CHAPTER 82: CHAPTER 82: CAN’T LET THE CHILDREN SUFFER INJUSTICE

Lin Qin froze for a moment, then shook hands, feeling a bit uncomfortable, her eyes filled with confusion.

Huang Weixiong introduced himself: "I am Huang Weixiong, the supervisor from the Education Bureau."

The students and teachers were shocked at once, inexplicably anxious. Did the parents really bring someone from the Education Bureau? It seems they do have connections with the Education Bureau.

This thought flashed in everyone’s mind, and all the staff members, led by Li Maojie, turned a little pale.

It seems today’s matter cannot be easily resolved.

If only they hadn’t impulsively called the police; if they hadn’t, Chen Ruiyu’s parents wouldn’t have brought someone from the Education Bureau. What should they do now?

Huang Weixiong didn’t care about the gloomy faces around him, only looking sternly at Li Maojie, "Principal Li, I saw your argument just now. This table is direct evidence of bullying.

The Education Bureau appointed you as the principal of Anshan Society Primary School because they trust you, affirm your ability. I didn’t expect such a vile incident to happen in your school! You must explain this well to your superiors.

Furthermore, the school must take full responsibility for the child’s injury at school. Comrade An Meihua shirked responsibility after the incident and had a bad attitude towards the parents, which truly disqualifies her from being a teacher. I will report all of this truthfully to the authorities, bear it well."

Huang Weixiong was truly angry.

Just now, his superiors asked him to come here, and he instinctively thought it was a VIP causing trouble at school, asking him to clean up the mess. On the way, he had already thought about how to smooth things over, but the reality was that they really encountered unfair treatment, and the situation was particularly serious.

Now that the police are also here, this incident at Anshan Society Primary School not only disgraces the school but also the Education Bureau.

Li Maojie was sweating profusely with anxiety, "Supervisor Huang, Teacher An Meihua is an experienced teacher at this school. Her classes have been trouble-free for years, which is why I trusted her to be the class teacher. You can’t only listen to one side of the story!"

Huang Weixiong’s face darkened immediately, angrily pointing at the table, "The evidence is overwhelming, what else do I need to hear? Is she saying she was unaware of the bullying in the class as the class teacher, claiming innocence, being falsely accused by the two children?

Regardless of the table or the injuries on the two children, her failure to address them is wrong! Principal Li, are you still going to shield her?"

"No... that’s not what I meant..." Li Maojie shook his head vehemently.

Huang Weixiong, deeply disappointed, spoke earnestly, "Principal Li, as the head of the school, if you cannot treat every teacher and student fairly and justly, you might as well not be the principal."

Lin Qin took the opportunity to fan the flames further, "Supervisor, just now, the principal told us he was going to expel my two children. With such an occurrence, I don’t dare let them continue studying at this school. What should we do?"

Once again, Huang Weixiong’s perception of Li Maojie was challenged, "Principal Li! The ones injured are the two children. They did nothing wrong, yet you dare to expel them arbitrarily? When did the Education Bureau grant you such authority? Absurd!"

Feeling disinclined to reprimand Li Maojie further, Huang Weixiong turned to Lin Qin, pondered, and said, "I’ll go back and report to the leadership, see how they decide. The matter will eventually be resolved, don’t worry. If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave."

"Thank you, Supervisor..." Lin Qin expressed her gratitude, watching Huang Weixiong leave.

Lin Yaonan, seeing the matter mostly resolved, finally spoke, "Principal Li, we still need to conduct an in-depth investigation into Comrade Lin Qin’s claims of An Meihua assaulting her. If it’s confirmed that Comrade An Meihua made the first move, the main responsibility lies with her."

Li Maojie opened his mouth, his complexion alternating between green and white.

Chen Wenjun stepped forward, "Officer, I also want to report. My two children cannot be beaten for no reason..."

Finally, Lin Yaonan took Lin Qin, her two children, An Meihua, and An Yijie to the police station.

The school resumed its teaching order, but none of the teachers or students were in the mood for class, all discussing the afternoon’s events.

Several children who bullied Chen Ruiyu and Chen Xinyue along with An Yijie rushed home to hide as soon as school was over, all frightened to tears.

The villagers only then knew that such a major incident had occurred at school today.

An Meihua’s family, full of indignation, caused a scene at the school.

Already annoyed enough, Li Maojie, seeing their persistence, grew angry immediately, "Teacher An caused such a mess at school, yet the school hasn’t pursued her responsibility. How can you have the audacity to pick a quarrel here? They are still at the police station. Right or wrong, the police will judge it; your commotion is of no use!"

An Dafei was infuriated, but dared only to be arrogant in the village. Dare him go to the police station, he wouldn’t. Besides, hearing from children in the village about what happened, it was his son who bullied other children first, and An Meihua got beaten while standing up for An Yijie. Now the parents also reported to the police. What if he’s extorted when he goes to the police station?

An Dafei didn’t dare leave the village until late, when An Meihua and An Yijie were brought back by two teachers.

Seeing her face, An Meihua’s mother fainted with her eyes rolled.

An Meihua’s sister-in-law, Li Juan, was also taken aback, "Sister-in-law, your face? The other party was too harsh! So heavy-handed! What did the police say?"

An Meihua, full of grievances, tearfully mumbled, unable to open her mouth wide due to pain, "The police told us to settle privately."

"Why?" Li Juan was furious.

An Meihua looked at the silent An Yijie beside her, "They want to hold Xiaojie’s beating accountable. I wanted them to compensate, but they want us to compensate too. I can only admit misfortune..."

The faces of Li Juan and her husband changed, their momentum instantly weakened.

An Dafei grabbed a stick and hit An Yijie several times, "I sent you to school to study, and you don’t study well, only causing trouble. Look at your aunt. If not for you, she wouldn’t have been beaten like this. Now because of you, we cannot even demand compensation. You’re here to collect debts!"

Li Juan shielded An Yijie behind her, crying as she pleaded for him, "Xiaojie didn’t expect things to turn out this way, he’s still a child, please don’t beat him anymore..."

Chaos ensued in the An family.

But the Chen family was rather harmonious.

After Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin stood up for their two children, they felt much better. The family of four returned home on Nanxi Fishing Boat with the evening river breeze, finding Lin Yi loading tiles onto the boat.

Seeing them return, Lin Yi immediately ran off the boat, carefully checked the children, feeling heartbroken, "Why did it take so long?"

Lin Qin simply recounted the afternoon’s events.

Lin Yi, usually preferring peace, stood by Lin Qin for the first time, praising her fiercely, "That’s the way to do it! At worst, they could quit school; we can’t let the children suffer such grievances."