CHAPTER 969: CHAPTER 967: CRACKLE AND POP

The teachers at Second Middle School were dumbfounded when they heard the registration personnel’s words!

They weren’t surprised to hear they were being investigated, nor were they surprised to be entering the review period.

But hearing that Wu Lekai was stripped of his teaching credentials and the principal was suspended for investigation truly shocked them!

"Oh my god! How long has it been?! It was processed this quickly?!"

"And judging by what Wu Lekai said, it seemed like he had someone powerful backing him, but it seemed his person didn’t work out!"

"Forget about Wu Lekai, but Wu Chengke is the principal! He’s been the principal for over ten years, and now he’s suspended for investigation?!"

"As expected, Young Master Bu really has some clout! If he says he’ll review, he’ll review, and if he says he’ll deal with you, he’ll deal with you!"

"This is the consequence of trying to exploit the system! That’s not going to happen here at Lu Group!"

"Yes, indeed! Everything else is just empty talk; only treating things seriously is real!"

"Alright, it’s just three months! It’s our own fault anyway!"

"Right, let’s do our jobs properly! Satisfy our conscience, and be worthy of the subsidy granted by Young Master Bu!"

"..."

The teachers at Second Middle School were brought to their senses by this sudden strike!

As for Wu Lekai, he was already sitting on the ground like all his strength had been drained!

He hadn’t anticipated that what he thought was a clever move would leave him with nothing, costing him not only his illicitly obtained teaching credentials but also dragging his backer Wu Chengke down with him!

He was utterly regretting his decisions!

If he had known this would happen, why did he bother coming to Shimen in the first place? Wasn’t staying at his original school well enough?!

And how did Lu Xiaobu find out so much?!

With ten thousand teachers in the whole city, how could he have singled him out so quickly?!

This is a classic case of ignorance!

Did he really think Lu Xiaobu only had these few surface-level investigation methods?!

Wrong! Completely wrong!

Lu Xiaobu has three sources.

Firstly, information provided by the official education bureau.

Secondly, the open investigations by Lu Group!

Thirdly, Zhang Benhu!

This comprehensive and fail-proof investigation can clearly determine a teacher’s actual situation in the shortest possible time!

Maybe for those deeply-hidden, morally questionable teachers, it might take longer to uncover, but for those trying to take advantage, they can be easily identified!

...

Meanwhile, the news had already spread rapidly throughout Shimen.

"Whoa! They’re serious about this!"

"This is too harsh! All the teachers at one school were reviewed, and they dealt with both a teacher and a student?!"

"I remember Shimen First Middle School only had a few morally questionable teachers enter the review period! But Shimen Second Middle is too tragic!"

"Who can they blame!? It was their own choice to seek trouble and provoke Lu Xiaobu!"

"Exactly, why not just be honest?!"

"Look, look, isn’t that the new teacher who came this morning?! Why is he leaving?!"

"No need to think about it, he got scared! Hahaha!"

"Great! Just great! It should be like this! This place was supposed to be for earnest teachers like us! A whole bunch of troublemakers want to come and take over?! Where do they think they are?! Who do they think Lu Xiaobu is?!"

"Hahaha, earning this money is even more satisfying now! It’s not just about money anymore, it’s about recognition!"

"Of course! It feels so good! So satisfying!"

"Let’s not chat anymore! I have a few students in my class with poor grades, I need to help tutor them!"

"Yes, yes, time to work!"

"..."

The situation at Shimen Second Middle School served as a successful warning!

Many who previously harbored luck now dare not misbehave further!

Of course, there are a few bold individuals who wish to test it!

And so!

"Guo Hang bribed registration personnel, report submitted!"

"Sinende left the class midway to maliciously run a tutoring business, report submitted!"

"Yu Danmian accepted red envelopes but did not actively solicit them, entered the review period!"

"Ling Yinghui forced students to purchase extra-curricular materials and profited from it, but considering he indeed explained carefully, entered the review period!"

"Dai Hanyi molested a student, report submitted!"

"Min Jin, dissatisfied with family life, maliciously punished students as a means of venting, report submitted!"

"Kang Hongliang has a bad temper, punishes students, but inflicts light punishment and acts out of good intentions, warned, no further action, urged to improve in the future!"

"Due to our investigation personnel’s error, we made the wrong judgment on Dang Hangyi, we hereby publicly apologize and offer a compensation of five thousand! We are very sorry!"

"Teacher Wei Zhuangru, consistently diligent and responsible for ten years, helps students in need, awarded thirty thousand, thank you for your service! Thank you!"

"Shan Tianxiang dutifully assists students but sometimes speaks and acts excessively, has merits and faults, but they don’t cancel each other out, awarded five thousand, and enters the review period!

"Lou Ronghua, transferred from another region, given past favorable reviews, enters review period!"

"Cai Long purchased students and parents to boost scores, report submitted!"

"..."

For the next few days, similar remarks to those above could be heard daily.

What needed to be done was done, what required reviewing was reviewed, what warranted a warning was warned, and what deserved rewarding was rewarded!

In cases of unclear investigations, corrections were promptly made!

This series of powerful investigations invigorated the entire educational field in Shimen!

Those unsavory elements were shaved away like rotten flesh by Lu Xiaobu’s sharp knife, leaving only good, upstanding individuals!

Many teachers felt differently when walking down the streets now!

To be honest, many of them were hesitant to say they were teachers in the past, because as soon as they did, there would always be remarks like—teacher? What’s good about that?! You might as well...

It was always a bunch of comments looking down on the teaching profession, which you’ve probably heard too.

But now it’s different.

When they walk down the street, they do so with their heads held high, especially those rewarded teachers, some of whom were even moved to tears!

They aren’t too concerned with the money, after all, if they were, they wouldn’t be aiding students in need!

What they cared about was respect, was recognition!

From this moment on, no one called them foolish behind their backs anymore!

On the contrary, many people gave them a thumbs-up, respectfully called them teacher, or even said, thank you for your hard work!

This phrase, thank you for your hard work, they had waited far too long to hear!

Just like Zhang Hui once said, they could do without money, but at the very least grant them the respect they deserve!

It’s too much to berate them as fools while expecting them to do their job diligently without complaint!

And today, Lu Xiaobu vindicated them, granting them the deserved respect!

They can proudly tell those people—you, we are teachers! And not those lousy teachers! We are truly dedicated and responsible educators!