835. Chapter 835-Taking on the Parents

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Wanting to argue but unable to make a sound, Hong Bin and Jin Xiaoqing's families were beside themselves with frustration. Flailing around and making silent meme faces was no fun at all.

"I've reiterated the archaeological team's rules and regulations time and time again. University students aren't children. Since you're all adults, you should take responsibility for your actions. The archaeological team and the university are neither kindergartens nor babysitters. We can't keep our eyes on you every second or pay attention to everything you do. Did you grow this tall for nothing? Have you been eating all these years for nothing? Do you really have no sense of what you should and shouldn't do?"

Professor Zhu Chaoye didn't hold back. With the opportunity Li Bai had handed him, he gave the unreasonable parents a thorough dressing-down.

He called the two students hiding in the shipping container, pretending to be ostriches, "irresponsible" and "good-for-nothings."

Given what had happened, Professor Zhu had originally planned to leave some dignity intact and let everyone save face.

But now he saw he'd been far too naive. The other side's parents had no intention of accepting his goodwill. Instead, they were making unreasonable demands, trying to pin all the blame on the archaeological team and the university, and even seemed to be angling for a hefty payout.

If that was how they wanted it, he wouldn't hold back. He laid into them without mercy, not sparing them a shred of face.

The parents' faces flushed red, and they trembled with rage and humiliation, but none of them dared to do anything rash.

Ten police officers were stationed at the excavation site, taking turns guarding the inside of the tomb and preventing anyone else from barging into the passage. Anyone who tried to