William slowly narrowed his eyes. "Who is that exception?"
Schiller shook his head. "I'm only giving an example. I can't give you a specific name."
But William refused to let it go. He pressed further, "You can't treat students of the same level equally?"
"You're also a Behavioral Science specialist. You should understand that no one in this world can truly treat everyone equally. Everyone has personal likes and dislikes, and those preferences and aversions inevitably show through in their behavior."
"Then have you ever done everything in your power to prevent your personal likes and dislikes from affecting educational fairness?"
Schiller fell silent.
William lowered his head slightly and said, "Professor Rodriguez, precisely because I am a Behavioral Science specialist, I understand that there are no saints in this world. Everyone makes mistakes. But as long as those mistakes remain within the boundaries permitted by morality and law, they can be forgiven."
"Our investigation is meant to ensure that whatever mistakes you may have made at certain times did not cross those boundaries."
"No one here intends to deny your achievements in academia, nor does anyone intend to condemn any possible failures in your teaching. We all hope to secure a better educational environment for your students."
"Personally, being publicly accused so severely by so many of my own students would be an enormous blow to my teaching career."
"But ever since I met you, you have shown neither sadness nor disappointment. You have remained calm from beginning to end."
"If you were wrongfully accused, you should be angry. If you knew you had done something wrong, you should feel guilty or reflect on it. But you have done neither. That proves you do not actually care about the students accusing you."
William walked to the front of the