A duelist never gives up!

Moreover, most of them are not from wealthy families. The reason they joined the Red Lotus Society is because they wanted to obtain powerful card decks but they did not have the money and resources, so they took the risk.

Once expelled from the academy, their path to becoming a professional duelist will most likely be interrupted, and their future will likely be filled with uncertainty.

"They won over the upper echelons, attracted the lower echelons, and then devoured the middle echelons." Sera sneered from the audience, "Honglian, this woman, is truly not a simple person."

"Which side are you going to stand on?" Yuan Qi asked the three people beside him.

According to the dean, they were highly respected by the victims because they defeated the Red Lotus Society, so they should have a vote no matter what.

The reason why I mentioned three people is because...

Julie was also standing on the stage at this moment, standing next to Honglian.

Unlike others, Julie's expression was very calm. She had been prepared for this.

"I'll stand on the right." Xuefeng couldn't help but say, "I don't want to see Julie drop out of school."

"I'll stand on the right too." Nero nodded slightly.

"Senior sister, how about you?" Yuan Qi turned his head and asked Sera.

"You guys go to the right, don't worry about me, I have my own plans." Sera stretched out her little hand and pushed Yuan Qi to the right.

Although there was some hesitation, the students quickly divided into two groups, one standing on the left and the other on the right.

The number of people standing on the left is significantly greater than the number standing on the right.

This is inevitable. All the students standing here today are victims of the Red Lotus Society.

No matter how tolerant and generous you are.

It is impossible to have a good temper towards someone who snatched his card deck in the past.

What's more, they never heard a single apology from the Red Lotus Society from beginning to end.

Although some of them received Jolie's apology letter.

"It seems everyone has made a decision." The principal nodded and was about to announce the result when he suddenly saw a familiar figure. His old face froze slightly and he said strangely, "That...that student..."

"Why are you standing in the middle?"

Sera raised her chin arrogantly, her cute little face expressionless as she said, "I think the Red Lotus Society's actions are terrible, but I don't think they should be punished."

The dean curled his lips, and for a moment he had the urge to reach out his hand and invite her to stand on the podium.

But I forced myself to hold it back.

But although the dean did not say anything, the students in the audience became restless.

"How can it be that bad behavior should not be punished?"

"Her deck hasn't been snatched away by the Red Lotus Society, has it?"

"I'm so blinded. Yuan Qi and the others are all standing on the right side. This guy actually said such a ridiculous thing."

"Haha, these are all matches for the starting spots, right? You don't really think they're trying to help us out, do you?"

"The one standing on the stage... seems to be their teammate, right? No wonder..."

"Ahem, be quiet!"

The dean coughed twice, controlling the commotion for a moment, then looked at Sera with a headache, "Student, can you tell me why you think this way?"

Sera crossed her arms and first spat at the guys who had just commented on her.

Then he said, "Please tell me, Dean, which school rule did the Red Lotus Society violate that allows you to discipline them or expel them."

"They disrupted teaching order, affected the school's learning atmosphere, and were suspected of verbal and violent behavior towards other students. More importantly, they gambled on card decks during duels. These are all serious violations of school regulations."

The dean had guessed that someone would ask this question, so he had already prepared and gave a perfect answer.

"Oh, that's how it is. The Red Lotus Society has to be punished because they violated the academy's rules."

"That's right." The dean nodded as a matter of course.

"But as far as I know, it's been at least three months since the Red Lotus Society was founded." Sera narrowed her eyes and asked, "Why hasn't the school done anything in these three months?"

"Uh...this..." The dean frowned slightly, thinking to himself that something was wrong.

He can't say that the college was previously under the jurisdiction of the board of directors and couldn't deal with the situation, right?

"Well, of course we need some time to investigate and collect evidence..." The dean thought for a while and replied.

"It took three months to investigate and collect evidence?" Sera snorted. "You're really efficient then."

"Sierra!"

Zhu Xiu, who was standing in the audience, said in a deep voice.

"Stop it."

"What? You're not allowed to speak out about what you did?" Sera said disdainfully. "The Red Lotus Society's behavior is indeed terrible."

"But the reason this group has gradually expanded, their actions have become so reckless, and more and more students have been victimized...isn't it the college's fault?!"

"This...this..." The dean was almost embarrassed.

"Most of the Red Lotus Society's students are only around 16 or 17 years old. They're still young boys and girls with little life experience. It's understandable and inevitable that they make mistakes. But as teachers, isn't it your responsibility to correct them promptly and bring them back on track?"

"And yet you allowed them to fall into depravity, and now you're jumping out and blaming them for their mistakes. Don't you feel ashamed and uneasy?!"

"The Red Lotus Society's actions are indeed despicable, but isn't the real responsibility on you teachers who just sat back and did nothing?!"

Chapter 139: Like a swan.

"How impressive!" Xuefeng said with shining eyes from the audience. "Senior Sera clearly never goes to class, yet she can actually say such things. The dean seems speechless!"

Nero seemed to open her mouth in shock, as if she couldn't imagine that the person standing in the center was actually the senior sister in her eyes who stayed in the room all day and did nothing but play games, sleep and eat.

Only Yuan Qi's face showed no emotion at all.

He had already guessed what Sera was going to do, but he didn't expect her to start from this point.

"That's right. They downplayed the Red Lotus Society's actions, categorizing them as mistakes made by immature students, and then put the blame on the school for inaction." Ai praised.

"That's not enough." Yuan Qi shook his head. "Even if the students could understand, they wouldn't agree."

"The key to this matter does not lie with the college."

“It’s on the students’ side.”

"Even if the dean admits the school's responsibility and exonerates all members of the Red Lotus Society, the students won't accept it," Yuan Qi said with lowered eyes. "Afterwards, I'm afraid the Red Lotus Society will retaliate against the other students one by one."

"The anger of the victims must be appeased."

Sure enough, as soon as Sera finished speaking, the first person to refute her was not the dean or Zhu Xiu, but some dissatisfied students.

"So you mean that the Red Lotus Society shouldn't be punished?!"

"You can give me some punishment." Sera said calmly.

"This has nothing to do with you, right? What position do you hold to say these things?!"

Sera frowned: "You didn't understand what I said. The main responsibility for the situation to escalate to this point should be..."

"I don't care about that. I remember the mocking faces of those people from the Red Lotus Society and their smug expressions after winning the deck clearly!"

"It's your own fault for betting on the deck without permission, isn't it?" Sera couldn't help but retort.

"I've been severely humiliated. Am I going to throw a punch at him if I don't fight?!"

Why don’t you just punch me hard!

"Hey, Ah Qi, this situation is getting out of control." Ai looked at Sera who was surrounded by the crowd and couldn't help but remind her, "If you want to do something, do it quickly."

"Yeah." Yuan Qi nodded.

Of course he was prepared to do something.

If you want the students who are the victims to forgive the Red Lotus Society, you must make the Red Lotus Society bow its head and apologize and beg for forgiveness.

Simply put, we just need to give the Red Lotus Society a chance to speak out, and then leave the rest to Julie.

Thinking of this, Yuan Qi and Julie on the stage looked at each other, and they nodded in tacit understanding.

"Dear students, can you listen to me for a few words?" Yuan Qi said, standing in front of Sera.

"Student Yuan Qi...you were standing on the right side just now, right?" a student asked hesitantly.

Of course, they had heard the rumors that this transfer student had defeated the Red Lotus Society in just a few weeks, but they actually didn't know much about Yuan Qi himself. What's more, Yuan Qi's behavior of standing on the right just now made them suspicious.

The person in front of me probably wants to defeat the Red Lotus Society just to get a place in the main selection team, right?

"Then why don't I just join the Red Lotus Society?" Yuan Qi seemed to see the man's hesitation.

"I've only been at the academy for less than a month, and I know nothing about the situation there. In this case, instead of organizing a team to compete with the Red Lotus Society, why not just join the Red Lotus Society and get a spot in the main selection?"

"Do you think you can get a place in the selection just by joining the Red Lotus Society?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"Are you doubting my strength?" Yuan Qi gently patted the card box on his waist, "I can show you on the spot."

The man fell silent. As a rising star in the academy and the captain of the academy's regular team, Yuan Qi's strength was indeed extraordinary.

"Then why don't you just join the Red Lotus Society?" someone asked.

"Because I think their behavior is wrong, evil, and improper, and I hate it." Yuan Qi said calmly, "That's why I stood up to resist."

"In that case, you should stand on our side."

Someone said indignantly.

"Have you ever thought about why they did this?" Yuan Qi suddenly asked. "We're all students at the same academy. We're probably helpful and cheerful people. Some of them might even have been close to you before joining the Red Lotus Society."

"But why did they suddenly join the Red Lotus Society? Why did they want to bet their decks on you in a duel?"

"The risk is two-way," Yuan Qi said calmly, "While you face the risk of losing your deck, they also face this risk."

"I assume you didn't think you'd lose before the duel, did you?" Yuan Qi continued, "If you had won, they would have been forced to hand over the deck to you."

"Actually... I used to be in the Red Lotus Society." A student standing on the right suddenly raised his hand. "But I lost the card duel. Luckily, the dean didn't mind it. Not only did he return my deck, he also invited me back to school..."

"Honestly, I really regret why I did such a stupid thing... But, but... I really want to become stronger!"

The student suddenly choked up and said, "My deck is just too weak. The cards I want are being sold at exorbitant prices on the black market. I can't afford them. The credits I worked so hard to save aren't enough to unlock anything. The cards I print all keep turning out mortal bones. Although there are competitions that reward cards, I can't beat those with better decks."

"If I keep going like this... I'll never become a professional duelist!"

"That's not a reason to 'steal' the deck..." The student standing on the left said this, but his tone softened.

The reason why people have empathy is because they can think from other people's perspective.

Once you put yourself in their shoes, you can't help but empathize and feel compassion.

Obviously, the students on the left are already slightly moved at this moment.

All that's left is to apologize sincerely.

Yuan Qi thought about this and said to the Dean who had remained silent on the stage, "Dean, even criminals can hire lawyers to defend themselves. Why don't we let the students from the Red Lotus Society speak a few words?"

The dean understood Yuan Qi's intention, thought for a moment, nodded, and said to the dozens of Red Lotus Society members standing behind him, "Who will come?"

Julie, it's up to you.

Yuan Qi gave Julie a look.

Julie understood and moved her calves, but someone was faster than her.

"Da da da……"

A crisp sound was heard, and Honglian stepped on the red carpet in wooden clogs. Perhaps because she had just been discharged from the hospital, her face was still a little pale, but there was a smile at the corner of her mouth. She looked like a fragile flower, as if a light breeze could blow her down.

Honglian glanced at everyone without hesitation, her red eyes revealing a hint of disdain. She opened her red lips and said, "I say, you don't expect me to apologize, do you?"

"A bunch of weaklings chattering away, self-righteously believing they hold the power to judge the powerful, arrogantly stretching their necks and raising their heads as if they were beautiful swans. It's truly...ridiculous."

Chapter 140: A mob.

The students in the audience almost thought they had heard it wrong.

How dare she say such arrogant and rude words?