" Lin Kong's words..." Xue Xing was about to speak, trying to steer the conversation back to Lin Kong, so as to gain leverage over the three education committee members.
"What Lin Kong?" Meng Shenji interrupted bluntly, his eyes sharp as knives. "In short, do you have any objections to what the three of us decided?"
" Lin Kong, he..." Xue Xing wanted to argue, but Zhi Lin coldly shut her down.
"It's everything! It has nothing to do with Lin Kong! Stop rambling and changing the subject!" Zhi Lin's tone was firm and unyielding, giving Xue Xing no chance to interject.
"You..." Xue Xing was speechless, her face turning pale and then red, and she was about to lose her temper.
"What do you mean, 'what do you mean'?" Bai Baoshan was even more impolite, slamming his hand on the table and standing up. "From now on, you're out of the loop on our academy's internal affairs!"
In theory, a decision made jointly by the three education committee members could be implemented directly without needing to consider Xue Xing's attitude. However, Xue Xing, being a prince, has plenty of ways to sabotage things secretly—if you want to push things forward, I'll secretly trip you up and drive you crazy!
Right now, the three education committee members are trying to use Lin Kong's matter to severely suppress Xue Xing's arrogance and shut him up completely.
Xue Xing naturally understood this principle. Even though he had already softened his stance and agreed to Lin Kong joining the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he absolutely could not back down at this moment. His cheeks flushed red with anger, and he swung his hand violently, shouting angrily, "Are you going to let an unidentified person into the academy? Aren't you afraid he might be a spy sent by another country?"
" Sect Master Ning is His Highness the Crown Prince's teacher, an upright and honorable man. How could he send in a spy?" Bai Baoshan immediately retorted, silencing Xue Xing with a single sentence.
Xue Xing, undeterred, slammed her hand on the table and shouted, "You're violating the academy's rules and regulations! How can the academy be managed if you ignore the rules?"
"Rules and regulations are for ordinary people!" Zhi Lin stood firm, his eyes filled with certainty. "A super genius like Lin Kong, who comes along only once in a century, should be treated as a special case!"
Xue Xing slammed her hand on the table, making the teacups vibrate loudly. "I disagree!"
"We don't care if they disagree!" Meng Shenji glanced at him coldly, his tone full of disdain. "The three education committee members unanimously approved it; the matter is settled!"
Just as tensions were running high, the office door was suddenly pushed open gently.
Dugu Bo strolled in leisurely, a half-smile on his face. His steps were light as if he had just finished shopping. He walked straight to a chair and sat down without saying a word, yet his aura exuded a subtle but undeniable pressure that commanded respect.
In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire Education Commission office became so heavy that it seemed to freeze.
Meng Shenji glared fiercely at Xue Xing, his eyes blazing with fury, and he couldn't help but roar in his heart: You bastard!
He truly hadn't expected that Xue Xing would actually bring up Dugu Bo!
Who is Dugu Bo? He's the only Titled Douluo in the Heaven Dou Empire! That's incredibly significant! Significant enough to overturn the decisions of the three education committee members!
Meng Shenji suppressed his anger, bowed to Dugu Bo, and asked in as calm a tone as possible, "Your Excellency Poison Douluo, have you come here today regarding Lin Kong?"
"Yes." Dugu Bo nodded lightly, sparing with his words.
Meng Shenji raised his voice, his tone deliberately aggressive, trying to intimidate the other party with Lin Kong's achievements. "Does Your Majesty know that Lin Kong defeated seven members of the Imperial Fighting Team all by himself?"
"Good! Very good!" Dugu Bo's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed sincerely.
This was the first time he had heard this news, and he immediately understood—no wonder Yanyan treated this kid so differently; he actually had such strength! Not bad, not bad, truly very good!
Everyone present was stunned by those words.
What do you mean?
Dugu Bo, weren't you on Xue Xing's side, here to stop Lin Kong from joining the academy?
Where does this "good" come from?
Meng Shenji felt that Dugu Bo was being sarcastic, so he immediately took a deep breath and brought out his second trump card. " Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master Ning, personally wrote a letter of recommendation for Lin Kong!"
" Ning Fengzhi?" Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow, finally understanding everything.
Xue Xing, that old bastard, called me here because he wants me to deal with Ning Fengzhi's letter of recommendation!
What's so difficult about that? It's a piece of cake!
Others might be intimidated by Ning Fengzhi's letter of recommendation, but Dugu Bo isn't afraid at all. That's the advantage of having only one relative!
Dugu Bo nonchalantly raised one hand, and with a slight pull from his palm, an invisible wave of Soul Power spread out, causing the letter of recommendation on the table to break free from the constraints of gravity and fly towards his palm from a distance.
"This is Ning Fengzhi's letter of recommendation. It clearly states that he hopes we will accept Lin Kong and let him..." Before Meng Shenji could finish speaking, he watched helplessly as the letter of recommendation fell into Dugu Bo's hands. The rest of his words were stuck in his throat, and his mouth involuntarily opened wider and wider.
Everyone else present had the same expression: dumbfounded, their faces filled with shock.
Dugu Bo held the letter of recommendation, which symbolized Ning Fengzhi's attitude, and casually crumpled the intact letter into a tattered ball. As if that wasn't enough, he squeezed it again and then tossed the ball back onto the table.
After doing all this, Dugu Bo finally looked up at everyone, his face still showing that calm and collected expression, and asked in a flat tone, "Hmm, Ning Fengzhi's letter of recommendation, and then?"
The subtext was crystal clear: I rejected Ning Fengzhi's recommendation letter, so what can you do about it?
Ning Fengzhi's letter of recommendation... just like that...
"Gulp!" Someone swallowed, the sound clearly audible.
Dugu Bo said lazily, "You two, come in."
Everyone paused for a moment, then turned to open the office door. Two people walked in side by side: Lin Kong and Dugu Yan.
???
One question mark after another appeared above everyone's heads.
Dugu Bo pointed at Lin Kong, "Let Lin Kong enroll!"
"That's all! Who agrees? Who disagrees?"
quiet!
silence!
A deathly silence!
Meng Shenji, Zhi Lin, Bai Baoshan, Xue Xing, and Qin Ming all screamed in unison, "What!?!?"
The volume was so high that even the tone of voice changed!
Dugu Bo ignored these people, stood up from his seat, and walked outside. Lin Kong and Dugu Yan only showed themselves briefly, without saying a word, before leaving again.
Inside the Education Commission office, the people looked at each other, still reeling from the shock.
Xue Beng: "Uncle, you summoned Poison Douluo to come over to see if he approved Sect Master Ning's letter of recommendation, right?"
Xue Xing: "Yeah!"
Xue Beng: " Sect Master Ning's recommendation letter has already been rejected, so how did Lin Kong get admitted?"
Xue Xing: "How would I know why?"
Qin Ming: "The biggest help in getting Lin Kong admitted to school was Sect Master Ning's letter of recommendation, right?"
Zhi Lin: "Yes!"
Qin Ming: "Now that the recommendation letter is gone, Lin Kong shouldn't be able to enroll, so how did he get in?"
Zhi Lin: "How would I know why?"