CHAPTER 1696: CHAPTER 736: THE MONITOR TAKES CHARGE!

A gentle tune drifted from the kitchen, clearly hummed by Eri.

It was quite pleasant to listen to.

Normally, Lin Baici would appreciate it, but now he had no time for that.

The words ’something happened’ made Lin Baici’s heart skip a beat.

Bai Jiao usually behaves with restraint, indifferent, but she has one good quality — she never causes trouble for others. When she encounters problems, she always finds a way to solve them herself.

Now, Bai Jiao, who has never chatted with Lin Baici before, called him proactively.

This clearly indicates that the issue is serious.

"Dumpling, don’t panic!"

Lin Baici knows calling ’Dumpling’ sounds too intimate, and their relationship isn’t that close. But using a nickname, from a psychological standpoint, can increase a person’s sense of security and calm their mood during times like these.

"Where are you now? Are you safe?"

Lin Baici reminded her, "Make sure you’re safe first before making a call!"

In Lin Baici’s view, Bai Jiao must be at the ’scene of the incident,’ so ensuring her own safety is the most important priority.

"I’m... I’m okay, it’s Hu Wenwu!"

Upon hearing Lin Baici call her ’Dumpling,’ especially with such concern in his voice, Bai Jiao felt a strange sensation.

"Wenwu?"

Lin Baici was stunned, "What happened to him?"

If anyone in the class was least likely to cause trouble, it would be Hu Wenwu.

His routine was regular, going between dormitory, cafeteria, and classroom building, with the library occasionally added. He hardly had any chance to interact with outsiders.

Moreover, considering Hu Wenwu’s shy, introverted nature, he would quietly endure any grievances. How could he cause trouble?

"He was taken away by the security department’s guards!"

Bai Jiao explained, "You should hurry back to school, the trouble is big this time!"

"Did he fight?"

In the confined university environment, incidents usually fall into a few categories — fighting, cheating in exams, or certain violations of school regulations.

In Lin Baici’s eyes, apart from fighting, Hu Wenwu would not violate other school rules.

"There was a fight, but it’s much more serious than that!"

Bai Jiao was anxious.

Since the semester started, she has spoken no more than ten sentences with Hu Wenwu. To say they have a friendship would be an exaggeration, but Dumpling’s empathy makes her unwilling to see Hu Wenwu get expelled.

"Wait, I’m coming over now!"

Lin Baici headed toward the underground garage.

"What’s going on?"

Ji Xinyan approached, noticing Lin Baici’s expression was off.

"Wenwu is in some trouble. I need to go to the school!"

At that moment, Lin Baici was very confident because he had the capability to handle any problem.

"I’ll come with you!"

Ji Xinyan was unconcerned about Hu Wenwu, but she cared about Lin Baici.

Eri came out of the kitchen, hearing the commotion.

"A classmate of mine is in trouble. I need to deal with it immediately, or his college life might be over."

If Bai Jiao was this anxious, it couldn’t be a mere reprimand.

"The urgent matter comes first!"

Eri was understanding.

Since the person directly involved had left, she couldn’t stay at someone’s house, so she quickly packed her things and prepared to leave.

"Sorry, I’ll have to try your cooking another time!"

Lin Baici said something conventional, saw Eri off, and then rushed directly to the garage.

In the car, Lin Baici listened to Bai Jiao recount the events.

To let Tea Girl hear as well, he turned on the speaker.

"I don’t understand the situation well myself. I went to the library this morning and then heard someone arguing about secret filming!"

Bai Jiao explained clearly, "I was annoyed by the noise and planned to leave, but then heard Hu Wenwu shouting, so I quickly went over for a look!"

"He was questioning a girl!"

"Saying it was clearly that person who was filming secretly!"

"By the way, the person Hu Wenwu referred to is a foreigner."

Because a foreigner was involved, that’s why Bai Jiao was nervous. What might be a deferred suspension ended up becoming an expulsion.

"Would Wenwu secretly film?"

Lin Baici was speechless, "I’m not underestimating him, but with that phone of his, what would it show? Pixelation?"

In terms of hardware, Hu Wenwu doesn’t have the means to commit the act, and considering his timid nature of not even daring to make eye contact with girls, secretly filming is so unlikely.

Driving, Ji Xinyan glanced at Lin Baici upon hearing this.

She wanted to say not to be so absolute; some people might seem weak on the outside but could be quite repressed inside, doing something unexpected when there’s no one around.

Of course, Ji Xinyan wasn’t talking about Hu Wenwu; she just didn’t want Lin Baici to be dragged down.

In Tea Girl’s mind, Lin Baici is always the top priority: ensuring he isn’t affected comes before deciding whether or not to help others.

If helping Hu Wenwu means damaging Lin Baici’s reputation, Ji Xinyan would definitely advise against it.

As for financial losses?

That was a smaller issue; as long as it was compensation less than ten thousand yuan, Ji Xinyan could afford it.

"It wasn’t Hu Wenwu secretly filming, I found out it was the foreigner doing it, and Hu Wenwu saw it."

Bai Jiao corrected.

"So Wenwu went to the security department as a witness?"

Lin Baici breathed a sigh of relief.

"No!"

Dumpling was quite frustrated, "The girl who was filmed said the foreigner didn’t film!"

"..."

Lin Baici’s breath he had just released was held back again.

"What is this? Acting righteously only to be turned against?"

Ji Xinyan muttered.

She guessed it; the foreigner either was really handsome or wealthy, quickly settling things with the girl.

If neither of these was the case, then the girl was a shepherd dog.