Prinсipаl Gаo’s еyеs werе filled with genuine confusiоn.
Gu An’an’s еyеlashes fluttered slightly. Naturally, she cоuldn’t say it wаs beсause shе роssessеd а sуstem.
Shе glancеd аrоund thе scene and сhanged thе subjесt:
“Prinсipal Gaо, let’s dеаl with thе mаtter аt hand first.”
“Right, right.”
Prinсipаl Gao snаppеd bаck to rеаlitу. Тhere was still an unrеsоlved issue to handle.
Thе sоoner he dеаlt with it, the sооner hе cоuld visit his wifе in the hоspital.
However, his gaze shifted between Gu An’an and Huang Ruoyun.
Originally, he intended to have the two of them go to the office for a detailed discussion to clarify things. Classes were about to start, and it wouldn’t be good to cause a commotion here.
But, but—Gu An’an had just saved his grandson.
Although he didn’t know where she got the information, if his grandson had really been kidnapped and never found, he and his wife might not have been able to go on living.
Given that, what harm was there in doing Gu An’an a favor?
With that thought, Principal Gao quickly made a decision.
“Classes are about to start. Let’s resolve this matter quickly right here.”
“An’an, you tell us. What did the surveillance footage and voice recorder capture? Play it for everyone to see.”
“Alright.”
Gu An’an was decisive.
She glanced at Zhao Xi’s pale face, took out her phone from her pants pocket, and Principal Gao’s eyebrows twitched repeatedly at the sight, but he held back.
Gu An’an tapped on her phone screen a few times, and soon, a video was sent to the class group chat.
Immediately after, Gu An’an spoke:
“Since transferring to Class One recently, I thought we could all get along well as classmates.”
“But strange things kept appearing in my desk drawer, so I bought a surveillance camera and placed it inside to see who was being so petty.”
As she spoke, Gu An’an scanned the classroom, and those she looked at quickly lowered their heads, not daring to meet her gaze.
Principal Gao snorted coldly:
“Hmph!”
“Huang Ruoyun, how are you managing this class? Instead of caring for classmates and focusing on studies,”
“You’re encouraging petty tricks.”
As Principal Gao’s judgment fell, many faces in the room turned pale.
“An’an, continue.”
“Alright.”
Gu An’an nodded in response.
“Right after the second class ended today, I went to the playground.”
“But when I returned, Zhao Xi said the class funds were missing and insisted on searching my desk.”
“When I refused, she outright accused me of being the thief and actually found the missing class funds in my drawer.”
“This is strange. I placed a surveillance camera in my drawer—it’s not like I’d record myself stealing money for fun. This can only mean the thief is someone else.”
“What’s even more surprising is that Teacher Huang, before I even mentioned having surveillance footage, also declared me the thief and wanted to expel me from Nan City No. 1 High School.”
“After I mentioned the surveillance footage, not only did she try to snatch it from me, but she also threatened to give me a disciplinary record for disrespecting a teacher.”
“Principal Gao,” Gu An’an’s dark eyes stared at him intently, “do you think a teacher like Huang Ruoyun is fit to be an educator?”
“Can a teacher with poor character nurture good students?”
“We must be careful—when the upper beam is crooked, the lower ones will follow.”
“Moreover,” Gu An’an sneered at this point, “my surveillance footage is automatically uploaded to the cloud in real-time. What does it matter if it’s taken away?”
“The account and password are known only to me. As long as I log in, I can still see everything that happened today.”
This matter could not be resolved peacefully.
Principal Gao’s heart sank as he understood what Gu An’an meant.
But if what Gu An’an said was true, someone like Huang Ruoyun was indeed unfit to remain a teacher.
He extended his hand, gesturing, “Let me see the surveillance footage.”
Gu An’an naturally had no objections and handed it over openly and confidently.
Principal Gao carefully reviewed the footage from start to finish—from Zhao Xi secretly placing the class funds in Gu An’an’s desk, to falsely accusing her, and the subsequent reversal after Huang Ruoyun arrived.
His brow furrowed deeply, and he immediately assured her:
“An’an, rest assured, you are the absolute victim in this incident. The school will handle it with the utmost seriousness and severity.”
Even without considering the fact that Gu An’an had saved his grandson’s life.
Even if this were an ordinary student facing such a situation, he would still handle it seriously.
After speaking, he turned to Huang Ruoyun, his gaze filled with coldness, and said:
“Huang Ruoyun, as of now, you are dismissed.”
“Go to the academic affairs office later to complete the necessary procedures.”
“As for you,” Principal Gao turned to Zhao Xi, whose face had now turned completely pale.
She hadn’t expected Gu An’an to actually have surveillance footage, capturing the entire process of her framing and incrimination.
The disdainful glances from the surrounding classmates only added to Zhao Xi’s breakdown.
Meanwhile, Principal Gao was still deliberating on how to handle Zhao Xi’s situation.
Her obvious targeting of Gu An’an, coupled with the fact that Gu An’an had just saved his grandson’s life, meant he had to consider Gu An’an’s perspective.
Gu An’an didn’t keep him waiting long. She tapped twice on her voice recorder and phone.
The next moment,
A familiar female voice rang out.
[“If I didn’t steal it, what will you do?”]
[“Hah!”]
[“If you didn’t steal it and I falsely accused you, I’ll voluntarily withdraw from school.”]
Every word spoken was Zhao Xi’s own—no one had wronged her.
After playing the recording, Gu An’an stopped it and looked at Principal Gao, waiting for his response.
Principal Gao found this both amusing and exasperating. However, since Zhao Xi had spoken these words herself, he saw no reason not to enforce them.
He nodded. “Very well. Since Zhao Xi said it herself, she must keep her word.”
“You can go with Huang Ruoyun to the academic affairs office to complete the withdrawal procedures.”
“Our Nan Cheng No. 1 High School has never had a student like you before.”
It was truly an eye-opener for Principal Gao.
What kind of deep-seated grudge did she hold against Gu An’an to do such a thing?
They were classmates, after all. Moreover, with Gu An’an’s background coming to light, shouldn’t everyone have felt more sympathy for her?
Principal Gao simply couldn’t understand what these people were thinking.
Since that was the case, justice must be served. Zhao Xi had spoken for herself, so he would help her fulfill her words.
He had expected Zhao Xi to accept it calmly, but instead, she completely broke down.
She rushed up to Principal Gao, tears streaming down her face like pear blossoms in the rain:
“Principal, I was wrong. I didn’t mean it—I just acted impulsively in the heat of the moment.”
“There won’t be a next time. Please don’t expel me from school.”
This was just pathetic.
Principal Gao’s face turned cold as he sharply rebuked:
“You’re not admitting you were wrong—you’re just afraid because you know the situation can’t be reversed.”
“What you’re saying is that in a moment of thoughtlessness, you deliberately placed the class funds in An’an’s locker to frame her, and deliberately led all the students to accuse her of being a thief.”
“If An’an hadn’t had the surveillance footage, she would have been expelled from the school.”
“Why didn’t you feel regret earlier? Only now that you’re about to be expelled do you know regret!”