Chapter 56 — He Was Defending Himself!
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"Officer lady, Wei Zhao was defending himself — these are the ones who came looking for trouble!" Seeing that the police were actually going to take Wei Zhao away, Kang Xiaofeng grew frantic at once. He no longer quailed before those black muzzles and tried to run forward to explain.
Qiu Lingshan had not expected anyone to speak up for Wei Zhao in such circumstances. But at the word "defending himself," she could not help thinking of the scene from yesterday... Oh, the profundity of the Chinese language — two utterly different words, and yet the same sound.
And so her face went cold again: "What the true situation is, we will investigate. Take them away."
Wei Zhao smiled at Kang Xiaofeng in gratitude and said in a low voice, "This woman has a grudge against me and means to make trouble for me on purpose. It is nothing."
Kang Xiaofeng was stunned. He had never imagined that Wei Zhao and Qiu Lingshan might be at odds. He was just about to say something when Qiu Lingshan came over herself, her lovely eyes wide and round and carrying more than a trace of anger — clearly she had heard what Wei Zhao had just said.
What Qiu Lingshan detested most in ordinary times was the abuse of power for private ends and the use of public office for personal gain. So when she heard Wei Zhao say that she meant to use her position to make trouble for him, she nearly exploded with rage. If she had wanted to make trouble for him, would she have let him go yesterday?
At that thought, a surge of anger rushed up within her, and Qiu Lingshan was angry enough to lose her head. She seized Wei Zhao by the shoulder and said coldly, "What are you muttering about? Trying to get your stories straight? Whatever you have to say, you can say it at the station."
Wei Zhao curled his lip at Kang Xiaofeng, the meaning unmistakable: see? Just like I told you — this little chick came straight for me.
Qiu Lingshan really wanted to kick Wei Zhao, but in the end she held back. She had no intention of getting herself disciplined — or even losing her job — because of him.
Just then, Wang Zhifeng came hurrying over, drenched in sweat, accompanied by the school's principal, Ding Binggong.
At the time, Ding Binggong had been leisurely charting the school's bright future in his office. The board of directors had just allocated another generous construction budget, and he was planning to use the funds to upgrade the facilities and apply for the national model high school designation...
Ding Binggong was genuinely capable — otherwise he could never have risen to the principalship of such a public-private joint venture. The board valued competence above all else; everything else was secondary. If the school did not grow, you were out.
So the rapid development of No. 1 Middle School over the years owed much to Ding Binggong's efforts.
A piercing blast cut across the window, and Ding Binggong frowned involuntarily. How many times had he said it? Firecrackers were strictly forbidden on school grounds.
Ding Binggong sighed. The rich kids at school had always been a thorn in his side. If they simply did not study, that was one thing — but if they would just behave themselves and leave others alone, Ding Binggong would count himself lucky.
Yet during the Spring Festival recently, students had actually set off firecrackers on campus. Ding Binggong was furious and swore he would expel every one of these delinquents who flouted school rules.
Upon investigation, however, Ding Binggong could not help but feel deflated. The ringleader turned out to be Zhong Yongliang from Class Five, Third Year — and the one who had egged him on was Shen Yushu, a girl from the same class...
If Zhong Yongliang's background alone was not enough to shake Ding Binggong's resolve, then Shen Yushu... that young lady was someone Ding Binggong truly dared not touch...