"That was before." Now that they had spoken up, Zhou Siyu didn’t want to have anything to do with Shen Mianmian anymore, "Principal, Shen Mianmian was a child my uncle picked up. She’s his foster daughter. Neither of us knew about this before, and it was just a few days ago that she and my uncle and aunt dissolved their parent-child relationship. I only found out about this today when I went to the No. 3 Middle School."
This was someone else’s family matter, and Principal Wang didn’t want to meddle too much. He changed the subject, "So what is this about you accusing Shen Mianmian of theft that Principal Yang mentioned?"
"My aunt said that when she left, she stole money from the family. I don’t know whether it’s true or not." Zhou Siyu always liked to leave a way out for herself, and now was no exception. She didn’t flat-out accuse Shen Mianmian of stealing money; she just planted a seed of doubt in Principal Wang’s mind.
Principal Wang was very keen on talent, but since Shen Mianmian had already gone to the No. 3 Middle School, naturally, he sided with his own student. So he said, "Principal Yang, we are not the police. It’s not easy to conclude on this matter. However, Teacher Wan and the others made it very clear. They went to No. 3 Middle School only to find someone, not to cause trouble. Could there have been some misunderstanding on your part?"
"Principal Wang, are you trying to protect them?" Principal Yang, a man of integrity, didn’t want to beat around the bush with Principal Wang and directly asked his purpose.
"Principal Yang, I don’t like the way you put it. I’m just asking if there was some misunderstanding. How does that translate to me protecting them?"
Principal Yang snorted, "If they hadn’t gone to our school to falsely accuse my student, why would I bother coming to your school for no reason?"
"But right now, it’s a case of ’he said, she said,’ and neither of you has evidence. How can I know who is telling the truth and who is lying?" Principal Wang said with a look of helplessness.
"You..." Principal Yang was so angry that his face turned ashen, but he was powerless to do anything.
Shen Mianmian and Lu Siyuan could also tell that Principal Wang obviously wanted to protect Wan Dongcheng. Plainly speaking, even if it was for the sake of No. 2 Middle School’s reputation, he would choose to side with Wan Dongcheng.
Shen Mianmian had not come to directly deal with Wan Dongcheng this time but wanted to give him a warning.
She tugged at Principal Yang’s sleeve, giving him a way out, "Principal, since Principal Wang isn’t going to help us seek justice, let’s just forget it. After all, this incident has revealed the attitude of No. 2 Middle School in dealing with matters. I’m very glad that I chose No. 3 Middle School instead of No. 2 Middle School."
"Yes, I’m very glad too." Lu Siyuan nodded along, looking at Principal Wang with a mocking expression.
With an out, Principal Yang snorted coldly and said, "Today, I’ve truly seen the capabilities of No. 2 Middle School. Let’s go." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝕟𝕖𝕥
"Principal Yang, I was just saying that we need evidence to handle the matter. Principal Yang, Principal Yang..." Principal Wang followed Principal Yang, trying to explain, but Principal Yang had no intention of stopping to listen to him. He walked away with Shen Mianmian and Lu Siyuan.
Seeing he couldn’t catch up, Principal Wang returned to his office and, upon seeing Wan Dongcheng and the two others still standing there, he glared at them and ordered Zhao Xinlan and Zhou Siyu, "You two, go out."
He felt that this matter had little to do with the students. As a teacher, Wan Dongcheng had taken his students to cause trouble at another school, which was his problem.
Scared by Principal Wang’s expression, Zhou Siyu and Zhao Xinlan quickly left the office.
As soon as they were gone, Principal Wang sternly glared at Wan Dongcheng and scolded, "Wan Dongcheng, as a teacher, you’re taking students to another school to cause trouble. How do you expect to maintain the dignity of our No. 2 Middle School?"