Unlike the Babel Tower and the Martial Arts Bureau located in the center of Jingcheng City, the City Lord's Palace of Jingcheng City is located in the relatively quiet North City.
It was already dusk, but the administrative building of the City Lord's Mansion was still brightly lit. When Huang Tao got off the car, he couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene.
Although the city lord of Jingcheng has always kept a low profile and rarely appeared in the public eye, in terms of diligence, he is much better than the previous city lord.
The vigorous and resolute City Lord works overtime every day, and the various departments under the City Lord's Mansion naturally have to work overtime as well. The so-called nine-to-five rule has become a decoration.
After tidying up the still messy clothes and folding up the blood-stained areas on his sleeves, Huang Tao was about to step into the municipal building when his bracelet vibrated rapidly.
He looked down and saw Zhao Hanhai, the grade director of his third year of high school.
After being out for a few days, Huang Tao received a notice as soon as he came back that he was going to attend a meeting of middle school principals in the city hosted by the city lord himself. Seeing that he was almost late, Huang Tao could only hang up the call from Zhao Hanhai, mute his bracelet and enter. Municipal building.
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When Huang Tao walked into the No. 3 conference room on the fifth floor of the municipal government building, seven principals from eight other middle schools had already arrived.
"Old Huang, have you just come back?"
Sitting next to him was Li Ziyan, the principal of No. 2 Middle School whom he knew well. He couldn't help but smile when he saw Huang Tao's weathered look.
"Well, I went to earn some merit, and I was almost late." Huang Tao nodded.
"Earning merit?" Li Ziyan was startled for a moment, then looked shocked, "Is it... that new place?"
"good."
"Hiss, Lao Huang, you are so brave, you dare to join the land reclamation team." Li Ziyan cupped his hands in admiration, and then sighed, "I also received the invitation, but I am still a little timid, mainly because my wife is not allowed to go..."
"How was the harvest?" Li Ziyan asked instead.
"Not bad..." Huang Tao thought for a while and said something in Li Ziyan's ear.
When Li Ziyan heard this, he immediately slapped his thigh in annoyance.
"Damn it, I've suffered a huge loss. It's all because of that stupid bitch at home who stopped me. I won't beat her to death if I look back..."
Huang Tao smiled when he heard this, glanced at the back of the beautiful figure sitting alone in the first row, and changed the subject: "Why is Principal Xu so punctual today?"
"Haha, I'm not afraid of being criticized by the city lord for exploiting the topic."
Li Ziyan said with a gloating smile.
"No. 1 Middle School is known as Jingcheng's education brand. It once suppressed No. 1 Middle School and Experimental Middle School in the provincial capital. In recent years, it has become worse every year. Do you think she can still be as arrogant as before?"
"We in Jingcheng haven't had a top pick in six years, not even a second place pick. As the principal of No. 1 Middle School, she can certainly bear the blame."
"Hey, now many qualified children are more willing to go to the provincial capital to fly high. What do you think is the reason?"
Huang Tao was a little distracted when he heard this. He looked at the slightly lonely figure for a while and then shook his head.
"You can't blame Principal Xu. She has done a lot of things. Wasn't she the one who trained Wang Shuo? At least there is hope of competing for the top spot this year..."
"Old Huang, don't you know yet?" Li Ziyan interrupted Huang Tao with a strange look on his face.
"What?"
"Wang Shuo has given up on taking the exam."
"Why?" Huang Tao was surprised when he heard this.
"I went to Beiwu in advance. It is said that Xu He came to the door twice in person and didn't stop him. He has already left today. This matter even made the city news in the afternoon!" Li Ziyan shook his head and said, his face not looking good.
Although he and Xu He don't deal with each other, in a sense, they are one.
"Why this time?" Huang Tao asked incomprehensibly, "Isn't this matter already concluded before? Wang Shuo also publicly stated that he would bring glory to Jingcheng, why did he change his mind temporarily?"
"I don't know the inside story here. Anyway, some say that Beiwu strongly requested and gave great benefits, and some say that Wang Shuo worshiped a strong man as his teacher in the north... In short, it is a foregone conclusion."
Huang Tao fell silent, feeling a little heavy.
He suddenly understood why the City Lord's Mansion was hosting this meeting at this point.
Wang Shuo can be regarded as a business card of Jingcheng’s education system. With so many media resources over the years, there is no support from the city lord’s palace...
The purpose is to regain the glory that once belonged to Jingcheng's martial arts education.
After the power of role models is catalyzed and fermented in a special way, the power that can burst out is infinite.
Wang Shuo, who was supposed to take the college entrance examination successfully, suddenly gave up his burden at this time. No wonder Xu He's state seemed a little wrong today.
Huang Tao was hesitating whether to step forward to comfort Xu He when the door of the conference room was pushed open and a dark-skinned but dignified middle-aged man strode in.
"City Lord!"
All the principals stood up.
"Everyone is here, take a seat."
Chai Haotian, the current city lord of Jingcheng, nodded slightly and sat down on the main seat first.
Behind him, the secretary and several officials from the education system also came in and took their seats.
"Now that everyone is here, let's have a meeting."
Chai Haotian glanced at the crowd without saying anything nonsense. He first looked at Xu He, who was sitting in the first row.
"First of all, Principal Xu, I need you to give everyone here an explanation. What happened to Wang Shuo?"
Xu He stood up, her face full of mature charm was a little pale, she pursed her lips and said: "I'm sorry, Lord Chai, and everyone, I didn't keep Wang Shuo, he was determined to leave, and he had already taken yesterday's flight. To Beidu..."
"But didn't Wang Shuo sign a corresponding agreement with you? You just let him break the agreement?" Chai Haotian frowned.
"I mentioned the agreement, but Wang Shuo's senior brother said that everything would be fully compensated and no one could change their teacher's decision." Xu He said with a bitter smile.
"Teacher? So, the rumors spread by the outside world are true?" Chai Haotian said thoughtfully, "Who is the teacher he studied under?"
"They didn't say it clearly, but based on my guess, it's probably... Duke Yanshang."
The name that came out of Xu He's mouth stunned everyone.
Chai Haotian frowned even more, but he did not embarrass Xu He any more. He waved his hand for Xu He to sit down.
"Since it was Duke Yanshang who intervened, the so-called agreement does not make much sense."
Chai Haotian shook his head, "Let's not worry about this anymore. Now let's talk about what to do next, or to be more precise, what to do about this year's college entrance examination?"
Sure enough, this was the real purpose of Chai Haotian's meeting today. After all, the fact that Wang Shuo left cannot be changed. It is not Chai Haotian's style to criticize the past.
But, what if it was predicted in advance?
"This year's early admissions by major top universities caught us off guard. Top talents have almost been poached. Now I'm afraid it will be difficult to find another student who is qualified to compete for the top spot..."
As soon as Li Ziyan was halfway through speaking, Chai Haotian raised his hand to stop him.
Chai Haotian glanced at everyone with an expressionless expression. After a long time, he slowly spoke:
"You are much more optimistic than I thought, but I hope everyone can be more clear-headed. It is no longer the so-called top pick or not, but the second round of early admissions for top universities this year. It is very likely that Just skip Jingcheng!"
"Have you...ever thought about the seriousness behind this matter?"
The scene was quiet at first, but everyone here was not stupid. They quickly figured out the meaning of Chai Haotian's words, and their expressions changed.
