Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 97 We Broke No Rules

Shortly after, a crowd of students exited the school and noticed a barbecue stall across the street.

They were immediately captivated by the sign.

Many people had the idea of taking advantage of the freebies and ordered barbecue to receive complimentary drinks.

Only a few individuals went there to spend a little money and get a drink, while the majority ordered several skewers and ate while waiting in front of the barbecue stall. After finishing their drinks, they would dispose of the empty bottles in the clean trash bin Fiona had prepared.

Once the bin was full, Fiona would drag it to the school gate to hand it over to Violeta and the others.

In less than thirty minutes, Violeta and her group had already collected thirty bottles of mineral water.

However, their act of waiting at the school gate to collect the bottles was quickly discovered by the members of the dance club.

A group of people from the dance club rushed to the school gate and immediately spotted Violeta and her three companions.

Beside their legs were pockets filled to the brim with mineral water bottles.

Just a moment ago, the dance club had only collected twenty-seven bottles throughout the entire school!

Upon seeing this, Casey gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't this cheating?"

Zelena added, "They can just wait here and pick up the mineral water bottles. It's really unfair."

They rushed over and accused Violeta and her companions angrily.

"You have no shame! You're not following the rules of the game!"

"What are you doing here, waiting like this? It's simply too unfair!"

"Who plays games like this, being sneaky and deceitful? Let's report them and have their participation in the competition canceled!" "Yes, exactly!"

As they spoke, someone immediately made a phone call to report them.

side, the senior started

what should

of the dance club and said, "It's okay,

started, Violeta was already very familiar with

actions did not violate any rules, so there was no

school gate, and the members of the dance club

at school, while Violeta and a few others just

here too. Who wants to go around the campus picking up bottles?"

An argument broke out.

of the student council looked at Violeta and then at the members of

her arms and said, "How exactly have we violated the

"This!

state that it should be

and her group and realized that they had indeed not left the campus. They were just standing at the school gate. "Not really, they didn't leave the school gate. They

Casey couldn't believe it.

was about picking up bottles,

"Who said we didn't

dragging a bucket filled

from the bucket at the school gate. Violeta's team stood at the gate, picking up

"If we didn't pick the bottles up, then how come these

her eyes,

nodded in agreement. "Indeed, they did retrieve them, so it doesn't

her protest, "But their behavior is so unfair to us! Isn't fairness the essence of playing games? If this continues, we

manner in which the game was played; they only considered the number of

proceed as usual, and the team with the most bottles will win," declared the student council

lose to

"They are

ones with really bad character. All of you in the dance club

bullying the minority. And now they were talking about fairness. It was

the small bucket had already accumulated quite a few empty water bottles. If things continue

had a