164: Chapter 162: Jumping Off the Building Incident 164: Chapter 162: Jumping Off the Building Incident After sending off Director Chu, Tangyu shook his head with a faint smile.
It seemed that living a peaceful life was not so easy after all.
No matter what job it was, offending the leadership would definitely not lead to good days.
If it weren’t for having some connections, Director Chu would probably have found a reason to fire him straight away.
However, Tangyu did not really care about these.
With nothing to do for the moment, Tangyu picked up his medical research again.
Although Western medicine was not as broad and profound as traditional Chinese medicine, it still had some merits.
“Hurry up and look, there’s a girl from Class One, Year Two about to jump off the building.”
Tangyu’s ears perked up as a voice came from outside.
He looked up and saw two teachers walking briskly toward the teaching area.
Tangyu raised an eyebrow; wasn’t Class One, Year Two the class taught by Mo Xiaoqing?
Tangyu put down the book and followed them.
He soon arrived at the teaching area and saw from afar that hundreds of students and teachers crowded below a building, creating a noisy scene like the start of a school sports meet.
Tangyu looked up at the rooftop of the six-story building and saw a young girl standing on the edge.
Her face was numb and indifferent, like a soulless walking corpse, with empty eyes.
She stood on the edge of the rooftop, looking down without a hint of fear.
Tangyu frowned slightly; how could such a young girl have the tremendous courage to seek death by jumping?
What in the world had happened to this young girl?
The students downstairs were all looking up at the rooftop, some curious, others mocking.
The teachers below seemed extremely nervous.
Director Chu was there, sweating from his forehead and staring intently at the girl, fearing she might suddenly jump.
The six-story building was not very tall, but for a girl in her teens, it was definitely fatal.
Director Chu and a few male teachers were also waiting for an emergency situation, in case she did jump, they planned to try to catch her.
Tangyu turned his attention back to the rooftop where he could hear some voices, including Mo Xiaoqing’s.
It appeared there were teachers on the rooftop, and Tangyu quickly made his way there.
Such an incident was the first in the over ten years of Linshan Middle School’s establishment and had the whole school tense.
All the classes were interrupted, nearly all the teachers had come out, and the students were also watching, making the scene quite spectacular.
Linshan Middle School was well-known in Donglin City for its reputation and student-centered approach, which is why it consistently received praise from students and parents.
There had been some minor incidents before, but never a severe one, and the school was always highly regarded by the city government, a testament to Linshan Middle School’s standing in all of Donglin City.
Therefore, the school leadership took this matter very seriously, and even the vice-principal came in person, arranging various emergency response plans.
A suicide from a building would undoubtedly tarnish Linshan Middle School’s reputation dramatically.
But of course, the most important thing was to value human life.
Tangyu quickly reached the rooftop, where three teachers were present—Mo Xiaoqing and two others, one was the homeroom teacher of Class One, Year Two, Mr.
Luo, and the other was the math teacher, Mr.
Xu.
“Hu Lijuan, please calm down.
Don’t be impulsive; I was wrong and I apologize to you.
I shouldn’t have said what I did.
Could you please come down?
It’s very dangerous there.
Can I apologize to you, please?” Mo Xiaoqing was so anxious she was almost crying, her face pleading.
Hearing Mo Xiaoqing’s words, Tangyu also raised an eyebrow; it seemed this situation was caused by Mo Xiaoqing, so he had to intervene, otherwise Mo Xiaoqing could face severe consequences, even criminal charges.
At the very least, she wouldn’t be able to be a teacher anymore.
Tangyu looked at Hu Lijuan, who was about five or six meters away, and felt her mood was very calm, a terrifying state of mind, as she had reached a place where she viewed death as a return home.
Being unafraid of death isn’t scary; what’s scary is when you are not afraid of it.
If a person is not even afraid of death, then whatever you say won’t reach them and might even further provoke her.
It was hard to imagine, a girl of about twelve or thirteen having such a state of mind—what could have driven her to such desperate thoughts of suicide?
Tangyu was sure it was not because of Mo Xiaoqing.
Knowing Mo Xiaoqing, the most she would do was scold a student, and she should be quite kind while doing so, definitely not someone who would yell or scream.
Thus, the possibility of her being the cause of a student jumping off a building due to scolding was nonexistent.
However, this was a catalyst.
“Yes, Hu Lijuan, whatever it is, come down first and we can talk about it.
Mo Xiaoqing has already apologized to you, and I assure you we will never say another harsh word to you.
Please come down quickly, it’s very dangerous there.” The homeroom teacher was also desperate, his face covered in sweat.
But Hu Lijuan still showed no reaction at all, as if she hadn’t heard them.
This situation made Mo Xiaoqing and the others feel extremely uncomfortable, not knowing how to persuade or rescue her, nor daring to act rashly for fear of aggravating Hu Lijuan.
Seeing Tangyu by her side, Mo Xiaoqing looked at him twice, then turned her gaze back to Hu Lijuan, almost on the verge of tears.
If she had known that something like this would happen, she would never have scolded Hu Lijuan.
At that moment, Director Chu came up, glaring furiously at Mo Xiaoqing and Mr.
Luo, his eyes filled with reproach.
As the situation worsened to an unwanted scenario, the responsibility largely fell on Mo Xiaoqing, followed by the homeroom teacher Mr.
Luo.
“We’ll settle this later,” Director Chu muttered, then turned to Hu Lijuan and slowly approached her while trying to appease her, “Hu Lijuan, the director knows you have always been a good, obedient student, please, please don’t move, I am coming to get you right now.” Seeing that Hu Lijuan still had no reaction, Director Chu continued to move closer.
Mo Xiaoqing also tightly clenched her hands, her heart twisting into a knot, and everyone around her held their breath, staring intently, with the atmosphere incredibly tense.
Below, pairs of eyes were fixed on this spot too.
Tangyu smiled coldly in his heart, thinking that they were naive to try to approach Hu Lijuan like this.
Gathering strength in his legs, he too was ready to intervene at any moment.
Director Chu quickly closed the distance to within three meters of Hu Lijuan, and as soon as he got within one meter, he could directly rescue Hu Lijuan by pulling her down.
At this moment, Hu Lijuan’s emotions were still very calm, which gave Director Chu even more confidence.
Mo Xiaoqing felt her heart lifted to her throat.
But just then, Hu Lijuan looked up at Director Chu, and his icy gaze caused the director to freeze.
After that brief glance, Hu Lijuan turned and leaped down.
“Ah—”
“Don’t!”
“No!”
Suddenly, the air above Linshan Middle School seemed almost to flip over from the screams, deafening to all.
Director Chu was so frightened that his legs almost gave out, nearly collapsing on the spot.
Mo Xiaoqing felt as if her heart had been fiercely struck by lightning; her vision darkened, feeling dizzy and as if she had been plunged into an endless cycle of rebirth.
Her mind went blank, and her soul was severely traumatized, likely leaving scars for life.
The students below, too, screamed in horror, covering their eyes, unable to bear watching.
The vice-principal and dozens of teachers waiting below were all on edge, their expressions changing dramatically as they stretched their hands to form a human wall, ready to catch Hu Lijuan.
Fortunately, with the crowd, there was still hope to catch her.
However, falling from the sixth floor with such force was unimaginable, and whether they could really catch her safely was something none of them could be sure of.
As Hu Lijuan jumped, Tangyu, who had been prepared, instantly sprang into action, rushing towards Hu Lijuan with steps as fast as a raging wind, almost reaching the spot where Hu Lijuan jumped off in a very brief moment.
However, Mo Xiaoqing and the others missed this action, as their minds were blank and their eyes could not register anything.
If they could have seen it, they would have been incredibly shocked and disbelieving.
A distance of five or six meters covered in such a short instant, was this even humanly possible?
The crowd below, anxiously waiting, suddenly stared, dumbfounded, because Hu Lijuan hadn’t fallen down; instead, she was caught by a hand.
“This—”
“Is that the new school doctor?”
“It’s Tangyu!”
The vice-principal and teachers all froze, taking a long moment to react, gradually relaxing their taut nerves and sighing deeply in relief.
This feeling was sublime, as if they had walked through Ghost Gate.
“It’s the new guy, Tangyu, splendid job, he’s truly a hero,” the vice-principal said, exhaling with added admiration.
“Absolutely, Tangyu is indeed brave, saving a student at the very last moment, and earning great merit for the school, truly deserving of praise,” an older teacher also nodded in agreement.
That very morning, Tangyu had earned great merit for the school, and now he had done it again.
Envy flickered through He Shu’s eyes.
Once again, Tangyu had stolen the spotlight, impressively showcasing himself in front of Mo Xiaoqing.
Thinking of this made He Shu very uncomfortable.
Feeling that at this rate, Mo Xiaoqing would really be won over by Tangyu, and this was something he couldn’t allow, so his hostility towards Tangyu deepened further.
“Wow, that new school doctor is so handsome.”
“This is simply amazing, so cool,” many girls said, smitten.
Wang Ba gritted his teeth hard and cursed softly, “Damn, this guy has stolen the spotlight again, truly annoying.”
With this morning’s incident, Tangyu had already made a great reputation at Linshan Middle School, and with his breathtaking deeds now, his prestige had risen even further.
Many love-struck girls had even started adoring and loving Tangyu deeply.
Middle school students are the most likely to idolize others.
Especially Xia Xiaoyu, who looked at Tangyu with eyes shimmering with deep emotions, her feelings for him already deeply rooted.
With a strong pull, Tangyu pulled Hu Lijuan up and placed her back on the ground.