Chapter 890: Chapter 894: Qi De Academy (12)
Just as the nurse handed the medical report to Xiao Miao, before Xiao Miao could explode in anger and storm into the hospital to beat up those scumbags.
His master sent someone to inform him that the parents of the students had arrived.
Police Officer Nie hid on one side, smoking in headache, while the reception room was crammed with the parents of the students, bustling like a marketplace.
Among them, a young policeman was explaining the severity of the incident to them and hoped the parents would cooperate with the investigation.
But to everyone’s surprise, these parents did not believe the facts as presented by them.
"How could this be possible? How could Captain Wang be such a person? He is very kind and disciplines the children meticulously. Every week, he talks to us in detail about the children’s situation. How could such a responsible and good teacher be like what you said?"
"Yes, the instructors at Zhengmiao Academy are very good. Although they may seem stern, they’re actually just serious. If they weren’t a bit strict, how could they handle mischievous children like my kid?"
"What’s the big deal about being hit or scolded by a teacher? It’s because his mother and I can’t discipline him that we sent him to Zhengmiao School. If he doesn’t learn some lessons, how can he change his bad habits?"
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The parents were chattering incessantly, refusing to believe what the officers said.
Perhaps it’s because they couldn’t accept that they made a mistake by sending their children to such a place to endure inhuman torture.
They just refused to admit they were wrong.
But not all the parents were like this. Among them, there were a few who, upon hearing what the officers said, burst into tears on the spot.
"I was wrong, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have treated him like that. He was just a bit mischievous and didn’t like studying; he didn’t do anything wrong. How could I be so foolish to listen to others and send him in?"
As soon as these parents vented their emotions, someone immediately advised, "You shouldn’t talk like that. If a child doesn’t behave, you have to set them straight while they’re still young, so you can enjoy life when you’re older."
"No, no, I was wrong. I would rather he be unruly, as long as he’s healthy and safe."
"Hey, why can’t you see sense?"
Such stubborn parents were indeed in the minority; most parents, like the previous advisor, didn’t care about it.
After all, their children were bad children. They had reached some level of an understanding with the school at the start.
After all, they grew up being educated by their parents with rods and sticks.
Behind a one-way mirrored window, the parents inside the meeting room, unaware, were exposed to the gaze of their own children.
Some children, whose faintly turbulent emotions originally were thoroughly quelled.
But a few squatted down and cried, with companions next to them awkwardly comforting, "Well, it’s good to know that not all parents treat their children this way."
"We just had bad luck in life, encountering bad parents."
"Once you’re back with your parents, live a better life, okay?"
Aside from the children of the few parents who cried loudly in the meeting room earlier, who wiped their tears and stepped forward from the crowd into the embrace of their parents.
The other children remained indifferent.
In the hallway, with several meters in between, it was as if a vast gulf separated them.
The one at the front, representing all the children’s voices, spoke, "We won’t go back with them."
This sentence was like a firecracker that completely ignited the parents’ fury.
"What are you saying, you little brat?"
No consolation, no soothing, just harsh blame, as if blaming them for not meeting expectations.
Zheng Dong was very angry watching this scene, wanting to rush out, but he was also caught up in a bunch of troubles himself.
Zheng Dong’s parents were usually too busy, always a step slower than others.
They first scanned him from head to toe, focusing on his bleeding arms and legs for a while.
When they spoke, Zheng Dong knew that his last bit of hope for them was in vain.
Father Zheng said coldly, "It seems you haven’t had a good time at this school."
He didn’t care about his son’s condition, nor did he acknowledge his crippled leg, instead, he calmly commented, "It seems your hemophobia is cured."
"I knew my decision back then was right." The expression on Father Zheng’s face seemed to say that he had indeed succeeded once again.
The faint pride unleashed the repressed hatred in Zheng Dong like a flood.
He suddenly asked hysterically, "Even if I ended up disabled, would you not care at all?"
"Although it’s a pity, it doesn’t affect you becoming an excellent doctor. The only flaw hindering you from studying medicine is resolved; I think you have no reason not to pursue our hope of you becoming a doctor, right?"
Father Zheng remained calm, unaffected by his son’s attitude. But soon he regretted saying, "Actually, there is some impact, as you can no longer stand long hours in surgery...."
A good doctor also needs a good physique to support them.
Zheng Dong: "Enough...."
"I am eighteen now, an adult, and I want to take charge of my own life."
Being deceived into Zhengmiao School by his parents was his momentary carelessness and the result of his trust in his family, but it would never happen again.
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"Master, how can it be like this? You’ve seen those medical results yourself; how can you so lightly give up on pressing charges?"
Xiao Miao felt his worldview and everything he insisted on was fiercely shaken.
Police Officer Nie extinguished the burnt-out cigarette butt and lit another one.
After puffing clouds of smoke, he asked faintly through the curling smoke, "The representatives of Zhengmiao School have already negotiated with those parents, and they’ve all chosen to waive their right to pursue responsibility. What can we do?"
"Then I’ll go tell them, we can’t just settle it like this."
"Xiao Miao, it’s useless." Police Officer Nie mocked himself, saying, "People before you thought the same way.... Once you’ve experienced more, you’ll know there are some things you can’t do anything about."
Xiao Miao: "No, I don’t believe it."
Just as Xiao Miao was preparing a long speech to persuade the parents, the young police officers assisting in the case suddenly rushed in with big news.
Similar to the cases involving Su Li’s parents and several other missing persons, yet different was that the parents who took their children home yesterday were declared missing today.
Children and their parents have disappeared without a trace.
This wasn’t just one or two cases, but nearly a hundred missing person cases.