In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

Chapter 46. Double Standards! Double Standards! Double Standards!

"The Tang Sect has five or six high-level Soul Masters, all of whom possess inherited skills. What are they trying to achieve by doing something that breaks the rules?"

"Who knows? Maybe the Tang Clan just likes this kind of thing. They're too protective of their reputations. They're all young masters and ladies from top noble families. They're unwilling to fight to the death on the battlefield and want to make others work for them."

"That's truly shameless. They don't treat the people below them like human beings, and they don't value the lives of us ordinary trainees..."

"Shut up!"

Huo Yuhao finally couldn't hold back any longer and immediately jumped out, pointing at the student who had just criticized the Tang Sect, and shouted, "You can say whatever you want, but why are you making personal attacks on the Tang Sect? Did the Tang Sect eat your rice, or did we take your child and jump into a well?"

Upon hearing this, the onlookers were momentarily stunned, but then, as if they had found an outlet, they swarmed towards Huo Yuhao's location.

The male student who had just been reprimanded stepped forward, pointed at Huo Yuhao's nose, and angrily shouted, "So what if you made a personal attack? You've already done it, why are you afraid of what others will say? You dare to do it but not admit it?"

The cube-shaped woman beside him hurriedly chimed in, "That's right, that's right. It's a shame that you, Huo Yuhao, are a man. You don't even have the courage to admit your mistakes. You should just cut that thing off, put on a skirt, become a woman, and go home to breastfeed your children."

……

Yesterday morning, the Tang Clan caused a scene at the intelligence agency, unintentionally offending many people, especially that Cube Lady. Bei Bei's words were practically rubbing her face into the ground.

Now that they've caught the Tang Clan in a weakness, how could they not seize this opportunity to attack them?

Seeing that the crowd of onlookers, led by the cube-shaped woman, were hurling increasingly offensive insults, Huo Yuhao's face flushed red, his fists clenched, and he was on the verge of exploding.

"You...you are all...uh!"

Fortunately, Xu Sanshi reacted quickly enough to cover Huo Yuhao's mouth, thus preventing a major disaster.

"Yuhao, junior brother, listen to my advice. Can you please listen to me and stop arguing with these people? What's the point of you sticking to your guns? Do you think they'll stop attacking the Tang Sect just because of your words?"

"They are the lowest-ranking Soul Masters, easily swayed by rumors and fond of gossip. They are hateful, but what's the point of arguing with them? Even if you kill them all, will it solve the problem?"

"To completely stop rumors, we must first find their source."

After saying that, Xu Sanshi gave Bei Bei a wink. Bei Bei understood and quickly stepped forward to help Xu Sanshi drag Huo Yuhao out of the intelligence room.

"Xu Sanshi, you caused this. Do you have any good ideas?" Mo Lian said coldly, her arms crossed, facing Xu Sanshi.

Xu Sanshi pondered, "The most urgent thing is for us to report the situation at the intelligence agency to Vice Dean Cai. Shrek Academy can't just sit idly by and let the rumors spread. We did violate the academy's rules, but we were punished by Vice Dean Cai last night. And the other party is using this as an excuse to spread rumors within Shrek Academy. This is clearly a provocation against Shrek Academy's authority and an insinuation that Vice Dean Cai's handling of the matter was unfair."

"Alright, let's do as Xu Sanshi says." Mo Lian waved her hand, led the Tang Clan into the office building, found Cai Meier, and described what had just happened in an exaggerated manner.

Snapped!

Cai Meier slammed her hand on the table angrily, saying, "In broad daylight, under the clear sky, how dare someone slander Shrek Academy and question its fairness! Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! Find out who's behind this! I'd like to see whose young master or young lady is so ill-mannered!"

Cai Meier knew very well that any student who dared to do such a thing at Shrek Academy must come from an extraordinary background, but so what? Shrek City was located at the intersection of the three great empires, belonging to no one country and possessing its own laws. No matter if you were a prince or princess of one of the three great empires, or the eldest son or daughter of a noble family, you would not have any special privileges at Shrek Academy, and any illegal or disorderly conduct should be punished.

At least... that's how Cai Meier sees it.

Just then, Huo Yuhao strode forward, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards Cai Meier, and said, "Vice Dean, if I may ask, how did you learn of our Tang Sect's plan yesterday?"

"Of course someone reported it. I have so many things to do all day, how could I possibly pay attention to that..." Cai Meier seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly waved her hand towards the door, saying, "Go, bring Qin Xue and Qin Mengmeng to the Academic Affairs Office. I have something to confirm with them."

After saying that, Cai Meier walked out of the office without looking back.

Upon hearing that Qin Xue and Qin Mengmeng were the ones who reported them, Huo Yuhao did not hesitate at all. He immediately rushed out of the office and followed closely behind Cai Meier.

Since Huo Yuhao had gone, the remaining six had no reason not to join in the fun. They were furious about the rumors that morning, and they could take it out on Qin Xue. If they could add fuel to the fire in front of Cai Meier and disqualify Qin Xue and the others from the competition, the selection process might be much easier.

Soon, Qin Xue and Qin Mengmeng were led to the Academic Affairs Office by a female tutor. When they saw Cai Meier, Du Weilun, the Tang Clan's seven members, and a group of staff members from the Academic Affairs Office, the sisters' faces instantly turned cold.

Snapped!

Cai Meier slammed her hand on the table, pointed at Qin Xue's nose, and demanded, "Tell me, did you spread the rumors inside Shrek Academy? Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely! Don't try to get away with this; investigating this series of events is not difficult at all."

"So what if it is? So what if it isn't?" Qin Xue said coldly, "Yesterday, the Tang Clan's seven members made a mistake, and you only gave them a symbolic punishment in private, without even issuing a proper report. But my sister and I are only suspected of being guilty, and you took us to the academic affairs office and interrogated us in front of so many people."

"Vice Dean Cai, ask yourself honestly, is everything you've done truly...fair?"

"This is different!" Cai Meier argued. "Beibei and the others only violated one of Shrek Academy's rules; it's a minor matter, a reprimand will suffice. But you're different. You're suspected of spreading rumors, defaming Shrek Academy, and questioning its fairness. The two are not even in the same league!"

(End of this chapter)