“Wait, what did you just say?”
Gu Chen heard the muttering and suddenly realized something, immediately asking again.
“Nothing, I was just saying I’m unlucky,” Guo Ming said quickly, thinking his complaints had been heard.
“No, you said you swapped lockers with me, right?”
“Uh, yeah. Don’t you remember, Boss? At the end of last semester, you asked me to temporarily swap lockers with you.”
Guo Ming looked startled and had to admit it.
‘So that’s how it is!’
This realization enlightened Gu Chen.
In the locker room, everyone had their own private locker for gym clothes or other items.
To prevent mistakes, each locker was labeled with its owner’s name.
However, because of Gu Chen’s notorious reputation, quite a few people hated him or held grudges.
Since they didn’t dare provoke him openly, some guys resorted to petty tricks for a sense of moral victory.
For example, they would fill scraps of paper with curses and secretly slide them into Gu Chen’s locker through the gaps.
As a result, every time he opened his locker to get his clothes, he would see a pile of cursed notes, showing just how much resentment there was.
Initially, he didn’t care and was too lazy to pay attention.
But as time passed, those people in the shadows became more arrogant, stuffing all sorts of bizarre notes inside.
The key issue was that he didn’t know who was doing it.
Over time, Gu Chen became annoyed, and it affected his mood.
So, he swapped lockers with Guo Ming.
The name tag remained the same, so if any notes were received, this kid would handle them. Out of sight, out of mind.
No one else knew about this; they all thought the locker was still his.
“Boss, what’s wrong?”
Guo Ming asked.
“I’m the one who dragged you into this. The person who stuffed the clothes and wig in there was aiming for me.”
Gu Chen reached a conclusion after clearing his thoughts.
“You’re right!!”
Guo Ming also had an epiphany. He immediately said, “We swapped places, but your name is still on the locker. So, that person wanted to frame you!”
“Yeah, that should be it.”
“Boss, then… who did it? That’s despicable! I definitely have to get revenge!”
“Who knows? I’ve offended so many people, I can’t even guess.”
Although he realized he was being targeted, finding the rat hiding in the dark wasn’t that easy.
He actually wanted to investigate from other angles.
For instance, the lockers had combination locks, which shouldn’t have been leaked.
However, they were also equipped with a manual key for opening, which was usually kept in the security office.
It was convenient for cases where the lock broke, allowing the staff to help.
Presumably, that person must have taken the key to open the door and secretly put the things inside.
If he hadn’t happened to swap lockers with Guo Ming, he would have been the one taking those things out today.
At that time, it wouldn’t have been as easy for him to prove his innocence as it was for Guo Ming…
As for the security office, only two old men were in charge.
It wasn’t difficult to steal the key.
So, even after narrowing it down, he still had no clues.
“Huh? Then what should we do? If they stuff something in again later, I’ll be doomed.”
Thinking about how he was almost beaten to death just now, Guo Ming felt a wave of lingering fear.
“Don’t worry, even a fool won’t use the same trick twice.”
Gu Chen wasn’t worried about that.
If he had to say, the biggest suspect was definitely Li Fugui.
He probably wanted to use this to frame him, not knowing the lockers had been swapped.
Gu Chen shook his head.
Currently, there was no evidence.
He could only take it one step at a time and try to catch that pervert as soon as possible.
Because of what happened, he wasn’t in the mood to return to the rooftop to rest.
Since class was about to start, he simply found a place to sit on the playground.
The bell rang, and Tang Ziya immediately called all the students to gather.
The boys and girls formed two rows, waiting for the gym teacher to arrive.
“Is everyone here?”
Soon, a man wearing a tracksuit walked over and greeted everyone.
“Reporting to Teacher Wu, everyone is present,” Tang Ziya stepped forward to report.
Because the gym class representative had transferred and she didn’t acknowledge Gu Chen’s position, she organized the discipline herself.
The Grade 12 gym teacher was named Wu Peng.
He was quite tall and had decent looks — the standard image of a gym teacher.
However, everyone’s impression of him wasn’t very good.
The reason was simple: this guy got his job through connections.
According to rumors, Wu Peng was a relative of the dean and didn’t even have a teaching certificate.
He became the gym teacher in the second half of last year.
As for the original gym teacher, he was apparently fired because his left foot entered the office first, and Wu Peng seamlessly took his place afterward…
“Alright, attention!”
“At ease — “
“Right, dress!”
After adjusting the formation, Wu Peng inspected the group to make sure everyone was there.
When his eyes swept over Gu Chen, he seemed to have a moment of ferocity, though it might have been an illusion.
Then he smiled and said, “Everyone, there’s an important sports event coming up soon. You should have all heard about it. Each class will send one representative to participate in the inter-school physical competition. This is very important for our school.”
Everyone nodded.
The homeroom teacher had already mentioned this.
Moreover, the list had been decided, with Gu Chen serving as the representative.
“Teacher Wu, Teacher Li already decided on Monday to let Gu Chen represent us in the competition,” Tang Ziya replied.
“Yes, I’ve heard Teacher Li mention it as well.”
Wu Peng nodded.
But he immediately changed the subject.
“However, I think this decision is a bit hasty. After all, this involves the honor of the class and even the school. At the very least, we should have a test. I’ve looked into it, and most classes chose boys. I feel this is a bit unfair to the girls. After all, the competition includes both men and women.”
“That’s right! We girls can also fight for the honor of the class!”
These words really spoke to the hearts of some girls, and they raised their hands in agreement one after another.
Since only one representative could be sent, everyone usually leaned toward the boys’ competition.
“Damn! Boss, he’s clearly trying to make things difficult for you,” Guo Ming muttered angrily from the side.
On the surface, he talked about fairness, but everyone knew that in terms of physical fitness, Gu Chen was definitely the best choice.
Otherwise, his position as the school bully would be for nothing.
“It doesn’t matter. Let’s see what he wants to do.”
Gu Chen shrugged, not feeling much of anything.
He didn’t want to participate in this stupid competition anyway and only agreed because the homeroom teacher had tricked him.
If he could really be replaced, it would be a good thing for him.
“Well, Gu Chen, do you have any objections?”
Wu Peng suddenly looked over, hypocritically seeking his opinion.
“No objections,” Gu Chen answered flatly.
“In that case, my plan is to give the girls a physical fitness test. Comparing their results with girls from other schools, if appropriate, we will select representatives and then make a decision. There’s no suspense on the boys’ side; it will definitely be Gu Chen,” Wu Peng announced to the crowd with a warm smile.