Chapter 48: Arrested with the Embezzled Goods

“How is it you?!”

The moment Gu Chen saw his face clearly, his expression changed in shock.

Wang Jun — a boy from Class 7 of Grade 11.

He was on the thinner side, fairly good-looking, about 165 cm tall.

Compared to other boys, he would be considered relatively short.

At school, he was somewhat well-known.

Almost all the boys in Gu Chen’s class knew him — of course, that was because he had a curvy and beautiful older sister…

Wang Meng.

But who would have thought that the perverted exhibitionist they had been desperately searching for was actually Wang Meng’s younger brother?!

Gu Chen remembered that when he had just become the school bully, Wang Jun had even approached him, offering protection money and asking to be under his protection.

And now, after all this time…

He had actually turned into an exhibitionist!

Truly “impressive” in the worst way possible!

“D-don’t hit me!”

With his mask pulled off, Wang Jun seemed to lose all courage, trembling as he begged for mercy.

“Wang Jun, your guts sure have grown, huh!”

Gu Chen had no patience for someone like him.

He yanked him to his feet and said fiercely.

“What? Y-you’re Gu Chen?!”

Wang Jun blurted out in shock.

Even though the appearance had changed drastically, he would never mistake that voice — it left too deep an impression.

At first, he thought it was some unfamiliar pretty girl from school.

He never expected it to be Gu Chen in women’s clothing.

Especially after makeup and a wig, he didn’t look inferior to any school beauty.

Unconsciously, a hint of envy and jealousy appeared on Wang Jun’s face.

Damn it!

Gu Chen didn’t expect to be recognized even like this.

Angry and embarrassed, he simply ripped off the wig and threw it on the ground.

No more pretending.

What he didn’t notice was that his Bluetooth earpiece, hooked around his ear, fell to the ground along with the wig.

“Hmph. If you dare tell anyone, I’ll make sure you don’t see tomorrow’s sun.”

With no other option, Gu Chen could only resort to threats.

“Y-yes, I absolutely won’t tell anyone!”

Wang Jun nodded frantically like a pecking chicken, secretly relieved, though his eyes still held disbelief — completely forgetting he had just been caught.

“I really underestimated you before. By the way, does your sister know about your… perverted behavior?”

Gu Chen relaxed slightly, though still disappointed.

Originally, today’s plan was to catch Wu Peng, the copycat.

Unexpectedly, the real exhibitionist showed up instead.

Seems Li Fugui hadn’t lied — the exhibitionist really wasn’t him.

Oh well.

Catching one was better than nothing.

“Come with me!”

“Huh?! Go where?”

Wang Jun asked weakly.

“Where do you think? After doing so many bad things, you think you can just walk away? Of course to the police station. You’re going to confess everything you’ve done!”

Gu Chen snapped.

“Big brother!!!”

Wang Jun nearly collapsed in terror, dropping to his knees.

Crying, he clutched Gu Chen’s leg and begged, “Brother Gu Chen, please spare me! If my sister or my family finds out, I’m dead for sure!”

“Let go!”

“If you knew this would happen, why did you do it? When you were scaring girls, did you ever think about consequences?”

Gu Chen moved away in disgust.

Come to think of it… this brat really had no standards — he even scared his own sister while playing exhibitionist!

If Wang Meng ever found out that her younger brother was the infamous exhibitionist who even dared scare her, she would be utterly disappointed.

But Gu Chen had zero sympathy for someone like him.

The sooner he was punished, the better.

“I didn’t want to do this! Someone… forced me!”

Wang Jun insisted, clinging tightly.

“Who forced you? What nonsense are you talking about?”

“You don’t have to insult me…”

Gu Chen rolled his eyes in frustration.

If he had known it was Wang Meng’s brother, he should’ve let Tang Ziya handle it.

“No, someone really forced me! Brother Gu Chen, you have to believe me!”

Wang Jun swore earnestly.

Judging by how terrified he was, he didn’t seem to be lying.

“Fine. Then tell me — who forced you?”

Gu Chen asked, frowning.

“I… I…”

Wang Jun’s expression changed.

He stammered, clearly too afraid to reveal the identity.

And just as Gu Chen finished asking, something felt off.

Wait — they had already caught the exhibitionist.

Why hadn’t Tang Ziya and Li Yanqiu, who were lying in ambush nearby, shown up yet?

Didn’t they hear anything?

Touching his ear, Gu Chen realized the earpiece had fallen.

He quickly picked it up and put it back on.

Thankfully, the voice connection hadn’t cut off.

“Hey, I caught the… exhibitionist. You guys can come over now.”

“Huh?”

After calling out, there was no response.

A bad feeling instantly crept up his spine.

“Gu Chen, come quickly! Tang Ziya has been taken hostage!”

Soon, Li Yanqiu’s voice finally came through.

“What happened?”

“Wu Peng showed up. We didn’t expect him to target the class monitor. We miscalculated.”

The homeroom teacher’s voice sounded increasingly anxious as she briefly explained.

“Damn! You’ve got to be kidding!”

This situation was beyond anyone’s expectations.

Even Gu Chen was stunned.

The plan had been for him to disguise as a girl to lure Wu Peng out and then capture him together.

Instead, he became the target of the real exhibitionist.

And the copycat targeted Tang Ziya, who had been hiding in ambush.

Everything had completely fallen apart.

“Hmph. Stay right there and behave!”

With the situation urgent, Gu Chen warned Wang Jun before rushing to help.

Since they now knew Wang Jun’s identity, he wasn’t going anywhere.

They could interrogate him later.

The teacher and the others weren’t far away.

Soon, Gu Chen could see figures in the distance.

“Miss Li!”

He shouted as he ran over.

Sure enough, Tang Ziya was being held hostage by a man wrapped in a black coat.

From his build and clothing, it was clearly the copycat — the PE teacher, Wu Peng.

“Let her go! The police are on their way. If you surrender now, you might still get leniency.”

Li Yanqiu stood tense, trying to edge closer while negotiating.

But the man had clearly come prepared.

Realizing it was a trap, he didn’t run.

Instead, he grabbed a hostage and retreated.

To avoid exposing himself, he didn’t even dare speak.

His left hand covered Tang Ziya’s mouth, and in his right hand he held a box cutter pressed against her neck — the threat was obvious.

“Damn it!”

Gu Chen was frantic but didn’t dare move recklessly.

If he angered the copycat, he might actually hurt Tang Ziya.

For now, they were forced to hold back.

“Mmm—!”

Tang Ziya made muffled sounds, cold sweat dripping down her face — for the first time, she felt death so close.

“Put down the weapon! If you harm a student, your charges will be even worse. Don’t think I don’t know who you are. Even if you escape today, you’ll be caught tomorrow. Do you understand?”

Keeping a safe distance, Li Yanqiu continued trying to pressure him verbally.