Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
At noon that day, under escort of a prison carriage and a large contingent of soldiers, Qin Ming was brought to the southeastern market.
This was the execution ground where the empire dealt with the most heinous criminals. Seeing such a scene, the common people gathered in large numbers to watch.
On the execution platform, Qin Ming was forced to kneel, held down by two burly men gripping his shoulders.
Prince Xue Xing, acting as the presiding judge, read out his charges.
At this point, how could Qin Ming still not understand his situation?
He immediately cried out in injustice, trying to delay time.
As long as he could stall through the day, he believed the three Education Committee members would come to save him.
Besides, he had never actually delivered academy cultivation resources to Shrek Academy.
At most, he had only prepared to do so, planning to hand them over after Shrek Academy arrived.
"I have never done such a thing! This is completely false accusation!"
Xue Xing was not angered. He simply placed the testimony in front of Qin Ming.
"Do you recognize Ma Hongjun? Do you recognize Dai Mubai?"
"Look at the signatures and fingerprints here. Are they theirs or not?"
Qin Ming had only met those two briefly and only knew their names. How could he possibly recognize their handwriting or fingerprints?
Being framed by people from his own academy, Qin Ming widened his eyes in disbelief.
Yet he did not think the evidence was fake.
Flender, for the sake of money, would do anything. Falsifying testimony was entirely possible.
Qin Ming felt his heart shatter.
He could not help but scream inwardly.
He had worked tirelessly for Shrek Academy, only to be betrayed in return!
He hated it. If he had known Flender was still that kind of person, he would never have gotten involved with them.
On the contrary, if he had stepped in to protect Dugu Yan and the others that day, he might have earned Dugu Bo's favor and enjoyed a far smoother future in official circles.
Unfortunately, the world may give people time to regret, but it never gives them a chance to redo their choices.
Qin Ming's face turned ashen as he collapsed to the ground.
Xue Xing sneered.
"Selling imperial property, this crime alone is unforgivable!"
"However, you are guilty of more than that. Bring forth the witnesses."
Dugu Yan had been waiting nearby for a long time. At the order, officials immediately brought her onto the execution platform.
Below the stage, Wu Qi and the others had also come to watch the spectacle.
Changkong snorted.
"It's too easy on him. With so many charges, he only gets to die once."
Dugu Yan's testimony served as proof of Qin Ming's collusion with Shrek Academy.
In addition to her, Yu Feng and the others were also brought forward as supporting witnesses.
As for Qin Ming, he was still trapped in the agony of being betrayed by Shrek Academy, unable to pull himself out.
Once the charges were read, many spectators threw rotten vegetables and foul eggs at him.
"Scum of the education world! Just die already!"
Many parents among the crowd cursed angrily.
After all, if their own children encountered such a teacher, they would have no way to deal with him through their connections.
Most people hoped that Qin Ming's death would serve as a warning to other teachers, ensuring their children would not be bullied.
"The time has come. Execute him!"
Qin Ming's crimes were so severe that only a thousand cuts could satisfy public anger.
The executioner, with a sinister expression, removed a bundle from behind him and unfolded it, revealing a set of terrifying blades.
Most of them still bore dark, dried blood stains.
The first cut fell.
A piece of flesh dropped into the basket, and the intense pain jolted Qin Ming back to awareness. A piercing scream erupted from his throat.
He begged for mercy continuously, insisting that he had been wronged.
The scene was too bloody. For mental well-being, Wu Qi and the others left early.
However, one thing was certain, Qin Ming would be reduced to dust and ashes.
As they left the execution ground, Wu Qi noticed the three Education Committee members standing among the crowd, their moods low and heavy.
To them, Qin Ming was like their own student, almost like a child. Watching him suffer such a brutal execution naturally left them in pain.
At the same time, far away in Silves City, the Shrek Academy group suddenly felt an inexplicable unease.
This feeling had appeared before in Tang San, but now everyone felt it at the same time, making them uneasy.
"Teacher, Dean, let me check everyone's condition carefully," Tang San said with a dark expression.
Flender was confused.
"What's going on? Why is everyone feeling this way at the same time?"
Yu Xiaogang frowned.
"Xiao San, did you discover something? Or have we been poisoned?"
Tang San shook his head.
He also could not explain this matter.
"Before this, I had experienced similar episodes of heartache a few times. The feeling just now was exactly the same as before, and now everyone is experiencing it at once. I don't think it's that simple."
"It sounds a bit mystical, but I feel like we may have lost something very important."
Looking back at the previous two times, Tang San also felt as if something had been taken away from them, but after carefully checking, there was no actual loss.
In short, he himself could not explain it.
Yu Xiaogang, being extremely cautious about his own life, immediately asked Tang San to examine him first.
About five minutes later, Tang San shook his head again.
"Teacher, your pulse is slightly weaker than an ordinary person's. It's likely due to age. It has nothing to do with the heartache."
Flender waved his hand.
"Alright, stop scaring yourselves. It's probably just a sudden change in airflow or some normal physiological reaction."
"Right now, the Shrek team has already achieved 25 consecutive wins. Five more matches and you will complete the training task set by the Grandmaster."
"Next, I want all of you to take every match seriously and strive for a perfect winning streak."
"Don't forget Xiao Ming is still waiting for us in Heaven Dou City. Everyone must put on a brilliant performance and live up to his expectations! More importantly, only then can we gain more recognition and resources when we enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the future."
Ma Hongjun couldn't help but complain.
"The cultivation resources Senior Qing Ming sent back before didn't help us much at all. I don't know why he even bothered sending them."
Those resources Qin Ming had "sent" were of little help to the Shrek Six Monsters in the end, and were all given to Yu Xiaogang in hopes of breaking through the Level 30 bottleneck.
As for the result, Yu Xiaogang's cultivation remained completely unchanged.
Having spoken carelessly in a brothel district, Ma Hongjun did not take it seriously.
After all, very few people knew them there, so it didn't matter if it was exposed.
Of course, they could never have imagined that this incident had become the final straw that broke Qin Ming.
Flender snorted and kicked him.
"Ma Hongjun, Xiao Ming sending resources is out of goodwill, not obligation. And you still dare to complain?"
Later that day.
Just as the three Education Committee members returned to the academy, Wu Qi and the others immediately headed to the Education Committee office.
Although the three had been dismissed, they were still responsible for academy management until the handover was completed.
Seeing their arrival, Meng Shenji immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Three Education Committee members, during this period, we are very grateful for your care and support of us and the academy."
"But unfortunately, the academy no longer needs us. Staying any longer would be meaningless. This is our withdrawal application. We hope you can approve it."
Meng Shenji and the others were instantly filled with regret and slapped their thighs in frustration.
Only now did they realize the truth.
It was Wu Qi and the others who had given the academy its confidence, not the academy's own strength.
Once they left, the overall competitiveness of Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the tournament would inevitably collapse.
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