The oppressive aura emanating from that instant made Veso and the others no longer dare to stay around Zaun, and they all scurried to the side.
Zu An cursed him inwardly for being disloyal, but calmly looked back at him: "It was Yang Wei who deliberately targeted me. He was the one who proposed this bet. How did it become me causing trouble?"
"Have you forgotten our school rules? The most important rule is to respect teachers. No matter how capable a person is, if they don't respect their teachers, they will often become a great scourge after leaving the academy," Rude said with a serious expression.
"Director, I don't like what you're saying. The premise of respecting teachers is that teachers must be role models. Do those who deliberately target and suppress students because of some personal desire deserve to be called teachers?" Zu An frowned.
"But he is still your teacher! Even if he has any problems, it should be handled by our school. How can we allow a student like you to act on your own?" Seeing that he dared to talk back, Rude snorted heavily.
“There was no private action involved. Our bet was made in accordance with the principles of fairness, impartiality, and openness. Everyone present can testify to that.” Zu An pointed to the people around him. “Moreover, Teacher Shang was a notary whom Yang Wei and I invited.”
Shang Liuyu nodded: "That's right, Teacher Yang also agreed to this, and I was also invited to be a witness."
"Teacher Shang, don't be fooled by this guy," Lu De smiled at Shang Liuyu, then turned stern to Zu An. "You really haven't changed your gambling ways. One of our school's ten rules is that gambling is prohibited. A few days ago, you openly went to the Silver Hook Gambling House to gamble, causing a huge uproar and bringing a very bad influence to our school. I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and today you're openly gambling against a teacher at school? Hmph, our school dares not keep someone like you. Go back to the Chu Mansion."
Upon hearing his words, the people around him were in an uproar. No one had expected Rude to give such a severe punishment, expelling him from school outright.
Given Rudd's abilities and his status at the academy, no one would doubt that he could do it.
Hiding in the crowd, Hong Xingying sneered inwardly. As the saying goes, a petty person becomes arrogant when they get ahead. Now they've finally gotten their comeuppance, haven't they? Being expelled from the academy is such a disgrace. The Chu family values its reputation the most. The master and mistress will definitely not let you off the hook.
Two days ago, his father specifically sought him out and gave him a warning. In order not to put his father in a difficult position, he has now learned to be more shrewd and no longer confronts his father directly. Instead, he focuses his main energy on cultivating and improving himself.
While I was cultivating today, I suddenly heard a commotion over here. Everyone ran over to see what was going on, and I followed out of curiosity. But when I saw Zu An stealing the spotlight, I felt like I had eaten shit. Just as I was about to leave, I saw this dramatic change, and I was extremely pleased. I decided that I must add two dishes to the cafeteria at noon today to celebrate.
Yuan Wendong, on the other side, shared the same sentiment. Over the years, he had been so spirited and dazzling in the academy. He had just broken through to the fifth rank and was about to make a name for himself when he was defeated by Zu An.
Actually, he wouldn't have reacted so strongly if he had lost to a master, but the humiliation of being defeated by a good-for-nothing he had always looked down on was worse than being killed.
Just as he arrived, he saw Zu An showing off again. He was so angry that he wanted to go out and teach him a lesson, but then he noticed that Pei Mianman was also mixed in with the crowd. Thinking of that crushing defeat, he could easily imagine that if he went to find Zu An, that shameless guy would definitely come to eat his money openly again. So he had no choice but to stop in his tracks.
He was feeling sullen when Rude's appearance turned the tide, instantly dispelling his gloom.
Seeing the scattered anger levels from Hong Xingying and Yuan Wendong transmitted from backstage, Zu An thought to himself that these guys were truly persistent. However, he didn't have time to deal with them now. Just as he was about to answer Lu De's question, Chu Huanzhao jumped out first:
"Director, you've gone too far! You're expelling my brother-in-law just for this? He didn't gamble at school, and besides, is what he did with that math teacher even gambling? This agreement was proposed by that guy surnamed Li, so why aren't you punishing him?"
Seeing her face turn red with anger, Zu'an couldn't help but secretly give her a thumbs up. It was his sister-in-law who knew how to care for her brother-in-law. Those seven lashes of the whip that made him howl in pain weren't for nothing.
Rude said calmly, "Yang Wei is a teacher, yet he gambled with his students in private. He is hereby expelled from Mingyue Academy. What else do you have to say?"
Upon hearing this news, the classroom erupted in chaos again. Although Yang Wei had previously stated in the bet that the loser would automatically leave the academy, it was merely a verbal agreement. If he were shameless enough, he could have stayed. However, now that the academy had expelled him, the situation was completely different. Yang Wei could not only not return, but he would also likely never be hired as a teacher by academies in other counties.
Before Chu could say anything more, Lu De glanced at her and said, "Speaking of which, Miss Chu, I haven't settled the score with you yet for the time you conspired with others to cheat me at the school gate."
When he stared at her with his eagle-like eyes, Chu Huanzhao immediately felt guilty. After all, she was still young, so she didn't dare to say anything.
Zuan suddenly realized why he always felt that this guy was deliberately targeting him. It turned out to be because of that incident. But wasn't that a bit too petty?
At this moment, Shang Liuyu spoke up, his expression somewhat cold: "According to the director's idea, shouldn't I, who acted as a witness for their bet, also be punished?"
"Teacher Shang, you're too kind. You're only doing this out of good intentions to uphold fairness, so naturally you're not included." When Lu De looked at her, he tried his best to smile, but with the few strands of hair he stubbornly kept on his head, his appearance was really not flattering.
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