NABC Chapter 164 - 164 - 165: Significant Impact
Chapter 164 - 164 - 165: Significant Impact
Chapter 164 – 165: Significant Impact
Having said that, Wang Quanxi turned and left.
He left behind a crowd of astonished people, all caught off guard, none daring to speak, let alone make a peep. They were so scared that their legs went weak. It wasn’t until Wang Quanxi had completely left that the group began to discuss.
“It seems this matter has become troublesome,” Li Hengzhong said with a smile, arms crossed over his chest. “I didn’t expect it to blow up like this, heh heh...”
“Old Li, how do you think we should handle this?” a young principal curiously edged forward to ask.
“How would I know?” Li Hengzhong shook his head and said, “Even Director Wang can’t find a solution, what makes you think I could come up with anything?”
“That’s true!” everyone nodded in agreement, “Even Director Wang can’t think of a way, this really is troublesome.”
Li Fukai’s face was covered in frost, as if he were a frostbitten eggplant. Normally, many principals from other schools had close relationships with him. But now, these people dared not approach him. Li Fukai cursed them in his heart for being bastards. Sometimes, they would come to him to ask for favors, to get their students into Fourth Middle School.
Now that he was in trouble, they all flocked to Li Hengzhong instead, leaving him completely out in the cold. Not a single person was around him. It was as if he were a plague deity, and nobody dared come near him.
“Sigh...” Li Fukai had truly experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships, feeling utterly dejected inside.
Li Fukai stood up and staggered out.
Li Fukai felt incredibly dejected. Indeed, anyone who encountered such a situation would be out of luck. He couldn’t blame himself for doing anything wrong in the matter. If there truly was a fault, it was because Li Yunpeng was too stubborn, too single-minded. With him around, many things Li Fukai wanted to do couldn’t be accomplished. So, he had no choice but to find ways to push him out.
After all, everyone has their own self-interest. Who doesn’t consider their own benefit?
Even Li Hengzhong would do the same for his own sake.
......
The next day at school.
In Grade 12, Class 3, many students gathered to discuss the situation, their interest piqued by the news broadcast and focus interviews they had seen the night before. Being senior students, they were somewhat sensitive to political matters. Moreover, the incident occurred in their own city, LJ, and happened around them.
What’s more, many of them attended Hanmen Training Class and were taught by Li Yunpeng. This further fueled their enthusiasm.
“I never imagined Li Yunpeng used to be so incredible!” Li Dapang said with a chuckle.
“Absolutely!” a boy nearby hurriedly added, “Now that he’s been on CCTV news, he’s definitely going to be famous. With this exposure, perhaps many schools will try to poach him. It’s possible that the Hanmen Training Class might not be able to keep him.”
“No no no, you don’t understand Li Yunpeng at all,” Big Fatty took on the persona of a boss, perching himself on the desk as more than a dozen students gathered around to listen to his story. Now that Big Fatty had money and was also working at Hanmen Training Class, many were trying to get on his good side.
Big Fatty chuckled and said, “It’s precisely Li Yunpeng’s stubborn temperament that got him kicked out to work as a security guard. Now that he has found a decent job, even if he’s offered a position as a regular teacher in a school, he probably wouldn’t want it.”
Hearing this from Li Dapang, Xiao Han also breathed a sigh of relief. After serious consideration, it was certain Li Yunpeng wouldn’t go back. A good horse doesn’t eat the grass behind it, and besides, Li Yunpeng was a Thousand-Mile Horse. Having met his ideal match in himself, he definitely wouldn’t leave easily.
However, even knowing that Li Yunpeng wouldn’t leave, Xiao Han couldn’t help but feel a bit worried inside. He was somewhat distracted during the entire day’s classes. Chen Zihan reminded him multiple times, but he just couldn’t concentrate.
......
Municipal Committee Office of the provincial city.
Director Wang of the Education Bureau arrived early in the morning to admit his fault.
“Secretary Liu, I am to blame,” Wang Quanxi sat in front of Liu Guomin.
“I’ve seen the news from yesterday,” Liu Guomin said, biting on a cigarette with a grim expression, “This matter is not really your fault, but you can’t completely dissociate from it either. However, now that it has happened, we need to think about how to face it!”
“It’s already been exposed on CCTV, we need the determination to make a hard decision,” Wang Quanxi said anxiously.
Liu Guomin looked worried and said, “Li Fukai, he...”
“We should immediately remove the leadership team of Fourth Middle School,” Wang Quanxi hastily said, “Not just that but also give them a party warning. It will serve as a warning for the other principals in the city as well.”
“This...” Liu Guomin hesitated to decide; after all, Li Fukai was his man, and Fourth Middle School was a key school in the city. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, “Old Wang, how about we take a different approach? If we handle the situation with Li Yunpeng properly, can’t we build an image of one who can recognize and correct their errors?”
“No way!” Wang Quanxi immediately rejected the idea, saying, “This problem must be dealt with at the source. Whoever made the mistake pays the price. Whoever sows bitterness reaps it themselves. We can’t let everyone else carry the black pot with him, can we?”
“Hmm, that makes sense,” Liu Guomin nodded. He took a deep breath and said, “Then remove the whole team from Fourth Middle School. Let Li Hengzhong take on this responsibility.”
“Okay,” agreed Wang Quanxi.
As the head of the Education Bureau, he had the authority to directly remove Li Fukai and his team, but due to the significant impact of the incident, he had to consult with Secretary Liu. Regardless, since Li Fukai was Secretary Liu’s man and considering Liu Guomin was the top leader of the Municipal Committee, he had to show respect and consult him.
With Liu Guomin’s authorization, Wang Quanxi decisively began to act.
The issue in the city had reached CCTV, prompting Liu Guomin to convene a meeting of the Municipal Committee about how to strengthen the management and construction of the teaching staff. During the meeting, Liu Guomin made several demands and also called for more excellent teachers like Li Yunpeng in the teacher corps and fewer who flattered superiors and profited under the guise of training.
At three o’clock in the afternoon, the day after the news broadcast.
The Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department held a press conference, inviting several authoritative and major media from the provincial city to broadcast live on-site.
The press conference was nothing more than an announcement of a result.
That afternoon, journalists from over a dozen media outlets arrived. The conference room in the Sheraton Hotel was chosen as the venue, set up solemnly and sternly, making many look particularly strict. As the media journalists arrived, the atmosphere became even more tense and unusually lively.