Chapter 18: Massive Hemorrhage

  No one said anything in the classroom, no one spoke again. Peng Haitao took those white papers with fingerprints and followed Liu Ya Qian and others away.

  Chairman's Office.

  "Director Ma's wallet, did you take it?" Liu Ya Qian asked.

  "Uh-huh."

  No more setbacks, no more twists and turns. Peng Haitao admitted so quickly that Liu Ya Qian really wanted to speak for him, saying "no".

  "Slap!" Director Ma slapped him even faster.

  "What are you doing!" Liu Ya Qian blocked Peng Hai Tao in front of him.

  "Director Ma, pay attention to your image. Quality, quality." Chairman Cao slammed his hand on the office desk.

  "What kind of students are these! Which teacher taught them!" Director Ma bellowed.

  Liu Ya Qian looked at Director Ma, and Director Ma suddenly felt speechless, saying: "It's all because of that original teacher Xu! Not responsible at all!"

  "Alright, let's focus on the matter at hand." said Director Cao.

  "Peng Haitao is indeed the best student." said Li Kun.

  "Alas!" Cao Baokun sighed.

  Director Cao also knows Peng Haitao, what to do? This ugly thing has gotten out of hand.

  If it's a poor student, then it's easy to handle - drop out.

  Even an ordinary student can be severely punished. But Peng Haitao, the top scorer in the entire grade, is he not to be punished? Impossible, the school still expects him to bring honor to the school through his exams.

  Isn't it going to work out? This is also impossible.

  "What should we do?" Chairman Cao looked at Liu Ya Qian again.

  "Isn't that right, Chairman? How can we ask Teacher Liu about this matter? He has his class teacher Xiao Qiang, and on the other side there is the victim Director Ma. Asking Teacher Liu would be inappropriate, wouldn't it?" Li Ke was really forceful.

  "Call in Xiao Laoshi." The chairman spoke up.

  Li Kui pulled up his legs and left.

  Before long, Xiao Xiaoqing arrived.

  Director Cao explained the situation and then looked at Xiao Xiaoqing, asking: "Teacher Xiao, what do you think?"

  Xiao Xiaoqing looked around, pouted again, took a deep breath, paused for a moment, looked at Peng Haitao, and finally turned to Director Cao, saying: "First, return the money. Then go to the police station to file a case. If you dare to offend again next time, Peng Haitao, I'll have you arrested and put in jail."

  "What's going on?" Liu Ya Qian looked at Xiao Xiao Qing.

  Xiao Xiaoqing: "Mm, I'll go with you to the police station and file a report."

  "Is it necessary?" said Director Cao.

  Xiao Xiaoqing: "It's just the best way, no fuss, no excessive punishment, and gave Peng Haitao a chance to reform. As long as he doesn't do it again next time, there won't be any problem in the future. Peng Haitao, what do you think?"

  "Didn't you inform his parents?"

  Xiao Xiaoqing: "No need."

  Chairman Cao suddenly came to a realization, slammed his hand on the table and said: "That's it. That... Peng Haitao, where is the money? Director Ma's money? Hand it over."

  "I'll get it."

  Li Ke: "I'll go with him."

  Liu Ya Qian: "No need, I'll just follow."

  Peng Haitao and Liu Ya Qian went out for a while, then brought the money back, not a cent less. Also, in this closed school, how can you launder money?

  Director Ma took the money and slapped Peng Haitao on the head again. Liu Ya Qian and Xiao Xiao Qing both went up to protect him.

  Li Ke pushed Director Ma out again and again.

  Cao Baokun: "Hitting people is also against the law, Comrade Lao Ma."

  Now, Cao Baokun also felt a weight off his mind.

  After Peng Haitao clearly explained the whole process, he went back to class. The atmosphere in the chairman's office became much more relaxed.

  It turned out that Peng Haitao had a stomachache last night and quietly went to the toilet. Coincidentally, Cao Baokun had just come out of Director Ma's office after drinking and the door was not closed.

  Peng Haitao knew that it was not long after the salary was issued, and Director Ma must have had a lot of money on him. Usually, salaries are issued in school, and students also know what's going on with those teachers crowded in the accounting office.

  Peng Haitao once inadvertently discovered that Director Ma liked to put money in his pants pocket, giving a very casual feeling.

  Director Ma drank a little wine every day and was dizzy, so Peng Haitao decided to give it a try.

  When Peng Haitao entered Director Ma's office, Director Ma was already drunk and asleep. Peng Haitao succeeded easily.

  If it wasn't discovered in time this time, a good student might have really changed his life...

  "Teacher Liu is formidable! Teacher Xiao is not bad either, this method is very good. It's said that he went to register a case, this kid will definitely not dare again in the future. Of course, what Teacher Xiao said is right, we can't notify his parents, otherwise they'll definitely say that he came to our school to learn bad things." Chairman Cao said.

  "Such a student could actually do such a thing?" Cao Baokun still couldn't believe it.

  "The more students like this, the clumsier they are." Li Ke said.

  "Director Ma, I advise you to quit drinking. Look at the trouble this has caused. If you hadn't been drinking, how could something like this have happened?" said the chairman.

  Director Ma: "Alright, I'll quit drinking starting now!"

  "Hey, Director Ma, what are you talking about? Don't start quitting drinking now, let's drink tonight and then you can quit later."

  Director Ma: "Drinking tonight?"

  Chairman Cao burst out laughing: "Old Ma, you're pretending to be confused again? How did you agree with Teacher Liu beforehand? You said that as long as it was investigated, you would take responsibility, and now you've forgotten so quickly? I'm a witness, I have to remind you."

  "Whatever, some men just talk like that. Forget it, forget it, and everyone really took Director Ma's words to heart?" Liu Ya Qian became agitated.

  "Settle it! Settle it once and for all, tonight!" Director Ma's eyes met the gaze of so many people staring at him, he couldn't shirk away from this, especially with the chairman watching him.

  ……

  It's better to invite one more than not enough, and it's better to have one less household in a village. Director Ma called all the substitute teachers in the school, only 17 of them, plus Chairman Cao, Cao Baokun, and himself, making a total of 20 people.

  There is a farmhouse next to the school. Don't underestimate this farmhouse, its scale is three-star level. In one private room, there is a large round table that can seat twenty people.

  This meal has eaten up Director Ma's salary clean.

  Director Ma woke up with a hangover the next day and reached for his wallet to buy a pack of cigarettes, only to recall the "blood feast" from last night, and his heart started aching again...

  Went to the restaurant for dinner, wine and dishes were served separately, but the wine was more expensive than the dishes. Unlike those female teachers last night, who could actually drink more than men! Director Ma was straightforward, grabbing the opportunity to drink up, after all, it was his own money buying the wine!

  After drinking white wine and red wine, Director Ma ordered beer, thinking it was cheaper. Who knew that one bottle cost 8 yuan? As a result, one case would be 96 yuan. He ordered three cases of beer - unexpectedly, it wasn't enough.

  Director Cao finally suggested going to sing, and Director Ma fainted on the spot.

  Afterwards, Director Cao also felt a bit embarrassed and decided to treat everyone to a meal.

  It's a holiday today, and the school bus that picks up students arrived early. In the last two classes, the students were already not in the mood to attend class.

  After sending off the students, it's already noon.

  Director Cao set up a scene in Director Ma's office, with dishes brought from the cafeteria. The dishes didn't matter, as long as the wine was good. Director Ma wasn't picky about food.

  Chairman Cao called over his younger brother Cao Baokun and Director Ma, just the three of them.

  On the other side, Liu Ya Qian finally returned home from school for the first time. At noon, Liu's mother had prepared a rich feast, and Yu Hua Hua also came with red wine.

  Liu's mother busied herself in the kitchen with great enthusiasm, and Yu Hua also lent a hand, helping to carry the dishes out. Liu Ya Qian opened the red wine, and the three of them raised their glasses...