Luo Yong roared, "Son of a bitch, you're recklessly endangering people's lives! I'm going to report you to the disciplinary department!"
A helpless female voice came through the terminal, "Principal Luo, this is an order from Director Chen..."
"Chen Fei is a fucking piece of shit! Just give me a chance, and I'll crush his balls one day!
"Cowardly beast! Still a deputy director, my fucking ass..."
Wang Weiguo hurriedly put down his pen, stepped forward, and took the already disconnected terminal to continuously appease:
"What's going on, why are you so angry? What did they say above?"
Luo Yong looked like he was about to vomit blood from fury, "They said there's no evidence, so they won't accept it! The Demon Realm trial plan has been officially issued, and it must be carried out!
"For safety considerations, based on the scores of the Martial Arts Grand Exam, we can reconsider the number and list of students entering the Demon Realm trial.
"I could have accepted that, but that fucking thing actually said to observe the Demon Clan's movements during this period!
"Isn't this just using the good students of First Middle School as bait?
"Are these words and actions of a human being?
"And they fucking tell me, if the students have an accident, I'm the primary person responsible and will bear the main responsibility!
"Fuck responsibility! Just open their fucking mouth, and the blame is thrown my way first?
"I'm going to report this son of a bitch to the higher-level discipline department right now!"
Hearing this, Wang Weiguo's expression turned extremely sour, "Is this goddamn idea from that Chen Fei?
"Unscrupulous, how can the Alliance let such a person hold a high position!"
Luo Yong cursed with a gloomy face, "Who knows which committee member he sold his ass to in exchange for that damn half-seat, ingratiating with superiors while bullying subordinates!
"Just wait, next time I'll pluck his bird and feed it to the dogs!"
After saying this, he took a deep breath, trying to calm his surging emotions:
"Since the orders have been officially issued, there's no room for negotiation.
"Without anyone from the upper ranks calling a halt, even if the disciplinary department intervenes, this matter is bound to happen!
"Let the students prepare well during this time!
"I'll think of any possible methods to ensure the students return safely."
Having said that, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse again, "Chen Fei, that old dog!"
Wang Weiguo was silent for a long time before sighing, "I suggest we can start preparing earlier, but let's not rush to announce the news.
"Under the pretext of resisting another invasion by demons, let's properly train their combat abilities!
"When the time comes, we'll assess their strength, and if they truly don't meet the standards, we'd rather face disobedience than go through with it."
But in his mind he thought, 'Xiao Feng doesn't want to go to the Demon Realm, but if his grades are decent, there's a high chance he'll be selected for the mission.
'At the same time, he wants to go to a good university, and the higher his ranking, the better, which is difficult.
'This bastard Chen Fei, is he using the university spots to force students to become bait!'
'I need to talk to him about this news later...'
Just as he was thinking, a teacher suddenly came in through the door, frantic, "Principal Luo... and Director Wang is here too, thank goodness!
"The parents of the students victimized by the demon invasion have gathered at the school gate..."
Luo Yong and Wang Weiguo's expressions changed and they immediately went out to deal with it.
After half a day of exhausting work, Wang Weiguo dragged his fatigued body back home.
Reassuring the wailing and howling parents left him physically and mentally drained, and momentarily bewildered:
'Seems like there's something I forgot to do, what was it?
'Forget it, it's probably not a big deal, I'll just get some sleep for now...'
"..."
...
In the following three days, Luo Yong and Wang Weiguo, along with a few other department heads, stayed busy handling the aftermath for the students killed in battle, completely harassed and overwhelmed.
That day, the recovered Chu Feng and Wang Erbao found the haggard Wang Weiguo.
At that moment, he was cooped up in the office, slouching with a sour expression on his face as he wrote a self-critique.
The students' parents possessed considerable influence and had directly escalated the matter of the students' deaths in battle to the upper echelons of the Academy Alliance.
Although the invasion by the Demons was not the responsibility of No.1 Middle School, but that of the Ninghe City security department and the Demon Extermination Army, who failed to take adequate precautions,
the fact that students died tragically on campus meant No.1 Middle School couldn't evade its share of the blame.
As some parents put it, "If my child dies at school, the school should be held accountable!
"How could you not protect my child?"
Moreover, the invasion by the Demons was a sudden and malicious incident; no one could have predicted such a tragedy.
The ongoing secret investigation into the Demon Clan's conspiracy continued in the shadows, undisclosed to various powers to prevent the treacherous from passing information to the Demon Clan—
The Demon Clan was adept at scheming and luring people into their plots, quite capable of threatening and enticing humans to become their corrupted spokespeople.
Such human tragedies had never ceased.
This resulted in an inability to release investigative findings about the Demon invasion incident nor to propose any remedial measures that could win public support.
Therefore, many citizens protested at the Ninghe security department, and No.1 Middle School was forced to bear the brunt of the parents' rage.
People like Luo Yong and Wang Weiguo had their fair share of reprimands and lived in a constant state of low spirits.
Seeing the two juniors, Wang Weiguo managed a smile on his face, "Erbao, Xiao Feng, what brings you here?"
Wang Erbao, seeing his uncle force a smile, didn't dare to be presumptuous and spoke cautiously:
"Uncle, didn't you ask me and Chu... Mad Dog Chu... Chu Feng to choose what we wanted and to come find you?"
Wang Weiguo rubbed his temples, "Right, right, I've been so busy these past few days I almost forgot about that.
"It seems the awards are being distributed this afternoon.
"Tell me what you want, and I'll do my best to help you get it, but it can't be too expensive!"
Wang Erbao and Chu Feng exchanged looks, and Wang Erbao spoke first, "Uncle, I want a Secret Technique!"
Wang Weiguo looked at Wang Erbao speechlessly:
"Your father has already procured quite a few Secret Techniques for you; you dismissed them all as underhanded and refused to learn them.
"Why are you asking me for Secret Techniques now?"
Wang Erbao, pointing at Chu Feng, retorted indignantly, "I don't want those trash Secret Techniques that leave you half-paralyzed after using them.
"I want one without side effects, and that can also beat Chu Feng!"
Chu Feng rolled his eyes, gave Erbao a light kick, and dodged his retaliation.
Boy, this young uncle had nothing else on his mind, just fixated on beating him all day.
Watching the two's antics, Wang Weiguo couldn't help but be amused, and his whole demeanor relaxed:
"A powerful Secret Technique without side effects, I want one too!"
He threw another question at Wang Erbao, "Anything else you want? Think about it."
Ignoring the disheartened look on the chubby boy, he turned to Chu Feng with a smile, "What about you, what do you want?"
Chu Feng said, "I want a bladed weapon – something good for slashing and thrusting, something long and sturdy!
"After unleashing my Secret Technique, my previous weapons would shatter at a touch."
Wang Weiguo nodded, "That's easy to handle, but such a weapon isn't worth much; it'd be a loss to only ask for that.
"Anything else you'd like?"
After all, the quality of a junior-level weapon really depends on its materials.
Modern tech has produced special metals that could easily meet Chu Feng's requirements, all of which were mass-produced and inexpensive.
Senior Warriors could obtain True Artifacts with various special effects through multiple channels.
Chu Feng suddenly became shy, twisting his hands as he chuckled, "Well, Uncle, that's all I really want.
"Just, those Demons that were killed during the invasion a few days ago, where are they hidden?
"Could you let me go in for a look?"