Chapter 21: Chapter 21

By then, some of the students had already started to take photos and videos with their mobile phones. They would post the arguments and fight between these two queens on the school forum, it would be another topic to go over at lunch.

Mo Li caught sight of one of the students who was recording a video from the corner of her eye. With a smile on her face, she walked towards the student. She asked politely, “Friend, can I borrow your mobile phone?”

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The student looked at the surprisingly calm Mo Li and had no idea what was going through her mind. Being stared at by Mo Li was scarier than being caught by the principal for skipping class. The student hurriedly handed her phone to Mo Li, stuttering, “Of, of course.”

“Thank you.” Mo Li accepted the phone and clicked a few times on it. Then there was a ping from Mo Li’s pocket. It was Mo Li’s own phone. After that, she returned the phone to the student and thanked her politely.

Mo Li took out her phone from her pocket, unlocked it, and played the video that had just been uploaded to her phone. While the video was playing, she approached Zhou Xi step by step.

She looked at Zhou Xi sharply and recited, “According to Article 246 of Criminal Law , if one uses violence or other methods to publicly humiliate others or fabricate facts to slander others, one can be sentenced to imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, surveillance, or deprivation of political rights. Miss Zhou, you are already 16 years of age, and that places you under criminal vulnerability. So if you do not have evidence to back up your claims, I’d advise you to watch your words.”

The law in this world was similar to the law in Mo Li’s pre-transmigrated world. Mo Li had done her homework to confirm that.

Now, you might ask why was our Mo Li so familiar with criminal law? ¹

It was because forensic science goes hand in hand with criminal law. Mo Li would sometimes be called to be a professional witness in court. But as an overachiever, Mo Li studied more than was required of her. In fact, if not for her reluctance to be around people, Mo Li might make an excellent lawyer.

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Zhou Xi, who was just a high school girl was unable to counter anything Mo Li said. Mo Li had just bombarded her with law knowledge that was way beyond her comprehension. As Mo Li took one step forward, Zhou Xi would take one step back until her back bumped into the podium. Her previous dominating presence had already been wiped out by Mo Li.

“That is what is said on the school forum. There’s no smoke without fire. If you didn’t do it, why would everyone suspect you? Plus, everyone at school knows how wicked you are. Everyone here agrees with me, if you’re that capable, why don’t you take all of us to court?” Zhou Xi slowly calmed down. She had the numbers on her side, she shouldn’t be worried.

Mo Li studied the brave front put up by Zhou Xi and felt like sighing internally. Why did she have to deal with such brats?

She showed the video around. “I don’t know about others because I wasn’t there when they slandered my name. All I know is that in this video, there is a clear recording of you assaulting me with libel. There is both video and audio. In fact, if I did some digging, I’m sure I’ll be able to find more defamatory statements you had posted about me on the school forum. If I build a case with all these evidence, that should be enough to charge you with a libel civil case. Would you like me to call the police now?”

Zhou Xi broke out in a cold sweat at Mo Li’s words. The surrounding classmates looked at Mo Li in shock, as if they had never seen her before. Those who were still recording swiftly put down their phone lest they earned Mo Li’s ire. But since when did Mo Li become so forbidding in such a completely different manner?

Zhou Xi looked at the phone in Mo Li’s hand, her eyes twinkling. She gritted her teeth and pounced forward, ready to snatch Mo Li’s phone to delete the video. The videos in other people’s phones were not important, she could buy the videos from them later. Her real threat was Mo Li. If she couldn’t snatch the phone from Mo Li, she would smack the phone away from the hand and let it break. At most, she would pay her a new phone, money was no issue for Zhou Xi.

Unfortunately, Zhou Xi was no longer dealing with the same old Mo Li. As mentioned earlier, Mo Li had taken self-defense classes before due to her field experience. She had been practicing her skill when she was grounded. She might not be capable enough to deal with a murderer… but a high school student?

Mo Li took a quick sidestep and easily avoided the bumbling Zhou Xi. Zhou Xi careened into the table and chair. The force brought her tumbling to the ground. The chair hit Zhou Xi’s calf and she let out a heart-wrenching scream.

“Mo Li, you dare to hit me? You dare to hit me at my father’s school? You’re done for, just you wait! I’ll have you expelled!

“I’m sure hitting me has violated the law too. I’ll made sure that you’d be jailed!” Zhou Xi’s lackeys hurried forward to help her up from the ground. Even through the painful tears, Zhou Xi didn’t forget to threaten Mo Li.

Mo Li took in Zhou Xi’s pathetic state and her nonsensical rambling. She couldn’t help but smile pitiably. “Zhou Xi, I don’t know whether you know this, but every classroom here has surveillance camera. The footage will show that you fell on your own as you failed to snatch my phone away from me. I didn’t even lay a single finger on you. Speaking of that, that was another crime I would add to the case I’ll be bringing against you, attempted robbery. That will move the case from the civil court to criminal court. I hope you’ll enjoy your stay in jail.”