The Power of Time and Wealth

Afternoon.

Fenzhou City.

Fourth Middle School, outside the school gates.

The sky had darkened. Beneath the overcast clouds stood a black mass of students' parents, roaring and raging, their fury aimed directly at Xie Huilan and the Education Bureau and school officials behind the iron-barred gate.

"Pay up!"

"Are you going to give us an explanation or not?"

"If you won't, we'll go to the province!"

"Stop wasting words on them! Let's go inside and talk!"

"That's right! Everyone, get inside! Let's get justice for our children!"

Liao Yimin grew angry and shouted, "The students are still in class! Your children are in those classrooms too! Even if you don't care about anyone else, shouldn't you at least think about your own children? What you're doing now is forcing your way onto campus! What will the students think if they see this? This is what will leave a bad influence on them! We're already handling what was reported in the news last night! We'll give everyone an explanation!"

"What good is an explanation?"

"The damage to the children has already been done!"

"Right! The solution now is to come up with a compensation plan!"

Liao Yimin and the school leaders were all feeling stifled. They turned questioning looks toward Xie Huilan.

Xie Huilan shook her head slightly without saying anything, but Liao Yimin and the others understood. The city definitely would not compensate them for emotional damages. Wasn't that just extortion? They could not set that precedent!

"They won't pay!"

"Stop talking nonsense with them!"

"Come on! Let's go in and demand justice!"

"I refuse to believe no one can deal with this!"

The students' parents began shouting together, all of them rushing forward at once.

The two security guards blocking the small gate immediately found themselves unable to hold