Gu Cong's expression shifted, revealing unease and inner conflict. Still a child, he couldn't hide his feelings. He stammered, initially unable to speak, but then Teacher Song suddenly shouted, "Speak!"
Instantly, Gu Cong jolted, pointing at Dongdong and yelling, "It was him! He was the one who bullied Rou Rou with me! He even hit me… um, hit me!"
As he spoke, he became guilty, lowering his head and avoiding eye contact.
Dongdong angrily pointed at Gu Cong: "You're lying! Teacher said you shouldn't lie! Why are you lying?" His unintentional remark caused Teacher Song's face to flush, and her eyes darted away.
However, this teacher, Ms. Song, was quite thick-skinned. She quickly regained her composure, slammed her hand on the podium, and pointed a finger at Dongdong, saying, "Li Dongdong, what kind of attitude is this? You did something wrong and won't admit it. Gu Cong pointed out your mistake, and you even turned around and accused him? What kind of upbringing did your parents give you?"
Then, she gave Lu Chen and Dong Qingqing a cold look, a smug smirk on her face, and said, "There's more than one witness. Rou Rou, stand up and tell me what exactly happened."
A thin, pretty little girl stood up timidly, her expression similar to Gu Cong's. She weakly said, "T-Teacher, Li Dongdong and Gu Cong took my eraser, and Li Dongdong hit Gu Cong..."
As she spoke, she glanced anxiously at Dongdong, her eyes filled with guilt.
Ms. Song became even more smug and suddenly blurted out, "Anyone who saw Li Dongdong hit Gu Cong, raise your hand!"
In a flash, almost every child in the room raised their hand.
Teacher Song turned to Dong Qingqing, her face contorting with pain. "See? See? Li Dongdong's parents! As his teacher, I'm heartbroken! Li Dongdong used to be a good child, but now he's like this. Your divorce must have a huge impact on him, right?"
"What pains me most is that my child is dishonest, twisting the truth, and you're all blaming me, saying I lack professional ethics! How can you live with yourselves?"
She was on the verge of tears.
Dong Qingqing's face turned deathly pale, clutching Dongdong's hand tightly. She could tell Teacher Song was being fake, but she didn't know how to refute her. Lu Chen, on the other hand, smirked. This Teacher Song was such a good actress! Her conscience had completely vanished; she was teaching so many students to do such despicable things!
"But perhaps you can protect others, but if you run into me, I'll show you what I'm capable of!" Thinking this, Lu Chen decided to unleash his full power and teach this Teacher Song a lesson.
He took two steps towards the classroom, looking at the students who all seemed anxious and uneasy. Finally, he looked at the little girl, Nie Rou, and said in a low voice, "Rou Rou, right? Do you think your behavior is appropriate? Dong Dong was trying to help you avoid being bullied, and he even got hit by Gu Cong for it. And you just let the teacher manipulate you and frame someone who saved you?"
"And you children, you're gradually becoming more sensible. You can distinguish whether what the teacher does is right or wrong. Do you feel at ease following the teacher in framing your righteous classmates? Huh? If this continues, who will dare to stand up for you when you're bullied in the future? Even Ultraman won't dare to fight monsters, right?"
His words made the children lower their heads in shame.
Nie Rou burst into tears, and Gu Cong bit his lower lip tightly.
The children all felt the immense pressure emanating from Lu Chen, a suffocating sensation. Moreover, they all agreed that this uncle was right; they shouldn't have acted this way—how could they help their teacher bully their classmates?
Of course, Lu Chen's words only accounted for about 20% of the power; the remaining 80% came from his subtly emanating divine power, subtly guiding the children's minds and making them realize their mistakes.
"Nonsense!" Teacher Song realized something was amiss. "Nonsense!"
Lu Chen glanced at her with a cold smile, his tone unusually indifferent. "It's not me talking nonsense, it's you acting recklessly!"
Then, pointing a finger at Teacher Song, he shouted even more icily, "Tell me, do you usually enjoy getting gifts from the children? You accept gifts for every holiday and birthday? When parents come, you hint to them that if they want her to take good care of their children, they have to give her a red envelope? Are you even a teacher? You're not only a disgrace to the teaching profession, you're a disgrace to humanity!"
This time, it was his turn to be heartbroken.
Teacher Song's face turned pale and then red, her lips trembling.
The children stared wide-eyed; it was the first time they'd ever seen their usually fierce Teacher Song so berated like this.
Lu Chen turned to the children, speaking earnestly, "Children, you all know that this Teacher Song often asks you for gifts, right? And your parents have given her red envelopes too, haven't they? Children, your parents have already spent a lot of money to send you here to study. You'll have to go to elementary school, middle school, and university later—how much more will that cost your parents! Your parents work so hard to earn money; it's all hard-earned money!"
His words made the children feel hurt.
Lu Chen then raised his voice even louder, "And all that hard-earned money, besides paying for your education, is used to give Teacher Song red envelopes and gifts. Do you think that's right? Do you think what she's doing is right?"
With this rebuke, his magical powers subtly enveloped them.
The children were all moved. One of them shouted, "No!"
Then, the other children joined in, speaking loudly:
"My dad said last night that sending me here to study will cost almost two thousand yuan a month, and we still have to give Teacher Song gifts, which will cost three to five hundred yuan a month!"
"My mom also said Teacher Song is too much, very greedy, and she's afraid we'll be corrupted under her..."
"Teacher Song is bad! She always makes us give her gifts!"
...
At this moment, the children erupted, revealing their long-suppressed resentment. Although they were only five or six years old, the force they unleashed was astonishing. Looking at Teacher Song, her face turned deathly pale.
Then, Nie Rou suddenly ran to Li Dongdong, grabbed his hand, and sobbed uncontrollably, "Dongdong, I'm so sorry! You saved me, and I wronged you! Please forgive me. At most... I'll repay you with my body and be your wife, okay? I'll take good care of you..."
Seeing this, Gu Cong also reluctantly walked over to Li Dongdong and patted him on the shoulder: "Dongdong, you did a great job. It was my fault. I shouldn't have listened to Teacher Song and wronged you. I know Teacher Song did this to you because you didn't give her a birthday present! She's so wrong..."
"Yes, we all know that's how it is!"
"Teacher Song is so wrong!"
"Teacher Song forced us to go after Dongdong. She's... petty and narrow-minded!"
...
The children all stood up, cheering and jeering, some even banging on the table.
Teacher Song roared, "Quiet down! Sit down! Are you trying to rebel? You bunch of little brats, don't you respect me as your teacher anymore? Remember, I'm still your teacher from now on!"
This was practically a threat!
The children were frightened and quickly sat down.
After all, Teacher Song was a formidable person.
Lu Chen stared coldly at Teacher Song: "I reckon you can't stay a teacher anymore!"
Teacher Song's face contorted, and she let out a chilling laugh, gritting her teeth as she whispered, "Kid, you think you can get rid of me? Not so easy! I've been a teacher here for over ten years, and I'm even the principal's cousin! Want to get rid of me? Humph! It's not like you don't have a chance!"
She suddenly pointed northwest, saying sharply, "They're holding a shareholders' meeting in the auditorium over there. Investing one million makes you a small shareholder, three million a second-tier shareholder, five million a first-tier shareholder. Eight million... not only makes you a top-tier shareholder, but you can also become a school board member. As a school board member, you'll have the right to fire me!"
Her tone turned contemptuous: "Go spend eight million to fire me, or shut up here. I bet you can't even afford to be a small shareholder, you little punk!"
Lu Chen scratched his head and chuckled, "Oh ho, so you, this scoundrel teacher, actually have a pair of dog eyes!"
He then looked at Dong Qingqing, "Sister Qingqing, what are you planning to do now?"
Dong Qingqing said, "I want to take Dongdong away. He doesn't need to go to school for a few days; we can play with him. We can skip this kindergarten and find another one."
She looked at Dongdong tenderly, "Okay?"
Dongdong pointed at Lu Chen and said earnestly, "Then I want Uncle to play with me!"
"Okay, okay, Uncle will play with you! We'll ride the roller coaster, the Ferris wheel, go to the wax museum, the ocean park, the zoo! Wherever it's fun, we'll go!"
Lu Chen patted his little head and said with a smile.
Then, he looked at Dong Qingqing: "However, it's not Dongdong who's leaving, it's this Teacher Song!"
"Pah! What makes you think you can make me leave?" Teacher Song retorted fiercely. "Besides, Dongdong can't be taken away by you either. Ms. Dong, although Dongdong is your son, his legal guardian isn't you, it's his father. If Dongdong is taken away by you, how am I supposed to explain it to his father?"
As she spoke, a smug look appeared on her face.
Lu Chen said calmly, "I'll call Dongdong's father and have him talk to you, okay?"
Teacher Song smiled sinisterly: "You think Dongdong's father is so easy to talk to? He's a very fierce person. And I don't think your relationship with Ms. Dong is simple, is it? I advise you not to make that call, lest he come and beat you up! However, I'd be happy to call an ambulance for you..."
This Teacher Song is definitely not suited to be a teacher; she's more suited to being a shrew, so sharp-tongued.
While she was rambling on, Lu Chen had already taken out his phone, asked Dong Qingqing for her number, and dialed it.
A short while later, a lazy voice rang out: "Damn it, who is it?"