185 Not Willing to Believe
Jian Qingqing asked, “So you really didn’t notice it before?”
Mr. Liang shook his head and looked at her with some guilt. He said, “I’m sorry. Mr. Wu specially took over the students from our Shifeng County to the Prefectural Academy, the teachers of our academy were all very surprised when they received his letter. Xiao Ye is our proudest student, so we didn’t think too much about it. The content of the invitation letter was the same as the previous ones, so we didn’t read it carefully. Only now did I see the problem.”
He paused and asked again, “Why did Mr. Wu do this?”
Jian Qingqing had been staring at the expression on his face the whole time. She could tell that he did not seem to be lying. Only then did she heave a sigh of relief in her heart. To be honest, Mr. Liang was a very outstanding teacher in Shifeng County. Last time, when Xiao Hu and the others were in trouble, he had helped her a lot. If he really harmed them, she would really be disappointed.
She said, “After we went to the academy, the guards there refused to admit that this invitation letter was from their academy. They said that they would never accept a young student like Xiao Ye. After that, I felt that something was wrong, so I went back to the inn. I wanted to wait for the next day to come back, but that night, someone grabbed us in the inn. If we hadn’t been saved, we would probably be a pile of dirt now.”
“What!”Mr. Liang shouted in surprise, “Is what you said true? Did something really happen to you guys at the Academy?”
Jian Qingqing sneered, “Why would I joke about such things?”
Only then did Mr. Liang realize that his words just now were too hurtful, he said with even more guilt, “I’m sorry, Miss Jian. I didn’t mean to doubt you. It’s just that I don’t understand why Mr. Wu would do this. He recruited students from Shifeng County all these years. He is also an old acquaintance of ours. Our relationship is usually very good, so we have never doubted him. This is really too shocking to me. Perhaps there is a misunderstanding. Perhaps someone stole his seal to do this…”
It could be seen that Mr. Liang was indeed very shocked by this matter. He was very unwilling to believe that Mr. Wu was such a person.
Jian Qingqing interrupted him, “Mr. Liang, you have to know that people can change, and people can disguise themselves. What you see is only a superficial appearance, and may not be the real him. Some people will do anything for profit, and there are many cases of selling their wives and daughters. Wu Zuming is Mr. Liang’s friend, I understand that Mr. Liang is unwilling to believe that his friend is a person with a lack of virtue. However, I also hope that Mr. Liang can understand me. I need an explanation for this matter.”
Mr. Liang was still in a low mood. He braced himself and said, “Miss Jian, I will give you an explanation for this matter. I will send a letter to the principal of the academy in a moment and ask him to investigate this matter. I will inform you once the results are out.”
Jian Qingqing nodded and said, “Then I’ll have to trouble you, Mr. Liang.”
Mr. Liang shook his head guiltily. He smiled bitterly and said, ��In the end, I’ve let you all down in this matter. If I had taken a closer look, you guys wouldn’t have suffered such an undeserved disaster. It’s all my fault. If anything happened to you guys because of this, I would have an uneasy conscience for the rest of my life. Also, Xiao Ye, Xiao Ye is a rare genius. He has yet to grow up. If he were to die prematurely because of me, how would I be able to face the world?”
Jian Qingqing was noncommittal. She had heard Mr. Liang mention Xiao Ye’s genius more than once, but she did not feel anything. In her heart, Xiao Ye would always be that shy little brother, only a little smarter than the average person. She also did not want people to always say how smart and talented he was, which would put him under even more pressure.
She said goodbye to Mr. Liang and left.