As expected, Qian Chen didn't have to wait long. Mu Jin arrived at the door of Class 1, Grade 4. He walked to the center of the classroom and said loudly, "Students, you have been studying under Teacher Zhou Yi for three years. I understand your situation and I am aware of your demands. Today, as your current homeroom teacher, I will lead you to seek justice. Let's go!"
After saying that, she took the lead and walked out of the classroom, heading straight for the dean's office of the Martial Soul Department. Almost without hesitation, all the students in Class 1 of the fourth year followed closely behind her.
Yan Shaozhe and Cai Mei'er were both Titled Douluo- level figures, and they noticed Mu Jin leading her students into the teachers' office building the moment they entered. Yan Shaozhe frowned and asked, " Mu Jin, what's going on? What are you doing bringing so many students here?"
"I don't know, let's see where she's going," Cai Mei'er replied.
Soon, a knock sounded outside Yan Shaozhe's office. Yan Shaozhe's brows furrowed even more; he hadn't expected Mu Jin to come looking for him with her students.
"Come in."
Seeing Mu Jin lead a large group of students in, Yan Shaozhe remained silent with a stern face. Cai Mei'er had no choice but to step forward and ask, " Teacher Mu Jin, what are you doing? What are you doing here with your students during class time?"
Mu Jin stated bluntly, " Dean Cai, I've only been in charge of Class 1, Grade 4 for a little over a month, and I've already discovered a major problem. I can't bear this responsibility, so I can only report it immediately and bring all the children here. Please, Dean, give the students an explanation."
The students of Class 1, Grade 4 shouted almost in unison, "We demand an explanation from the academy!" The shouts of dozens of students were as loud as a bell, so loud that Yan Shaozhe had no choice but to step forward to respond.
"What's wrong? It seems serious." Yan Shaozhe then took over the conversation.
"Yes, it's very serious. This class was previously taught by Teacher Zhou Yi. When she was teaching, she didn't consider the individual circumstances of each student, only focusing on rigid rules and relentlessly pushing them to train. This barbaric education has resulted in every student in Class 1 of the fourth grade having physical injuries and problems affecting their potential. Please investigate this matter thoroughly." Mu Jin's tone was sincere and firm.
The students shouted in unison again, "We urge the college to investigate!"
Yan Shaozhe looked at the group of children in front of him, and his heart tightened. He hadn't expected these students to be so united. He stepped forward and used his Soul Power to check the bodies of several students in the front row. He was shocked by what he found. These children were not even fifteen years old, but their joints and bones were severely worn, and their organs had been affected by prolonged overwork.
Yan Shaozhe was still not convinced, fearing that these students were deliberately chosen by Mu Jin to deal with Zhou Yi. He went to the middle of the crowd and randomly checked a few more people, and the questions were all similar. Upon receiving this result, Yan Shaozhe's heart sank to the bottom.
At this moment, the class monitor of Class 1, Grade 4, the eldest grandson of the Prime Minister of the Dou Ling Empire, stepped forward and said firmly, " Dean Yan, we've become like this entirely because of that madwoman Zhou Yi, who relentlessly exploits us for the sake of our class's performance in every academy competition. You must seek justice for us."
Yan Shaozhe had no direct interest in Zhou Yi, but he couldn't ignore the Soul Tool Department's opinion. Zhou Yi was Fan Yu's wife; what if Fan Yu quit if Zhou Yi was severely punished? Fan Yu was the most likely person at the Shrek Academy to break through to the Level 9 Soul Engineer. Although the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Tool Department often fought each other, they couldn't afford to completely destroy the Soul Tool Department. Yan Shaozhe's mind raced. He could forgo protecting Zhou Yi, but informing the Soul Tool Department was essential. He turned to Cai Mei'er and whispered, "Go and tell Fan Yu the situation."
Then he stood up and said to Mu Jin and the students, "I'll go and call Zhou Yi here for a face-to-face confrontation, is that alright?"
Mu Jin and the students nodded in agreement. Yan Shaozhe and his wife split up and hurried towards their respective destinations.
When Yan Shaozhe arrived at the classroom door of Class 1, Grade 1, Zhou Yi was yelling at the whole class, "Tell me! Where did Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao go? How dare they not come to class!" The oppressive atmosphere in the classroom made even Yan Shaozhe, who was standing outside the door, feel uncomfortable.
He pushed open the classroom door and said in a cold tone, "Teacher Zhou, come with me. There are some things about the class you used to teach that need your attention."
Zhou Yi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange the class's training first."
Yan Shaozhe was about to say that today's events stemmed from training when Zhou Yi's order was already out, "Everyone, go run one hundred laps on the track! Anyone who doesn't finish, or dares to slack off, can forget about staying in our class. Also, tell Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao that their number of laps is one hundred and twenty!"
"Yes..." The students could only lower their heads and agree, then ran towards the playground.
Yan Shaozhe's lips twitched. It seemed that Mu Jin and the students of Class 1, Grade 4, hadn't lied at all; Zhou Yi was truly outrageous. But he didn't stop them. After the Soul Tool Department arrived, the number of people Mu Jin brought was insufficient.
Soon, Yan Shaozhe, with Zhou Yi, and Cai Mei'er, with Fan Yu and Qian Duoduo, gathered in the dean's office of the Martial Soul Department. Fan Yu was displeased to see that Zhou Yi had caused him trouble again, but he had no choice but to protect her, not only his wife but also his reputation.
When Zhou Yi saw Mu Jin standing there with her former students, her brows furrowed deeply at first, but then she noticed Fan Yu had also arrived, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up. She cast a contemptuous glance at Mu Jin: " Mu Jin, what do you want with these students in the dean's office?"
The class monitor of Class 1, Grade 4, shouted angrily, " Zhou Yi, what do you think we're doing? For the past three years, you've relentlessly trained us for your own performance, far exceeding the standards set by the academy, resulting in physical exhaustion and limited potential for our entire class! We're all standing here, what else do you have to say?"
" Lin Hao, I haven't taught you for only a few months, and you've become so disrespectful and ungrateful? Fine, fine, fine, I really taught a bunch of ingrates. What evidence do you have to prove that?" Zhou Yi remained expressionless, sneering as she argued illogically.
"Our hidden injuries are proof!" another student shouted sharply.
"Although I was your former homeroom teacher, I'm not anymore. Besides, you were only under my tutelage for three years, and you were away from the Shrek Academy for six years before that. What makes you think those hidden injuries were inflicted when I was teaching you?" Zhou Yi stubbornly denied it, shutting down the argument with a single sentence.
The students, seeing her act so shamelessly, immediately erupted in a cacophony of complaints. Zhou Yi, seeing this scene, actually smiled. If the students had truly spoken in unison, she wouldn't have been able to forcefully suppress them, but the current chaotic chatter was exactly what she wanted.
Fan Yu also stepped forward at the opportune moment and said in a deep voice, " Teacher Mu Jin, please take these students back first. Educate them properly and don't let them mislead you. It's perfectly normal for trainees to get injured during training."
Just as Mu Jin and her students were reaching their breaking point, a man's voice suddenly rang out from outside the door. "I've never seen such a shameless person as Zhou Yi, daring to do things but not daring to admit them. And Fan Yu, what are you doing in our Martial Soul Department? When did it become your place to meddle in our Martial Soul Department's affairs?"