Chapter Twenty-Five: The Most Difficult Decision

  Following the excellent student to find their main force, it was only then that she discovered she was even more confused than herself. She didn't even know the approximate location of her main force, and he at least knew it was in front of the chairman's platform! (Author: "It seems like all classes in the school are in front of the chairman's platform...")

  In the end, relying on memory, with excellent female ending days of wandering, found an organization, the twists and turns of the process, the plot is enough to write a book of tears under the eyes.

  Before the crowd had a chance to catch their breath, the voice of Director Xu echoed from the podium.

  "As the first middle school with a glorious 50-year history, it has produced students who went on to study abroad, as well as graduates of Peking University and Tsinghua University, all of whom were excellent students. Of course, there have also been those who failed the college entrance exams and returned home to work in the fields, every individual and every period of history has its own regrets, which is what makes us appreciate the value of success. Therefore, we are proud and proud of our school's past."

  Old Xu paused for a moment, his eyes scanning the entire room. Under his intense gaze, the originally idle crowd quickly straightened their backs.

  Old Xu withdrew his gaze with satisfaction and continued: "While having a glorious past, it is inevitable that there will be individual villains. The scene that occurred in the school cafeteria on Wednesday should still be fresh in the memory of those who have seen it, and those who haven't seen it must have heard about it. In short, whether you've seen it or not, please don't discuss it anymore. This matter is now closed. And to those involved, do not harbor any thoughts of revenge or further fighting, otherwise, there will be no leniency if it happens again!"

  Old Xu's gaze swept across the room with a lethal intensity, only withdrawing when all his classmates had lowered their eyes.

  "This incident has seriously affected the school's spiritual civilization and also impacted other students' normal dining. The school has decided to take the following actions against the students involved: Zhang Bo, Chen Wei from Class 10 of Grade 2, Liu Wei, Shao Zhijie from Class 9 of Grade 2, and Chen Yi from Class 12 of Grade 2 will be given a demerit record and required to make self-criticism in their respective classes. Yan Qian from Class 2 of Grade 1 will receive a severe warning, while Cheng A from Class 2 of Grade 1 will receive a major demerit record and conduct a school-wide self-criticism. The above is the punishment for those involved in the previous incident. We hope all students take this as a warning. Now, please welcome Cheng A from Class 2 of Grade 1 to come on stage for self-criticism. Applause is not necessary."

  Cheng A tried to calm himself down, but he could feel the eyes of everyone in the room on him. His legs still felt like they were trembling nonstop. If their gazes carried any heat, he thought that within a minute, he would turn into a roasted duck on a supermarket shelf. He struggled to calm his tense nerves and controlled his shaking feet as he walked up onto the stage with great difficulty...

  "What's with that? The 'hero' is still wrapped in a bandage?" Old Xu joked, looking at the bandaged left hand.

  Although he was a bit speechless at Old Xu's teasing, this teasing made his tense heart begin to calm down.

  "Let's get started!" Old Xu handed over the microphone in a very down-to-earth manner, fortunately without making him read aloud to the audience below like an idiot.

  "Not ready yet!" He smiled awkwardly, habitually scratched his head, only to find that both hands were not empty, with a bandage wrapped around his left hand and a microphone in his right.

  "Hah...hah...hah..." The whole audience was in an uproar, bursting into laughter. For the first time, someone dared to be so cheeky in front of Old Xu.

  Actually God knew he wasn't ready at all, and no one told him in advance that he would be giving a self-criticism today.

  "Oh! Let's just say a few words for now, and we can review them after the flag-raising ceremony on Monday." Old Xu said with a seemingly calm tone.

  "Hello everyone! I am Cheng A, it's an honor to introduce myself here!" He said calmly and slightly bowed.

  The whole audience burst into applause and laughter...

  "Xiao S, how can you be so calm about this? This unfair treatment, I really don't know what the school is thinking?" Shu Ye, an excellent student, stood up for Cheng A.

  "Actually, the school had no choice but to do this. Haven't you noticed? Apart from him being severely punished, Yan Qian only received a severe warning, while Chen Peng and Li Lin weren't even mentioned, whereas the others all received disciplinary action. Anyone with discerning eyes can see that the school has already shown bias towards our class." Zhu S glanced at Cheng A, who was putting on an air of nonchalance, and thought to himself "Perhaps he knew all along that this was the best way to protect them, by taking on all the responsibility!"

  "Oh, now that you mention it, that's really how it is." Shu Ye Xi rubbed her chin thoughtfully.

  "Why is Xiao E School's punishment for Cheng A so severe?" Pu Fang, who originally didn't get along with Cheng A, also started to speak out in his defense.

  "Ah! What did you say?" The school beauty retracted her gaze from the stage

  "I was saying, why have you been so distracted lately? If you really like Cheng A, then confess already. But I have to remind you, I heard that during his injury, he and Zhu Si were getting along great, even rumors of her feeding him meals. They seem to be a match made in heaven, I think it's best if you don't get involved, or else you might end up with a knife in your back..."

  "Xiao Fang, what are you saying? Can't you see that Xiao Yi is in a bad mood?" Seeing Pei Fang becoming more and more out of line, Liu Na, who was standing in front, turned her head to look at the gloomy-looking school flower and quickly spoke up to stop Pei Fang.

  "It's nothing special, what's so good about Zhu Si? She's not as tall as our Xiao Yi, and her face is not as pretty as Xiao Yi's. I really don't know what Cheng A was thinking!" Pu Fang continued to chatter on.

  At this time, the school flower seemed to have forgotten Pu Fang, who was still muttering, and her eyes were fixed on Cheng A on the podium, with a resolute light in her eyes.

  "Cough, cough, silence! Silence! This is a very serious matter and I hope everyone will treat it seriously! Class A, you can go down now and get ready for self-reflection!"

  Cheng A was about to thank him, but after hearing what he said next, he didn't say anything and turned around to walk off the stage.