The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

Chen Shi arrived at the office early in the morning to find Yang Xiaobo organizing documents.

Chen Shi sat down: "Old Yang, stop tidying up. Call Ding Xiaochi, the principal of Fushan Town Central School, and tell him to come to my office at 3 p.m. to report on his work."

Seeing that Chen Shi's expression was not good, Yang Xiaobo did not dare to ask any more questions. He returned to his office, picked up the landline, and called Ding Xiaochi.

"Principal Ding, hello, I am Yang Xiaobo from the Party and Government Office."

Ding Xiaochi greeted him with a broad smile: "Director Yang, hello."

"Principal Ding, Director Chen wants you to come to his office at 3 PM to report on your work."

"Today?"

"Yes, at 3 PM today."

Ding Xiaochi sensed this was bad news and quickly asked, "Director Yang, did Director Chen say anything?"

"They didn't say anything, they just called you in to report on your work."

After hanging up the phone, Ding Xiaochi called Li Zhe.

"Director Li, Director Chen asked me to come to his office at 3 PM today to report on his work. Is there something he needs me to do?"

Li Zhe thought for a moment, not having heard of anything happening in Fushan Town recently: "I haven't heard of anything happening, but it's about Fushan Town. Come up first and we'll talk."

Ding Xiaochi hung up the phone. Chen Shi suddenly asking him to come to the bureau to report on his work was not a good thing.

He thought for a moment. Fushan Town was related to Chen Shi. He had inspected Qinghe Village Primary School two or three times and knew the situation very well. He told the driver to drive to the county town.

Ding Xiaochi arrived at the Education Bureau and went to Li Zhe's office first.

Director Li

"Old Ding, have a seat."

The two sat down in the reception room. Ding Xiaochi said with some worry, "Director Chen suddenly asked me to come and report on my work. I thought about it all the way here. The only thing related to Director Chen in Fushan Town is Qinghe Village Primary School. I know the construction situation of Qinghe Village Primary School very well, and there are no problems."

Li Zhe poured Ding Xiaochi a cup of tea: "Old Ding, I've inquired around, and there's nothing wrong. Just report the truth."

Ding Xiaochi was still very nervous. Chen Shi wouldn't have asked him to come to the bureau to report on his work for no reason.

At 3 p.m., Ding Xiaochi arrived at Chen Shi's office.

Director Chen

Chen Shi looked up at Ding Xiaochi: "Principal Ding is here, please have a seat."

Chen Shi stood up and sat down in the living room. Ding Xiaochi sat on the sofa with one side of his backside, his nerves on edge.

"Director Chen, I'd like to report to you on the construction progress of Qinghe Village Primary School..."

Chen Shi interrupted Ding Xiaochi: "Principal Ding, there's no need to report on the construction progress of Qinghe Village Primary School. I went back during the National Day holiday and saw the site; the construction is progressing very quickly."

Ding Xiaochi suddenly didn't know what to report, and her mind went blank.

Chen Shi looked at Ding Xiaochi: "Principal Ding, how many administrative villages are there in Fushan Town?"

Ding Xiaochi thought for a moment: "There are 22 administrative villages, and each administrative village has a primary school."

"Of the 22 primary schools, how many are dilapidated buildings?"

Ding Xiaochi thought for a moment: "There should be seven or eight."

Chen Shi said coldly, "You are the principal of Fushan Town Central School. Don't just say 'should,' you must be accurate."

Ding Xiaochi quickly replied, "Eighth Institute."

Are you sure?

Ding Xiaochi was unsure and didn't dare to be sure.

Chen Shi said in a deep voice, "Go down and inspect carefully how many of these buildings are dilapidated."

Ding Xiaochi's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Chen Shi said solemnly, "Principal Ding, go back and do a thorough investigation into the situation of the 22 primary schools in Fushan Town. In the future, Fushan Town and Laoyan Town should be included in the basic education pilot program."

Ding Xiaochi hurriedly took out a notebook and pen from his briefcase and wrote down Chen Shi's instructions.

Chen Shi then changed the subject: "Principal Ding, does Fushan Town Central School have a teacher named Zhao Yongquan?"

Ding Xiaochi quickly replied, "Yes."

Chen Shi's voice turned cold: "What mistake did he make? You should suspend him from school and make him reflect on his actions."

Ding Xiaochi broke out in a cold sweat. He had never heard of any connection between Zhao Yongquan and Chen Shi.

"Director Chen, I'd like to report this to you. After Teacher Zhao Yongquan returned from the National Day holiday, one of his students skipped class. The student's parents took him to school, but the next day, the student tried to skip class again to go out and play. Teacher Zhao Yongquan caught him and criticized him in front of the whole class."

This student argued with teacher Zhao Yongquan and ran away from school. His parents couldn't find him, so they came to the school and made a scene. The student suffered psychological trauma and needs to be taken to Minnesota for psychological treatment.

The student's parents demanded that teacher Zhao Yongquan apologize to the student and parents in front of the entire school and pay 20,000 yuan in compensation for emotional trauma treatment.

The school leaders actively negotiated with the parents, only allowing Teacher Zhao Yongquan to apologize to the students and parents in front of the whole class, and to compensate them with two thousand yuan for psychological trauma treatment.

Teacher Zhao Yongquan refused the school's mediation, and the students' parents caused trouble at the school, disrupting normal teaching. This led to Teacher Zhao Yongquan being suspended from teaching for reflection.

Chen Shi looked at Ding Xiaochi: "Principal Ding, I heard that this student hit Teacher Zhao Yongquan with a stool, broke his glasses, and injured his forehead. Teacher Zhao Yongquan was hospitalized for five days."

Seeing that Chen Shi knew a lot about this matter, Ding Xiaochi knew that someone must have told him in detail, so he dared not hide it from him any longer.

"Director Chen, Teacher Zhao Yongquan has been hospitalized for five days."

Chen Shi's voice turned cold: "Principal Ding, your school leaders need to understand one thing: a teacher who kneels cannot teach a student to stand tall. This student skipped class, the homeroom teacher caught him, gave him a few words of criticism, and then physically assaulted the teacher. Do you know how egregious that is?"

Ding Xiaochi repeatedly said, "I know."

Chen Shi raised his voice and said, "You don't know. If you did, you wouldn't have compromised with the students' parents, tried to settle things peacefully, or made Teacher Zhao Yongquan apologize and compensate. The students and their parents are the ones who should apologize and compensate."

Don't punish teachers first just because students' parents make a scene, regardless of whether they are right or wrong. This will discourage teachers, and then who will dare to discipline students?

Ding Xiaochi quickly said, "Director Chen, I'll go back and reinvestigate this matter, and let Teacher Zhao Yongquan continue teaching."

Chen Shi's eyes turned cold as he looked at Ding Xiaochi: "How are you going to handle the students and their parents?"

"Make the students' parents and students apologize to and compensate teacher Zhao Yongquan."

Chen Shi said in a deep voice, "We are educators. We must be realistic and not try to appease parents just because they make a fuss. Letting students know what is right and what is wrong is more important than grades."

After Ding Xiaochi finished reporting his work, he walked out of Chen Shi's office, his clothes soaked with cold sweat.

Upon arriving at Li Zhe's office, Li Zhe asked, "Old Ding, what work did Director Chen ask you to report?"

Ding Xiaochi plopped down on the sofa: "Director Li, what's the relationship between our school's teacher Zhao Yongquan and Director Chen? Why is he meddling in Teacher Zhao Yongquan's affairs?"

Li Zhe looked at Ding Xiaochi: "Old Ding, this teacher Zhao Yongquan is from your school. Don't you know that? Why don't you go down and investigate?"

Ding Xiaochi truthfully reported Zhao Yongquan's matter to Li Zhe. After listening, Li Zhe said in a deep voice, "Old Ding, this is clearly a student's problem. How can you punish Zhao Yongquan?"

"We have no choice. When parents cause trouble at the school, we often try to appease them by punishing the teacher and giving the parents an explanation. If we escalate the situation, it will have a significant impact on the school leadership."

Li Zhe solemnly said, "Director Chen has given instructions. You must strictly implement them. Don't be afraid of parents causing trouble. You must severely punish the students and make the parents apologize to Zhao Yongquan and compensate him for medical expenses."

With the leader's instructions in mind, Ding Xiaochi knew what to do and decided to handle the matter seriously.