By the time Lorenzo realized they’d been circled, the men had already gotten out of the cars, and Lucas was in the lead. He had to be held up by people on both sides to stand. There was dried blood on his face, and his eyes were red with fury. This was Bianca’s second time encountering something like this, and she wasn’t as nervous as the first time. Her breathing sped up, but she quickly calmed down. She turned to look at Lorenzo. “Mr. Byers, what should we do now?” Lorenzo pressed his fingers to his temple. Lucas was the stupidest guy he’d ever met and was a waste of space. So, when he put down his hand and opened his eyes, all one could see was his frosty gaze. Bianca knew the frostiness wasn’t directed at her, but she still shuddered. When Lorenzo spoke, it made her tremble even more. He paused and looked at her but quickly averted his gaze. “You only need to do two things right now. Firstly, inform the university that I’ll be gone for a month. Secondly, get me a ticket to Aur

This was Lorenzo’s first time actually harnessing this energy and trying to make it reach someone’s exact location. Naturally, he failed, and the energy landed on the car next to the martial artist, making it explode. Once again, the tar was blown to smithereens. There was a flash of panic in the martial artist’s eyes, but it quickly disappeared. His gaze turned disdainful as he looked at Lorenzo. “Your energy’s powerful, but the fact that you can’t control it means it’s basically useless to you.” As he spoke, his body seemed to waver. Lorenzo sensed the martial artist appearing before him, but something weird happened in the process—he could clearly see every single action the martial artist made, including how he came over. Another thing that surprised him was that everything around him seemed to happen in slow motion when the energy flowed through him. This accidental discovery was a good one, and it made him smile uncontrollably. The martial artist thought he was mocking him

After saying that, he looked like he was excited for the show to start. What Lorenzo did next surprised him—he turned the computer on, looked for a dissertation Octavian Wren had written, pulled it up, and showed it to him. He said seriously, “I once read a dissertation that’s very similar to yours, and it was published three years ago. Dean Wren, I’d like you to prove that you wrote this dissertation independently and didn’t copy someone else’s work.” As he spoke, he pulled his phone out. “I hope that you’ll be able to give me a reasonable explanation. Otherwise, I’ll have grounds to suspect that you committed plagiarism, and I’ll report you to the authorities.” Octavian Wren had imagined plenty of different ways Lorenzo would react, but this definitely wasn’t one of them. He took a deep breath and glared at Lorenzo, saying, “Are you sure that’s what you want to do? You’re crossing the line here.” Lorenzo nodded. “We used the same methods, didn’t we? Why are you mad? Also

Lorenzo raised his arm, pulled back his sleeve to check his watch, then rested his hands on the table. “You’ll have plenty of free time in the future, Dean Wren, while I’ll be much busier. If you want an easier time at the detention center, I suggest you stand up and speed this whole process along.” Octavian narrowed his eyes at Lorenzo. “You’re too arrogant, Lorenzo Byers! Sooner or later, you’ll pay for it!” Lorenzo did not respond. His expression remained calm as he slipped his hands into his pockets, turned to the official, and said, “I think we should go now.” “I agree,” the official replied in a neutral tone. With that, Lorenzo walked out of the room, followed by the group of officials. Mia never imagined she would witness such a scene. Her jaw dropped, and she was left speechless. She remained frozen until Lorenzo stepped outside the dean’s office. Only then did she finally speak. “Lorenzo, I think I should go with you because I can prove that you wrote your diss

Lorenzo and the official were no longer within Noah’s hearing range. The latter, who was also Noah’s friend, remained silent the entire time. It was only after they had walked some distance that Lorenzo spoke. “Are you worried Noah was detained because your chief has something to do with the mastermind behind my situation?” The official looked at Lorenzo with admiration. “You're the top student at Harrighton University. You're truly exceptional and intelligent. That's exactly how I feel. According to our rules, Noah shouldn't have been detained, at least not until the case is closed. Moreover, he shouldn't have received such a harsh punishment.” “It’s okay,” Lorenzo replied calmly. “No matter what horrible things they do, I'll deal with the root of all this once Noah's matter is resolved.” The official's eyes widened, but he quickly regained his composure. “I can't do much to help you. All I can do is hope for your success and pray everything works out.” “That's more