Chapter 21: Fairness

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  Old Barte didn't rush to speak, but instead squatted down on the ground to examine the corpse of the scarred man, from the long sword inserted in his leg, all the way up to the still-smoking head, with a solemn expression on his face and careful eyes.

  Lin Feng was somewhat impatient at this moment, this big battle made him exhausted, being able to kill Scar Man was largely due to luck, if not for Scar Man's attitude of underestimating his opponent from the start, he might have died in his hands in an instant.

  Just now, he had forced Alpha to walk two steps away, not wanting to drag him into this matter. Now, Lin Feng felt that his right arm was no longer in so much pain, but he felt extremely tired. Seeing Old Barte treating himself as air, he couldn't help but hurry and urge: "Coach Barte, if there's nothing else, can I go back now?"

  "Little guy, I'm getting more and more curious about you." Old Barte finally stood up, he didn't pick up Lin Feng's words, but instead stroked his chin and put his gaze on Lin Feng: "From the night you were brought in by Miss Annie, I felt that you weren't so simple."

  "What does 'batting coach' mean?"

  Although Lin Feng asked with his mouth, he had already secretly guarded against it in his heart.

  "My point is very simple." Old Barte pointed to the corpse of the knife-scarred man on the ground, glanced at him and said: "I checked just now, this person's physical strength has reached level 4, that is to say, he was a level 4 warrior with internal energy. What do you think, am I right or not?"

  Lin Feng raised an eyebrow, but didn't say a word. He wasn't quite clear on what Old Bart's intentions were, so he neither acknowledged nor denied it, instead waiting for Old Bart to reveal his stance.

  "First, he has scorch marks on his body, which were definitely caused by high temperatures. Second, the long sword was able to deeply penetrate the leg of a fourth-level warrior, and such power is clearly not something that an amateur can achieve. Third, and most importantly, I discovered that his fatal wound was not from the scorching or the sword in his leg, but... his head! Before he died, his head had been struck by some kind of strange energy, although I still haven't figured out what kind of energy it is, at least I won't misjudge it - his fatal wound was that blow to the head!"

  "Mr. Bate, I have no idea what you're talking about." Lin Feng innocently spread his hands: "What I mean is, did you leave me... to get some information from me?"

  "This guy who's already dead had at least 4th level strength, I'm really curious, how were you able to kill him?"

  Old Barte slowly approached Lin Feng, pointing to the corpse of the knife-scarred man on the ground: "Young one, don't say you have nothing to do with this matter. I hope you understand that I'm not prying into your secrets. I'm doing this entirely because I must take responsibility for the safety of the academy. With something like this happening in the new students' dormitory area, I must get to the bottom of it."

  "What does Coach Nabat want to know from me?"

  Lin Feng nodded silently, understanding what Old Bart meant, and his heart also had a measure.

  "You don't have to tell me how you killed him, but you must tell me the cause and effect of this matter." Old Bate stared at Lin Feng tightly, adding finally: "Rest assured, I will help you keep it a secret, and maybe I can even help you with something."

  "Alright, I know, something as big as this, even if I wanted to hide it, I couldn't."

  Although Lin Feng didn't know if killing someone in this world would be punished, he at least understood that a fourth-level warrior dying in school wasn't a small matter. Anyone with discerning eyes could see that they couldn't shake off their relationship with him, so he had to explain to Old Bart, the person in charge: "Actually, it's very simple..."

  Lin Feng immediately gave a brief account of the matter regarding Lei Ji, naturally hiding his own background and strength in the process. He wasn't afraid that Old Bai would discover his true relationship with Lei Ji. In his view, young people were prone to acting on impulse, and he had only clashed with Lei Ji due to his cold mockery, which was barely excusable at his age.

  Lao Bate listened to Lin Feng's account, looked at Lin Feng deeply, supported his chin and pondered for a while before squatting down and narrowing his eyes to examine Lin Feng: "Young man, I will slowly verify the things you said later. If what you said is true, as long as you don't leave the school gate, the school has the responsibility to protect your safety. Moreover, you can rest assured that I will help you handle this matter well. However..."

  "But what?" Lin Feng subconsciously added a sentence.

  Old Barte narrowed his eyes: "But if the facts are not as you say... I will also report to the principal, according to the college rules, and expel you from the college. You must understand that Paul College will not cover up for you just because you are a genius... Do you understand what I'm saying?"

  "Yes, Coach Patel, you're absolutely right. I don't feel any injustice about this penalty."

  Lin Feng nodded vigorously, but then suddenly changed his tone and asked sternly: "If what I said is proven to be true after your investigation, will Laji receive the same punishment?"

  After saying this, Lin Feng stared tightly at Old Barte's face, wanting to find something from his expression. Deep down, Lin Feng understood that as a noble and the second son of a marquis, Regi's status was far higher than his own. He wasn't afraid of offending Regi, but rather wanted to see how much difference there was in treatment between a noble and a commoner!

  "If it's true what you say, he'll get the same punishment as you!"

  Old Barte stood up: "The first rule of Paul Academy is fairness! Although the nobles can send their children to the academy in various ways, as long as they step into the academy, whether they are royal princes or ordinary commoners, once they violate the rules of the academy, the academy will show no mercy!"

  Hearing the word "fair", Lin Feng felt somewhat incredulous. Fair? Does it exist? He hadn't forgotten how he became a student of Paul College, and just this one point alone was fundamentally unfair to those students who had passed the assessment based on their own abilities!

  But he also knew that Old Barte was using the word "fair" to warn himself, so he didn't take it seriously. He still said, "In that case, I'm relieved. Coach Barte, do you have anything else? I'm very tired and want to go back and rest well. You must know that there's another match waiting for me in two days."

  "Alright, you can go back now."

  Old Bao walked over to the corpse of Scarface, seemingly considering what to do with the body.

  When Lin Feng heard this, he finally felt a sense of relief in his heart. Killing the scar-faced man was also an unavoidable move, after all, at that time, if the scar-faced man didn't die, then it would have been himself who died! It can be said that the responsibility for this matter does not lie with him, and he was just defending himself.

  If because of the scar-faced man's background being a noble, Old Ba Te would be put in a difficult position, then he himself would have no way out either - after all, Lin Feng knew clearly in his heart that he was not a match for a great warrior!

  But Old Barte's words still satisfied Lin Feng, making him involuntarily sigh in his heart: Although there is no absolute fairness in the world, at least Old Barte did not make things difficult for himself just because the other party was a prominent noble, this point, can be considered fair...

  With a relaxed mood, Lin Feng carried his heavy body and slowly walked towards the dormitory, but he had only taken a few steps when he heard Old Ba Te's voice behind him: "Wait, don't go yet."

  Upon hearing this voice, Lin Feng felt his heart fiercely jump once!!