With that, the principal's face darkened again, and he angrily hurried off toward the meeting room with the three of them in tow.
The lesson had suddenly become a self-study period, and the entire class was still struggling to process it.
Qiao Qiao was still standing on the podium, too.
But this time, she felt none of that suffocating helplessness. All she felt was scorn and contempt for Miao Rouning and the others, along with an indescribable rush of satisfaction.
Of course, that satisfaction was only temporary.
Who knew whether the principal was on their side?
Qiao Qiao lowered her eyes, a shadow of gloom flashing through them.
Che Quan naturally wasn't going to comfort Qiao Qiao, so that task fell to Chen Yuxiang as a matter of course.
After class.
Chen Yuxiang hurried over and asked with excited admiration, "Boss! How did you get the principal to come? That was so, so, so, so amazing! I just..."
Chen Yuxiang was genuinely at a loss for words. She gazed at Che Quan with wide, eager eyes full of admiration and awe.
Che Quan had neither the interest nor the inclination to explain, but Chen Yuxiang kept staring at him. To get rid of her, he could only say succinctly, "I reported those three. The principal had enough sense to cooperate."
Chen Yuxiang: "???"
Wait, wait, wait-what did he mean, the principal had enough sense to cooperate?
She had even less idea what the boss had done now!
Meanwhile, the live-chat viewers felt a curious delight at being in on the secret.
Those watching Che Quan's perspective had clearly seen him head straight to the principal's office during the long break after speaking with Chen Yuxiang.
At first, the principal had been rather annoyed that this student had barged in without knocking.
Just as he was about to scold him, he heard Che Quan say evenly, "I'm filing a report under my real name. Teacher Chang, Chang Jianfeng from Class 4, has abused his authority to coerce students and helped others bully them."
Che Quan's voice was neither loud nor soft, just loud enough to carry into the corridor outside the office.
The principal froze at first, then his expression changed. Looking at the expressionless Che Quan, he hurried over and shut the door tightly.
His heavily wrinkled face stern and cold, the principal demanded, "Which class are you from? Don't you know that spreading rumors about teachers can earn you a major disciplinary mark and expulsion?!"
Instead of answering, Che Quan asked, "I have videos and photos, and I know someone who writes for the media. Principal, would you rather resolve this through him or handle it privately yourself?"
Although Che Quan's tone was flat, his intangible presence was inexplicably oppressive, momentarily cowing the principal.
His face twitched slightly as he replied, "Where's the evidence? Let me see it."
"I'm keeping the videos and photos confidential for now, but I know where it happened. I'll give you the dates and times. Pull up the surveillance footage, and you'll see for yourself."
Tired of talking, Che Quan went over to the high-quality sofa in the principal's office and lazily sat down.
The principal stared at his actions in disbelief.
But the matter was urgent. Although the principal disliked dealing with this sort of thing, the school's reputation was at stake, and the issue had been brought directly to him. He couldn't simply let it slide.
Following Che Quan's instructions, the principal had the security department retrieve the surveillance footage from the specified times.
He saw perfectly clearly how Chang Jianfeng had molested a female student, and how Miao Rouning, Yuan Zhou, and the others had shoved and beaten someone, even burning the back of the girl's neck with cigarette butts.
The principal immediately flew into a rage.
Though he had always turned a blind eye in running the school, that didn't mean he could tolerate such serious abuses taking place there.
The principal immediately took advantage of the ongoing lesson to get a close look at Chang Jianfeng's conduct.
As luck would have it, he caught him in the midst of that despicable act.
And since he didn't want Che Quan to expose these scandals, the principal weighed his options and chose to make his position clear on the spot, angrily condemning the three chief offenders.
Of course, only the live-chat viewers watching Che Quan's perspective had been lucky enough to see all this.
Viewers watching other perspectives or livestreams of other instances discovered that the boss was here and rushed over to watch. Seeing both this unexpected turn of events and Che Quan's astonishing, otherworldly beauty, they were consumed by curiosity and immediately began asking everyone for an explanation.
The live chat for Che Quan's perspective grew even more frenzied.
But the man himself had no idea.
In fact, he had long since forgotten that something as annoying as live chat even existed.
Inside the instance.
There were still several minutes left in the break, and the next lesson was also Teacher Chang's.
But judging by the current situation, Chang Jianfeng probably wouldn't be back anytime soon, meaning the next lesson would effectively be another self-study period.
Chen Yuxiang was still sitting in the seat in front of Che Quan.
For some reason, Ning Dantong still hadn't come to find them.
Chen Yuxiang had initially wanted to check on the situation in Class 3 next door.
After she cautiously mentioned the idea to Che Quan, he said coolly without even looking up, "Don't forget your role in the instance."
"Huh?"
Chen Yuxiang froze, then remembered that detail and immediately suppressed the urge to go looking for Ning Dantong.
...No kidding.
Who knew what the "Qiao Qiao" in here would think?
If she thought Chen Yuxiang was in league with her bullies, she would be screwed.
With lingering apprehension and gratitude, Chen Yuxiang looked at Che Quan.
But she suddenly noticed a slight change in his expression. She wasn't sure whether she was imagining it, but his previously nonchalant look seemed to flash with teeth-gritting anger.
Then Chen Yuxiang saw Che Quan stand up and walk straight out of the classroom.
He moved astonishingly fast.
She had no idea what had happened.
Meanwhile, Che Quan had once again begun searching the entire campus for Jiang Cong.
He couldn't help reasonably suspecting that he probably looked like a madman to everyone else.
But that damned Instance System and the godforsaken skin hunger syndrome buff left Che Quan no choice but to hunt Jiang Cong down to relieve his symptoms.
He went to that dark storage room again.
This time, however, Jiang Cong was nowhere to be found.
With only a few minutes left before his next flare-up, Che Quan stood on the rooftop with his teeth clenched, bitterly surveying the entire campus.
Suddenly, he saw a figure emerge from the principal's office.
Handsome, tall, and long-legged, elegant and distinguished, calm and unhurried.
Who else could it have been but Jiang Cong?
Che Quan immediately rushed to the principal's office as fast as he could and intercepted Jiang Cong just as he was about to leave.
Seeing him, Jiang Cong couldn't help smiling. With an air of perfect composure, he asked a question he already knew the answer to. "What is it? Need something?"
Looking grim, Che Quan gave a stiff "Mm" and ordered bluntly, "Come with me."
A trace of amusement flickered through Jiang Cong's eyes. Some live-chat viewers caught it, but when they looked closer, his expression had already returned to its usual harmless smile.
The two walked one behind the other.
Che Quan's face was icy, while Jiang Cong remained unhurried.
When Che Quan was about to stop in a lit corner, Jiang Cong narrowed his eyes slightly and stopped him softly. "Not here. I'll take you somewhere."
Che Quan frowned at that. Having long since forgotten about the live chat, he was somewhat puzzled, but he still followed Jiang Cong into a pitch-black room.
After temporarily becoming human, Che Quan had lost his superior night vision, and stepping into darkness like this left him rather displeased.
But once they had both stepped fully into the impenetrable darkness, Jiang Cong, who was in front of him, suddenly took Che Quan by the wrist and gently pulled him close.
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