Chapter 79: Zhou Xie’s Heart Stirs part 1
“Wang Allen.”
After Zhou Xie finished, he changed his phrasing. “Or perhaps Wang Sichen, the Federation’s next President and the mountain behind Wang Allen. Do you dare?”
Wen Rong’s gaze was firm. “I dare.”
“Remember what you said.”
Zhou Xie didn’t offer Wen Rong any advice. He simply sent Wen Rong to see the Principal and his father, then exited the lounge and asked Li Ao to get him a cigarette.
Actually, he shouldn’t smoke today. The smell was hard to disperse and unsuitable for such an important day.
But Zhou Xie really needed a cigarette to calm his mind.
“You just let him go in alone?”
Perhaps for Wen Rong’s sake, Shi Ye reluctantly initiated a sentence with him.
“What else?” Zhou Xie flicked the ash.
“How would an old mud-slinger like the Principal listen to him?”
Zhou Xie gave an inexplicable smile, tinged with mockery. “You actually don’t trust him, but the moment he hooks his finger at you, you get so dizzy you can’t tell north from south, right?”
Shi Ye looked away, denying it. “I don’t.”
“He only needs to shake the Principal and my father. The starting point of many decisions is a shaken human heart. As for how to proceed, that’s a problem for people like me and Leon to consider.”
After saying that, he turned his head to look at Shi Ye’s profile. “I will ask Leon to find his father, and I will find my father. With their help, the Principal will definitely push this forward.”
Zhou Xie deliberately used the word “father” to sting Shi Ye. Seeing Shi Ye’s brow lift, he knew his plan had succeeded.
Then he added, “What about you? What can you do? I asked you to kill the Zhang Wanfei mother-son pair, you didn’t do it. I asked you to stay and fight Shi Jing for the inheritance, you wouldn’t do it either. Now—”
“Shut up.”
“…”
The two fell silent.
Many people with cameras appeared downstairs; they were the media invited earlier.
A cigarette burned quickly to the butt. Zhou Xie narrowed his eyes at the sunlight faintly scattering on the horizon and still said the words that made Shi Ye unhappy:
“Wen Rong has no use for you right now.”
Knock, knock, knock.
A knock on the door ended the only heart-to-heart conversation between the two since Shi Ye’s mother passed away.
Before Zhou Xie could stub out the cigarette, the door was opened directly from the outside.
In a moment of panic, he waved his hand to dispel the smoke lingering before his eyes.
The elegant middle-aged man entered impolitely, just as he had come uninvited today. His hunting gaze patrolled the lounge, showing obvious disappointment, then confusion. “Just you two?”
Zhou Xie greeted him politely.
Wang Sichen sniffed. “Smoking?”
Zhou Xie apologized.
Wang Sichen feigned magnanimity. “Don’t be nervous. I allow kids to smoke a little to relieve emotions. Even something more stimulating is fine.”
Zhou Xie knew what he meant by “something more stimulating.” He avoided answering and asked instead, “Is there anything I can help you with?”
“I’m looking for the Principal. Where is he?”
Just as Zhou Xie was about to say the Principal was seeing a guest, the door to the small lounge opened from the inside.
Wang Sichen’s gaze instantly stuck to Wen Rong, piling up a warm, elegant smile. “Oh, haven’t seen this little student before.”
The Principal walked out from behind Wen Rong and introduced him proactively. “This is this year’s Special Recruit at Floriman Academy.”
Wang Sichen’s only knowledge of Floriman Academy came from a call his nephew made a few days ago. Before that, he didn’t even know Floriman had a Special Recruit.
But seeing this beautiful youth looking at him, he felt happy inside and told a small lie. “I’ve wanted to know him for a long time, just never had the chance.”
He then extended his hand toward Wen Rong. “Hello, little friend. What is your name?”
Wen Rong didn’t shake his hand back. Instead, he bowed politely. “Hello.”
“What a nice name, as good-looking as the person. Did you come to the Principal because you suffered some grievance? Who dared to bully you?”
Being refused a handshake didn’t dampen Wang Sichen’s happiness. He was generous with praise and undisguised in showing “care.”
Zhou Xie was all too familiar with his father’s political enemy. His brain spun, and he reacted to Wang Sichen’s abnormality immediately. He stepped forward and pulled Wen Rong to his side. “Wen Rong’s senior encountered a major issue just now and came to ask the Principal for help.”
Wen Rong was rarely this sharp. He immediately bowed to the Principal and said, “Principal, actually I have another matter I didn’t dare report to you.”
The Principal looked at Zhou Xie, then at Wen Rong. “Can it wait? I have to meet the media now. If I’m late, who knows how the media will arrange the school. Because of that article last time, the school’s reputation has already been severely affected.”
Wen Rong apologized. “Sorry for taking up your time just now.”
Then he said, “Then I’ll come find you after the anniversary.”
Shi Ye suddenly spoke up. “What’s the rush? The matter he wants to talk about is more important than the article. If the media finds out, you won’t need to run this school anymore.”
The Principal froze, losing face. But since the other party was Shi Ye, he could only smile awkwardly. “Since it’s such a serious matter, just say it directly.”
“Thank you, Principal.” Wen Rong deliberated for two seconds, then said with a serious face, “My senior was skinned by unknown persons inside the school. He is currently being rescued in the infirmary.”
The Principal was shocked. “Skinned…”
“Yes. It was bloody; you could even see the meat.”
“This… this…”
Even the Principal, over fifty years old, couldn’t handle such explosive information. His eyes darted panic-stricken to Zhou Wendong’s face, then to Zhou Xie’s.
Li Ao raised an eyebrow and glanced toward Wen Rong.
As someone who monitored Lin Qizheng online every day, he understood Lin Qizheng’s style better than anyone.
Wen Rong’s speech had deeply inherited Lin Qizheng’s true teachings of fabrication.
Wang Sichen’s eyes turned. “Principal, I said there was a big problem with the school spirit. A student being skinned on the day of the anniversary implies there are terrorists in Floriman Academy. The whole school is unsafe. The police must come in to investigate thoroughly immediately.”
Wen Rong looked at Wang Sichen with beautiful, grateful eyes. Wang Sichen’s shoulders shook with excitement.
An old man nearing forty, having a kid he liked look up to him—it made him blossom with joy.
“Have you checked the surveillance? What’s the situation now? Is he dead?” the Principal asked Zhou Xie with a trembling voice.
Zhou Xie: “Checking now, no results yet. He’s being rescued; I haven’t received the latest news.”
Principal: “Call the security company people here. For such a thing to happen today, they must take responsibility.”
Zhou Xie nodded. “I’ll call the security company now. I’ll have someone take the media for another tour.”
“Mm.” The Principal turned and made a gesture of invitation. “Sorry to trouble you two to sit inside for a while longer.”
Zhou Wendong remained silent and returned to the lounge. The Principal was inviting Wang Sichen, but seeing Wang Sichen’s attention fixed on Wen Rong, he thought of the “idealism of fairness” Wen Rong mentioned earlier and guessed these words might be related to Wang Sichen.
The next second, Wang Sichen confirmed the Principal’s thoughts.
“Little student, come in too. Let’s deal with the difficulties your senior encountered together.”
“Thank you, Councilman.”
Shi Ye wanted to follow, but the Principal spoke up. “What business do you have in here? Go get busy.”
Shi Ye: “I…”
The lounge door closed again. Shi Ye stood outside, a look of astonishment appearing on his sharp brows for the first time.
Then he looked at Li Ao. In the brief silence, Li Ao misunderstood and said, “Wang Sichen seems to like Wen Rong very much.”
Shi Ye flung his hand and walked out of the lounge.
His hurried pace and swaying spine shook out the wretched appearance of a loser.
…
Inside the lounge.
Zhou Xie made calls in front of the three big shots, notifying the security company to bring surveillance data immediately.
The Principal looked at his watch. “How long will it take?”
Zhou Xie: “Cars can’t drive on campus today. I told them to run over. Five minutes at most.”
“Mm.”
Four minutes later, a red-faced man knocked on the lounge door.
It was obvious he had indeed run; his roots were sweaty. To avoid looking disheveled in front of these three big shots, he had wiped it with a tissue, leaving only damp traces.
The Principal spoke first: “Tell us what happened in the school this morning.”
The security company staff connected to the lounge’s projection screen. “Two major events in total.”
The Principal’s eyebrow twitched. “Two?”
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