Zhao Longfei was thoroughly dejected.
He said in a dispirited voice:
"Western Glory's mineral deposits, Eastern Glory's funding, Central Glory's strength-Southern Glory has none of those. As for the remaining terms, we're about the same as the other three universities."
"Anyway... that's all there is."
Yan Mohui shook his head. "Why put yourself through this, Principal Zhao?"
Liu Yingrong said, "Principal Zhao, if I were you, I'd have left with some dignity like the other principals. I wouldn't have said a word."
"What's your hurry? Qin Siyang and Li Tianming haven't said they're unwilling yet."
"We're all people of standing here. Who would slam the door in your face right off the bat?"
Zhao Longfei snorted. "What are you throwing your weight around for, with your measly three hundred and thirty-eight points?"
At first, no one understood, but then something suddenly occurred to them.
Liu Yingrong's face abruptly flushed red. "I was the one who found the Ghost Turtle first, but you and that old bastard Han stole it! Otherwise, how could I have ended up with only three hundred and thirty-eight points?!"
Zhao Longfei gestured for Liu Yingrong to calm down. "Stop yelling, stop yelling. Even if I let you have that turtle, my score would still be a good bit higher than yours."
Han Shuo spoke coolly. "That's hardly fair, Principal Liu. You were the one who set out first. How can you say the two of us stole it?"
Liu Yingrong clenched her fists, her delicate brows bristling with anger, looking as though she wanted to kill Zhao Longfei.
Zhao Longfei said calmly, "As you said, we're all people of standing. On this little outing beyond the Safe Zone to stretch our legs, whoever scored higher gets more say. No objections, right?"
"The only person who scored