Chapter 39: A Sinner Through the Ages!

What?!

Song Ningxue’s heart skipped a beat. She had felt something was off the moment she arrived this morning, and now it was clear—something had indeed happened!

"Where is it? Hurry, take me there!"

Relying on her instincts as an educator, Song Ningxue immediately buried all her earlier emotions deep within.

But Zhang Junfeng’s eyes darted slyly!

What a perfect opportunity!

This was his chance to shine!

"No! Let me handle this!"

With a bold stride, Zhang Junfeng stepped forward, head held high. "This Sky Garden Club only allows members, but... my black card is a Black Diamond membership! As a Black Diamond member, if a friend I bring here runs into trouble, it’s the club’s responsibility to resolve it!"

He puffed out his chest and marched quickly outside.

Song Ningxue and the other teachers followed at once, with Ling Qiu silently bringing up the rear.

When they reached the room where the incident had occurred, they pushed open the door to find a group of students huddled fearfully in a corner.

Beside the sofa, the student named Li Gang was kneeling before a burly man with long hair and dark sunglasses, sobbing and begging, "Uncle! Uncle! Please... please let me go!"

"Uncle?!"

The burly man slapped him hard. "Do I look that old to you?!"

Snatching up a round stool, he pointed at his own pants and roared, "You puked all over my trousers! Disgusting! If I don’t break your legs today, I’ll write my name, Wang Hu, backwards!"

His lackeys: What??

"Stop!"

Zhang Junfeng, quickly sizing up the situation, felt a wave of cowardice, but with Song Ningxue right beside him, he forced himself to shout.

Unfortunately, his voice started out strong but faded quickly, clearly lacking confidence.

Hmm?

The long-haired thug turned to look, his menacing crew glaring at Zhang Junfeng—and then at the teachers with him, especially the breathtaking Song Ningxue.

Wow!

A true beauty!

She’s almost too beautiful, isn’t she?

The burly man was momentarily distracted, but then, remembering the vomit on his pants and the humiliation in front of a gorgeous woman, his anger flared anew. Grabbing the stool, he twisted around and glared fiercely at Zhang Junfeng. "And who the hell are you?"

Zhang Junfeng took a furtive, deep breath. His forehead was slick with cold sweat, but he tried his best to stay calm.

"Mister..."

He almost blurted out "Brother" out of habit, but with Song Ningxue behind him, he couldn’t afford to back down! Besides, he was a Black Diamond member here—if anything happened, the club would surely side with him.

So, he grinned and said, "Hey, big guy!"

Everyone: What??

Big guy? Mister??

You insult him and still sound polite!

The long-haired thug’s eyes narrowed, predatory, frightening Zhang Junfeng to his core.

His family might have some money, but had he ever dealt with someone this ruthless?

"Why are you hitting him?" Zhang Junfeng blurted after a moment’s struggle.

The thug scowled, finally shifting his hostility toward Zhang Junfeng. "So, you want to play the hero?"

Some of his crew began to close in, eyes predatory.

Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed from outside.

Moments later, a group of security guards appeared. "What’s going on here? Do you realize where this is? How dare you make trouble in our Sky Garden?"

To Zhang Junfeng, these words were like music from heaven—his confidence returned in a flash.

He whipped out his Black Diamond card. "I’m a Black Diamond member! This big guy here tried to attack my friend!"

The security guards, seeing his card, were noticeably more polite. "Sir, rest assured, we absolutely do not tolerate fighting here."

"Step aside, please."

The guards pushed through the crowd and entered the room, coming face to face with the long-haired thug.

The moment they saw him, the guards visibly hesitated.

Ling Qiu, leaning against the wall outside, arms folded, keenly noticed their reaction.

But Zhang Junfeng was oblivious.

He pointed at the thug. "That’s the big guy! He tried to assault my friend! My friend’s been forced to his knees, everyone here is terrified! We’re paying customers, not here to be bullied! As a Black Diamond member, I demand a proper explanation!"

The more he spoke, the more riled up he became, waving his Black Diamond card as if it were an imperial edict. He felt truly invincible.

The students, shocked moments before, now began to regain their composure, seeing Zhang Junfeng stand up for them.

"We’re saved... Senior Junfeng’s got our back!"

"Yeah, he’s amazing... even the club’s staff treat him with respect!"

The student Li Gang, who had been kneeling, suddenly realized his savior had arrived. He scrambled to his feet and pointed at the thug’s nose, shouting, "You were going to break my legs?! So what if I accidentally threw up on you at the door? Is that worth this? You think you can act like a thug just because you look scary?!"

But—

No sooner had Li Gang finished than—BANG!

The thug swung the stool down hard on Li Gang’s leg!

The stool splintered, and Li Gang howled in agony, the sound echoing through the room.

"Damn right I’m going to break your legs! I don’t care what you say! Who do you think you are, talking to me like that?!"

Wang Hu spat on the floor and glared at Zhang Junfeng. "And you—Black Diamond member, huh? Try saying what you just did again!"

Zhang Junfeng’s heart skipped a beat. He turned hastily to the security guards. "Aren’t you going to do something?! He just attacked someone right in front of you! Why aren’t you stopping him?!"

The guards exchanged glances, silently communicating, then pretended they had seen nothing.

"Nothing happened here. Let’s go."

With that, the guards squeezed through the crowd and made to leave.

Everyone in the room was stunned by this turn of events.

What... what’s going on?!

"Hey! Where are you going?!"

Zhang Junfeng shouted, but the guards walked away without looking back.

"Hahahaha!"

Wang Hu burst out laughing. "Kid, you really should have asked around first—do you even know who I am? I’m Wang Hu, the elder brother of President Wang, who owns this club!"

What?!

In an instant, everyone was struck dumb with shock.