Chapter 164 The carrot that makes the donkey work "Why are we the last to know about such a big thing? Where are the people in the secretariat? Why didn't they report the news immediately after they knew it? Why did they wait until the news spread and all the students in the school knew about it, but we didn't know about it!" At the school board meeting for who knows how many times this month, a school director flew into a rage and kept banging his hands on the table! Their work is not so busy at ordinary times. As school directors, they will only be called to a meeting when a major accident occurs in the college, affecting the interests of everyone in the college and the principal is unable to make the decision. But during this period, big things happened in the college almost every day, every week, and every month. Three official students died last night, and today such a huge scandal was exposed! What’s more important is that they were not the first to know the news? This is a joke! "Before coming here, I asked someone to ask the secretariat, and they said that the news department had shown no restraint in such a big incident. They thought it was done by someone in the news department under our direct instructions, so no one dared to ask." "When has the News Department ever been restrained? Those people are just a bunch of playboys who come to the college to gild themselves and seek excitement! How could we directly instruct the News Department of the Student Union to do anything? Who is the head of the secretariat? The college must hold him accountable!" When the other school directors heard this, they remained silent, but all their eyes turned to a female school director. The female school director said indifferently. "The secretary general is my son. Since he made a mistake, of course he must be held accountable. When I get home, his father and I will give him a good lesson." The school director remained silent.
The entire meeting fell silent. In fact, sometimes it is not the fault of the college students that the morale is corrupt, because a child’s bad behavior is generally a family problem, and if most families have problems, then it is probably the society that has problems. "We'll talk about how to reorganize the Secretariat later. Let's talk about the current situation first." Xin Guohong broke the silence in the meeting and brought the discussion back on track. "Yesterday's murder case hasn't been solved yet, and now this scandal has been exposed, especially the account book. There are many names on it that shouldn't appear in the public eye. This matter has not yet been reported to the central government. Once the higher-ups know about it, they will definitely put pressure on us." When talking about this matter, a school director expressed dissatisfaction. "That guy is a bit ungrateful. How could he inform the news department immediately about this? He has no sense of the overall situation. How can we trust him?" "The information reported by the Discipline Department said that when he was conducting the investigation, most of the Discipline Committee members were on their own missions. The big case just happened last night, and the Discipline Department was short-handed. And the people from the Flower Arranging Society were hostile to them from the beginning, which made them very passive. So they had no choice but to borrow his own reputation and call the News Department." "He has already thought of all the excuses!" "According to the subsequent investigation of the Discipline Department, the situation was exactly as he said. Before calling the News Department, he didn't know what was in the underground secret room. He originally thought that it was a place where Zhang Zhisen hid his ** business, but he didn't expect that he would commit such a big crime." Looking back at Levi's actions and perspective, he did look innocent. But there are no fools sitting here, and the young Tian'en school director who was lying leisurely on the back of the chair mentioned it casually. "Zhang Zhisen and Wang Qi were just killed yesterday, and he found evidence of their crimes in the flower arrangement club today. Isn't this a bit too coincidental?" These words made all the school directors fall into deep thought. If it hadn't been mentioned, they wouldn't have thought of the same thing. But now that they think about it carefully, it does seem like a coincidence. "It shouldn't be possible. It can be seen that he quite enjoys being the center of attention. Moreover, he has no reason to kill. If he kills for the sake of investigating the case, that's a bit far-fetched. He investigates the case to maintain his reputation, but if he takes risks for this, it would be putting the cart before the horse." "That's right. He had no motive to kill. And in the water tanks found in the underground secret room of the flower arrangement club, the mutilated bodies of Zhang Zhisen and Wang Qi were also found. I am more inclined to believe that this was a revenge killing. The murderer was clearly imitating the methods of these two people. It is obvious that he knew in advance what Zhang Zhisen and the others had done." In response, Tianen’s young school director simply shrugged. "What you said is all valid. I was just making a random guess anyway, so don't take it too seriously." "Investigating cases is the job of the Discipline Department and the Guards. We are here to discuss the issue, not to take the work away from them, but to decide how to resolve the current situation."
Xin Guohong brought the meeting back to the main topic again. He was able to sit in the position of principal because he was mature and steady enough. If he had not gone too deep into mastering the rules, the cabinet would even want to keep him in the central government and give him a position as a minister. "The first and most urgent issue is how to contain the news that has already spread like wildfire in the academy." When Xin Guohong raised the question, a school director said. "It seems like this situation cannot be contained. In just one afternoon, the news of this incident has spread beyond the academy. All we can do now is to make amends and minimize the impact of this incident on the academy." "How else can we reduce the impact? Zhang Zhisen and Wang Qi are both students of the college. And the account book also mentions the director of the Faculty Management Committee. The college's reputation has been completely ruined!" However, at this time, the young man Tianen chuckled and said. "It's not easy to reduce the impact. The bad thing about this incident is that the account books have been exposed, but it's also a good thing that the account books have been exposed." The school directors all turned their eyes to him. Everyone understood that Tian'en had the most clever ideas. Anyone who could make it in this company was either a madman or a genius! Facing the gazes of the crowd, the young man from Tian'en, under the frowning gaze of Xin Guohong, crossed one foot over the other with both feet placed on the long conference table. He sat in a chair in a semi-reclining position and spoke lightly. "It's true that Zhang Zhisen and Wang Qi are students of the college, but the shady business they are doing is trading with people from the central government. In my opinion, we should just throw all the evidence found by the college to the central government and file a complaint with the Criminal Department, saying that an illegal organization from the central government has deceived the students of the college and made them do such an outrageous thing. We should ask them to take care of their own public security and not harm the college." "Doesn't this mean that the central government is primarily responsible and we are the victims?" A school director frowned and said. "But if we do that, we will offend the central government." The young school director of Tianen sneered. "Who has offended the central government? Which school director? Which organization? Isn't this in the name of the academy? There are people from the royal family and the cabinet in the academy. How can we offend ourselves?" The others looked at each other. Although this was a bit unethical and was obviously meant to divert trouble, the Central Committee had a bad reputation in other underground cities and it had been a long time since then. They also agreed with what he said. "It's the same in the academy. We should quickly determine the nature of this matter and let the Discipline Department determine who in the Flower Arranging Club knew about it and who didn't. We should investigate the joint liability of those who knew about it, expel them directly and hand them over to the Central Committee. We can do what we want with the others." The first problem has been solved in this way. Although it is not perfect, things have developed to this point. There is no absolutely perfect solution. Being able to achieve this level is enough. Seeing that the matter had been confirmed, Xin Guohong continued in a deep voice. "The second question is, Vic Forrest, who discovered this, solved two major cases in less than two weeks. How should we reward him?" A school director spoke up. "After he caught Quan Liangsong, we only promoted him to the position of team leader, which was already very unfair to him. Even if his handling of the case was inappropriate this time, since we were the ones who decided to release the knife, we should promote him if he deserves it and punish him if he deserves it. As long as he can continue to catch people that others dare not catch and investigate cases that others dare not investigate, we will give him the glory he wants." No other school directors would reject such a result. Levi's knife is indeed easy to use. He is really not afraid of anything, and his background is not too deep, especially since he is from the Western District. Even if he is liquidated in the end, the school directors can turn a blind eye and not be bothered. “So to what extent?” a school director asked. Any matters concerning the appointment or removal of deputy ministers or above in the Student Union must first be consulted with the Board of Directors before any decision can be made. Since the school director asked this question directly, it means that he is actually considering letting Li Wei serve as the deputy director of the Discipline Department. "He has only been in the Discipline Department for a month and in the college for less than three months. Now he is being promoted to such a high position. Isn't this too fast?" A school director questioned. But such doubts did not cause too much concern.
"Special matters must be handled specially. If you don't give him enough power, it's like asking a dog to guard the house but not giving him meat to eat. The dog can't kill its master, but you never know when it might run away. If you want him to work, you have to feed him as soon as possible, keep him greedy, and let him know that as long as he works hard, he will be rewarded. Only in this way can he become a good dog that bites whoever he points his finger at." This statement was agreed upon by all the school directors present. They were not worried about how quickly Li Wei was promoted or whether he climbed to a high enough position. The only thing they were worried about was whether Li Wei worked hard and whether he dared to offend others. In the end, this matter was confirmed by Xin Guohong. "After the meeting, issue a decree to the Student Union and have them commend and promote Vic Forrest according to the procedures." Then his expression became serious. "The third and final question is about the serial murders that happened last night. The impact of this incident is extremely bad. After the news spread, many parents of students in the central government sent letters to the college, asking us to ensure the safety of students no matter what kind of reforms we make." "This matter must be investigated as soon as possible!" When Xin Guohong raised this question, the entire conference room fell silent. Because homicide cases involving regular students were rare in the academy, and the previous case was the death of Luo Jin. The explosion committed by An Ziming and the teachers and students killed by Li Wei cannot be called homicide, that is called anti-social behavior. Therefore, the Discipline Department and the Security Team lack experience in detective investigations. This situation leaves the School Board helpless as they cannot investigate the case themselves, and doing so would most likely make the situation worse. After looking around at everyone at the long table and not getting any answer, Xin Guohong spoke in his old voice. "I do have a suggestion. The position of the head of the discipline department is vacant now, and Vic Forrest has shown extraordinary courage and is extremely keen on power in the academy. We can use this to make a promise to him." "Let him participate in the investigation of the serial murder case. As long as he can find the murderer and investigate the case thoroughly, the day this case is closed, the school board will guarantee him that he will be the Minister of Discipline!" A school director shook his head and said. "If we feed him too much at once, he will definitely be too lazy to work later. This is not in line with our original plan to have him completely change the atmosphere of the academy." Xin Guohong continued in a calm tone. "Of course it's not easy to be the Minister of Discipline. Just to make him work, the carrot hanging in front of his head has to be preceded by the word "temporary". If he can meet that condition, it means that he has not only proved his courage but also his ability. With courage and ability, what's wrong with letting him take the position of Minister? As long as he is willing to work, first rectify the Discipline Department, and then let the Discipline Department rectify the entire college, then our goal will be achieved." After hearing his detailed explanation, all the school directors nodded and agreed to the resolution. Their original purpose was to let Levi change the chaos among the students in the academy and let the regular students focus on their studies. As long as he could do this, it didn't matter how high a position he held. After all, positions in the student union can only be held by students. Once they graduate, no matter how glorious they were before, it will all become nothing. And now all of this is the meat and bones given to him by the school directors! This is where the meeting ends. The school directors stood up and left the meeting room, and the contents they had decided on were then issued and implemented. The college officially stated its stance on the case committed by Zhang Zhisen and Wang Qi, and held accountable all those involved in this reselling case. All the college personnel recorded in the account book were transferred to the Central Criminal Bureau for handling. In the Discipline Department, the Discipline Director, who had received instructions, also found Li Wei privately.
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