Right path to power

After hesitating for a moment, Yan Yifan managed to squeeze out some lies.

"There are only so many people eating in an elementary school cafeteria, how big of a problem could there be? Even if something did happen, at most it would be finding a green worm in the food, or a hair or something. Didn't we encounter those things when we were in school? We still grew up, didn't we?"

Lin Xiao said coldly, "I don't agree with what you're saying. Just because we've encountered similar situations doesn't mean it's a given. Besides, the hygiene problems at Fengshan Elementary School's cafeteria go far beyond this. Would you be willing to eat meat that's already rotten? Would you accept it if the cook smeared his snot into the pot? So, don't use your so-called standards to measure the merits and demerits of a matter..."

As soon as Lin Xiao finished speaking, everyone sighed in admiration.

"Oh, I can't believe this happened..."

"Don't they have any children at home? Aren't they afraid of retribution?"

"Yes, these people don't even have the most basic morals."

"I absolutely do not believe that this kind of person will ever be successful..."

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Xie Tiancai's face immediately turned red, and he said awkwardly, "It's not like that. The cafeteria is usually managed by the partners. I... I didn't know it would turn out like this. Otherwise... But now I'm going to take charge personally, and these problems definitely won't happen again. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you, Lin Xiao, for help."

The more he spoke, the more confident he became, and his voice grew louder and more agitated: "Even if I have committed a crime, I should at least be given a chance to reform. Besides, I haven't done anything wrong, so you can't blame it all on me."

Seeing that Lin Xiao remained unmoved, Xie Tiancai continued his performance: "Lin Xiao, I'm very grateful that you're willing to help me. If you're not, I won't blame you, and I certainly won't repay kindness with evil or harm you in any way, nor will I force you. After all, you're the leader, and I'm just an ordinary citizen. But, no matter what, I consider you my best brother!"

He gave a passionate performance, portraying himself as incredibly reasonable, as if he had suffered many injustices he shouldn't have, even making people feel that Lin Xiao would be letting him down if she didn't help him.

After this "playing the victim" tactic, everyone seemed to have something to think about again, and some people's ideas wavered.

Lin Xiao simply smiled and said calmly, "Since things have been made very clear, there's no need to dwell on it anymore. Teacher Bai, I'd like to propose a toast to you."

Seeing this, Yan Yifan was furious again. Ever since Lin Xiao arrived tonight, he had not been in a good mood. Xie Tiancai was probably on the verge of tears.

Lin Xiao remained unmoved, which finally pushed him to his limit: "Lin Xiao, what do you mean? Don't you even consider yourself a man? We're classmates, and so many classmates are here tonight, including Teacher Bai. You're making excuses for such a small thing, and you're being so evasive! You're so unhelpful!"

This made Lin Xiao lose his temper. He didn't want to say anything, but Yan Yifan was too arrogant and kept making sarcastic remarks, so he had to fight back.

"Yan Yifan, what does this have to do with you? Did I not explain clearly, or is there something wrong with your ears, or is there a problem with your comprehension? Don't you pride yourself on being a provincial leader? Then why don't you just go directly to the county party secretary or the county head? If the county leaders can't solve it, then you can go to the city leaders."

Lin Xiao stared at Yan Yifan and continued, "Don't talk like a fool, don't act superior and try to morally blackmail others, and don't make grand pronouncements without taking any concrete action!"

Yan Yifan was speechless, his face flushed, and he was momentarily at a loss for words. He never expected Lin Xiao to confront him so directly in front of so many people, and to say it so bluntly and decisively, leaving him speechless.

After hesitating for a moment, Yan Yifan retorted with an unyielding attitude, "How am I morally blackmailing you? How am I not taking any action? I already called about Bingbing, and... and about Teacher Bai's daughter, I'll call her now."

As he spoke, Yan Yifan indeed angrily took out his phone and dialed a number.

Bai Jiansen's daughter, Bai Wenwen, just graduated from university this year. She originally had a chance to stay at the school as a counselor because of her excellent grades. However, the school never came to her to sign an agreement. When she inquired, she found out that the position had already been taken by someone else.

It wasn't that she absolutely had to stay at the school, but the school's personnel department and school leaders had communicated with her about this matter before, and both parties had reached a verbal agreement. However, when Bai Wenwen went to ask for an explanation, everyone was passing the buck, and the previous verbal agreement was naturally acknowledged.

Upon arriving at the private room, Bai Jiansen received a call from Bai Wenwen and briefly mentioned it.

At the time, Yan Yifan, like everyone else, was just listening without any intention of helping. In fact, he had no way to help. But now, he was so angry and embarrassed by Lin Xiao's rebuke that he had to bite the bullet and try to get revenge.

He called a deputy director of the Fengdu City Education Bureau in the provincial capital. The deputy director had given him his number when he was doing service work at a meeting of the Provincial Department of Education.

"Hello, is this Director Gao? This is Yan Yifan from the provincial department, Xiao Yan!"

"Who? You must have the wrong number. There's no one with the surname Yan in the provincial department."

beep...

The next second, the other party hung up the phone without any politeness.

Yan Yifan was dumbfounded on the spot, stunned for a moment and unable to come back to his senses. This Director Gao actually dared to say that there was no one with the surname Yan in the provincial department, but he had clearly been calling him brother all along. It turned out that it was all an act.

After regaining his composure, Yan Yifan put on a calm and composed demeanor and said, "Director Gao is currently entertaining guests. I'll call him again tomorrow. Teacher Bai, don't worry, I will definitely handle Wenwen's matter well."

Since no one can hear what's on the phone, he can say whatever he wants.

However, Lin Xiao wasn't about to give up so easily: "Don't take on a job you're not qualified for. Anyone can sign an empty promise, and anyone can boast without thinking."

"If you're so good, then you do it!" Yan Yifan said angrily.

Lin Xiao smiled, then turned to Bai Jiansen to inquire about Bai Wenwen's situation. After listening, he thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Bai, don't worry about Wenwen. Let me make a call and ask. It might not be a big problem."

"Oh, you dare say that? Do you know any leaders in the provincial department?"

Lin Xiao ignored Yan Yifan, took out his phone, scrolled through his contacts, and dialed a number.