Chapter 892: Chapter 896: Qi De Academy (14)
Just when everyone was at their wits’ end, the appearance of Zhu Rouyu was like a shot of adrenaline injected into everyone’s hearts.
Everyone at the agency was immensely encouraged, at least indicating one thing, that these mysteriously disappeared people were not in life-threatening danger.
Perhaps Zhu Rouyu could provide them with significant clues.
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All the way, the chubby kid and his father remained silent, an unspoken awkwardness flowing between them.
Seeing his father’s stern face, the chubby kid shivered slightly with fear.
To break the awkward atmosphere, the chubby kid took the initiative to speak first: “Dad…” But the words got stuck after just one syllable.
Their interactions were often filled with arguments and slaps, and it had been a long time since they had a normal conversation.
The fat on Zhu Rouyu’s face twitched twice, he raised his head, wanting to stroke his son’s head.
But then…
“Dad, don’t hit me…” The son instinctively crouched down and covered his head, his tone full of fear.
This appearance deeply pierced Zhu Rouyu’s heart. He dropped his arms feebly and said in a low voice, “Don’t be afraid, son, I will…” Zhu Rouyu wanted to say he would definitely not hit his son anymore, but after much deliberation, he realized that this promise might be difficult for him.
So, he said, “Don’t be afraid, son, I will try to control myself from not managing you so violently in the future.”
The chubby kid was already quite satisfied and said happily without thinking, “Really? It seems that the training effect of Qi De Academy is not bad after all.”
Zhu Rouyu tightly squeezed his own arm, feeling like his right hand was itching to slap his son’s foolish head.
Calm down, calm down, impulsiveness is the devil.
He couldn’t forget the beautiful lady whispering in his ear before leaving, saying: if you don’t do a good job as parents, you’ll be taken back by Qi De Academy.
In this lifetime, no, not just this lifetime, but the next and the one after that… he never wanted to hear the four words Qi De Academy again.
The chubby kid was completely unaware of his father’s impending outrage and continued joyfully, “I hope other people’s parents can graduate soon too.”
Hearing this, the turbid air in Zhu Rouyu’s heart quickly calmed down.
Comparison is the thief of joy, comparing to others who are worse off made him feel balanced immediately.
Zhu Rouyu intended to treat this experience as a nightmare, the thought of thoroughly forgetting it seemed unachievable.
Before they returned home, halfway there, they were intercepted by people who had heard the news of their appearance.
This was probably the most glorious moment in Zhu Rouyu’s life.
They were surrounded by a plethora of microphones and cameras, layered upon layered.
A quick glance showed that these included not only local media but also national and even foreign media.
The road was jam-packed, some not able to squeeze in, so they showed their skills by climbing trees or stepping on the Heavenly Ladder, some even connected paths through nearby houses.
Zhu Rouyu and the chubby kid were completely bewildered, but a group of lovely servants of the people quickly came to their rescue.
But once he was brought to the agency and repeatedly interrogated, his opinion might change.
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“I’ve told you everything I know, why do I still have to stay here?” Zhu Rouyu paced back and forth in the room impatiently.
Although his movement wasn’t restricted, and someone even cared for him, the resolute denial of his departure made him very vexed.
You can’t fight city hall, no matter how angry he was, he had to repeatedly accept questioning from different people.
He was, after all, the only breakthrough point in the recent large-scale disappearance case.
“You mean Su Li colluded with the students from Zhengmiao School to kidnap you?”
“Yes, yes, yes.” Zhu Rouyu nodded, patiently recounting the sequence of events once more, “Anyway, I found that woman really creepy.”
“We were taken there without anyone noticing. They set up some Parent Academy, called Qi De Academy, specifically for training unqualified parents for the job…. And it’s like a high-tech park there, everything is automated, no one could escape, you could only follow their instructions.”
“Only those who pass the exams can be released.”
Zhu Rouyu’s education level was not high, it took him a lot of effort to roughly explain the situation clearly, asking him to provide more detailed specifics was probably impossible.
On the other hand, there might be a possibility with Yu Haotian, but the child’s attitude was very resistant and uncooperative.
If pushed too hard, he would say, “Why do children have to learn but parents don’t? Are they naturally good parents? If they aren’t good parents, aren’t their children very pitiful? Qi De Academy is for training parents, to make them know how to be qualified parents.”
“You may as well give up, as long as Sister Su doesn’t want to be found, you will never find her.” The chubby boy was confident, even thinking Sister Su might be an alien friend, specially here to save people like them.
The chubby boy’s words were thought-provoking, rendering the senior leaders observing silently in the room speechless.
Standing quietly at the back, Xiao Miao took a deep breath, ignoring the incessant gestures from his master that were about to cramp, steadfastly stepped forward, “Report to the leaders, I have something to say.”
The Chief’s expression was unpleasant, forcing a smile, “Comrade Xiao Miao, maybe say it later…”
“It’s fine, let him speak.”
Xiao Miao took a deep breath and distributed stacks of information, knowing that if he continued, once he stepped out of the observation room, he would be thoroughly done for.
Yet he did not hesitate.
“Studies show, the incidents caused by incompetent parents resulting in accidents to infants and young children, the numbers are hard to believe…. I think the initial intention of Qi De Academy is good.”
“They were only built as a powerful resistance after being persecuted…” Xiao Miao’s statement puzzled the senior leaders present, while the Chief’s face turned ashen, continuously roaring in his mind that he shouldn’t let him continue.
“Continue speaking.”
Xiao Miao presented all his previous investigations to the leaders.
To deeply investigate the origin of this incident, the words “Zhengmiao School” could never be avoided.
But even the big boss behind the Zhengmiao School couldn’t imagine they would enter the spotlight of the big shots in this manner.
All he could do was sing a sorrowful song to himself.
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“Sister, those parents are causing trouble again.”
Su Li glanced at the screen nonchalantly and said, “Starve the troublemakers a few times, when they have no strength, they’ll behave.”
Previously, Zhengmiao School explained away the children being skinny and undernourished to parents in this way.
Presumably, they were quite agreeable to this reason, now when applied to themselves, they might accept it too.