A gleam slowly emerged in Vice Principal Cheng's ash-dead eyes.
Ye Changqing and the others rallied too.
Yes, when things truly reached the breaking point, someone of great standing would come forward to pick up the pieces!
What we had to do now, what we could do, was spare no effort in finding evidence, so that when the day came that it was needed, we would not stand empty-handed!
Vice Principal Cheng put his mask back on and, trembling, bowed to Ye Changqing and the others until he could bow no lower.
"I'm sorry, Big Brother. What happened between Xiu'er and His Highness the Crown Prince back then... I kept it from you all this time. It wasn't that I didn't trust you, my brothers. There was simply too much at stake... but I... did keep it from you, after all."
"I'm sorry, my brothers," Vice Principal Cheng said heavily, each word distinct.
Ye Changqing let out a long sigh. "That was only right, Sixth Brother. In your place, I would have kept it secret too. It was an honor that reached the heavens, but wasn't it also a calamity that could drown you... There's nothing to apologize for. You're being too hard on yourself."
Vice Principal Cheng sighed forlornly, feeling his heart grow heavier and heavier.
For a time, the atmosphere became unbearably heavy and oppressive.
"Principal, you said you wanted our help with several things. What else was there...?" Zuo Xiaoduo asked.
The atmosphere was simply too oppressive, weighing so heavily on Zuo Xiaoduo's heart that he had no choice but to speak and break the impasse.
"What remains is the interrogation of the Wendao Alliance's senior members. Ultimately, these people were merely carrying out orders. They were nowhere near the core."
Ye Changqing gave a bitter smile.