The Lost City of Alien Beasts

Chapter 180 Interview
9 a.m., reception room on the first floor of the teaching building.

There is a set of mahogany sofas in the small room, and there are three cups of hot tea and some fried snacks on the coffee table.Calendars and some cheap ink paintings hung on the walls, as well as pennants with various kind words written on them.

In the corner is a vintage-looking pendulum clock.

"Tick tock. Tick tock. Tick tock..."

Time passed by every minute and every second.

Xiangdie, Jiuhan, and Li An slowly lost their patience.

As soon as the morning self-study ended, the three people from Xiangdie went to the teachers' offices as reporters.When Xiangdie explained his intention, he was immediately invited to the reception room by a teacher and entertained them warmly.

Before the teacher left, he only said that the principal was busy and would be here soon.

The three of them waited for almost half an hour, but saw no one.

"Captain, are they playing tricks on us?" Li An touched the nunchaku hidden in his long sleeves and looked defensive: "Have these beasts discovered our identity?"

Jiuhan also took this into consideration, so he did not close the door to the guest room, but kept it ajar so that he could react immediately if a suspicious person approached.

Xiangdie didn't say anything, but he was also a little restless.

"The possibility is very small." Jiuhan stabilized the morale of the army: "Even if it is possible, they are restricted by collective silence. They are just a group of 'ordinary people'. The three of us can definitely deal with it..."

Jiuhan stopped talking in time, and someone pushed the door open and came in.

A middle-aged man with medium build and sparse hair walked in. He was wearing a more formal suit, trousers and leather shoes.

"Sorry, I'm late." The man had a plump and shiny forehead, triangular eyes, and a bulbous nose.

"Hello, principal." Xiangdie stood up quickly with a smile.

Jiuhan and Li An also stood up and smiled politely at the man.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment and was attracted by Xiangdie's beauty. He replied politely: "I'm not the principal. The principal is in a hurry and can't leave. Let me entertain you. I'm the dean of students. Here, here is my business card. "

The dean took out a business card.

Xiangdie took it.

——The teaching director of No. 11 Middle School, Dai Xiaojun.

"Hello, Teacher Dai." Xiangdie put away the business card and stretched out his hand: "I am Xiang Hong, a reporter from Licheng Evening News. These two are my assistants. I was in a hurry today and forgot to bring my business card."

"Hello, hello." Dai Xiaojun shook hands with Xiangdie, "You three, please sit down, please sit down."

The four of them sat down. Xiangdie took out his mobile phone and put it on the table in a serious manner, "Teacher Dai, do you mind if I record it?"

Dai Xiaojun was stunned for a moment, obviously he had never seen such a high-tech recording pen before.

He immediately waved and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay. Our school has always been open and transparent. There's nothing we can't talk about."

"Okay, then I'll get straight to the point." Xiangdie's tone became professional: "Actually, we received an anonymous complaint letter earlier, saying that there was a very bad bullying incident among students in your school, but the school did not respond Turn a blind eye and close one eye..."

"Impossible!" the dean interrupted excitedly, "Our school is famous for its strict discipline. As the dean, I also pay close attention to the discipline issues of the students. I dare to guarantee it with my personality. There is no such thing as what you are talking about in our school!"

"Yes, we think so too."

Xiangdie followed Dai Xiaojun's words and said: "So, the editor-in-chief asked me to come and visit to understand the real situation, and then publish it in the newspaper to help your school clarify it. You also know that this person's words are terrible, and he spreads rumors. If you open your mouth and refute the rumors, your legs will be broken.”

"That's it!" Dai Xiaojun was very happy: "Then it's all the hard work of the three of you. In this way, at noon, I will host a banquet to entertain the three of you."

"You're welcome, you should." Xiangdie continued: "But, I think although bullying is unlikely to occur in your school, there must still be some unsociable and withdrawn students, right?"

"What does the reporter from Hunan mean?" Dai Xiaojun frowned.

"As you know, reports must be flesh-and-blood. A few empty words are not convincing." Xiangdie smiled: "If possible, I would like to interview a few classmates and write a warm report from the perspective of caring for the mental health of teenagers. "

"In this way, it not only responds to the anonymous report letter, but also proves that the school cares and values ​​​​the students, not only in terms of performance, but also in terms of mental health."

"Of course, don't worry." Xiangdie said, "During the interview, you can accompany me throughout the interview."

Dai Xiaojun hesitated for a moment, but originally followed the principal's wishes and sent the reporters away with a meal and a few red envelopes.

I didn't expect this to be quite difficult to deal with.

It would definitely not work if you just bombard them. If you make them angry, then a random report will be disastrous.

But if we really want to interview, what if some rebellious classmates talk nonsense?
"Well, well..." Dai Xiaojun smiled a little embarrassedly: "I'm afraid I can't make the decision. Otherwise, I'll ask the principal again. Can you please wait a moment?" "Then there's Teacher Lao Dai." Xiang Die smiled professionally.

Dai Xiaojun stood up and walked out of the room.

……

The reception room returned to silence.

"What to do now?" Li An asked.

"We can only continue to wait." Xiangdie was also a little irritable. Unexpectedly, Dai Xiaojun was not easy to fool.

"Give them another half hour, and I'll ask about the situation of the others first." Jiuhan said, about to take out the walkie-talkie hidden in his pocket.

Suddenly, he stopped and looked sharply at the door.

"Who?!"

There was a figure in the crack of the door and quickly disappeared.

The three of them looked at each other and immediately got up and chased away.

It was class time, and the front hall of the teaching building was quiet, with no one around.

As soon as Jiu Han turned his head, he saw a figure flashing into the corridor not far to the left.

"Upstairs!"

The three of them immediately chased them to the corridor and climbed up.

The figure didn't run fast and climbed up to the fifth floor.

The three of them chased them all the way to the fifth floor and soon reached the rooftop.

Jiuhan pushed open the iron door, and there stood a panicked high school girl on the rooftop.

She is not tall, has a short stature, wears a school uniform with long sleeves and long trousers, and a braid. She has a round face, flat features, small eyes, and her cheeks are covered with pimples.

To be fair, she was pretty ugly.

"Who are you?" Jiuhan asked in a deep voice, with an aggressive look.

"Yes, I'm sorry," the girl stepped back and apologized in a panic: "I, I didn't hear anything..."

"Why are you hiding at the door?" Jiuhan took a step forward.

"Don't come over!" The girl was so frightened that she ran towards the railing and quickly climbed over: "If you come over again, I, I will jump down..."

Jiuhan stopped immediately and did not dare to act rashly.

Xiangdie walked up to Jiuhan and gave him a look: "Captain, let me come."

Xiangdie smiled and said, "Xiang Xiaoqin, don't be afraid, we are not bad people."

"You, how do you know my name?" Xiang Xiaoqin was a little surprised.

Xiangdie smiled and pointed to her chest, "It says it on your school badge."

Xiang Xiaoqin looked down at her school badge, then raised her head: "Don't come over here!"

"Okay, okay, I won't come over." Xiangdie said in a gentle and patient tone: "Xiang Xiaoqin, my surname is also Xiang, and my name is Xiang Hong. You see, we were a family hundreds of years ago."

Xiang Xiaoqin didn't speak, and the defensiveness on her face softened a little.

"Xiang Xiaoqin, can you tell us why you are hiding behind the door?" Xiangdie hesitated for a moment and boldly guessed: "Do you want to find us for something?"

"Are you, are you reporters?" Xiang Xiaoqin's voice was filled with tears.

"Yes, we are reporters." Xiangdie said, "Are you encountering any difficulties? You can tell us and we will definitely seek justice for you."

"really?"

"Of course." Xiangdie's eyes were sincere: "This is why we are here."

"You, please save him, they are going to kill him..." Xiang Xiaoqin cried "Wow".

(End of this chapter)