Faced with the pleading look Yu Xiaogang cast his way, Qin Ming did not step forward to defuse the situation as Yu Xiaogang had expected.
Instead, Qin Ming frowned slightly, and a trace of barely perceptible disgust flashed through his eyes.
He had left the academy early and did not know this so-called "Grandmaster."
But he had witnessed everything that had just happened—driving away students, angering the dean, and now trying to overstep his authority and sell off the academy.
That was truly an ugly sight.
"Cough."
Qin Ming cleared his throat. Rather than pulling Dai Mubai away, he looked at Yu Xiaogang.
Though his tone retained basic politeness, it carried a coldness that kept others at arm's length:
"This... teacher."
"Although I, as a former student, should not interfere in the academy's internal affairs, I think Mubai was right about one thing."
"You are merely a teacher hired by the academy, not its dean."
"The decision of whether Shrek Academy stays or goes, even its future direction, can only be made by Dean Flender."
"It is somewhat overstepping your bounds for you to be so eager to make decisions on the dean's behalf."
His words were neither servile nor overbearing, yet every one of them cut straight to the heart.
Yu Xiaogang's face instantly turned green, then white, looking even more embarrassed than when Dai Mubai had grabbed him by the collar.
Being publicly accused by an outsider of "overstepping his bounds"—where was he supposed to put his old face?
Ignoring Yu Xiaogang's embarrassment, Qin Ming turned to Dai Mubai, whose face was full of fury. His gaze became sincere and earnest.
"Mubai, let go first. Listen to what your senior has to say."
Dai Mubai snorted. Though his face was still full of hostility, Qin Ming was his