258: Just speak from the heart and be a real man

As a speech concluded, Shui Yuqianxi led the applause, completely unlike her previous polite and distant demeanor towards Xu Xuli.

The smile on her face was also gentle and warm; a beauty's smile often moves people more.

Shui Yuqianxi was greatly anticipating what was about to happen.

Gongye Shiyi, carrying a camera, went to a corner and pulled out a card.

Luo Sha stood in front of him, helping to conceal his movements.

Bow Crossbow F!

Click!

The card was then secretly inserted into the Summoner at his waist.

Machinist's Gun F!

A metallic gleam flashed, and a delicately designed miniature sniper rifle appeared in Gongye Shiyi's hand.

Gongye Shiyi put down the camera, using it as cover, and aimed it, along with himself, at Xu Xuli on the platform.

Then he pulled out another card from the card holder at his waist.

Machinist's Gun F is a long-range weapon summoned by Gongye Shiyi's Machinist armor when a Bow Crossbow F card is inserted.

It resembles a sniper rifle and can attack enemies from a distance.

At the same time, it can adjust the power of its internal bullets and can fire other skill cards like bullets, applying card effects to enemies from afar.

When adjusted to its minimum power, the damage inflicted is roughly equivalent to a mosquito bite.

During this period, Gongye Shiyi had not just been monotonously cultivating his techniques.

Of course, cultivation still occupied most of his time.

However, under Shui Yuqianxi's guidance, he was also developing the armor abilities of the Machinist and learning to use various cards.

He had predecessors, unlike the previous generations who relied on self-learning and exploration.

Potion F.

Looking at the Potion F in his hand, Gongye Shiyi carefully inserted the card into the Machinist's Gun F's magazine.

A faint light flashed, and a green bullet was chambered.

It was the special bullet, Truth Serum Bullet.

Afterward, Gongye Shiyi turned the knob, adjusting the gun's power to the minimum.

The bullet in the chamber also transformed into a barely visible fine needle.

“Next, fellow reporters, you may raise your opinions and questions.”

Xu Xuli smiled as he looked at the reporters below the stage.

Hidden within that humble smile was his pride and disdain.

He looked down on everyone below the stage and enjoyed the feeling of being high above.

To be honest, deep down, he quite enjoyed his time as principal.

He felt like the emperor of the school; every existence within the school was his servant.

He was omnipotent, doing whatever he pleased, and no one could resist.

If these lowly beings, like trash compared to him, dared to resist, he would make their lives worse than death, their families ruined.

Just like Gongye Shiyi.

He had even driven his mother to hang herself, haha, though it was a pity she didn't die in the end.

But causing her mental breakdown was also acceptable.

Next, before stepping down, he would drive that annoying dog, Gongye Shiyi, insane.

Of course, these inner thoughts could absolutely not be spoken aloud.

“Haizhou City Experimental Middle School has always been connected with society, and as principal, I have never evaded or perfunctorily answered any questions.

I will sincerely respond to all inquiries from society and parents.”

“This is my responsibility as principal.

As principal, I will be responsible to the students, the school, the parents, and society.”

“I will counsel students with my heart, and answer with my heart.”

Bang.

A gun sound, as faint as a mosquito's buzz, went unnoticed by anyone; a bullet as fine as a hair accurately struck Xu Xuli's neck with an unperceived trajectory.

Shui Yuqianxi, in the closest viewing seats below the stage, her eyes lit up, sat up straight, and watched the stage motionlessly.

At the same time, she maintained a smile, raised the phone she had already held in her hand, opened the camera, and aimed it at Xu Xuli on the podium.

The smile at the corner of her mouth was utterly irrepressible.

“Answering with your heart, huh.”

“From now on, you are the truest man this mermaid respects.”

Shui Yuqianxi maintained her smile and muttered to herself softly.

Xu Xuli only felt an itch on his neck; to maintain his dignity as principal and an outstanding young man in front of the live broadcast, his expression didn't even fluctuate in the slightest.

Nor did he try to scratch the itch.

“As principal, how do you view managing the school?”

Luo Sha was not the first to be chosen to ask a question.

After all, there were too many reporters below the stage at the moment, and not every reporter was qualified to ask a question.

They were often selected from among the reporters, and then questions were asked.

After all, it was a live broadcast, and it was very likely that the questions had been prepared in advance.

However…

Neither Shui Yuqianxi, Gongye Shiyi, nor Luo Sha were worried at all at this moment.

Because after this statement, no one else would interrupt.

“Managing the school?”

“As the incredibly noble emperor, the entire school is my palace!”

“All teachers are my servants, and students are my slaves!”

“I do whatever I want; it's their good fortune that those lowly people can serve me and see me!”

“Does my status require me to manage my palace?”

Click!

In front of a TV, a certain viewer, holding a water cup and watching TV boredly, stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the young principal on the screen, who had just been so proper; the water cup he had brought to his lips suddenly fell to the floor!

He quickly turned the volume to maximum.

“Wife, wife, come quick!”

…

“Switch channels immediately, cut to commercials!”

“That principal, he's gone mad!”

“Hacker F!”

“Can't cut it, the TV station is locked, the live broadcast can't be interrupted!”

“Immediately contact the frontline reporters, quickly interrupt the live broadcast, force the cameras to shut down!”

The entire auditorium fell silent, and Xu Xuli's eyes widened.

What had he just said?

“Over several years at the school, you repeatedly threatened students and forced them to provide sexual acts; please explain in detail.”

In the silent auditorium, Luo Sha suddenly stood up, aimed at the microphone, and asked clearly and quickly.

Her microphone was even connected to the auditorium's loudspeakers, allowing everyone in the hall to hear clearly.

Xu Xuli gritted his teeth, looking at the reporter in front of him.

He remembered this student; she wasn't a reporter!

He wanted to keep silent, but at this moment, his body and mouth were completely out of his control; his mouth opened on its own, and the secrets hidden in his heart were pulled out like a long rag blocking a water pipe being yanked by a hook, all at once.

“Yes, that's right!”

“I would select female students and female teachers without backgrounds, rape them, record videos, and use these as blackmail to continuously threaten them into providing sexual acts!”

“Those cheap things, their family backgrounds are also cheap; with my background, that was a favor to them!”

“Did they ever report it to the police?”

“What good would reporting do? Do they know how deep my family's connections are?!”

“In all of Haizhou City, who dares not give my family face?!”

“If they dared to report it, they'd be directly locked up and beaten; who would dare to speak nonsense then?!”

“It's not like I haven't driven people to death before; the year before last, a female teacher ended up resigning and committing suicide.”

“So what, I was perfectly fine!”

“That cheap woman, a cheap country bumpkin who had never seen the world, even committed suicide and left a suicide note accusing me?!”

“What happened in the end, was it useful?!”

“Am I not still being selected today as Haizhou City's Outstanding Young Person, Educator, and Youngest Principal?!”

“Cheap people should accept their cheap lives; how can they compare to me?!”

Luo Sha stopped asking, and Xu Xuli slammed his hand on the podium in front of him, his eyes red, breathing heavily.

What had he said?!!

‘This is all fake, I was controlled and spoke nonsense!’

“Everything I said is true; these are all my inner thoughts!”

‘Don't believe anything I said, don't believe it, there's no evidence for any of this!’

“You can believe everything I say, even though I've destroyed all the evidence!”

‘Evidence, no, my computer still has the videos saved!’

“The evidence is all on my computer; I have all those videos saved!”

Xu Xuli covered his mouth.

The lies he had prepared came out as truths!

Completely out of his control!