Insufficient balance

  Ye Jun didn't think as deeply as Huang Boqiang, to be honest. Although he had heard that Shiyan Class 1 had a series of privileges, at the same time, it also required great sacrifices, especially in terms of learning. Ye Jun never considered going to that kind of oppressive elite class, where all you could do was study hard and strive for excellence. Just thinking about wearing a white headband and bending over the desk to write furiously made Ye Jun feel a chill.

  Perhaps because the students involved were from Experimental Class 1, which had some top students, this matter received great attention from the school authorities. Even Vice Principal Xu, who was notorious for being lazy and gluttonous, personally came to the simple police station. As soon as he entered, he skillfully pulled out a cigarette and handed it to Old Zhang, who was reviewing the written confession. Old Zhang didn't stand on ceremony, took the cigarette, and smiled: "Principal Xu, how did this matter manage to stir you up? Where is the class teacher of this student?"

  "Hey Old Zhang, let's not mention this again. Alright, you're busy first, there's a dinner gathering tonight, you and Old Wang come over to help out too."

  Before handling the enrollment procedures, Ye Jun had seen a photo of the principal and his introduction on a public notice board, named Xu Dekai. From the beginning to now, a series of actions have indeed shown some leadership style, at least this cigarette and dinner party is one after another, immediately shutting up the police officer surnamed Zhang. It seems that not all leaders who show off in school are useless, there are actually many good ones, just like the class teacher of Class 2 who has been sitting next to him until Xu Dekai arrived, he is a diligent and practical educator, even if Huang Boquan is uneducated, this teacher still teaches with patience, and even said something to Huang Boquan earlier that made Ye Jun feel deeply.

  "No matter how much you don't like studying, as long as you are a student of Jiangling Middle School, and class 2, the teacher will take on the responsibility of urging you. Even if you leave this school and enter society, the teacher will still care about you! You can scold the teacher behind their back, say right or wrong, but the teacher won't scold you back, nor will they retaliate against you. No matter how your grades are, as long as there is a slight possibility of teaching you well, the teacher won't give up on you, Yang Kai, Dong Rui, do you understand?"

  Huang Bozhao listened very seriously to these words. Although the class teacher of Class 2 had a name called Wang Cai, it was indeed laughable and made Ye Jun think of a certain kind of reptile that wandered aimlessly on the streets. However, to be honest, there were not many teachers like this who were so dedicated to their duties in society, which quietly gave Ye Jun an idea.

  "Ah, classmate, I haven't seen you before. I heard you're a student from Experimental Class 1, what's your name?" Xu Dekai asked seriously.

  Ye Jun

  "What? You're Ye Jun?"

  Xu Dekai's serious face suddenly collapsed, looking very surprised, and even Wang Cai didn't expect the versatile vice president to lose his composure like this.

  "Yè tóngxué, nǐ hǎo, zánmen dào wàibian shuōhuà."

  Translation: "Ye classmate, hello, let's go outside to talk."

  Xu Dekai rubbed his hands together, seeing that even Old Zhang was staring at him in confusion, and suddenly his old face turned red. Ye Jun appeared very calm and composed, not showing the slightest bit of reverence like Huang Boquan did when he saw a big shot, and he led the way out of this simple police station.

  Xu Dekai didn't rush to follow them out, but instead leaned in close to Old Zhang's ear and whispered a few sentences. It was unclear what he said, but Old Zhang's demeanor suddenly changed. He first looked at Ye Jun outside the door with surprise, then slapped his palm heavily on the table, causing a loud, piercing noise. Without even looking at the scattered signature papers on the floor, he bellowed: "What kind of nonsense confession is this? Rewrite it! You few people, it's best if you have some self-awareness. With your flowery, green-dyed [hair], do you still have the face to call yourselves good people? Are you really trying to get locked up in a cage for a few days before you'll be honest?"

  Huang Mao and Lu Mao were momentarily speechless, then said in a wronged tone: "The fact is indeed like this, we really got beaten by that kid. Officer, don't you believe us? Just ask a few passersby or let the fruit shop owner be a witness."

  "How dare you still speak? It seems like if we don't give you a good scolding, you won't behave!"

  Old Zhang was both angry and furious, tilting his head, speaking into the walkie-talkie on his shoulder: "Old Wang, get the big guns in the team to come over, these two bastards are not being honest... right, the faster the better."

  Huang Mao and Lü Mao obviously knew who the "big gun" was, and for a moment they cried with sad faces, begging: "Don't! Police uncle, we'll change, right away!"

  "Hum! Hurry up, write clearly, in detail, if you don't write well, you're not leaving this place!"

  After scolding them, Old Zhang took out a large stack of letterhead papers from his drawer and said calmly but authoritatively: "Remember, you have to keep writing until I'm satisfied. If this stack isn't enough, I'll spend my own money to buy a whole box for you to write!"

  "Hey, Old Zhang, look what you said, we're running a school, we have plenty of signed paper, how can I let you spend this money? Not enough to make a phone call, I'll get someone to deliver a few boxes over, still not enough, today just pulled in a whole truckload, originally intended for teachers and students, but also can be used by you first. This is a small matter, the key is to handle the case well, right?"

  Wang Cai and Huang Bozhao had already been shocked by Old Zhang and the vice principal's words, leaving them speechless. Even Huang Bozhao vaguely felt that something was off, not to mention Wang Cai, who was usually calm and collected. His intuition told him that Green Hair and Yellow Hair were definitely in for a disaster. As for Green Hair and Yellow Hair, listening to Old Zhang and Xu Dekai's back-and-forth conversation, they were probably scared to death, their faces twisted in a mixture of fear and despair.

  Xu Dekai whispered twice, then leaned in close to Huang Boquan's ear and said in a low voice: "Don't let the school lose face, otherwise, you'll be waiting to be expelled."

  After finishing, Xu Dekai suddenly changed his tone, stood up straight, with a big smile on his face, and patted Huang Boquan's shoulder, saying: "Classmate, tell the truth about what you saw with your own eyes, don't bow down to evil forces! As a student of Jiangling Middle School, we should be brave enough to fight against evil forces!"

  It seemed that Ye Jun was somewhat impatient, so Xu Dekai hastily explained a couple of sentences and then hurriedly left the simple police station.

  "Yeh's classmate just arrived at school and this happened. As the vice principal of Jiangling No. 1 Middle School, I'm ashamed."

  Xu De's words were unexpected by Ye Jun, but the following words made sense: "If Ye has any dissatisfaction with this, please speak out, but whatever you do, don't disturb Mayor Ye because of this matter."

  It seems that Xu Dekai received some inside information, which is why he's putting on such a show of affection. However, Ye Jun wasn't surprised - if you didn't have the ability to fawn and flatter, you wouldn't be able to sit in this position. Although it's just a vice principal at a middle school, Jiangling No. 1 Middle School is on par with top universities nationwide. After all, its reputation precedes it, and every year, officials and dignitaries sing its praises, making it several notches above other middle schools.

  "Principal Xu, you're really well-informed! My dad just took office at the end of the year, I didn't expect you to get the news so quickly." Ye Jun smiled and said.

  "To be honest, our school doesn't have the qualifications to know about this so quickly. It's only because Ye classmate is studying at our school that a few old friends from the municipal education bureau informed us in advance."

  Xu Dekai was indeed sincere, and it seemed that the news of his arrival in Jiangling City had already spread like wildfire. Ye Jun was somewhat displeased, after all, a big tree attracts wind, which is unfavorable for building a team, especially now that Ye Yangsheng had not yet officially taken over as mayor. However, upon further thought, he felt a bit fortunate, unexpectedly, the leaders of Jiangling City had quickly set their sights on the Ye family, so from now on, they could do things without fear or hesitation, and it would be considered proper and justified.

  "Yè classmate, let's have dinner together tonight. At that time, your class teacher will also be present, and several parents of classmates in the class also want to get to know you."

  A sneer spread across Ye Jun's face as he realized that this so-called top class wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface. Why do rich people go to great lengths to send their children here, and even sponsor and subsidize them? It turns out that behind the scenes, there is a hidden platform for socializing, which is quite convenient for officials and businessmen to collude. It seems that Jiangling No. 1 Middle School has successfully implemented the great strategic idea of "starting from childhood". No wonder, looking at the whole country, Jiangling No. 1 Middle School can be called the "White Gold Hall" of the education world, it's indeed hidden very deeply.

  Ye Jun couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion, previously he had underestimated Jiangling City, never expecting that an ordinary-looking middle school would hide such depth, and as for the mysterious networks lurking in the shadows, what kind of existence would they be?

  "Never mind, I have something else tonight, I've made an appointment with someone."

  Upon hearing Ye Jun's immediate refusal, Xu De Kui felt somewhat disappointed, but he also knew that such matters couldn't be forced, or else it would have the opposite effect. He smiled and said: "So, Ye classmate, do you have any other requests? Feel free to bring them up."

  Ye Jun glanced at Wang Cai who was still in the police station and found that he also occasionally glanced over, couldn't help but smile: "I want to stay in Class 2, can I?"

  "This..."

  It was clear that Xu Dekai had not expected Ye Jun to make such a request, and for a moment he was at a loss, after all, this kind of thing had always been handled by Principal Gu Renfang. Just as he was about to shirk responsibility, he saw Ye Jun's impatient expression and couldn't help but smile wryly: "Ye classmate, how about this, we..."

  "Never mind, since Principal Xu finds it difficult, I'll go back and make a phone call to my dad, let him talk to you."

  "No! Absolutely not! How can this matter trouble Mayor Xu? Mayor Xu is busy with a million things, how can he be disturbed by such a small thing?"

  Xu De Kai did not expect Ye Jun to turn the tables, and his originally oily face suddenly broke out in a dense layer of sweat. He smiled: "Alright, this matter is settled then. Since Ye classmate is willing, as school leaders, we should listen to students' opinions. Later, I'll go talk to the principal."

  "Teacher Wang, come over here for a moment."

  After finishing, Xu Dekai, who was worried that Ye Jun would make some excessive demands, hurriedly waved his hand at Wang Cai. When Wang Cai ran over, Xu Dekai briefly explained the situation. Upon hearing that Ye Jun insisted on staying in Class 2, Wang Cai had a momentary, hard-to-detect displeasure. After all, Ye Jun was new and had already caused such a big disturbance, making it difficult to say who was right or wrong. However, judging from the scene, Ye Jun had indeed hit someone, which even a blind person could see. From Wang Cai's perspective, as a teacher, although he wanted his students to admire him, he also had personal motives. Thinking about the several troublemakers in the class, Wang Cai did not want to continue recruiting these troublesome students; he was human too and would get tired.

  However, Wang Cai didn't want to directly refuse Xu Dekai, so he could only reluctantly nod in agreement. Seeing Wang Cai's response, Xu Dekai smiled and said: "Alright, I'll head back to school first and take care of things."

  Actually, Wang's fleeting displeasure did not escape Ye Jun's eyes. Seeing Xu Dekai hastily leave, he smiled at Wang and said: "Teacher Wang, actually everything that happened earlier was a misunderstanding. I guarantee it won't happen again."

  Wang was slightly surprised by Ye Jun's attitude, but his mood improved a lot. He still maintained his usual serious expression and nodded: "Alright, same as before, in Class 2, all students are the same, at least to teachers, you're all sensible kids. There's a meeting at 2 o'clock, remember to attend on time, don't be late."