Chapter 281 – Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family

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Because, he turned off the surveillance!

When he saw Noreen and Daryl gearing up to mess with Mirabella, Jerome happened to walk into the tent. He quickly hit the remote to turn off the screen.

The screen was off, but the surveillance still recorded in real time. Jerome just couldn’t see it.

“What the hell happened?” Lieutenant Madden freaked out, and his voice was tense. He looked at Roger, his eyes fiery, “What did your student do to Mirabella? Spit out the truth right now!”

“Lieutenant Madden, don’t listen to his bull crap. Roger was more nervous now. He didn’t understand why Lieutenant Madden was so pissed, but he felt bad. On the other hand, Jerome angrily added, “Last time, it was his idea for the competition. Mirabella beat Noreen, and Noreen couldn’t take it. Today, she probably wanted to get back at her, so Roger let her take her revenge on Mirabella behind the scenes!”

“You’re framing me!”

“Then why don’t you dare to turn on the surveillance and let everyone see?”

“Turn on the surveillance!” Lieutenant Madden barked.

All the instructors were stunned.

Since when did Lieutenant Madden care so much about a student?

Roger was surprised that Lieutenant Madden did not react to the name Noreen, but Mirabella’s name set him off.

He turned on the surveillance, and Jerome snatched the remote and minimized the screen to 49 windows, all showing students going through obstacles. There was no sight of Mirabella!

Jerome had a bad feeling. He pushed Roger aside and sat before the computer, quickly running a program to lock onto Mirabella’s face. Soon, all the historical records where Mirabella showed up were displayed.

At first, Mirabella was smoothly going through the obstacles, until they had to cross a river using a rope ladder. That’s when Noreen and her gang showed up.

He zoomed in to see Noreen intentionally stepping on the rope ladder, causing Mya to fall into the lake, and Kelly jumped in to save her.

Then, Noreen pushed Joyce into the water, too, and that’s where the surveillance cut off!

Jerome slammed the desk in rage, glaring at Roger, “Look at what your student did! If anything happens to my student, you’re screwed for the rest of your life.” He didn’t have time to assign blame. He stood up and said, “Everyone, follow me to the back mountain to save them!”

Mirabella must not be in danger!

Not just because of Lieutenant Colonel Capra’s reminder, but also because she was his student!

His students must be fine, and they must be healthy for the rest of their lives!

Because the history records were deleted after Mirabella’s intrusion, everyone only saw Noreen pushing people into the water, and they didn’t know how Mirabella and the others fought back.

Just as Jerome was about to leave the tent, another instructor sat in front of the computer and started to check other surveillance footage.

He was surprised to find Mirabella appearing in other shots. She led a few students through the high board diving platform, low stake, and tire climbing platform and finally successfully grabbed the red flag at the end!

He quickly pushed open the tent door, shouting at Jerome’s back, “No need to go.”

Before finishing his sentence, he saw Mirabella and a few students laughing and talking as they walked toward the tent.

She’s okay!!

She’s actually okay?!

Jerome couldn’t help but rush forward, seeming entirely worked up, “Are you guys alright?”

“What do you mean? What could possibly happen to us?” Barry retorted, smirking, “You’re the one who seems to be in trouble. What happened to your face? Did you get into a fight?”

Adair laughed, “Did you lose a fight?”

Jerome scrutinized Mirabella carefully, then let out a sigh of relief, casually brushing it off, “Nonsense, I’ve never lost a fight!”

Mya and Joyce were a bit puzzled. Why were there so many instructors watching them from the tent? Was it because they quickly got the red flag and everyone was surprised?

“No need to be surprised. We were following a straight–A student, so we reached the finish line quickly.”

“Seriously, the obstacles you guys set up were too easy. They weren’t even fun! Are the people from the other classes not here yet? They’re so slow!” Lieutenant Madden emerged from a group of instructors and walked straight towards Mirabella, giving her a close look.

“Mirabella, did you guys encounter any troubles on the way?”

Mirabella was a bit taken aback. Why would she have any trouble?

Seeing Lieutenant Madden looking so worried, could he possibly know about Noreen bullying them?

Luckily, she had deleted the surveillance footage right after they left the artificial lake.

She smiled slightly, “I’m fine.”

“That’s good, as long as you’re fine.” Lieutenant Madden finally relaxed, then noticed Barry and Adair, “Oh, Barry and Adair are here too? Finally, attending extracurricular activities, huh? How were the challenges set up?”

“Way too easy

Lieutenant Madden laughed, “You guys should leave some room for your classmates. Look, they haven’t even reached the finish line yet.”

Just as he finished speaking, he saw Noreen leading a few classmates over, their faces red with anger!

Once Noreen reached Lieutenant Madden, she reported, “Lieutenant Madden, I want to report Mirabella and Kelly. They pushed us into the water, wouldn’t let us climb ashore, and even pelted us with stones!”

“Stones hit our heads!” Daryl also began to complain, looking upset.

The others also started accusing Mirabella and Kelly.

Mya and Joyce nervously held each other’s hands. What to do? Although Noreen and her group started it, they indeed ended up being beaten up pretty badly by Mirabella and Kelly.

Barry and Adair wanted to help defend them but saw Lieutenant Madden, who was all smiles before now looking grim.

“You guys actually have the nerve to lie? I saw the surveillance footage, and it was you!” Lieutenant Madden looked at Noreen, “You intentionally shook the rope ladder, causing her to fall into the water, and you pushed another one into the water. Is this true?”

Noreen was completely taken aback. Wasn’t her father supposed to have asked Lieutenant Madden to take good care of her? Was this his way of doing it? And what about Roger?

She then looked towards Roger. Didn’t she ask him to turn off the surveillance and stop recording when things went south?

Why did Lieutenant Madden see it?

More importantly, why wasn’t Roger defending her?

Lieutenant Madden looked at Mirabella and asked, “Mirabella, aside from these two falling into the water, did anyone else from the neurology Class get hurt?” His expression softened slightly.

Mirabella obediently replied, “No.”

Only those from the triangular zone could cause trouble for her and Kelly.

Lieutenant Madden breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, both rich kids were alright, or else he could lose his job today!

“You’re the ringleader bullying your classmates, and I’ll report to the school and give you a serious penalty.” Lieutenant Madden stared sternly at Noreen, showing no favoritism.

“Lieutenant Madden.”

Before Noreen could explain, Lieutenant Madden turned to Daryl and his buddies, “You accomplices won’t escape punishment either! I’ll request the school to have you write a 3000–word reflection, not a word less!”

“Lieutenant Madden.” Daryl and the others wanted to argue.

Lieutenant Madden turned to Roger “You’re to write a 10,000–word reflection today and receive a severe penalty! If you don’t finish, you don’t have to stay in this team.”

Roger knew any words now would be futile, so he stood straight, saluted, and responded loudly, “Yes, sir!”

“Mirabella, you guys have had a tough journey. Go rest. As a reward, the entire neurology class can have a day off tomorrow.”

“Thanks, Lieutenant.” Mirabella handed him the flag and left with a few people beside her.

“Mirabella, do you know Lieutenant Madden?” As soon as they walked far enough, Mya couldn’t help but ask, “I feel like he’s pretty friendly to you.” “No, I don’t.”

But Lieutenant Madden knew her. If she had any problems today, he might not be the only one implicated.

“He’s a snob. It seemed like your family background is pretty solid?” Barry looked at Mirabella, suddenly interested in the girl.

“My dad’s just a businessman.”

“Your family’s in business? What kind? My family’s in business, too.” Adair suddenly remembered something, “Hey, this is our first successful challenge together. Why don’t we celebrate? Go for a meal?”

Mirabella and Kelly were about to decline when they heard Mya and Joyce simultaneously say, “Sure.”

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