Canglong's words caused an uproar in the entire auditorium. Father Yao stood up angrily and said: "You are so righteous in instigating students to fight. You are not worthy of being a teacher at all, and you keep saying that you are responsible?"
"Are you worthy of being a father if you allow your children to be pampered, domineering and arrogant?" Canglong said calmly.
"You..." Yao's father's face trembled with anger, but he didn't know how to refute. Maybe in normal times, he might refute that I just let him be coquettish and domineering? I have the ability, if I have the ability, you let this nigger do it.
Did Dad have the ability to go? But in such a public place, even in the auditorium of Beizhong, he couldn't say this.
After all, if he was photographed by his political opponents and posted on the Internet, he would be in trouble. So many people couldn't guarantee that someone with evil intentions would cause trouble, so he sneered and sat down again.
Only then did the principal realize that Canglong was not here to go through the motions with them. Seeing that he was acting like this, he was just looking for trouble, so he knocked the hammer and said, "Since Teacher Cang asked to give Martin a chance, then we will
Give him a chance, classmate Martin, do you have anything to explain?"
Obviously the principal wanted to settle the matter and did not want to continue arguing with Canglong, because this would have a negative impact on the school's prestige, but Canglong himself had no losses.
So, everyone looked at Martin, and Martin looked at Canglong beside him, as if he wanted to ask for help, but Canglong said: "I look forward to your performance and say what you want to say."
Afterwards, Martin hesitated for a moment, and seemed to gain confidence, so he said: "Because my parents divorced, I followed my father to China..."
The general content was what Canglong had seen in the information, but no one expected that Martin would actually say this, as if he was begging for mercy. However, after Martin finished describing his family affairs, he began to describe his own affairs in school. The general content
Basically, it is known to the students and also to the school leaders.
However, when it comes from Martin's mouth, it gives people a completely different feeling. He is the only black man in this school. Even if Canglong is sitting next to him, when he talks about his experience of being bullied, it makes people feel...
I feel that he is very weak and lonely. No one is without mercy. Even if the students of Beizhong are used to an arrogant, domineering and arrogant attitude, they will still feel pity and sympathy.
Even Zhang Ke and the others felt a little guilty because of their conscience, but Wang Shi was silent when he heard these words. He suddenly thought of the two words written by Cang Long on the blackboard, courage.
Martin's statement was tantamount to a slap in the face to all the students of Beijing Middle School, as well as a slap in the face to the school leaders and even the school board of directors. Although the school leaders did not care about the pathos in Martin's words,
But it’s always hard to live up to the reputation issue.
When something like this happens, the school has to bear a huge responsibility, even though they don't care about it in normal times. After all, what does a Martin mean?
Martin spoke for about ten minutes, and the students felt a little sorry after listening to it. Until the end, many of them lowered their heads involuntarily. Perhaps they have never realized that bullying others is a wrong thing since they were young.
After he finished speaking, the auditorium fell into silence for a few minutes. Even the principal didn't know how to continue. Should he shamelessly announce that Martin was expelled and apologize to Yao Yun? Unless he was blind, but he still
He neatly framed the issue and threw it to the school board: "Now, please let the school board make a ruling."
Afterwards, the school board members started discussing. During the discussion, they looked at Canglong from time to time, as if they were concerned about his existence. Finally, one of the board members walked up to the rostrum and whispered a few words to the principal. The principal nodded,
He knocked on the podium again to signal everyone to be quiet before saying: "Now I announce the decision of the board of directors."
At this moment, there was tension on the scene that should not have been there. The students all looked at the principal, as if waiting for his verdict, and Martin also raised his head.
The principal cleared his throat and said, "After careful consideration, the school board decided to reject the apology requested by classmate Yao Yun from classmate Martin."
Yao's father stood up and frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with this decision, while Yao Yun looked at Canglong in fear and said nothing. Then the principal said: "However, classmate Martin took action first, and caused different levels of injuries to classmate Yao Yun.
Injured, according to school rules, the school board decided to expel Mr. Martin.”
With a "boom", the entire venue was suddenly in an uproar. Although the students had expected that Martin would be punished in the end, they were so disappointed in their hearts. This kind of loss should not have appeared in their hearts, because in the past they felt that punishing Martin was
Of course, but the sympathy in their hearts made them very uncomfortable.
Martin was already very satisfied with this decision. At least he didn't have to apologize aggrievedly. Although he was still fired, he said what he wanted to say.
"Now, I announce the hearing..." The principal was about to announce the end.
But at the same time, two voices appeared, but they were surprisingly unanimous: "I oppose this school board ruling!"
Two voices appeared in the mouths of Cang Long and Yao's father. The difference was that Yao's father pointed at Martin and added: "He must apologize to my son."
As a result, the atmosphere at the scene became lively again, and the principal suddenly didn't know what to do. If only one person objected, that would be fine, but if both parties opposed it at the same time, it would be different.
Martin, who was sitting next to Canglong, pulled down Canglong's pants, as if he wanted to persuade him to forget it, but Canglong shook his head: "This is no longer your business."
The principal looked at Canglong and had a premonition that something was not good, but he still said: "Since both parties are opposed, please state your respective reasons."
Listening to that tone, he broke the pot again, not wanting to control the development of the situation, so Yao's father first said: "If you hit someone, you have to apologize. In the past, how could you apologize? Apologizing would still be advantageous to him.
You want to be fired and just walk away like that?”
"Haha." Cang Long sneered and looked at Yao's father, "You don't want to let it go, but I don't want to let it go. I think the apology should go to Yao Yun who was expelled, not Martin."
As soon as these words came out, the whole auditorium was in an uproar, and the school board members looked like it had nothing to do with them. Anyway, they are unwilling to offend both sides. If they want to make trouble, you will continue to make trouble. Whoever wins in the end, then listen to whoever it is.
Yao's father seemed to sense the school board's intention, so he said: "If he doesn't apologize, he will bear the consequences!"
Hearing this threat, it was not Cang Long who found it funny, but Zhang Ke and the others sitting among the students. Li Xiaohu thought of his experience a few days ago, and now he was still feeling scared in his heart. He whispered: "This unlucky kid is...
There is no cure."
"For the sake of face!" Wang Shi said lightly, "At the level of Yao's father, face is the most important thing. His son was beaten, even if he was ignored, he still had to regain his face, and Yao Yun still lost.
On that side, this face has to be earned even more."
"Don't he know that Cang Long is the godson of Mr. Lin of Longteng International?" Zhang Ke asked strangely, "No, why do I think he should know, otherwise he will definitely have to hold on to Cang Long."
Wang Shi smiled and said: "He knew, and it was precisely because he knew that he didn't hold on to Cang Long. Didn't you see that what he is asking for now is Martin's apology? It's a pity that he forgot one thing."
"What's the matter?" Zhang Ke and Li Xiaohu asked at the same time.
"Canglong has never been in the circle from the beginning to the end. Of course he can't understand what Father Yao means. And Father Yao's intention is to hope that Canglong can understand the solution in our circle, but Canglong actually understands what Father Yao means.
, but he just doesn't solve the problem according to the methods in the circle. After all, he is not born and raised in Beijing. He is Lin Wanrou's godson. Is he still afraid of Yao's father?" Wang Shi explained.
The two nodded and understood. Li Xiaohu looked gloating: "There is a good show to watch."
"But, to be honest, I really feel a little sympathetic to Martin. At least we did go too far before." Zhang Ke shook his head.
"It's not just excessive, it's simply unethical." Wang Shi laughed at himself, "To bully him based on our family background is completely bullying others."
"Have you two consciences discovered it?" Li Xiaohu looked strange, but did not refute anything. The two of them looked at him almost at the same time. Li Xiaohu looked strange because the classmates around him also looked at him with almost the same expression.
, at least now they're leaning toward Martin.
"Now it's not a question of whether to apologize or not, but a question of whether this school still needs to exist." Canglong glanced at Yao's father coldly, and then at the school board members, and said, "I know that most of the people here are
Being powerful, no matter how low his status is, he is still much higher than ordinary people. Based on Martin's family situation, compared to most ordinary families in China, he can be regarded as the child of a wealthy person, but...
"
Canglong paused for a moment, then looked at all the students and said: "The upper class of a country does not only represent the country's wealth, but the export of culture. As an international high school, Beijing Middle School sends out about hundreds of students every year.
Famous international students go to study abroad, so you are much superior to most Chinese children who cannot go abroad, but after you go abroad, everyone is labeled as Chinese."
At this point, most people in the auditorium were surprisingly calm.
Canglong paused and said, "China's economy is booming, there are more and more wealthy people, and more people are going abroad. However, Chinese people do not have a high status abroad. Most of the Chinese people who left mainland China are abroad.
It can be said that you spend money like water and are extremely grand. Although this has strengthened the economy of foreigners, they do not thank or respect you because of how much you bought and how much you spent. Instead, they secretly say that you are a nouveau riche.
They say you are an uncivilized group. In Western countries, we scold the Japanese like shit every day, but they gain their respect, not because they are rich, but because they do not just pay lip service to civilization.
It’s about putting it into action.”
"When I say this, you may think it has nothing to do with this school, but I think it has a lot to do with it. As an international high school, if all the students we send are people like him, who else will respect the Chinese? And does respect have anything to do with you?
Money does not have much to do with it. China has aided Africa for so many years, but few Africans have respected us. Once civil strife breaks out in their countries, their first targets are Chinese companies and wealthy Chinese. As for Japanese companies and the United States
Enterprises, they never patronize it, why?" Canglong pointed at Yao Yun and said.
The last sentence left everyone speechless.
"Because their upper-class society regards bullying as a shame, while our upper-class society regards bullying as a source of strength and self-confidence." After a pause, Canglong continued, "The funny thing is that the principal is telling
I said, these bully students trained by Beijing Middle School are actually elites?"