Flender thought to himself, This is bad.
Back then, Dugu Yan had fiercely condemned Qin Ming's actions, but Qin Ming had still gone his own way.
Now that the injured parties had come knocking, the matter of taking Ye Lingling hostage would not be so easily swept aside.
Flender could only pray silently that Qin Ming and Meng Shenji would arrive soon to rescue them from this predicament. He was also thankful he had sent Tang San away with Xiao Wu beforehand. Otherwise, the enraged Dugu Bo might truly have killed Tang San on the spot.
"Senior Dugu, whoever commits a deed should answer for it. I am Shrek's dean. I failed to teach the children properly, so the fault is mine," Flender said, forcing out each word against the soul pressure.
"At least you have some sense of responsibility." It was Ye Tianxin who spoke. "When you took my granddaughter hostage, did you ever imagine this day would come?"
Flender had grievances he could not voice.
Tang San alone had done it, but his background was so intimidating that Flender dared not lay the blame on him.
"S-Senior Ye, our Shrek Academy was indeed in the wrong. We are willing to offer compensation..."
"Compensation?" Dugu Bo laughed in fury. "If anything had happened to my granddaughter in Suotuo City, your Shrek Academy would have been consigned to eternal damnation. You should be thankful things did not spiral out of control!"
Flender did not know how to respond. His gaze drifted involuntarily toward Yu Xiaogang, hoping he could come up with an idea.
Unfortunately, Yu Xiaogang was the sort who bullied the weak and feared the strong. Facing the oppressive might of a Titled Douluo powerhouse, he had long since sprawled on the floor and played dead.
Of course, Yu