usatvline Chapter 307 This is not genuine care and protection; it is condoning evil.
Chapter 307 This is not genuine care and protection; it is condoning evil.
The Master frowned, "It shouldn't be possible!"
Other students also looked at Hu Guang, and several of them showed puzzled expressions.
"I hadn't noticed until she said it, but Hu Guang's expenses have indeed improved a lot recently."
"Indeed, but why does that hairpin look so familiar to me?"
"I feel like I've seen this somewhere before."
"Wait a minute," someone called out, "Isn't this hairpin Chen Zhao's?"
Yang Lei immediately chimed in, "Yes, this is indeed Chen Zhao's hairpin!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chang'er looked at Chen Zhao.
Chen Zhao: "..." What? His hairpin?
Chen Zhao was still a little dazed and didn't know what he was thinking. He hurriedly waved his hands to explain, "Sister Chang'er, he... he was unlucky. He only stayed with me for two or three days before you educated him. I didn't give him anything!"
“No, Chen Zhao,” Yang Lei reminded him, “You wore this hairpin before. Yang Cheng said it was good, and you were so happy that you gave it to him!”
Chen Zhao slapped his forehead; he did indeed recall such a thing.
Chen Zhao nodded, "Yes, that's right."
Upon hearing this, the students began to discuss it again.
"How did the hairpin that Chen Zhao gave to Yang Cheng end up in Hu Guang's head?"
"Could it be that Hu Guang stole Yang Cheng's hairpin?"
"No, the two of them have always had a good relationship. It was probably Yang Cheng who gave it to them!"
"Using someone else's flowers to present to Buddha, Yang Cheng really knows how to play the game!"
"Perhaps they need something from someone?"
Lin Chang'er curved her lips into a smile. Sometimes, a naive and innocent girl can be a mouthpiece.
But Chen Zhao and Lin Chang'er looked at him with unfathomable eyes. This was indeed the landlord's foolish son.
Lin Chang'er even figured out why Yang Cheng had set up the scheme to frame Li Xun and Gu Ziyan.
Lin Chang'er then looked at Hu Guang, "What do you say?"
Hu Guang was shocked. He never expected that his classmates, with whom he spent every day, hadn't noticed anything amiss, but this young woman had discovered it first.
Hu Guang loosely clenched his fists, beads of sweat already forming on his forehead, and he secretly glanced at Yang Cheng out of the corner of his eye.
Yang Cheng, whose mouth was covered the whole time, also opened his eyes wide, his eyes filled with panic. He shook his head at him, as if to say, "As long as you don't admit it, and I don't admit it, they can't do anything to us."
Lin Chang'er's gaze darted between the two men before finally settling on Hu Guang. "Student Hu, I'm asking you a question!"
Hu Guang snapped out of his daze. "What?"
The Master asked with displeasure, "Where did you get the hairpin you're wearing in your hair?"
Hu Guang took a deep breath, "Yes, yes..."
Seeing that he couldn't answer, Lin Chang'er continued, "This hairpin isn't cheap; it must cost at least..."
“50 taels!” Chen Zhao said, “This is a piece of jade that my uncle bought back from the border region. He said it was the lowest quality in that batch, almost flawed, which is why it’s so cheap.”
The students present all gasped in astonishment. The lowest-paid student would casually give 50 taels of silver. No wonder Yang Cheng was willing to be Chen Zhao's follower.
Lin Chang'er pursed her lips. "Fifty taels is enough for an ordinary family to live on for several years. Hu Guang, don't tell me that Yang Cheng just gave you the hairpin on a whim!"
Hu Guang's forehead was covered in even more sweat, his fingers were clenched tightly, and his gaze kept turning towards Yang Cheng.
Unfortunately, Yang Cheng's mouth was gagged, and he could only shake his head, unable to offer any support.
"Hu Guang!" the teacher said impatiently, "Tell me at once where this hairpin came from."
Hu Guang glanced at the teacher, then at Lin Chang'er, then at the dark-faced Headmaster Chen, and at the students who were eyeing him menacingly. A bead of cold sweat involuntarily trickled down his forehead.
Suddenly his legs gave way and he fell to the ground.
Headmaster Chen and the Master exchanged a glance, understanding each other perfectly.
Headmaster Chen cleared his throat and announced, "The matter of Li Xun and Gu Ziyan from Yunhai Academy stealing exam papers and cheating is purely a misunderstanding."
"The hidden reasons behind this matter will be investigated separately by the headmaster and the other masters."
"You may all disperse!"
The students who had come to petition looked at each other and then left in small groups.
Li Xun and Gu Ziyan also bowed to Headmaster Chen and the Master, seemingly accepting the outcome.
Lin Chang'er frowned, "I am not convinced by Headmaster Chen's decision."
Headmaster Chen frowned. "How can I not accept this?"
Lin Chang'er said, "As the headmaster of Yunhai Academy, Headmaster Chen is in charge of all the daily affairs of Yunhai Academy."
"All the students who see you will respectfully bow to you and call you Headmaster."
"But Headmaster Chen, when the students were wronged and suffered injustice, you did not investigate the reasons for their suffering or clear their names."
"The truth is right before our eyes, yet you choose to smooth things over. Don't accuse me of conspiracy theories; after we leave this academy today, will Headmaster Chen really investigate this matter to the end?"
No, for the sake of Yunhai Academy's reputation, he will definitely choose to keep quiet. Scholars value their reputation above all else, and he will never let anyone know that Yunhai Academy has been involved in the theft of exam papers and the framing of others.
Headmaster Chen's face turned pale. "You..."
The teacher stepped forward and said, “Miss Lin, the academy has its own code of conduct. Why do you have to force me?”
"Just now, when many students were petitioning, the headmaster hid Li Xun and Gu Ziyan in the courtyard to save them from the embarrassment of a direct confrontation."
"now……"
He glanced at Yang Cheng, whose mouth was still covered, and Hu Guang, who was slumped on the ground.
"Although they both made mistakes, they had studied hard for many years. Miss Lin, you are not the headmaster, how can you understand the headmaster's deep love and care for his juniors?"
Lin Chang'er scoffed, "Chen Shanzhang did not push my two cousins out, but they were innocent. Why should they have to bear this?"
"May I ask, if I hadn't happened to be in town today, would my two cousins have had to bear the stigma of cheating and fraud for the rest of their lives?"
He shook his head. "The injustice goes unaddressed while the wicked are protected. This is not genuine care and protection; it is condoning evil!"
"Do not refrain from doing good because it is small, nor do evil because it is small. If you were in a different position, and you were the one being wronged today, would you be willing to let the academy handle it this way?"
Headmaster Chen's face was grim, and he remained silent throughout.
Lin Chang'er knew that no matter how much she said, she couldn't wake up the person who was pretending to be asleep. Li Xun and Gu Ziyan also had to continue their studies at the academy.
As for Yang Cheng and Hu Guang, they could easily be taught a lesson once they left the academy.
He subtly curled his lips and curtsied, saying, "What I have said above are all my personal thoughts and have nothing to do with my two elder brothers. I hope that Headmaster Chen and Master will not take my sincere care for granted."
After saying that, she pulled the shoe out of Yang Cheng's mouth, squatted down to put it on the little goldfish, but then suddenly remembered something and casually threw it into the trash can next to her. "It's dirty, don't take it anymore, little goldfish, we'll go to the street to buy a new pair later."
The little goldfish still rested its tiny feet on its other foot, nodded with a smile, and said, "Okay!"
Liu Zi came over and squatted down in front of him. "Come on, Uncle Liu Zi will carry you!"
He Fei refused and quickly pushed past Liu Zi, saying, "I'm strong, I'll carry you!"
The little goldfish smiled at Lin Chang'er, who nodded to him and climbed onto He Fei's back. "Uncle Liu, we live under the same roof, so please carry me again next time!"
Liu Zi chuckled, feeling relieved.
As Lin Chang'er and her group arrived at the academy gate, Li Xun, Gu Ziyan, and Chen Zhao hurriedly caught up with them...