Bad Boys Boot Camp: V1C20

Chapter 20: In the Name of Love (Part One)

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_{“Please, take me home!”}
One hour after the riot, Qin Mo finally got a look at the principal of that hellhole for the first time.

“Please, take me home!”

_{“When you learn to conduct yourself properly, we’ll return to take you back home.” Seeing him grow quiet, the man and woman stated before they turned and left.}“Please, take me home!”

“When you learn to conduct yourself properly, we’ll return to take you back home.” Seeing him grow quiet, the man and woman stated before they turned and left.

Parents like those were no novelty to Doctor Jiang. She had also witnessed a few of these old-fashioned parents who expect nothing short of perfection in every subject. Never reflecting on their own failings; always thoughtlessly demanding more from their kids. Worse yet, they constantly compare their child to others, but only the child is at fault for any mistakes.

_{Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.}“Is this… Is this how they’re going to recapture everyone?” Qin Mo asked with a frown.

Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.

_{But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.}
Another pot-bellied old man.

But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.

_{Thud.}“When you learn to conduct yourself properly, we’ll return to take you back home.” Seeing him grow quiet, the man and woman stated before they turned and left.

Thud.

_{Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.}Chapter 20: In the Name of Love (Part One)

Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.

_{“They don’t treat me like a human!”}But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.

“They don’t treat me like a human!”

_{Wearing a smirk, Jiang Shao explained his reasoning, “It made sense that Shen-{ge} would never agree to this, so we simply followed the part.” Well, that and he was not foolish enough to believe there was an escape from that hellish place.}But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.

Wearing a smirk, Jiang Shao explained his reasoning, “It made sense that Shen-ge would never agree to this, so we simply followed the part.” Well, that and he was not foolish enough to believe there was an escape from that hellish place.

_{But all that boy got in return was the sting of a palm colliding with his face, followed by his father's biting words.}
That pot-bellied principal wasn’t alone. He was flanked by two vans worth of people who were donned in uniforms of all black. Even though he was witnessing all this from the infirmary’s window, Qin Mo was still startled by the sight.

But all that boy got in return was the sting of a palm colliding with his face, followed by his father's biting words.

_{“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.}Surprisingly, he was rather clever in his method of escape. He avoided both the residential areas and the main road on his first night out, choosing to spend that time holed up and shivering in a grove near the school. Thus, when the search was less intense on the second day, he huffed it to a road that was the furthest from the school. From there, he spent half a day trying to flag down a trucker. When one finally stopped, he told the driver he was abducted, thus gaining him a ride home.

“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.

_{On the third day, right as the sun rose to its peak, glasses-boy was also returned.}
Do gangsters wear uniforms these days, too?

On the third day, right as the sun rose to its peak, glasses-boy was also returned.

_{“Please, take me home!”}Right then, they weren’t recognisable at all.

“Please, take me home!”

After enduring all those hаrdships—after struggling so much to get back home—the last thing that boy had expected was that his own family would be the ones who forced him to return.

“You think you can control me—your father?! You think you can call the shots, huh?!” The man scolded as though it were some key to regain some lost pride—as if he were making it known it was his son and not his lack of discipline at fault. “Well, listen here, Zhu Ziying. I am your father. And as your father, I’m telling you, you will attend this school.”

_{“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”}
“Those guys are instructors from Zhang Jingzi Security,” Shen Zhuoyun explained after seeing Qin Mo's expression. Zhang Jingzi was not only the head of that security company; he was also the tubby principal of their school. But that was not where that man’s dealings ended, as several other less-than-reputable enterprises were also held under his name.

“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”

_{Thud.}To this, Shen Zhuoyun simply replied with a nod.

Thud.

_{To this, Shen Zhuoyun simply replied with a nod.}On the third day, right as the sun rose to its peak, glasses-boy was also returned.

To this, Shen Zhuoyun simply replied with a nod.

_{But all that boy got in return was the sting of a palm colliding with his face, followed by his father's biting words.}“How pitiful.” Doctor Jiang looked out the window with a sigh. “What a poor kid, having parents like that?”

But all that boy got in return was the sting of a palm colliding with his face, followed by his father's biting words.

_{“Please, don’t leave me here! Please… Please take me home! Please! Please! Please! Please!”}He begged before slamming his head down again.

“Please, don’t leave me here! Please… Please take me home! Please! Please! Please! Please!”

_{In the distance, the woman could be heard whispering to the man. “Goodness, he’s growing even more unreasonable, isn’t he? I don’t even have it in me to ever tell anyone he was sent to such a school.}
“Is this… Is this how they’re going to recapture everyone?” Qin Mo asked with a frown.

In the distance, the woman could be heard whispering to the man. “Goodness, he’s growing even more unreasonable, isn’t he? I don’t even have it in me to ever tell anyone he was sent to such a school. To think, I once used to be able to tell everyone how my son was acing every subject. Now, I have them rubbing my face in the fact that he failed his physical education exam. It’s such an insult I can’t even lift my head at work!”

_{He begged before slamming his head down again.}Doctor Jiang sighed for a second time, bringing an end to the topic that morning. But when that boy came by to get his head bandaged later that evening, Qin Mo recalled the boy’s circυmstance, which made him stuff a handful of candy into the other boy’s hand following a moment of hesitation.

He begged before slamming his head down again.

_{One hour after the riot, Qin Mo finally got a look at the principal of that hellhole for the first time.}
To this, Shen Zhuoyun simply replied with a nod.

One hour after the riot, Qin Mo finally got a look at the principal of that hellhole for the first time.

_{“I can’t… I can’t go back… I can’t go back there…” Glasses Boy mumbled to himself initially, but those soon turned into an explosion of shrieks and tears that caught the attention of all. “No! I don’t wanna go! Please don’t send me back there…! Mom! Dad! Please! I’m begging you! Please, take me back home! Please—don’t leave me here!”}On the third day, right as the sun rose to its peak, glasses-boy was also returned.

“I can’t… I can’t go back… I can’t go back there…” Glasses Boy mumbled to himself initially, but those soon turned into an explosion of shrieks and tears that caught the attention of all. “No! I don’t wanna go! Please don’t send me back there…! Mom! Dad! Please! I’m begging you! Please, take me back home! Please—don’t leave me here!”

_{Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.}But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.

Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.

_N/AZhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.

N/A

_{But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.}Doctor Jiang sighed for a second time, bringing an end to the topic that morning. But when that boy came by to get his head bandaged later that evening, Qin Mo recalled the boy’s circυmstance, which made him stuff a handful of candy into the other boy’s hand following a moment of hesitation.

But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.

_{Like this, he continued pleading, yet on the face of a woman whose features were similar to his own, there was nothing but disappointment to be seen as she neatly nudged her glasses upwards.}
For the next two days, all training at the school was suspended, and all students still on the premises were locked inside their dormitories. By the afternoon of the first day alone, half the escapees were caught and brought back. Those two vans had made a few dozen trips that day until all those escaped students were caught. As for the second day, another large batch of students were sent back by their very own kin.

Like this, he continued pleading, yet on the face of a woman whose features were similar to his own, there was nothing but disappointment to be seen as she neatly nudged her glasses upwards.

_{He no longer struggled.}“When you learn to conduct yourself properly, we’ll return to take you back home.” Seeing him grow quiet, the man and woman stated before they turned and left.

He no longer struggled.

_{That boy only sat there numbly, however. He did keep the candy within his grasp, but he sat there as still as a statue—it was as if his spirit had been drained in its entirety, leaving a walking corpse in its place.}“There’s bound to be a rotten apple in every barrel,” Shen Zhuoyun sneered from beside them. “After all, if not for parents like that, how else would kids be sent here?” Recalling his own parents, Shen Zhuoyun was suddenly overcome with gratitude. At least when they were alive, they left him nothing but happy memories.

That boy only sat there numbly, however. He did keep the candy within his grasp, but he sat there as still as a statue—it was as if his spirit had been drained in its entirety, leaving a walking corpse in its place.

_{{Another pot-bellied old man.}}On the night of the second day, the chicken-head was recaptured. After returning to that room clearly beaten until he was black and blue, he still had to sleep on the cold and hаrd bathroom floor.

Another pot-bellied old man.

_{He no longer pleaded.}
Apart from the incident itself, what had surprised Qin Mo was that most of his class had stayed put. Jiang Shao and company were still all there, but the glasses boy and the chicken head were both long gone.

He no longer pleaded.

_{Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.}Hearing him, the boy slowly lifted his gaze to Qin Mo. Because of his broken lenses, lines of red formed a circle under his eyes, but that boy's gaze itself was completely hollow.

Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.

_{Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.}
Wearing a smirk, Jiang Shao explained his reasoning, “It made sense that Shen-ge would never agree to this, so we simply followed the part.” Well, that and he was not foolish enough to believe there was an escape from that hellish place.

Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.

_{Chapter 20: In the Name of Love (Part One)}Apart from the incident itself, what had surprised Qin Mo was that most of his class had stayed put. Jiang Shao and company were still all there, but the glasses boy and the chicken head were both long gone.

Chapter 20: In the Name of Love (Part One)

_{Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.}
Possessing neither the toughness nor the strength in his fists, Jiang Shao was still able to thrive in both juvenile detention and that so-called school of “self-improvement” simply on account of his slіckness and quick wit.

Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.

_{“Please, take me home!”}N/A

“Please, take me home!”

_{“Please, don’t leave me here! Please… Please take me home! Please! Please! Please! Please!”}
On the night of the second day, the chicken-head was recaptured. After returning to that room clearly beaten until he was black and blue, he still had to sleep on the cold and hаrd bathroom floor.

“Please, don’t leave me here! Please… Please take me home! Please! Please! Please! Please!”

_{But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.}“Do you have any idea how disappointed I am in you, A’Ying?” His mother finally spoke. “Just look at you. Do you have any idea what you look like right now?” Yet none of her words held any comfort. “Have I ever scolded you when your GPA slipped? Have I said a thing when you managed to fail at PE of all things? We sent you here for your own good, yet all you managed to learn is how to skip school. What on earth is wrong with you? Why are you getting less sensible the older you get?”

But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.

_{Like this, the two men approached once more and took Zhu Ziying by the arms, but this time, there was no struggle. Bleeding and letting his head dangle towards the floor, Zhu Ziying let them drag him away.}Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.

Like this, the two men approached once more and took Zhu Ziying by the arms, but this time, there was no struggle. Bleeding and letting his head dangle towards the floor, Zhu Ziying let them drag him away.

_{For the next two days, all training at the school was suspended, and all students still on the premises were locked inside their dormitories. By the afternoon of the first day alone, half the escapees were caught and brought back.}“Do you have any idea how disappointed I am in you, A’Ying?” His mother finally spoke. “Just look at you. Do you have any idea what you look like right now?” Yet none of her words held any comfort. “Have I ever scolded you when your GPA slipped? Have I said a thing when you managed to fail at PE of all things? We sent you here for your own good, yet all you managed to learn is how to skip school. What on earth is wrong with you? Why are you getting less sensible the older you get?”

For the next two days, all training at the school was suspended, and all students still on the premises were locked inside their dormitories. By the afternoon of the first day alone, half the escapees were caught and brought back. Those two vans had made a few dozen trips that day until all those escaped students were caught. As for the second day, another large batch of students were sent back by their very own kin.

Hearing him, the boy slowly lifted his gaze to Qin Mo. Because of his broken lenses, lines of red formed a circle under his eyes, but that boy's gaze itself was completely hollow.

_{Apart from the incident itself, what had surprised Qin Mo was that most of his class had stayed put. Jiang Shao and company were still all there, but the glasses boy and the chicken head were both long gone.}
By the third day, most of the escapees were dragged back and sent back to their dorms. All except for the students of classes seven and eight, who were sent to the warehouse for confinement. Training began once more as usual, but in place of the injured instructors recuperating at the hospital, members allegedly from the security team were put in charge in their stead. Rumour has it that the instructor for Class 8 had three broken ribs and even both lungs punctured. His condition was in stark contrast to Yang Fanghong, who only had a relatively minor flesh wound that would see him back at work in less than half a month.

Apart from the incident itself, what had surprised Qin Mo was that most of his class had stayed put. Jiang Shao and company were still all there, but the glasses boy and the chicken head were both long gone.

_N/A“I can’t… I can’t go back… I can’t go back there…” Glasses Boy mumbled to himself initially, but those soon turned into an explosion of shrieks and tears that caught the attention of all. “No! I don’t wanna go! Please don’t send me back there…! Mom! Dad! Please! I’m begging you! Please, take me back home! Please—don’t leave me here!”

N/A

_N/AParents like those were no novelty to Doctor Jiang. She had also witnessed a few of these old-fashioned parents who expect nothing short of perfection in every subject. Never reflecting on their own failings; always thoughtlessly demanding more from their kids. Worse yet, they constantly compare their child to others, but only the child is at fault for any mistakes.

N/A

_{He no longer struggled.}
On the third day, right as the sun rose to its peak, glasses-boy was also returned.

He no longer struggled.

_{But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.}N/A

But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.

_{Do gangsters wear uniforms these days, too?}
Surprisingly, he was rather clever in his method of escape. He avoided both the residential areas and the main road on his first night out, choosing to spend that time holed up and shivering in a grove near the school. Thus, when the search was less intense on the second day, he huffed it to a road that was the furthest from the school. From there, he spent half a day trying to flag down a trucker. When one finally stopped, he told the driver he was abducted, thus gaining him a ride home.

Do gangsters wear uniforms these days, too?

_{But all that boy got in return was the sting of a palm colliding with his face, followed by his father's biting words.}Thud.

But all that boy got in return was the sting of a palm colliding with his face, followed by his father's biting words.

_{“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”}Doctor Jiang sighed for a second time, bringing an end to the topic that morning. But when that boy came by to get his head bandaged later that evening, Qin Mo recalled the boy’s circυmstance, which made him stuff a handful of candy into the other boy’s hand following a moment of hesitation.

“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”

_{“You think you can control me—your father?! You think you can call the shots, huh?!” The man scolded as though it were some key to regain some lost pride—as if he were making it known it was his son and not his lack of discipline at fault. “Well, listen here, Zhu Ziying. I am your father. And as your father, I’m telling you, you will attend this school.”}
After enduring all those hаrdships—after struggling so much to get back home—the last thing that boy had expected was that his own family would be the ones who forced him to return.

_{But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.}These words finally forced Zhu Ziying to lift his head towards his parents. With a combination of tears and snot streaming down his face, he focused his pitiful gaze towards the blurry forms he could make out through his broken lenses. Staring at them awkwardly, he wondered, 'Are these really my parents?'

But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.

_{“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”}But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.

“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”

_{“They don’t treat me like a human!”}To this, Shen Zhuoyun simply replied with a nod.

“They don’t treat me like a human!”

_{Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.}Like this, the two men approached once more and took Zhu Ziying by the arms, but this time, there was no struggle. Bleeding and letting his head dangle towards the floor, Zhu Ziying let them drag him away.

Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.

_{After enduring all those hаrdships—after struggling so much to get back home—the last thing that boy had expected was that his own family would be the ones who forced him to return.}
Lunch at the school had just finished when glasses-boy was hauled back across the training grounds by two large men decked out in head-to-toe camouflage. Beside the two burly men was a decently dressed man and woman, looking on calmly as the young boy was dragged away while struggling for his life.

After enduring all those hаrdships—after struggling so much to get back home—the last thing that boy had expected was that his own family would be the ones who forced him to return.

_{He begged before slamming his head down again.}N/A

He begged before slamming his head down again.

_{“They don’t treat me like a human!”}
“I can’t… I can’t go back… I can’t go back there…” Glasses Boy mumbled to himself initially, but those soon turned into an explosion of shrieks and tears that caught the attention of all. “No! I don’t wanna go! Please don’t send me back there…! Mom! Dad! Please! I’m begging you! Please, take me back home! Please—don’t leave me here!”

“They don’t treat me like a human!”

_{He begged before slamming his head down again.}In the distance, the woman could be heard whispering to the man. “Goodness, he’s growing even more unreasonable, isn’t he? I don’t even have it in me to ever tell anyone he was sent to such a school. To think, I once used to be able to tell everyone how my son was acing every subject. Now, I have them rubbing my face in the fact that he failed his physical education exam. It’s such an insult I can’t even lift my head at work!”

He begged before slamming his head down again.

_N/A“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”

N/A

_{But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.}He no longer pleaded.

But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.

_N/A“You think you can control me—your father?! You think you can call the shots, huh?!” The man scolded as though it were some key to regain some lost pride—as if he were making it known it was his son and not his lack of discipline at fault. “Well, listen here, Zhu Ziying. I am your father. And as your father, I’m telling you, you will attend this school.”

N/A

Hearing him, the boy slowly lifted his gaze to Qin Mo. Because of his broken lenses, lines of red formed a circle under his eyes, but that boy's gaze itself was completely hollow.

_{It was only then that Qin Mo realised it was the first time that boy had looked at him head-on, allowing him to see that boy’s features. A clear and fair face that was no great beauty but far from displeasing to the eye. As one would expect, everything about the boy gave the air of a typical top student.}That pot-bellied principal wasn’t alone. He was flanked by two vans worth of people who were donned in uniforms of all black. Even though he was witnessing all this from the infirmary’s window, Qin Mo was still startled by the sight.

It was only then that Qin Mo realised it was the first time that boy had looked at him head-on, allowing him to see that boy’s features. A clear and fair face that was no great beauty but far from displeasing to the eye. As one would expect, everything about the boy gave the air of a typical top student.

_{That pot-bellied principal wasn’t alone. He was flanked by two vans worth of people who were donned in uniforms of all black. Even though he was witnessing all this from the infirmary’s window, Qin Mo was still startled by the sight.}“They don’t treat me like a human!”

That pot-bellied principal wasn’t alone. He was flanked by two vans worth of people who were donned in uniforms of all black. Even though he was witnessing all this from the infirmary’s window, Qin Mo was still startled by the sight.

_{“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”}“They don’t treat me like a human!”

“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”

_{“When you learn to conduct yourself properly, we’ll return to take you back home.” Seeing him grow quiet, the man and woman stated before they turned and left.}N/A

“When you learn to conduct yourself properly, we’ll return to take you back home.” Seeing him grow quiet, the man and woman stated before they turned and left.

_{“How pitiful.” Doctor Jiang looked out the window with a sigh. “What a poor kid, having parents like that?”}
“Zhu Ziying! Have you no shame?! Look at you! Look at how you’re acting in public, for god’s sake!”

“How pitiful.” Doctor Jiang looked out the window with a sigh. “What a poor kid, having parents like that?”

_{Staring at that gaunt, frail figure departing, Qin Mo felt something bitter churn in his gut.}Doctor Jiang sighed for a second time, bringing an end to the topic that morning. But when that boy came by to get his head bandaged later that evening, Qin Mo recalled the boy’s circυmstance, which made him stuff a handful of candy into the other boy’s hand following a moment of hesitation.

Staring at that gaunt, frail figure departing, Qin Mo felt something bitter churn in his gut.

_{“Zhu Ziying! Have you no shame?! Look at you! Look at how you’re acting in public, for god’s sake!”}
But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.

“Zhu Ziying! Have you no shame?! Look at you! Look at how you’re acting in public, for god’s sake!”

Doctor Jiang sighed for a second time, bringing an end to the topic that morning. But when that boy came by to get his head bandaged later that evening, Qin Mo recalled the boy’s circυmstance, which made him stuff a handful of candy into the other boy’s hand following a moment of hesitation.

_{But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.}“There’s bound to be a rotten apple in every barrel,” Shen Zhuoyun sneered from beside them. “After all, if not for parents like that, how else would kids be sent here?” Recalling his own parents, Shen Zhuoyun was suddenly overcome with gratitude. At least when they were alive, they left him nothing but happy memories.

But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.

_{“They beat me every day!”}That pot-bellied principal wasn’t alone. He was flanked by two vans worth of people who were donned in uniforms of all black. Even though he was witnessing all this from the infirmary’s window, Qin Mo was still startled by the sight.

“They beat me every day!”

_N/ADo gangsters wear uniforms these days, too?

N/A

Surprisingly, he was rather clever in his method of escape. He avoided both the residential areas and the main road on his first night out, choosing to spend that time holed up and shivering in a grove near the school. Thus, when the search was less intense on the second day, he huffed it to a road that was the furthest from the school. From there, he spent half a day trying to flag down a trucker. When one finally stopped, he told the driver he was abducted, thus gaining him a ride home.

_{“There’s bound to be a rotten apple in every barrel,” Shen Zhuoyun sneered from beside them. “After all, if not for parents like that, how else would kids be sent here?” Recalling his own parents, Shen Zhuoyun was suddenly overcome with gratitude. At least when they were alive, they left him nothing but happy memories.}Wearing a smirk, Jiang Shao explained his reasoning, “It made sense that Shen-ge would never agree to this, so we simply followed the part.” Well, that and he was not foolish enough to believe there was an escape from that hellish place.

“There’s bound to be a rotten apple in every barrel,” Shen Zhuoyun sneered from beside them. “After all, if not for parents like that, how else would kids be sent here?” Recalling his own parents, Shen Zhuoyun was suddenly overcome with gratitude. At least when they were alive, they left him nothing but happy memories.

_{“Zhu Ziying! Have you no shame?! Look at you! Look at how you’re acting in public, for god’s sake!”}It was only then that Qin Mo realised it was the first time that boy had looked at him head-on, allowing him to see that boy’s features. A clear and fair face that was no great beauty but far from displeasing to the eye. As one would expect, everything about the boy gave the air of a typical top student.

“Zhu Ziying! Have you no shame?! Look at you! Look at how you’re acting in public, for god’s sake!”

_{Thud.}For the next two days, all training at the school was suspended, and all students still on the premises were locked inside their dormitories. By the afternoon of the first day alone, half the escapees were caught and brought back. Those two vans had made a few dozen trips that day until all those escaped students were caught. As for the second day, another large batch of students were sent back by their very own kin.

Thud.

_{One hour after the riot, Qin Mo finally got a look at the principal of that hellhole for the first time.}That pot-bellied principal wasn’t alone. He was flanked by two vans worth of people who were donned in uniforms of all black. Even though he was witnessing all this from the infirmary’s window, Qin Mo was still startled by the sight.

One hour after the riot, Qin Mo finally got a look at the principal of that hellhole for the first time.

_{Staring at that gaunt, frail figure departing, Qin Mo felt something bitter churn in his gut.}
He begged before slamming his head down again.

Staring at that gaunt, frail figure departing, Qin Mo felt something bitter churn in his gut.

_{{Do gangsters wear uniforms these days, too?}}“Please, take me home!”

Do gangsters wear uniforms these days, too?

_{But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.}Like this, the two men approached once more and took Zhu Ziying by the arms, but this time, there was no struggle. Bleeding and letting his head dangle towards the floor, Zhu Ziying let them drag him away.

But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.

_{Another pot-bellied old man.}
“Please, Mom! Please, Dad!”

Another pot-bellied old man.

N/A

_{Zhu Ziying dropped his head, his gaze fixed on the tears soaking the yellow dirt below him, making him suddenly feel like an utter fool.}Possessing neither the toughness nor the strength in his fists, Jiang Shao was still able to thrive in both juvenile detention and that so-called school of “self-improvement” simply on account of his slіckness and quick wit.

Zhu Ziying dropped his head, his gaze fixed on the tears soaking the yellow dirt below him, making him suddenly feel like an utter fool.

_{These words finally forced Zhu Ziying to lift his head towards his parents. With a combination of tears and snot streaming down his face, he focused his pitiful gaze towards the blurry forms he could make out through his broken lenses. Staring at them awkwardly, he wondered, 'Are these really my parents?'}
Again his head slammed forward.

These words finally forced Zhu Ziying to lift his head towards his parents. With a combination of tears and snot streaming down his face, he focused his pitiful gaze towards the blurry forms he could make out through his broken lenses. Staring at them awkwardly, he wondered, 'Are these really my parents?'

Hearing him, the boy slowly lifted his gaze to Qin Mo. Because of his broken lenses, lines of red formed a circle under his eyes, but that boy's gaze itself was completely hollow.

_{“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.}
“They beat me every day!”

“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.

_{“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.}Zhu Ziying dropped his head, his gaze fixed on the tears soaking the yellow dirt below him, making him suddenly feel like an utter fool.

“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.

_{“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.}Like this, the two men approached once more and took Zhu Ziying by the arms, but this time, there was no struggle. Bleeding and letting his head dangle towards the floor, Zhu Ziying let them drag him away.

“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.

_{But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.}That boy only sat there numbly, however. He did keep the candy within his grasp, but he sat there as still as a statue—it was as if his spirit had been drained in its entirety, leaving a walking corpse in its place.

But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.

_{One hour after the riot, Qin Mo finally got a look at the principal of that hellhole for the first time.}“Please, Mom! Please, Dad!”

One hour after the riot, Qin Mo finally got a look at the principal of that hellhole for the first time.

_N/ADoctor Jiang sighed for a second time, bringing an end to the topic that morning. But when that boy came by to get his head bandaged later that evening, Qin Mo recalled the boy’s circυmstance, which made him stuff a handful of candy into the other boy’s hand following a moment of hesitation.

N/A

_{“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.}“They beat me every day!”

“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.

_{He no longer struggled.}But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.

He no longer struggled.

_N/A
Thud.

N/A

_{“They don’t treat me like a human!”}By the third day, most of the escapees were dragged back and sent back to their dorms. All except for the students of classes seven and eight, who were sent to the warehouse for confinement. Training began once more as usual, but in place of the injured instructors recuperating at the hospital, members allegedly from the security team were put in charge in their stead. Rumour has it that the instructor for Class 8 had three broken ribs and even both lungs punctured. His condition was in stark contrast to Yang Fanghong, who only had a relatively minor flesh wound that would see him back at work in less than half a month.

“They don’t treat me like a human!”

_{“Is this… Is this how they’re going to recapture everyone?” Qin Mo asked with a frown.}By the third day, most of the escapees were dragged back and sent back to their dorms. All except for the students of classes seven and eight, who were sent to the warehouse for confinement. Training began once more as usual, but in place of the injured instructors recuperating at the hospital, members allegedly from the security team were put in charge in their stead. Rumour has it that the instructor for Class 8 had three broken ribs and even both lungs punctured. His condition was in stark contrast to Yang Fanghong, who only had a relatively minor flesh wound that would see him back at work in less than half a month.

“Is this… Is this how they’re going to recapture everyone?” Qin Mo asked with a frown.

_{Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.}“Is this… Is this how they’re going to recapture everyone?” Qin Mo asked with a frown.

Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.

_{He begged before slamming his head down again.}“Please, don’t leave me here! Please… Please take me home! Please! Please! Please! Please!”

He begged before slamming his head down again.

_{But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.}On the third day, right as the sun rose to its peak, glasses-boy was also returned.

But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.

_{Chapter 20: In the Name of Love (Part One)}
Thud.

Chapter 20: In the Name of Love (Part One)

_{Zhu Ziying dropped his head, his gaze fixed on the tears soaking the yellow dirt below him, making him suddenly feel like an utter fool.}Wearing a smirk, Jiang Shao explained his reasoning, “It made sense that Shen-ge would never agree to this, so we simply followed the part.” Well, that and he was not foolish enough to believe there was an escape from that hellish place.

Zhu Ziying dropped his head, his gaze fixed on the tears soaking the yellow dirt below him, making him suddenly feel like an utter fool.

_{These words finally forced Zhu Ziying to lift his head towards his parents. With a combination of tears and snot streaming down his face, he focused his pitiful gaze towards the blurry forms he could make out through his broken lenses. Staring at them awkwardly, he wondered, '{Are these really my parents?}'}He begged before slamming his head down again.

_Thud.
Like this, he continued pleading, yet on the face of a woman whose features were similar to his own, there was nothing but disappointment to be seen as she neatly nudged her glasses upwards.

Thud.

_{Parents like those were no novelty to Doctor Jiang. She had also witnessed a few of these old-fashioned parents who expect nothing short of perfection in every subject. Never reflecting on their own failings; always thoughtlessly demanding more from their kids. Worse yet, they constantly compare their child to others, but only the child is at fault for any mistakes.}“Do you have any idea how disappointed I am in you, A’Ying?” His mother finally spoke. “Just look at you. Do you have any idea what you look like right now?” Yet none of her words held any comfort. “Have I ever scolded you when your GPA slipped? Have I said a thing when you managed to fail at PE of all things? We sent you here for your own good, yet all you managed to learn is how to skip school. What on earth is wrong with you? Why are you getting less sensible the older you get?”

_{But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.}On the night of the second day, the chicken-head was recaptured. After returning to that room clearly beaten until he was black and blue, he still had to sleep on the cold and hаrd bathroom floor.

But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.

_{“Please, Mom! Please, Dad!”}
“Do you have any idea how disappointed I am in you, A’Ying?” His mother finally spoke. “Just look at you. Do you have any idea what you look like right now?” Yet none of her words held any comfort. “Have I ever scolded you when your GPA slipped? Have I said a thing when you managed to fail at PE of all things? We sent you here for your own good, yet all you managed to learn is how to skip school. What on earth is wrong with you? Why are you getting less sensible the older you get?”

“Please, Mom! Please, Dad!”

_{“Please, take me home!”}N/A

“Please, take me home!”

_{“Please, take me home!”}These words finally forced Zhu Ziying to lift his head towards his parents. With a combination of tears and snot streaming down his face, he focused his pitiful gaze towards the blurry forms he could make out through his broken lenses. Staring at them awkwardly, he wondered, 'Are these really my parents?'

“Please, take me home!”

_{He begged before slamming his head down again.}Again his head slammed forward.

He begged before slamming his head down again.

_{“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”}For the next two days, all training at the school was suspended, and all students still on the premises were locked inside their dormitories. By the afternoon of the first day alone, half the escapees were caught and brought back. Those two vans had made a few dozen trips that day until all those escaped students were caught. As for the second day, another large batch of students were sent back by their very own kin.

“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”

_{“I can’t… I can’t go back… I can’t go back there…” Glasses Boy mumbled to himself initially, but those soon turned into an explosion of shrieks and tears that caught the attention of all. “No! I don’t wanna go! Please don’t send me back there…! Mom! Dad! Please! I’m begging you! Please, take me back home! Please—don’t leave me here!”}
But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.

_{After enduring all those hаrdships—after struggling so much to get back home—the last thing that boy had expected was that his own family would be the ones who forced him to return.}N/A

After enduring all those hаrdships—after struggling so much to get back home—the last thing that boy had expected was that his own family would be the ones who forced him to return.

_{“Do you have any idea how disappointed I am in you, A’Ying?” His mother finally spoke. “Just look at you.}“They don’t treat me like a human!”

“Do you have any idea how disappointed I am in you, A’Ying?” His mother finally spoke. “Just look at you. Do you have any idea what you look like right now?” Yet none of her words held any comfort. “Have I ever scolded you when your GPA slipped? Have I said a thing when you managed to fail at PE of all things? We sent you here for your own good, yet all you managed to learn is how to skip school. What on earth is wrong with you? Why are you getting less sensible the older you get?”

“Please, take me home!”

_N/A
“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”

N/A

_{Surprisingly, he was rather clever in his method of escape. He avoided both the residential areas and the main road on his first night out, choosing to spend that time holed up and shivering in a grove near the school.}“Do you have any idea how disappointed I am in you, A’Ying?” His mother finally spoke. “Just look at you. Do you have any idea what you look like right now?” Yet none of her words held any comfort. “Have I ever scolded you when your GPA slipped? Have I said a thing when you managed to fail at PE of all things? We sent you here for your own good, yet all you managed to learn is how to skip school. What on earth is wrong with you? Why are you getting less sensible the older you get?”

_{“Those guys are instructors from Zhang Jingzi Security,” Shen Zhuoyun explained after seeing Qin Mo's expression. Zhang Jingzi was not only the head of that security company; he was also the tubby principal of their school. But that was not where that man’s dealings ended, as several other less-than-reputable enterprises were also held under his name.}
These words finally forced Zhu Ziying to lift his head towards his parents. With a combination of tears and snot streaming down his face, he focused his pitiful gaze towards the blurry forms he could make out through his broken lenses. Staring at them awkwardly, he wondered, 'Are these really my parents?'

“Those guys are instructors from Zhang Jingzi Security,” Shen Zhuoyun explained after seeing Qin Mo's expression. Zhang Jingzi was not only the head of that security company; he was also the tubby principal of their school. But that was not where that man’s dealings ended, as several other less-than-reputable enterprises were also held under his name.

_{Surprisingly, he was rather clever in his method of escape. He avoided both the residential areas and the main road on his first night out, choosing to spend that time holed up and shivering in a grove near the school.}In the distance, the woman could be heard whispering to the man. “Goodness, he’s growing even more unreasonable, isn’t he? I don’t even have it in me to ever tell anyone he was sent to such a school. To think, I once used to be able to tell everyone how my son was acing every subject. Now, I have them rubbing my face in the fact that he failed his physical education exam. It’s such an insult I can’t even lift my head at work!”

_{“When you learn to conduct yourself properly, we’ll return to take you back home.” Seeing him grow quiet, the man and woman stated before they turned and left.}
Right then, they weren’t recognisable at all.

“When you learn to conduct yourself properly, we’ll return to take you back home.” Seeing him grow quiet, the man and woman stated before they turned and left.

_{But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.}Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.

But Zhu Ziying kept on slamming his head to the floor, so much so that his head started bleeding.

_{Right then, they weren’t recognisable at all.}
“You think you can control me—your father?! You think you can call the shots, huh?!” The man scolded as though it were some key to regain some lost pride—as if he were making it known it was his son and not his lack of discipline at fault. “Well, listen here, Zhu Ziying. I am your father. And as your father, I’m telling you, you will attend this school.”

Right then, they weren’t recognisable at all.

Like this, he continued pleading, yet on the face of a woman whose features were similar to his own, there was nothing but disappointment to be seen as she neatly nudged her glasses upwards.

_{Like this, he continued pleading, yet on the face of a woman whose features were similar to his own, there was nothing but disappointment to be seen as she neatly nudged her glasses upwards.}“When you learn to conduct yourself properly, we’ll return to take you back home.” Seeing him grow quiet, the man and woman stated before they turned and left.

Like this, he continued pleading, yet on the face of a woman whose features were similar to his own, there was nothing but disappointment to be seen as she neatly nudged her glasses upwards.

_{“Those guys are instructors from Zhang Jingzi Security,” Shen Zhuoyun explained after seeing Qin Mo's expression. Zhang Jingzi was not only the head of that security company; he was also the tubby principal of their school. But that was not where that man’s dealings ended, as several other less-than-reputable enterprises were also held under his name.}Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.

_{“There’s bound to be a rotten apple in every barrel,” Shen Zhuoyun sneered from beside them. “After all, if not for parents like that, how else would kids be sent here?” Recalling his own parents, Shen Zhuoyun was suddenly overcome with gratitude. At least when they were alive, they left him nothing but happy memories.}
Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.

_{Lunch at the school had just finished when glasses-boy was hauled back across the training grounds by two large men decked out in head-to-toe camouflage. Beside the two burly men was a decently dressed man and woman, looking on calmly as the young boy was dragged away while struggling for his life.}“Do you have any idea how disappointed I am in you, A’Ying?” His mother finally spoke. “Just look at you. Do you have any idea what you look like right now?” Yet none of her words held any comfort. “Have I ever scolded you when your GPA slipped? Have I said a thing when you managed to fail at PE of all things? We sent you here for your own good, yet all you managed to learn is how to skip school. What on earth is wrong with you? Why are you getting less sensible the older you get?”

Lunch at the school had just finished when glasses-boy was hauled back across the training grounds by two large men decked out in head-to-toe camouflage. Beside the two burly men was a decently dressed man and woman, looking on calmly as the young boy was dragged away while struggling for his life.

_{Again his head slammed forward.}
He no longer struggled.

Again his head slammed forward.

_{“Is this… Is this how they’re going to recapture everyone?” Qin Mo asked with a frown.}Like this, the two men approached once more and took Zhu Ziying by the arms, but this time, there was no struggle. Bleeding and letting his head dangle towards the floor, Zhu Ziying let them drag him away.

“Is this… Is this how they’re going to recapture everyone?” Qin Mo asked with a frown.

_{“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.}“You think you can control me—your father?! You think you can call the shots, huh?!” The man scolded as though it were some key to regain some lost pride—as if he were making it known it was his son and not his lack of discipline at fault. “Well, listen here, Zhu Ziying. I am your father. And as your father, I’m telling you, you will attend this school.”

“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.

_{Zhu Ziying dropped his head, his gaze fixed on the tears soaking the yellow dirt below him, making him suddenly feel like an utter fool.}
He no longer pleaded.

Zhu Ziying dropped his head, his gaze fixed on the tears soaking the yellow dirt below him, making him suddenly feel like an utter fool.

_{But all that boy got in return was the sting of a palm colliding with his face, followed by his father's biting words.}He no longer pleaded.

But all that boy got in return was the sting of a palm colliding with his face, followed by his father's biting words.

_{“You think you can control me—your father?! You think you can call the shots, huh?!” The man scolded as though it were some key to regain some lost pride—as if he were making it known it was his son and not his lack of discipline at fault. “Well, listen here, Zhu Ziying. I am your father. And as your father, I’m telling you, you will attend this school.”}Doctor Jiang sighed for a second time, bringing an end to the topic that morning. But when that boy came by to get his head bandaged later that evening, Qin Mo recalled the boy’s circυmstance, which made him stuff a handful of candy into the other boy’s hand following a moment of hesitation.

_{“Is this… Is this how they’re going to recapture everyone?” Qin Mo asked with a frown.}
“When you learn to conduct yourself properly, we’ll return to take you back home.” Seeing him grow quiet, the man and woman stated before they turned and left.

“Is this… Is this how they’re going to recapture everyone?” Qin Mo asked with a frown.

_{“How pitiful.” Doctor Jiang looked out the window with a sigh. “What a poor kid, having parents like that?”}“Eat some, alright?” Qin Mo coaxed.

“How pitiful.” Doctor Jiang looked out the window with a sigh. “What a poor kid, having parents like that?”

_{He begged before slamming his head down again.}
Zhu Ziying dropped his head, his gaze fixed on the tears soaking the yellow dirt below him, making him suddenly feel like an utter fool.

He begged before slamming his head down again.

_{Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.}It was only then that Qin Mo realised it was the first time that boy had looked at him head-on, allowing him to see that boy’s features. A clear and fair face that was no great beauty but far from displeasing to the eye. As one would expect, everything about the boy gave the air of a typical top student.

Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.

_{It was only then that Qin Mo realised it was the first time that boy had looked at him head-on, allowing him to see that boy’s features. A clear and fair face that was no great beauty but far from displeasing to the eye. As one would expect, everything about the boy gave the air of a typical top student.}
In the distance, the woman could be heard whispering to the man. “Goodness, he’s growing even more unreasonable, isn’t he? I don’t even have it in me to ever tell anyone he was sent to such a school. To think, I once used to be able to tell everyone how my son was acing every subject. Now, I have them rubbing my face in the fact that he failed his physical education exam. It’s such an insult I can’t even lift my head at work!”

By the third day, most of the escapees were dragged back and sent back to their dorms. All except for the students of classes seven and eight, who were sent to the warehouse for confinement. Training began once more as usual, but in place of the injured instructors recuperating at the hospital, members allegedly from the security team were put in charge in their stead. Rumour has it that the instructor for Class 8 had three broken ribs and even both lungs punctured. His condition was in stark contrast to Yang Fanghong, who only had a relatively minor flesh wound that would see him back at work in less than half a month.

_{He no longer struggled.}“I can’t… I can’t go back… I can’t go back there…” Glasses Boy mumbled to himself initially, but those soon turned into an explosion of shrieks and tears that caught the attention of all. “No! I don’t wanna go! Please don’t send me back there…! Mom! Dad! Please! I’m begging you! Please, take me back home! Please—don’t leave me here!”

He no longer struggled.

_{Possessing neither the toughness nor the strength in his fists, Jiang Shao was still able to thrive in both juvenile detention and that so-called school of “self-improvement” simply on account of his slіckness and quick wit.}
Like this, the two men approached once more and took Zhu Ziying by the arms, but this time, there was no struggle. Bleeding and letting his head dangle towards the floor, Zhu Ziying let them drag him away.

Possessing neither the toughness nor the strength in his fists, Jiang Shao was still able to thrive in both juvenile detention and that so-called school of “self-improvement” simply on account of his slіckness and quick wit.

_{“How pitiful.” Doctor Jiang looked out the window with a sigh. “What a poor kid, having parents like that?”}“They don’t treat me like a human!”

“How pitiful.” Doctor Jiang looked out the window with a sigh. “What a poor kid, having parents like that?”

_{Hearing him, the boy slowly lifted his gaze to Qin Mo. Because of his broken lenses, lines of red formed a circle under his eyes, but that boy's gaze itself was completely hollow.}“You think you can control me—your father?! You think you can call the shots, huh?!” The man scolded as though it were some key to regain some lost pride—as if he were making it known it was his son and not his lack of discipline at fault. “Well, listen here, Zhu Ziying. I am your father. And as your father, I’m telling you, you will attend this school.”

Hearing him, the boy slowly lifted his gaze to Qin Mo. Because of his broken lenses, lines of red formed a circle under his eyes, but that boy's gaze itself was completely hollow.

_{Like this, the two men approached once more and took Zhu Ziying by the arms, but this time, there was no struggle. Bleeding and letting his head dangle towards the floor, Zhu Ziying let them drag him away.}
“How pitiful.” Doctor Jiang looked out the window with a sigh. “What a poor kid, having parents like that?”

_N/AThud.

N/A

_{Possessing neither the toughness nor the strength in his fists, Jiang Shao was still able to thrive in both juvenile detention and that so-called school of “self-improvement” simply on account of his slіckness and quick wit.}That pot-bellied principal wasn’t alone. He was flanked by two vans worth of people who were donned in uniforms of all black. Even though he was witnessing all this from the infirmary’s window, Qin Mo was still startled by the sight.

_{To this, Shen Zhuoyun simply replied with a nod.}
Parents like those were no novelty to Doctor Jiang. She had also witnessed a few of these old-fashioned parents who expect nothing short of perfection in every subject. Never reflecting on their own failings; always thoughtlessly demanding more from their kids. Worse yet, they constantly compare their child to others, but only the child is at fault for any mistakes.

To this, Shen Zhuoyun simply replied with a nod.

_{Staring at that gaunt, frail figure departing, Qin Mo felt something bitter churn in his gut.}“They don’t treat me like a human!”

Staring at that gaunt, frail figure departing, Qin Mo felt something bitter churn in his gut.

_{Doctor Jiang sighed for a second time, bringing an end to the topic that morning. But when that boy came by to get his head bandaged later that evening, Qin Mo recalled the boy’s circυmstance, which made him stuff a handful of candy into the other boy’s hand following a moment of hesitation.}But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.

_{“Please, take me home!”}
“There’s bound to be a rotten apple in every barrel,” Shen Zhuoyun sneered from beside them. “After all, if not for parents like that, how else would kids be sent here?” Recalling his own parents, Shen Zhuoyun was suddenly overcome with gratitude. At least when they were alive, they left him nothing but happy memories.

“Please, take me home!”

_{Doctor Jiang sighed for a second time, bringing an end to the topic that morning. But when that boy came by to get his head bandaged later that evening, Qin Mo recalled the boy’s circυmstance, which made him stuff a handful of candy into the other boy’s hand following a moment of hesitation.}“When you learn to conduct yourself properly, we’ll return to take you back home.” Seeing him grow quiet, the man and woman stated before they turned and left.

_{On the night of the second day, the chicken-head was recaptured. After returning to that room clearly beaten until he was black and blue, he still had to sleep on the cold and hаrd bathroom floor.}
Doctor Jiang sighed for a second time, bringing an end to the topic that morning. But when that boy came by to get his head bandaged later that evening, Qin Mo recalled the boy’s circυmstance, which made him stuff a handful of candy into the other boy’s hand following a moment of hesitation.

On the night of the second day, the chicken-head was recaptured. After returning to that room clearly beaten until he was black and blue, he still had to sleep on the cold and hаrd bathroom floor.

_{By the third day, most of the escapees were dragged back and sent back to their dorms. All except for the students of classes seven and eight, who were sent to the warehouse for confinement.}Parents like those were no novelty to Doctor Jiang. She had also witnessed a few of these old-fashioned parents who expect nothing short of perfection in every subject. Never reflecting on their own failings; always thoughtlessly demanding more from their kids. Worse yet, they constantly compare their child to others, but only the child is at fault for any mistakes.

_{“Please, take me home!”}He begged before slamming his head down again.

“Please, take me home!”

_N/AThud.

N/A

_{“They beat me every day!”}
That boy only sat there numbly, however. He did keep the candy within his grasp, but he sat there as still as a statue—it was as if his spirit had been drained in its entirety, leaving a walking corpse in its place.

“They beat me every day!”

_{Staring at that gaunt, frail figure departing, Qin Mo felt something bitter churn in his gut.}“They beat me every day!”

Staring at that gaunt, frail figure departing, Qin Mo felt something bitter churn in his gut.

_{Like this, the two men approached once more and took Zhu Ziying by the arms, but this time, there was no struggle. Bleeding and letting his head dangle towards the floor, Zhu Ziying let them drag him away.}But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.

_{Thud.}Doctor Jiang sighed for a second time, bringing an end to the topic that morning. But when that boy came by to get his head bandaged later that evening, Qin Mo recalled the boy’s circυmstance, which made him stuff a handful of candy into the other boy’s hand following a moment of hesitation.

Thud.

_{Doctor Jiang sighed for a second time, bringing an end to the topic that morning. But when that boy came by to get his head bandaged later that evening, Qin Mo recalled the boy’s circυmstance, which made him stuff a handful of candy into the other boy’s hand following a moment of hesitation.}
Hearing him, the boy slowly lifted his gaze to Qin Mo. Because of his broken lenses, lines of red formed a circle under his eyes, but that boy's gaze itself was completely hollow.

_{“Please, don’t leave me here! Please… Please take me home! Please! Please! Please! Please!”}To this, Shen Zhuoyun simply replied with a nod.

“Please, don’t leave me here! Please… Please take me home! Please! Please! Please! Please!”

_N/ALike this, the two men approached once more and took Zhu Ziying by the arms, but this time, there was no struggle. Bleeding and letting his head dangle towards the floor, Zhu Ziying let them drag him away.

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_{“Please, take me home!”}“I can’t… I can’t go back… I can’t go back there…” Glasses Boy mumbled to himself initially, but those soon turned into an explosion of shrieks and tears that caught the attention of all. “No! I don’t wanna go! Please don’t send me back there…! Mom! Dad! Please! I’m begging you! Please, take me back home! Please—don’t leave me here!”

“Please, take me home!”

_{But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.}
It was only then that Qin Mo realised it was the first time that boy had looked at him head-on, allowing him to see that boy’s features. A clear and fair face that was no great beauty but far from displeasing to the eye. As one would expect, everything about the boy gave the air of a typical top student.

But the boy was completely crazed. Breaking free of the two restraining him, he fell before his parents on his knees, his head ploughing towards the dirt with a thud.

_{Like this, the two men approached once more and took Zhu Ziying by the arms, but this time, there was no struggle. Bleeding and letting his head dangle towards the floor, Zhu Ziying let them drag him away.}But all that boy got in return was the sting of a palm colliding with his face, followed by his father's biting words.

_Thud.
Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.

Thud.

_{“They don’t treat me like a human!”}For the next two days, all training at the school was suspended, and all students still on the premises were locked inside their dormitories. By the afternoon of the first day alone, half the escapees were caught and brought back. Those two vans had made a few dozen trips that day until all those escaped students were caught. As for the second day, another large batch of students were sent back by their very own kin.

“They don’t treat me like a human!”

_{Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.}“Zhu Ziying! Have you no shame?! Look at you! Look at how you’re acting in public, for god’s sake!”

Unlike before, the boy gave no words of gratitude to Qin Mo. Holding the candy in his hands with a firm grip, he simply left the room without a word.

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Chapter 20: In the Name of Love (Part One)

_Thud.
Staring at that gaunt, frail figure departing, Qin Mo felt something bitter churn in his gut.

Thud.

_{“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”}Like this, the two men approached once more and took Zhu Ziying by the arms, but this time, there was no struggle. Bleeding and letting his head dangle towards the floor, Zhu Ziying let them drag him away.

“You shameless wretch!” Seemingly embarrassed by all the eyes on them, the man’s brows drew tіghter as his expression grew livid. “You—! You are no son of mine!”

_{To this, Shen Zhuoyun simply replied with a nod.}“Please, take me home!”

To this, Shen Zhuoyun simply replied with a nod.

_{Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.}By the third day, most of the escapees were dragged back and sent back to their dorms. All except for the students of classes seven and eight, who were sent to the warehouse for confinement. Training began once more as usual, but in place of the injured instructors recuperating at the hospital, members allegedly from the security team were put in charge in their stead. Rumour has it that the instructor for Class 8 had three broken ribs and even both lungs punctured. His condition was in stark contrast to Yang Fanghong, who only had a relatively minor flesh wound that would see him back at work in less than half a month.

Zhu Ziying stared up at that man in a daze at his words. From his chеst to the tіps of his fingers and toes, all of him was penеtrated by a chill.

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