The Tide Turns

At first listen, his words had seemed reasonable and well-founded, balancing both logic and emotion. For a moment, they calmed most of the students, who had been consumed by righteous indignation, to some degree.

Could they really have misunderstood the school authorities' painstaking efforts?

Quite a few students began pondering this question.

That was precisely the scene the school authorities wanted to see.

Put simply, the core issue now was one of popular support.

If most of the two hundred people in the school opposed the administration and stood against them, then even with Wei Shanpao and the others stubbornly holding out, they definitely could not keep things together.

Besides, would Wei Shanpao and the others really hold out to the bitter end? If they saw that things were going badly, might they not turn toward the opposition like grass bending with the wind?

The school authorities' upper ranks did not dare be overly optimistic.

Thus, after several administrators held an urgent discussion, they reached the conclusion that they had to win over the people and reverse the direction of public opinion.

Only then could they maintain their authority at Yangfan Middle School.

They also became even more keenly aware that Tong Di absolutely could not remain at the school.

If they really let him stay, then even if the fellow looked honest, there would always be someone using him to stir up trouble and create chaos.

They had to find an opportunity to make Tong Di leave Yangfan Middle School—or even make him disappear from the face of the earth.

Of course, the most important thing for now was to quell the students' anger and make them realize that this had all been a misunderstanding, thereby winning back their support.

More and more students began pondering the matter.

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