Director Li on the other end of the phone was taken aback upon hearing Principal Qian’s words,
It’s just a slacker student, is it really necessary to call the police? Wouldn’t it be enough to just expel him?
Anyway, according to the transcripts of Lin Yi posted online, you can tell that even if he took the college entrance exam, he would only get into a technical college at best.
Then he said reluctantly:
"Forget about calling the police, but we can’t let this matter go easily. This issue not only affects your Third School but has a significant impact on our entire city. How about this, you first go and have a talk with Lin Yi, explain the situation. It’s a special time, and we mustn’t let this issue affect the college entrance exam."
It’s apparent that although Director Li and Principal Qian were talking about the same person, Lin Yi, they had entirely opposite things in mind.
Director Li referred to meeting Lin Yi to inform him in advance about his impending expulsion, to prevent him from causing a commotion in the exam hall after being expelled.
However, Director Li’s words struck a chord with Principal Qian. If this issue affected Lin Yi’s emotions, leading to a poor exam performance, wouldn’t it be a loss for the entire city?
"Okay, Director Li, I know what to do. I’ll go to Lin Yi’s home now to comfort the boy. The main thing now is for him not to mess up his performance, and as for the issues online, they’ll naturally be settled once the results are out."
Director Li, listening to this, was puzzled again. What was up with Lao Qian today? Why was he speaking so incoherently:
"Huh?? Comfort him if you want, but there’s no need for him to take the upcoming exam. This matter needs to be resolved quickly. Otherwise, if people latch onto it, and it gets attention from above, we will all end up involved."
Director Li was confused, and Principal Qian was even more puzzled, wondering if he heard it wrong, so he hesitantly asked:
"Lin Yi doesn’t need to take the next exam?? Are you saying we give up the national top scorer??"
"National top scorer? What national top scorer?"
Suddenly, Principal Qian slapped his forehead, realizing they had misunderstood each other’s intentions.
So he directly recounted the whole story about Lin Yi, as the exams had already begun, there was no worry about him being poached by other schools.
"What?? Lao Qian, are you telling the truth?? Lin Yi is really that good? But when I checked his previous scores, he hadn’t even made it into the top 300 of his grade. Could he have pulled some trick?"
No wonder Director Li was so surprised, as Lin Yi’s past academic performance was indeed quite subpar.
Listening to Director Li’s shocked voice on the line, Principal Qian also recalled the scene where Lin Yi ’lectured’ him that day, giving a bitter smile.
Eventually, he patted his chest and recounted the entire event of Lin Yi taking the exam in his office that day, without adding any embellishments.
However, even this straightforward recount left Director Li completely bewildered.
After nearly half an hour of conversation, Director Li not only arranged for Principal Qian to visit Lin Yi’s home immediately but also hurriedly got dressed while still talking on the phone, rushing to his elder’s house.
This news was just too shocking. If a national top scorer emerged from Little Island, it would be an unimaginable boon for Little Island’s education!
Reporters, media, classmates, teachers, educational departments—all were abuzz because of Lin Yi’s matter.
Meanwhile, Lin Yi, the person at the center, was leisurely steering his car into his home community.
But as he reached downstairs, something seemed off.
Typically, there weren’t many cars in his community, but now, he couldn’t find a parking spot.
Furthermore, as he glanced at the cars with local plates, Lin Yi found them unfamiliar:
"Wasn’t aware anyone was having a wedding."
As he looked for a place to park, he couldn’t help but mutter this. In the past, when the community was this lively, it usually meant someone was hosting a celebration with visiting relatives.
Still, Lin Yi didn’t think much of it, finding a spot a bit further away to park his car, then leisurely headed towards his home.
As he walked, Lin Yi was planning to reveal the jade rough tonight, then after midnight, break it down and recreate something else.
Who knows, he might earn a little profit from it!
Though he had made nearly a hundred million in just a few days, that money was all in his parent’s hands. In his own hands, he only had a few million from selling ancient porcelain.
Therefore, the primary objective now was to make money quickly as it was the key.
However, as he was pondering how to handle the stone, several figures suddenly appeared in front of him, followed immediately by the sound of shutters clicking away.
"Hello, Lin Yi, can we bother you for a moment to answer a few questions?"
"Lin Yi, what did you do after today’s exams that was more important than the exams?"
"Lin Yi, people online are calling you ’Slack Student Lin,’ do you have anything to say?"
"Slack Student Lin, I’m the head of Plain Talk Media, can we have a private chat? If you’re willing, we can turn you into a super big IP!"
These reporters and media people didn’t expect to see Lin Yi today. To them, the earliest they would meet him would be the next morning when he went to take the college entrance exam.
They hadn’t anticipated such a big incident, yet Lin Yi wasn’t staying quietly at home; instead, he was out strolling.
"Damn, they got to my doorstep this fast??"
Seeing he was only about ten meters from his staircase, and looking at the dozen or so people that suddenly appeared in front of him, Lin Yi found himself at a loss for words, making him truly appreciate the power of the internet!
From the moment this matter was posted online until now, it had been barely over three hours, and yet three hours later, there were people at his doorstep.
"Make way, make way! Everyone, move aside!"
At the very next moment after these people appeared, the tightly shut staircase door opened from the inside, and three faces still carrying a hint of youthful innocence rushed out.
They pushed aside those blocking Lin Yi’s path and dragged him back inside.
Seeing these three around him, Lin Yi was taken aback. As he followed them inside, he asked in confusion:
"Holy crap, Li Huiqun, why are you all at my house?"