn't just pranked Principal Wang; he had pranked at least thirty or forty other people as well.

If this investigation brought the truth to light, the consequences would be...

Bai Qingming didn't even dare to imagine it, feeling his scalp tingle with dread.

No, he had to figure out a way. He absolutely could not let Principal Wang go check the surveillance.

"Principal!"

Bai Qingming spoke up, stopping Principal Wang in his tracks.

However, before he could even say what was on his mind, Principal Wang guessed what he wanted to say and cut him off.

"Bro, are you trying to plead for that guy named Wang Lidui?"

"It's no use. No matter who speaks up today, it's not going to work."

"When I find out who did this, I'm going to wring his neck!"

Without giving Bai Qingming a chance to speak, Principal Wang said fiercely.

At that moment, Bai Qingming's mood became even heavier.

"Alright then, Principal, go check the surveillance. I also want to know who has such a death wish, daring to pull stunts like this. Once you find out, let me know, and I'll help you beat him up together."

Guilty as he felt, Bai Qingming still put on an expression of righteous indignation, making it sound entirely convincing.

"Good brother."

Principal Wang was somewhat moved. He rarely had true friends, and now Bai Qingming counted as one.

With that, Principal Wang strode away.

After he left, the music in the hall resumed. People went back to what they were doing, and the mixer continued.

"I'm going to the restroom."

Feeling uneasy, Bai Qingming suddenly had the urge to pee.

"I'll go too. Let's go together."

Old Wang stood up as well.

Along the way, Bai Qingming racked his brain for a solution.

Confess?

It was a bit too late to confess now.

What was he doing earlier?

If the heavens could grant Bai Qingming a second chance, he would definitely never do such a thing again.

Unfortunately, it was useless to say anything now.

So far, Bai Qingming hadn't come up with a single solution, and he was burning with anxiety.

Screw it. Come what may, he would just face whatever came his way.

Adopting a fatalistic attitude, Bai Qingming couldn't be bothered to think about it anymore and simply gave up struggling.

At worst, he would just get chewed out. Could Principal Wang and those people actually kill him?

Thus, Bai Qingming mentally prepared himself to return and face everyone's fury.

Entering the men's restroom, he walked up to a urinal, unbuckled his belt, and prepared to relieve his physiological needs first.

He shuddered slightly, feeling a wave of relief.

Old Wang followed Bai Qingming into the men's restroom.

First, he cautiously knocked on the door of each stall, pushed them open one by one to take a look, and confirmed that no one was inside. Then, Old Wang closed the entrance door to the restroom.

With absolute security assured, only he and Bai Qingming remained inside.

"Brother Wang, what are you doing?"

Watching Old Wang's bizarre actions, Bai Qingming asked in puzzlement.

Finally, Old Wang broke down.

"Bro, I'm in deep trouble!"

Old Wang said with a face full of sorrow and grief.

Hearing this, Bai Qingming couldn't help but freeze.

His mind went blank for a moment, utterly bewildered as he failed to understand what was wrong with Old Wang.

Suddenly recalling all of Old Wang's abnormal behaviors and expressions from earlier, Bai Qingming realized that things might not be as simple as they seemed.

After pondering for a moment, he vaguely guessed something, though he wasn't sure if it matched his suspicion.

"Brother Wang, what on earth is wrong with you?"

Bai Qingming asked.

"Sigh, bro, let me be honest with you. Earlier when I was opening the lucky bags, besides the ones from the young ladies, I also unwrapped a few notes written by guys."

"My hands just had to itch, so I wrote a few replies on them. But I never, ever imagined that one of them would be Principal Wang's lucky bag!"

Old Wang spread his hands in extreme regret.

"You wrote on it too?"

Bai Qingming was somewhat surprised.

He had guessed right after all.

"Bro, why did you say 'too'?"

Old Wang asked strangely.

"Don't sweat the small details. Tell me first, what did you write?"

Bai Qingming knew that the words on Principal Wang's note were probably written by himself, word for word.

Therefore, Old Wang must have caught a stray bullet and confessed without being tortured.

Indeed.

Because he was standing far away earlier and feeling guilty, Old Wang hadn't clearly seen the characters on Principal Wang's note.

He had only heard someone call out his own name and assumed that his misdeeds had been exposed.

"What I wrote doesn't matter. What matters is that I'm in big trouble! Bro, Principal Wang is your friend. Can you please put in a good word for me? I really didn't mean it."

Old Wang pleaded earnestly.

Bai Qingming wasn't afraid of offending Principal Wang, but he certainly was!

"You brought this death upon yourself. I'm afraid I can't help you."

Bai Qingming put on an act.

"Bro, we've been through life and death together!"

Old Wang was completely panicking.

"I was just joking, don't panic."

Bai Qingming comforted him.

Fate was truly wondrous; he hadn't expected someone else to commit the exact same offense as him. If they were going down, they might as well go down together. This realization made Bai Qingming even more reckless.

"If you ask me, it's not like there's no way out."

After thinking for a moment, a trace of resolve appeared on Bai Qingming's face as he lowered his voice:

"If this matter comes to light, the consequences will definitely be severe. Why don't we just go all in?"

"Holy shit, bro, are you planning to commit murder?"

Old Wang's brain short-circuited.

"Are you an idiot?"

Bai Qingming looked at Old Wang as if he were mentally disabled.

"I mean, run for it!"

"If we don't run now, when are we going to?!"