Livestream Conflict-solver: The Whole Internet Begs Me for Justice!

25: Rectification and public reportingBrother Long looked at the situation, feeling a bit nervous, but he relied on the fact that he was in school, forced a brave face, and shouted at Zhang Ze: ”Who are you? Our classmates are just playing around, it’s none of your business!”

”Ding! Keyword prompt: Bluster.”

Zhang Ze seemed not to hear him, walked past him directly, and stood in front of the trembling Lin Yun.

His gaze softened considerably, and his voice became much gentler: ”Lin Yun, right?”

Lin Yun suddenly looked up, and when he saw Zhang Ze’s face clearly, he was completely stunned.

His lips trembled, and his eyes instantly filled with tears; excitement, grievance, and disbelief intertwined, leaving him speechless, only able to nod desperately.

Zhang Ze reached out and gently patted his shoulder.

”Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

These five simple words instantly broke all of Lin Yun’s psychological defenses.

He could no longer hold back, and tears streamed down his face. All the fear, despair, and helplessness accumulated over these days seemed to find an outlet at this moment.

”They... they... they bully me every day...” He choked, pointing at Brother Long and the two others behind him.

”I know.” Zhang Ze nodded, the gentleness on his face instantly vanishing.

He slowly turned to look at Brother Long and the two others, who were now completely flustered.

”Playing around?” ”Cornering someone, extorting money, threatening them with violence—is that what you call ’playing around’?”

Brother Long felt a chill under his gaze and instinctively looked at Director Liu, pleading: ”Director... Director Liu, who is this person? He broke into our school...”

”Shut up!” Director Liu was terrified, rushing forward in one stride, pointing at Brother Long’s nose and cursing, ”You little bastard! Do you have any idea how much trouble you’ve caused! This is Investigator Zhang from the Provincial Youth Rights Protection Center! He’s here specifically to investigate you scumbags!”

Provincial... an investigator from the province?!

Brother Long, Monkey, and Little Fatty’s minds went blank with a ’buzz’.

The last vestiges of color drained from their faces instantly, their legs weakened, and they almost collapsed.

Even if they were dumber, they knew that today’s matter had completely spiraled out of control.

Zhang Ze didn’t bother to look at them again, tilted his head towards Li Feng behind him, and spoke in a flat tone.

”Team Leader Li, please ’invite’ these three students, along with their class teacher, to the Disciplinary Office.”

”I have some questions about ’school rules’ and the ’Minor Protection Law’ that I’d like to discuss with them thoroughly.”

”Yes!” Li Feng responded crisply and waved a hand to the two team members behind him.

The two team members immediately moved, one on each side, like eagles snatching chicks, supporting the now rubber-legged Brother Long and Monkey.

Little Fatty was even more direct, slumping to the ground with a ”thud,” his crotch quickly becoming wet, and a pungent odor spreading.

The surrounding students burst into laughter; the previous fear was swept away, replaced by a satisfying sense of schadenfreude.

”Take them away!” Li Feng ordered.

Brother Long and the two others, along with the class teacher who had just rushed out of the office looking bewildered, were thus ’invited’ to the Disciplinary Office under the watchful eyes of all the teachers and students.

Zhang Ze patted the still sobbing Lin Yun: ”Come on, let’s go together. Today, in front of everyone, tell all your grievances, one by one. With me here, no one dares to lay a finger on you again.”

Lin Yun nodded heavily, wiped away his tears, and for the first time in school, straightened his chest.

In the Disciplinary Office, the atmosphere was so oppressive it felt like water could drip from it.

Brother Long and the two others stood slumped in the corner, while the class teacher fidgeted, constantly wiping sweat.

Director Liu, like a waiter, bustled about serving tea and pouring water for Zhang Ze, Li Feng, and the others, his face plastered with a humble smile.

Just then, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and Principal Wang, with his receding hairline, rushed in like a gust of wind.

He immediately spotted Zhang Ze sitting composedly in the main seat.

”Oh my! Investigator Zhang! A misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding!” Principal Wang rushed forward, grasping Zhang Ze’s hands tightly and shaking them vigorously, his voice tinged with a sob, ”There were oversights in our school’s management, and as principal, I bear inescapable responsibility! I repent, I deeply repent! Please don’t be angry, let’s handle this internally, internally, alright? I guarantee a satisfactory response!”

”Ding! Lie Recognition (Intermediate) activated. Keyword prompt: Shifting blame, downplaying, fear, bribery implication.”

Zhang Ze calmly withdrew his hand and said faintly: ”Principal Wang, now is not the time for you to repent. Nor is it the time for internal handling.”

He glanced at his watch, ”Now, on behalf of the Provincial Youth Rights Protection Center, I am officially taking over the investigation of this incident. Team Leader Li!”

”Here!”

”Set up a temporary reporting point at the entrance of the Disciplinary Office. Any student at City Third Middle School who has suffered unfair treatment or campus bullying can come forward to register a report. I demand that all reports must be recorded and protected anonymously!”

”Yes!” Li Feng immediately took his people out to set it up.

Principal Wang’s face instantly turned pale.

Publicly accepting reports? Isn’t this equivalent to stripping bare the school’s dirty laundry and displaying it before the people of the entire province? It’s completely over now!

The audience in the live stream was already completely hyped.

”Holy cow! Brother Ze’s move is too slick! A classic ’pulling the rug out from under them’ strategy!”

”Principal Wang: I still have a chance. Brother Ze: No, you don’t.”

”The reporting point is set up! Now there’s a good show to watch! This cancer of Third Middle School is going to be uprooted today!”

”Brothers, how do I feel that today’s event is even more exciting than Saturday’s takedown of Master Lei Long?”

Initially, the students in the corridor were only watching, no one dared to be the first to step forward.

Just then, encouraged by Zhang Ze’s gaze, Lin Yun took a deep breath and was the first to walk to the reporting point, saying loudly: ”I want to report! Lei Long, Zhao Hou, and Zhu Panghu from Senior Class (2) have been extorting money, beating, and insulting me for a long time! The class teacher, Teacher Wang, knew about it but didn’t report it, and covered for them multiple times!”

His voice was like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake.

The silence was broken.

A girl hesitated for a moment, then also stepped forward, crying: ”I... I also want to report! The sports committee member from Junior Class (5), he... he often takes advantage of PE classes to grope me...”

”I report! There’s a student in our class whose family is rich, and they give gifts to the class teacher every day. The teacher pretends not to see them cheating on exams!”

”I report! The school cafeteria serves us spoiled food!”

As if the first domino had fallen, more and more students surged forward, surrounding the small reporting point until it was impenetrable.

The long-suppressed resentment and fear completely erupted at this moment.

Principal Wang and Director Liu looked at the agitated students outside the door, their legs gave out, and they collapsed into their chairs.

They knew that City Third Middle School was about to undergo a drastic change.