The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 509: Chapter 509: For Justice

Once Ji You spoke, everyone was speechless and choked up, even Lin Lele, who was so wronged she almost cried, now furrowed her brow and looked at Ji You.

Then.

Ji You, who prided himself on being particularly skilled at bullying girls, took out another pink mask with a simple-minded little pig printed on it from his pocket. He then opened his hand and handed it to Lin Lele.

Seeing this, Lin Lele angrily said, ”Mind your own business!”

Ji You was somewhat speechless: ”Are you the rat?”

Lin Lele was at a loss for words: ”You!”

Ji You stubbornly handed over the mask, saying, ”Put it on. If you don’t, I guarantee every breath you take will stink.”

Lin Lele: ”...”

This description, which was disgusting in every possible way, managed to disgust Lin Lele. She snatched the mask from Ji You’s hand and stepped back, glaring fiercely at him, and said, ”Don’t think for a second that I appreciate your fake kindness.”

Ji You spread his hands, saying, ”Suit yourself.”

Lin Lele: ”...”

In frustration, Lin Lele, holding a broom, swept vigorously at the horse dung beside her. Instantly, the stench filled the air and she covered her mouth, coughing, ”Cough cough...”

”Damn it!”

”I’ve had enough.”

”Damn it!”

Ji You: ”Idiot.”

Lin Lele spun around sharply: ”What did you say?”

Ji You: ”Whatever you heard is what it is.”

Lin Lele shook with anger: ”You!!!”

Ji You shrugged and backed away a few steps, then started sweeping in an orderly fashion, raising his voice as he said, ”Using a broom as a gun, waving it around on purpose, scattering horse dung everywhere, and almost hitting your own mouth - if that’s not being an idiot, what is?”

Lin Lele: ”...”

Lin Lele, gritting her teeth: ”You! That’s enough from you.”

Ji You spread his hands, saying, ”Poor broom, reduced to sweeping horse dung, but having done nothing to deserve being wielded by an idiot.”

Unable to listen anymore, Lin Lele slammed her broom onto the ground: ”You asshole! I’m going to fight you!”

Nimbly, Ji You jumped back a few steps, saying, ”Hey! It’s all fun and games, but what’s the point of taking it out on a broom?”

Nearby, Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang, and others started egging them on; Yue Qiguang slapped his thigh, full of mockery, ”Exactly! Can’t win in an argument, so you take it out on a broom, that’s all the Lin Family’s good for.”

Lin Lele was about to explode with anger when she suddenly lunged at Ji You...

At that moment—

The management robot suddenly interrupted: ”Warning! Warning! Warning! Fighting in the stable is prohibited. This is your first warning; repeat offenses will result in an additional 10-day penalty.”

Lin Lele trembled, staring in disbelief at the Light Computer managing the horse track: ”When was this crappy rule made?”

The management robot replied with all seriousness, ”According to Teacher Mu Jianling’s original words: To prevent these scoundrels from fighting in the horse track, a few strict rules are set: 1. No fighting, the first offense gets a warning, and a repeat offense will be punished with an additional 10 days. Prohibition of...”

Lin Lele couldn’t stand it any longer and cursed: ”You’re doing this on purpose! You’re targeting me!”

The management robot replied, ”Student Lin Lele, this rule is not targeted at any one person but applies to all of you. So please abide by the rules and finish your reform labor at the earliest.”

Everyone: ”...”

Hearing these shameless words from the robot, not only did Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang, Sheng Qingyan, and others lose their mood for joking around, but even Lin Lele, with her temperamental nature, had lost her will to make trouble.

Silence.

Everyone silently cleaned up the horse dung...

Watching the clumsy Lin Lele, Ji You suddenly asked, ”Student Lin Lele, how much did Xu Siyu pay you? How about I pay double?”

Lin Lele’s fingers paused, ”What did you say?”

Ji You earnestly said, ”Whatever Xu Siyu has given you, I will offer double.”

Lin Lele was so angry that her eyes looked on fire: ”You! You are insulting me!”

Ji You corrected her: ”No! I am bribing you.”

Lin Lele: ”...”

Others: ”...”

The others turned their faces away, pretending not to see, and continued to sweep the horse manure with grunts.

Ji You touched her pants pocket, wanting to take out money, only to find that there wasn’t a cent in her pocket. After a brief moment of embarrassment, Ji You nonchalantly withdrew her hand, touched the chip of her Light Computer, and looked at Lin Lele, saying: ”Sister~ name your price.”

Lin Lele was fuming to an extreme at this moment: ”You are insulting me! You plagiarist dog! You are deliberately insulting me.”

Ji You: ”...”

Ji You withdrew her hand and suddenly leaned closer to Lin Lele, who was red-faced with excitement, and said with a puzzled face: ”This is strange. You say you don’t want money, you’re not after any benefits, so why are you going to such lengths to oppose me?”

Ji You’s sudden closeness made Lin Lele’s eyes meet Ji You’s dark, shining ones. Somehow, seeing those serious eyes with a touch of stubbornness, the curse Lin Lele was about to blurt out inexplicably choked back.

She straightened her neck, raising her voice: ”I’m doing this for justice! I stepped forward to uphold justice!”

Ji You: ”Oh...”

Lin Lele: ”...”

Such a lukewarm reaction?

Ji You suddenly put on a serious face, earnestly said: ”Then - for justice, may I ask you to stop? Please hold off on all actions and statements before I present the real evidence, don’t listen to one-sided stories, don’t spread rumors... just quietly wait for both sides to present evidence supporting their claims, how about that?”

Lin Lele opened her mouth: ”You... don’t be sophistical.”

Ji You looked at her and sighed softly, her tone suddenly becoming very gentle: ”Do you know? Because of you, because of so many people blindly making a fuss like you, a girl has already died.”

Xiao You—

Actually, she had died.

Even though she still exists, she couldn’t really be considered alive, she had no body, no freedom, only confined within an Iron Plate...

The future?

Could Xiao You really reappear in reality in the future?

I don’t know.

Ji You genuinely didn’t know.

But even if there’s a glimmer of hope, Ji You would try hard.

...

Upon Ji You’s words, Chu Jiaojiao, Sheng Qingyan, Shen Changqing, and the others suddenly stopped their movements, all turning to look over.

Ji You waved her hands to signal them not to worry unnecessarily, smiling: ”She didn’t die! She was lucky to survive! But after she survived, she told herself that no hardship is more important than her life, so she won’t do anything foolish again.”

Chu Jiaojiao and the others looked at Ji You, listening to her words, and somehow, they could hear a deep sadness and melancholy...

What was going on?

Ji You didn’t explain, she turned her head, staring seriously at Lin Lele, and said: ”For justice, for not tainting the justice you uphold, please agree to my request, can you?”

Lin Lele opened her mouth.

Ji You was extremely patient.

After a long while.

Lin Lele turned her face away and grabbed the broom with a swoop, leaving behind the words: ”Who cares about this nonsense.”