Even though she didn't expose him, he still held a grudge against her.
Was he also responsible for the threatening drawings in the other teachers' hands?
Su Cheng had a vague feeling that something was wrong. Mass production takes time, and it would be very difficult for one person to do it under such tight study schedules, especially since it absolutely couldn't be discovered.
Therefore, it must have been a team crime.
And what kind of students can be relaxed by teachers and have enough free time?
--Outstanding student.
Fang Tingrou's face appeared in her mind. What were they, or rather, them, trying to express through this prank disguised as a trial...?
The teachers collectively reported the threatening drawing to Gao Wen.
Gao Wen did not receive the painting; instead, she went to the office and took away all the threatening paintings.
From her gloomy eyes, one could tell that whoever orchestrated this prank would be severely punished if she found out.
"I will investigate this matter thoroughly. However, teachers who do not have classes this morning need to prepare the auditorium and make sure it is ready before the final exam pep rally during evening self-study."
Su Cheng was not on the list of teachers who went to decorate the auditorium because she had a Chinese class in the morning.
She did not tell Gao Wen about her speculations regarding the originator of the threatening paintings.
With a suspect in mind, she focused her attention on observing Fang Tingrou during the morning's Chinese class.
Fang Tingrou remained completely natural throughout the lesson. Although she was very dissatisfied with Su Cheng's boring teaching style of simply reading from the book, she did not show any other unusual behavior.
Moreover, he only did practice problems at his desk after class and didn't talk to any classmates who seemed to be his partners.
Su Cheng strolled past the classroom door of Class 6 and saw Yan Xing being given intensive instruction by the teacher in the corner.
She remembered that her grades on Yan Xing were low, and she estimated that her weekly test last night would not be ideal, which would now be a thorn in the side of her teachers.
Hai Lu still showed no signs of waking up, indicating that the note had no effect.
It's a pity, but it's also understandable. If it were really that easy to wake someone up, it wouldn't be so difficult to find other sober contestants.
During the lunch break, all the teachers and students went to the cafeteria.
Taking advantage of the lull, Su Cheng arrived at the principal's office.
After seeing the campus map on the computer, she made a point of memorizing this location.
It should be lunchtime for the principal by now.
Just to be on the safe side, she knocked on the door, and only when she heard no response did she quickly unlock the door and slip inside.
Meanwhile, Mu Ling was asked to keep watch outside the door.
But the office wasn't truly empty; as soon as Su Cheng entered, she saw someone with their office chair facing away from her.
The only one who can naturally sit in the main seat is the principal.
The principal seemed not to have heard anyone enter and remained seated motionless in his chair.
The chair back covered most of her body, with only a small portion of her hair and her hands resting on the chair visible.
Su Cheng's expression shifted slightly, and sensing something, she quickly walked to the desk.
As she suspected, the person in the office chair wasn't the real principal, but a lifelike plastic mannequin!
Why use a mannequin to impersonate the principal and sit in the office?
Where is the real principal? Or is he still alive?
A question flashed through Su Cheng's mind. She quickly glanced at the entire office, which was very clean and tidy, and did not look like it had been uninhabited for a long time.
Display cases and bookshelves line the walls.
The display case contains various certificates and trophies awarded to the school or its students.
The other three walls are covered with various student files and documents.
The archives room, which couldn't be found on the computer map, turned out to be combined with the principal's office.
She didn't even have time to think about whether the real principal was still alive; she was searching the shelves for any useful information.
The students' files are placed in the most prominent position, but each grade has two stacks, one with fewer files and one with more.
In the larger pile of files on the right, each cover was stamped with a bright red seal.
--Golden Leaf Town has passed the elimination review.
Su Cheng glanced at the names and found Hai Lu and Yan Xing among them, roughly guessing that the contestants without families were all on the elimination list.
In addition, there were students from Class 1 whom she knew, such as Mu Zhe, a third of whom were also on the elimination list.
These students are already very outstanding, but like Song Yating, they have never been able to meet their parents' expectations.
Fang Tingrou, being the top student in her grade, is not on the elimination list. Perhaps only such extreme excellence can prevent her from being eliminated.
Su Cheng flipped through the shelves displaying past graduates' photos again.
The files of previous graduates are also divided into two parts: whether or not they are stamped with a red seal.
Su Cheng found Song Tingya in the files of those who had been eliminated. She tore open the seal, and the first page was her death report.
Time of death: June 20, 2023
Age at death: 18
Manner of death: Suicide (Category I elimination not implemented in time)
Location of death: Music room
Su Cheng noticed that the time of her death was the same day and month as Song Tingya's birthday; she chose to commit suicide in the music room on the day she turned 18.
The elimination methods are divided into Category I and Category II? What exactly do they refer to...?
Su Cheng thought of Song Tingya's brother; was becoming a humanoid animal one of the ways to be eliminated?
Su Cheng wrote this information down.
A note from the author:
One more chapter is still being edited; it will be released after midnight.
Chapter 74
As for the student files that were not marked as "disqualified," the first page contains a graduation certificate that resembles a certificate of honor.
Searching further into the older archives, she also found the file of nurse Liu Lingzi in the hospital copy.
Liu Huizi recalled that Liu Lingzi had been admitted to Golden Leaf High School.
Liu Lingzi was undoubtedly one of those who didn't get eliminated and graduated successfully, but she still ended up becoming a monster...
Su Cheng moved the file to a shelf in the corner, and finally found the files that were simply piled up without any categorization.
These archives are from earlier periods, the paper is dry, hard, and faded, and none of the covers are stamped.
At that time, Golden Leaf Town was probably still called Putian Town, and the elimination system had not yet been implemented.
Su Cheng found Ai Xiang's file and Gao Wen's file inside.
She quickly opened Gao Wen's file to check; dozens of thin sheets of paper recorded Gao Wen's youth.
Gao Wen was not a particularly outstanding student; her grades remained in the middle range, and she had only a few honors, which were mostly extracurricular activity awards at the school or class level.
But in the ID photo attached to the documents, her eyes were curved, and her youthful face exuded a vibrant energy.
He looks like a completely different person now, with his cold and sharp demeanor.
Her file also contained a remarkably humane self-evaluation section.
This piece of paper was not found in the file folder after the elimination process.
In her self-evaluation during her youth, Gao Wen wrote:
Although I am not the best student, I want to nurture the best and happiest students!
I want to be a popular teacher in the future, where my students can learn happily. I want to send them all to a wider world!
The bold and expressive handwriting reveals the writer's state of mind at the time: aspirations for the future and a heart full of ambition.
Gao Wen did indeed become a teacher, and at the very school where she had once studied and made her vows.
And as she says, she is dedicated to nurturing the best students.
But the word "happiness" may have already been forgotten.
[bite]
[Random Task: Our Teacher, Completed. Grading will begin upon returning to the apartment.]
Su Cheng's eyebrows twitched slightly; she had unexpectedly completed the random task. " Our Teacher " referred to Gao Wen.
This random quest is relatively easy, so the score will likely be lower if it's outside the instance.
Su Cheng stuffed the documents back into the file folder.
The smiling face in the ID photo overlaps with the angry whistle-blowing expression during morning exercises. Has time changed people, or have the rules changed them...?
The file was sealed away again; its owner had long forgotten it and would never again open that piece of paper filled with expectation.
After flipping through the documents, Su Cheng went to the principal's desk and opened the cabinet.
A stamp and a list underneath, and two medicine bottles.
The green tablets— from Golden Leaf Pharmaceutical Factory, are the same as those in Doctor Wu's drawer.
White tablets -- Golden Leaf Pharmaceutical Factory.
She picked up two bottles of medicine, and there were also a few green pills she had smuggled back from the hospital in her bag.
As the name suggests, the green tablets are mint green, while the white tablets are white like the walls.
Although she didn't know what the effects of the two pills were, she had heard their names many times.
Regarding the pharmaceutical factory's pending mission, "Is the medicine green, white, or red?", the only one missing is "red"—I haven't seen it before.
Su Cheng simply poured both types of pills into a bottle.
Since the medicines are different colors, they are less likely to be confused.
The paper under the stamp is the "List of Unqualified Teachers in July (Approved)", which includes the teacher's name, age, the classes they manage, and length of service.
The basis for this list of unqualified teachers, which was compiled in July last month, should be the teachers' average monthly performance points.
There are three people on the list, and they are all teachers in charge of the senior year, but they are not on the electronic board in the office.
After the list was submitted and approved, were they "dismissed"?
Just as a rejection list might turn a child into a monster, an unqualified adult might also be dealt with in some way.
Just as he was about to search the desk again to see if there was anything else, he suddenly heard Mu Ling's reminder: "Someone's coming."
Su Cheng immediately pushed the cabinet back, strode out the door, and bumped into Gao Wen coming towards her as soon as she reached the stairwell.
Under the other person's scrutinizing, cold gaze, she greeted them naturally.
Just as they were about to pass each other, Gao Wen grabbed her wrist.
A chill ran up my wrist, making the hairs on my body stand on end.
A soft voice echoed in the stairwell, "Did Teacher Su just go to the principal's office?"
Su Cheng twisted her wrist and easily broke free from the restraints. Gao Wen was very strong, but Su Cheng was even stronger.