Chapter 31 Locked Incident 3

He was looking down at Zhang Wei, his eyes were cold and slightly puzzled. Zhang Wei was thinking that he was much taller than her even though he was only in the third grade!

"Paris, these three little girls want to see you!" the teacher said, winking at him.

Seeing that he didn't react, Zhang Wei immediately said, "Hello, Paris, my name is Vera. We have something we would like to ask for your help, if you are willing!"

After saying that, she looked at him expectantly. Paris looked at the little girl in front of him who was a head shorter than him. Looking at her skin color and appearance, he felt a sense of familiarity and nodded in agreement.

They took Paris to the small garden next to the teaching building, and Grace whispered to Dora, "Vera and he look so much alike!"

Although the whisper had no effect, everyone heard it.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Paris's face didn't show much expression, and he seemed to be like that usually.

Zhang Wei stopped Dora from asking questions. She knew that Dora wanted to ask about how he was locked up all night, but she thought it would be better to talk about her own experience first.

Paris didn't show any more emotions after listening to this. He just asked, "Do you think Mary deliberately locked you up in the reading room?"

"Yes, I think her disgust towards me is too direct. It's probably not just because of my rude behavior, so I want to ask you if you have had a similar experience." Zhang Wei said frankly.

His eyelashes drooped, and then he said, "Since you found me, you should have heard about it, right? I was indeed locked in the reading room until late at night."

"Meli too?"

"Yes, it was her, but I had never had any contact with her before. Although she did not look at me in a friendly way, I'm used to it."

Although his tone was nonchalant, there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"That day, I was so engrossed in reading that I forgot the time. And then there was the club class. I had been absent before, so no one noticed it in time."

Zhang Wei said hesitantly: "Do you think this could be racial discrimination?"

Dora covered her mouth in surprise, and Paris just nodded slightly: "Maybe"

He didn't seem to care much, so Zhang Wei continued to ask:

"So, is this matter over?"

"The principal's representative came to apologize, saying it was due to management negligence. He waived a year's tuition. What else can be done?"

"Has anyone else been locked up in the reading room before?"

"As far as I know, no, but I advise you not to delve into it. We are already aliens here, so this is nothing. We will encounter many similar things in the future."

Paris left after he finished speaking. Zhang Wei was surprised at his maturity after hearing what he said. To be honest, except for Mary, she had not encountered any direct discrimination here for the time being. Maybe she was just lucky.

Dora said a little disappointedly, "Merry must have done this on purpose. How can we catch her?"

"Unless she does it again?"

Zhang Wei shook her head and said, "She probably won't do it again for now. There probably won't be another Asian student in the school."

Grace expressed her doubts: "Then why does she do this? What benefits can it bring to her?"

Zhang Wei did not answer, but she knew that those self-proclaimed noble white people would not be happy to see other people mixing in with them, so in her eyes, Paris and Zhang Wei were the ugly ducklings that had entered the Swan Lake, and they had to be driven out of Tifield.

It's just that Paris didn't look cowardly, and Zhang Wei was not a pushover, so she failed to get what she wanted.

However, Zhang Wei felt a little uncomfortable having such a potentially malicious person around, and he really had to find something to hold against her.

She didn't tell Dora and the others. She decided to take it slow. If he was a racist, it would be revealed in his words and actions. If that was the case, she needed a recorder...

Then, create an occasion for Mary to let her guard down, and finally provoke her with words, believing that she will be exposed.

This is not an easy task. First, she needs to get a recorder.

But when she asked Betty if there was a recorder at home, she met with Waterloo.

It turned out that she had overestimated the technological level of Country A at that time. It was not yet the year 2000. There were recording equipment available, but they were not portable and most people did not have them at home. Charles Company did have some, but she could not use them.

It seems that she can only avoid the spotlight for the time being. Moreover, this is the second time such a thing has happened. She doesn't believe that the principal, Mrs. Lope, will not be able to notice it at all. If something happens to the students, she will not be able to escape responsibility.

Sure enough, less than a week later, the school got a new librarian. She was older, wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and looked like a gentle and kind lady.

Although this matter disappeared without a trace, her relationship with Namir was restored, thanks to Emma's advice. So every time after class, Namir would check to see if Zhang Wei was still there.

The classmates finally found out that Vera Wilson and Namiel Wilson were from the same family.

Dora didn't like Namire very much: "I don't like boys who look down on girls, Vera. I won't accept Namire because of you."

Zhang Wei immediately agreed: "Yes, he can be a bit annoying sometimes. You can stick to your own opinion and just be my friend."

Zhang Wei likes this little girl more and more, who is sometimes irritable and sometimes cold, more mature than her peers and loves to stand up for the weak.

Dora also invited her to her house to practice the flute on the weekend. In the evening, Dora's mother formally called Emma and sent the family car to pick up Zhang Wei after lunch on Saturday.

This was also Zhang Wei's first time visiting someone else's home alone. To be honest, she was a little excited. She also wanted to know what kind of environment ordinary girls from Country A grew up in.

To show solemnity, Zhang Wei put on a little dress and Betty pinned a crystal hairpin on her. Then she picked up the somewhat heavy flute case and got into Dora's car.

When I got on the bus, I realized that Dora's house and Wilson's house were in the same block. It was a little farther than the journey to school, but it only took about ten minutes.

Dora's house and Wilson's house are very different in appearance. Wilson's house looks very British in style, which is related to the fact that they are British immigrants.

Dora's house looked more like an urban villa that Zhang Wei had seen before. It looked very modern, with an open-air swimming pool in the front yard, giving it a holiday feel.

When she got off the bus, Dora was already waiting at the door. She was wearing a light yellow dress, which made her face blush. She looked much more lively than the somewhat cold little girl in the formal school uniform.

"Welcome, Vera!"