People at the practical education center only want to drop out.

So, you've come here to cause me trouble, haven't you?"

As she spoke, Bai Lan crossed her arms, stared at Chi, and then glanced around at the people who had previously joined Chi and the others in their commotion.

His eyes were full of "expectation".

However, in everyone's eyes, Bai Lan was like a ferocious beast choosing its prey, and they all became lambs to the slaughter, trembling in fear.

As Bai Lan glanced at everyone, she strode forward toward her room, completely ignoring the people blocking her way.

However, apart from a few of Bai Lan's acquaintances, no one dared to get too close to Bai Lan as she walked in. They all subconsciously avoided her, clearing a clear path for her.

Soon, Bai Lan reached her room door, turned around, leaned against the door, and looked at the people outside.

"You've come here to cause me trouble, haven't you!"

Bai Lan repeated the sentence again, but with a slight difference. Before, it was a question, but now it was a certainty.

"Um... Bai, don't misunderstand, I've always supported you."

At this moment, someone finally couldn't help but raise their hand and speak.

"support me?"

The other party's answer not only failed to dispel Bai Lan's doubts, but actually made her even more confused.

Once someone started it, many others quickly followed suit:

"That's right! I also think that Shiro did this not just to protect Karuizawa, but clearly for the sake of the class!"

"Yeah, Shiro and Karuizawa aren't even that close, okay?"

"It's not that they weren't familiar with each other. When they first started school, they hated each other and glared at each other. Only those otaku who watch too much anime would think this is some kind of 'love-hate relationship,' it's disgusting."

"Although Karuizawa did ask Shiro for help when she was bullied and framed, it was mostly because Shiro was in charge of our class, the one who organized the 'group agreement,' and the most reliable person in the class. When people in the class encounter such things and want to ask for help, many of them would choose to ask Shiro for help, right?"

"So, Karuizawa was just the trigger. Even if it were someone else, Shiro would have done the same thing."

......

In an instant, the corridor became noisy again.

However, the difference is that previously, a group of people were working together to "punish" Karuizawa, who was protecting Shirai.

But now, a group of people have directly taken over Karuizawa's job and are directly protecting Shirai.

At the same time, Bai Lan checked her memory and found that the people who were speaking in defense of her were not the same people who had participated in the "punishment" of Karuizawa.

It seems that not all the people blocking his door were there to cause trouble; some were there to help him.

Seeing this, Bai Lan couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

Ugh! How do I lower this inexplicable level of affection?!

At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had managed to fool these guys and not let them know the actual situation. Otherwise, if these people had come to help him, it would have been a huge obstacle on his way to dropping out of school!

What Bai Lan found strange was that when Karuizawa was being "attacked," those who were now jumping out to say they were on Bai Lan's side did not participate in the attack, nor did they speak up for Karuizawa; they just watched.

This left Bai Lan feeling quite puzzled.

Why didn't you do this earlier?

Bai Lan suspected that they were deliberately targeting Karuizawa.

Yes, "them".

Now, almost all the people who suddenly say they want to stand on Bai Lan's side and speak up for her are girls.

Bai Lan completely ignored the few boys who were there.

Wait a minute, Bai Lan suddenly felt like she knew why this was happening.

So, Karuizawa has unknowingly taken on the role of a shield.

Perhaps Karuizawa's guilty conscience is partly due to this reason. Could it be that she felt she had overstepped her authority by acting as a shield without her permission?

Seriously, oh my god~

New information, got it!

However, even with more information, Bai Lan still couldn't understand why they were blocking her doorway.

Thinking of this, Bai Lan opened her mouth, preparing to continue asking questions.

But soon, he stopped.

He felt that continuing to ask these guys seemed pointless.

Bai Lan decided to ask someone reliable and objective.

To be honest, Bai Lan skipped Karuizawa and glanced at Kushida, Horikita, and Hirata.

Kushida is no good. Bai Lan felt that she spoke in a sarcastic tone just now, showing signs of turning dark. She felt that Kushida seemed to have some issues with Karuizawa, and her answer might not be objective. She might be deliberately setting traps to mislead Bai Lan.

Hirata is no good; he likes to smooth things over and will always try to beautify things and cover up the contradictions.

But Bai Lan wanted the contradictions!

How could he seize an opportunity to cause trouble if there was no conflict?

That leaves only Horikita.

Although Horikita had seemed to have gone astray before, after being completely won over by him, she reverted to her honest self, at least in front of Shirai.

Therefore, Bai Lan ultimately chose Horikita.

"Okay, be quiet!"

At Bai Lan's command, the corridor instantly returned to silence.

Even passersby who were unrelated to the incident subconsciously slowed their pace.

Bai Lan turned to Horikita: "Horikita, you explain this to me. You should know what I want to know."

Horikita nodded upon hearing this, then hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth to speak: "It's like this..."

However, at this time...

"Why does Horikita know what Shirai wants to know?"

"Could this be 'telepathy'?"

"Karuizawa, Horikita, how many more does Shiro-kun have...?"

Before the rumors about Karuizawa had died down, these gossips immediately put on a show of "making something out of nothing" and started making up a couple between Shirai and Horikita.

This made Bai Lan squint her eyes and then roll her eyes inside her eyelids.

"Can you shut up?!" a cold voice rang out.

The corridor fell silent again.

Horikita held his head high, looking down disdainfully at those who had spoken earlier, and said, "Don't you know that interrupting others makes you seem well-mannered?"

After confirming that he wouldn't be interrupted, Horikita turned to Bai Lan and said, "I suggest you take a look at the chat content in the group just now, starting from around 10:10. As you read, I'll summarize it for you, which might make it easier for you to understand and grasp."

Upon hearing Horikita's words, Bai Lan immediately took out her phone.

When Horikita saw the battle-damaged cell phone in Shirai's hand, she frowned, pursed her lips, and couldn't help but say, "Why don't you just stop using your phone and look at mine instead?"

"Eh? Why?"

"Let it have a slightly longer lifespan, so that it doesn't die before you finish transferring data to your new phone."

"Uh, okay then."

172. The Truth Behind Blocking the Door

Soon, Bai Lan readily put away her phone and took the phone Horikita handed her.

At this moment, Horikita had thoughtfully switched the phone screen to the class group chat interface in advance.

Bai Lan swiped the screen, scrolling up the chat content, preparing to find the cause of the door-blocking incident as Horikita had mentioned, based on Horikita's account.

Soon, he found the place Horikita had mentioned.

10:05am.

At this point, many people in the class group were already discussing Bai Lan's assault.

According to Horikita, from this point onward, the subsequent chat content will reveal why Bai Lan's door was blocked.

However, Bai Lan did not look back immediately; instead, she continued to scroll up.

After all, we've already seen it.

What's the point of starting from the middle?

Bai Lan has a bit of OCD and wants to see the whole story.

Therefore, Bai Lan continued scrolling up the chat history until she reached—

"Breaking news: Bai Lan assaulted someone!"

This sentence marks the first time Bai Lan's assault has appeared in the group chat.

This sentence is also where the whole thing truly begins.

The incident of Bai Lan hitting someone was first reported in the class group chat at 9:38.

Bai Lan hit someone at 9:35.

In other words, only 3 minutes after Bai Lan started hitting people, the students in the class had already received the news and, driven by the urge to "spread the word," immediately told the people in the group chat about it.

Between 9:38 and 10:05, more and more people joined the discussion, and the group became increasingly lively.

At first, they were still discussing the authenticity of the item.

Generally speaking, before the school issues a definitive announcement, the mere discussion about the authenticity of a matter can take a long time.

However, the commotion that Bai Lan caused was simply too great.

Not to mention the four "official battle" scenes, even Bai Lan's journey was very eye-catching. It can be said that the whole thing was high-energy and very attention-grabbing.

This led to many people at the school capturing evidence of Bai Lan hitting someone.

Therefore, the group confirmed the authenticity of the "Bai Lan hitting someone" incident in less than five minutes.

Then they began to discuss the details of Bai Lan hitting someone.