At Kolej Ungku Dermat (KUDRAT), an all-boys boarding school, academic excellence is only half the battle. Behind its reputation lies the High Council, a secret student government ruling through fear, loyalty, corruption, and violence. Teachers appear to run the school, but the High Council controls traditions, punishments, and discipline, placing power over justice. Its main tool is the illegal Lesen system: selling "licenses" (around RM200) allowing students to break rules without punishment. Those with a Lesen smuggle and use phones, smoke hidden cigarettes, wear untucked uniforms, ignore rules, and gain council protection. Claiming to have a Lesen stops any punishment. This lets Kahar control students through fear and greed, ensuring rules only apply to those unable to buy freedom.Led by Kahar, the feared Kapla, the council maintains absolute control via intimidation. Smoking openly with council members symbolizes their untouchable authority. The high council always untucks their shirts because no one likes tucking in since it is uncomfortable. Fakhri, an intelligent but troubled teen carrying a violent past, transfers to KUDRAT for a fresh start but gets trapped in this brutal hierarchy. His arrival reunites him with his estranged older brother, Naim, who believes surviving the system is easier than challenging it. Witnessing relentless bullying, abuse of power, violent hazing, and silent, terrified students, Fakhri refuses to accept the High Council's rule. His defiance triggers a dangerous rivalry with Kahar that threatens the system.Becoming Kapla requires surviving three corrupt traditions. First is Sesi Restu, a gatekeeping fight where a candidate must physically defeat a High Council member to earn the seniors' "blessing" (restu) to enter the race (e.g., Naim would have to defeat someone like Fahmi). Next is the Manifesto, where candidates announce how harshly they will enforce discipline and what illegal privileges or benefits they will provide to supporters rather than school improvements. The final stage is Pilihanraya, an underground election fought in a boxing ring tournament where candidates battle until one remains. The last student standing becomes Kapla, gaining complete authority over the school.Determined to destroy the system from within, Fakhri enters the Pilihanraya knowing power demands sacrifice. Alliances are tested, betrayals become inevitable, and justice blurs with revenge. As rival factions collide and secrets emerge, Fakhri realizes defeating Kahar alone cannot free KUDRAT; he must challenge the culture that created the High Council and force students to choose between remaining followers or standing up for right. Inspired by real accounts of seniority, bullying, and gang culture in Malaysian boarding schools, Projek: High Council explores how power corrupts bright students and how discipline traditions create fear and oppression. It explores brotherhood, loyalty, trauma, redemption, and choosing between preserving a broken system or risking everything to change it.The underground mafia uses hierarchical terms like Kapla (leader), The Vice (second-in-command), and Lalang (fence-sitter). Dialogue reflects natural Malaysian teenage speech, blending casual Malay with English where characters drop formality, use profanity and "aku/kau", and use street language. Friends use relaxed slang like "weh," "bro," and "sial." In council business or senior-junior interactions, the tone becomes commanding with sharp orders and threats like "aku cakap sekali je" and "kau faham tak." Confrontations are harsher, filled with insults like "bodoh," "bangang," and "babi." Emotional scenes remain simple, direct, street-like, and driven by power rather than politeness.Within this toxic vocabulary, Njet-Steng and Jibam serve as vital psychological and physical tools to strip individuality, dictate submission, and enforce silence. Njet-Steng is a deeply humiliating, exhausting disciplinary position asserting dominance over juniors ("Maksud kedudukan njet-steng ni, kau kena bongkokkan badan, letak kepala kat dinding atau almari, lepas tu tangan letak belakang badan. Bila senior cakap 'Semua njet-steng!', tak ada siapa berani pandang muka dia orang, sial"). This forced command cuts off a junior's vision, strains their neck and spine, and leaves them vulnerable. Conversely, Jibam—the central theme and title of episode two—is the ultimate label of shame for a traitor or "snitch" who breaks the code of silence by reporting council bullying, corruption, or illegal activities to management or wardens ("Jibam bermaksud 'pengkhianat' atau 'snitch'. Bila kau dah kena cop Jibam, hidup kau kat hostel memang jahanam, babi"). A Jibam faces severe social ostracization, public torture, and relentless physical hazing because anyone associating with them risks being targeted, creating an all-consuming culture of fear ensuring everyone stays completely silent.