80: Chapter 80 Turning the Tables
Director Zhou wanted to find an excuse to leave, but some of the students nearby were clearly frightened by the commotion and insisted that he go over and take a look.
There was no other choice; Director Zhou had to steel himself and walk forward.
"Hey, hey, what are you all doing!"
Director Zhou spoke up, half-heartedly trying to intervene.
After all, he was considered a leader of the academy, so the students had to give him some face.
The few people involved in the scuffle slowly separated.
Lin Xiao looked at Lin Wanwan and discovered that her hair was just a bit messy, making her look somewhat disheveled.
As for the other girl, her clothes had been torn, and there were several scratch marks on her face and arms; she looked an absolute mess.
If Director Zhou hadn't arrived, she probably would have been begging for mercy on her knees before long.
Lin Xiao secretly gave Lin Wanwan a thumbs up. "Sis, that was impressive!"
Lin Wanwan also calmed down. Looking at the serious expression on Director Zhou's face, she couldn't help but feel uneasy again.
"A-Xiao, just say later that I was the one fighting them and that it has nothing to do with you."
Lin Wanwan reverted to her timid self once again.
Lin Xiao smiled confidently. "Sis, trust me. Just don't say anything; leave it to me to handle."
Lin Wanwan looked at Lin Xiao in confusion. Seeing that he remained unruffled, she had no idea what he was up to.
"Ahem, what exactly is going on here! Fighting in a public place, what does this look like!"
Director Zhou was basically directing these words at the girls.
He dared not offend Lin Xiao now, for fear that Lin Xiao would expose his dirty secrets.
But those girls clearly didn't realize this.
They thought Director Zhou had come to help them and began to wail and complain.
"Director, it was all them! They bullied Feifei during class earlier, and now they're bullying us again!"
"Especially that new one; he's taking advantage of his height to grab us and hit us!"
"And that Lin Wanwan, look at what she did to my clothes! If you hadn't come, Director, I would have been beaten to death by them!"
"They are really too much. You must punish them... no, expel them directly!"
"..."
They added fuel to the fire, splashing all the blame onto Lin Xiao and Lin Wanwan.
Seeing Director Zhou's brows knit tighter and tighter, they secretly gloated.
After all, their family backgrounds were quite good, and they had used connections to get into this school in the first place.
During holidays and festivals, they would also give Director Zhou quite a few gifts.
They believed that as long as they kept making a scene, Director Zhou would definitely punish Lin Xiao and Lin Wanwan.
However, Director Zhou remained silent for a long time.
So long that even when they wanted to continue crying and complaining, they couldn't find any new words to say.
Once they had said just about everything, Lin Xiao slowly spoke up.
"Aren't you tired from all that talking? Isn't there surveillance over there? Wouldn't we know exactly what happened if we just took a look?"
Lin Xiao pointed to the ceiling not far away.
A surveillance camera with a blinking red light was aimed directly at the place where they were standing.
The leading girl's expression stiffened.
One had to know that in all the time they had been running rampant in the school, no one had ever brought this up.
Most of the girls they bullied adopted a "better safe than sorry" attitude, fearing that if they pursued the matter, they would face even more severe retaliation.
Director Zhou looked up at the surveillance camera, hesitating for a moment.
"Director Zhou!"
Fearing that Director Zhou would actually check the footage, the girl trotted over to his side and whispered, "My dad said that thing you mentioned before will be sent to you in a couple of days. You see..."
Upon hearing these words, Director Zhou's first reaction was to look at Lin Xiao.
He saw Lin Xiao silently rubbing his wrist, showing nothing unusual.
But just from that small gesture, Director Zhou instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
What the girl's father had promised to send him was exactly a limited-edition watch!
He wasn't sure if Lin Xiao already knew about this, and he couldn't afford to investigate how Lin Xiao knew.
He only knew that if he really offended this guy today, he would be in big trouble.
But these girls' parents had, after all, given him favors, so he couldn't go too far.
Otherwise, it would be easy for them to expose him...
For the first time, Director Zhou felt that making a choice was so difficult, and fine beads of sweat seeped out on his forehead.
After a long while, he finally made up his mind.
"Ahem, checking the surveillance is unnecessary. Anyway, it's just a small conflict between classmates; it's not a big deal, no need to blow things out of proportion."
As Director Zhou spoke, he carefully watched Lin Xiao's expression.
Seeing Lin Xiao frown slightly, he immediately added, "However, looking at the situation on the scene, Lin Xiao and Lin Wanwan are only two people, while there are so many people on the other side. From the numbers, the two of them are definitely at a disadvantage."
When those girls heard there wouldn't be a check of the surveillance, they were just about to be happy, but then they heard this subsequent major turn.
For a moment, they were confused.
What was going on?
Why did Director Zhou's words sound like he was defending Lin Xiao and Lin Wanwan?
"Director Zhou, I think..."
One of the girls was just about to interrupt, but she was silenced by a glare from Director Zhou.
"I said, don't blow things out of proportion!"
Director Zhou put on a stern face, his tone becoming serious. "You ganged up on others; regardless of the reason, you are ultimately in the wrong. Today, I'm punishing you to clean up this place. We'll talk about other matters later!"
After finishing, he carefully looked at Lin Xiao again.
Seeing Lin Xiao's brow finally relax, the heavy stone in his heart finally dropped.
"But..."
The girls were full of astonishment and still wanted to argue something.
Director Zhou just waved his hand impatiently. "No more 'buts,' hurry up and clean. Look at what a mess you've made of this place! Go quickly!"
After saying this, he didn't want to stay here for even a second longer and turned to leave.
Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow at those people and took Lin Wanwan to the other side.
After buying food again and sitting down, Lin Wanwan looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Lin Xiao, did you really do something to Director Zhou?"