Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 636

The other girl scoffed. "Do not interfere with official protocol." Before arriving, their superiors had specifically ordered them to make an example out of Mira. In other words, this entire surprise inspection was orchestrated just to target her. The random inspections of the other dorm rooms were nothing more than a smokescreen to make the hit on Mira look less obvious. They had to keep up appearances, after all.

"My things get confiscated?" Mira asked, letting out a dark chuckle. "And then what? You keep them for yourselves, or do I have to pay a ransom to get them back?"

"The Student Council has its own set of rules, which you'll find out soon enough. I highly suggest you put the books back down."

That empty threat genuinely amused Mira.

"What a joke. I was literally just reading that book and left it right in the middle of my desk. What exactly is wrong with that? Since you're deliberately trying to start trouble, don't blame me when I call the cops."

"Go ahead and call them. There are no security cameras in the dorm rooms. Did we do something wrong by picking up a book you carelessly threw on the floor?"

"But my book was sitting on my desk," Mira challenged, baiting them into a trap.

"It doesn't matter where it was. If we say it was on the floor, then it was on the floor."

Vanessa and Jillian watched the scene unfold with icy indifference. Both of their desks were covered with random belongings, yet the inspection crew completely ignored them. By this point, Mira knew exactly what was happening. This whole charade was a targeted attack. She discreetly switched off her recording device. "You just made a great point. There aren't any cameras in here."

This was textbook campus bullying. It was a blatant abuse of power, perfectly shielded by the authority of the Student Council. Regardless of who was pulling the strings, the fact that these girls were willing to carry out the hit proved they were just as rotten. Showing mercy to people like them was only an act of cruelty against herself and society as a whole.

If they felt emboldened to torment her today, they would easily do the same to someone else tomorrow. Mira had just been lamenting the fact that she had no real use for the Meridian Needle Technique her master had taught her. Now, she had five perfect test subjects delivered right to her door.

Mira hadn't bothered to hide her actions from Vanessa and Jillian. For all she knew, those two had a hand in orchestrating this stunt. This was the perfect opportunity to make an example out of them.

"What... what did you do to them?" Jillian stammered, her voice trembling.