Chapter 39: A confrontation
It was time for exercises during the break after the second period, so hardly anyone was in the teachers' office. As homeroom teacher, Xiao Rihua was supposed to head to the sports field to supervise his class's exercises, but he had stayed behind because of Su Can.
Before Su Can, who had followed him in and come to a stop, could relax, Xiao Rihua decided that the empty office would create precisely the pressure he wanted. Rather than sit down, he stood at the door and stared hard at Su Can. Only after a long while did he lower his voice and say, word by deliberate word, "How could you do something like this? You really shocked me."
Watching Xiao Rihua, Su Can understood that he was employing psychological tactics. These were probably techniques every teacher knew, particularly the teachers at City First Middle School, who received further training in psychology every year. The most important part was how to apply it all to managing students.
With any other student in the classroom, Xiao Rihua's psychological suggestions would already have taken effect. They would surely be feeling extremely guilty by now, and under his guidance, would fall step by step into his trap. Su Can, on the other hand, saw right through Xiao Rihua's mindset and intentions. He replied calmly, "Sorry, Teacher Xiao, but I really don't know what you're referring to."
Xiao Rihua gave a low, cold chuckle. "You don't know what you've done? Looks like you need to think a little harder."
Su Can made a show of thinking, then looked at Xiao Rihua with clear eyes and shook his head again. "Sorry, I really don't know."
Su Can's eyes were bright, and he showed not the slightest trace of guilt. In more than