16: Chapter 16: The principal offender is expelled, and the accomplice receives a demerit.

Regarding this fight, no one expected that after sleeping on it for a night, the school's level of seriousness would suddenly escalate.

Even the homeroom teacher of the sports class had his head buzzing when he received the news in advance.

"Damn it, how did it end up in expulsion?"

The next morning.

The school announced that a whole-school assembly would be held during the morning exercises after the second period to announce the disciplinary decision: After investigation, seven students, including XXX from Class 15, deliberately provoked and beat students from Class 6, causing serious consequences. After school deliberation, it was decided to expel the ringleader, XXX, and give major demerits to the other six.

After the news was announced, the whole crowd was in an uproar.

For ordinary students, it was a joyous occasion; this group of sports students had always acted arrogantly and domineeringly, and it was high time someone reined them in.

But for the sports students, it was like mourning a parent.

They didn't understand; incidents like fighting over the basketball court happened all the time, and this time it was just slightly more intense, so why was someone expelled?

"How are we supposed to monopolize the court in the future?"

"Was the school's punishment too severe?"

So when Wu Tao, the teacher for the sports class, rushed to the principal's office to ask, he was immediately met with a harsh scolding.

"Too severe? Wu Tao, is your brain broken? What kind of class is Class 6?"

"It's an elite class, my dear comrade!"

"The worst student in that class is at least on track for a second-tier university. Among the students who were beaten, two are in the top fifty of the grade, and three are in the top one hundred."

"Five potential 985 and 211 university candidates were beaten. Expulsion is getting off easy; it would have been merciful if I hadn't sent them to the police station, and you're complaining it's too severe?"

"Do you believe that if you went to ask Han Changming the same thing, he would rip you apart..."

Principal Zhao Weiming slammed the table and rebuked him. Before he finished speaking, Han Changming appeared at the office door. Seeing the teacher who had come to demand an explanation, it was like enemies meeting, eyes blazing with hatred.

Old Demon Han strode into the principal's office in two or three steps, grabbed the other's sleeve, and said with a ferocious expression: "Wu Tao, look at what kind of students you teach! Look at what they've done to my students!"

The Old Demon's fierce aura was overwhelming, and he was older and more senior, so Wu Tao's momentum immediately weakened by three points.

"Ahem, well, there's a saying that it takes two to tango..."

"Cut the crap! You're trying to push that 'victim-blaming' theory again? Do you want to punish both sides equally?"

Old Demon Han slammed the table violently and roared: "The College Entrance Exam is right around the corner! It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. My students were beaten until they were dizzy, and one of them even has his arm in a cast. How are they supposed to take the exam like this?"

"This... isn't that a bit extreme?"

"Extreme my foot! Affecting the College Entrance Exam is affecting their whole lives. When the time comes, you go talk to their families and face their fury, and see if they don't come at you with knives!"

"But my student was also expelled..."

"That's what he deserves. Can a guy who dyes his hair yellow be anything good?"

The Old Demon was extremely dismissive and spat out a glob of phlegm: "Let me say something blasphemous: if our school produces even one student for Tsinghua or Peking University, it's a political achievement. Can you guarantee that none of my students will get into Tsinghua or Peking University?"

Wu Tao was speechless and could only smile dryly.

Just kidding, although those students had a 99.9% chance of not getting into Tsinghua or Peking University, you couldn't say it was absolute just because there was a one-in-a-thousand chance.

This old geezer was aggressive and truly hateful.

Wu Tao looked at Han Changming's wrinkled face and wanted to punch him.

The two argued for a while longer. Wu Tao was berated until he had no power to talk back, and could only swallow his pride and shake his head with a bitter smile.

Sigh, forget it, forget it. Can't win an argument against him.

Han Changming, this Old Demon, really lived up to his reputation; he was ridiculously protective of his own.

Seeing that the situation was already one-sided, the principal slowly picked up his teacup and came out to control the situation.

"Alright, it's not easy for anyone. It's all for the sake of the students, so it's understandable. Let's leave it at that. Wu Tao, you go back first."

"Okay, Principal Zhao, I'll head out first."

Wu Tao practically ran out of the principal's office, but Han Changming didn't leave; instead, he sat down on the sofa.

"What's the matter? You're still not satisfied?"

"Whether I'm satisfied or not is another matter. Give me a cup of that good tea of yours; it smells fragrant."

This Old Demon crossed his legs arrogantly. If he weren't retiring in two years, Principal Zhao Weiming would have thought he was plotting a coup.

Principal Zhao Weiming took a paper cup, poured him a cup of tea, and asked: "What else is there? Speak."

"I stayed behind mainly to express my gratitude." Old Demon Han took a sip of the tea.

"Don't, no need for thanks. Both palms are flesh; it hurts my heart to expel anyone."

"I'm not talking about how the fight was handled. I'm saying thank you for selflessly contributing your daughter..."

"???"

Seeing Principal Zhao Weiming's unfriendly gaze, Han Changming immediately explained: "My mistake, I meant selflessly letting Qingyan supervise her classmate's studies. You don't know, ever since Shen Weiyue became her deskmate, his study state has improved day by day, and the improvement is quite significant."

"Truly, 'staying with good people is like entering a room of orchids; after a long time, you don't smell the fragrance because you have become one with it.' Qingyan is so outstanding that she can change the people around her in just one week. A tiger father has no dog daughter."

This old guy really had a sharp eye; his flattery was as gentle as a spring breeze.

The anger in Principal Zhao Weiming's heart not only vanished instantly, but the pride in his eyes couldn't be suppressed, and the corners of his mouth curled up like an AK-47.

"Oh? That obvious?"

"Of course. You probably don't know, but Shen Weiyue was in the top fifty in the county during the high school entrance exam. In the three years of high school, his best result was reaching the top twenty. If it weren't for that foundation, I wouldn't have begged you to let him sit with Qingyan."

Han Changming slapped the sofa happily and said definitively: "This kid suddenly woke up and changed in the last hundred days. Not only did he find Liang Yuting to tutor him in English, but he also started studying desperately. Recently, the feedback from all subject teachers has been very good. They all say that with his current state, if he pushes through these last hundred days, there's a great hope for him to get into a 985 university."

"Really? Why did I hear from my daughter that he's a Stupid Donkey?" Principal Zhao Weiming was extremely happy.

"You also have to look at what level your daughter is at. In this whole school, this whole county, and even this whole city, or even the whole province, how many peers count as smart in her eyes?"

"Haha, that's true." Principal Zhao Weiming accepted the compliment about his daughter without humility, but then suddenly asked: "Does Qingyan actively explain problems to him?"

"Yes, I've seen it several times."

"That's good. I was worried she wouldn't even say a word to anyone. You don't know, with her personality, her mother and I are very worried."

"Qingyan's personality is indeed a flaw, but early intervention shouldn't be a big problem; it can be corrected."

Han Changming certainly knew what the principal and his wife were worried about; parents always look far ahead when considering their children.

"She's just too smart, so she doesn't think much of ordinary people, and naturally she speaks bluntly, making it hard for her to fit in. But when she meets someone who is tolerant enough of her in the future, she will have friends."

"I'll take your word for it." Principal Zhao Weiming smiled bitterly. "By the way, I got the news about the recommendation in advance. Qingyan has been admitted."

Han Changming slapped his thigh excitedly: "Ha! Now I can be completely at ease. For the remaining few dozen days, let her desperately whip Shen Weiyue into shape and see if we can spur a 985 candidate out for the school."

"That's your business. Anyway, I've lent my daughter to you. By the way, you have to help me keep an eye on them; no puppy love."

"Hahaha."