Chapter 76: The Cafeteria Riot (05)
Xiao Qiuming left Yannan Middle School in such a quiet and unceremonious manner, without any farewell ceremony or anyone to see him off. It was desolate and helpless. As the class teacher, Wang Ze didn't mention Xiao Qiuming at all in class, perhaps he thought it wasn't necessary, or maybe mentioning him would only make him feel more regretful...
For the first two days, there were still people in the class who mentioned Xiao Qiuying from time to time. However, after a while, he gradually disappeared from the topics of conversation among his classmates.
However, Chen Haonan was always thinking about Xiao Qiuying's affairs - that day, he secretly recorded Wang Ze's words, so while studying and reading books, he paid attention to some of his classmates: He wanted to catch the guy who betrayed and framed his fellow students! Although Chen Haonan himself also knew that even if he caught the despicable guy, he couldn't beat him up fiercely to help Xiao Qiuying vent her anger, but he just wanted to see what kind of ugly face the guy had!
But several days passed and Chen Haonan didn't gain anything, so his original idea was slowly put on hold...
However, soon after, Chen Haonan easily exposed the guy who betrayed Xiao Qiuying, and he also let many people see his ugly face. The ugly guy was none other than Class Monitor Wu Hao. As for the process of exposing this matter, it was purely a coincidence, a very coincidental one!
It was the ninth day after Xiao Qiuming left, which was also a Friday. Following the school's convention, after dinner, the hygiene committee organized classmates to clean up - Chen Haonan and several other students were assigned to sweep the classroom floor.
The scene of labor was still quite lively, and from time to time a few guys would make some weird movements that made people laugh nonstop. However, Chen Haonan felt very unenthusiastic, seeing that the classroom had been swept almost clean, he dragged his broom out into the corridor. But in an instant, Zhao Zhiqing and several others chased him out of the classroom.
Look at them, they're just fooling around. Chen Haonan didn't stop them either, he even took a few steps back on purpose to give them more space to "show off". However, Class Monitor Wu Hao suddenly appeared and shouted in a somewhat effeminate tone: "What are you people doing?! Instead of cleaning up properly, you're fighting here! What will you do when the school comes for inspection and deducts points?!"
"Hehe! What's so great about it? It's just a class monitor..." Several classmates immediately dispersed.
It's really strange to say, but shouldn't students be the top priority in a school? However, the leaders of Yan Nan S (of course, there are exceptions) seem to prioritize pleasing their superiors - even if it's just a low-ranking official from the county education bureau. Every time someone from above comes to visit, they're treated with "warm hospitality", complete with good cigarettes and liquor. As a result, the owner of "Fuyunju" often sneaks into the school with a smile on his face, asking when the leaders will come again. On the surface, the school claims it's to improve its reputation, but who doesn't know what kind of shady things are really going on behind the scenes?
Of course, like other schools, Yan Nan S Middle School also often claims to the outside world "everything for the students, all for the students". This slogan is shouted loudly, no matter which meeting or gathering, no matter which leader or teacher will carve those slogans a few times. After a long time, some "loyal" students who are loyal to their leaders or teachers have also been "influenced", and whenever they write essays about school, they will put up the slogan...
Wu Hao is absolutely the kind of person who follows the leaders and teachers, shouting slogans like "Everything for the students, all for the students", often self-righteously putting on a big leader's airs, scolding this person and yelling at that one. Many classmates are very dissatisfied with him, but because he is the "red man" in front of the class teacher, many people just dare to be angry but not speak out. However, for such a person, Chen Haonan is particularly unwilling to buy it, he thinks it's disgusting, and in his eyes, such a guy is just a pile of stinky garbage, stinky dog shit. So, since the beginning of class 214, he has always been consciously or unconsciously opposing Wu Hao.
However, this time when Wu Hao's effeminate voice "killed" over, Chen Haonan didn't feel disgusted. Instead, he suddenly thought of an English word - a word he had deliberately paid attention to that afternoon: monitor!
The Chinese meaning of "monitor" is "class leader", and it also means "monitor" and "listener", which can be extended to mean "spy"... "Right, Wu Hao might just be the spy who betrayed Xiao Qiu Ming!" Chen Haonan's heart suddenly skipped a beat as he quickly made this judgment. Due to his extreme excitement, he almost shouted out loud in front of Wu Hao.
However, the decision was made without any evidence, and Chen Haonan couldn't directly ask Wu Hao anything. When Wu Hao entered the classroom, he continued to sweep with his broom as usual. Nevertheless, his mind kept pondering over this matter...
Because of this, Chen Haonan didn't sleep well all night, tossing and turning, almost staying up all night - to verify his own inference, he decided to discuss it with Ouyang Yiweng.
The sun quietly climbed over the eastern mountains, and it was a new day. Chen Haonan had just finished his morning exercise when he hurriedly called out to Ouyang Yiweng - that beautiful, long-haired girl whose eyes still shone with an intense spirit. Since Xiao Qiuming left school, Chen Haonan could be said to have no friends in the class, but he felt that Ouyang Yiweng should be an exception. Although his interactions with Ouyang Yiweng were not many, since they went to Wang Ze's house together, Chen Haonan discovered that she was a very enthusiastic girl, and more importantly, every time he saw her, he had a special feeling...
"Hey, I've got something to tell you!" Chen Haonan called out to Ouyang Yiweng and said straightforwardly.
Ouyang Yiweng smiled sweetly and asked softly: "What's up, tell me?"
"I think the one who betrayed Xiao Qiuyue is... Wu Hao..." When he said "Wu Hao", Chen Haonan's voice involuntarily lowered a lot, after all, this conclusion of his still had no basis, and casually slandering someone was risky.
"Wu Hao?" Ouyang Yiweng was somewhat surprised, "How did you know he was behind it?"
"Haha, actually I'm not sure either, it's just a feeling..." Chen Haonan smiled and rubbed the back of his head. Then, he told Ouyang Yiweng about his thoughts on the English word "monitor".
Chen Haonan's words made Ouyang Yiweng unable to hold back her laughter, covering her mouth with both hands as she laughed so hard that tears streamed down her face... The two of them agreed to test Wu Hao at noon: to see if the idea of "monitor" was feasible.
At noon, Ouyang Yiweng invited a group of sisters to block Wu Hao at one end of the corridor. Wu Hao was in a state of euphoria, not knowing how to describe it, and thought he had suddenly become popular among girls. However, Chen Haonan appeared suddenly, but Wu Hao didn't care about him, he just glanced at him lightly and smiled to deal with the girls.
However, Chen Haonan didn't care about that anymore. He stretched out his hand and pulled Wu Hao out of the pile of girls, laughing and saying: "Hey, hey, hey, Class Monitor Comrade, can you help me see what this word means?" As he spoke, he handed over a practice book with a large "monitor" written on the cover to Wu Hao.
Wu Hao's grades in class were quite good, usually ranking among the top ten. However, despite his decent grades, he had been holding onto the position of class monitor for a long time, which many people found objectionable. Moreover, because he always followed the teacher around like a shadow, most of his classmates couldn't get along with him, so it was rare for anyone to ask him questions. But then Chen Haonan suddenly wanted to ask him something, and Wu Hao's heart skipped a beat with excitement. The girl next to him kept flattering him with sweet words, making it impossible for him to think about anything else. Taking Chen Haonan's notebook, he pointed at the word "monitor" and laughed: "It's just this word! M-O-N-I-T-O-R, doesn't that mean 'class monitor'?" He was delighted and couldn't help but gently pat the notebook with the back of his hand.
"Monitor! Monitor also means 'to listen in', 'to keep watch' and 'monitoring device'. It can even be extended to mean 'spy'!" Ou Yang Yi Wen seized the opportunity to interject.
Wu Hao was taken aback, and his smile immediately disappeared.
"Comrade Class Monitor," Chen Haonan also chimed in at the right moment, smiling as he said, "Xiao Qiuming and several classmates were punished by the school, I heard it was because someone reported them. Do you know who that person is?" As he spoke, Chen Haonan heavily slapped Wu Hao's shoulder.
Wu Hao's expression changed drastically, and he involuntarily trembled for a moment. He muttered to himself for half a day but couldn't say a word.
"Right, right...... Class monitor, who do you say reported it...... Who reported it......" At this time, the girls asked Wu Hao one after another, all chattering and asking.
Wu Hao's face suddenly turned red and slowly turned purple, his mouth twitched for a while before he finally spoke: "It was me... what's the big deal if I told them?! You have such a big nerve to dare gather people in the cafeteria to cause trouble!" In order to add some confidence, Wu Hao deliberately raised his voice. However, by doing so, he only made himself appear even more guilty.
In an instant, Wu Hao was drowned out by the crowd's curses and he hastily ran away in a fluster. Seeing that guy's dispirited appearance, Chen Haonan really wanted to chase after him and kick him a few times, but he didn't do so in the end, only silently cursing him viciously in his heart.
However, the "wordless thought" was confirmed, and Chen Haonan finally knew who had framed Xiao Qiuying. Chen Haonan felt a sense of relief in his heart - unintentionally, he turned his gaze towards Ouyang Yiweng, whose piercing eyes were also fixed on him: for an instant, he had that strange, indescribable feeling again...
