A heavy rain unexpectedly hit some areas of Illinois in the evening. The mountaintop college hidden in the suburbs was also fortunate to be visited by a heavy rain cloud. Under the dark clouds, the strong wind blew the bronze bell of the bell tower and made a loud sound.
The crow with wet wings hid under the eaves and looked down at the men in black walking hurriedly on the smooth stone road washed by water.
The door to the attic was pushed open, and a man in a black raincoat walked in quickly, shouting as he walked, "It's bad, it's bad, Chu Zihang, Lu Mingfei, and Su Xiaoqiang are all here"
We were caught by the investigation team. The people from the investigation team have secretly arrived at the academy, and they are already starting to attack us!"
As he said that, the man hurriedly closed the door, shutting out the strong wind and rain. He accurately threw his raincoat on the coat rack in the corner, turned into a flexible potato, and dived in.
Looking at this piece of Geneva Convention, I shook my head in a messy little nest.
"This is a situation that has been anticipated for a long time. Don't rush into it and make the investigation team come to your door. Stay calm. You are the acting principal of Cassel College when I am not here." The only one sitting in the corner of the attic was deliberately
In front of the cleared computer desk, a silver-haired old guy wearing a vest and a shirt took off his anti-blue light glasses and gently pinched the bridge of his nose.
"I'm not worried about them coming to the door. If we really want to fight, who can beat you and that little plague god? Even the school board, the whole family, the small pestle, the crutches, the pacifiers, and the pacifiers are not enough for the two of you to fight with one hand.
! They also know this, so they will kill you with soft knives!" The vice-principal rolled his eyes at his old friend's attitude of standing and talking without pain. After getting into the attic, he skillfully found the most comfortable position on the sofa and lay down.
, after putting down the fatigue of running around for a day, he breathed a sigh of relief and poured himself a glass of wine.
It has been a year since the vice-principal lost his last bet and he has been abstaining from alcohol for a year. Now, drinking again has become a little bit more like a wedding. I feel uncomfortable if I don’t drink one or two bottles of cognac to rinse my mouth every day. But these days, I have been
After he was relieved, there were many things that required the vice-principal to run around the huge school in person. He was so busy that he couldn't even take a sip of wine. It was true that he had been harboring resentment in his heart for a long time.
Angers felt the silent resentment coming from his friend on the sofa, turned to look at him and raised an eyebrow, "Is the pressure on you from the investigation team so great?"
"The investigation team is nothing. The trouble is with the school board. If there is only one investigation team, I can defeat them all by myself. But this time it is obvious that the school board is well prepared. That guy Frost is remote."
Directing every move of the entire investigation team, we don’t even know when the investigation team entered the school!” While the vice principal complained, he generously poured himself half a cup of Egon Miller’s Dry Grape Essence.
The choice, and the heroic drinking like a cow chewing a peony made Ange at the computer desk feel a little distressed and regretful.
But Angers, who is currently dependent on someone else, is still in a daze and can't say a few bad words. This bottle of good wine was taken from the private wine cabinet in his principal's office and given to the vice-principal as a souvenir - you can't do anything about it.
What you have given away is dictated by how to use it.
But when you see a good thing being wasted, you should feel distressed.
"Pour me a drink too." Angers decided to make peace with the pain and make himself feel better.
"Still drinking? How much have you drank at my place in the past few days? Don't you need to keep a clear mind to deal with the investigation team?" The vice principal tilted his head and looked at Angers at the computer desk.
Ever since he received the news of the suspected arrival of the investigation team, Angers hid in the attic of the night watchman. This was a natural safe room for him because it was one of the few places in the school that was not detected by Norma.
safe area, and no one would have thought that Hilbert Jean Angers would commit himself to hiding in a garbage dump. This does not fit in with the outside world's inherent impression of this old gentleman.
In the eyes of many people, the principal of Cassel College has a "character". Even if this old guy is really down and out one day, you will not see him ordering chicken wings and burgers for you at McDonald's or playing the harmonium by the Naihe Bridge in Cambridge.
Performing a show, deceiving some wealthy women who are inexperienced in the world (for Angers, I am afraid that more than 90% of women fall into this category), and asking them to treat themselves to sit in TENTY-TO at night is what suits this old guy.
Persona.
But no one could have imagined that Angers would actually condescend to be a cat in the attic of the bell tower where the dogs were shaking their heads. This happened to hit the target of the investigation team and the school.
The blind spot of the Board of Directors. During this period, the investigation team was probably trying to catch Angers by the tail of the big rat like a cat chasing a mouse. But the more they searched, the more puzzled they became. They might even be wondering if Angers had tricked the students this year.
I took the CC Express 1,000 times overnight to pay my tuition fees.
If I don't want to be found, then few people in this world can find me. I have Norma's highest authority. As long as I am still in Cassel College, the 'eyes' that the school board relies on will only be mine.
Accomplices, without Norma's help, they are no different from blind people. As for the power of the masses... Based on my reputation among the student community, I think most people will not betray me." Angers walked away from the computer desk.
, stood in front of the coffee table and bent down to pour himself a glass of wine.
"Although you are a bastard, I have to admit that having many peaches and plums all over the world is indeed one of your few advantages!" The vice-principal slapped Bai Ji on the face, "But the investigation team are not idiots. They know how to catch you.
Just arrest your students. Chu Zihang, Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang. These three most critical figures have been placed under house arrest. Although they said they were assisting in the investigation, they directly blackmailed Schneider into execution.
The Ministry went to arrest people, which is tantamount to using this to send a warning and demonstration to us two old guys!"
"They won't say anything. I have confidence in the three of them." Angers shook the wine slightly to speed up the decanting process.
"Don't you say a word about torture? When did the quality of students in our college become so high?"
"At most, they will only use words to coerce and intimidate, not torture. Frost is not an idiot. They don't need to use such methods that can easily leave us with a way to turn the tables." Angers paused and added, "If possible.
If so, I even hope they have this kind of intention. I think Chu Zihang will be happy to cooperate. Later at the hearing, we only need to lift up his clothes to reveal the evidence, and then we can summarize all the school board’s accusations as
'Succumb to defeat, no matter how reliable the evidence is, it will come to naught in the face of the ugly face of coercion."
"I can understand why you don't mention Su Xiaoqiang. After all, she is a girl, and she cannot withstand the process of being tortured to extract confessions. The main reason is that she is not able to lift her clothes in public... But I still wonder why you don't let Lu Mingfei cooperate with you.
?Isn’t that guy always the most obedient to you, or is he really your son and you can’t bear to let him get beaten?” The vice-principal looked at Angers suspiciously.
"Let's not talk about it for now..." Angers scratched his eyebrows, "Are you sure that the investigation team only put three of them under house arrest? What about the freshman Xia Mi? I remember that she was also involved in the Chicago incident."
"She seems to be just an outsider. She is a new student that Lin Nian and others met by chance in Chicago. She did not play any substantive role in the conflict with the UII hunting team." The vice principal shook his head, "She is clean.
Not only I, but also the investigation team have gone through Norma's files about her dozens of times. House arrest will have no effect on her. If I were the investigation team, I would be more inclined to win over her and induce her to stay in the country than to put pressure on her.
Committed perjury at the hearing."
"She shouldn't be so stupid. Anyone who can enter Kassel College is not a fool. As long as she inquires about the reputations of Chu Zihang and Lin Nian in the school in the past few days, she will not choose to take advantage of her.
Years of learning environment to make a bet." Angers shook his head and said.
"It sounds like your students are like school bullies or something. If they offend them, they will be bullied until they graduate." The vice principal commented.
"I checked my wine storage at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. It seems that the freshman and Lin Nian got along pretty well during their time in Chicago, so the probability of her being attracted is not high."
"Don't underestimate what the school board can do to win. Have you forgotten that the freshman's family was also detained in the college because of the incident? They should still be waiting for investigation in the room arranged by the Executive Department, right?"
"Schneider will help me look over there, and I will know if there is any situation." Angers waved his hand, "I'm actually not too worried that the investigation team will do some dirty tricks in this regard to get more cards. I care more.
The only cards they already have in their hands are the cards we should really start preparing countermeasures for."
"The theme of this hearing has been decided, a public trial against Lin Nian's dangerous bloodline. The venue will be the Hall of Valor. The court will open at 9:00 a.m. Chicago time the day after tomorrow, with the Senate, tenured professors and departments
The director will all attend. In Chinese terms, it should be called a "three-court trial." The three parties selected a total of 12 people to form the jury for this hearing. The respected King Solomon, a tenured professor, will serve as the judge. As long as it is Kassel
All students or faculty members of the college can observe, but the seats are limited and will be screened by Norma based on the usual ethics."
"Old friend, I know you are well-liked among the students, but how are your connections among the faculty and staff?" the vice-principal suddenly asked.
"Do you want me to come forward to blacklist votes?" Ange scratched his old face with his index finger.
"What time has it been? Your job is about to be in jeopardy. Don't worry about things like face until you have a seat on your butt. Regardless of the meeting of elders, those old guys won't listen to us. How many tenured professors and department heads are there?
Is that what we can say?"
"There are a few, but I don't recommend this, because I am not suitable for publicity now. Although it is true that no one can catch me, I can't openly give people the opportunity to "catch"." Angers shook his head.
"Otherwise, it's going from 'disappearance and gender reassignment' to 'open resistance to the investigation,' right? That's fine. If it's not suitable for public appearances, we can also send anonymous emails. It just so happens that I have some dirt on several department heads!" The vice-principal drank heavily and looked at him.
Spicy.
"What black material?" Angers was a little surprised. He had known that the vice-principal had a press department as his private army, but he didn't expect that this group of guys who he thought were just a bunch of people could actually get something that could change the situation.
.
"Nude photos of several department heads, as well as prank photos of school bullies stuffing them into lockers before their bloodline was awakened, etc. For these old guys who hold their own status, it can't be more dark!"
"..." Sure enough, we shouldn't expect this rabble.
"Stop it, the dirty information your paparazzi dug up is not enough to turn the situation around. Moreover, now that the investigation team also has certain authority over Norma, they can trace the source to your attic before the threatening email is sent.
Now, bring your news department together and find out. Compared with the jury, I think the student delegation may be one of the key points. We can make a fuss in the audience. I recently watched a Hong Kong movie, "Three
"I learned it there," the judge said. Angers took a sip of wine.
"Besides, what else have you learned that can help us defeat the investigation team? Stomp on their heads severely at the hearing?" The vice-principal was a little annoyed at Angers' dismissive attitude.
"I also learned that public opinion has a way of changing the overall situation. This hearing was conducted with the jury as the final adjudicator. As long as the situation is not the one-sided decision of the school board, then the situation is that we and the school board will separately submit to
Public opinion shows our hand to see which side the public opinion is on." Angers paused for a second, "It's like a cliché fairy tale, the card game between angels and demons. You play one, I play one, or it cancels out.
, either one takes away the soul of the sinner."
"But the sins committed by your students are really countless, and the cards in the opponent's hand are frighteningly good." The vice-principal frowned, "If you want to prove that your students are of dangerous blood, the investigation team can come from almost a hundred directions.
I won't talk about the recent past. As for the previous Pearl Tower incident, his murderousness was a big problem. Although Norma has cleared some of the surveillance cameras, there is no guarantee that the school board will still have it.
Backup."
"That time, we can temporarily cover it up with the critical situation. After all, it was a trap. If you were locked up in a building with so many artificial Deadpools, you would turn into a god of death, otherwise you wouldn't be able to get out at all."
"What about that time in Japan? What about that time in Carmel Town? What about that time in the Caribbean? Those are all evidence that have been documented. There is no reason for the investigation team not to use these ready-made good cards," the vice principal
He asked again and again like a barrage of questions, which made Ange sigh, "You can excuse him once, but how can you excuse him if it happens like this every time?"
"Okay, okay, I know this is a troublesome question."
"So you admit that you can't handle it?" The vice-principal suddenly raised his eyebrows.
"What do you mean?" Angers was stunned for a moment, looking at his old friend's mean look, he couldn't help but guess what he meant.
Sure enough, the vice-principal slapped his hands twice, and the door to the attic was pushed open, and the owl with black wings stepped on the strong wind and wind.
The heavy rain came in, and he even had to lower his head to avoid hitting the slightly low door frame of the attic.
"I can really handle things that you can't handle, and I'm just counting on the paparazzi that you don't like!" The vice-principal said proudly. When the tall figure in a raincoat came up to him, Angers raised the wine glass.
Using the candlelight on the table, he could clearly see the rotten face under the hood. At this moment, he was a little distracted, thinking about who this guy was.
The tall figure peeled off his raincoat, and also peeled off the skin that had been mysteriously buffed by the wind and rain. He was wearing a school uniform and a body that had recently gained weight due to the good food. At first glance, he looked a bit like an old and fat domestic golden retriever.