Justice Pencil for Punishing Evil and Promoting Good

Ryan Ling was utterly stunned—this was the kind of situation he wouldn’t even dare dream about.

He’d always prided himself on being a gentleman, but with a goddess like Sophie Su coming on to him so aggressively, there was no way he wouldn’t have a physical reaction.

Just as he was about to lose control and kiss her back, the blue system screen suddenly flashed a warning.

"Risk alert: If you sleep with Sophie Su right now, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

After the system alert, another message appeared: Ryan Ling’s fate was about to change—convicted of rape, sentenced to ten years in prison, and assaulted by prison thugs a hundred thousand times over ten years.

Ryan’s face went completely pale. He thought, so this is the risk of saving someone? That’s way too terrifying.

He immediately shoved Sophie Su away.

But Sophie was still under the drug’s influence—there was no way she’d let go. She pounced on him again, pleading, "Ryan Ling, I know you saved me, but I feel awful right now. Please help me!"

"Help you? If I help you any more, I'll end up helping myself straight into jail!" Ryan almost kicked her away. But leaving now was out of the question—if Sophie went out in her current state, someone else would definitely take advantage. He had to calm her down.

"Hey, system! At least give me a solution here—I’m Lord Yama’s adopted son, aren’t I?" Ryan shouted.

...... The system was sweating nervously, shaking its head helplessly. "To counteract her aphrodisiac, besides having sex, there's one other way: use a silver needle to prick that spot and draw blood—it'll ease the symptoms!"

"Alright, I’ll do it now!" Ryan Ling said quickly, but then paused and shot a look at the system. "System, you must have a silver needle, right?"

"I do, but you have to buy it!" The system hadn’t even finished speaking when Ryan started yelling.

"Seriously? You’re making me pay for a needle? So stingy!"

"No purchase, no needle. Silver needles aren’t included in the newbie rewards—you have to buy it!" The system replied firmly.

"Fine, just hurry up! I need it now, bro!" Ryan Ling shouted, exasperated.

As soon as he finished speaking, a silver needle appeared in his hand. At the same time, Ryan’s personal info panel in the system updated.

Assets: Minus one thousand.

"Savage—charging me a thousand for one needle. Could you be any more of a ripoff, system?" Ryan Ling almost coughed up blood.

But the system only flashed one sentence: Item sold. No refunds.

Ryan Ling grumbled but quickly used the silver needle to draw Sophie's blood. The method actually worked—Sophie soon regained her senses.

"Ryan Ling, thank you! Thank you for not taking advantage of me. You’re really a gentleman..." Sophie Su blushed deeply. Even though the drug had hit her hard, she was clearly aware of what she’d been doing.

"Don’t give me too much credit!" Ryan Ling scratched his head, thinking to himself that he was mostly just protecting his own ass.

It was already late, so Ryan Ling decided to personally escort Sophie Su home, just in case. Sophie was really moved, thanked him repeatedly, and finally couldn’t help but give him a quick kiss on the cheek.

On the way back, Ryan Ling was on cloud nine—he’d saved his crush, gotten a surprise kiss, and though he’d lost a thousand bucks, it was totally worth it.

Just then, the blue system screen suddenly vibrated, and a message appeared: Ryan Ling saved a girl’s life, punished evil, and promoted good. Bonus reward granted, merit value increased by one hundred.

"A bonus reward? And what’s this merit value for?" Ryan Ling perked up and asked quickly.

"Reward incoming. As for merit value, once you collect enough, you can exchange it for useful items, artifacts, techniques, all sorts of stuff!" The system replied instantly.

"Nice, that’s awesome!" Ryan Ling grinned. A small pencil appeared in his inventory.

"Come on, system bro, you’re so stingy! You charge me a thousand for a needle, and now for finishing the mission, you just give me a pencil? At least give me a ballpoint pen!" Ryan Ling complained.

...... The system was sweating bullets. "Bro, this isn’t just any pencil—this is the Justice Pencil for Punishing Evil and Promoting Good. It’s a junior version of the Underworld Judge’s Pen. With it you can make minor edits to the Book of Life and Death and give evildoers a little lesson. It’s really a great item!"

"You sure about that?" Ryan Ling eyed the ordinary-looking pencil, clearly skeptical.

"Just try it next time someone in your class does something bad!" The system said, sounding like it didn’t want to deal with him anymore.

That night, Ryan Ling didn’t think much more about it. After such a crazy day, he was exhausted, so he went home and crashed straight into bed.

After a solid night’s sleep, Ryan Ling headed to Harbor City High School full of energy. The place was packed with rich kids getting dropped off in luxury cars. He used to envy them, but now, even riding his beat-up old bike, he was feeling great.

With Lord Yama backing him up, what was there to envy?

"Ryan, bad news! Howard Lee is after me—he wants 500 yuan for ‘protection,’ or he’ll beat me up!" Just as Ryan Ling walked through the school gate, his deskmate Kevin Lee hurried over, looking miserable.

Kevin Lee was timid and always got picked on by the class bullies. Howard Lee was the ringleader—his family was loaded, but he just loved extorting people. Usually it was just a few dozen yuan, but this time he wanted five hundred.

"Ryan, you’ve got to help me! I don’t have that kind of money. My dad’s been in the hospital, and our family’s already borrowing just to get by." Kevin was nearly in tears.

"Don’t worry, Kevin, I’ve got you!" Ryan Ling had always hated those jerks, and now he was even angrier. Plus, he hadn’t tried out the Justice Pencil yet—this was the perfect chance to see what it could do.

"Ryan, just talk to them for me—maybe I can pay less. Howard Lee and Logan Luo have teamed up now; they’re way too strong. Please don’t go head-to-head with them!" Kevin Lee pleaded nervously.

Ryan Ling snorted. Logan Luo was another class bully, always joined at the hip with Howard Lee. Since they were both here, he’d teach them a lesson together.

[Irrelevant system message about reading the next page. Skip this line in translation.]

"Don’t worry, just follow me—I’ll handle them!" Ryan Ling clenched his fists, full of confidence.

They soon arrived in the classroom. Howard Lee and Logan Luo were joking around, cracking dirty jokes. As soon as Kevin Lee walked in, Howard Lee called out, "Hand it over! That’s your membership fee. From now on, we’ll protect you!"

"Howard, I... I..." Kevin Lee stammered, glancing nervously at Ryan Ling.

Ryan Ling stepped in, pushing Kevin Lee aside. "Howard Lee, if you’ve got a problem, talk to me. Leave Kevin alone. And I’m warning you—stop doing evil, heaven is watching!"

"Ryan Ling, don’t think you can play hero just because you’re tough. Believe it or not, I’ll beat you to death right now!" Logan Luo threatened, standing up.

"That’s right! Once we get Kevin’s money, you’ll have to pay up too. That’s the rule. If you refuse, I’ll smash your head in!" Howard Lee added arrogantly, raising a stool.

The whole class fell silent—no one dared speak. Kevin Lee was shaking with fear.

Everyone was sweating for Ryan Ling.

Howard Lee and Logan Luo were the kind of guys who meant what they said.

But Ryan Ling didn’t panic. He calmly pulled out a notebook and started writing with his pencil. Nobody knew what he was up to.

"Logan, this guy isn’t taking us seriously at all!"

"Damn it, if we don’t beat him up today, we’ll lose all face!"

Howard Lee and Logan Luo were furious and strode toward Ryan Ling.

"Ryan, stop writing and run!" Kevin Lee was freaking out—how could Ryan be doing homework at a time like this, and so seriously too?

But what really baffled Kevin Lee was that Ryan Ling, while writing, suddenly shouted out loud.

"Howard Lee, Logan Luo—bullying the weak, ignoring all warnings. You’re sentenced to slap each other ten times!"

His voice rang out—everyone in the class heard it.

Almost everyone had the same thought: Ryan Ling had lost his mind.

But what they didn’t know was that this was the Justice Pencil’s punishment rule. To change someone’s fate, you had to shout it out loud while writing.

"Idiot..." Howard Lee sneered. But before he could finish, Logan Luo’s hand suddenly swung over and slapped him hard, sending Howard flying several meters...