"That’s not what I mean. I just feel they’re all still children. If they really get a criminal record, it’ll ruin their whole lives. Look, can you give them another chance? I’ll have them apologize to you." All these people were over sixteen years of age, some even eighteen. If pursued, they would definitely be punished.
Shen Weiyi: "If an apology was useful, then what would be the need for the law?"
An apology is necessary, but just an apology is useless.
"Director Li has heard too, now it’s not just them discussing things around the school. Rumors spread from one person to ten, from ten to a hundred. In the end, who will care about the truth? It might as well show everyone that our school is not beyond the law. Public opinion can destroy a person just as well, and only by increasing the cost of illegal activities, making rumor spreaders pay the price, can we make everyone else shut up."
"This..." the guidance director was at a loss for words.
And those few who had previously talked so eagerly in the restroom, now couldn’t help but show a hint of fear.
Would that girl really plan to hire a lawyer to sue them?
The college entrance exams were only a few months away. They did not want to end up with a criminal record, which would likely affect their university admissions.
Most of those who got into Jiu Middle School were top students, with over ninety-five percent probability of getting into university.
They didn’t want to ruin their life’s prospects just because of thoughtless talk.
"Shen, we were wrong."
"Right, right, we apologize to you. Can you let us off this time? We promise, we’ll never talk about you behind your back again."
As lively as they were before, they were now equally fast to capitulate.
Seeing that Shen Weiyi remained silent, the few people had no choice but to look to Director Li for help again.
Director Li did want to speak for them, after all, if things really blew up, it would not only affect those few but also the school’s reputation and the rate of admission to university.
However, whatever he wanted to say had already been rebutted by Shen earlier, and to bring it up again, that girl would probably not give him any face.
With no success from Director Li’s end, they turned again to Jiang Zhiyi and his companions: "We were wrong before, it was our loose tongues that deserved slapping. We won’t pursue the matter of you hitting us first, can you just let us off the hook and let this be the end of it?"
The restroom had no surveillance, so as long as the three of them agreed not to testify in front of a lawyer, that Shen girl would have no way to deal with them.
"Right, right, Director, there was no fight. We were just joking around."
"You think you decide whether to pursue it or not?" Li Yue was very pleased at this moment, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Sister Shen, sue them, and sue hard. We’ll testify for you."
Showing his broad pearly white grin, which screamed ’punch me’, Li Yue turned around only to meet Jiang Zhiyi’s stern gaze.
"Who are you calling ’little sister’?"
Was he supposed to call him ’big brother’ now?
"Slip of the tongue, purely a slip of the tongue," Li Yue sheepishly grinned and shut his mouth.
The others looked as pale as death, each glaring at Li Yue with resentment:
"Have you gone mad? How is escalating this good for any of us?"
"Exactly, if we face a lawsuit, it won’t be good for you either."
"In the worst-case scenario, if it comes to fish die net break, we won’t end up well, and don’t expect you can continue at Jiu Middle School either."
"Enough, all of you shut up!"
Watching this group of headache-inducers, Director Li felt like he was going to lose several years of his life.
But he couldn’t just ignore them...