That Transfer Student

"Thanks for the insult." I pinched his hand, "What's wrong with this appearance, it's not like I'm going to get held hostage for my weak look."

I know that's what I said, but isn't this too much?

Currently, 2:03 P.M., I'm held hostage by an armed man with a gun and a timed bomb around his waist. He looks like he hasn't shaved his beard in weeks... he did say something about his daughter committing suicide here? Why did you have to drag a random person into your business?

"G-get away!" He shouts at the security guards while pointing the revolver at my bottom right chin.

Don't you love to be surrounded by a handful of bystanders while all the blood flows down your arm? Why doesn't someone call the police instead of screaming?

This weekend couldn't be any worse: the New Years' break wasn't even on a Friday so it doesn't count as a break, I was dragged somewhere unwillingly while getting grounded for something I didn't do, and now I'm held hostage after arguing with a coward.

"S-stand back!" His hand was shaking as if he was afraid of dying. What, was he threatened or something?

Now I think about it, isn't this quite a normal day for the past Xie Feihao? He has been kidnapped a few times as a child because of Zhen Liyue. This body isn't even shaking with fear, it's probably this guy asked the kidnappers for a TV screen to watch while waiting for his grandmother.

"Haohao!" Yang Li yells from the crowd, "Please act like you're in danger instead of staying calm!"

Yang Li was panicking earlier now neither of us is amused after seeing my expression.

I rolled my eyes and sighed. What do you want me to do? Panic and act like a crazy person?

"Hey, mister," I called the person who held me as a hostage, "can you think of a better way of getting attention than dragging me into your-"

"B-be quiet!" What is he, a six-year-old? So his parents never taught him 'don't interrupt others when they're talking?'

I let that off, "Look, neither of us wanted this and your daughter probably wouldn't either, so how about you drop the g-"

"I-I said be quiet!" He interrupted me again. Can I continue to beat him up after he's arrested?

I stomped his foot, elbowed him in the nose while turning around, then I grabbed his arm and twisting it as he drops the gun. I pick up the gun by the barrel and smack his neck once with the grip. He fell on his back, half-conscious.

He pointed a gun at me for over half an hour while waiting for those turtle-speed officers so people can pity him? If you're going to commit suicide you don't drag other people with you, go die alone.

"This is for holding me hostage," I kicked him in the face, "this is for wasting my time, this is for making the elbow of my jacket dirty, this is for being a cliche suicider, this is-"

Yang Li pulls me back as I kept kicking that trashcan.

"Can I shoot him and claim self-defense?" I asked.

"This fight is completely one-sided..." He mumbles, "I don't think you can get away while not ending up in prison."

"Why is that kid not arrested?" He shouts as he gets taken away by the police, "He's a complete psychopath!"

"Unlike you, I'm not sick in the head." I waved my hand as if I'm shooing a stray dog away.

"Hey, kids," One of the police at the scene walks over, "I'm going to you guys come with me to discuss what happened in that past few-"

"Not happening." I interrupted to shut him off.

"It wasn't a request."

"I know, I just don't have time." I knew it wasn't a question or an offer, it was a command, "If you want to know what happens, ask my cowardly brother who's going to own this place in the future." I pointed at Xie Longdou with the news broadcasters.

He's stubborn, "I said it wasn't a-"

"Coworker Kai!" The moron's colleague comes in, "That's the rumored grandson of Zhen Liyue who 'plays as the pig and eats the tiger'(an idiom similar to 'wolf in sheep's clothing')." Sorry, but what rumor? "Apparently all of his actions were justified by the majority of the people who heard his stories."

The two of them ran away while I try to process what happened, then Yang Li tells me, "Social media is a thing."

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Li Honglie rushes down the hallway while students gossiping what they found on the internet. In the past two days, she has been lectured by her father, but she didn't listen to any of it. Right now, she's found something on her most-visited social media website.

Li Honglie walks in the classroom and slams Xie Feihao's desk, "You were held as a hostage?" She yells at the boy with a pair of rectangular glasses, "Wait, who are you again?"

"If you're going to play amnesia in front of me please do it better." Xie Feihao acts annoyed while putting his phone down.

Li Honglie hurries to take her phone out to show him a video of him beating down his victim in the mall. Xie Feihao replies with a blink, he recognizes that account name.

Xie Feihao takes a sigh, "That cockroach..." He mumbles, "Did Yang Li really think no one would know about his account name?"

"What are you going to do? Beat him up? Lecture him while he's kneeling on the floor?" Li Honglie jokes about the situation.

"Great idea."

Li Honglie has to double-check she's mishearing things. After Xie Feihao repeated twice, she didn't sigh, complain, or do anything special, "Thanks to him, you're famous for that innocent look with that nasty personality."

Xie Feihao mocks, "I got kidnapped more than Long Jingluo, and Yang Li told me to scream in a high pitch voice. What do you want me to do? Scream and yell, 'Ahh! I'm going to die!' or something like that? "

"I really hate your sarcasm." Li Honglie gets irritated, "At least people can see your eyes now, and let me tell you, everyone recognizes you."

"Do I look like I care?" Xie Feihao was still pissed about what happened yesterday, "I was almost forced to drag to the police station because the incident happened at Xie Longdou's mall. The only good news I got is that moron is going to have to deal with the mall closed for a week."

"Li Honglie and Xie Feihao!" Liu Xue, the homeroom teacher demands, "Didn't you hear the morning announcement?"

Li Honglie turns her head just to realize that everyone was at their seat, she quickly goes back to the other side of the room where her seat is.

Liu Xue clears her throat, "Today we have a transfer student, he's from America so everyone gives him a warm welcome!" She points at the door while its sides open.

The person was someone who recently dyed his hair blond. He stood on the right of the podium as he waves to everyone, "Hi, I'm Yang Li!" He said energetically with a bright smile.

Li Honglie turns her head and glances at Xie Feihao. The automatic pencil he was holding a minute ago snapped in half with an enraged look on his face.